Use and Care Manual
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Settings
Setting Description
Set a Delay Start timer.
Delay Start can be set from between
10 minutes (00:10) and 24 hours (24:00).
01 Select a Smart Program and tweak it as
needed, then press Delay Start.
Once pressed, there is no way to go back
to the Smart Program settings. You’ll have
to press Cancel and start again.
02 When the hours eld ashes, use the
− / + buttons to adjust the hours.
03 Press Delay Start again to toggle to the
minutes eld and use the − / + buttons
to adjust the minutes.
04 The Delay Start timer starts automatically
after 10 seconds.
When Delay Start ends, the Smart Program
begins and the display shows On.
Delay Start is not available with the Sauté,
Sous Vide or Yogurt Smart Programs.
Reset an individual smart program.
When in standby, press and hold one Smart
Program button until the multicooker returns
to Standby and displays OFF.
The Smart Program’s pressure level, cooking
time and temperature are restored to the
factory default setting.
Reset all smart programs.
When in standby, press and hold Cancel until
the multicooker beeps.
All Smart Program pressure levels, cooking
times and temperatures are restored to the
factory default setting.
Status messages
The Instant Pot is in standby mode, ready for action!
May indicate that the lid is missing or is not properly secured.
The multicooker is pre-heating.
The Rice Smart Program is running.
The Yogurt Smart Program is in the process of pasteurizing milk
(i.e., the Yogurt Smart Program is set to More).
The Sauté or Sous Vide Smart Program has reached the ideal
cooking temperature and food may be added to the inner pot.
Display shows one of the following:
• When Delay Start is running, the timer counts down until the
Smart Program begins;
• When a Smart Program is running, the timer counts down
the remaining cooking time;
• When Keep Warm is running, the timer counts the length
of time that food has been warming.
The Smart Program has nished and Keep Warm is off.
The multicooker is overheating due to insufcient liquid.
See Troubleshooting for more information.
Do you see something else? See Troubleshooting for more information.