Panasonic Electronic Rice Cooker Operating Instructions

Important Safeguards

When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following:

1. Read all instructions.
2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs.
3. To protect against electrical shock, do not immerse cord, plugs, or the Rice Cooker (except the pan) in water or other liquid.
4. Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children.
5. Remove plug from outlet when the appliance is not in use, before putting on or taking off parts, and before cleaning. Allow to cool before handling.
6. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after the appliance malfunctions or has been damaged in any manner. Return appliance to the nearest authorized service facility for examination, repair, or adjustment.
7. The use of accessory attachments not recommended by the appliance manufacturer may cause injuries.
8. Do not use outdoors.
9. Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter, or touch hot surfaces.
10. Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner, or in a heated oven.
11. Extreme caution must be used when moving an appliance containing hot oil or other hot liquids.
12. Always attach plug to appliance before plugging cord into wall outlet. To disconnect, turn the control to “off”, then remove plug from wall outlet.
13. Do not use appliance for other than intended use.

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This product is intended for household use.

Safety Precautions: Must be Followed!

To prevent accidents or injuries to users, other people, and damage to property, please follow the instructions below.

The following charts indicate the degree of damage caused by wrong operation:

• ⚠️ Warning: Indicates serious injury or death.
• ⚠️ Caution: Indicates risk of injury or property damage.

The symbols are classified and explained as follows:

• ? Prohibition Symbol: These symbols indicate prohibition.
• ❗ Requirement Symbol: This symbol indicates a requirement that must be followed.

Parts Identification

Control Panel

Description of Control Panel: A rectangular panel with several buttons and indicators. At the top, "FUZZY MICROCOMPUTER" is displayed. Below it are four main function buttons arranged in a circle: "Quick Cook/Steam" (top-left), "White Rice" (top-right), "Brown Rice" (bottom-left), and "Porridge/Soup" (bottom-right). In the center of these, there are "Off" (left) and "Keep Warm" (right) buttons. Each button has an indicator light.

• Quick Cook/Steam button: Press for quick cooking or steam cooking.
• White Rice button: Press for cooking of white rice.
• Brown Rice button: Press for cooking of brown rice.
• Porridge/Soup button: Press for cooking of porridge or soup.
• Off button: Press to cancel the previous operation or stop the keep warm function.
• Keep Warm button: Press for keep warm function.

Note: This warm jar has no touch sound or end sound.

Entire Unit

Description of Entire Unit: A compact electronic rice cooker with a hinged outer lid. The main body is white with a control panel on the front. A power cord extends from the back. Inside, a removable pan sits on the heating plate. The outer lid has a pan seal ring and a moisturizing cap.

• Outer lid: The top cover of the rice cooker.
• Pan seal ring: A removable silicone ring inside the outer lid that seals the pan during cooking.
• Moisturizing cap: A small, removable cap located on the underside of the outer lid, designed to collect moisture.
• Heating plate: The circular heating element at the bottom of the main unit where the pan rests.
• Pan: The removable non-stick inner pot where rice is cooked.
• Hook button: A button on the front of the rice cooker that releases the outer lid.
• Control panel: The interface with buttons for various cooking functions.
• Body: The main housing of the rice cooker.
• Handle: Integrated handles on both sides of the body for easy carrying.
• Power cord: The detachable cord connecting the appliance to the power outlet.

Accessories

Please clean the accessories before using.

• Rice scoop (1): A plastic scoop for serving rice.
• Measuring cup (about 180 mL) (1): A plastic cup with measurement markings (e.g., 40, 80, 120, 160 mL) for precise rice and water measurement.
• Steaming basket (1): A perforated basket that sits inside the pan for steaming food.

Preparations

1. Measure rice with the measuring cup provided

   • The volume of the measuring cup is about 180 mL (150 g).
   • Maximum quantity of rice to be cooked at once: Refer to specifications (P15).
   • When using 1.8 L Model for quick cooking of rice or cooking of long-shaped rice, keep the maximum quantity of rice within 8 cups.
   Description of measuring rice: A hand holding a measuring cup filled with rice, pouring it into the inner pan. The pan is then placed inside the rice cooker.

2. Wash the rice till the water turns relatively clear

   1. Wash the rice quickly with plenty of water, stirring lightly while changing water.
   2. Repeat several times (wash the rice → pour out water) until the water turns relatively clear.

   Attentions

   • To avoid scratching the non-stick coating on the pan surface, do not wash rice in the pan.
   • Wash the rice thoroughly. Otherwise, rice crust may appear and residual rice bran may affect the taste.
   Description of washing rice: A hand stirring rice in a bowl under running water, then tilting the bowl to drain the cloudy water.

3. Place the washed rice into the pan

   Add water until the corresponding waterline and dry the outside of the pan.

