Philips HD4777, HD4775 User Guide

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Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips!To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome.

General description (Fig. 1)

1 Measuring cup

2 Soup ladle

3Rice scoop

4 Water level indications

5 Inner pot with handles

6 Detachable inner lid   

7Sealing ring

8 Heating element  

9 Temperature sensor

10Touch control panel

11Display with +/- control ring

12Main body

13Mains plug

14Detachable mains cord

15Socket for appliance plug

16Lid release button

17Mounting bracket of scoop holder

18Scoop holder

19Outer lid

20Detachable steam vent cap

21Rice cooker handle

22Steam basket

23Detachable steam tray

24Double boil pot

25Inner lid of double boil pot

26Outer lid of double boil pot

27Yoghurt pot

Important

Read this user manual carefully before you use the appliance and save it for future reference.

Danger

-- Never immerse the main body of the rice cooker in water, nor rinse it under the tap.

Warning

-- Check if the voltage indicated on the appliance corresponds to the local mains voltage before you connect the appliance.

-- Only connect the appliance to an earthed wall socket.Always make sure that the plug is inserted firmly into the wall socket.

-- 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 not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.

-- Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

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-- Keep the mains cord out of the reach of children. Do not let the mains cord hang over the edge of the table or worktop on which the appliance stands.

-- Make sure the heating element, the temperature sensor and the outside of the inner pot are clean and dry before you put the plug in the wall socket.

-- Do not use the appliance if the sealing ring is damaged.

-- Do not plug in the appliance or press any of the buttons on the control panel with wet hands. -- Never connect this appliance to an external timer switch in order to avoid a hazardous situation.

Caution

-- Never use any accessories or parts from other manufacturers or that Philips does not specifically recommend. If you use such accessories or parts, your guarantee becomes invalid.

-- Only use the rice scoop provided.Avoid using sharp utensils.

-- Do not expose the rice cooker to high temperatures, nor place it on a working or still hot stove or cooker.

-- Always insert the inner pot before you put the plug in the wall socket and switch on the rice cooker.

-- Always unplug the rice cooker if not used for a longer period of time. -- Always let the rice cooker cool down before you clean or move it. -- Do not place the inner pot directly over an open fire to cook rice.

-- 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.

-- Place the rice cooker on a stable, horizontal and level surface.

-- The accessible surfaces may become hot when the appliance is operating. Only touch the control panel.

-- Beware of hot steam coming out of the steam vent during cooking or out of the rice cooker when you open the lid.

-- Do not lift and move the rice cooker by its handle while it is operating.

-- Be careful with the inner pot, steam basket and double boil pot when you handle them after the cooking process, as they may be hot and heavy.

-- Do not expose the rice cooker to direct sunlight.

-- Do not insert metallic objects or alien substances into the steam vent.

-- Do not place a magnetic substance on the lid. Do not use the appliance near a magnetic substance.

-- Do not use the inner pot if it is deformed.

-- Do not exceed the maximum water level indicated in the inner pot to prevent overflows. -- Do not place the rice scoop inside the pot while cooking, keeping warm or reheating rice. -- Always clean the appliance after use.

-- Do not clean the appliance in the dishwasher.

Electromagnetic fields (EMF)

This Philips appliance complies with all standards regarding electromagnetic fields (EMF). If handled properly and according to the instructions in this user manual, the appliance is safe to use based on scientific evidence available today.

Power failure backup function

This appliance has a backup function that remembers the status before a power failure, provided the power supply is resumed within 2 hours. If the power failure occurs during a cooking process, the countdown of the cooking time continues where it left off when the power supply resumes.  

If the power failure lasts longer than 2 hours and the failure occurs during a cooking process, the rice cooker automatically resets to standby mode when the power supply resumes. Open the rice cooker, remove its contents and start all over again.

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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

1 Remove the sheet between the inner pot and the heating element.

2Clean the parts of the rice cooker thoroughly before you use the appliance for the first time (see chapter‘Cleaning’).

3 Dry all parts thoroughly before you start to use the appliance.

4Attach the scoop holder to the body of the rice cooker (Fig. 2).

Control panel and display

The control panel has 12 buttons with which you operate the appliance.The display gives information on the selected processes.

The display has different colours to show the status of the rice cooker.When the display is white, the appliance is in standby mode or you are programming it.When the display is red the appliance is cooking or reheating.When the display is green, the appliance is in keep-warm mode.

Note:When the appliance is cooking or reheating,the red display light switches off after 10 minutes.In the keep-warm mode,the green display light switches off after 10 minutes.

-- Control panel and display (Fig. 3)

Buttons

A flashing button indicates that you can press this button to go to the next step.You can use the Stop/Cancel button to stop a cooking process or to stop a preset timer.You can also use this button as an “undo” button when you are programming a cooking process to go back to the previous screen. 

Menu

 Some of the menus have submenus.When you press the buttons for these menus, the submenu appears on the display. If a menu does not have a submenu, the first step of the cooking process is shown on the display.

In some of the menus, text and animations are shown on the display to guide you through the cooking process step by step.

Control ring

You can move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring to adjust settings (e.g. the clock, the timer and the cooking time) or to select the desired menu. Press and hold one of the 4 points to move the settings forward or backward quickly. 

Setting the clock time

Note:You cannot adjust the clock time during a cooking process or when the appliance is in keep-warm mode.

1 Put the plug in the wall socket and switch on the mains.

,, The display shows the greeting message (‘Good morning’,‘Good afternoon’ or‘Good evening’). 

2 Press the Preset/Clock button twice (Fig. 4).

3Move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring to select‘Clock setting’ (Fig. 5).

4 Press the Cook/OK button (Fig. 6).

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,, 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).

5Move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring to set the clock (24-hour time notation).Press and hold one of the 4 points to move the time forward or backward quickly (Fig. 8).

6 Press the Cook/OK button to confirm the time (Fig. 6).

Note:If you want to cancel the change,press the Stop/Cancel button.

