User Manual Cuckoo CRP-DHSR0609F IH Pressure Rice Cooker

• User Manual - (English, Korean)

Table of contents

• NAME OF EACH PART
• HOW TO CLEAN
• HOW TO CLEAN
• FUNCTION OPERATING PART /ERROR CODE AND POSSIBLE CAUSE
• HOW TO SET CURRENT TIME/ HOW TO SET OR CANCEL VOICE GUIDE FUNCTION
• BEFORE COOKING RICE
• HOW TO COOK
• CHECK BEFORE ASKING FOR SERVICE

NAME OF EACH PART

HOW TO CLEAN

• To prevent foul odor clean the lid assy after the rice cooker has cooled and the rice cooker is unplugged.
• Clean the body of rice cooker and the cover with a dry towel. Do not use benzene or thinner to clean the rice cooker. The layer of starch, which is the residue from rice cooking, may appear on the detachable cover or inside of rice cooker. This layer does not cause any health risk.
• Do not put materials like screws into holes of detachable cover. Check the back cover and front cover.

Detachable cover & Pressure packing

After cleaning detachable cover, put it back on the lid

Unless detachable cover is mounted, preset cooking cannot be done. (Alarm may sound while keeping warm.)

1. Turn the holder counter clock wise, and the cover will be easily separated from the cooker and can be washed.
   
2. Wash the cover with cooking purposeneutral detergent and sponge frequently, and wipe off moisture with handkerchief.
   
3. Please keep clean the edge of rubber packing, then the rice cooker last's longer
4. When mounting the cover, grab separate cover handle, attach it to hole, and after adjusting holder on top of packing stop tab, fix it by turning it clockwise.
   
5. It is easier to attach the cover holder when the power part of the detachable cover is pressed.
   

As depicted in the picture, please align holder with arrow mark to open and close.

Please fir a rubber packing into the cover plate completely after washing or replacing the rubber packing.

1. To separate the rubber packing, please pull it out from the cover plate as shown in the picture.
   
2. To put back the rubber packing, please fit it to each of 6 projections and holes as shown in the picture.
   
3. After fitting 6 projections to the holes, please press the rubber packing around the corner completely as shown in the picture.
   
4. Please check that the rubber packing fits into the cover plate completely. If not, steam may be released from the crack between the packing and the plate.
   

Steam Vent

Make sure to clean the clean steam went after/before use. Do not try to pull out the clean steam went and safety packing, clean it with care. Make sure the clean steam went and safety packing are installed completely after/before use. If the steam vent is detached, or not attached completely, please contact customer service.

Inner Pot

Wipe the water on the outside and bottom of the Inner Pot. A rough sponge, a brush or an abrasive can cause scratches on the coating. Use a dishwashing liquid and a soft cloth or a sponge.

Pressure Packing

Wipe the main unit with a wet cloth that has been extracted out of al water

Inside of the Main body

Make sure to clean the steam control went before and after use.

Keeping the contact area of the Inner Pot with the pressure packing always clean, increases the product's durability

Detachable cover & Pressure packing

1. Handle must be turned to “ ”(Lock) during Cooking.
   When the lamp is turned on it means that it is ready to cook.
2. After cooking, turn the handle from “”(Lock) to “ ”(Unlock) turn the handle to open. If there is unreleased steam in the Inner pot it might be hard to turn the handle. In this case twist the pressure weight and let the excess steam out. Do not open by force.

• Handle must be turned to “ ”(Unlock) when opening and closing.
• If the lamp does not turn on, it would not operate the “PRESSURE COOK” and ‘PRESET/AUTO CLEAN’ buttons. Make sure the handle is located in “ ”(Lock).
  

HOW TO CLEAN

How to clean the pressure weight nozzle.

If the valve of the pressure part is clogged, puncture it with the cleaning pin

• The valve hole of the pressure weight allows steam to release. Check regularly to ensure that it not blocked.

