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    Instructions 60cm Slot-in Cook ers[...]

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    This book covers: C367E C368 61DC ARC60 2[...]

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    Contents 3 Introduction 4 Installation 5 Saf ety Inf ormation 6-7 Features 8 Control Panel 9 Clock/Minute Minder (61DC & ARC60) 10-11 Oven Timer Operation (C367E & C368E) 12-17 T emperature Conversion Chart 18 Ceramic Hob 19-21 Grill P an and Handle 22 Grill 23 Guide t o Grilling 24 T op Oven Cook er y Notes 25 Main Oven Cookery Notes 26 Ov[...]

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    Introduction 4 This appliance conf orms t o the f ollowing EEC Directives: Electromagnetic Compatibility Low Voltage Equipment 89/336/EEC 73/23/EEC 92/31/EEC 93/68/EEC 93/68/EEC Y our new appliance is guaranteed* and will give lasting service. This guarantee is only applicable if the appliance has been installed in accordance with the installation [...]

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    5 Installation W ARNING – THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EAR THED. Mains Connection Y our cooker should have been checked to ensure that the voltage corresponds with your supply volt age, this is stated on the rating plate, which is situated on the outer rear panel. The model number and serial number are locat ed on the f ront of t he cooker , as shown o[...]

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    Saf et y Inf ormation 6 When used properly your appliance is completely saf e but as with any electrical product there are cer tain precautions that must be observed. PLEASE READ THE PREC AUTIONS BELOW BEFORE USING YOUR APPLIANCE. ● Remove all packing from the appliance bef ore switching on f or t he first time . ● Understand the controls prior[...]

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    Saf ety Inf ormation 7 ● Never stare at Halogen heating units ● Never leave children unsupervised where a cooking appliance is installed as all surf aces will be hot during and after its use. ● Never allow anyone to sit or stand on any part of the appliance. ● Never store items above the appliance that children may attempt to reach. ● Nev[...]

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    Features 8 Control panel - 6 button T imer (C367E & C368E). - 2 button Clock/Minute Minder (61DC & ARC60). Grill pan and f ood support 1800W Ceramic (C367E) 1500W Ceramic (All other models) 1800W Dual Circuit (C367E) 1800W Ceramic (All other models) 1200W Ceramic 1200W Ceramic T op oven/ grill rod shelf Grill pan handle fixed/ detachable ?[...]

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    Control P anel 9 Hob Hot neon 6 button Timer (Main Oven only) In common with all cook ers having controls sited above the gril l compartment, care must be taken when setting the controls, due to the hot air expelled from the grill compartment. Note: Aft er use, it is advisable t o check that all cooker controls have been switched Off . A gentle flo[...]

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    Clock/Minute Minder Operation (61DC & ARC60) 10 CL OCKF ACE The timer incorporates a 24 hour clock. SYMBOLS A ‘Bell’ symbol will light up when you select a M inute Minder P e riod and will remain lit for the period set. At the end of the Minute Minder Period , the timer will emit an audible tone and the ‘Bell’ symbol will flash. SET TIN[...]

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    11 Clock/Minute Minder Operation (61DC & ARC60) Here you can set a time period of up to 10 hours , that will coun t down. When it reaches zero , the timer will emit an audible t one. For Example: If you set 20 minutes, the audible tone will occur 20 minutes later . SET TING THE MINUTE MINDER Step 1 Ensure the time of day is set correctly . Step[...]

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    12 Oven Timer Operation (C367E & C368E) The oven timer off ers you the follo wing features: 1. Time of Day 2. Automatic C ooking 3. Minute Minder The Main Oven (only) can be controlled by the automa tic timer . When the timer control has been set f or one oven it is possible to use the other oven manually . 1. Select foods which will take the s[...]

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    13 Know y our T imer (C367E & C368E) CL OCKF ACE The timer incorporates a 24 hour clock. Ensure the correct time of day is alw ays set , b ef ore using your cooker . SYMBOLS A ‘bell’ symbol will light up when you select a Minute M inder P eriod and will remain lit for the period set. At the end of the Minute Minder Period , the timer will e[...]

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    Electronic Clock & Automatic Oven Timer Operation (C367E & C368E) 14 SETTING THE TIME OF DA Y Step 1 Make sure all ov en controls are turned Off. Step 2 Check the electricity supply to the cooker is turned on. Step 3 When swit ched on the display will show 0.00 and the Auto symbol , flashing intermittently . Step 4 P ress & hold in both[...]