,, The message ‘Saved’ is shown on the display.The time stops flashing and the display shows the set clock time (Fig. 9).

Note:The clock time is confirmed automatically if you do not press the Cook/OK button within 30 seconds.

Note:The display only shows the clock time when the appliance is plugged into the wall socket.

Setting the display language

You can select one of three languages:Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese or English.

1 Press the Preset/Clock button twice (Fig. 4).

2Move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring to select‘Language setting’ (Fig. 10).

3 Press the Cook/OK button (Fig. 6).

4Select the desired language (Traditional Chinese,Simplified Chinese or English) by moving your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring (Fig. 11).

5 Press the Cook/OK button to confirm the language (Fig. 6).

Note:If you want to cancel the change,press the Stop/Cancel button.

,, The message‘Saved’ is shown on the display (Fig. 9).

Using the appliance

List of rice cooker menus

Menu	Submenu
Rice	Plain
	Quick plain
	Small portion plain
	Sushi
	Brown
	Glutinous
	Mixed
	Claypot
	Rice with soup
Congee	Plain congee thick
	Plain congee thin

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Menu	Submenu
	Green bean congee
	Millet congee
	Chicken congee
Pasta	Pasta
Soup	Vegetable soup
	TomYum soup
	Long boil soup
Oatmeal/Yoghurt	Oatmeal
	Yoghurt
Dessert	Green bean soup
	Sweet tofu
	Papaya fungus soup
	Lotus seed & Longan soup
	Cake
Stew/Double boil	Stew
	Double boil egg/milk custard
	Double boil soup
Steam	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.

1Press the Cook/OK button to start the cooking process. If you do not press this button, the

cooking process starts automatically after 10 seconds.

2Press the Cook/OK button to continue the cooking process. If you do not press this button, the

3	cooking process continues automatically after 30 seconds.
	Cooking only starts if you press Cook/OK button.
4	Press the Cook/OK button. If you do not press this button, the appliance automatically goes to
	the cooking time after 10 seconds.

5Press the Cook/OK button. If you do not press this button, the appliance automatically goes to the cooking time after 30 seconds.

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Menu	Submenu	Steps before cooking	Cooking	Steps during	Steps
			time for	cooking	after
			second		cooking
			step
Rice	Claypot	Cook rice first (1)	Depends	Add meat &	Add
			on the	other	season-
			amount of	ingredients	ing (4)
			rice	(2)
			cooked
	Rice with	Cook rice first (1)	Depends	Add warm
	soup		on the	broth and
			amount of	other
			rice	ingredients
			cooked	(2)
Congee	Chicken	Cook congee first (4)	Approx.	Add chicken
	congee		15-20 min.	(2)
Pasta	Pasta	Add pasta, sauce and water (5)
Soup	Vegetable	Add water to make broth (4)	Approx.	Add
	soup		10-15min.	vegetables
				(2)
	TomYum	Add broth, mushroom, tomato,	Approx. 5	Add shrimp/	Add
	soup	kaffir lime leaves, galangal &	min.	meat (2)	chilli
		lemongrass (1)			paste &
					other
					season-
					ing (4)
	Long boil	Add water and ingredients (4)
	soup
Oat-	Oatmeal	Add water and oat (4)
meal/
Yoghurt
	Yoghurt	Pour warm milk (40°C) and
		yoghurt mixture into yoghurt
		pot, fill inner pot with water (5)
Dessert	Green bean	Add water and dessert
	soup	ingredients (4)
	Sweet tofu	Pour soy milk into double boil	20 min.	Add
		pot, fill inner pot with water (2)		dissolved
				gypsum
				powder (with
				little soy milk)
				(2)
	Papaya	Add water and dessert
	fungus soup	ingredients (4)

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Menu	Submenu	Steps before cooking	Cooking	Steps during	Steps
			time for	cooking	after
			second		cooking
			step
	Lotus seed	Add water and dessert
	& Longan	ingredients (4)
	soup
	Cake	Put cake mixture in inner pot
		(1)
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	(5)
	Double boil	Pour ingredients into double
	soup	boil pot, fill inner pot with water
		(5)
Steam	Steam	Put the dish on steam basket,
		fill inner pot with water (5)

Cooking rice

The Rice menu of  this appliance consists of 9 submenus that allow you to cook different types of rice or rice recipes.

1 Measure the rice with the measuring cup provided (Fig. 12).

Each cup of uncooked rice normally gives 2 bowls of cooked rice. Do not exceed the quantities indicated on the inside of the inner pot. 1 cup of rice is approx. 180ml.

-- HD4777: inner pot capacity is 5.0L, maximum capacity for cups of rice is 1.8L -- HD4775: inner pot capacity is 4.0L, maximum capacity for cups of rice is 1.5L

Rice quantities and cooking times for rice menus

The table below shows the approximate cooking time.The actual cooking time may vary, depending on the voltage, room temperature, humidity and amount of water used.

Menu	HD4775	HD4775	HD4777	HD4777
	Approximate	Quantity of rice	Approximate	Quantity of rice
	cooking time	(cups)	cooking time	(cups)
Plain rice	40-50 min.	2-8	40-50 min.	2-10
Quick plain	30-40 min.	2-4	30-40 min.	2-6
rice*
Small portion	40-50 min.	2-3	40-50 min.	2-3
plain rice**
Sushi rice	40-50 min.	2-8	40-50 min.	2-10
Glutinous rice	50-90 min.	2-6	50-90 min.	2-8
Brown rice	40-50 min.	2-4	40-50 min.	2-6

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Menu	HD4775	HD4775	HD4777	HD4777
	Approximate	Quantity of rice	Approximate	Quantity of rice
	cooking time	(cups)	cooking time	(cups)
Mixed rice	40-50 min.	2-4	40-50 min.	2-6
Claypot	45-60 min.	2-4	45-60 min.	2-5
Rice with soup	35-70 min.	2-8	35-70 min.	2-10

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.