If the valve hole of the pressure weight is blocked, the hot steam and hot content within the cooker can cause serious injury.

Do not use the cleaning pin for any other use except to clean the valve hole of the pressure weight

How to disassemble the pressure weight

• Under the Lock/Unlock handle is locked(located on “Lock”) turn the pressure weight counterclockwise while pulling it up, and pull it out.
• Puncture the clogged valve hole with the cleaning pin and reassemble it by turning it clockwise.
• When the pressure weight is properly assembled, it can freely be turned.

How to clean the soft steam cap

Do not touch the surface of the soft steam cap right after cooking. You can get burned.

1. Detach the soft steam cap like the picture.
   
2. Press the hook in the back, and follow the arrow to detach and clean. Make sure you clean frequently with a sponge or a neutral detergent.
   
3. Assemble the went so that it fits into the groove perfectly.
   
4. After you attach the soft steam cap to fit into the groove, press “A” part firmly to assemble the soft steam cap into the product.
   

How to clean dew dish

1. Separate dew dish
   
2. Separate the drain ditch cap by pushing it down.
   
3. Clean the drain ditch cap and dew dish with a neutral detergent.
   
4. Clean the drain ditch cap with brush kit.
   
5. Securely put in the dew dish after cleaning.
   

When lid does not close perfectly

Do not try to close the lid by force. It can cause problems.

1. Check to make sure the inner pot is place correctly inside the main body.
2. To close the lid turn the handle to unlock, in shown in the picture on the right.
   
   
3. If there is excess steam inside the inner pot it might be difficult to lock the handle. Twist the pressure weight and allow the excess steam to release. Then try to turn the handle again.

FUNCTION OPERATING PART /ERROR CODE AND POSSIBLE CAUSE

Function Operating Part

• If no operation is done while power cord is plugged, the system while be on standby mode as shown in the figure. (The menu on standby screen, time, voice and customized rice taste stage may differ depending on used configuration.)
• If cancel button is pressed during cook, the rice cooker will go in standby mode.
• Press the button until the buzzer sounds, Picture may vary depending on model.

Error Code and Possible Cause

When the product has any problems or used it inappropriately, you can follw the below marks.

If error persistently shows up even in normal using conditions or after taking measure, inquire with customer service

When the inner pot is not placed into the unit.

Problem on temperature sensor. (“ ” mark, “ ” mark, “ ” mark blink.)

Problem on fan motor. (““marks blink.)

When pressing the ‘PRESSURE COOK’ and ‘PRESET/AUTO CLEAN’ button, while the lid handle is on “Unlock”
Turn the lid handle “Lock”

When boiling only water.

When setting preset time longer than 13 hours Set the preset time within 13 hours. (Refer to page 27~28)

It is appears on the display when you press ‘PRESSURE COOK’ or ‘PRESET/AUTO CLEAN’ button again, or if the cooking has finished and you've never ever turned the handle to “Unlock”, It can be solved by turning handle to “Unlock” and then turn to “Lock”.

Problem on micom power.

Problem on micom memory.

Problem on environment sensor.

This error messager shows up when ‘PRESSURE COOK’ or ‘KEEP WARM/REHEAT’ button is pressed while separate cover is not mounted. Mount separete cover. While keeping warm. alarm will sound and keeping warm and reheating do not work.

This code indicates the function of checking for abnormality of power of product.

HOW TO SET CURRENT TIME/ HOW TO SET OR CANCEL VOICE GUIDE FUNCTION

How to set current time

Press ‘MODE’ button once.

• ‘MODE’ button needs to be pressed for over 1 second at the first time.
• A voice comes up saying “Setting mode for current time. Set current time with ‘MENU/SELECTION’ button then press ‘SET’ button.
• ” ‘MENU/SELECTION’ button blinks and ‘MODE’, ‘SET’ and ‘CANCEL’ buttons turn ON.

