Possible Reason: Temperature is too high because the inner pot is not in the cooker base Solution: Press Cancel and wait for heating element to cool; make sure there are no foreign objects in cooker base; insert or reposition inner pot in cooker base and re-enter commands

Possible Reason: Temperaute is too high Solution: Check for scorching on bottom of inner pot. Add thin, water based liquid to the inner pot according to its size.