Keep Warm button: After cooking, the Keep Warm indicator
automatically turns on. This button is used to start the keep warm
function.
Timer button: This button is used to set the timer.
Cooking Timer button: When selecting Porridge, this button is
used after pressing the Timer button to go back to set the cooking
time. This button is used to confirm the cooking time in timer
status.
, button: These buttons are used to set the time. Press and
hold this button to quickly add or subtract time.
Start button: This button is used to start cooking. This button
is used to end the setting of the timer.
Off button: This button is used to cancel incorrect operation.
This button is used to turn off the keep warm function.

Cooking Rice

Weigh out the required rice (A measuring cup of rice is about
150 g). Wash rice in another container and make sure to wash it
clean. It is better not to wash rice directly inside the Inner Pan
in order to avoid scuffing the Inner Pan.
Put the cleaned rice into the Inner Pan and fill it with water
to a corresponding water level. The water quantity can be increased
or decreased reasonably according to personal preference.

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RZ19MK83 F1018T0

MAL/SIN (DBD)/SIN (RBD)/AST/NZ
Operating Instructions
Electronic Rice Cooker / Warmer Household Use
1.0 L model
Model No. SR-CX108 SR-CN108
1.8 L model
Model No. SR-CX188 SR-CP188 SR-CN188

Illustrations of the SR-CX108 are used throughout this Operating Instructions.
Thank you for purchasing this Panasonic product. OOThis product is intended for
household use only. OOPlease read the operating
instructions carefully to ensure safe and correct operation before use. OOBefore use, be sure to read “Safety Precautions” (Pages 24). OOKeep the operating instructions and the warranty for future use. Warranty appended

Contents
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Notes on Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Part Names/Accessories . . . . . . .6
Cooking Rice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Using the Settings Correctly . . .10 Using Different Settings. . . . . . .11 OOTimer
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 OOError Indications Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Melayu

English

Safety Precautions
WARNING
Failure to follow these instructions may cause death or serious injury.
· 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.
· This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as: -staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments; -farm houses; -by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments; -bed and breakfast type environments.
· If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by a special cord or assembly available from the manufacture or its service agent.
· Do not spill water or other liquid on the connector such as the instrument plug to avoid electric shock, or fire caused by short circuit.
· Never use this appliance to cook any food that may jam the Steam Vent: Foliaceous food (e.g. laver, Chinese cabbage) or strip food (e.g. kelp) and fragmentary foods (e.g. corn grit), as this may cause accidents or damage to the appliance.
· During operation, never have your face or hands close to the Steam Vent in order to avoid burn.
· Please use an individual earthed power outlet of 10 A rated current, and joint use of the same power outlet with other appliance may cause fire.
· No reconstruction Any person other than a repair technician is not allowed to dismantle or repair the appliance to avoid fire, electric shock or injury.
· Make sure the voltage indicated on the label of the appliance is the same as your local supply. Never use a damaged power cord.
· Do not do any of the following to avoid fire and electric shock due to damaged power cords. Modifying, forcefully bending, placing near heating elements, bundling, putting heavy objects on top, etc.
· Any dust in the power plug must be cleaned in a timely manner to avoid fire.
· The instrument plug and power plug must be inserted into the socket and power outlet thoroughly to avoid fire, electric shock or short circuit.
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· When the power cord or power plug is damaged or the power plug is loosely connected to the power outlet, never use the appliance to avoid fire, electric shock or short circuit.
· Never pull off the power plug with a wet hand to avoid electric shock and injury.
· During operation, do not move or shake the appliance.
· Do not let a child operate the appliance unattended. Put it out of the reach of babies to avoid electric shock, burn and other dangerous accidents.
· Do not place the appliance on a location which is unstable or wet or approaches to fire or heat source, otherwise this may cause damage or accident.
· Never soak or dip the appliance in water.
· Never insert a pin, wire or other object into Intake Vent, Exhaust Vent or gaps on the bottom of the appliance to avoid electric shock.
· Discontinue using the appliance immediately and unplug when abnormality or breaking down occurs to avoid smoking, fire or electric shock. e.g. for abnormality or breaking down: The power plug and the power cord become abnormally hot; The power cord is damaged or power failure happens when the power cord is touched; The main body is deformed or is abnormally hot; Smoke emanates from the main body or a burning odour is detected; The main body is cracked, is loose or rattles.
· Close the Outer Lid slowly and firmly until it clicks to prevent burn or injury by steam leaking or the opening of the Outer Lid.
· Keep the power cord out of the reach of children. Do not let the power cord hang over the edge of the table or countertop. Pulling on the power cord may result in the appliance falling from the table or countertop, causing injury.
· Be careful not to trip over or become entangled with the power cord while in use to avoid injury, or the damaged power cord causing fire or electric shock.
· Do not use the appliance for any purpose other than those described in these instructions to avoid fire, burn, injury or electric shock. Panasonic will not accept any liability if the appliance is subject to improper use, or failure to comply with these instructions.
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Safety Precautions
CAU T I ON
Failure to follow these instructions may cause injury or property damage.
· The appliance must match the supplied Inner Pan to avoid overheat or abnormal circumstance.
· During use or immediately after use, do not touch the Inner Pan with hands to avoid burn due to high-temperature.
· Do not use the cord set (for an instrument plug and power plug) that is not specified for use with this appliance also do not transfer it to avoid electric shock, electrical leakage or fire.
· Be sure to hold the power plug or the instrument plug when unplugging the power plug or the instrument plug to avoid electric shock, or fire caused by short circuit.
· Always switch off and unplug the appliance from the power outlet when it is not in use or before removing the Inner Pan to avoid burn, injury, or electric shock or fire caused by short circuit due to the insulation deterioration.
· Unplug and allow the appliance to cool down fully before cleaning and storing it to avoid burn. Do not move the appliance while it is hot.

