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4. Operation Procedure
4.1 Attentions for Operation (adapted from the operation manual)
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The page numbers marked in the drawings indicate corresponding pages of the
operation manual. For relevant details, please refer to the operation manual.
Safety attentions
Be sure to observe the attentions.
Explain the attentions required to be strictly observed to avoid
personal injury and property loss.
personal injury and property loss.
■
Explain severity of the damage and loss caused by inappropriate use.
Warning
[May cause serious injury or even death]
Attention
[May cause injury or loss]
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Examples of the symbols used in this manual are explained as below:
These symbols indicate forbidden behaviour.
This symbol indicates necessary behaviour.
Pressure relief valve
Pressure indicator rod
In heating, the temperature
and pressure inside the
pressure cooker will
become extremely high.
Please observe the
following attentions strictly:
and pressure inside the
pressure cooker will
become extremely high.
Please observe the
following attentions strictly:
Nozzle
Safety closing-rod
Pressure-relief-valve
lifting handle
lifting handle
Cooker gasket
Nozzle cap
Cooker handle
Wire
Body plug
Body
Warning
To avoid scalding and injury, etc., please pay attention to the following items:
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Before use
Do not use the cooker in the following situations.
(The outer cover may be burst away if the internal pressure cannot be relieved safely.)
(The outer cover may be burst away if the internal pressure cannot be relieved safely.)
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The inner pot is not covered securely when pressure is added for cooking.
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The pressure relief valve, the nozzle or the nozzle cap is clogged.
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The nozzle cap is not put in position.
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The pan packing is damaged.
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The ingredients clog the gap (at the installation area of pan packing) or
clog up on the pan packing.
clog up on the pan packing.
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The safety closing-rod cannot work due to blocking of foreign materials.
■
Do no open it
Do not open the outer cover forcibly when use under pressure.
• Please wait until the safety pin of the pressure indicator rod drops down.
When rising
• Please wait until the safety pin of the pressure indicator rod drops down.
When rising
When dropping down
Keep hands or face away from the pressure relief valve, nozzle or pan
packing. (steam or food may be ejected abruptly.)
For thick dishes such as curry and stew, please take off the outer cover
when cooking.
packing. (steam or food may be ejected abruptly.)
For thick dishes such as curry and stew, please take off the outer cover
when cooking.
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In use
● After use
Do not touch the high-temperature area.
• Please hold the handle when operating the pressure relief valve.
• Please hold the handle when operating the pressure relief valve.
■
When opening the outer cover
After use, please tilt the pressure relief valve to release the steam completely,
then take away the valve. (If there is still pressure, no matter how little, in the
inner pot, the outer cover may also be burst away or food ejected.)
then take away the valve. (If there is still pressure, no matter how little, in the
inner pot, the outer cover may also be burst away or food ejected.)
In addition, the following behaviours should be avoided.
●
Do not allow an inexperienced person (e.g. a child) to operate the
appliance independently.
appliance independently.
●
Do not use the appliance within easy reach of children.
●
Do not exceed the scale line as below when adding raw materials or fl avorings.
Up to the highest line for cooking
The maximum cooking capacity for some raw materials
The maximum cooking capacity for some raw materials
(these raw materials swell when being cooked, such as
beans and noodles).
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Do not use too much oil or too many raw materials frothing rapidly when
being heated in cooking, such as sodium bicarbonate.
being heated in cooking, such as sodium bicarbonate.
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Do not use the appliance for other purposes except cooking.
Stop using the appliance immediately in case of abnormality or fault.
(otherwise, it may cause smoking, burning, electric shock, scalding or injury)
Examples of abnormality and fault:
(otherwise, it may cause smoking, burning, electric shock, scalding or injury)
Examples of abnormality and fault:
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The power line and the plug are abnormally heated.
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The power line is damaged or the power supply is on or off intermittently.
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The body deforms or is abnormally heated.
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The safety pin of the pressure indicator rod does not rise.
Remove the power plug immediately and ask the dealer to conduct the
inspection and maintenance.
inspection and maintenance.
Warning
To avoid electric shock and fi re, etc., please
pay attention to the following items:
pay attention to the following items:
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Power line and plug
The following behaviours should be avoided.
(Otherwise, it may cause electric shock, short
circuit or fire.)
(Otherwise, it may cause electric shock, short
circuit or fire.)
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Do not insert or remove the power plug with
wet hands.
wet hands.
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Do not use plug or wiring device with the
rating higher than the appliance’s rating
or 220V AC. (If the rating is exceeded for
use of multi-socket extended line, fi re may
occur due to heating.)
rating higher than the appliance’s rating
or 220V AC. (If the rating is exceeded for
use of multi-socket extended line, fi re may
occur due to heating.)
●
Do not damage the power line and plug.
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Damage, modify approach high-
temperature components, bend forcibly,
twist, pull, press with great force or bind.
temperature components, bend forcibly,
twist, pull, press with great force or bind.
●
Dust settlement or pin attachment on the
plug of the appliance should be avoided.
plug of the appliance should be avoided.
