PHILIPS HD4711/61
Owner's Manual

ENGLISH
Before first use Remove the sheet between the inner pot and the heating element. 1 Clean the parts of the rice cooker thoroughly before using the appliance for the first time (see chapter 'Cleaning'). Make sure all parts are completely dry before you start using the appliance. Using the appliance Cooking rice 1 Measure the rice using the measuring cup provided. 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.
Menu HD4711 HD4715 HD4718 Volume/L 1.0 1.8 2.8 Quantity of rice (cups) 1-5 2-10 5-15

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2 Wash the rice thoroughly. Use a separate container to wash the rice to avoid damaging the surface of the inner pot. 3 Put the pre-washed rice in the inner pot. 4 Add water to the level indicated on the scale inside the inner pot that corresponds to the number of cups of rice used.Then smooth the rice surface. For instance, if you cook 4 cups of rice, add water up to the 4-cup level indicated on the scale. � � �
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HD4711 (fig. 2). HD4715 (fig. 3). HD4718 (fig. 4). 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.

5 Put the inner pot in the rice cooker. Check if the inner pot is in proper contact with the heating element (fig. 5). Make sure that the outside of the inner pot is dry and clean and that there is no foreign residue on the heating element or the magnetic switch. 6 Put the lid on the rice cooker, put the plug in the wall socket and switch on the mains. � � The keep warm light goes on to indicate that the appliance is on (fig. 6). The cook light goes on (fig. 8). 7 Press the control lever down to start the cooking process (fig. 7). If you fail to press down the control lever the keep-warm light stays on. 8 When the cooking process is finished, the cook light goes out and the keep-warm light goes on to indicate that the rice cooker has automatically switched to the keep-warm mode (fig. 6). 9 Open the lid and stir the rice to loosen it (fig. 9). For the best results, do this just after the rice cooker has switched to keep-warm mode.Then close the lid firmly. Stirring the rice allows excess steam to escape.This will give fluffier rice. 10 To end the cooking process or the keep-warm mode, pull up the control lever, switch off the mains and remove the mains plug from the wall socket.