**To get an optimal result, we advise you to cook not more than 3 cups of rice.

2 Wash the rice thoroughly.

3 Put the pre-washed rice in the inner pot.

4Add water to the level indicated on the scale inside the inner pot that corresponds to the number of cups and type of rice used.Then smooth the surface of the rice.

For instance, if you cook 4 cups of North East rice, add water up to the 4-cup level for North East rice indicated on the scale.

-- HD4777 (Fig. 13)

-- HD4775  (Fig. 14)

Note:The level marked inside the inner pot is just an indication;you can always adjust the water level for different types of rice and your own preference.However,if you add too much water (much higher than the appropriate level for the amount of rice used),bubbling water may come out of the steam vent cap.

5 Press the lid release button to open the lid.

6 Put the inner pot in the rice cooker (Fig. 15).

Make sure the pot is placed properly and the handles of the pot are aligned with the grooves in the main body.

Note:Make sure the heating element and the outside of the inner pot are clean and dry.

7 Put the plug in the wall socket and switch on the mains. 8 Close the lid of the rice cooker.

Do not close the lid with force.If the lid does not close properly,check if the inner pot is placed correctly.

9Press the Rice button.Then select the rice type by moving your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring (Fig. 16).

10 Press the Cook/OK button to start the cooking process.

,, The Cook/OK light goes on and the cooking animation appears on the display. (Fig. 17) ,, The display counts down in minutes (10,9,8 etc.) during the last 10 minutes of the cooking

process.

,, At the end of the cooking process the appliance beeps and the Keep warm/Reheat light goes on to indicate that the appliance has switched to the keep-warm mode.

,, The display counts up the keep-warm time in hours (12 hours max.).

11 Press the Stop/Cancel button to cancel the keep-warm mode (Fig. 18).

If you want to continue the keep-warm mode again, simply press the Keep warm/Reheat button again.

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12Press the lid release button to open the lid.  (Fig. 19)

13Stir the rice to loosen it.

Stirring the rice allows excess steam to escape.This gives fluffier rice.

14Press the Stop/Cancel button to go to standby mode or unplug the rice cooker to switch it off.

Claypot or rice with soup

1 Follow steps 1 to 9 in section‘Cooking rice’.

2 Press the Cook/OK button to confirm the setting (Fig. 6). ,, The first instruction appears on the display.

3 Press the Cook/OK button again to start  the cooking process.

If you do not press the Cook/OK button again, the cooking process starts automatically after 10 seconds.

,, The Cook/OK light goes on and the cooking animation appears on the display. 

4The rice cooker beeps and the Cook/OK button flashes to indicate when you have to add other ingredients.

5Add the ingredients shown on the display.Then press the Cook/OK button to continue the cooking process.

If you do not press the Cook/OK button again, the cooking process continues automatically after 30 seconds.

,, The display counts down in minutes (10,9,8 etc.) during the last 10 minutes of the cooking process.

,, For claypot,the appliance beeps and the Cook/OK light flashes to indicate that you have to perform the last step shown on the display.Press the Cook/OK button to continue the cooking process.If you do not press this button,the cooking process continues automatically after 10 seconds.

,, At the end of the cooking process,the appliance beeps and the message‘Done’ appears on the display.In the claypot menu,the Keep warm/Reheat light goes on to indicate that the appliance has switched to the keep-warm mode.

,, In the claypot menu,the display counts up the keep-warm time in hours (12 hours max.).

6Press the Stop/Cancel button once to cancel the cooking process,the preset setting or the keep-warm mode.

7Press the Stop/Cancel button to go to standby mode or unplug the rice cooker to switch it off.

Congee

The Congee menu of this appliance consists of 5 submenus that allow you to cook different types of congee or congee recipes.

Menu	HD4775	HD4775	HD4777	HD4777
	Approximate	Quantity of rice	Approximate	Quantity of rice
	cooking time	(cups)	cooking time	(cups)
Plain congee	0.5-4 hrs	0.5-2	0.5-4 hrs	0.5-2.5
thick
Plain congee thin	0.5-4 hrs	0.5-1	0.5-4 hrs	0.5-1.5
Green bean	0.5-4 hrs	0.5-2	0.5-4 hrs	0.5-2.5
congee

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Menu	HD4775	HD4775	HD4777	HD4777
	Approximate	Quantity of rice	Approximate	Quantity of rice
	cooking time	(cups)	cooking time	(cups)
Millet congee	0.5-4 hrs	0.5-2	0.5-4 hrs	0.5-2.5
Chicken congee	0.5-4 hrs	0.5-2	0.5-4 hrs	0.5-2.5

1 Put the ingredients in the inner pot.

2 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. 20)

-- HD4775 (Fig. 21)

3 Follow steps 5 to 8 in section‘Cooking rice’ in this chapter.

4Press the Congee button.Move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring to select the type of congee you want to cook. (Fig. 22)

5 Press the Cook/OK button.

,, The default cooking time of 1 hour appears on the display.

6 To adjust the cooking time,move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring.Press and hold one of the 4 points to move the time forward or backward quickly.

You can set any time from 30 minutes to 4 hours.

Tip:Set 30 minutes if you cook 0.5 cups of rice in HD4775 or HD4777.Set 2 hours if you cook 2.5 cups of rice in HD4777 or 2 cups of rice in HD4775.

7 Press the Cook/OK button to start the cooking process (Fig. 6).

,, The Cook/OK light goes on and the cooking animation appears on the display. ,, The display counts down the cooking time in minutes.

,, At the end of the cooking process,the appliance beeps and the Keep warm/Reheat light goes on to indicate that the appliance has switched to keep-warm mode.

,, The display counts up the keep-warm time in hours (12 hours max.). 8 Press the Stop/Cancel button to cancel the keep-warm mode.

9 Press the lid release button to open the lid.

10Press the Stop/Cancel button to go to standby mode or unplug the rice cooker to switch it off.

