AST/NZ

Operating Instructions
Household Use Electronic Rice Cooker

Model No. 1.0L Model SR-DF101

Thank you for purchasing the
Panasonic product.
1.8L Model SR-DF181
● This product is intended for
household use only.
● Please read these instructions Table of Contents
carefully and follow safety
precautions when using this Before use
product. Safety Precautions _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2~3
● Before using this product please
Parts identification _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4
give your special attention to
“Safety ● Control panel _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4
Precautions” (Page 2~3). ● Entire unit _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4
● Please retain a copy of your
proof of purchase and keep it Usage
with these operating instructions. Preparations _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5
Functions _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6
Reserve it for later use
● Quick Cook/Steam _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6
● White Rice ● Keep Warm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7
● Brown Rice _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8
● Porridge/Soup ______________________________________ 9
Recipes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10~11
Cleaning and maintenance _________________________ 12

In Trouble
Troubleshooting _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13
Specifications _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13
 Safety Precautions Must be followed!

In order to prevent accidents or injuries to the users, other people, and damage to
property, please follow the instructions below.
The following charts indicate the degree of damage caused by wrong operation.
Indicates risk of
Warning: Indicates serious
injury or death.
Caution: injury or property
damage.
The symbols are classified and explained as follows.
These symbols indicate This symbol indicates requirement
prohibition. that must be followed.

Warning
■ Do not use the appliance ■ Do not damage the power ■ Do not plug or unplug the
if the power cord or cord or power plug. power plug with wet hands.
power plug is damaged Following actions are strictly
or the power plug is (It may cause an electric
loosely connected to the prohibited. shock.)
power outlet. Modifying, placing near heating
(It may cause an electric
shock, short circuit or fire.)
elements, bending, twisting, pulling,
putting heavy objects on top, and
■ Do not get your face close
bundling the cord (It may cause an
to the steam vent or touch
it with your hand. Keep the
■ Do not insert any objects electric shock, short circuit or fire.)
• If the supply cord is damaged, it steam vent out of reach of
in the vent or gaps. must be replaced by the small children.
Especially metal objects manufacturer, its service agent or
such as pins or wires. similarly qualified persons in order
(It may cause an electric to avoid a hazard. Steam vent
shock or malfunction.) (It may cause a burn.)

■ This appliance is not ■ Do not immerse the

intended for use by
appliance in water or ■ Do not modify, disassemble,
persons (including splash it with water. or repair this appliance.
children) with reduced (It may cause a short
circuit or electric shock.) (It may cause a fire,
physical, sensory or
mental capabilities, or lack electric shock or injury.)
• Please enquire with an authorised
of experience and knowl- • Please make enquiries at the
dealer if water gets inside the appliance. store or the repair department
edge, unless they have
been given supervision or of an authorised dealer.
instruction concerning use ■ Use only a power outlet rated
of the appliance by a
person responsible for
at 10 amperes and alternating ■ Insert the power plug firmly.
electric current at 240 volts.
their safety. Children (Plugging other devices (Otherwise it may cause an
should be supervised to into the same outlet may electric shock and fire caused
ensure that they do not cause electric overheating, by the heat that may generate
play with the appliance. which may cause a fire.) around the power plug.)
(It may cause burn or injury.) • Use only an extended cord rated • Do not use a broken power plug
at 10 amperes minimum. or a loose power outlet.

■ Clean the power plug ■ Discontinue using the appliance immediately and unplug the power
regularly. connector in cases of abnormal situations and breaking down.
(It may cause smoking, a fire, or electric shock.)
(A soiled power plug may • The power plug and the power cord become abnormally hot.
cause insufficient insulation (e.g. for abnormal • The power cord is damaged or power failure occurs when is touched.
due to the moisture, and • The main body is deformed or abnormally hot.
situations or • The unit gives out smoke or scorching smell.
may cause a fire.) breaking down) • There are cracks, looseness or wobbles of the appliance.
• Unplug the power plug, and • The heating plate is warped or the pan is deformed.
wipe with a dry cloth. Please make enquiries at Panasonic authorized service center for inspection and repair immediately.
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 Safety Precautions Must be followed!

Caution
■ Do not use the appliance on following places. ■ Do not touch heating
• The place where it may be splashed with elements while the
water or near a heat source. appliance is in use
• The place with an uneven surface or on or after cooking.
non-heat-resistant carpet.
• Near a wall or furniture. (It may cause a Especially the
discoloration or deformation.) heating plate (It may
cause a burn.)

