USP-1030D - Steamer Unit - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Electric Steamer
Brand	Unit
Model	USP-1030D
Power Consumption	1000 W
Water Tank Capacity	2.0 L
Material	Stainless Steel and BPA-Free Plastic
Number of Tiers	3
Timer Range	Up to 60 minutes
Auto Shut-off	Yes, when water runs out
Boil-Dry Protection	Yes
Dimensions (L x W x H)	30 x 25 x 35 cm
Weight	2.5 kg
Cord Length	1.0 m
Functions	Steaming, Reheating, Defrosting
Cleaning	Removable tiers and water tank, dishwasher safe parts
Safety Features	Cool-touch handles, locking lid, non-slip feet
Spare Parts Availability	Replacement tiers and water tank available
Warranty	1 year

Frequently Asked Questions - USP-1030D Unit

How do I assemble the steamer?

Place the base on a flat, dry surface. Fill the water tank with fresh water, then stack the tiered baskets on top. Ensure the lid is securely locked before operating.

Can I use the steamer without water?

No, never operate the steamer without water. It has boil-dry protection that will automatically shut it off, but always fill the tank to the minimum level.

How much water should I add?

Fill the water tank to the maximum level (2.0 L) for long steaming sessions. For shorter cooking, use less water but always above the minimum mark.

What foods can I steam?

You can steam vegetables, fish, poultry, dumplings, rice, eggs, and reheat leftovers. The steamer is versatile for a variety of dishes.

How do I clean the steamer?

Unplug and let the steamer cool. Wash the tiered baskets and lid in warm soapy water or in the dishwasher. Wipe the base with a damp cloth; do not immerse it.

Why is the steamer not turning on?

Check that the power cord is plugged in, the water tank is properly seated, and the timer is set. If it still doesn’t turn on, ensure the boil-dry protection hasn’t been triggered.

Can I use tap water?

Yes, tap water is fine. However, distilled or filtered water may reduce mineral buildup and extend the lifespan of the steamer.

How long does it take to steam vegetables?

Most vegetables take 5-15 minutes depending on the type and size. Broccoli takes about 8-10 minutes, carrots 12-15 minutes. Check for tenderness.

Are the steamer parts dishwasher safe?

Yes, the tiered baskets, lid, and rice bowl (if included) are dishwasher safe. The base and water tank should be hand washed.

What should I do if the steamer starts making unusual noises?

Unplug the steamer and let it cool. Check for mineral deposits in the heating element; descale using a mixture of vinegar and water. If noise persists, contact customer support.

USER MANUAL USP-1030D Unit

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

ELECTRIC PRESSURE COOKER

USP-1030D

Thank You for buying this UNIT product!

READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING!

CONTENTS OF THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL

SAFETY NOTICES....3

FEATURES....

APPLIANCE DESCRIPTION....4

BEFORE USE....5

APPLIANCE USE....5

STEAMER FUNCTION....7

CLEANING....7

TROUBLESHOOTING....8

SPECIFICATIONS....8

SAFETYNOTICES

When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and/or injury to persons, including the following:

• Never use the utensils along with inflammable products or in a humid location.
• The amount of water and food added to the Inner Pot (6) should be determined in line with step 2 of Appliance Use.
  • Never damage the Sealing Gasket (16) or replace it with other rubber gaskets or tension gasket.
• Never twist the Inner Steel Ring (17) with hand or other tools by force. If the Steel Ring (17) slips off the place, stop using it and replace the Lid (2).
• Never put any weight on the Relief Valve (3) or replace it with other substitutes.
• The bottom of Inner Pot (6) and Heating Plate (14) surface should be kept clean. Never heat the Inner Pot (6) on other thermal sources or have it replaced with others pots.
• The Inner Pot (6) is covered with anti-sticking coating. To avoid scratch, wooden or plastic ladles are recommended.
• The maximum period for heat preservation is 24 hours. However, the duration less than 6 hours is recommended to ensure delicious taste.
• If there is large amount of steam escaping form the edge of the Lid (2) during cooking, remove the plug immediately and send the utensil to authorized service station for maintenance.
• During moving the appliance it is recommended to hold the Ears (8) instead of the Handle (1) for safety.
• Never disassemble the utensil by yourself or replace with accessories other than in a set or assembled.
• During cooking, in case of alarm sound is heard and one of the following malfunction codes is displayed, stop using the appliance immediately and send it to an authorized service station for maintenance.