Chicken congee

1 Put the ingredients in the inner pot.

Note:You can put the chicken in the inner pot in the second step to cook the chicken soft.

2 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.

3 Follow steps 5 to 8 in section‘Cooking rice’ in this chapter.

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4Press the Congee button.Move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring to select Chicken congee.

5 Press the Cook/OK button.

,, The first instruction appears on the display.

6Press the Cook/OK button.If you do not press this button,the appliance automatically goes to the cooking time after 10 seconds.

,, The default cooking time of 1 hour appears on the display.

7To adjust the cooking time,move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring.Press and hold one of the 4 points to move the time forward or backward quickly.

You can set any time from 30 minutes to 4 hours.

8 Press the Cook/OK button to start the cooking process.

,, The Cook/OK light goes on and the cooking animation appears on the display. ,, The display counts down the cooking time in minutes.

,, At the end of the cooking process,the appliance beeps and the Keep warm/Reheat light goes on to indicate that the appliance has switched to keep-warm mode.

,, The display counts up the keep-warm time in hours (12 hours max.).

9The appliance beeps and the Cook/OK light flashes to indicate that you have to perform the next step shown on the display.Press the Cook/OK button to continue the cooking process. If you do not press this button,the cooking process continues automatically after 30 seconds.

10Press the Stop/Cancel button to cancel the keep-warm mode.

11Press the lid release button to open the lid.

12Press the Stop/Cancel button to go to standby mode or unplug the rice cooker to switch it off.

Cooking in other menus

The table below shows the default cooking time and the adjustable cooking time in other menus.

Cooking times in other menus

Menu	Default	Opmtimal capacity for	Adjustable	Suggested
	cooking time	default cooking time	cooking time	cooking time
				for maximum
				capacity
Pasta	30 min.	250g pasta	20-30 min.	30 min.
Vegetable soup	30 min.	Soup level up to plain	30 min.-1hr 30	1 hr 30 min.
		rice level 4	min.
TomYum soup	30 min	Soup level up toTom	-	-
		Yum soup indicator
Long boil soup	3 hrs	Soup level up to plain	2-4 hrs	4 hrs
		rice level 8
Oatmeal	20 min.	3 cups oatmeal	10-30 min.	20 min.
Yoghurt	4hrs	4 cups yoghurt	3-6 hrs	4 hrs
Green bean	1 hr	2l water	30 min.-4  hrs	2 hrs
soup

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Menu	Default	Opmtimal capacity for	Adjustable	Suggested
	cooking time	default cooking time	cooking time	cooking time
				for maximum
				capacity
Sweet tofu	-	500ml soy bean milk	-	-
Papaya fungus	1 hr	1l water	30 min.-4 hrs	2 hrs
soup
Lotus seed &	1 hr	2l water	30 min.-4 hrs	2 hrs
Longan soup
Cake	40 min.	Cake mixture level  up	-	-
		to Cake indicator
Stew	1 hr	300g meat	45 min.-3 hrs	3 hrs
Double boil egg/	30 min.	3 eggs recipe	20 min.-1 hr	40 min.
milk
Double boil	3 hrs	1 full double boil pot	1-4 hrs	3 hrs
soup
Steaming	30 min.	300g pork ribs	10 min.-1 hr	1 hr

Pasta

1 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.

-- HD4777 (Fig. 23)

-- HD4775 (Fig. 24)

2 Follow steps 5 to 8 in section‘Cooking rice’ in this chapter.

3 Press the Pasta button to select the Pasta menu (Fig. 25). ,, The first instruction appears on the display.

4 Press the Cook/OK button.

,, The default cooking time of 30 minutes appears on the display.

5To adjust the cooking time,move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring.Press and hold one of the 4 points to move the time forward or backward

quickly.

You can set any time from 20 to 30 minutes.

6 Press the Cook/OK button to start the cooking process.

,, The Cook/OK light goes on and the cooking animation appears on the display. ,, The display counts down the cooking time in minutes.

,, At the end of the cooking process,the appliance beeps and the message‘Done’ appears on the display.

7 Press the lid release button to open the lid.

8Press the Stop/Cancel button to go to standby mode or unplug the rice cooker to switch it off.

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Soup

The Soup menu consists of 3 submenus: TomYum soup, vegetable soup and long boil soup. Both the TomYum 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 betweenTomYum soup and vegetable soup is that the cooking time is not adjustable in theTom Yum soup menu.The long boil soup submenu is suitable for cooking types of soup that needs longer cooking times and low power to boil out all of the taste from the ingredients, like chicken soup with Chinese medicine.

1 Put the ingredients in the inner pot according to the display.

Note:You can put the vegetables for vegetable soup or the shrimp/meat forTomYum soup in the inner pot in the second step in order to cook these ingredients soft. 

2 Add the water.

Make sure all ingredients including water do not exceed the maximum water level on the scale for soup indicated on the inside of the inner pot.

-- HD4777 (Fig. 23)

-- HD4775 (Fig. 24)

3 Follow steps 5 to 8 in section‘Cooking rice’ in this chapter.

4Press the Soup button to select the Soup menu.Move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring to select the type of soup you want to cook (Fig. 26).

5 Press the Cook/OK button.

,, The first instruction appears on the display.

6Press the Cook/OK button.If you do not press this button,the appliance automatically goes to the cooking time for vegetable soup and long-boil soup after 10 seconds.Press the Cook/ OK button to start the cooking process forTomYum soup.

,, The default cooking time (30 minutes for vegetable soup and 3 hours for long-boil soup) appears on the display.

7To adjust the cooking time,move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring.Press and hold one of the 4 points to move the time forward or backward

quickly.

You can set any time from 30 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes for vegetable soup and from 2 to 4 hours for long-boil soup.

Note:You cannot change the cooking time forTomYum soup.

8 Press the Cook/OK button to start the cooking process.

,, The Cook/OK light goes on and the cooking animation appears on the display. ,, The display counts down the cooking time in minutes.

