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Cleaning and Maintenance / When You Have a Problem
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How to Self Clean
Pour water in the inner pot and set it in
the rice cooker.
Add water up to the MAX line.
Place it in the rice cooker and connect the power plug to an
outlet. → P. 21
If odors become noticeable, use citric acid (approximately
20 g) added to the water for more e ective deodorizing.
1
Press [Menu
|
] to select Self Clean.
2
Press [Start]. (Cleaning starts.)
3
When cleaning is nished, the rice
cooker beeps 8 times (long beeps), and
and the Keep Warm lamp blink.
Press [Cancel] and disconnect the power plug from the outlet.
When the rice cooker has cooled down, drain the hot water
remaining in the inner pot and clean the parts. → P. 44
4
CAUTION
Be careful with the inner pot and rice cooker as they are hot after cleaning.
When cleaning continuously, be sure to let the rice cooker cool down. Cleaning may not nish properly
as the rice cooker becomes hot.
It may be impossible to remove some odors completely. In this case, contact the place of purchase.
MAX line
The following procedure should be performed each time after cooking, or if odors become noticeable.
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If Rice Does Not Cook Properly
Check the following points if you experience problems with cooked rice.
Problems with rice
Symptom
Rice Water Cooking
Steam leaks
The amount of rice, ingredients,
or mixed grains was not correct.
More than the maximum allowed
amount was cooked.
→ P. 10 to 16, P. 59
The amount of water was not
correct. → P. 10 to 16
Boils over
The amount of rice, ingredients,
or mixed grains was not correct.
There were a lot of cracked
grains of rice.
More than the maximum allowed
amount was cooked.
→ P. 10 to 16, P. 59
The amount of water was not
correct.→ P. 10 to 16
The rice was not rinsed
su ciently (except for rinse-
free rice).
The rice was left in a strainer
after rinsing.
The rice was mixed with other
ingredients or grains.
Seasonings were not stirred
well.
It takes a long
time before
cooking is
nished.
The amount of rice, ingredients,
or mixed grains was not correct.
More than the maximum allowed
amount was cooked.
→ P. 10 to 16, P. 59
The amount of water was not
correct. → P. 10 to 16
Cooking was repeated
continuously. → P. 22
Cooking was performed
immediately after the Keep
Warm function had been turned
o . → P. 22
There is a thin
lm covering
the rice.
A thin, tissue-like lm is formed
by melted and dried starch. This
is not harmful to your health.
Check
this rst!
Is the lid closed securely?
Has a power outage occurred
during cooking?
Are the rice cooker and its parts
su ciently clean?
Was the correct menu item
selected?
Are there any grains of cooked
rice adhering to the inner lid or
gasket?
Is the inner pot deformed?
Are there any water drops
remaining on the outside of the
inner pot?
Are there any grains of cooked
rice or water drops adhering to
the center sensor or lid sensor?
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