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47 Contents INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE USER: th ese instructions cont ain user recommendations, a description of the commands and the correct proc edures for c leaning and mainten ance of the appliance. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE INST ALLER: these are intended for the qualified technici an who mu st install the applian ce, set it functioning and carry out an i[...]
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General instructions 48 1. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE THIS MANU AL IS AN INTEGRAL P AR T OF THE APPLIANCE. IT MUST BE KEPT IN ITS ENTIRETY AND IN AN ACCESSIBLE PLA CE FOR THE WHOLE WORKING LIFE OF THE APPLIANCE. CAREFUL READING OF THIS MANUAL AND ALL THE INSTR UCTIONS THEREIN BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE IS ESSENTIAL. INST ALLA TION MUST BE CARRIED OUT BY [...]
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General instructions 49 DO NO T USE STEEL SPONGES AND SHARP SCRAPERS AS THEY WILL D AMA GE THE SURF ACE. USE NORMAL NON-ABRASIVE PR ODUCTS, INCLUDING W OODEN OR PLASTIC UTENSILS IF NECESSARY . RINSE TH OROUGHL Y AND DR Y USING A SOFT CLO TH OR A MICROFIBRE CLO TH. DO NO T ALLOW RESIDUES OF SUGAR Y FOODS (SUCH AS JAM) T O SET INSIDE THE O VEN. IF TH[...]
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General instructions 50 2. SAFETY PRECA UTIONS REFER T O THE INST ALLA TION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SAFETY REGULA TIONS FOR ELECTRIC OR GAS APPLIANCES AND VENTILA TION FUNCTIONS. IN Y OUR INTERESTS AND FOR Y OUR SAFETY THE L A W REQUIRES THA T THE INST ALLA TION AND SERVICING OF ALL ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES ARE CARRIED OUT BY QU ALIFIED PERSONNEL IN ACCO[...]
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General instructions 51 DO NO T LET CHILDREN GO NEAR THE APPLIANCE WHEN IT IS IN OPERA TION OR PLA Y WITH IT A T ANY TIME. DO NO T INSERT POINTED MET AL OBJECTS (CUTLER Y OR UTENSILS) INTO THE SLITS IN THE APPLIANCE. DO NO T USE STEAM JETS FOR C LEANING THE APPLIANCE. THE STEAM COULD REACH THE ELECTR ONICS, D AMAGING THEM AND CA USING SHOR T -CIRCU[...]
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Instructions f or disposal 52 3. ENVIR ONMENT AL RESPONSIBILITY 3.1 Our en vironmen tal responsibil ity Pursuant to Directives 2002/95/EC , 200 2/96/EC and 2003/108/EC re lating to the reduction of the use of hazardous s ubstan ces in electrical and electronic appliances, as well as to the disposal of refuse, the crossed out bin symbol on the appli[...]
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Instructions f or the user 53 4. GET T O KNO W Y OUR O VEN Control panel Roof liner (on some models only) Oven light Dra wn runners (on some models only) Rack and tra y suppor t frames (on some models only) Oven f an (on some models only)[...]
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Instructions f or the user 54 5. A V AILABLE A CCESSORIES NO TE: Some models are not pr ovided with all accessor ies. Rack: f or hol ding cooking conta iners. T r ay r a ck : to be placed over the top of the oven tra y; for cooking f oods which may drip. Oven tray: f or collecting fat from f oods pl aced on the ra ck ab ov e. • Accessories availa[...]
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Instructions f or the user 55 5.1 Usi ng the rack or tray The racks and tra ys are e quipped with a mech anical safety loc k which prev ents them from being taken out accidentally . T o inser t the rack or tra y correctly , check that the lock is f acing downwards (as shown in the figure). T o remove the rac k or tra y , lift the front slig htly . [...]
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Instructions f or the user 56 6. USING THE O VEN 6.1 Bef ore using the appliance • Remo ve an y labels (apar t from the technical data plate) from trays , dripp ing pans and the coo king compar tment. • Remov e any protectiv e fil m from the outside or inside o f the appliance, including from accessor ies such as trays, dripping pans, the pizza[...]
