Exhaust Steam/Quickly Open The Outer Lid - Panasonic SR-SG501 Operating Instructions Manual

● Each press can switch cooking program according
to the following order:
"Meat"  "Vegetable"  "Seafood"  "Chicken"
 "Pork"  "Curry"  "Other Recipes"
 "Keep Warm"  "Meat"...
(When switch from "Keep Warm" back to "Meat"
two tones will sound to signal the begining of
the cycle.)
● The setting range of cook time for each menu is
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● Press and hold the button to quickly add or
subtract time.
(When you hear two beeps, it indicates that the
time has been set from the very beginning)
● Remaining time starts to reduce only after the
pressure inside the pan has reached a certain
level.
● The pressure indicator pin will be dropped
within about 10 ~ 40 minutes after the exhaust
steam.
● Before the pressure indicator pin is dropped,
do not approach or touch the steam vent, so
as not to cause burns.
● Before lifting the lid lock, make sure that the
pressure in the pan has been completely
released, and do not forcibly open the lid
handle.
● If it is difficult to open the outer lid, open the
outer lid according to the method in the "Quickly
open the outer lid" on the right.
Exhaust Steam
You can use the [Exhaust Steam] button under the
following circumstances:
● When you open the outer lid while cooking.
※ You need to press [Off/Cancel] before the [Exhaust Steam]
button.
● When you open the outer lid and then immediately close it,
and the pressure indicator pin rises again when you just finish
cooking.
※ You need to press [Off/Cancel] before the [Exhaust Steam]
button.
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Press .
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Press .
• Please judge the pressure in the pan according to the state
of the pressure indicator pin (
• Do not open the outer lid until the pressure in the pan is
completely released (the pressure indicator pin is dropped).
Quickly open the outer lid
If you want to quickly open the outer lid
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Please press and hold the [Exhaust Steam] button to
manually exhaust steam.
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When the pressure indicator pin is dropped, and then
you can open the lid handle, and press the lid opening
button to open the outer lid.
• Manual exhaust steam can release the pressure in
the pan faster than Auto exhaust steam, but it is not
recommended to use this function if you cook sticky
foods (such as porridge, beans, white wood-ear and curry).
Food maybe ejected and cause burn.
• When using manual exhaust steam, press and hold the
[Exhaust Steam] button to continuously exhaust steam,
and release the finger to stop exhaust steam.
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