Sencor SRM 3151BK Repair manual

EN FULLY AUTOMATIC RICE COOKER
Translation of the original manual
SRM 3151BK

SRM 3151BK

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EN Fully Automatic Rice Cooker
Important safety instructions
READ CAREFULLYAND STORE FOR FUTURE USE.
• This appliance may be used by children 8 years of
age and older and by persons with physical or mental
impairments or by inexperienced persons, if they are
properly supervised or have been informed about how
to use the product in asafe manner and understand the
potential dangers.
• Children must not play with the appliance.
• Cleaning and maintenance performed by the user must
not be performed by children unless they are older than
8years of age and under supervision.
• In the event that the power cord is damaged, have it
repaired at aprofessional service centre to prevent causing
adangerous situation. It is forbidden to use the appliance if
it has adamaged power cord.
• Keep the appliance and its power cord out of the reach of
children younger than 8 years.
• This rice cooker is designed for domestic use and similar
locations such as:
–kitchens in stores; offices and other workplaces;
–in agriculture;
–for guests of hotels, motels and other similar locations;
–in bed and breakfast establishments.

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• The surface of the heating element retains residual heat
after use.
• The surfaces of the appliance that come into contact with
food must always be cleaned according to the instructions
in this user’smanual.
• Make sure that no water or any other liquid splashes
on the power plug or the power socket, and that the hot
steam emitted from the appliance is also kept away. If this,
nevertheless, occurs, disengage the circuit breaker of the
power socket and then carefully dry the power socket and
the power plug before further use.
Warning:
Incorrect use may lead to injuries.
Warning:
Using non-original accessories may result in
adangerous situation arising.
• This appliance is designed for use in indoor areas only. Never use it in an outdoor or industrial environment.
• This appliance is designed for cooking rice and steam cooking food. Do not use it for purposes other than those for which it was designed.
• This appliance must be used only in accordance with the instructions contained in this user’smanual.
• Before connecting the appliance to apower socket, check that the nominal voltage on its rating label matches the voltage in the power socket to
which you wish to connect it. Connect the power plug only to aproperly grounded power socket. Do not use an extension cord.
• Fully unwind the power cord before using it.
• Only use the appliance with the original accessories that came with it.
• Only use the appliance on an even, dry, clean, stable surface and heat resistant surface.
• Do not use the appliance on the drip area of the kitchen sink.
• Do not place the appliance on the edge of atable, on unstable, inclining or uneven surfaces, on an electric or gas stove and other sources of heat,
or in their vicinity.
• Do not use the appliance on heat sensitive surfaces as such surfaces could be damaged.
• Only use the removable inner bowl supplied with this appliance. Never use adifferent bowl.
• Do not use acracked, dented or otherwise damaged inner bowl. Adamaged removable inner bowl must be replaced with anew bowl of the original
type.
• Before inserting the removable inner bowl into the rice cooker unit, check that the outer surface of the removable bowl and the inner area of the rice
cooker are completely clean and dry. To prevent damaging the appliance, there must be no dried on food remains, etc. on the outer surface of the
inner bowl and the surface of the heating element.
• Before connecting the appliance to apower socket, make sure that the removable inner bowl is properly seated in the rice cooker unit, that the
removable inner bowl is filled with water and foodstuffs and that the lid is correctly positioned on the removable inner bowl. Do not overfill the
removable inner bowl.
• Do not connect the appliance to apower socket or turn it on without the removable inner bowl being located in the rice cooker unit.
• Do not use the appliance with an empty removable inner bowl.
Warning:
Do not pour water into the rice cooker unit, do not pour rice into it or place any other foodstuffs into it.
Foodstuffs and water are put only into the removable inner bowl.