■ Do not expose the power plug to steam. ■ Do not touch the

• Do not expose the power plug to steam when it is hook button while
plugged in. (It may cause a short circuit or fire.) moving the
When using a cabinet with sliding table, use the appliance.
appliance where the power plug cannot be (It may cause the
exposed to steam. outer lid to open,

Before use
resulting in a burn.)
■ Be sure to hold the power ■ Do not use the cord set (for
plug when unplugging the
power plug.
instrument plug and power
plug) that is not specified for
■ Do not open the
(Otherwise it may cause an
outer lid while
use with this appliance. Also cooking.
electric shock, short circuit, do not transfer them.
resulting in fire.) (It may cause a
(It may cause an electric burn.)
■ Unplug the power plug from shock, leak, and fire.)
the power outlet when the ■ Do not use other pans
appliance is not in use. ■ Please allow the appliance to than the one specified.
(Otherwise it may cause an cool down before cleaning it. (It may cause a
electric shock and fire caused burn and injury due
by a short circuit due to the (Touching hot elements may to overheat or
insulation deterioration.) cause a burn.) malfunction.)

Precautions for Use

Please put in correct amount Do not put ingredients to be Do not use the appliance on
of rice and water and select cooked directly into the any heat labile object such as
functions correctly according appliance in which no pan is carpet, electric heating carpet
to the operating instructions. placed. and tablecloth (made of vinyl
(So as to avoid overflow of rice water, (So as to prevent any impurities from plastics), etc.
half-cooked rice or scorched rice.) causing failure.) (So as to avoid poor cooking or fire.)

Before using the appliance, remove Do not cover the outer lid Avoid using the Do not serve out rice
the protective bag on the pan and with cloth or other objects appliance under with any metal object.
the anti-tarnish paper between the when the appliance is in use. direct sunlight. (So as to avoid scratching the
pan and the cast heater. (So as to avoid deformation, colour pan coating and causing peeling
(So as to avoid poor cooking or fire.) change of the outer lid or failure.) (So as to avoid colour change.) of the coating.)

Please always clean the foreign objects such as rice When there is any overflow The appliance is for household use
on the pan, cast heater and temperature sensor. of rice water from the steam only. Do not use it for any
● Do not tilt or overturn vent, pull out the power plug commercial or industrial purposes
Pan immediately to disconnect or any purposes other than cooking.
the appliance. the power supply. Do not
● Before cleaning, turn resume the use until the rice
Cast heater off the power switch water on the power plug and When power failure occurs during
and pull out the power the instrument plug is the operation of the appliance, the
Temperature sensor cooking result may be affected.
plug. cleaned with a dry cloth.

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 Parts identification
Control panel

FUZZY MICROCOMPUTER

Press this button for Press this button for

quick cooking or steam cooking of rice.
Quick Cook/Steam White Rice
cooking.
Press this button for
Press this button for cooking of porridge
cooking of brown rice. Brown Rice Porridge/Soup or soup.
Press this button to Keep Press this button for
cancel the previous Off Warm keep warm function.
operation or stop keep
warm function. This rice cooker has no
touch sound or end sound.

Entire unit
Outer lid

Pan seal ring

Moisturizing cap
Heating plate

Pan

Hook button
Power cord

Control panel

Body Handle
(both sides)
Please clean the accessories before using.
Accessories
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Rice Measuring cup Steaming

scoop (1) (about 180 mL) (1) basket (1)
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Preparations
1 Measure rice with the measuring cup provided
● The volume of the measuring cup is about 180 mL (150 g).
● Maximum quantity of rice to be cooked at once P13.
● When using 1.8 L Model for quick cooking of rice or cooking of long-shaped Correct The cooking result
rice, please keep the maximum quantity of rice within 8 cups. may be affected

2 Wash the rice till the water turns relatively clear

AWash the rice quickly with plenty of water and stirring the rice lightly to
wash it while changing water.
BRepeat for several times [wash the rice→pour out water], till the water turns relatively clear.
Attentions
● In order to avoid scratching the non-stick coating on the pan surface, do
not wash rice in the pan.
● Wash the rice thoroughly. Otherwise, rice crust may appear and the residual rice
bran may affect the taste of the rice.