Notes on Use
· Before the Rice Cooker works, check the Inner Pan and Steam Cap for in place to avoid any malfunction.
· During use, the Rice Cooker may generate tiny sound of “click” or “sizz”, which is a normal sound of operation, and do not panic.
· Never have the Rice Cooker to operate again immediately after cooking. Wait at least for 15 minutes so as to have the heating plate cool down.
· Never cook rice with hot water as this may affect the temperature judgment by the thermostat thus degrade cooking effect.
· In operation, never cover the top of the Rice Cooker with a cloth, as this may cause accidents or damage to the Rice Cooker.
· Do not have the Inner Pan to fall off, which may cause deformation.
· Do not hit the Inner Pan with a hard object to avoid deformation.
· Before the Rice Cooker works, be sure to wipe away the water outside the Inner Pan to avoid any fault.
· Before the Rice Cooker works, please remove water drops and rice grains between the Inner Pan and heating plate to avoid any malfunction.
· The coating on the bottom of the Inner Pan may wear off depending on usage frequency, but this does not affect performance.
· Hold the Handle when moving the Rice Cooker.
· Do not use the Rice Cooker outdoors.

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Pa r t N a m e s/Ac c e ssorie s
Q Paper located between the Inner Pan and the Heating Plate should be removed before use. Inner Lid
Outer Lid

“Menu Select” button

“Start” indicator “Start” button

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Hook Button Control Panel
Body
Steam Vent Steam Cap

Inner Pan Handle
Position for installing the Rice Scoop Holder
Socket Cord Set
Power Cord

Instrument Plug Power Plug*
*The shape of Power Plug may be different from illustration.

Rice Scoop (1)

Ladle (1)

Accessories
Rice Scoop Measuring Holder (1) Cup (1)

Steaming Basket (1)

(Approx. For SR-CX108 For SR-CN108

180 mL)

SR-CX188 SR-CN188

SR-CP188

“Keep Warm” button

” “, ” ” button

“Off” button

“Keep Warm” indicator

“Timer” button

“Timer” indicator

“Cooking Timer” button

“Menu Select” button OOThis button is used to select the desired menu.

