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Do not use the appliance if the plug, the mains cord, the inner pot or the main body is damaged. If the mains cord is damaged, it must be replaced by Philips, a service centre authorised by Philips or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.
This appliance is intended for household use only. If the appliance is used improperly or for professional or semi-professional purposes or if it is not used according to the instructions in this user manual, the guarantee becomes invalid and Philips refuses liability for any damage caused.
If you have set the timer and the preset cooking process has not yet started when a power failure occurs, the process starts when the power supply resumes, provided it resumes within 12 hours. Preparing for use Before first use Remove the sheet between the inner pot and the heating element.
The time flashes on the display. Arrows appear on the left and right side of the display to tell you to use the control ring to set the time (Fig. 7). Move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring to set the clock (24-hour time notation).
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Menu Pasta Soup Oatmeal/Yoghurt Dessert Stew/Double boil Steam step-by-step cooking guide The table below shows you what steps to perform in the different submenus. The numbers of the list below correspond to the numbers in the table and tell you what to you have to do next at certain points during the cooking process.
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Menu Submenu Steps before cooking Rice Claypot Cook rice first (1) Rice with Cook rice first (1) soup Congee Chicken Cook congee first (4) congee Pasta Pasta Add pasta, sauce and water (5) Soup Vegetable Add water to make broth (4) soup Tom Yum Add broth, mushroom, tomato,...
Menu Submenu Steps before cooking Lotus seed Add water and dessert & Longan ingredients (4) soup Cake Put cake mixture in inner pot Stew/ Stew Add water, meat and other Double ingredients (4) boil Double boil Pour ingredients into double egg/milk boil pot, fill inner pot with water custard...
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Menu HD4775 Approximate cooking time Mixed rice 40-50 min. Claypot 45-60 min. Rice with soup 35-70 min. Note: Beans, pulses or cereals used in mixed rice should be pre-soaked before use. *To get an optimal result, we advise you to cook not more than 4 (HD4775) or 6 (HD4777) cups of rice.
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Press the lid release button to open the lid. (Fig. 19) Stir the rice to loosen it. Stirring the rice allows excess steam to escape. This gives fluffier rice. Press the Stop/Cancel button to go to standby mode or unplug the rice cooker to switch it off.
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Menu HD4775 Approximate cooking time Millet congee 0.5-4 hrs Chicken congee 0.5-4 hrs Put the ingredients in the inner pot. Add the water. Make sure all ingredients including water do not exceed the maximum water level on the scale for congee indicated on the inside of the inner pot. HD4777 (Fig.
Press the Congee button. Move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring to select Chicken congee. Press the Cook/OK button. The first instruction appears on the display. Press the Cook/OK button. If you do not press this button, the appliance automatically goes to the cooking time after 10 seconds.
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Menu Default cooking time Sweet tofu Papaya fungus 1 hr soup Lotus seed & 1 hr Longan soup Cake 40 min. Stew 1 hr Double boil egg/ 30 min. milk Double boil 3 hrs soup Steaming 30 min. Pasta Put the ingredients and water in the inner pot. Make sure all ingredients including water do not exceed the maximum water level on the scale for pasta indicated on the inside of the inner pot.
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soup The Soup menu consists of 3 submenus: Tom Yum soup, vegetable soup and long boil soup. Both the Tom Yum soup submenu and the vegetable soup submenu are suitable for cooking types of soup that just need a short cooking time but high power, like cabbage and meat soup. The difference between Tom Yum soup and vegetable soup is that the cooking time is not adjustable in the Tom Yum soup menu.
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Press the Stop/Cancel button to cancel the keep-warm mode. Press the lid release button to open the lid. Press the Stop/Cancel button to go to standby mode or unplug the rice cooker to switch it off. Yoghurt/Oatmeal Yoghurt Pour warm milk and yoghurt mixture into the yoghurt pots. Put the steam tray in the inner pot (Fig.