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Instructions f or the user 57 6.2.2 Cooling syst em The appliance is equipped with a cooling system which comes into operation as soon as a cooking function star ts. Th e fan ca uses a steady outflow of air from above the door which ma y conti nue f or a brief per iod of time ev en a fter the ov en has been tur ned off . 6.2.3 Internal o ven lights[...]
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Instructions f or the user 58 T o prev ent any steam in the oven from causing problems, open the door in two stages: half open (5 cm approx.) f or 4-5 seconds and then fully open. If you need to access the food, alwa ys leave the door open f or as shor t a time as possib le to pre vent the temper ature in the ov e n from f alling and ruin ing the f[...]
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Instructions f or the user 59 6.4 Description of the contr ols on the front panel All the appliance's control and monitor i ng devices are located together on the front panel.[...]
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Instructions f or the user 60 O VEN THERMOST A T KNOB This knob can be used to select the co oking temperature. T ur n the knob clockwise to the desired value, between 50°C and 250°C . THERMOST A T LIGHT (on some models onl y) When this is fl ashing, it indicates that the oven is heating up to the tempe rature set us ing th e thermostat knob. Onc[...]
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Instructions f or the user 61 FUNCTION KNOB T ur n the knob clockwise or anti-clockwise to select a function (some functions are not present on all models) from t he following options: (see 7. COOKING WITH THE O VEN). FUNCTION KNOB (on some mo dels only) In p yrolytic models, this light only comes on when the automatic cleaning cycle is activated.[...]
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Instructions f or the user 62 6.5 Electronic pr ogrammer (on some models on ly) Timer button End of cooking button Cooking d uration butt on V alue decrease button V alue increase button Manual mode bu tton 6.5.1 Setting the time On the first use , or after a pow er f ailure , will be flash ing on the o ven's displa y . Press to stop the flash[...]
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Instructions f or the user 63 6.5.3 Stoppin g the buzzer The buzzer stops automatically after a bout sev en minutes. It can be deactivated manually by pressing . If a semi-automatic or automatic cooking process is programmed, pressing to deactivate the b uzzer will ensure that cooking continues in manual mode. 6.5.4 Semi-automatic cooking Semi-auto[...]
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Instructions f or the user 64 6.5.5 Automati c cooking Automatic cooking is the function which allows a cooking operation to be star ted at a set time and then ended after a specific length of time set by the user . Having selected a function, press and hold ; the display will sho w the numbers ; pre ss and hold and simultaneously use or to set the[...]
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Instructions f or the user 65 6.5.7 Deleting the set data Having programmed a semi-automatic or automatic cooking process, this programming can be cancelled by holding down the ke y for the function which has just been programmed and simultaneously pressin g or until appears on the display . The programmer will inter pret the cancell ation of the p[...]
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Instructions f or the user 66 7. COOKING WITH THE O VEN ST A TIC: As the heat comes from above and below at the same time, this system is par ticular ly suitable f or cer tain types of f ood. T raditional cooking, also kn own as static or thermal radi ation cooking, is suitable f or cooking just one dish at a time. P erfect f or all types of roasts[...]
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Instructions f or the user 67 F AN-ASSISTED SMALL GRILL (on some models only): Through the comb ined action of the fan and the heat of th e central element only , this function is perfect f or rapid cooking and cooking au gratin of small quan tities of food (par ticular ly meats), by bringing together th e dietar y advantages of the grill and the e[...]
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Instructions f or the user 68 7.1 Cooking ad vice and inst ructions 7.1.1 General advice F or cooking on sever a l lev els, we recommend using a fan-assisted function ( , , ) to achiev e uniform cooking at all he ights. In general, it is not possible to shor ten the cooki ng times by increasing the temperature (the food could be well-cook ed on the[...]