“Keep Warm” button OOAfter cooking, the “Keep Warm” indicator automatically turns on. OOThis button is used to start the keep warm function. “Timer” button OOThis button is used to set the timer.

“Cooking Timer” button OOWhen selecting “Porridge”, this button is used after pressing the “Timer”
button to go back to set the cooking time. OOThis button is used to confirm the cooking time in timer status.

” “, ” ” button OOThese buttons are used to set the time.

: Decreasing

: Increasing

OOPress and hold this button to quickly add or subtract time.

“Start” button OOThis button is used to start cooking. OOThis button is used to end the setting of the timer.

“Off” button OOThis button is used to cancel incorrect operation. OOThis button is used to turn off the keep warm function.

Cooking Rice
1 Weigh out required rice (A measuring cup of rice is about 150 g); OOWash rice in another container and make sure to wash it clean. OOIt is better not to wash rice directly inside the Inner Pan in order to avoid scuffing the Inner Pan.

2 Put the cleaned rice into the Inner Pan and fill it with water to a corresponding water level (e.g. if cooking 3 cups of white rice, water should be added to Mark 3 of the Water Level (White Rice)). The water quantity can be increased or decreased reasonably according to personal preference.
OONever exceed the highest Water Level.

The Inner Pan in the illustration is the 1.0 L model.

3 Wipe up the external surface of Inner Pan with dry cloth, putting it into the Rice Cooker. Then press down the Outer Lid until a sound of “click” is heard.
OONever heat the Inner Pan on other stoves to avoid deformation caused by high temperatures; it is not allowed to use any other container, instead of the Inner Pan, on the Heating Plate.

4 Connect the Instrument Plug to the body first and then connect the Power Plug. OOMake sure that both plugs are firmly connected.

5 Press the “Start” button to enter the working process of a corresponding menu. The “Start” indicator lights up.
OOBy default, “White Regular” is selected. When changing it, see page 11.
OOWhen using the timer, see page 11. OOEntering state of stewing rice. The display
shows remaining stewing time in countdown. OOAccording to the judgment of rice and water quantity by the computer program
during cooking rice, the stewing time is automatically set to 5 min or 10 min.

6 After cooking, automatically switches to the keep warm function.
OOTo prevent the rice from sticking together and reducing its taste, it is best to loosen the rice immediately.
OOPlease use the attached Rice Scoop to fill rice instead of metal spoon which may cause scratch to the Inner Pan.

7 After the use, press the “Off” button to enter state of standby, and then unplug the Rice Cooker.

Periods of cooking rice for various functions (only for reference):

Function Time (min)

“Soft” cooking Approx. 50

“Quick” cooking Approx. 30

The cooking time in the above table may vary with different voltage, water quantity, rice quantity, water temperature and rice quality.

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Using the Settings Correctly

Cook white rice in different textures
Quick cooking or cook quinoa Cook brown rice Cook rice of various grains Cook jasmine rice
Cook sticky rice
Cook porridge
Cook clay pot rice Cook soup or slow cooking Bake a cake or bread Steam

Menu Regular
White Soft Hard
Quick/ Quinoa Brown Multi Grain Jasmine Sticky
Porridge

Water Level of Inner Pan White Rice
White Rice
White Rice White Rice
–*3 Brown Rice
Multi Grain Jasmine Rice
Sticky Rice
Porridge

Keep Warm Function*1

× ×
×

×
×

Timer Setting Restriction*2
From 60 min before done
From 60 min before done
From 60 min before done

From 180 min before done
From 60 min before done
From 60 min before done
From 60 min before done
Cooking time + 10 min or more before done