Set 8 o'clock and 25 minute as pressing ‘MENU/SELECTION’ button.

• 1 min up “ ” button
  1 min down “ ” button
• 10 min up or down “ ”, “ ” keep pressing.
• Careful of setting am,pm.
• In case of 12:00 it is 12:00 pm.

When finishing to set time you want, press ‘SET’ button.

• ‘SET’ button blinks and ‘MODE’, ‘MENU/SELECTION’ and ‘CANCEL’ buttons turn ON.
• If it is over 7sec without ‘SET’ button, setting time will be canceled with “Function setting has been canceled with overtime.”, it is canceled due to overtime.

About Lithium battery

• This product contains lithium battery for improving blackout compensation and time. Lithium battery lasts for 3 years.
• When current time is not displayed on the screen, it means the battery is exhausted. It should be replaced.

What is blackout compensation

• This product remembers and maintains previous condition and processes. After finishing blackout, it operates immediately.
• If blackout happens during cooking, the cooking time will be delayed depending on blackout time.
• If the rice became cold because of blackout, warming will be cancelled.

How to set current time during keep warming mode

1. Press ‘CANCEL’ button to cancel ‘KEEP WARM/REHEAT’ and then press ‘MODE’ button over 1 time to set current time.
2. After setting time, press ‘KEEP WARM /REHEAT’ button to re-start keep warm.

Voice guide volume control (The function which can control volume and cancel)

To enter this function, press ‘MODE’ button 2 times. ‘MODE’ button needs to be pressed for over 1 second at the first time.

“3” sign is displayed when entered volume control mode by pressing ‘MODE’ button 2 times.

• MENU/SELECTION’ button blinks and ‘MODE’, ‘SET’ and ‘CANCEL’ buttons turn ON.

If set value became “OFF” by pressing ‘MENU/SELECTION’ button, “ ” blink and voice guide function is off.

Press ‘MENU/SELECTION’ button to change the volume from “1” to “5”.

• SET’ button blinks and ‘MODE’, ‘MENU/SELECTION’ and ‘CANCEL’ buttons turn ON.
• Keep the button pressed, and the button will turn to Continuous.
• Set to desired voice volume, and press ‘SET’ button.
• If it is over 7sec without ‘SET’ button, setting time will be cancelde with voice, “Function setting has been canceled with overtime.”

BEFORE COOKING RICE

Clean the inner pot and wipe the water on the inner pot with dry cloth.

• Use the soft cloth to wash the inner pot.
• Tough scrubber can make the coating come off.

Measure the amount of rice you want to cook using the measuring cup.

• Make the rice flat to the top of measuring cup and it is serving for person. (ex: for 3 servings 3 cups, for 6 servings 6 cups)

Wash the rice with another container until the water becomes clear.
(We recommand not to use inner pot for washing grains)

Put rinsed rice into the inner pot.

According to menu, adjust the water amount.

• For measuring, place the inner pot on a leveled surface and adjust the amount of water.
• The marked line of the inner pot indicates water level when putting the rice and water into inner pot together.
• About water scale
  • GLUTIN. RICE, TURBO GLOTIN. RICE, HIGH HEAT GLUTIN. RICE, NUTRI. RICE, HIGH HEAT NUTRI. RICE : Adjust waterlevel to the water scale for 'GLUTINOUS'. GLUTIN. RICE/HIGH HEAT GLUTIN.RICE can be cooked to max 6 servings, TURBO GLU. RICE/NUTRI.RICE/HIGH HEAT NUTRI. RICE to max 4 servings.
  • MIXED RICE, TURBO MIXED RICE, HIGH HEAT MIXED RICE: Adjust water level to the water scale for ‘MIXED RICE'/MIXED RICE/HIGH HEAT MIXED RICE TURBO MIXED RICE can be cooked to max 4 servings.
  • BROWN RICE, HIGH HEAT BROWN RICE, GABA RICE : Adjust water level to the water scale for 'GABA RICE'. BROWN RICE/GABA RICE/HIGH HEAT BROWN RICE can be cooked to max 4 servings
  • SOFT GLUTIN.: Adjust water level to the water scale for ‘SOFT GLUTINOUS'. SOFT GLUTIN. can be cooked to max 4 servings.
  • PORRIDGE: Adjust water level to the water scale for 'PORRIDGE'.
  • PORRIDGE can be cooked to max 1.5 servings
  • Cook in cereals menu, hard cereals like red-bean can be half-cooked depeding on the kind of cereal.

