6slamming or knocking the lid. Do not pour cold liquidonto the glass while the appliance is hot.WARNING: The accessories for cooking of this applianceare not suitable for food preservation. Avoid leaving forprolonged time acid substances as lemon/orange juice,tomato or vinegar on accessories surface. If left on surfac-es for prolonged time these substances may damage anddeteriorate the non-stick coating.TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONVoltage: 120 V ~ 60HzAbsorbed power: 1350 WOverall dimensions: LxPxH 17.7x12.5x11 in (45x32x28 cm)Weight ( including accessories): 13 lb (6kg)DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLIANCEA FUNCTION SELECTOR DIALB KEEP WARM BUTTONC TIME/TEMPERATURE DIALD START/STOP BUTTONE RED LIGHTF KEEP WARM RED LIGHTG SET TIME/TEMPERATURE BUTTONH DISPLAYI POTL LIDM STEAM RACKASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONSTo use your Multi Cooker:1. Carefully unpack the Multi Cooker.2. Rinse the pot (I), glass lid (L) and steam rack (M) in warm,soapy water. Rinse well and dry thoroughly.3. Wipe all interior and exterior surfaces of the Multi Cookerbase with a soft, damp cloth.4. Place pot in the base of the unit.5. Place the lid on top of the pot.6. Plug in power cord. Your Multi Cooker is now ready for use.OPERATIONYour De’Longhi Multi Cooker cooks food automatically once youset the time and the desired cooking mode. When time expires,the unit automatically switches to the Keep Warm setting (somefunctions only , check Cooking Guidelines), and the Keep Warmindicator light illuminates.When cooking time and mode are set, the unit will performthose functions until the cooking time expires or the unit ismanually turned off.NOTE• The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recommendsthat when cooking anything containing meat in a slowcooker mode, the meat should reach 140°F within 2 hours.This ensures that the meat will reach food-safe tempera-tures in the proper amount of time.• This is a large-capacity Multi Cooker and it is recommend-ed that you cook with at least 1 qt (1 L) of food in the pot.• Avoid cooking frozen food. Use fresh room temperatureingredients only.POTYour De’Longhi Multi Cooker is provided with removable 6-qt.(5.7 L) aluminum pot with non-stick coating (I).Dishwasher-safe pot can also be used as a serving dish at thedinner table.Pouring may be difficult if pot is full or nearly full, so it is rec-ommended that you use a ladle to remove the contents fromthe pot.WARNING : The pot provided with your multi cooker is not suit-able for stovetop or microwave oven.Use the pot to cook in the multi cooker only.STAND-BY MODE/ACTIVE MODE OF YOUR MULTICOOKEROnce appliance is connected to the power supply, the display isilluminated as h00:00m / 000 for 20 seconds. After this time thedisplay backlight is reduced. This is defined as Stand-by mode.Turning Function Selector Dial (A), or press any push buttons, orturning Time/Temperature dial, the display will default to set-ting of selected function. This is defined as Active mode.If no operation is taken within 20 seconds, the display backlightis reduced , turning to Stand-by mode.This condition is valid anytime if no operation is taken within 20seconds from active mode.From stand-by mode, if Start/Stop button (D) is pressed onetime the control turns into Active mode.If Start/Stop button is pressed again, the currently selectedfunction is started.