Display code	E1	E2	E3	E4
The problem	Open circuit of the sensor	Short circuit of the sensor	Over-temperature	Disable signal switch

WARNING!

1. In the condition of steam release, keep your face away from the Relief Valve (3) to avoid an accident.
2. Do not touch the hot Lid (2) immediately after cooking to avoid scald.
3. For safety never cover the Lid (2) edge with towel.
4. Never attempt to open the Lid (2) by force if there is pressure inside. It is dangerous.
5. After cooking before opening the Lid (2) first cut the power,

KEEP THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL!

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FEATURES

Electric pressure cooker is a new-generation cooker developed with the latest technology. It combines advantages of conventional pressure cooker, electric cooker and braising cooker and steamer. Featured by programmable temperature and pressure control, this appliance is proud of a new and distinctive structure and appearance.

It is an ideal choice for preparing fast, healthy, delicious meal every day and a perfect basis for ordinary cooking methods.

It has the following features:

Multifunction and easy operation

- This model of pressure cooker combines functions of a rice cooker, a steamer and a pressure cooking pan. With the help of this appliance you can cook rice, porridge, soup, you can stew, steam, braise. You don't have to adjust time or pressure rate just touch the button of a certain product. And the appliance will work automatically. After cooking finishes you'll hear a sound and the cooker will start keeping warm automatically.

- 24-hours postponed start: in case you don't want to start cooking at once but after some time, you can use the function of postponed start, when the setting time is up, it will start cooking automatically.

Fast Cooking: time and energy saving

- Fast cooking with high pressure (high temperature) that is determined by different types of food, an optimal way of cooking is chosen for every food type, it saves more time and energy, reduces cooking time by 15% and energy by 20% compared with conventional cooking.

- It reduces cooking time by as much as 40% and energy as much 45% compared with conventional electric when braising.

Preserves nutrition, makes food more delicious and healthy

- When oxygen is mixed with food during heating it destroys vitamins. Airproof cooking with this pressure cooker conserves nutrition and ensures more delicious food as no oxygen is let in during cooking.

• Cooking at high temperatures (110-115°C) is more healthy.

• No escaping steam and overflowed food, keeps your kitchen clean.

Optimized structure: safe operation

- Safety set for opening or closing the Lid (2). When the Lid (2) falls to fit the Inner Pot (6) well, the Inner Pot (6) can not get to high pressure. If there is pressure inside, the Lid (2) can not be opened.

- Safety pressure regulator, if pressure (temperature) control is out of work and the pressure inside is over the maximum working pressure, the Relief Valve (4) will exhaust automatically for safety.

- Safety pressure release set. If pressure regulator is out of work and the pressure inside is over the maximum working pressure the pressure release set will release pressure from the edge of the Lid (2) to avoid burst.

- Safety temperature-limiting set. In case the Inner Pot (6) is empty the power will be cut automatically.

- Safety over-temperature set. In case of over-temperature, the power will be automatically cut.

APPLIANCE DESCRIPTION

1. Lid Handle

2. Lid

3. Relief Valve

4. Floating Valve

5. Sealing Gasket for Floating Valve

6. Inner Pot with non stick coating

7. Inner Coating

8. Ears

9. Outer Casing

10. Control Panel

11. Power Cord

12. Ladle Holder

13. Water Collector

14. Heating Plate

15. Filter-Disk

16. Sealing Elastic Gasket

17. Inner SteelRing

18. Relief Valve Pipe
19. Water Drain Hole
20. Measuring Cup
21. Ladle
22. Steamer

Control Panel (10) objects

1. Time Indication
2. Heating Indication
3. Time preset Button
4. Time reducing Button (-)
5. Soup cooking Button (with Indicator)
6. Chicken cooking Button (with Indicator)
7. Beans cooking Button (with Indicator)
8. Tendon cooking Button (with Indicator)
9. Keep warm/Cancel Button (with Indicator)
10. Time increasing Button (+)
11. Rice cooking Button (with Indicator)
12. Porridge cooking Button (with Indicator)
13. Meat cooking Button (with Indicator)
14. Fish cooking Button (with Indicator)

