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Tips
Trouble
Causes and Solutions
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Cooking time is too
long.
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Did the amount of rice you cooked exceed the maximum amount of rice that can be cooked?
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Is the menu appropriate?
The cooking time may be longer depending on the rice type and menu.
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Pressing
generates
a “blip blip blip” sound.
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Did you select a menu for which a reservation cannot be made?
You cannot make a reservation for “QUICK” and “MIXED”.
Cooking is not finished
at the reserved time.
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Is the current time display correct?
The time is displayed in a 24-hour format. Check it again.
1
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Did a power cut occur during cooking?
1
Reservation start time
is late.
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The rice cooking time tends to be shorter for reservation, as the rice is soaked in water,
so the reservation start time does not agree with the cooking time described in the
instructions.
Cooking starts
immediately after
making a reservation.
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When the reservation time is less than 1–2 hours, cooking will start immediately.
(The time that can be reserved varies depending on the menu.)
Steam leaks from
anywhere other than the
steam vent.
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Are foreign objects stuck on the heat sink, lid packing, cartridge packing, or steam vent
packing?
Remove them.
1
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Is the heat sink, lid packing, or inner pot deformed?
Replace the part. (Service charge will be incurred.)
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Is the cartridge packing or steam vent packing attached?
1
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Did you wipe off the water outside the inner pot?
Condensation drips on
the top frame and rice.
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Condensation may drip depending on the rice type, menu, amount of rice cooked, and room
temperature. This is for preventing the rice from drying and does not indicate a failure.
Also stir the rice occasionally when keeping it warm.
Lid cannot be closed.
Lid is difficult to close.
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Are foreign objects such as rice grains stuck on the top frame, hook, or bottom of the inner pot?
Remove them.
1
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Is the heat sink attached correctly?
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Sound can be heard
during cooking or
keeping warm.
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A buzzing sound is produced by the fan that allows the heat inside to escape to the outside.
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Buzzing and clinking sounds are typical of IH cooking heaters.
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Simmering and hissing sounds are produced by boiling water at a high heat.
A “blip blip blip blip” sound occurs
shortly after pressing
.
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The inner pot is not in the main unit.
Put the inner pot into the main unit.
Pressing the
button generates
a “blip blip blip”
sound and the
button cannot be
operated.
“QUICK”
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“QUICK” can be selected in “REGULAR”, “FIRM”, or “SOFT” in “WHITE” or “JAPAN WHITE”.
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“QUICK” cannot be selected in “HOUZYUN”, “MIXED”, and “CONGEE”.
“HOUZYUN”
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“HOUZYUN” can be selected only in “JAPAN WHITE.”
“TIMER”
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You cannot make a reservation for “MIXED” and “QUICK”.
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The “MINUTE” button cannot be operated during easy reservation.
Before requesting repairs, please read the instruction manual carefully and check the following points.
Troubleshooting