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    Electronic Clock & Automatic Oven Timer Operation (C367E & C368E) 15 Step 3 P ress and hold in the Cook P eriod button. The display will read 0.00 with the ‘ cookpot ’ symbol lit / flash ing ‘ Auto ’ symbol. Step 4 With the C ook Period button still held in, set the required Cook Per io d using the “+” and “–” buttons. Rel[...]

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    Electronic Clock & Automatic Oven Timer Operation (C367E & C368E) 16 Step 4 P ress & hold in the Cook P eriod button, the display will read 0.00 and the ‘ cook pot’ symbol will light up and the ‘ Auto ’ symbol will flash. With the Cook P eriod button still held in set the required Cook P eriod using the “+” and “–” but[...]

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    Electronic Clock & Automatic Oven Timer Operation (C367E & C368E) 17 O THER NOTES ON TIMER OPER A TION 1. When cooking Automatically the Cook P eriod can be checked at an y time simply by pr essing the Cook Period button. 2. When cooking Automatically the End Time can be checked at any t ime by simply pr essing the End Time button. 3. Havin[...]

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    ˚F Gas Mark 1 / 2 1 250 100 120 130 140 160 170 180 200 210 220 110 130 140 150 170 180 190 210 220 – 120 140 150 160 180 190 200 220 – – 275 300 325 350 375 400 425 450 475 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Main Conventional Oven To p Convection Oven Main Fan Oven T emperature Conversion Char t 18[...]

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    Ceramic Hob 19 Heating only occurs within the marked circular cooking zones. Th e zones heat up and cool down quicker , providing greater controllability f or sensitive f oods. Each heating z one is equipped with a thermal limiter which is a saf ety cut-out which prevents the ceramic glass f rom overheating. After se veral minutes at f ull power wi[...]

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    20 Care of the C eramic Hob In order to keep your ceramic hob in good condition, f ollow thes e simple guidelines: Do not stare at halogen heating unit s. Do not cook directly on the hob surf ace without a cooking utensil, as this will result in damage to the sur f ace of the hob. Do not use the hob as a worktop surf ace as damage may occur to the [...]

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    21 Care of the C eramic Hob (c ontinued) Saf ety requirements for deep f at frying IMPORT ANT: As with any cooking appliance there could be some fire risk attached to the heating of oil, particularly f or deep f at frying. Cooking utensils containing oil must not be left unattended (eg. to answer the telephone) on or in close proximity to the patte[...]

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    Grill Pan and Handle 22 Grill pan handle The grill pan handle is detachable f rom the pan, to f acilitate c leaning and storage. The handle can be either detachable f rom or fixed to the pan. For a fixed handle remove the screw and washers from the grill pan bracket, tilt the handle over the recess adjacent to the brack et (A), slide it towards the[...]

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    CA UTION - ACCESSIBLE P ARTS MA Y BECOME HOT WHEN THE GRILL IS IN USE. CHILDREN SHOULD BE KEPT A W A Y . GRILLING SHOULD NEVER BE UNDERT AKEN WITH THE GRILL/TOP OVEN DOOR CL OSED. The grill control is designed to provide variable heat control of either the twin grill elements on together or the single left hand grill element only , depending upon w[...]

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    Guide to Grilling 24 Pre - heat the grill f or 5 minutes on maximum control setting b ef ore grilling The settings in the above guide have been developed to cook f oo d successf ully without excessive f at spitting and splashing. Food Grill Setting Approximate Cooking time T oasting of Bread products Small cuts of meat, sausages, bacon, etc. Chops [...]

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    T op Oven Cook ery Notes 25 The top oven should be used to cook small quantities of f ood. The oven is designed so that the grill element operat es at a reduced heat output, this is combined with a heating element situated underneath the floor of the oven. T o ensure even cooking of the f ood it is important that cooking utensils are positioned cor[...]

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    Main Oven Cook ery Notes The oven is fitted with ‘Stay clean’ liners and two rod shelves. T o heat the oven turn the knob clockwise, selecting the require temperature between 80˚C (176˚F) and 230˚C (450˚F) as recommend ed in the temperature chart. The pilot light will immediately come on and remain on until the oven reaches the required tem[...]

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    Oven T emperature Char ts – Meat 27 Beef / Lamb (slow roasting) Meat 170/180 35 mins per 450g (1lb) + 35 mins over . Runner 1 f rom bottom of oven. 35-40 mins per 450g (1lb) 40 mins per 450g (1lb) + 40 mins over 40 mins per 450g (1lb) 40-45 mins per 450g (1lb) + 40 mins over 40-45 mins per 450g (1lb) 25-30 mins per 450g (1lb) + 25 mins over 25-30[...]

