SR-PE55LTQ - Panasonic Home Appliance Service Manual (repair manual). Page 5

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4. Operation Procedure

4.1  Attentions for Operation (adapted from the operation manual)

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 The page numbers marked in the drawings indicate corresponding pages of the 

operation manual. For relevant details, please refer to the operation manual.

Safety attentions 

Be sure to observe the attentions.

Explain the attentions required to be strictly observed to avoid 
personal injury and property loss.

■

Explain severity of the damage and loss caused by inappropriate use.

 

Warning   

[May cause serious injury or even death]

 

Attention   

[May cause injury or loss]

■

Examples of the symbols used in this manual are explained as below:

      

These symbols indicate forbidden behaviour.

  

This symbol indicates necessary behaviour.

Pressure relief valve

Pressure indicator rod

In heating, the temperature 
and pressure inside the 
pressure cooker will 
become extremely high.
 Please observe the 
following attentions strictly:

Nozzle

Safety closing-rod

Pressure-relief-valve 
lifting handle

Cooker gasket

Nozzle cap

Cooker handle

Wire 

Body plug

Body

 Warning

To avoid scalding and injury, etc., please pay attention to the following items:

■

  Before use

Do not use the cooker in the following situations.
(The outer cover may be burst away if the internal pressure cannot be relieved safely.)

 

●

The inner pot is not covered securely when pressure is added for cooking.

 

●

The pressure relief valve, the nozzle or the nozzle cap is clogged.

 

●

The nozzle cap is not put in position.

 

●

The pan packing is damaged.

 

●

The ingredients clog the gap (at the installation area of pan packing) or 
clog up on the pan packing.

 

●

The safety closing-rod cannot work due to blocking of foreign materials.

■

  Do no open it

Do not open the outer cover forcibly when use under pressure.
• Please wait until the safety pin of the pressure indicator rod drops down.
   When rising

When dropping down

Keep hands or face away from the pressure relief valve, nozzle or pan 
packing. (steam or food may be ejected abruptly.)
For thick dishes such as curry and stew, please take off the outer cover 
when cooking.

■

  In use 

● After use

Do not touch the high-temperature area.
• Please hold the handle when operating the pressure relief valve.

■

  When opening the outer cover

After use, please tilt the pressure relief valve to release the steam completely, 
then take away the valve. (If there is still pressure, no matter how little, in the 
inner pot, the outer cover may also be burst away or food ejected.)

In addition, the following behaviours should be avoided.

 

●

Do not allow an inexperienced person (e.g. a child) to operate the 
appliance independently. 

 

●

Do not use the appliance within easy reach of children.

 

●

Do not exceed the scale line as below when adding raw materials or fl avorings.

Up to the highest line for cooking
The maximum cooking capacity for some raw materials 

(these raw materials swell when being cooked, such as 

beans and noodles). 

 

●

Do not use too much oil or too many raw materials frothing rapidly when 
being heated in cooking, such as sodium bicarbonate.

 

●

Do not use the appliance for other purposes except cooking.

Stop using the appliance immediately in case of abnormality or fault.
(otherwise, it may cause smoking, burning, electric shock, scalding or injury)
Examples of abnormality and fault: 

 

●

The power line and the plug are abnormally heated.

 

●

The power line is damaged or the power supply is on or off intermittently.

 

●

The body deforms or is abnormally heated.

 

●

The safety pin of the pressure indicator rod does not rise.

Remove the power plug immediately and ask the dealer to conduct the 
inspection and maintenance.

 

 

To avoid electric shock and fi re, etc., please 
pay attention to the following items:

■

  Power line and plug

The following behaviours should be avoided.
(Otherwise, it may cause electric shock, short 
circuit or fire.)

 

●

Do not insert or remove the power plug with 
wet hands.

 

●

 Do not use plug or wiring device with the 
rating higher than the appliance’s rating 
or 220V AC. (If the rating is exceeded for 
use of multi-socket extended line, fi re may 
occur due to heating.)

 

●

Do not damage the power line and plug.

 

●

Damage, modify approach high-
temperature components, bend forcibly, 
twist, pull, press with great force or bind.

 

●

Dust settlement or pin attachment on the 
plug of the appliance should be avoided.

 

●

 Do not pat the plug of the appliance.
(otherwise, it may cause electric shock or 
injury.)

•  

Pay particular attention to infants.

Please pay attention to the following items:

 

●

Insert the power plug to the end correctly.   
(Improper insertion may cause electric 
shock or fi re.)

•  

Do not use a damaged plug or a loose 
socket.

 

●

Remove the dust on the power plug 
regularly. (fi re may occur due to insulation 
failure cuased by moisture if the plug is 
covered with dust.)

•  

Remove the plug and wipe it with dry 
cloth.

■

  Body

Do not immerge the body into water or 
pour water on it.
Without permission, do not modify, 
dismantle or repair the cooker.
(Otherwise, it may cause fi re, electric 
shock or injury.)

•  

For relevant maintenance matters, 
please consult your dealer.

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安全注意事项

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