Panasonic SR-CX108 Rice Cooker Instruction Manual

: June 13, 2024
: Panasonic

Table of Contents

Panasonic SR-CX108 Rice Cooker
Product Information
Product Usage Instructions
Safety Precautions
Part Names/Accessories
Accessories
Cooking Rice
Using the Settings Correctly
Timer
Cleaning
Steam Cap
Troubleshooting
Specifications
Documents / Resources

Panasonic SR-CX108 Rice Cooker

Product Information

Brand	Panasonic Corporation
Model	1.0 L model: SR-CX108, SR-CN108

1.8 L model: SR-CX188, SR-CP188, SR-CN188
Country of Manufacture| China

Product Usage Instructions

Safety Precautions

WARNING: Failure to follow these instructions may cause death or serious injury.

CAUTION: Failure to follow these instructions may cause injury or property damage.

Notes on Use

Make sure to remove the paper located between the Inner Pan and the Heating Plate before use.

Part Names/Accessories

The product includes the following parts and accessories:

Inner Lid
Outer Lid
Menu Select button
Start indicator
Start button
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*
Rice Scoop (1)
Ladle (1)
Rice Scoop Measuring Holder (1)
Cup (1)
Steaming Basket (1)

The shape of the Power Plug may be different from the illustration.

Using the Settings Correctly

The product has the following buttons for setting and controlling:

Button	Description
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 the 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 operations. 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 the 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. For example, 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.

Illustrations of the SR-CX108 are used throughout this Operating Instructions.
Thank you for purchasing this Panasonic product.
This product is intended for household use only.
Please read the operating
Before use, be sure to read Safety Precautions”
Keep the operating instructions and the warranty for future use. Warranty appended

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.
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 the Intake Vent, Exhaust Vent, or gaps on the bottom of the appliance to avoid electric shock.
Discontinue using the appliance immediately and unplug when an 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 odor 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.

CAUTION

Failure to follow these instructions may cause injury or property damage.
The appliance must match the supplied Inner Pan to avoid overheating or normal circumstances.
During use or immediately after use, do not touch the Inner Pan with your hands to avoid burning 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 a 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 a short circuit due to the insulation deterioration.
Unplug and allow the appliance to cool down fully before cleaning and storing it to avoid burning.
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.

Part Names/Accessories

The paper located between the Inner Pan and the Heating Plate should be removed before use.

Accessories

This button is used to select the desired menu.
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 the timer status.
button
These buttons are used to set the time.
Decreasing: Increasing
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 operations.
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 (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.
- Never exceed the highest Water Level.
Wipe up the external surface of Inner Pan with a dry cloth, and put it into the Rice Cooker. Then press down the Outer Lid until a sound of “click” is heard.
- Never 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.
Connect the Instrument Plug to the body first and then connect the Power Plug.
- Make sure that both plugs are firmly connected.
Press the “Start” button to enter the working process of a corresponding menu. The “Start” indicator lights up.
- By default, “White Regular” is selected.
- When changing it, see page 11.
- When using the timer, see page 11.
- Entering a state of stewing rice. The display shows the remaining stewing time in the countdown.
- According 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.
After cooking, automatically switches to the keep warm function.
- To prevent the rice from sticking together and reducing its taste, it is best to loosen the rice immediately.
- Please use the attached Rice Scoop to fill the rice instead of a metal spoon which may cause a scratch to the Inner Pan.
After the use, press the “Off” button to enter a state of standby, and then unplug the Rice Cooker.

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

Function	“Soft” cooking	“Quick” cooking
Time (min)	Approx. 50	Approx. 30

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

Using the Settings Correctly

Cook white rice in different textures

Quick cooking or cooking 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| Water Level of Inner Pan| Keep Warm Function1| Timer Setting Restriction2
---|---|---|---
White| Regular| White Rice| ○| From 60 min before done
Soft| White Rice| ○| From 60 min before done
Hard| White Rice| ○| From 60 min before done
Quick/| White Rice| ○| ―
Quinoa| —*3| ×| ―
Brown| Brown Rice| ×| From 180 min before done
Multi Grain| Multi Grain| ×| From 60 min before done
Jasmine| Jasmine Rice| ○| From 60 min before done
Sticky| Sticky Rice| ×| From 60 min before done

Porridge

|

Porridge

| ×| Cooking time + 10 min or more before done
Clay Pot| White Rice| ×| —
Soup/Slow Cook| —4| ×| —
Cake/Bread| —5| ×| —
Steam| —*6| ×| —

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.
Timer Setting is not available for menus marked with “—”.
One cup of quinoa requires two cups of water. Quinoa can only be cooked one cup at a time. Use the supplied Measuring Cup.
The total amount of ingredients and water shall not exceed the maximum water level for “White Rice”.
The maximum allowable weight (total weight of the ingredients) is 500 g.
Use the supplied Measuring Cup and fill it with 3 cups of water for the 1.0 L model, and 4 cups of water for the 1.8 L model.