,, For vegetable soup andTomYum soup,the appliance beeps and the Cook/OK light flashes to indicate that you have to perform the next step shown on the display.Press the Cook/OK button to continue the cooking process.If you do not press this button,the cooking process continues automatically after 30 seconds.

,, At the end of theTomYum soup cooking process,the appliance beeps and the Cook/OK light flashes to indicate that you have to perform the last step shown on the display.Press the Cook/OK button to continue the cooking process.If you do not press this button,the cooking process continues automatically after 10 seconds.

,, At the end of the cooking process,the appliance beeps and the message‘Done’ appears on the display.

,, The display counts up the keep-warm time in hours (12 hours max.).

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9 Press the Stop/Cancel button to cancel the keep-warm mode.

10Press the lid release button to open the lid.

11Press the Stop/Cancel button to go to standby mode or unplug the rice cooker to switch it off.

Yoghurt/Oatmeal

Yoghurt

1 Pour warm milk and yoghurt mixture into the yoghurt pots. 2 Put the steam tray in the inner pot (Fig. 27).

3 Fill the inner pot with water (Fig. 28).

Make sure all ingredients including water do not exceed the maximum water level on the scale for yoghurt indicated on the inside of the inner pot.

-- HD4777 (Fig. 23)

-- HD4775 (Fig. 24)

4 Put the yoghurt pots on the steam tray.   (Fig. 29)

5 Follow steps 5 to 8 in section‘Cooking rice’ in this chapter.

6Press theYoghurt/Oatmeal button.Move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring to select theYoghurt menu (Fig. 30).

7 Press the Cook/OK button.

,, The first instruction appears on the display.

8Press the Cook/OK button.If you do not press this button,the appliance automatically goes to the cooking time after 30 seconds.

,, The default cooking time of 4 hours appears on the display.

9To adjust the cooking time,move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring.Press and hold one of the 4 points to move the time forward or backward

quickly.

You can set any time from 3 to 6 hours.

10 Press the Cook/OK button to start the cooking process.

,, The Cook/OK light goes on and the cooking animation appears on the display. ,, The display counts down the cooking time in minutes.

,, At the end of the cooking process,the appliance beeps and the message‘Done’ is shown on the display.

11Press the lid release button to open the lid.

12Press the Stop/Cancel button to go to standby mode or unplug the rice cooker to switch it off.

Oatmeal

1 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 oatmeal indicated on the inside of the inner pot.

-- HD4777 (Fig. 13)

-- HD4775 (Fig. 14)

2 Follow steps 5 to 8 in section‘Cooking rice’ in this chapter.

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3Press theYoghurt/Oatmeal button.Move your finger up or down the left or right side of the control ring to select the Oatmeal menu. (Fig. 30)

4 Press the Cook/OK button.

,, The first instruction appears on the display.

5Press the Cook/OK button.If you do not press this button,the appliance automatically goes to the cooking time after 10 seconds.

,, The default cooking time of 20 minutes appears on the display.

6To adjust the cooking time,move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring.Press and hold one of the 4 points to move the time forward or backward quickly.

You can set any time from 10 to 30 minutes.

7 Press the Cook/OK button to start the cooking process.

,, the Cook/OK light goes on and the cooking animation appears on the display. ,, The display counts down the cooking time in minutes.

,, At the end of the cooking process,the appliance beeps and the message‘Done’ is shown on the display.

8 Press the lid release button to open the lid.

9Press the Stop/Cancel button to go to standby mode or unplug the rice cooker to switch it off.

Dessert Soup dessert

1 Put the ingredients in the inner pot.

2 Add the water.

Make sure all ingredients including water do not exceed the maximum water level on the scale for dessert indicated on the inside of the inner pot.

-- HD4777 (Fig. 23)

-- HD4775 (Fig. 24)

3 Follow steps 5 to 8 in section‘Cooking rice’ in this chapter.

4Press the Dessert button.Move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring to select the soup dessert you want to cook. (Fig. 31)

5 Press the Cook/OK button.

,, The first instruction appears on the display.

6 Press the Cook/OK button.If you do not press this button,the appliance automatically goes to the cooking time after 10 seconds.

,, The default cooking time of 1 hour appears on the display.

7To adjust the cooking time,move your finger up or down the left or right side of the control ring.Press and hold one of the 4 points to move the time forward or backward quickly.

You can set any time from 30 minutes to 4 hours.

8 Press the Cook/OK button to start the cooking process.

,, The Cook/OK light goes on and the cooking animation appears on the display. ,, The display counts down the cooking time in minutes.

,, At the end of the cooking process,the appliance beeps and the Keep warm/Reheat light goes on to indicate that the appliance has switched to keep-warm mode.

,, The display counts up the keep-warm time in hours (12 hours max.).

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9 Press the Stop/Cancel button to cancel the keep-warm mode.

10Press the lid release button to open the lid.

11Press the Stop/Cancel button to go to standby mode or unplug the rice cooker to switch it off.

Sweet tofu

1 Pour the soy milk into the double boil pot. 2 Put the steam tray in the inner pot (Fig. 27). 3 Fill the inner pot with water (Fig. 28).

Make sure all ingredients including water do not exceed the maximum water level on the double boil scale indicated on the inside of the inner pot.

-- HD4777 (Fig. 23)

-- HD4775 (Fig. 24)

4 Put the double boil pot on the steam tray.  (Fig. 32)

5 Follow steps 5 to 8 in section‘Cooking rice’ in this chapter.

6Press the Dessert button.Move your finger up or down the left or right side of the control ring to select the Sweet tofu menu. (Fig. 31)

7 Press the Cook/OK button.

,, The first instruction appears on the display.

8Press the Cook/OK button to start the cooking process.If you do not press this button,the cooking process starts automatically after 30 seconds.

Note:You cannot change the cooking time for sweet tofu.

,, The Cook/OK light goes on and the cooking animation appears on the display.

