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Contents 29 1. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SAFE AND PROPER USE _____________________ 30 2. INSTALLATION ________________________________________________ 32 3. DESCRIPTIO N OF CO NTRO LS ___________________________________ 36 4. USE OF TH E OVEN ____________________________________________ 44 5. AVAILABLE ACCESSORIES _____________________________________ 45 6.[...]
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Introducti on 30 1. INSTR UCTIONS FOR SAFE AND PR OPER USE THIS MANU AL IS AN INTEG RAL PART OF THE APPL IANC E AND THEREFO RE MUST BE KEPT IN IT S EN TIR ETY AND IN AN ACCES SIBL E PLACE FOR THE WHOL E WOR KING L IFE O F THE OVEN . W E ADVI SE CAREF UL R EA D ING OF THIS MA NU AL AND ALL THE I NSTRUCTIONS THERE IN B EFOR E U SING THE O VEN. IN[...]
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Introducti on 31 ALWA YS CH ECK TH AT TH E CON TROL KNO BS AR E IN THE “Z ERO” (OFF) POSITI ON W HEN YOU FINISH USIN G TH E O VEN. NEVER PU T IN FLAM MABLE OBJE CTS IN TH E OV EN: THEY C OULD B E ACCIDE NTALLY LIGHTED AND CAUSE F IRES. THE I.D. P LATE WITH TECHNICA L DATA, REGISTRAT ION NUMBER AND BRAND NAME IS POSIT IONED VI SIBLY ON THE O VEN[...]
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Instruct ion s for the installe r 32 2. INST ALLA TION 2.1 Electrical connect ion Check that mains v oltage a nd power cabl e ratings are as per the indicat ions provid ed on th e label attac hed to the oven do or frame. This label must never b e removed. I t is obli gato ry fo r the el ectr ical syste m to b e grou n ded ac cording t o the[...]
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Instruct ion s for the installe r 33 For operati on on 230V ∼ : us e an H05RR -F / H05RN-F type three-c ore cabl e (3 x 2.5 mm 2 ). For operati on on 400V 2N ∼ : use a n H05RR-F / H 05RN-F ty pe four-core cabl e (4 x 2.5 mm 2 ). F or o p e ra t io n o n 400V3N ∼ : use an H 0 5 R RF / H 0 5 R N- F ty pe five-c ore cabl e (5 x 1.5 mm 2 ). The c[...]
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Instruct ion s for the installe r 34 2.2 Mounting the ove n The oven is design ed for m ounting into any pi ece of f urniture as long as heat-resistan t. Procee d according to the dimens ions shown in Figures 1 , 2 and 3 . F or insta lling under a work top, follow the dimens ions given in Figure 1 - 3 . For ins talling under a work top wit h co[...]
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Instruct ion s for the installe r 35 Never use the ov en door to lever th e oven int o place wh en fitti ng. Avoid exerti ng too muc h pressure on the ove n door when o pen. 2.3 Connecting the cook top to the oven Once ins talled, th e cook top mus t be connec ted to the oven. Moun t the oven all owing en ough room for the foll owing ope ration[...]
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Instructions for the user 36 3. DESCRIPTION OF CONTR OLS 3.1 Front control pa nel All the ov en controls are grou ped toge ther on t he front pane l. STATIC MODEL 6-FUNCTIONS MODEL 8-FUNCTIONS MODEL[...]
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Instructions for the user 37 STATIC MODEL + COOK TOP CONTROLS 8-FUNCTIONS MODEL + COOK TOP CONTROLS FUNCTION SWITCH KNOB (static oven) Cooking temp erature is selected by turn ing the knob c lockwis e to the des ired setting , between 50 ° and 250 ° C. This knob p ermits to select e ither the bottom ( )or to p (grill) ( ) heating element. A furth[...]
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Instructions for the user 38 FUNCTION SWITCH KNOB (8-functions) Rotate the k nob in eith er direction to select desired func tion from the following: NO FUNCTION SE T UPPER AND LOWER HEATING ELEM ENT DEFR OSTI NG GRILL ELE MENT UPPER AND LOWER HEATING ELEM ENT + VEN TILATI ON LOWER HEATING ELEMENT GRILL ELE MENT + VEN TILATI ON UPPER AND LOWER HEAT[...]
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Instructions for the user 39 MINUTE COUNTER KNOB Turn c lockwis e to wind up the alarm an d set to the desired t ime. Time is ex press ed in minutes (maximum 55 minutes). Adjustm ent is cont inuous so that intermediat e times between markings can also be set. Alarm activat ion at e nd of pre-set t ime do es not turn off the oven ( no end o f cookin[...]
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Instructions for the user 40 3.2 Elec tronic programmer LIST OF FUNCTIONS MINUT E-COUNTER KEY END-OF-COOKI NG KEY COOKING TIME KEY TIME BAC K KEY TIME FORWA RD KEY MANUAL OP ERAT ION KEY 3.2.1 Clock adjustm ent When using the ov en for the fi rst time, or after a p ower failur e, the dis play flashes regu larly a nd indic ates . To stop fla[...]
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Instructions for the user 41 By pr essin g key , the dis play lights up, s howing ; k eep the k ey pressed and at the s ame time, p ress keys or to set the c ooking time. Release k ey to start the programmed c ooki ng time count. The display will now show the right time t ogether w ith sy mbols A and . 3.2.3 Automatic cooking Use this setting t[...]