Put the inner pot into the main body and close the topcover.

Put the inner pot correctly.

• If there is any external substance on the temperature sensor or the bottom of the inner pot, wipe it off before putting the pot into the main unit.
• lid will not close if the inner pot is not placed correctly in the main body. Place the inner pot to the corresponding parts of the main body)

Close the topcover and Turn the lid handle to the “ ”(Lock) position.

• The lid is completely locked as soon as the on “ " the lid locking handle and the “LOCK” on the front display panel are both lit up.
• If you press the ‘PRESSURE COOK’ button without setting the lid handle to “LOCK", the cooker will not operate. You will hear “beep beep beep" sound and “ " is shown in the LCD.

If you want to select another function while cooking, push ‘CANCEL’ button.

If ‘ ' mark shows up in other instance, turn cover handle to “"(Unlock) direction, and turn it toward “ "(Lock). Then the cooker will work normally. (The operation of cover lock sensing device can be checked.)

This instruction is not applicable if cover handle is turned toward “ "(Unlock) direction once or more after cooking was completed in previous cooking.

FOR THE BEST TASTE OF RICE

Cook tasty rice with Cuckoo pressure rice cooker

For the best taste of rice, check the following points carefully.

Use the measuring cup Pour the water until water level marking in the inner pot	When measuring the rice, use the measuring cup. (The amount of the rice may vary depending on the quality of the rice.) Place the inner pot on a flat surface and adjust the water to water level in the inner pot.	When the propotion between the amount of rice is not proper, rice can be crisp or hard.
How to keep the rice	If possible, buy a small amount of rice and keep the rice some place where ventilates well and avoid a direct ray of light. It can prevent evaporation of rice moisture. If the rice has been unsealed for long, rice can be dry and stale. In this case, you should pour the half of water more. If s tastier.	When rice is too dry, it can be crips even though measuring the amount of rice is accurate.
It’s better to set the preset time shortly.	* If possible, do not use the preset time function if rice is too dry and pour more water more.	If you set “Preset” over the 10 hours or “Preset” dried rice, rice can be crisp or half cooked. Even worse condition, rice can be cooked different tastes each level. If the preset time is longer, the melanoizing effect could be increased.
It’s better to set the Keep warming time shortly.	If s better to set the keep warming in 12 hours.	If rice is kept warm for a long period of time, rice color will change, and can cause odor.
Keep the product clean.	* Clean the product often. (Especially clean the top of the cover for external substance.)	Wipe the lid heating part well for any rice or external substance.

HOW TO COOK

Choose menu with ‘MENU/SELECTION’ button.