,, The appliance beeps and the Cook/OK button flashes to indicate when you have to add dissolved gypsum powder.

Be careful when you open the lid to add dissolved gypsum powder.The lid and the steam that comes out of the double boil pot are hot.

9Add the dissolved gypsum powder.Then press the Cook/OK button to continue the cooking process.If you do not press this button,the cooking process continues automatically after 30

seconds.

,, The display counts down the last 20 minutes of the cooking time in minutes.

,, At the end of the cooking process,the appliance beeps and the message‘Done’ appears on the display.

10Press the lid release button to open the lid.

11Press the Stop/Cancel button to go to standby mode or unplug the rice cooker to switch it off.

Cake

1 Mix the ingredients to prepare the cake mixture.

2 Grease the inner pot.

3 Put the cake mixture in the inner pot.

4 Follow steps 5 to 8 in section‘Cooking rice’ in this chapter.

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5Press 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).

6 Press the Cook/OK button.

,, The first instruction appears on the display.

7Press 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.

,, The Cook/OK light goes on and the cooking animation appears on the display. ,, The display counts down the cooking time in minutes.

,, At the end of the cooking process,the appliance beeps and the message‘Done’ is shown on the display.

8 Press the lid release button to open the lid.

9Press the Stop/Cancel button to go to standby mode or unplug the rice cooker to switch it off.

Stew/double boil

Stew

1 Put the ingredients in the inner pot.

2 Add water until ¾ of the ingredients are covered.

3 Follow steps 5 to 8 in section‘Cooking rice’ in this chapter.

4Press the Stew/Double boil button.  Move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring to select the Stew menu. (Fig. 33)

5 Press the Cook/OK button.

,, The first instruction appears on the display.

6Press the Cook/OK button.If you do not press this button,the appliance automatically goes the cooking time after 10 seconds.

,, The default cooking time of 1 hour appears on the display.

7 To adjust the cooking time,move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring.Press and hold one of the 4 points to move the time forward or backward quickly.

You can set any time from 45 minutes to 3 hours.

8 Press the Cook/OK button to start the cooking process.

,, The Cook/OK light goes on and the cooking animation appears on the display. ,, The display counts down the cooking time in minutes.

,, At the end of the cooking process,the appliance beeps and the message‘Done’ appears on the display.

,, At the end of the cooking process,the appliance beeps and the Keep warm/Reheat light goes on to indicate that the appliance has switched to keep-warm mode.

,, The display counts up the keep-warm time in hours (12 hours max.). 9 Press the Stop/Cancel button to cancel the keep-warm mode.

10Press the lid release button to open the lid.

11Press the Stop/Cancel button to go to standby mode or unplug the rice cooker to switch it off.

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Double boil

1 Put the ingredients in the double boil pot. 2 Put the steam tray in the inner pot (Fig. 27).

3Add 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.

-- HD4777 (Fig. 23)

-- HD4775 (Fig. 24)

4 Put the double boil pot on the steam tray (Fig. 32).

5 Follow steps 5 to 8 in section‘Cooking rice’ in this chapter.

6Press the Stew/Double boil button.Move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring to select the dish you want to double boil (Fig. 33).

7 Press the Cook/OK button.

,, The first instruction appears on the display.

8 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 for double boil egg or milk custard or 3 hours for double boil soup appears on the display.

9 To adjust the cooking time,move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring.Press and hold one of the 4 points to move the time forward or backward quickly.

You can set any time from 20 minutes to 1 hour for double-boil egg or milk custard or from 1 to 4 hours for double-boil soup.

10 Press the Cook/OK button to start the cooking process.

,, The Cook/OK light goes on and the cooking animation appears on the display. ,, The display counts down the cooking time in minutes.

,, At the end of the cooking process,the appliance beeps and the message‘Done’ appears on the display.

11Press the lid release button to open the lid.

12Press the Stop/Cancel button to go to standby mode or unplug the rice cooker to switch it off.

Steaming

1Put the steam tray in the steam basket.The line on the steam tray has to point to the mark on the steam basket.  (Fig. 34)

2 Measure 3 cups of water with the measuring cup and pour them into the inner pot.

It takes approx. 8 minutes for 3 cups of water to come to the boil.

Note:The amount of water depends on the amount of food to be steamed.

3 Put the assembled steam basket with steam tray in the inner pot (Fig. 35). 4 Put the food to be steamed on a plate or in the steam basket.

Note:To ensure even steaming,spread out the food evenly and do not pile it up.

5 Follow steps 5 to 8 in section‘Cooking rice’ in this chapter.

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6 Press the Steam button to select the Steam menu (Fig. 36). ,, The first instruction appears on the display.

7 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.

8 To adjust the cooking time,move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring.Press and hold one of the 4 points to move the time forward or backward quickly.

You can set any time from 10 minutes to 1 hour.

9 Press the Cook/OK button to start the cooking process.

,, The Cook/OK light goes on and the cooking animation appears on the display. ,, The display counts down the cooking time in minutes.

,, At the end of the cooking process,the appliance beeps and the message‘Done’ appears on the display.

10Press the lid release button to open the lid.

11Press the Stop/Cancel button to go to standby mode or unplug the rice cooker to switch it off.

Reheating

You can use the reheat mode to warm up rice that has cooled down. Fill the inner pot to not more than half its capacity to ensure that the rice is heated up properly.

Note:Do not reheat cooled rice more than once.

1 Loosen the cooled rice and evenly distribute it in the inner pot.

2Pour ½ cup of water onto the rice to prevent it from becoming too dry.The amount of water to be added depends on the amount of rice being reheated.

If the rice starts scorching, add more water.

3 Follow steps 5 to 8 in section‘Cooking rice’ in this chapter.

4 Press the Keep warm/Reheat button twice to start the reheating process. (Fig. 37)

,, The Keep warm/Reheat light goes on and the reheat animation and the remaining reheat time appear on the display. (Fig. 17)

Note:The default reheat time is 23 minutes.

