Cook's essentials K42027 Instruction Manual page 19

HOW TO USE THE
If you wish to Program your pressure cooker to automatically cook prepared food at a
later time, you can program the pressure cooker to delay cooking by up to 24-hours.
(*See Notes & Tips #7). This setting is used in combination with the PRE-SET MENU
BUTTON SELECTIONS in the chart shown on page 14 and with the PRESSURE COOK TIME
BUTTON.
Prepare desired food and place into cooking pot.
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Secure the Lid (2) onto the unit, turn it Counter-clockwise to lock it in place.
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Make sure the Pressure Limiting Valve (3) is set to the "Airtight" position.
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Plug the power cord into a 120V power outlet.
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The LED screen will display 00 00.
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Press the DELAY TIMER button. The LED screen will show 0:30 which is equal to 30
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minutes of delay time. Press it again for each additional 0.5-hour or hold for rapid
increase. The maximum Delay period is 24-hours in half-hour increments. Pressing
the delay timer button again after reaching the 24-hour setting will automatically
reset the delay timer to zero. (The time that displays on the LED screen shows how
long the user wants the unit to wait before the cooking process begins.)
EX: If you wish to program the pressure cooker to automatically turn on
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in 3-hours, press the DELAY TIMER button until the LED screen displays 3:00.
After programming a Delay time of 3 hours, choose a MENU BUTTON or customize
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your PRESSURE COOK TIME.
MENU SELECT BUTTONS:
 Select one of the 10 PRE-SET MENU BUTTONS by following the instructions
under How to use the PRE-SET MENU BUTTONS on page 14.
 Once you have selected your desired MENU function, the pressure cooker will
begin counting down the delay time of 3 hours.
PRESSURE COOK TIME:
 Press the PRESSURE COOK TIME button and then the +/- BUTTONS to reach the
desired cook time. Follow the instructions under "How to use the PRESSURE
COOK TIME button on page 17."
 Once you have selected the desired PRESSURE COOK TIME, the pressure cooker
will begin counting down the delay time of 3 hours.
Once the pressure cooker completes its countdown, the unit will begin to pressurize
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and follow the cooking sequence for the chosen PRE-SET MENU or PRESSURE COOK
TIME selection.
When proper pressure is achieved, the cooking time will begin to countdown.
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Follow steps 9 – 12 on page 15.
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