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Status messages
The control panel shows information you need to know when using
your Instant Pot Duo.
Standby mode
Preheat mode
Lid not properly secured or missing
Time
• Smart Program: cooking time remaining
• Delay Start: time until Smart Program starts
• Keep Warm: time food has been warming
Rice Smart Program is running
Yogurt Smart Program is in pasteurizing cycle
Sauté Smart Program is ready to add food
Smart Program ended (Keep Warm is off)
Overheating: see Troubleshooting
Error: see Troubleshooting
Using the lid
You’ll use the stainless steel lid for most cooking programs, and
especially for pressure cooking. Always use the pressure cooking lid
that came with this Instant Pot Duo cooker base.
Open the Lid
1. Turn the lid handle to align the arrow symbol on the lid with the
unlock symbol on the cooker base.
2. Lift the lid up and off the cooker base.
You can insert the handle into the cooking base vertically for easy storage.
Close the Lid
3. Align the arrow symbol on the lid with the unlock symbol on the
cooker base and lower the lid onto the track.
4. Turn the lid until the arrow symbol on the lid aligns with the lock
symbol on the cooker base.
Turning the sound On/Off
Turn sound on
When in Standby mode, press and hold + button until display shows S On.
Turn sound off
When in Standby mode, press and hold – button until display shows SOFF.
Audible safety alerts (beeps) cannot be turned off.
Delay the start of cooking
You can set a Delay Start timer for a minimum of 10 minutes or a
maximum of 24 hours.
1. Select a Smart Program, adjust the settings as you want, then press
Delay Start.
Once Delay Start has been selected, there is no way to return to the cooking settings.
To adjust Smart Program settings, press Cancel and enter new selections.
2. When the hours field flashes, use the – / + buttons to adjust the
delay time hours.