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    Scones Food Pre- heat Ye s 210/220 10-15 Runner 2 from bottom of oven 20-25 20-30 20-25 10-15 60-75 7 inch Depending on size Depending on recipe Depending on recipe 30-40 20-30 90-120 40-50 30-45 150-180 180/190 170/180 180/190 200/210 150/160 140/150 190/200 200/210 190/200 200/210 140/150 150/160 200/210 100 Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye [...]

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    ‘S’ SL OW setting “Slow” cook is identified as ‘S’ on the oven temperature scale. This is used f or slow cooking, k eeping f ood warm and w arming pla t es f or short periods. E xtra care should be taken when warming bone china, as it may be damaged in a hot oven. Advantages of “SLOW” cooking are: The oven stays cleaner because ther[...]

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    1. Plastic or nylon pads 2. Household abrasive powders and scourers. These may scratch the surf ace. 3. Oven chemical cleaners, aerosols and oven pads. Caustic cleaners such as these will etch the surf ace and attack the metal f rame. 4 . Bath and sink cleaners may mark the sur f ace. AL WA Y S SWITCH OFF A T THE MAINS SWITCH BEFORE CLEANING. Care [...]

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    Care and Cleaning 31 Ceramic hotplates: Clean your Ceramic hob top regularly and avoid repeated burning of encrust ed contamination. Y our choice of cleaner will depend on the degree of soiling invol ved (see below). ● minor soiling , where the contamination has not burnt hard, can be wiped off with a clean wet cloth ● major soiling and strongl[...]

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    Ref er to the instructions below f or cleaning the ‘Stay clean’ panels. The sur f aces of the ‘Stay clean’ oven liners are treated on the mottled f ace with a special vitreous enamel which absorbs cooking soils. At temperatures of 220˚C (425˚F) or above, the special surf ace enables these soils t o be slowly destroyed. The higher the temp[...]

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    Remove the grill pan and the wire grid f ood support, it is best to w ash these items immediately after use to prevent stains f rom being burnt on when used again . Wipe out the Grill compartment, use a fine steel wool soap pad to remove stubborn s tains f rom the floor of the compartment. 1. Glass Door – open the oven door f ully . The glass pan[...]

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    Care and Cleaning 34 Tak e particular care not to damage the inner surf ace of the door inner glass that is coated with a heat reflective layer . Do not use scouring pads, or abrasiv e powder , which will scratch the glass. Ensure that the glass panel is not subjected to any sharp mechanical blows. Stubborn stains can be removed by using a fine ste[...]

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    Cooking Results Not Satisf actory? 35 Problem Grilling Uneven cooking f ront to back Ensure that the grill pan is positioned centrally below the grill element. T op Oven Baking Uneven cooking f ront to back Ensure the cooking utensil is at least 4ins f rom the f ront of the shelf . Uneven rising of cakes Ensure that the shelf is level (see above) a[...]

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    Problem Nothing works T op oven and grill do not work... Main oven works. Grill does not work. Grill keeps turning on and off . Timer is showing ‘ 0.00 ’ Timer buzzer operates continually . 36 Something Wrong with your Cook er? Bef ore calling a Service Engineer , please check through the f ollowing lists. THERE MA Y BE NO THING WRONG. If you f[...]

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    Problem Draught from beneath control panel A gentle flow of air will be blown f rom beneath the control panel when the appliance is used. If the appliance is still warm, this cooling f an may run on, or restart itself when all controls have been turned off . The f an will stop once the appliance has been cooled. This is normal and not a f ault. 37 [...]

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    38 T o minimise the risk of injur y to children please dispose of your product caref ully and saf ely . Remove all doors and lids. Remove the mains cable (where fitted) by cutting off flush with the appliance and always ensure that no plug is left in a condition where it could be connected to the electricity supply . T o help the environment, Local[...]

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    39 Notes[...]

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    PRINTED BY SIMLEX . FOUR ASHES, WOL VERHAMPTON. 04/2006 Part No. 195056013.00 Indesit Company UK Limited, Morley W ay , Peterborough, PE2 9JB K ey Contacts After Sales Servic e Over 1 100 trained specialists , directly employed by us, to ensure that you can have complete confidence in both the appliances and services we o ff er. Repair Service and [...]