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Instructions f or the user 69 7.1.5 Advice f or cooking with the Grill and the Fan-assisted gr ill • Using the Grill function , meat can be grilled ev e n when it is put into the ov e n cold; preheati ng is recommende d if you wish to change the effect of the cooking. • With the F an-assisted grill fu nction , howe ver , we recommend that you p[...]
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Instructions f or the user 70 7.4 Cooking pro cess inf ormation table DISHES WEIGHT FUNCTION FIRST COURSES LASAGNE 3 kg Static O VEN-BAKED P AST A Static MEA T RO AST VE AL 1 kg F an-assisted static LOIN OF PORK 1 kg F an-assisted static SHOULDER OF PORK 1 kg T urbo / Circu lar RO AST RABBIT 1 kg Circular TURKEY BREAST 1 kg F an-assisted static RO [...]
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Instructions f or the user 71 RUNNER POSITION FRO M BO TT OM TEMPERA TURE °C TIME IN MINUTES 1 or 2 220 - 230 40 - 50 1 or 2 220 - 230 40 2 180 - 190 70 - 80 2 180 - 190 70 - 80 2 180 - 1 90 90 - 100 2 180 - 190 70 - 80 2 180 - 1 90 110 - 120 2 180 - 1 90 110 - 120 2 190 - 200 60 - 70 1 ST SURF ACE 2 ND SURF A C E 4 250 - 280 7 - 9 5 - 7 3 250 - 2[...]
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Instructions f or the user 72 DISHES WEIGHT FUNCTION PIZZA F an-assisted st atic BREAD Circular FOCA CC IA T urbo / Circu lar DESSERTS DOUGHNUT F an-assisted static FR UIT T ART F an-assisted static FR UIT T AR T Static SHOR T P ASTR Y Circular JAM T A RTS T urbo / Circu lar P ARADISE CAKE F an-assisted static P ARADISE CAKE Static ECLAIR T urbo / [...]
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Instructions f or the user 73 RUNNER POSITION FRO M BO TT OM TEMPERA TURE °C TIME IN MINUTES 1 280 8 2 190 - 200 30 -35 2 180 - 190 15 -20 2 160 - 170 50 - 55 2 160 - 170 30 - 35 2 170 35 - 40 2 160 - 170 20 - 25 2 170 20 - 25 2 160 - 170 50 - 60 2 170 50 - 60 2 150 - 160 40 - 50 2 150 - 160 45 - 50 2 160 40 - 50 2 170 50 - 60 2 160 25 - 30 31 8 0[...]
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Instructions f or the user 74 8. CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE NEVER USE A STEAM JET FOR CLEANING THE APPLIANCE. We recommend the use of cleaning prod uc ts distributed by the manufacturer. 8.1 Cle aning st ainles s steel T o keep stainless steel in good conditio n it should be cleaned re gularly after use. Let it cool first. 8.2 Ordinar y daily cleanin[...]
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Instructions f or the user 75 8.5 Cleaning th e inside of the o ven F or the best ov en upkeep , clean it regular ly after having allowed it to cool. • T ake out all remo vab le par ts. • Cl ean the oven rac ks with hot water and non-a brasive detergent. Rinse and dr y . • F or easier cl eaning, the door ca n be removed (see “9.2 Removing t[...]
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Instructions f or the user 76 8.6 Cleaning the pizza pl ate (on some models only) The pizza plate (where included) shou ld be washed sepa rately according to the f ollowing instructions: The stone m ust be cleaned afte r e very use. Do not heat it again if it has any encrustations. T o clean, pour 55 cc of vinegar onto the stone , le av e it to act[...]
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Instructions f or the user 77 8.7 Pyr olys is: automati c oven c leaning (on some models on ly) Pyrolysis is an automatic high-temperature cleani ng procedure which causes dir t to dissolve. Thanks to this process, it is possible to clean the inside of the ov en very easily . During the first a utoma tic cleaning cycle, unpleasant smells ma y occur[...]
