Keep Warm Mode - Toshiba RC-5SL Instruction Manual

Keep Warm
After the rice is cooked, it will turn
automatically to keep warm.
Avoid the following
• Keep warm for over 13 hours
• Keep warm other than white rice (mixed rice, multigrain rice, porridge/
congee etc.)
• Keep warm with a rice scoop inside (bacteria can enter and cause odor)
• Keep cold rice warm (cause of spoilage)
• Lack of care and insufficient washing of rice (causes odor)
Do not cancel "Keep Warm" with rice in the pot
(Causes spoilage)
If the rice around the inner pot is sticky or smells, please see
page 22 and follow the instructions below to change the heat
retention setting.
How to change the temperature setting
Plug in.
If Keep Warm is used, press "Cancel".
Press "Menu" button for over 5 seconds.
Default setting is displayed.
To remove smells from the inner pot, carry out boil cleaning and clean it before use. (Page 21)
If the problem persists even after changing the heat setting as described above, please contact Toshiba
Service Center/Toshiba Contact Center specified in the warranty.
Tips for keeping the rice warm
• If you put the rice in the center of the pot, it will be less sticky and dry.
• If you are concerned about the rice sticking, make sure no rice grains
remain on the sides of the inner pot. Also, mix the rice from time to time.
• We recommend freezing the rice if you need to keep the rice warm for
a long time, a small amount of rice or mixed rice.
To shift from OFF to Keep Warm
Press "Keep warm" button to start.
• Keep warm indicator lights up.
To stop warming
Press
• Keep warm indicator goes out
※
Taking out the inner pot while on keep warm
mode, the cooker does not automatically
switch o .
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To keep the rice warm, this rice cooker automatically controls the heat
retention temperature according to the usage conditions.
When you want to stop warming, press the "Cancel" button.
When you remove the inner pot while keeping warm, it will not
automatically turn off.
(Causes odor, dryness, stickiness and discoloration of the rice)
To Re-heat rice kept warm
Warming time
is displayed in
hours.
When taking out the
inner pot, be sure to
press "Cancel" button
The display
ashes after
13 hours
indicates hour
Change the setting by pressing the "Min." button.
Keep warm temperature increases.
Press "Hr." button to return to
Press "Cancel" button to complete.
It returns to time display.
To check current time during

Keep warm mode

Press the button
While pressing, the time is shown.
•
Loosen the rice while it's warming and close the lid.
Press "Keep warm" button to start
(9 min.)
When the buzzer sounds,
it is completed. (return to Warm)
• During reheating, the keep warm indicator
flashes to indicate the remaining time until
completion.
<To cancel Reheat in the middle>
Press "Keep warm" button to return to Warm.
• Do not do following.
• Repeat reheating (cause dry, yellowing)
• Reheat cold rice (cause spoilage)
• Excessive quantity of rice cannot be heated properly.
(Use for less than half of the inner pot)
Cancel keep warm.
Take out the rice
and press "Cancel"
button.
Default setting.