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EnglisH Press the Yoghurt/Oatmeal button. Move your finger up or down the left or right side of the control ring to select the Oatmeal menu. (Fig. 30) Press the Cook/OK button. The first instruction appears on the display. Press the Cook/OK button. If you do not press this button, the appliance automatically goes to the cooking time after 10 seconds.
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Press the Stop/Cancel button to cancel the keep-warm mode. Press the lid release button to open the lid. Press the Stop/Cancel button to go to standby mode or unplug the rice cooker to switch it off. sweet tofu Pour the soy milk into the double boil pot. Put the steam tray in the inner pot (Fig.
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Press the Dessert button. Move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring to select the Cake menu (Fig. 31). Press the Cook/OK button. The first instruction appears on the display. Press the Cook/OK button to start the cooking process. If you do not press this button, the cooking process starts automatically after 10 seconds Note: You cannot change the cooking time for cake.
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Double boil Put the ingredients in the double boil pot. Put the steam tray in the inner pot (Fig. 27). Add water up to the maximum water level indicated on the double boil scale on the inside of the inner pot (Fig. 28). If you double boil for more than 3 hours, we advise you to add water up to the maximum water level indicated on the scale for pasta to prevent the rice cooker from boiling dry.
Press the Steam button to select the Steam menu (Fig. 36). The first instruction appears on the display. Press the Cook/OK button. If you do not press this button, the appliance automatically goes the cooking time after 30 seconds. The default cooking time of 30 minutes appears on the display. To adjust the cooking time, move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring.
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After 12 hours, the keep-wam mode automatically ends and the rice cooker beeps 10 times. The display switches to clock time. Timer The table below shows the timer options available for the different menus. Menu Rice Congee Pasta Soup Yoghurt/Oatmeal Dessert Stew/Double boil Steam...
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EnglisH Note: Some menus allow you to set the cooking time. You can set both the timer and the cooking time in these menus. You can set the timer first and then the cooking time, or vice versa. setting the ready time with the Preset/Clock button Press the Preset/Clock button (Fig.
(Fig. 47). guarantee and service If you need service or information or if you have a problem, please visit the Philips website at www.philips.com or contact the Philips Consumer Care Centre in your country (you find its phone number in the worldwide guarantee leaflet). If there is no Consumer Care Centre in your country, go to your local Philips dealer.
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Take the appliance to your Philips dealer or a service centre authorised by Philips. Take the inner pot to your Philips dealer or a service centre authorised by Philips. Check the quantities mentioned in the cake recipe table in the section ‘Baking cake’.
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The automatic keep-warm mode only works in the rice, congee, soup, stew and dessert menus. Take the appliance to your Philips dealer or a service centre authorised by Philips. Do not warm the milk too long in order to keep the bacteria alive in the yoghurt culture.
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300g chicken pieces 200g chinese sausage 1 slice of ginger (approx 2.5cm thick) 1 tbsp oil salt and sugar Marinate the chicken pieces in some salt and sugar. Put the washed rice in the inner pot and fill it with water up to the 3-cup level. Press the Rice button to select the Claypot menu and press the Cook/OK button to cook.
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Papaya fungus soup Serves 2-3 persons Ingredients: 20g dried white fungus 300g ripe papaya, seeded and cut into even pieces 2tbsp Chinese almonds 5 red dates 50g rock sugar 1l water Soak the white fungus in cold water until soft. Remove the hard stems, rinse well and cut into pieces.
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When the yoghurt cooking process is finished, add some fruits or honey to the yoghurt and serve. Or you can let the yoghurt cool down and put it into the fridge overnight and then serve cold. For smoother and firmer yoghurt, you can add 60g milk powder to the milk and then warm it. Then follow the above steps.
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The rice cooker beeps to indicate that the cooking process is finished. Let the cake cool down. Then turn the inner pot upside down to let the cake slip out of the inner pot onto a plate. The cake becomes more spongy if you use a large egg. Double boil egg custard Serves 1-2 persons Ingredients:...
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