Smeg AP91VJME manual

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    Contents 3 1 INSTRUCTIONS FOR SA F E AND PROPER US E _ _______________________________ 4 2 INSTALLATION OF THE APPLIANCE __________________________________________6 3 ADAPTATION TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF GAS _________________________________9 4 FINAL OPERATIONS ______________________________________________________15 5 DESCRIPTION OF FRONT PANEL CONTRO[...]

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    Introduction 4 1 INSTRUCTIONS FOR SAFE AND PROPER USE THIS MANUAL IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE APPLIANCE AND THER EFORE MUST BE KEPT IN ITS ENTIRETY AND IN AN ACCESSIBLE PL ACE FOR THE WHOLE WORKING LIFE OF THE COOKER. WE ADVISE READING THIS MANUA L AND ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS THEREIN BEFORE USING THE COOKER. ALSO KEEP THE S ERIES OF NOZZLES SUPPLIED. I[...]

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    Introduction 5 LOWER THE GLASS COVER SLOWL Y AND BY HAND. WARNING: THE GLASS COVER MAY SHATTER IF IT OVERHEATS. SWITCH OFF ALL RI NGS AND WAIT FOR THEM TO COOL DO WN BEFORE CLOSING THE COVE R. DURING USE THE APPLIANCE BE COMES VERY HOT. TAKE CARE NOT TO TOUCH THE HEATING ELEMENTS INSIDE THE OVEN. THE APPLIANCE IS DESIGN ED FOR USE BY ADULTS . DO NO[...]

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    Instruction for the installer 6 2 INSTALLATION OF THE APPLIANCE It is the law that all gas appliances are installe d by competent persons . Corgi gas installers are approved to work to safe and satisfa ctory standards . All gas installation, servicing and re pair work must be in accordance wit h the gas safety regulation s 1984 (installation and us[...]

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    Instruction for the installer 7 2.1 Electrical connection Make su re that the power line voltage matche s the specifications indicated on the rating plate located inside the storage compartment. This rating plate must never be remo ved. If the applia nce is hooked-up to the su pply by means of a fixe d connection, inst all a multipolar cut-out devi[...]

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    Instruction for the installer 8 2.3 Connecting to natural and LPG gas (Please see connection diagram) Make the connection to the appliance using fle xible bayonet style ho se in accordance to B.S. 669. The hose con necti on at the rear of the ap pliance has a ½” BSP internal thread. Please use seal C between th e flexible con nection L and the a[...]

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    Instruction for the installer 9 3 ADAPTATION TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF GAS Before performing any cleaning o r maintenance work, detach the appliance from the electri cal socket. The cooker hob is set for natur al gas G20 (2H) at a pressur e of 20 mbar for cookers with maxi oven, and for LPG G30/G31 (3+) at a pressure of 28/37 mbar for coo kers with gas[...]

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    Instruction for the installer 10 3.2 Burner and nozzle characteristics table (60 cm models) Burner Rated heating capacity (kW) LPG – G30/G31 28/37 mbar Nozzle diameter 1/100 mm By-pass mm 1/100 Reduced flowrate (W) Flowrate g/h G30 Flowrate g/h G31 Auxiliary 1.0 50 30 350 73 71 Semi-rapid 1.75 65 33 450 127 125 Rapid (3) 3.0 85 45 800 218 214 Rap[...]

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    Instruction for the installer 11 3.3 Burner and nozzle characteristics table (80 cm models) Burner Rated heating capacity (kW) LPG – G30/G31 28/37 mbar Nozzle diameter 1/100 mm By-pass mm 1/100 Reduced Flowrate (W) Flowrate g/h G30 Flowrate g/h G31 Auxiliary 1 50 30 350 73 71 Semi-rapid 1.75 65 33 450 127 125 Rapid 2.3 75 45 800 167 164 Triple cr[...]

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    Instruction for the installer 12 3.4 Burner and nozzle characteristics table (90 cm. models) Burner Rated heating capacity (kW) LPG – G30/G31 28/37 mbar Nozzle diameter 1/100 mm By-pass mm 1/100 Reduced flowrate (W) Flowrate g/h G30 Flowrate g/h G31 Auxiliary 1 50 30 350 73 71 Semi-rapid 1.75 65 33 450 127 125 Rapid 3 85 45 800 218 214 Triple cro[...]

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    Instruction for the installer 13 3.5 Arrangement of burners on cooking hob BURNERS 1. Auxiliary 2. Semi-rapid 3. Rapid (60 X 60) 4. Triple crown 5. Rapid (60 X 50) 3.6 Arrangement of burners on cooking hob BURNERS 1. Auxiliary 2. Semi-rapid 3. Rapid 4. Triple crown 5. Large electric hob (1500W) 6. Small electric hob (1000W) 7. Fish pan 8. Triple cr[...]

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    Instruction for the installer 14 3.7 Adjustment of the oven burne r (only for gas oven models) To adjust the oven burners follow the pro cedure described below from inside the oven: • Open the oven door; • Remove the oven dish and shelf. • Lift up the oven floor and remove. 3.7.1 Replacement of the oven and grill burner nozzles • Loosen the[...]

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    Instruction for the installer 15 4 FINAL OPERATIONS After replacing the nozzle s, reposition the flame- sprea der crowns, the burne r caps and the grids. Following adjustment to a gas other than the preset one, replace the gas adjustment lab el fixed to the appliance with the one corre sponding to the new ga s. Th is label is in the packet together[...]