BEFOREUSE

• Remove the packing materials from the inside and outside of the appliance and from the accessories.
• Place the cooker on a flat dry surface.
• Wash all the parts, which may contact with the food including the Inner pot (6), the Measuring Cup (20), the Ladle (21) and the Steamer (22) in warm soap water, rinse and dry.
• Wipe inside and outside of the appliance, and the Lid (2) with the wet sponge and than with a clean dry cloth.
• Before connecting the cooker to the supply, check the applicable voltage indicated on the appliance to see whether it corresponds to that of the main supply (220-240 V, 50-60 Hz).
• Don't dip the appliance into water or other liquid!

APPLIANCEUSE

1. Open the Lid (2) turning it counter-clockwise and then lifting it.
2. Take out the Inner Pot (6) and fill in with the kitchen-stuff and water. Make sure the cooker must never be filled more than 4/5 full or less than 1/5 full.

When cooking the kitchen-stuff that enlarge, do not fill in the pot (2) more than 3/5 full.

Note: to cook the stuff evenly it's necessary to dip it into the water.

1. Clean the Inner Coating (7) and the Heating Plate (14) with a slightly wet cloth before cooking; be

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sure there are no foreign particles left in the Inner Coating (7) or on the surface of the Heating Plate (14).

1. Take the Pot (6) with kitchen-stuff and water inside carefully and put it into the appliance. Then turn the Inner Pot (6) slightly to fit it well with the Heating Plate (14).

1. Close the Lid: for this put the Sealing Gasket (16) on the Filter-disk (15) and then clip the Filter-Disk (15) to the Inner Steel Ring (17). Make sure that the Sealing Gasket is inside the Inner steel Ring (17).

Then close the Lid (2) turning it clockwise.

1. Fix the pressure Relief Valve (3) in the middle position ("Airproof") as the picture shows.

Note: the Valve has two positions - Airproof (middle) and Exhaust (left or right).

1. Switch the power on - the display shows "00:00". Now you should preset cooking parameters on the sensor panel (10).

Timer setting (skip this step if you don't need to postpone the time of starting cooking).

In case you want to postpone the time of cooking Press the Time Button (25) once and you'll see the figures showing the time of the delay, for example, if you see "0:30" - it means that cooking will start in 30 minutes, with "time setting" button (25) you can change the time. After you chose the time of delaying the timing indicator lights up. The maximum time setting is 24 hours.

Choose the menu according to different recipes

Press one of the Menu Buttons (27-30, 33-36) in relation to the kitchen-stuff you're cooking (press Rice Cooking Button (33) for rice cooking, for example) and the indicator of this button lights up. If necessary you can change the time of cooking with "4/-" buttons.

Note: you should remember that the programmed time is approximate and you can specify it according to your preferences.

After time setting wait for some seconds and the process will start, the time indicator and the food button will flash.

Note: in case the kitchen-stuff don't belong to any group in the menu you should choose a similar group.

The time of cooking (programmed)

Menu buttons	Soup	Chicken (parts)	Beans	Tendon	Rice	Porridge	Meat	Fish
The cooking time, mins	15	7	20	40	8	5	18	3

This time is indicated after you chose the exact type of food button (PX:XX) and means the time of cooking after the pressure inside achieves working state. It doesn't include the time until achieving working pressure.

If necessary you can change the time of cooking with "+/-" buttons.

After time setting wait for some seconds and the process will start, the time indicator and the food button will flash.

• Pressure holding process begins when pressure inside is high enough.
- When pressurizing is over, you'll hear 3 sound signals, they indicate the end of cooking and the start of keeping warm process - the Keep warm/Cancel Indicator (31) blinks.
- Press Keep warm/Cancel Button (31) to cancel parameter setting or current working status.
- Keep warm/Cancel Indicator (31) blinks to indicate the food is ready. Take out the food in the following steps:
• Turn the Relief Valve (3) to "exhaust" position to release steam.