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• While operating the appliance, the lid must be tilted down and secured in place.
• Do not place any items on to the lid.
• During operation there needs to be sufficient area for air circulation above the appliance and around it.
• Do not use the appliance in the vicinity of heat sensitive materials. Do not cover the appliance or block its vents.
• Make sure that the steam exhaust valve does not point towards heat sensitive materials or you or other people. Hot steam may cause serious
scalding.
• Do not leave the rice stirring and serving spoon or any other kitchen utensils inside the removable inner bowl when using the “KEEP WARM”
function.
• The temperature of accessible surfaces on the appliance is high when the appliance is in operation and for acertain time afterwards.
• When handling the appliance after finishing cooking, it is necessary to be very careful not to touch the rice cooker unit or any other parts of the
appliance because they may still be hot as aresult of residual heat.
• Do not touch the hot surface. After turning off and disconnecting the appliance from the power socket, use the carry handle to lift and carry the
appliance. For reasons of increased safety, we recommend using kitchen gloves.
• Use the handle for lifting and carrying the lid. When tilting open the lid, to prevent scalding, it is necessary to take care that the steam escaping
from the inner bowl is not directed at you. For reasons of increased safety, we recommend using kitchen gloves.
• The water from the lid may only drip into the removable inner bowl; it must not drip into the rice cooker unit.
• When the lid is hot, do not place it on heat sensitive surfaces.
• The appliance must not be left without supervision when it is in operation.
• Always turn off and disconnect the appliance from the mains power socket when not using it, when leaving it without supervision, before removing
the inner bowl or steamer insert, before cleaning, maintenance or moving it. Never move the appliance during operation.
• It is necessary to pay exceptional care when moving the appliance when it is filled with hot food or liquids.
• Always allow the appliance to fully cool down before removing the inner bowl or the steamer insert and before cleaning.
• Regularly clean the appliance after each use according to the instructions in chapter Cleaning and maintenance.
• Do not perform any maintenance on the appliance apart from the cleaning procedure described in chapter Cleaning and maintenance.
• No part of this appliance is intended for washing in adishwasher.
• To prevent the risk of injury by electrical shock, never submerge the rice cooker, the power cord or the power plug into water or any other liquid.
• Do not place any items on the power cord. Make sure the power cord does not hang over the edge of atable, that it is not touching ahot surface or
sharp objects.
• Disconnect the appliance from the power socket by pulling the power plug out of the power socket. Do not disconnect the appliance from the
power socket by pulling on the power cord. Otherwise, this could damage the power cord or the power socket.
• Do not use the appliance when it is not functioning correctly or after it has fallen on the floor, been submerged in water or is damaged in any other
way. Hand it over to an authorised service centre for inspection or repair.
• In order to prevent ahazardous situation arising, do not repair the appliance yourself or modify it in any way. For all repairs, contact an authorised
service centre. By tampering with the appliance, you risk voiding your legal rights arising from unsatisfactory performance or quality warranty.