,, When the reheating process is finished,you hear a beep and the message‘Done’ is shown on the display.

5 Press the lid release button to open the lid.

6Press the Stop/Cancel button to go to standby mode or unplug the rice cooker to switch it off.

Keeping warm

The keep-warm mode allows you to keep your rice or food warm for a longer period of time.

Note:We advise you to keep your rice or food warm for not more than 12 hours so as to preserve its taste.

1 Press the Keep warm/Reheat button once to activate the keep-warm mode (Fig. 38). ,, The Keep warm/Reheat light is on continuously.

,, During the keep-warm process,the display shows the time in hours from 0 to 11 (0HR,1HR

...11HR).

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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	Submenu	Timer options
Rice	Plain	1 hr24 hrs
	Quick plain	-
	Small portion plain	1 hr - 24 hrs
	Sushi	1 hr - 24 hrs
	Brown	1 hr - 24 hrs
	Glutinous	1 hr - 24 hrs
	Mixed	1 hr - 24 hrs
	Claypot	-
	Rice with soup	-
Congee	Plain congee, thick	1 hr - 24 hrs
	Plain congee, thin	1 hr - 24 hrs
	Green bean congee	1 hr - 24 hrs
	Millet congee	1 hr - 24 hrs
	Chicken congee	1 hr - 24 hrs
Pasta	Pasta	-
Soup	Vegetable soup	-
	TomYum soup	-
	Long-boil soup	1 hr - 12 hrs
Yoghurt/Oatmeal	Yoghurt	-
	Oatmeal	-
Dessert	Green bean soup	1 hr - 12 hrs
	Sweet tofu	-
	Papaya fungus soup	1 hr - 12 hrs
	Lotus seed & Longan soup	1 hr - 12 hrs
	Cake	-
Stew/Double boil	Stew	1 hr - 12 hrs
	Double boil Egg/Milk	-
	Double boil soup	1 hr - 12 hrs
Steam	Steam	1 hr - 12 hrs

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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

1 Press the Preset/Clock button (Fig. 39).

,, The lights of the available menu buttons go on. (Fig. 40)

2Press the button of the menu you want to use and,if necessary, select the desired submenu with the control ring.Then press the Cook/OK button.

3To set the ready time,move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring.Press and hold one of the 4 points to move the time forward or backward quickly.

Note:You can for example use the Preset/Clock button to set the ready time at 18:30 (Fig. 41).

4 Press the Cook/OK button to start the timer. ,, The message‘Saved’ appears on the display.

,, The Cook/OK light goes on and the text‘Timer set’ and the preset ready time for the selected menu appear on the display.

,, When the cooking process starts,the cooking animation and the remaining cooking time appear on the display.

Note:If the preset time is shorter than the required total cooking time of the selected menu,the rice cooker starts the cooking process immediately,using the default cooking time.The cooking time is not shortened if the preset time is shorter than the required total cooking time.You can adjust the cooking time before you set the timer if the cooking time of the selected menu is adjustable.

Setting the ready time with the menu buttons

1Press the button of the menu you want to use and,if necessary, select the desired submenu with the control ring.Then press the Preset/Clock button.

Note:You can also press the preset button in the submenu screen,the first step-by-step screen or the cooking time screen.

2To set the ready time,move your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring.Press and hold one of the 4 points to move the time forward or backward quickly.

Note:You can for example use the Preset/Clock button to set the ready time at 18:30.

3 Press the Cook/OK button to start the timer.

,, The Cook/OK light goes on and the text‘Timer set’ and the preset ready time for the selected menu appear on the display.

,, When the cooking process starts,the cooking animation and the remaining cooking time appear on the display.

Cleaning

Unplug the rice cooker before you clean it.

Wait until the rice cooker has cooled down sufficiently before you clean it.

To protect the non-stick coating of the inner pot, do not: -- use the inner pot for washing dishes;

-- put vinegar into the pot;

1Take the steam basket with tray,yoghurt pot or double-boil pot and the inner pot out of the body of the appliance.

2Detach the inner lid from the outer lid by pressing the lid release tabs and pulling the inner lid outward and downwards (Fig. 42).

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To reattach the inner lid, slot the top end of the inner lid into the outer lid and push the release tabs firmly home (‘click’).

3 Detach the steam vent cap from the outer lid by pulling it upwards (Fig. 43).

-- To remove the bottom cover of the steam vent cap, press the locking tab to the open position and detach the cover from the hinge.  (Fig. 44)

-- To reattach the bottom cover of the steam vent cap, insert the projections of the bottom cover into the slots of the cap, push the bottom cover against the cap (1) and push the locking tab to the closed position (2) (‘click’).  (Fig. 45)

-- To put the steam vent cap back into the vent hole of the outer lid, insert it into the hole and push it down firmly.

4Clean the inner lid,inner pot,steam basket with tray,yoghurt pot,double-boil pot, rice scoop and steam vent cap with a sponge or a cloth in hot water with some washing-up liquid.

Do not use abrasive cleaning agents,scourers or metal utensils to clean the inner pot as these damage the non-stick coating.

5 Use only a damp cloth to wipe the inside and outside of the body of the rice cooker. Never immerse the body of the rice cooker in water,nor rinse it under the tap.

Storage

1 You can store all accessories inside the appliance in the following way: (Fig. 46)

-- Put the steam tray in the inner pot.

-- Put the yoghurt pots in the double boil pot.

-- Put the inner lid and outer lid on the double boil pot -- Put the double boil pot on the tray in the inner pot -- Put the stream tray in the inner pot 

2 Store the appliance in a safe,dry place.

Environment

-- Do not throw away the appliance with the normal household waste at the end of its life, but hand it in at an official collection point for recycling. By doing this, you help to preserve the environment (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.

Troubleshooting

If your rice cooker does not function properly or if the cooking quality is insufficient, consult the table below. If you are unable to solve the problem, please contact the Philips Consumer Care Centre in your country.