Clay Pot

White Rice

—

Soup/Slow Cook

–*4

—

Cake/Bread

–*5

—

Steam

–*6

—

*1 With “×”, the Rice Cooker will switch automatically to the keep warm function, but we do not recommend this.
Do not use the keep warm function for more than 12 hours. A keep warm time of up to 23 hours is displayed in 1 hour units (“0” is displayed for
times of less than 1 hour). The keep warm function will continue for more than 24 hours. *2 Timer Setting is not available for menus marked with “–“. *3 One cup of quinoa requires two cups of water. Quinoa can only be cooked one cup at a time. Use the supplied Measuring Cup. *4 The total amount of ingredients and water shall not exceed the maximum water level for “White Rice”. *5 The maximum allowable weight (total weight of the ingredients) is 500 g. *6 Use the supplied Measuring Cup and fill with 3 cups of water for 1.0 L model, 4 cups of water for 1.8 L model.

Using Different Settings

1 Select a menu. Press the “Menu Select” button to select a menu. The menu with the indicator on is selected. OOWhen selecting “Porridge”, “Soup/Slow Cook”, “Cake/Bread” or “Steam”, set the cooking timer. Press the ” ” or ” ” button to set the desired cooking time.

Default setting Allowable timer setting

Unit

Porridge

1 h 00 min

1 h 00 min 4 h 00 min

30 min

Soup/Slow Cook

1 h 00 min

1 h 00 min 12 h 00 min

30 min

Cake/Bread

40 min

20 min 65 min

5 min

Steam*

10 min

1 min 60 min

1 min

*Countdown of the steam setting time begins when the Rice Cooker starts releasing steam.

2 Press the “Start” button. OOOnce the rice is cooked, the program switches to the keep warm function automatically. OOUsing the keep warm function is not recommended for “Quinoa”, “Brown”, “Multi Grain”, “Sticky”, “Porridge”, “Clay Pot”, “Soup/Slow Cook”, “Cake/Bread” or “Steam”. Please press the “Off” button to turn off the keep warm function.

Timer
1 Press the “Menu Select” button to select a menu. OOWhen “Porridge” is selected, set the cooking time.
2 Press the “Timer” button to set preset mode. 3 Press the ” ” or ” ” button to adjust the desired time.
OOTimer can be set in 10 minute units between the start of timer setting to 24 h 00 min.
OOPreset time is the working completing time. OOThe “Timer” button also works the same as the ” ” button in preset mode.
4 Press the “Start” button to start presetting mode. OOWhen the preset mode is started, the indicator of a menu and the “Timer” indicator turn on. OOWhen the Rice Cooker starts cooking, the “Timer” indicator turns off and the “Start” indicator turns on.
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Cleaning
Q Unplug before cleaning and ensure that body has cooled down.

Inner Lid
Inner Pan Wash with a mild washing-up liquid.
Pan Sensor/Heating Plate Wipe with a well-wrung cloth.
OOIf an object has become stuck to the Pan Sensor/ Heating Plate, slightly polish it off using fine sandpaper (of about #600) or steel wool.

Outer Lid/Body Wipe with a well-wrung cloth.
Upper Frame Wipe with a well-wrung cloth.
OODo not pour water directly on the Upper Frame.
OORice grains can be removed with a toothpick.

Inner Lid

Remove and wash with a mild washing-up liquid.

QORemoving

Protruding part

Hold the two tabs, then pull them towards you.

QOAttaching

Insert the protruding part into the latch on the Outer Lid in a tilted way.

Press the tabs (both sides) inwards the Outer Lid side until the click sound is heard.

Tabs

Notes OODo not remove the Packing. OOIf the Packing came off, please reattach it.

Push this groove into the Inner Lid.

Packing
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Steam Cap*

*Steam Cap is different according to the model of Rice Cooker.

Remove and rinse.
OOPlease wash it after every use.
Notes OODo not remove the Packing. OOIf the Packing came off, please reattach it.
QORemoving
Pull up to remove.

Packing

Open it.