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• Prior to using this appliance, please read the user’smanual thoroughly,
even in cases, when one has already familiarised themselves with
previous use of similar types of appliances. Only use the appliance in
the manner described in this user’smanual. Keep this user’smanual in
asafe place where it can be easily retrieved for future use.
• We recommend saving the original cardboard box, packaging material,
purchase receipt and responsibility statement of the vendor or warranty
card for at least the duration of the legal liability for unsatisfactory
performance or quality. In the event of transportation, we recommend
that you pack the appliance in the original box from the manufacturer.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLIANCE
A1 Steam exhaust valve
A2 Carry handle
A3 Unlock lid button
A4 Tilt-open lid
A5 Rice cooker unit
A6 Control panel
A7 Rice and water measuring cup
A8 Ladle
A9 Stirring spoon
A10 Steamer insert
A11 Removable inner bowl with
anon-stick surface
A12 Power cord (not shown)
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DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTROLPANEL
B1 Buttons (+/–)
Serve to set the cooking
time and delayed start time
(DELAY TIMER).
B7 START button
Serves to start the preset
cooking process or to stop it
prematurely.
B8 DELAYTIMER button
(delayed start timer)
B14 KEEP WARM button
(maintain temperature)
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Cooking function buttons:
B2 WHITE RICE
B3 SAUTÉ
B4 STEAM
B5 SLOW COOK HIGH
B6 SOUP
B9 BROWN RICE
B10 SIMMER
B11 QUICK RICE
B12 SLOW COOK LOW
B13 OAT MEAL
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Before first use of the rice cooker
• First wash all the parts that come into contact with food (removable
inner bowl A11, measuring cup A7, ladle A8, stirring spoon A9
and steamer insert A10) in warm water with an addition of kitchen
detergent, then rinse them under running water and dry thoroughly.
• Before using the rice cooker, always check that nothing has adhered
to the heating element or on the underside of the inner bowl. If you
find any material on the contact surfaces, it is necessary to remove it.
After inserting the inner bowl into the rice cooker unit, turn the inner
bowl to check that it is tightly seated on the heating element.
Standard use of the rice cooker
1. Place the removable bowl A11 on the kitchen countertop or
another even, stable surface. With the supplied measuring cup A7
measure out the required amount of rice. The measuring cup holds
approximately 150 g of uncooked rice. Rice must not be rinsed
directly inside the inner bowl, so pour it into astrainer and rinse it out
with clean running water. Transfer the rinsed rice into the removable
bowl A11 and evenly spread it out from the centre towards the sides
of the bowl. Add the appropriate amount of cold water.
The maximum number of measuring cups per batch is 10. Based
on the amount of rice that needs to be cooked, the recommended
rice to water ratio is 1 : 1.2. Water may be added to rice according
to the marks on the inner wall of the bowl. For example, when two
measuring cups of rice are rinsed and transferred into the inner bowl,
pour in water up to the “2” mark. The rice to water ratio may be
adjusted based on the personal preferences of the customer.
Do not exceed the highest water level mark inside the inner bowl.
2. Place the bowl A11 into the rice cooker unit A5 and tilt down the lid
A4. Make sure that the bowl is properly seated, that the lid is fully
closed and locked in position (button A3 is used to release it). Also
check that the steam exhaust valve A2 is properly seated in the lid
A4. If you start cooking without it, the cooked food may boil over.
3. Connect the power cord to the rear of the appliance and insert its
plug into apower socket.
4. Select the desired cooking function by pressing the appropriate
cooking function button, the indicator light above the button will be
lit. When not using the delayed start function (see below), then after
pressing button B7 – START, the cooking process will start.
5. When the cooking process is complete, the user is informed of this
by five beeps and the rice cooker automatically switches to the
“Keep Warm” mode (maintains temperature for up to 6 hours), the
indicator light is lit above the B14 – KEEPWARM button and the
display counts up the duration of this mode.
–If you press the B7 – START button during the cooking process,
the selected cooking function will be cancelled and the rice
cooker will switch to stand-by mode.
6. When you wish to serve the rice, unlock the lid by pressing button
A3 and carefully tilt open the lid. Gently stir the rice using the spoon
A9 and serve.
Attention:
To avoid damaging the non-stick surface of the
removable bowl A11, do not use metal kitchen utensils
to stir the rice.
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Other cooking options
Buttons B1 (+/–): Serve to set the cooking time and delayed start time.
Cooking time can be set in 5-minute intervals and the delayed start in
10-minute intervals.
Note:
It is not possible to set an unreal cooking time.
Button B8 – DELAY TIMER: Select the desired function from the
following cooking functions: B2 – WHITE RICE, B4 – STEAM, B6
– SOUP, B9 – BROWN RICE, B13 – OAT MEAL, B10 – SIMMER, B5 –
SLOW COOK HIGH / B12 – SLOW COOK LOW, press button B8 – DELAY
TIMER, set the desired delayed start time and then press the B7 – START
button. The rice cooker will start counting down the delayed start time.
Notes:
- Certain cooking functions (B3 – SAUTÉ aB11 – QUICK
RICE) do not enable the delayed start function.
- The longest possible delayed start time is 24 hours.
- To prevent problems with soaking food in water, which
may result in unpleasant odours, do not set the delayed
start time to periods lasting longer than 12 hours.
- If the delayed start time is shorter than the cooking time,
the rice cooker will disregard it and will immediately start
the cooking function as if the delayed start function was
not set.
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After setting the delayed start function, activate it by
pressing the B7 – START button.
EN Fully Automatic Rice Cooker
User'smanual