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Instructions f or the user 78 8.7.1 Before starting the automatic cleaning cyc l e Pyrolysis may be carried out at any time of the da y or night (if you wish to benefit from the lower cost of electr icity ov e rn ight). • Completely remov e all accessories from inside the oven and the roof lining, as shown in the illustration. • Make sure that [...]
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Instructions f or the user 79 8.7.2 Setting the cleaning cyc le T ur n the functi on selection knob to select one of the two clean ing cycles ou t of and . T o star t the cleaning cycle (Pyrolysis), press f ollowed b y . Press and hold ; press or to set the duration of the cycle between a minimum of 1h 30m and a maximum of 3h 00m (apar t from the c[...]
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Instructions f or the user 80 8.8 V A POR CLEAN: as sisted oven cleaning (on some models o nly) V APOR CLEAN is an assisted cleaning procedure which f acilitates the remov al of dir t. Thanks to this process , it is possible to clean the inside of the o ven v er y easily . The dir t residues are softened b y the heat and water v apour for easier re[...]
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Instructions f or the user 81 Do not spra y e xcessive amounts of the water and w ashing up liquid solution. We recommend spra ying approx. 20 times at the most. • Close the door and set the assisted cleaning cycle. 8.8.2 Setting the assi sted cleaning cycle Once the preparations hav e been made for the assisted cleaning cycle, proceed as f ollow[...]
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Instructions f or the user 82 9. EXTRA ORDINAR Y MAINTENANCE The ov e n may require e xtraordinar y ma intenance or replacement of par ts subject to wear such as gask ets, b ulbs, etc. The f ollowing instructions descr ibe how to carry out these minor main tenance operations. Before an y intervention that requires acces s to live part s, disconnect[...]
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Instructions f or the user 83 9.2 Remo ving the door 9.2.1 With moveab le levers Open the door completely . Lift lev ers A of the two hinges aw a y from them until they engage. Grasp the door on both sides with both hands, lift it forming an angle of a round 30° and remove it. If the hinges hav e not unlocked, repeat the operation, raising lev e r[...]
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Instructions f or the user 84 9.2.2 With pi ns Open the door co mpletely . Inser t two pins into the holes indicate d A in the two hinges towards the back of them until they engage . Grasp the door on both sides with both hands, lift it f orm ing an angle of around 30° and remov e it. T o reassemble the door , put the hin ges in the rele vant slo [...]
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Instructions f or the user 85 9.3 Remo ving the door sea l T o per mit thorough cleanin g of the ov en , the door seal may be remo v ed. There are fasteners on all f our sides to attach it to the edge of the ov en. Pull the edges of the seal o utwards to detach the fasteners. 9.4 Remo ving the interna l glass panels The glass in the door should a l[...]
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Instructions f or the user 86 Remo ving the internal glass pan el: • R emov e the inter nal glass panel by pulling it upwards, f o llowing the mov e ment indicated by the arrows . Doing this detaches the 4 pins attached to the glass from their slots in the ov en door . Removing the intermediate glass panels (on some models only): • Some multifu[...]
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Instructions f or the installer 87 10.INST ALLING THE APPLIANCE 10.1 Electric al connect ion The identificati on plate bear ing the technical data, ser ial number and brand name is visibly positioned on the appliance. Do not remov e this plate f or any reason. The appliance must be connected to ear th in compliance with el ectri cal system saf ety [...]
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Instructions f or the installer 88 10.3 P ositioning the o ven Ne ver use the ov en door to lev er the oven into place when fitting. A void ex er ting too much pressure on the ov en door when open. W e recommend installing the ov en with the help of a second person. The base on which the ov en is resting must be complete as shown in the illustratio[...]
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Instructions f or the installer 89 FIG.1 A B C D E Measuremen ts (mm) 583 ÷ 585 554 ÷ 564 490 ÷ 500 560 min. 35 ÷ 40[...]
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Instructions f or the installer 90 FIG. 2 FIG. 3 FIG. 4 FIG. 5[...]