Open while pressing the button.
Button
QOAttaching (In the reverse order to removing.)
Close it.
Insert the shaft and close firmly until it clicks. Shaft Attach on the Outer Lid.

CLOSE OPEN

Turn it in the

direction of the arrow

and pull it.

Fold and press it

CLOSE OPEN

firmly. When a clear

sound is heard, it

indicates completion

of assembly.

Accessories

Wash with a mild washing-up liquid.

Rice Scoop

Ladle

Rice Scoop Measuring

Holder

Cup

Steaming Basket*

*Steaming Basket is different according to the model of Rice Cooker.
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Water drips Rice too dry Colour Smell of Don’t keep warm Lack of boiling Too thick Overflow Rice crust, Rice burnt Rice sticked in Inner Pan No smell Not cooked rice Too soft Too Hard
Water drips Rice too dry Colour Smell of Don’t keep warm Lack of boiling Too thick Overflow Rice crust, Rice burnt Rice sticked in Inner Pan No smell Not cooked rice Too soft Too Hard

Troubleshooting

When you found the cooking is in any abnormal conditions, please check the root cause of the failure.

Rice Cooking

Cooking rice problem

Keep warm problem

Symptom

Probable cause

Rice and water volume is not correct.

Exceeds the maximum amount.

Whether the function was chosen correctly.

OOO

Whether any distortion

on the Inner Pan and O O O

uneven on the bottom.

Cooking with hot water

or cooking continuously O O O

without cooling down.

Whether grains of rice or foreign objects are on the Inner Pan base, O O O O O heating plate and Control Panel.

Whether power cut off. O O O O O

The rice was not loosened after cooking O
was completed.

Whether the Steam Cap has been fixed properly.

Excessive long hours on preset timer.

Whether the Outer Lid

has been closed

properly.

Did not wash the rice fully.

Grain of rice or foreign objects stayed at the Packing & Inner Pan border areas.

Excessive long hours on keep warm function.

O OOO

OOOO

OOO

OO O

OOO

OOOO

Symptom

Cooking rice problem

Keep warm problem

Probable cause

Did not set keep warm but rice kept in the Inner Pan for long hours.
Did not clean the Inner Pan.
Placing the Rice Scoop in the Inner Pan.
Mixture of water and rice are uneven.

O O

OOOOO O OOOO

Please send to an authorised service centre for repair if the unit is found to be defective after the inspection carried out on the table above.

English

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Crumbly Not fluffed Bottom of the cake / bread burnt The cake / bread sticks to the base of the Inner Pan Wet cake / bread Undercooked cake / bread Undone cake / bread

Troubleshooting

Cake / Bread Baking Symptom

Baking cake / bread problem

Probable cause

Too much dough.

Not enough mixing before baking.

Used with incompatible cake mix.

OOO

Used with cake mix that contains too much chocolate, sugar or fruit ingredients.

Outer Lid not close while cooking.

Foreign matters between the Inner Pan and Heating Plate.

OOO

Not enough butter or cooking oil applied to the bottom of the Inner Pan.

Cake / bread left in the Inner Pan too long.

Inadequate mixing or mixed too long.

Wrong ingredient quantity.

OOO

Please send to an authorised service centre for repair if the unit is found to be defective after the inspection carried out on the table above.

Others

Symptom

Probable cause

Strange sound occurs

Sound occurs because of water that has stuck to the Inner Pan.

No power

Pull out the Power Plug and check the power outlet.

Please send to an authorised service centre for repair if the unit is found to be defective after the inspection carried out on the table above.

Error Indications Indication
U14
H01 H02 H31

Probable cause Has the keep warm function been in use for more than 96 hours? Press the “Off” button.
Please consult an authorised service centre and inform the error code (the two-digit number after the “H”).

Specifications

Model

Rated Voltage

Rated Power
(W)

Cooking Capacity
(L)

Rice Quantity
(Cup)

Heating Model

L × W × H (mm)

Weight (kg)

Malaysia

SR-CX108

765