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Overview of cooking functions and recommended cooking times
Cooking
function
Adjustable
time range Note
WHITE RICE
– B2 -- The maximum cooking time is
55minutes.
STEAM
– B4 00:05-1:30 --
SOUP
– B6 1:00-4:00 --
BROWN RICE
– B9 -- The maximum cooking time is
65minutes.
QUICK RICE
– B11
-- The maximum cooking time is
50minutes.
OAT MEAL
– B13
1:00-3:00 --
SAUTÉ
– B3
1:00-2:00 --
SIMMER
– B10
02:00-6:00 --
SLOW COOK
HIGH/LOW
– B5/B12
02:00-6:00 SLOW COOK LOW (slow cooking
at alow temperature) gently heats
food for an extended time without
overcooking or baking it on, unlike
SLOW COOK HIGH (slow cooking at
ahigher temperature).
Steam cooking
• The rice cooker also has asteam cooking function. Pour asufficient
amount of water (0.5 l or more) into the bowl A11. Place vegetables or
other foods into the steamer insert A10. Use the B4 – STEAM button
to select the steam cooking function and press the B7 – START button
to start the cooking process.
• After evaporating all the water, the rice cooker will switch to the “Keep
Warm” mode. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor the status of the
food and water.
Cooking function tips
• The cooking times shown in the above table may differ slightly
depending on the supply voltage, type and quality of rice and the
water temperature. To prevent rice from sticking together, stir the rice
within 30 minutes of the start of the “Keep Warm” function.
• The rice will taste better when you allow it to finish cooking in the
Keep Warm mode for approximately 15 minutes.
• The maximum level of soup or stewed meals should not go over 70%
of the capacity of the inner bowl.
“Keep Warm” function
When the cooking process is complete, the rice cooker will
automatically switch to the "Keep Warm" mode and the indicator light
above the B14 – KEEPWARM button will be lit.
The maximum "Keep Warm" time is 24 hours.
When the rice cooker is in stand-by mode, switch it to "Keep Warm"
mode by pressing the B14 – KEEPWARM button.
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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
• To clean the inner bowl and lid with steam exhaust valve, use hot
water, detergent and asponge. Do not use abrasive cleaning products
or steel wool.
• In the event that food sticks to the inner bowl, then the bowl can be
soaked for awhile before cleaning.
• Do not rinse rice directly in the inner bowl before cooking it, use
different cookware for this purpose in order not to scratch the inner
bowl.
• For cleaning and drying the outer surface, the inner side of the lid and
the control panel, use adamp cloth, do not use abrasive cleaning
products.
• When water appears on the surface of the heating element, wipe it off
using adry cloth. To remove any rice remains, use steel wool.
• Clean the lid gasket and steam exhaust valve regularly to prevent dirty
materials causing unpleasant rice odour.
• When not using the rice cooker for an extended period of time,
disconnect the power cord from the power socket and store the
appliance in adry well-ventilated place.
• You may clean the rice cooker only after disconnecting the power cord
and only after the rice cooker cools down completely.
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FAULTS AND TROUBLESHOOTING
• Before sending the appliance to an authorised service centre, first
check the following points in the table.
• Disassembly and repair of the appliance by the user is strictly
forbidden.
Problem Cause Solution
Indicator light is
not lit
Power supply
missing
Check whether the rice
cooker is disconnected
Faulty control panel Send it to an authorised
service centre
Heating element is
not heating
Faulty control panel Send it to an authorised
service centre
Faulty heating
element
Broken fuse
Indicator light is lit,
the heating element
is not heating
Faulty heating
element
Send it to an authorised
service centre
Faulty control panel
Rice is undercooked Not enough or too
much rice
Adjust the rice to water ratio,
adhere to the range between
the maximum and minimum
marks.
The rice to water
ratio is incorrect
Adjust the rice to water ratio
Inner container is
inclined
The contents of the inner
bowl is in order, gently push
the bowl downwards and
level it
There is aforeign
object between the
inner bowl and the
heating element
Remove the foreign object
Inner container is
damaged
Contact an authorised
service centre and buy
anew inner bowl
Faulty control panel Send it to an authorised
service centre
Faulty sensor Send it to an authorised
service centre
Rice is overcooked Inner container is
damaged
Contact an authorised
service centre and buy
anew inner bowl
Inner container is
inclined
The contents of the inner
bowl is in order, gently push
the bowl downwards and
level it
Faulty control panel Send it to an authorised
service centre
Faulty sensor Send it to an authorised
service centre
Overflowing Too much rice Adjust the rice to water ratio
The rice to water
ratio is incorrect
Reduce the amount of water
An inappropriate
cooking function is
selected
Select an inappropriate
cooking function
Plastic odour Normal conditions The odour will disappear
after several uses of the rice
cooker

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Shown on the
display
E1, E2, E3, E4
Faulty control panel
or sensor
Disconnect the power cord, if
even after cooling down the
fault persists, please contact
an authorised service centre
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Model..........................................................................................................SRM 3151BK
Voltage..............................................................................................230 V, 50/60 Hz
Power input.......................................................................................................... 700 W
Volume .........................................................................................................................1.8 l
Amount of rice.........................................................................2–10 measuring cups
Number of portions..................................................................................2–10 people
We reserve the right to change text and technical specifications.
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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE DISPOSAL OF
USED PACKAGING MATERIALS
Dispose of used packaging material at asite designated for waste in your
municipality.
DISPOSAL OF USED ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
This symbol on products or original documents means that
used electric or electronic products must not be added to
ordinary municipal waste. For proper disposal, renewal and
recycling hand over these appliances to determined
collection points. Alternatively, in some European Union
states or other European countries you may return your
appliances to the local retailer when buying an equivalent
new appliance.
Correct disposal of this product helps save valuable natural resources
and prevents potential negative effects on the environment and human
health, which could result from improper waste disposal. Ask your local
authorities or collection facility for more details.
In accordance with national regulations penalties may be imposed for the
incorrect disposal of this type of waste.
For business entities in European Union states
If you want to dispose of electric or electronic appliances, ask your retailer
or supplier for the necessary information.
Disposal in other countries outside the European Union.
This symbol is valid in the European Union. If you wish to dispose of this
product, request the necessary information about the correct disposal
method from the local council or from your retailer.
This product meets all the basic requirements of EU
directives related to it.