●
Do not pat the plug of the appliance.
(otherwise, it may cause electric shock or
injury.)
(otherwise, it may cause electric shock or
injury.)
•
Pay particular attention to infants.
Please pay attention to the following items:
●
Insert the power plug to the end correctly.
(Improper insertion may cause electric
shock or fi re.)
(Improper insertion may cause electric
shock or fi re.)
•
Do not use a damaged plug or a loose
socket.
socket.
●
Remove the dust on the power plug
regularly. (fi re may occur due to insulation
failure cuased by moisture if the plug is
covered with dust.)
regularly. (fi re may occur due to insulation
failure cuased by moisture if the plug is
covered with dust.)
•
Remove the plug and wipe it with dry
cloth.
cloth.
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Body
Do not immerge the body into water or
pour water on it.
Without permission, do not modify,
dismantle or repair the cooker.
(Otherwise, it may cause fi re, electric
shock or injury.)
pour water on it.
Without permission, do not modify,
dismantle or repair the cooker.
(Otherwise, it may cause fi re, electric
shock or injury.)
•
For relevant maintenance matters,
please consult your dealer.
please consult your dealer.
确认及准备
安全注意事项
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Attentions for Safe Operation
Attentions
■ Please observe the attentions.
■ Body
●
Be careful when taking out the container with food
in it.(taking out the container filled with hot water,
such as that containg steamed eggs in the cooker,
may cause scalding)
in it.(taking out the container filled with hot water,
such as that containg steamed eggs in the cooker,
may cause scalding)
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Maintenance shall be carried out after cooling-
down.(otherwise, it may cause scalding or injury)
down.(otherwise, it may cause scalding or injury)
●
In use, do not put the cooker near wall or furniture.
(otherwise, the wall or the furniture may deform or
fade due to steam or heat)
(otherwise, the wall or the furniture may deform or
fade due to steam or heat)
●
Do not use the cooker at unstable place or on a
mat that is not heat-resistant.
(otherwise, it may cause injury or burning)
mat that is not heat-resistant.
(otherwise, it may cause injury or burning)
■ Power line
●
Please grasp the handle every time when handling
the cooker.
(otherwise, it may cause scalding or injury)
the cooker.
(otherwise, it may cause scalding or injury)
●
If the cooker handle is loose, please fasten it before
use.
(otherwise, scalding or injury may occur due to
handle fall-off or safety-device failure)
use.
(otherwise, scalding or injury may occur due to
handle fall-off or safety-device failure)
●
Do not use non-designated power line or apply the
power line for other purposes.
(otherwise, it may cause fault or buring)
power line for other purposes.
(otherwise, it may cause fault or buring)
●
Please remove the power plug when the cooker is
not in use.
(otherwise, injury, scalding, electric shock, leakage
or fire may occur due to ageing of the insulation)
not in use.
(otherwise, injury, scalding, electric shock, leakage
or fire may occur due to ageing of the insulation)
●
Please grasp the power plug every time when
removing it out.
(otherwise, it may cause electric shock, short
circuit or burning)
removing it out.
(otherwise, it may cause electric shock, short
circuit or burning)
Operation attentions
To prevent fault, please pay attention to the following items:
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Do no heat the cooker when it is empty.
●
Do not use the cooker when it is stuck with rice or other substances.
(On the sensor, pot bottom, heating plate or seal ring).
(On the sensor, pot bottom, heating plate or seal ring).
●
Do not use other cooker inside this pressure cooker.
●
Do not put the cooker with other heat sources.
(otherwise, it may cause fault or deformation)
(otherwise, it may cause fault or deformation)
To prevent sensor failure, please pay attention to the following items:
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Add condiments after complete mixing and dissolution of the food.
(otherwise, it may cause insufficient cooking, such as half-cooked food)
(otherwise, it may cause insufficient cooking, such as half-cooked food)
To avoid peeling of or damage to the inner-wall coating of the cooker,
please pay attention to the following items:
please pay attention to the following items:
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Do not use metallic kitchen utensils (such as metallic ladle and cooking turner)
●
Use the steamed plate provided.
●
Do not wash rice in the cooker.
●
Do not hit the liner with hard object.
•
Do not place the pressure relief valve, nozzle or plug in the cooker.
●
Clean the inner pot immediately after use.
●
Do not use the inner pot as wash basin.
•
Do not place spoon or utensil inside the inner pot.
●
Use a soft sponge to scrub the inner pot.
•
Do not scrub the inner pot with polishing powder, steel wool or nylon wool.
Attentions
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Even if the coating falls off, the cooker performance or the human body will not be affected.
Pan packing
Casting heater
Temperature sensor
Do not scrub
the inner pot
with abrasive
material.
the inner pot
with abrasive
material.
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Commercially-available timer is not allowed to be used. (it will not work)
Attentions
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5. Test Mode
Check whether the heater, sensor, inner pot, pot cover and seal ring are free from hit, deformation, damage or stuck
with foreign material, etc., whether the pressure relief valve is not clogged and whether the pressure indicator base
is not covered with foreign materials or dust. Please perform the test in a place where the cooker body is subject to
neither wind nor vibration.
with foreign material, etc., whether the pressure relief valve is not clogged and whether the pressure indicator base
is not covered with foreign materials or dust. Please perform the test in a place where the cooker body is subject to
neither wind nor vibration.