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    Instruction for the installer 16 4.4 Mounting the rear top skirtboard (where applicable) • Loosen screws A located bene ath the skirt. • Loosen nuts B . • Position the skirt above the top, taking care to align pins C with holes D . • Secure the skirt to th e top by tightening screws E . 4.5 Positioning and levelling of the appliance (Depend[...]

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    Instruction for the user 17 5 DESCRIPTION OF FRONT PANEL CONTROLS All the oven controls are grouped together on th e front panel. Th e table below provides a descriptio n of the symbols used. FRONT RIGHT BURNER FRONT CENTRAL BURNER BACK RIGHT BURNER CENTRAL BURNER BACK LEFT BURNER GAS OVEN THERMOSTAT KNOB FRONT LEFT BURNER OVEN LIGHT / ROTISSERIE /[...]

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    Instruction for the user 18 GAS OVEN THERMOST AT KNOB (CERTAIN MODELS ONLY) This knob is use d to ignite the ga s burner inside th e oven. The cooking temperature is selected by tu rning the knob anticlockwise to the d esired setting, between Mi n. and 275°C. For information on how to ignite the gas oven, see point “ 7.3 Use of the gas oven ”.[...]

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    Instruction for the user 19 6 USE OF THE COOKING HOB 6.1 Lighting of the cooking hob burners Before lighting the hob burners che ck that the flame caps are in the co rrect position and that their burner caps are in place, making sure that the hol es A in the flame caps corresp ond to the spark plugs and thermocouple s. Before lighting the burners l[...]

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    Instruction for the user 20 6.3 Diameter of containers (60 cm. models) BURNERS (60 X 50) 1. Auxiliary 2. Semi-rapid 5. Rapid Ø min. and max. (in cm. ) 12 – 14 16 – 22 18 – 24 BURNERS (60 X 60) 1. Auxiliary 2. Semi-rapid 3. Rapi d 4. Triple crown Ø min. and max. (in cm.) 12 – 14 16 – 24 18 – 26 18 – 26 6.4 Diameter of containers (90 [...]

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    Instruction for the user 21 6.6 Switching on the electric hob 6.6.1 Switching on the electric hobs The cookers are equipped with hobs of different di ameters. The se are contro lled by a switch and are turned on by turning th e knob to the desi red position. On the front panel above ea ch knob a smal l drawing shows whi ch hob correspond s to each [...]

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    Instruction for the user 22 7 USE OF THE OVEN For those models with electronic pro g rammer, before using the oven make sure that the display shows the symbol . For those models with analogue clock and timer, place on the sym bol . 7.1 Warnings and general advice Using the oven and the grill for the first time , heat them to the maximu m temperatur[...]

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    Instruction for the user 23 7.3 Use of the gas grill 7.3.1 Manual lighting of the gas grill burner Having opened the oven door, press the knob and turn it clockwise to the grill position, pla cing a lit match to the burner on the roof of the oven. Once the burner is lit, hold the knob down for about 10 second s. If the burner does not stay lit afte[...]

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    Instruction for the user 24 How to use the grill Once the grill is lit, the red warn ing light will come on. Leave the oven to he at up for five minutes before placing the food inside. Food should be fla voured and ba sted with oil or melted butter before cooking. An o ven dish sho uld be used to contain the sauces. The food should be placed on the[...]

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    Instruction for the user 25 7.6 Upright (certain models only). Some models have an additional sto rage compartment be side the oven; this can be used to store the metal accessories supplied with the cooker when they are not in use. 7.7 Removable basket (certain models only). On som e models, the compartme nt beside the oven houses a removable baske[...]

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    Instruction for the user 26 8 ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMER (ONL Y ON EQUIPPED MODELS) LIST OF FUNCTIONS MINUTE-COUNTER KEY COOKING TIME KEY END-OF-COOKING KEY DECREASE TIME KEY INCREASE TIME KEY 8.1 Clock adjustment When using the oven for the first time, or after a powe r failure, the di splay flashes regularly and indicates . Press the keys and at the s[...]

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    Instruction for the user 27 8.4 End of cooking When cooking is over , the oven will automatically switch off and, at the same time, an intermittent alarm will sound. After swit ching off the alarm, the display will once again sho w the right time together with the symbol , indicating that the oven has returned to manual operation mode. 8.5 Adjustin[...]

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    Instruction for the user 28 9 DIGITAL TIMER (CERTAIN MODELS ONLY) This com ponent allows an on-off beeper to be se t to indicate the end of the cooking time. It is therefore just a timer, wi th no programming functions. LIST OF FUNCTIONS TIME-SETTING BUTTON VALUE DECREASE BUTTON VALUE INCREASE BUTTON 9.1.1 Setting the time When the oven is used for[...]

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    Instruction for the user 29 11 CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE 11.1 Cleaning stainless steel and enamelled versions To maintain stainless steel in good condition it must be cleaned regularly after each use, once it has cooled down. 11.1.1 Ordinary Daily Cleaning To clean and preserve the stai nles s steel surfaces, always u se only specific products that [...]

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    Instruction for the user 30 11.2.4 The spark plugs and thermocouples To function properly the sp ark plugs and thermo couples must al ways be clean (on the models which a re equipped with the m). Check them regularly and clean with a damp cloth if necessary. Any dry resid ues can be removed with a toothpick or a needle. 11.3 Cleaning of oven For be[...]

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    Instruction for the user 31 12 EXTRAORDINARY MAINTENANCE The oven may require extraordinary ma intenance or replacement of parts subj ect to wear such as seals, bulbs, and so on. The following instructio ns describe how to carry out these min or maintenance operations. Before any intervention, disconnect the power supply of the device. 12.1 Lubrica[...]