   • When adding water, pay attention to the scales at both sides and keep them at the same height.
   • When stewing soup, the total volume of ingredients and water shall not exceed the maximum waterline for "PORRIDGE".
   • When cooking mixed rice or glutinous rice, add water according to the following table.

   Water quantity (measuring cup provided)

   Rice quantity (measuring cups)	Mixed rice		Glutinous rice
   Model	1.0 L	1.8 L	1.0 L	1.8 L
   1	1½	1½	1¼	1¼
   2	2¾	2¾	2	2
   3	4	4	3	3
   4	---	5	---	4
   5	---	6¼	---	5

   ※The above water quantities can be increased or decreased according to personal preference.

   Example: When the rice quantity is 6 measuring cups, wash the rice and put into the pan, then add water into the pan till the water surface reaches scale "6" at waterline of "WHITE RICE".

   Description of water level markings: An illustration of the inner pan with water level markings for "WHITE RICE", "BROWN RICE", and "PORRIDGE", showing numerical scales (e.g., 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 for White Rice).

4. Put the pan into the body and close the outer lid

   • To ensure the pan bottom is closely attached to the cast heater, rotate the pan along the direction indicated by the arrow for 2 or 3 times.
   • Check whether the moisturizing cap is correctly positioned (refer to P14).
   • When closing the outer lid, confirm there is a "click" sound.
   Description of placing pan and closing lid: Three sequential images showing: 1) The inner pan being placed into the rice cooker body. 2) The pan being rotated inside the body. 3) The outer lid being closed.

5. Connect the plugs

   • Connect the instrument plug to the body first and then connect the power plug. Make sure both plugs are firmly connected.
   Description of plug connection: Two sequential images showing: 1) The instrument plug being inserted into the rice cooker body. 2) The power plug being inserted into a wall outlet.

Functions: Quick Cook/Steam

Description of Control Panel with Quick Cook/Steam highlighted: The control panel with the "Quick Cook/Steam" button illuminated.

Operations (Example: steam with [Quick Cook/Steam] function)

Description of Steaming Setup: A diagram showing the inner pan with water, and a steaming basket placed inside it, ready for food.

• Add a proper quantity of water (refer to the following table).
• Put the steaming basket into the pan.
• Put the foods to be steamed into the steaming basket.
• Close the outer lid.

1. Press [Quick Cook/Steam] button

   • The indicator for [Quick Cook/Steam] lights up and steaming starts.

   Icon: An illuminated light next to the "Quick Cook/Steam" button.

Table of steaming time and water quantity. The entire duration from start to end refers to the time shown in the following table.

* The maximum time of steaming is about 70 minutes. When the time is up, no matter if water is completely evaporated, the warm jar will turn to keep warm function automatically.

The cooking is over

• After the water in the pan boils and fully evaporates, the steaming function ends and the warm jar automatically turns to the keep warm function.

1. Press [Off] button

   • No sound when the cooking process is over.
   • At this time, the steaming basket is very hot. Be careful when taking it out.

   Icon: An illuminated light next to "Keep Warm" button turning off.

Functions: White Rice • Keep Warm

Description of Control Panel with White Rice highlighted: The control panel with the "White Rice" button illuminated.

Operations (Example: cook rice with [White Rice] function)

1. Press [White Rice] button

   • The indicator for [White Rice] lights up and cooking starts.

   Icon: An illuminated light next to the "White Rice" button.

Cooking time (reference)

• The reference time required for cooking at 120 V, room temperature of 20°C, water temperature of 18°C and medium rice quantity (1.0 L Model: 3 cups, 1.8 L model: 5 cups) refers to the time listed in the table.
• Cooking time may vary slightly due to different voltages, room temperatures, water temperatures, water quantities, rice quantities and rice qualities.
• Cooking time of mixed rice or glutinous rice may vary because of different ingredients added.

The cooking is over

Loosen the rice

• When cooking is over, the warm jar automatically turns to keep warm. To prevent rice from sticking, loosen it after cooking.
• No sound when cooking is over.

Icon: An illuminated light next to "Keep Warm" button.

Keep Warm

• When cooking is over, all functions automatically turn to keep warm. However, some functions are not recommended for keep warm; press [Off] button after cooking for these.
• You can enjoy rice within 5 hours in keep warm function to avoid affecting taste or strange smell.
• When in keep warm function, there may be some droplets at the edge of the pan.
• Rice taste may be affected if the rice scoop is left in the warm jar during keep warm function.

Functions: Brown Rice

Description of Control Panel with Brown Rice highlighted: The control panel with the "Brown Rice" button illuminated.

Operations (Example: cook rice with [Brown Rice] function)

1. Press [Brown Rice] button

   • The indicator for [Brown Rice] lights up and cooking starts.

   Icon: An illuminated light next to the "Brown Rice" button.