3 Place the washed rice into the pan

Add water until the corresponding waterline and dry the outside of the pan. <Example> When the rice quantity is 6
measuring cups, wash the rice
● When adding water, pay attention to the scales at both
sides and keep them at the same height. and put into the pan, then add
● When stewing soup, the total volume of ingredients and water into the pan till the water
water shall not exceed the maximum waterline for “PORRIDGE”. surface reaches scale “6” at
● When cooking mixed rice or glutinous rice, please waterline of “WHITE RICE”.
add water according to the following table.
Water quantity (measuring cup provided)
Rice quantity
Mixed rice Glutinous rice WHITE RICE CUP
(measuring cups)

Usage
1.0 L Model 1.8 L Model 1.0 L Model 1.8 L Model 10
BROWN PORRIDGE
8
1 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/4 1 1/4 RICE
6
2
6 11/2
2 2 3/4 2 3/4 2 2 4 1
4
3 4 4 3 3 1/2
2 2
4 --- 5 --- 4
5 --- 6 1/4 --- 5
The above water quantities can be increased (Example: 1.8 L Model)
or decreased according to personal preference.

4 Put the pan into the body and close the outer lid
● In order that the pan bottom can be closely attached
to the cast heater, please rotate the pan along the
direction indicated by the arrow for 2 or 3 times.
● Please check whether the moisturizing cap is correctly positioned. ( P12)
● When closing the outer lid, please confirm that there is a “click” sound.

5 Connect the plugs

● Please connect the instrument plug to the body first
Body
Instrument
plug
Power plug

and then connect the power plug. Make sure that both
plugs are firmly connected. Outlet

Maximum cooking volume (measuring cup provided)

Attentions
* When using the steaming basket while Model No. 1.0 L Model 1.8 L Model
cooking rice, please refer to the table
on the right for the maximum cooking Maximum
cooking volume 2 5
volumes.
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 Functions Quick Cook/Steam
Kind reminder
● When steaming food at same time as cooking
FUZZY MICROCOMPUTER
rice, please select [White Rice] function.
● The time of steam shall be determined
according to the water quantity in the

1
pan. Please adjust the water quantity
Quick Cook/Steam White Rice according to the time required.
● After the water gets boiled and fully
evaporated, the rice cooker will turn to
the keep warm function automatically.
Brown Rice Porridge/Soup ● If you want to stop steam function
during cooking, press [Off] button.
● [Quick Cook/Steam] button can be used for
Off Keep quick cooking rice, please refer to P7
Warm

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[White Rice] for detailed operations. As the
cooking time is shortened, the rice may be
harder or there may be rice crust.

Operations (For example: steam with [Quick Cook/Steam] function)

● Add a proper quantity of water (refer to the
following table). Steaming
● Put the steaming basket into the pan. basket
● Put the foods to be steamed into the steaming
basket. Water
● Close the outer lid.

1 Press
button
[Quick Cook/Steam] The indicator lights up

● The indicator for [Quick Cook/Steam] lights up Quick Cook/Steam

and the steaming starts.
Table of steaming time and water quantity. The entire duration from the start to
the end refers to the time shown in the following table.
Water quantity (approx.) 1/2 Measuring cup 1 Measuring cup 2 Measuring cups 3 Measuring cups
Steaming time (approx.) 15 Minutes 30 Minutes 50 Minutes 65 Minutes
* The maximum time of steaming is about 70 minutes. When the time is up, no matter the water
is completely evaporated or not, the rice cooker will turn to keep warm function automatically.

The cooking is over

● After the water in the pan gets boiled and
fully evaporated, the steaming function is
ended and the rice cooker will turn to keep The indicator The indicator
warm function automatically. lights up turns off

2 Press [Off] button

● No alarm will sound when the cooking process
Keep
Warm
Keep
Warm
is finished.
● At this time, the steaming basket is very hot.
Please be careful when taking it out.
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Functions White Rice • Keep Warm

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FUZZY MICROCOMPUTER

Quick Cook/Steam White Rice

Kind reminder
● When cooking mixed rice or
Brown Rice Porridge/Soup
glutinous rice, please select
[White Rice] function. For water
Off Keep quantity, please refer to P5.
Warm ● Rice cooked with [White Rice]
function can be softer and has a
better taste.

Operations ( For example: cook rice with [White Rice] function)

1 Press [White Rice] button

● The indicator for [White Rice] lights
The indicator lights up

Usage
up and the cooking starts. White Rice

The reference time required for cooking at the voltage of 240 V, the room temperature
●

Cooking time (reference) of 20°C, the water temperature of 18°C and the medium rice quantity refers to the
time listed in the left table. (1.0 L Model: 3 cups, 1.8 L model: 5 cups)
Quick Cook About 30 minutes ● The cooking time may vary slightly according to different voltages, room
White Rice About 38 minutes temperatures, water temperatures, water quantities, rice quantities and rice qualities.
●
The cooking time of mixed rice or glutinous rice may vary
because of the different ingredients added into the rice.