5.1 Test items without fi nished pressure relief valve in position
(at 1hPa=atmospheric pressure)
Items
Steps
Inspection items
Micro switch
1. Press the “Pressure Selection” key and
select high pressure.
2. Set any time and press the “Cooking
Startup” key.
3. Put in and take out the inner pot in
cooking.
• The “U10” indicator light fl ashes on the
LCD. See the items listed in the “Operation
Confi rmation of Pot Cover Detector”.
If the “U10” indicator light does not fl ash,
please check the safety microswitch.
Confi rmation of Pot Cover Detector”.
If the “U10” indicator light does not fl ash,
please check the safety microswitch.
Foaming
1. Pour about a cup of water (180ml) into
the inner pot, put the pot cover with
no hammer on carefully, and set the
condition to cooking.
no hammer on carefully, and set the
condition to cooking.
• If steam overfl ows from the nozzle, please take
off the pot cover and check the bubbling state
immediately, as shown in the diagram below.
immediately, as shown in the diagram below.
Foaming
Good
Poor
• The bubbling appears in circle .................Good
The bubbling does not appear at 1/4 or more
of the circle ................................................Poor
If poor, there may be some problem at the
contact area of the pot bottom and the bottom
heater.
Please remove foreign objects or replace
relevant component if necessary.
of the circle ................................................Poor
If poor, there may be some problem at the
contact area of the pot bottom and the bottom
heater.
Please remove foreign objects or replace
relevant component if necessary.
Timer operation
1. Pour out the heat water in the pot.
2. Place the pot cover without the fi nished
2. Place the pot cover without the fi nished
pressure relief valve on the pot carefully.
3. Set the cooking time at 2 min.
• After energization, the duration from buzzer
sounding to switching to thermal insulation
delays.
3 min + 40s
delays.
3 min + 40s
................................................
Good
Others
..........................................................
Poor
If poor, please replace the control panel (whole).
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5.2 Test items with fi nished pressure relief valve in position (2hPa)
Items
Steps
Inspection items
Tightness
1. Pour 5 cups of water (1600ml) into
the saucepan.(maintain the water
level achieved from 5 cups of water
inside the saucepan)
level achieved from 5 cups of water
inside the saucepan)
2. Press the Pressure Selection” key
and select high pressure.
3. Set the time at 20 min and press the
“Cooking Startup” key.
4. Put in and take out the saucepan in
cooking.
• After the pointer on the timer passes by the
location of “15 min”, check whether the steam
does not overfl ow from any of the following
components:
does not overfl ow from any of the following
components:
Vicinity of the pot cover
Steam release rod
Safety valve
Finished pressure relief valve handle
Pressure indicator base
Others
Steam release rod
Safety valve
Finished pressure relief valve handle
Pressure indicator base
Others
• No steam leakage ................................... Good
Steam leakage ..........................................Poor
If poor, please refer to the Fault Diagnosis Table.
If poor, please refer to the Fault Diagnosis Table.
Steam leaks from
the fi nished pressure
relief valve
• Tilt the fi nished pressure relief valve and check
steam ejection.
No ejection of strong steam .......................Poor
Ejection of strong steam .......................... Good
If poor, please refer to the Fault Diagnosis Table.
No ejection of strong steam .......................Poor
Ejection of strong steam .......................... Good
If poor, please refer to the Fault Diagnosis Table.
Switch pressure
1. Press the “Pressure Selection” key
and select high pressure, then begin
cooking. After 5 min, tilt the fi nished
pressure relief valve.
cooking. After 5 min, tilt the fi nished
pressure relief valve.
2. Press the “Pressure Selection” key
and select low pressure, then begin
cooking. After 5 min, tilt the fi nished
pressure relief valve.
cooking. After 5 min, tilt the fi nished
pressure relief valve.
• When tilting the fi nished pressure relief valve,
please check whether stronger steam is
ejected in high-pressure cooking compared
with that in low-pressure cooking.
If poor, please replace the control panel (whole).
ejected in high-pressure cooking compared
with that in low-pressure cooking.
If poor, please replace the control panel (whole).
5.3 Thermal insulation test
Items
Steps
Inspection items
Holding temperature
1 . P o u r 1 6 0 0 m l o f h o t w a t e r o f
about 70℃ into the pot, press the
“Keep Warm/Power Off” key, and
then maintain the warm-keeping
conditions.
“Keep Warm/Power Off” key, and
then maintain the warm-keeping
conditions.
2. Use a thermometer to measure the
temperature of the hot water.
• Kept warm for 1 hour, the water temperature of
the water of about 70℃ is
Between 67~80℃ ................................ Good
below or over 67~80 .............................Poor
below or over 67~80 .............................Poor
If poor, please replace the warm-keeping
regulator or the control panel (whole).
regulator or the control panel (whole).
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