Problem	Possible cause	Solution
The light in the	There is a connection	Check if the mains cord is connected to the
Cook/OK button	problem.	rice cooker properly and if the plug is
does not go on.		inserted firmly into the wall socket.

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Problem	Possible cause	Solution
	The light is defective.	Take the appliance to your Philips dealer or a
		service centre authorised by Philips.

The Keep warm/ The light is defective. Reheat light does

not go on when the cooking process is finished.

You have been reheating food, baking a cake, cooking oatmeal, making yoghurt, cooking rice with soup, cooking pasta, making sweet tofu, double boiling food or steaming food. 

Take the appliance to your Philips dealer or a service centre authorised by Philips.

The automatic keep-warm mode only applies to the rice, congee, soup, stew and dessert menus.

The display does	’The appliance is not plugged
not function.	in.

If the appliance is not plugged in, the power failure backup function does not work and the display will not function.

	The battery that supplies
	power to the display is
	empty.
The rice is not	Not enough water has been
cooked.	added.

Take the appliance to your Philips dealer or a service centre authorised by Philips to have the battery replaced.

Add water according to the scale on the inside of the inner pot (see chapter ‘Using the appliance’).

	The cooking process has not
	started.
	The inner pot is not properly
	in contact with the heating
	element.
	The heating element is
	damaged.
	The inner pot is deformed.
The cake is not	The quantity of ingredients
properly baked.	was too large.
The rice is too	Not enough or too much
hard or too soft.	water was added.
	You selected the incorrect
	menu.
The Preset/Clock	The light is defective.
light does not go
on when I set the
timer.

You did not press the Cook/OK button.

Make sure that there is no foreign residue on the heating element.

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’.

Add water according to the scale on the inside of the inner pot (see chapter ‘Using the appliance’).

Select the required menu (see chapter ‘Using the appliance’).

Take the appliance to your Philips dealer or a service centre authorised by Philips.

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Problem	Possible cause	Solution
The rice is	You have not rinsed the rice	Rinse the rice until the water runs clear.
scorched.	properly.
The rice cooker	You have been reheating	The automatic keep-warm mode only works
does not switch	food, baking a cake, cooking	in the rice, congee, soup, stew and dessert
to keep-warm	rice with soup, cooking pasta,	menus.
mode	making sweet tofu, double
automatically.	boiling food or steaming
	food.

	The temperature control is
	defective.
The yoghurt is	You have warmed the milk
not firm enough	to  over 40°C, which has
or does not form	destroyed the bacteria in
at all.	the yoghurt culture.

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. For smoother and firmer yoghurt, you can add 60g milk powder to the milk and then warm it.

The sweet tofu is	The soy milk you used to
not firm enough.	make the tofu was not
	concentrated enough.
	You have mixed dissolved
	gypsum powder and soy milk
	in the double boil pot too
	strongly.As a result, the tofu
	cannot coagulate properly.
The sweet tofu	You have added too much
tastes bitter and	tofu coagulating agent.
has a rough
texture.
The double boil	There is too much air in the
egg/ milk custard	egg or milk mixture, e.g.
is not firm	because you used an electric
enough.	mixer.
Error message E1,	There is a technical failure.
E2, E3 or E4
appears on the
display.
Error message E5	There has been a power
appears on the	failure during cooking that
display.	lasted longer than 2 hours.

If you want to make tofu with home-made soy milk, make sure the soy milk is concentrated enough. Use a soaked beanwater ratio of 1:4 for the soy milk.   

Mix dissolved gypsum powder and soy milk in the double boil pot briefly. If you do, the tofu coagulates well and you get a firm result.

Make sure the amount of tofu coagulating agent you use is suitable for the amount of tofu you are making (see the Sweet tofu recipe in chapter ‘Recipes’), i.e. 500ml soy milk for 1tsp coagulating agent.

We advise you to stir the egg or milk mixture manually to obtain firmer custard.

Take the appliance to your Philips dealer or a service centre authorised by Philips.

When the power supply resumes, press the Stop/Cancel button to reset the appliance.

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Recipes

Chicken and chinese sausage claypot rice

Ingredients:

-- 3 cups rice

-- 300g chicken pieces -- 200g chinese sausage

-- 1 slice of ginger (approx 2.5cm thick) -- 1 tbsp oil

-- salt and sugar

1 Marinate the chicken pieces in some salt and sugar.

2Put 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.

3When the rice cooker beeps to indicate that the rice is ready,put the ingredients in the inner pot and spread them evenly over the rice.

4When the claypot cooking process is finished,sprinkle some chopped spring onions on top and serve the claypot hot.

Pasta

Serves 3-4 persons Ingredients:

-- 250g pasta (penne or macaroni) -- 500ml pasta sauce

-- 700ml water

1Put the pasta and pasta sauce in the inner pot and add water up to the water level for pasta. Press the Pasta button and set the cooking time to 20 minutes for macaroni or 30 minutes for penne.Then press the Cook/OK button to cook.

2When the pasta cooking process is finished,sprinkle some pepper or cheese on top and serve the pasta hot.

TomYum soup

Ingredients:

-- 16 large shrimps

-- 1200ml chicken stock -- 1 tomato, quartered

-- 400g sliced oyster mushrooms -- 6 kaffir lime leaves

-- 2 tbsp coarsely chopped galangal

-- 4 sprigs of lemongrass crushed and cut into smaller sections -- thai chilli paste (optional)

-- 8 fresh bird’s eye chillies -- 4 tbsps fresh lime juice -- fish sauce (to taste)

-- coriander leaves (optional) -- water

1 Shell and de-vein the shrimps,leaving the tail intact.

2Put the stock,tomato,mushroom,kaffir lime leaves,galangal and lemongrass in the inner pot. Add water up to the level forTomYum soup.Press the Soup button to select theTomYum soup menu and press the Cook/OK button to cook.