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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Control panel elements
Start/Stop button
• You will hear a beep after connecting to power supply and LCD
display will light up. Select required function and press Start/
Stop to start the appliance. Press the button again to turn off the
appliance into standby mode.
Time/Temperature button and Increase and Decrease
(+ a -) buttons
Press Time/Temperature once to set time: time on the display
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starts flashing, which you can adjust using +/- buttons. Each time
you press, the time will increase/decrease by one minute. When
you press and hold + or - the time changes by 10 minutes. You can
set maximum time 9h 59min.
Press Time/Temperature twice to set temperature: the
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temperature on the display starts flashing and you can adjust it
using +/- buttons. Each time you press + or -, the temperature
changes by 10 degrees. The highest temperature setting is 240 °C,
the lowest is 50 °C.
Keep warm button
When you press this button, the indicator Keep warm lights up, the display shows temperature of 80 °C and the
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time is set for 2 hours. When you press the button again, the indicator turns off and the appliance stops warming the
food and goes into standby mode. You can freely adjust the time during the warming process.
Function button
• Allows you to set one of the preset modes, see chapter "Food preparation".
Food preparation
Note: When cooking, maintain a minimum and maximum amount of food, oil or water as indicated by the MIN and
MAX lines inside the container.
Note: The set temperatures vary within a tolerance of +/- 5–10%.
Multifunction pot offers 8 preset modes that you can go through by repeatedly pressing the Menu button. Each time
you press the Menu button, you choose successively from the following modes: Slow Cook –> Hot Pot –> Stir Fry –> Boil
–> Deep Fry –> Fry –> Grill –> Steam. When you press Menu and select the required function, the relevant indicator
lights up and flashes. Press the Start/Stop button to start heating, the indicator of the selected function stops flashing
and stays lit. During the food preparation process, you can freely modify the time or temperature depending on the set
program, see below. You cannot change the selected mode after you start heating. If you want to change the mode,
first you have to press Start/Stop to switch the device into standby mode and then again select the required mode.
1. Slow Cook (slow cooking, default mode for preparing fondue)
• Put the ingredients for soup or other foods directly into the non-stick container and close the lid. Press the Menu
button once, the indicator Slow Cook starts flashing. Press Start/Stop to start heating (the default temperature
for this mode is 100 °C, the default time is 6 hours). You can adjust time and temperature as needed while cooking
by using the Time/temperature button. Once the process is finished the unit automatically switches to warming
mode (Keep Warm). Do not remove the lid while cooking to retain maximum temperature and moisture.
2. Hot Pot (stewing)
• First, put into the non-stick container the necessary ingredients. Then press the Menu button twice. The indicator
Hot Pot starts flashing. Press Start/Stop button to start heating. The default temperature for this function is 220 °C,
the default time is 1 hour. You can adjust time and temperature as needed while cooking by pressing the Time/
temperature button. Once the process is over, the device automatically enters the standby mode.
3. Stir-fry (frying)
Press the Menu button three times. The Stir-fry indicator starts flashing. Press Start/Stop button to start heating.
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The default temperature for this function is 240 °C, the default time is 15 minutes. Pour the required amount
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