Phenomenon
Please check
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Make noise
Key operation 
can not be 
performed
Please check before requesting a repair.
Steam vapor leaks 
from a place other 
than the steam vent
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Are the indicator of the keys on?
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Are you wearing gloves or putting a plaster on your finger when you are 
operating?
→Key operation can not be performed during cooking, timer or keep warm.
 Press the [Off/Cancel] key before operation.
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The “pu” sound is the sound given by fan to dissipate the heat during rotation.
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The “grumble” sound is the sound given by IH (induction heating) during energizing.
Sometimes you may hear these sounds during keep warm.
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The 
“
xiu
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 sound is the sound of the steam ejection.
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Start cooking as 
soon as a timer 
is set
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Is the clock correct? (24-hour display)
Is the preset time not within “Time range to preset”?
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Is rice attached to the pan seal ring of the inner lid and along the pan, or is the 
pan deformed?
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Is the inner lid cleaned after each use, and correctly installed?
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Do not cook during 
preset time
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Is the current time displayed correctly? (24-hour display)
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Is the [Start] key pressed?
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Cooking time is 
long
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If cooking is made continuously, the cooking time will be longer. 
(May be extended up to 30 minutes)
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Due to the different amounts of rice and water, the remaining time display 
may be stopped for adjustment in the middle of cooking.
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Is “U12” or “U15” displayed?
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When a power 
outage occurs 
during cooking
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End of cooking time may be delayed.
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Depending on different outage duration, delicious rice may sometimes not 
be cooked.
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Cooking time is 
short
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Due to the different amounts of rice and water, the remaining time display 
may be adjusted in the middle of cooking.
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Sparks occur from 
the power plug
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When plugging or pulling the power plug, small sparks may sometimes 
emerge.
This is the inherent characteristics of IH (induction heating) mode, and is not 
a malfunction.
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If you are careless to put water and rice into the main body without the pan, please consult the Panasonic authorized service 
 center.
To be known
When the display 
disappears
Is “8:30” displayed when the power plug is plugged in?
[Display] lithium batteries are exhausted.
Just plug in the power plug and you can cook and keep warm, 
but when you want to have a timer for cooking, Always check the 
clock when cooking. In this case, please replace them with new 
batteries. Batteries are fixed into the main body, and users 
cannot replace them by themselves.
[Do not display] circuit board malfunction.
→To replace batteries or for a faulty repair, please go to the Panasonic 
authorized service center.
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Really failed?
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