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Instructions for the user 42 3.2.6 Switching off t he alarm The alarm s witches off automatic ally after s even mi nutes. It can be manually tur ned off by pres sing key . 3.2.7 Minute-count er The program mer can als o be used as a s imple mi nute counter. The use of the min ute-cou nter will not inter rupt oven operat ion at the end of th[...]
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Instructions for the user 43 3.3 Clock + timer with end of cooking Permits to s elect manua l cook ing or to s et timer and cookin g time. Always rotate the sm all k nob A ANTICLOCKWISE. Select fu nction an d cook ing temper ature bef ore sett ing c ooking tim e. 3.3.1 Adjusting the cl ock To adj ust t o cor rect ti me, PRESS an d rotate t [...]
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Instructions for the user 44 4. USE OF THE O VEN In the models equipped w ith electronic programmer before us ing the oven make sure that the elec tronic programm er displays the symbol (s ee "3.2.1 Clock adjustment"). In the m odels equipped analog program mer (se e " 3.3. 2 Manual cookin g " ) and with timer k nob make sur[...]
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Instructions for the user 45 5. A V AILABLE A CCESSORIES The oven features 4 support posit ions f or pl ate s and racks o f di ffer ent h eig ht. Some models do no t feature all acc essories. Grill: us eful for ho lding cook ing ves sels . Plate grill: for p lacing above plate for cooking foo ds that m ight dr ip. Oven plat e: usefu l for catch[...]
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Instructions for the user 46 6. COOKING HINTS 6.1 Traditional cooking (multifunction models ) FUNCTION SWITCH THERMOSTAT SWITCH 50 ÷ 250°C This trad itional cook ing m ethod, in w hich heat com es from abov e and below, is suitab le for cook ing food on a s ingle leve l. You hav e to pre- heat the ov en unt il the set t emperatur e is rea[...]
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Instructions for the user 47 6.3 Grill cooking FUNCTION SWITCH THERMOSTAT SWITCH . Permits rapid browning o f foods . You are a dvised to place t he pan in th e highest guide. For short-term cook ing of small quantit ies, plac e the grid in the four th guid e from the bott om. For long-term c ooking and gril ls, put the grid i n the lowes t gui[...]
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Instructions for the user 48 6.5 Delicate cooking (in some models only) FUNCTION SWITCH THERMOSTAT SWITCH 50 ÷ 250 ° C Ideal for p astries and c akes with wet c overin g and little sugar a nd damp desserts in moulds . Excellen t results can als o be achiev ed in c ompletin g cooking at t he bottom and wit h dishes requir ing heat in the lower[...]
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Instructions for the user 49 6.7 Spit roast ing (mo dels wit h static o ven) THERMOSTAT SWITCH Prepare the f ood on t he spit r od and block fork screw s A . Insert the frame B in t he third level fr om the bottom. Rem ove hand le D and position the s pit rod s o the pulley E remains guided o n frame B . Completely fi t frame B until the tip of[...]
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Instructions for the user 50 6.8 Recommended c ooking table Cooking tim es, espec ially meat, vary accordin g to the thickness and quality of the food a nd to c onsumer tas te. TRADITIONAL COOKING LEVEL FROM BELOW TEMPERATURE ( ° C) TIME IN MIN UTES (*) FIRST COURSES LASAGNE OVEN-BAKED PAST A 2 - 3 2 - 3 210 - 230 210 - 230 30 40 MEAT ROAST VE[...]
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Instructions for the user 51 HOT-AIR COOKING LEVEL FROM BELOW TEMPERATURE ( ° C) TIME IN MINUTE S FIRST COURSES LASAGNE OVEN-BAKED PAST A CREOLE RICE 2 2 2 190 - 210 190 - 210 190 - 220 20 - 25 25 - 30 20 - 25 MEAT ROAST VEAL ROAST PORK ROASTED BEEF FILLET OF BEEF ROAST LAM B ROAST BEEF ROAST CHICKEN ROAST DUCK ROAST T URKEY ROAST RABBIT ROAST HAR[...]
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Instructions for the user 52 7. CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Before perfor ming any o peratio ns requiring access t o powered parts, swit ch off the power supply to th e machin e. 7.1 Cleaning st ainless steel To k eep stainl ess steel in go od con dition it sho uld be cle aned re gularly after use. Let it coo l first. 7.1.1 Ordinary Daily [...]
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Instructions for the user 53 • Clean the intern al walls of the ove n with a soft ammoni ac-s oaked cloth. Rins e and dry. If there ar e stil l stains or drops, p lace a damp ammoniac -soak ed cloth on th e bottom of t he oven , close th e door and after a few hours wash the oven with hot water and liquid detergent. R inse an d dry. 7.3 Door [...]
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Instructions for the user 54 Only use ove n bulbs (T 300°C). 8-functions m odel with gla ss front pan el The stan dard bul bs are hal ogen: do not touch th em directly wi th your fingers . Use insulatio n to protec t your ha nd. Use only bulbs tha t are av ailab le at aut horised s ervice c entres. 8.2 Removing Hold the door on both sides with[...]