The cooking is over

Loosen the rice The indicator lights up
● When the cooking process is over, the rice cooker will turn
to keep warm function automatically. To prevent the rice Keep
from sticking together, please loosen the rice after cooking.
● No alarm will sound when the cooking process is finished. Warm

Keep Warm
● When the cooking process is over, all functions will turn to keep
warm function automatically. But some functions are not
recommended to use keep warm function, when the cooking Keep The result after
Menu
warm kept warm
process is over, please press [Off] button after cooking.
Quick Cook,
● You can enjoy the rice within 5 hours in keep warm function, White Rice, Soup
○
so as not to affect the taste or cause strange smell. Brown Rice, Mixed Affects the taste or may
● When in keep warm function, there may be some × cause a strange smell
rice, Glutinous rice
droplets at the edge of the pan. Porridge from
● The rice taste may be affected if the rice scoop is left in Porridge × thickening
the rice cooker when the rice is in keep warm function.
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 Functions Brown Rice

FUZZY MICROCOMPUTER

Kind reminder
Quick Cook/Steam White Rice
● Do not use keep warm function
for brown rice, so as not to
affect the taste.

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● Brown rice is a kind of rice
Brown Rice Porridge/Soup which is difficult to cook. In
the course of cooking, the rice
shall be soaked for about 1
Off Keep hour first, so that the rice
Warm
grains can absorb enough
water to achieve a satisfactory
cooking effect.

Operations (For example: cook rice with [Brown Rice] function)

1 Press [Brown Rice] button

● The indicator for [Brown Rice] lights up and
The indicator lights up

the cooking starts.

Brown Rice

● The reference time required for cooking at the voltage of 240 V,

Cooking time
the room temperature of 20°C, the water temperature of 18°C
(reference) and the medium rice quantity refers to the time listed in the left
Brown About 1 hour table. (1.0 L Model: 2 cups, 1.8 L model: 3 cups)
rice and 50 minutes ● The cooking time may vary slightly according to different voltages,
room temperatures, water temperatures, water quantities, rice
quantities and rice qualities.

The cooking is over

Loosen the rice The indicator The indicator

● When the cooking process is over, the lights up turns off
rice cooker will turn to keep warm
Keep Keep
function automatically. However keep Warm Warm
warm function is not recommended,
to prevent affecting the taste press
[Off] button after cooking.
● No alarm will sound when the cooking
process is finished.

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Functions Porridge/Soup

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FUZZY MICROCOMPUTER

Quick Cook/Steam White Rice

Kind reminder
● Incorrect water quantity or rice quantity
Brown Rice Porridge/Soup may lead to overflow of rice water from
the steam vent.
● When the outer lid is opened in cooking,
Off Keep
Warm the amount of moisture condensation

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may be increased.
● When the porridge is kept in keep warm
function for an excessively long time, it
will get thicker.
● Each time after use, take off and clean
the moisturizing cap so as to prevent
any strange smell.

Operations (For example: cook porridge with [Porridge/Soup] function)

Usage
1 Press [Porridge/Soup] button
● The indicator for [Porridge/Soup] lights up and the
The indicator lights up

cooking starts.
● Reference cooking time (approx.): 1 hour and 30 minutes. Porridge/Soup

When the maximum cooking volume of soup (ingredients and

water) exceeds the maximum waterline for “PORRIDGE”,
overflow or half-cooked soup may occur. (Refer to P13
for specifications)

The cooking is over

2 Press [Off] button

● After the cooking process is over, the
The indicator
lights up
The indicator
turns off
Keep Keep
rice cooker will turn to keep warm Warm Warm
function automatically.
However keep warm function is not
recommended, to prevent affecting the
taste press [Off] button after cooking.
● No alarm will sound when the cooking
process is finished.

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 Recipes
Caution: · Because of the different ingredients added into the rice, there may be
scorched rice at the bottom.
· In this recipe, the cooking volume is for 1.8 L Model. Please refer to the
specifications listed on P13 for cooking volumes for 1.0 L Model.
· 1 cup (measuring cup): about 150 g.