Using Different Settings

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

Menu	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

The countdown of the steam setting time begins when the Rice Cooker starts releasing steam.
Press the “Start” button.
Once the rice is cooked, the program switches to the keep warm function automatically.
Using 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

Press the “Menu Select” button to select a menu.
- When “Porridge” is selected, set the cooking time.
- Press the “Timer” button to set the preset mode.
Press the button to adjust the desired time.
- The timer can be set in 10-minute units between the start of the timer setting to 24 h 00 min.
- Preset time is the working completion time.
- The “Timer” button also works the same as the button in preset mode.
Press the “Start” button to start presetting mode.
- When the preset mode is started, the indicator of a menu and the “Timer” indicator turn on.
- When the Rice Cooker starts cooking, the “Timer” indicator turns off and the “Start” indicator turns on.

Cleaning

Unplug before cleaning and ensure that the body has cooled down.

Steam Cap

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

Remove and rinse.

Please wash it after every use.

Notes

Do not remove the Packing.
If the Packing came off, please reattach it.

Removing

Pull up to remove
Open it.
Attaching (In the reverse order to removing.)
Close it.
Attach on the Outer Lid.

Accessories

Wash with a mild washing-up liquid.

Troubleshooting

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

Rice Cooking

Symptom

Probable cause

| Cooking rice problem| Keep warm problem
---|---|---
Too Hard| Too soft| Not cooked rice| No smell| Rice stuck in Inner Pan| Rice crust, Rice burnt| Overflow| Too thick| Lack of boiling| Don’t keep warm| Smell of| Color| Rice too dry| Water drips
Rice and water volume is not correct.| O| O| O| | O| O| O| O| O| | | | |
Exceeds the maximum amount.| O| O| O| | O| O| O| | O| | | | |
Whether the function was chosen correctly.| O| O| O| | O| O| O| O| O| | | | |
Whether any distortion on the Inner Pan and uneven on the bottom.|

O

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O

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O

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O

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O

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O

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Cooking with hot water or cooking continuously without cooling down.|

O

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O

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O

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O

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O

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

O

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O

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O

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O

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O

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O

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O

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O

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O

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O

|

O

Whether power cut off.| O| O| O| O| O| O| | O| O| O| O| | | O
The rice was not loosened after cooking was completed.|

O

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O

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O

|

O

|

O

Whether the Steam Cap has been fixed properly.| O| | | | | | O| O| | | | | |
Excessive long hours on preset timer.| O| | O| O| | | | O| | | | | |
Whether the Outer Lid has been closed properly.| | |

O

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O

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O

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O

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O

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O

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Did not wash the rice fully.| O| | O| O| | O| O| | | | O| O| |
Grain of rice or foreign objects stayed at the Packing & Inner Pan border areas.| | | | | | | | | | |

O

|

O

|

O

|
Excessive long hours on keep warm function.| O| | | | | | | | | | O| O| O| O

Symptom

Probable cause

| Cooking rice problem| Keep warm problem
---|---|---
Too Hard| Too soft| Not cooked rice| No smell| Rice sticked in Inner Pan| Rice crust, Rice burnt| Overflow| Too thick| Lack of boiling| Don’t keep warm| Smell of| Colour| Rice too dry| Water drips
Did not set keep warm but rice kept in the Inner Pan for long hours.| | | | | | | | | | ****

O

| ****

O

| ****

O

| ****

O

| ****

O

Did not clean the Inner Pan.| | | | O| | | | | | | O| | |
Placing the Rice Scoop in the Inner Pan.| | | | | | | | | | | O| O| O| O
Mixture of water and rice are uneven.| | | O| | | | | | | | | | |

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.

Cake / Bread Baking

Symptom

Probable cause

| Baking cake / bread problem
---|---
Undone cake / bread| Undercooked cake / bread| Wet cake / bread| The cake /

bread sticks to the base of the Inner Pan

| Bottom of the cake / bread burnt| Not fluffed| Crumbly
Too much dough.| O| O| | | | |
Not enough mixing before baking.| | | | O| O| | O
Used with incompatible cake mix.| O| O| O| | | O|
Used with cake mix that contains too much chocolate, sugar or fruit ingredients.| ****

O

| ****

O

| | ****

O

| ****

O

| |
Outer Lid not close while cooking.| O| O| | | | O|
Foreign matters between the Inner Pan and Heating Plate.| O| O| O| | O| O|
Not enough butter or cooking oil applied to the bottom of the Inner Pan.| | | | O| | |
Cake / bread left in the Inner Pan too long.| | | O| | O| |
Inadequate mixing or mixed too long.| | | | | | O| O
Wrong ingredient quantity.| | O| | | O| O| O