Keeping The Rice Warm - Tiger JAX-R18A Operating Instructions Manual

Note
● The Timer function is not available in the following
cases.
• When the "Synchro-Cooking", "Quick", "Sweet•
Mixed", "Slow Cook•Steam" menu is selected
• When the preset time is less than that indicated
in the following table
Menu Minimum preset time
Plain 1 h 10 min
Porridge Cooking time + 2 min
Multigrain 1 h 10 min
Brown 1 h 30 min
• When "0:00" is blinking on the display
● If the Keep Warm lamp is on, press the
[KeepWarm/Cancel] key to turn off the lamp. (The
Timer function is not available while the Keep
Warm lamp is on.)
● If you do not operate the rice cooker within about
30 seconds after pressing the [Timer] key, an
alarm (3 beeps) will sound.
● If the [Timer] or [Start] key is pressed while the
rice cooker is in a state where the Timer function
is not available, an alarm (3 beeps) will sound.
● Rice may not be fully cooked by the preset time,
depending on factors such as room temperature,
water temperature, and supplied voltage.
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Use the [Hour] and [Min] keys to
set the desired completion time.
Press the [Hour] key to change the set time
in 1-hour increments. Press the [Min] key to
change that time in 10-minute increments.
Hold down the corresponding key to change
the time more rapidly.
Blinks
Note
● Do not set the timer to more than 12 hours, as it
may result in spoiled rice.
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Press the [Start] key.
The Timer lamp will turn on and the Timer
function is set.
If you selected the "Plain" menu, a one-short,
one-long beep alarm will sound. Otherwise,
only a one-beep alarm will sound.
On
On
• If you make a mistake or otherwise want
to reset the timer, press the [KeepWarm/
Cancel] key and repeat the procedure from
2
on p.19 .
step
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Keeping the Rice Warm

The Keep Warm function will automatically engage
when cooking is completed.
„ Turning off the Keep Warm
function
Press the [KeepWarm/Cancel]
key.
The Keep Warm lamp will turn off.
On Off
„ Restarting the Keep Warm
function
Confirm that the Keep
On
Warm lamp is off and
press the [KeepWarm/
Cancel] key.
The Keep Warm lamp will turn on.
„ Keeping a small amount of rice
warm
Gather the rice at the center of the inner pot; serve
as soon as possible.
„ Elapsed Keep Warm time display
Hold down the [Hour] key to display the elapsed
Keep Warm time. The elapsed time will be displayed
in 1-hour increments up to 24 hours ("24h").
If more than 12 hours has elapsed, the time on the
display will blink up to 24 hours.
* Once 24 hours has elapsed, "24" will blink on the
display.
Note
● Avoid the following, as they may result in unusual
odors, dryness, discoloration, and spoiling of the
rice, or corrosion of the inner pot.
• Using the Keep Warm function with cold rice
• Adding cold rice to rice that is being kept warm
• Leaving a spatula in the inner pot while the
Keep Warm function is on
• Using the Keep Warm function with the power
plug disconnected
• Using the Keep Warm function for longer than
12 hours
• Keeping less than the minimum required
amount of rice warm
1.0L (5.5-cup) type :1 cup
1.8L (10-cup) type :2 cups
• Using the Keep Warm function for anything
other than white rice (including rinse-free rice)
• Keeping warm a lump of rice with a hole in the
middle.
• Turning off the Keep Warm function with the
rice left in the rice cooker.
● When using the "Porridge" menu, the porridge
can become pasty if kept warm for too long; serve
as soon as possible.
● Do not leave the cooking plate or food cooked
using the cooking plate inside the rice cooker
while the Keep Warm function is on.
● Be sure to remove any grains of rice that adhere
to the brim of the inner pot as well as to any
gaskets. Failure to do so can result in dryness,
discoloration, odors, and stickiness of the rice
being cooked.
● Serve cooked rice as soon as possible in cold
climates and high temperature environments.
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