Mixed Chicken Rice

Ingredients: Seasoning:
Rice 3 measuring cups Cooking wine, soy sauce 20 mL each
Water 4 measuring cups Salt 3g
Chicken 80 g, chopped into small pieces
Burdock 35 g, sliced
Mushroom 2 pieces, after soaking in water, remove
the base and shred into strips
Fried bean curd 2 pieces, pour with hot water to remove
grease and then shred into strips
Carrot 40 g, shredded into strips
Cooking method:
1) Boil the chicken and burdock in hot water quickly and drain them immediately.
2) Wash the rice, put into the pan and add 4 measuring cups of water.
3) Pour the seasoning into the pan, stir and put the remaining ingredients in. Close the outer lid.
4) Press [White Rice] button to start cooking. When the cooking process is over, you can enjoy
the meal.

Corn and Rib Soup

Ingredients: Seasoning:
Ribs 500 g, chopped into 5cm pieces Salt 6.5 g
Corn 2, about 450 g, cut into 5cm pieces
Water 5 measuring cups

Cooking method:
1) Put the ribs into boiling water to remove residual blood and drain them for later use.
2) Put all ingredients into the pan, add salt and close the outer lid.
3) Press [Porridge/Soup] button, and the cooking process will end after about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
(Other seasoning such as chicken powder can be added according to personal preference.)

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Recipes
Dim Sum (frozen)
Ingredients:
(A) Small pieces (B) Big pieces
Shrimp dumplings Steamed BBQ pork buns
Sumai Steamed buns
Sticky rice in lotus leaf
Cooking method:
1) Defrosting is not required. Just put the frozen Dim Sum on the steaming basket and spray some
water on the surface of Dim Sum.
2) Add 1/2 measuring cup of cold water into the pan.
3) Put the steaming basket into the pan and close the outer lid.
4) Press [Quick Cook/Steam] button, wait for about 10 minutes and then press [Off] button.

Mung Bean and Lilium Porridge

Ingredients: Seasoning:
Mung bean 70 g Sugar According to personal preference
Sticky rice 70 g
Lilium 10 g

Cooking method:

Usage
1) Put the washed mung beans, sticky rice and lilium into the pan and add water until scale 1 of
waterline for “PORRIDGE”.
2) Close the outer lid and press [Porridge/Soup] button. The cooking process will end after
about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
3) Add some sugar according to personal preference and enjoy the meal.

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 Cleaning and maintenance
Attentions
● Before cleaning and maintenance, please pull out the power plug first. Do not clean the rice cooker until it cools down.
● When cleaning the rice cooker, do not immerse it into water, or clean it with lacquer thinner, alcohol, cleaning powder or hard brush, etc.
● Do not use dishwasher.

Moisturizing cap
Disassembling Assembling
Pull out from the Insert into the hole on the
heating plate. heating plate in a reverse
direction as disassembly.
Please fully insert it into the
hole to prevent falling off.
● Seal ring

● The moisturizing cap can be taken off directly.

Clean it after each use.
Caution

● After cleaning, do not dry it with a dishwasher etc.;

otherwise deformation or crack may be caused.
● When installing it after cleaning, please make
● sure that the seal ring has been installed on the
moisturizing cap.
●
Entire unit ● Outer lid (sealed part)
Clean with a well-wrung cloth.
● If foreign objects are not removed, the foreign objects on the
heating plate may stick to it and become difficult to remove.
Clean the heating plate after each use. As the metal parts
are heated, there may be color change or stripes on their
surfaces, which will not affect their normal functions.
● Do not pull the pan seal ring.

●
Pan
● Clean with diluted detergent and soft sponge. Wipe off any
● water on the pan.
● ● Color change or stripes may appear on the fluoridized
● coating surface, which will not affect human health or
normal functions of the rice cooker.
● Depending on the frequency of use, rubbing traces
may appear on the outside of the pan, which will not
affect the performance of the rice cooker.

Temperature sensor ● Cast heater

● When there is any foreign object adhering to such parts, gently
scrub it away with fine crocus paper (#600) or a dry cloth.