Cooking time (reference)

• The reference time required for cooking at 120 V, room temperature of 20°C, water temperature of 18°C and medium rice quantity (1.0 L Model: 2 cups, 1.8 L model: 3 cups) refers to the time listed in the table.
• Cooking time may vary slightly due to different voltages, room temperatures, water temperatures, water quantities, rice quantities and rice qualities.

The cooking is over

Loosen the rice

• When cooking is over, the warm jar automatically turns to keep warm. However, keep warm function is not recommended to prevent affecting taste; press [Off] button after cooking.
• No sound when cooking is over.

Icon: An illuminated light next to "Keep Warm" button turning off.

Functions: Porridge/Soup

Description of Control Panel with Porridge/Soup highlighted: The control panel with the "Porridge/Soup" button illuminated.

Operations (Example: cook porridge with [Porridge/Soup] function)

1. Press [Porridge/Soup] button

   • The indicator for [Porridge/Soup] lights up and cooking starts.
   • Reference cooking time (approx.): 1 hour and 30 minutes.

   Icon: An illuminated light next to the "Porridge/Soup" button.

※ When the maximum cooking volume of soup (ingredients and water) exceeds the maximum waterline for "PORRIDGE", overflow or half-cooked soup may occur (refer to P15 for specifications).

The cooking is over

1. Press [Off] button

   • After cooking is over, the warm jar automatically turns to keep warm. However, keep warm function is not recommended to prevent affecting taste; press [Off] button after cooking.
   • No sound when cooking is over.

   Icon: An illuminated light next to "Keep Warm" button turning off.

Recipes

Mixed Chicken Rice

Cooking method:

1. Boil the chicken and burdock in hot water quickly and drain immediately.
2. Wash the rice, put into the pan and add 4 measuring cups of water.
3. Pour the seasoning into the pan, stir and put the remaining ingredients in. Close the outer lid.
4. Press [White Rice] button to start cooking. When cooking is over, enjoy the meal.

Corn and Rib Soup

Cooking method:

1. Put the ribs into boiling water to remove residual blood and drain for later use.
2. Put all ingredients into the pan, add salt and close the outer lid.
3. Press [Porridge/Soup] button, and cooking will end after about 1 hour and 30 minutes. (Other seasoning such as chicken powder can be added according to personal preference.)

Dim Sum (frozen)

Cooking method:

1. Defrosting is not required. Just put the frozen Dim Sum on the steaming basket and spray some water on the surface.
2. Add ½ measuring cup of cold water into the pan.
3. Put the steaming basket into the pan and close the outer lid.
4. Press [Quick Cook/Steam] button, wait for about 10 minutes and then press [Off] button.

Mung Bean and Lilium Porridge

Cooking method:

1. Put the washed mung beans, sticky rice and lilium into the pan and add water until scale 1 of waterline for "PORRIDGE".
2. Close the outer lid and press [Porridge/Soup] button. Cooking will end after about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
3. Add some sugar according to personal preference and enjoy the meal.

Cleaning and Maintenance

Moisturizing Cap

Description of Moisturizing Cap: A small, circular cap with a seal ring, located on the underside of the outer lid.

• Disassembling: Pull out from the heating plate.
• Assembling: Insert into the hole on the heating plate in a reverse direction as disassembly. Fully insert it into the hole to prevent falling off.

Entire Unit • Outer Lid (sealed part)

• Clean with a well-wrung cloth.
• If foreign objects are not removed, they may stick to the heating plate and become difficult to remove. Clean the heating plate after each use. As metal parts are heated, color change or stripes may appear on surfaces, which will not affect normal functions.
• Do not pull the pan seal ring.

Pan

• Clean with diluted detergent and soft sponge. Wipe off any water on the pan.
• Color change or stripes may appear on the fluoridized coating surface, which will not affect human health or normal functions of the warm jar.
• Depending on frequency of use, rubbing traces may appear on the outside of the pan, which will not affect the performance of the warm jar.

Temperature Sensor • Cast Heater

• When there is any foreign object adhering to such parts, gently scrub it away with fine crocus paper (#600) or a dry cloth.

Accessories

Clean with diluted detergent and soft sponge.

Description of accessories: Illustrations of a rice scoop, a measuring cup, and a steaming basket.

Troubleshooting

Please check the following items:

When there are "click" sounds in cooking, the cast heater is adjusting the temperature; this is not a malfunction.

When there are "pop" sounds in cooking, water drops at the bottom of the pan (outside) and gets broken after being heated; this is not a malfunction.

Specifications

• Marked with ※, it means that the maximum cooking volume for soup is the highest waterline for "PORRIDGE".
• For power cord replacement and product repairing, please contact the authorized service center of Panasonic.
• The design and specifications are intended to change without prior notice.