Note: When cooking fluid food, such as porridge, to avoid squirting up remember not to release the steam immediately after 3 sound signals. Let the pressure cooker cool down naturally. Otherwise the fluid food may squirt and result in damage.

• Remove the plug form the socket.
• Turn the Handle (1) counter clockwise; open it and take the food out.

STEAMER FUNCTION

The appliance can be used as a Steamer. For this purpose use a special accessory that you have bought with the appliance - the Steamer (22).

• Add some water (1/5 scale) into the Inner Pot (6). Put the Steamer (22) with kitchen-stuff into the Inner Pot (6) and close the Lid (2).
  • Turn the Relief Valve (3) to Airproof position (left or right position).
  • Power on the appliance with the Power Cord (11).
• Choose one of the menu buttons (appropriate for the kind of food you're cooking) (27-30, 33-36).
• Cooking time is up to your preferences - control the cooking time according to your food or menu. For this use the "+/-" buttons.
• Press the "Keep Warm/Cancel" button if you would like to stop the cooking process.

CLEANING

• Remove the plug from the socket before cleaning wait until the appliance has normal temperature.
  Take out the Inner Pot (6) and clean it with a sponge or nonmetal soft brush, and then dry it with towel.
  • Rub the Inner Surface (7) of the appliance with a soft cloth.
• Clean the outer coating of the appliance with a soft slightly wet towel. Never dip it in water for cleaning or run water over it.
  • Take off the Water Collector (13) and clean it with a wet towel. Put it back as shown in the picture:

- Clean the Filter-disk (15), Sealing Gasket (16), Relief Valve (3), Relief Valve Pipe (18), and Floating Valve (4) with soap water then dry them with a towel. For this put the Lid up side down and dismantle the Filter-disk by pulling it up. Then put off the sealing Gasket. After cleaning put the parts together again.

Attention! For your safety remember that when the appliance is on it must not contact with water or other liquids especially the cord and the base of the appliance.

You must not dip the appliance into the water to avoid electric shock, fire or injuring.

Never wash the appliance in a dishwasher!

TROUBLESHOOTING

No	A Problem	The Cause	The Solution
1	Difficult to close the Lid	The sealing gasket is not fixed well	Fix the sealing gasket well
2	Difficult to open the Lid	The pressure inside is too high	Let the steam out turning the relief valve left or right
3	Steam leaks off the Lid	There isn't a sealing gasket in the Lid	Put the sealing gasket into the Lid (see "Appliance use" paragraph)
		The sealing gasket isn't clean	Clean the Sealing Gasket
		The sealing gasket is damaged or deformed	Change a broken or deformed Sealing Gasket to a new one in a UNIT service center
		The Lid isn't fixed properly	Fix the Lid properly
4	Indicating lights are not on	The appliance isn't powered on	Check the power cord and the plug
		Some other problems	Send the appliance to a UNIT service center
5	E1	Open circuit of the sensor	Send the appliance to a UNIT service center
	E2	Short circuit of the sensor
	E3	Over-temperature
	E4	Disable signal switch

SPECIFICATIONS

Rated Voltage: 220-240V

Power: 1000W

Capacity: 6L

Diameter: 22 cm

Working Pressure: 40-70 kPa

Max Pressure: 80 kPa

Keeping warm Temperature: 70-80°C

Pre-set Time: 0-24 hours

Pressure-keeping Time: 1-60 min

Max keep warm Time: 0-24 hours

Lifetime: 20000 cycles but not more than 5 years from the date of the purchase

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The head office of the manufacturer:

«UNIT Handelsgesellschaft G.m.b.H.»

131, Gersthofer Str., A-1180, Vienna, Austria

Exported by:

«UNIT Electronics (H. K.) Limited»

3905 Two Exchange Square,

8 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong

Made in People's Republic of China (P.R.C.)

This appliance is to be stored and used under the following conditions: temperature - not less than +5°C; relative humidity - not higher than 80%; aggressive impurities in the air: not allowable.

As the Manufacturer is constantly working on the improvement of its products, the design and technical specifications are subject to change without prior notice.