Accessories
Clean with diluted detergent and soft sponge.
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Rice scoop Measuring cup Steaming basket

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 Troubleshooting Please check the following items

In the following events Rice Rice kept warm

do not work
operations The plug is pulled out or gets loose.
Button
use
during the
appear
sounds
following
The
scorched
Rice crust
Harder
cooked
Half-
Softer
overflow
Rice water

smell
Strange
change
Color
Dry
Items for check
● Incorrect rice quantity or water quantity ● ● ●

pan turning to steam. This is not a malfunction.

are due to water drops on the outside of the
Popping sounds during the cooking process
is not a malfunction.
cast heater is adjusting the temperature, this
When there are [click] sounds in cooking, the
● Rice is not fully washed
● The pan bottom is uneven
● There are foreign objects on the outside
of the pan or temperature sensor
● The outer lid is not correctly closed
● The moisturizing cap is not correctly installed
● Grease is added when cooking the rice
● After cooking is finished, the rice is not loosen
● Keep warm over 5 hours
● The quantity of rice kept warm is too small
● The rice scoop is left in the rice cooker
when the rice is kept warm
● The cold rice is kept warm
● The outer lid is not firmly closed
● The pan is not cleaned
● While in cooking, the plug is pulled out
or the [Off] button is touched
● The wrong button is pressed

Specifications
Model No. SR-DF101 SR-DF181
Power/rated frequency 240 V ~ 50 Hz
Rated power (rice cooking) 750 W
Rated volume of pan L 3 4.8
0.18~1.8 [1~10 cups]
Rice cooking White Rice/Quick Cook 0.18~1.0 [1~5.5 cups] Quick Cook [1~8 cups]
volume
(rice quantity) L
Brown Rice 0.18~0.54 [1~3 cups] 0.18~1.08 [1~6 cups]
In Trouble

Mixed rice/Glutinous rice 0.18~0.54 [1~3 cups] 0.18~0.9 [1~5 cups]

Porridge cooking volume (rice quantity) L 0.09~0.18 [1/2~1 cup] 0.09~0.36 [1/2~2 cups]
Maximum cooking volume (ingredients + water) for soup L 1.5 2.3
Power cord length (approx.) m 1.0
Product weight (approx.) kg 2.5 2.8
Dimensions
Width 24.5
(approx.) cm Length 33.9
Height 19.9 24.7
● Marked with , it means that the maximum cooking volume for soup is the highest
waterline for “PORRIDGE”.
● For power cord replacement and product repairing, please contact an authorized
service center of Panasonic.
● The design and specifications are intended to change without prior notice.
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Service Centre Locator for the name/address of the nearest Authorised Service Centre.
• Send or take the product to a Panasonic Authorised Service Centre together with your proof of purchase
receipt as a proof of purchase date. Please note that freight and insurance to and / or from your nearest
Authorised Service Centre must be arranged by you.
6. The warranties hereby conferred do not extend to, and exclude, any costs associated with the installation, de-
installation or re-installation of a product, including costs related to the mounting, de-mounting or remounting of
any screen, (and any other ancillary activities), delivery, handling, freighting, transportation or insurance of the
product or any part thereof or replacement of and do not extend to, and exclude, any damage or loss occurring
by reason of, during, associated with, or related to such installation, de-installation, re-installation or transit.
Panasonic Authorised Service Centres are located in major metropolitan areas and most regional centres of
Australia, however, coverage will vary dependant on product. For advice on exact Authorised Service Centre
locations for your product, please telephone our Customer Care Centre on 132600 or visit our website and use the
Service Centre Locator.
In addition to your rights under this warranty, Panasonic products come with consumer guarantees that cannot be
excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. If there is a major failure with the product, you can reject the product
and elect to have a refund or to have the product replaced or if you wish you may elect to keep the goods and be
compensated for the drop in value of the goods. You are also entitled to have the product repaired or replaced if the
product fails to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure.

If there is a major failure in regard to the product which cannot be remedied then you must notify us within a
reasonable period by contacting the Panasonic Customer Care Centre. If the failure in the product is not a major
failure then Panasonic may choose to repair or replace the product and will do so in a reasonable period of time from
receiving notice from you.

THIS WARRANTY CARD AND THE PURCHASE DOCKET (OR SIMILAR PROOF OF PURCHASE)
SHOULD BE RETAINED BY THE CUSTOMER AT ALL TIMES
If you require assistance regarding warranty conditions or any other enquiries, please visit the
Panasonic Australia website www.panasonic.com.au or contact by phone on 132 600
If phoning in, please ensure you have your operating instructions available.

Panasonic Australia Pty. Limited

ACN 001 592 187 ABN 83 001 592 187

1 Innovation Road, Macquarie Park NSW 2113

www.panasonic.com.au
PRO-031-F01 Issue: 5.0 01-01-2011
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