• Please mount detachable cover.
• Please keep “Pressure weight” horizontal.
• Each time ‘MENU/SELECTION’ button is pressed, the selection switchs in the sequential order, GLUTIN.RICBe HIGH HEAT GLUTIN.RICE^MIXED RICE^HIGH HEAT MIXED RICE-»BROWN RICE^HIGH HEAT BROWN RICE-^ NUTRI.RICE—»HIGH HEAT NUTRI.RICE-»GABA RICE^ PORRIDGE^SOFT GLUTIN.^MULTI COOK-AFERMENT BREAD^BREAD BAKING^BLACK BEAN RICE^AUTO CLEAN.
• If the button is pressed, repeatedly, the menu switches continuously in sequential order.
• The one of following cooking menu modes: GLUTIN. RICE, MIXED RICE, BROWN RICE, NUTRI. RICE will be immediately proceeded to start cooking by pressing the ‘DIRECT TOUCH’ button of each cooking menu mode.
• Pressing the ‘HIGH HEAT’ button within 5 seconds after proceeding the one of following cooking menu modes: GLUTIN. RICE, MIXED RICE, BROWN RICE, NUTRI. RICE will initiate the high temperature cooking of each cooking menu mode.
• In the cases of GLUTIN. RICE, HIGH HEAT GLUTIN. RICE, MIXED RICE, HIGH HEAT MIXED RICE, SOFT GLUTIN., BROWN RICE, HIGH HEAT BROWN RICE, GABA RICE, BLACK BEAN RICE, NUTRI. RICE and HIGH HEAT NUTRI.RICE, the menu remains memorized once each cooking is completed, so for continuous use of the same menu, no selection of menu is required.
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Start cooking by pressing ‘PRESSURE COOK’ button.

You must turn lid handle to lock before cooking. Then press the ‘PRESSURE COOK’ button, and sound “Starting the Glutionus Rice.”

Unless lid handle is not turned to close, you get alarm with “ ” , and sound “Close the lid then turn the handle to the lock position.”

Steaming.

• The cooktime remaining on the display is shown from cooking thoroughly.
• The cook time is different according to the menu.
• Be careful not to burn yourself from the automatic steam outlet.

ex) In case of 10minutes left.

The end of cooking

• When cooking is completed, warming will start with the voice “Glutinous rice has been completed.”.
• If you want to stop warming, Push ‘CANCEL’ button for more than 2 seconds.
• When cooking ends, stir rice equally and immediately. If you don't stir rice at once and keep it stagnant, rice will go bad and smell bad.
• If the lid handle is not working well, take out the steam completely out of inner pot by turning over pressure weight.
• While cooking, do not press cancel button.

• After cooking MULTI COOK, FERMENT BREAD, BREAD BAKING etc, the smell may permeate into the unit, use the Unit after cleaning the rubber packing and lid part according to page 12.
• Cooking time by menus may vary to some degree depending on the using environment of the product

How to use the cooking menu

• After cooking in white rice turbo mode or cooking of small serving, discard water. In case of small servings white rice turbo cooking, more water may be required than other menu.

How to use AUTO CLEAN (Steam Cleaning)

Put water until water scale 2, make sure to close and lock the cover.

Method 1, After choosing automatic cleaning menu by pressing ‘MENU/SELECTION’ button, and then press ‘PRESSURE COOK’ button.

Method 2. After choosing automatic cleaning function by pressing ‘PRESET/AUTO CLEAN’ button twice in standby mode, press ‘PRESSURE COOK’ button.

Cook Black Bean as follows

1. Put salt into the black soy, wash clean and take out water.
2. Put cleanly washed rice into MY Cauldron, and after seasoning with sake, pour water up to white rice water graduation 2, add 1/2 measuring cup of it.
3. Place black soy on top of it, and after locking lid and selecting black soy with Menu/Selection button, press Pressure Cooking Turbo.

• Cook black soy only up to 4 servings.

Melanoizing phenomenon

The cooked rice can be light yellow at the bottom of the oven, because this product is designed to improve pleasant flavor and taste. Especially, melanoizing is more serious at the Preset cooking than just Cooking . It does not mean malfunction.

• When mixing other rice with Glutinous, Melanoizing phenomenon could increase more than Glutinous cook setting

CHECK BEFORE ASKING FOR SERVICE

If there is a problem with your cooker, check the following details before requesting service to your dealer.

Sometimes the cooker may not operate as desired if used incorrectly.

• If there is a problem with your cooker, check the following details before requesting service to your dealer. Sometimes the cooker may not operate as desired if used incorrectly.