Start-Up And Use - Hotpoint Ariston FH 103 0 IX/HA Manual De Instrucciones

Start-up and use

! The first time you use your appliance, heat the empty oven with its door
closed at its maximum temperature for at least half an hour. Make sure that
the room is well ventilated before switching the oven off and opening the
oven door. The appliance may emit a slightly unpleasant odour caused by
protective substances used during the manufacturing process burning away.
! To make the setting process easier, press and hold the " " and " " icons
to scroll through the numbers on the display rapidly.
! Each setting will automatically be stored in the appliance memory after 10
seconds.
! The touch controls cannot be activated if the user is wearing gloves.
! In order to optimise the cooking performance, when starting the selected
function, product settings will be applied that could cause a delayed start of
the fan and heating elements.
Control panel lock
! The control panel can be locked while the oven is off, once cooking has
started or finished and during programming.
To lock the oven controls, press and hold the
A buzzer will sound and the TEMPERATURE display shows the key symbol
"O—n". The icon will light up to indicate lock activation.
To deactivate the lock, press and hold the
seconds.
Setting the clock
! The clock can only be set when the oven is switched off. If the oven is
in standby mode, pressing the
setting. Press it again to set the time.
After connection to the power supply network or after a blackout, the
icon and the digits on the TIME display will flash for 10 seconds.
To set the clock:
1. Press the icon.
2. Adjust the hour figure using the " " and " " icons.
3. Once you have reached the correct hour value, press the
4. Repeat the above process to set the minutes.
If a blackout occurs, it will be necessary to reset the clock. If the
flashes on the display, this indicates that the clock has not been set correctly.
Setting the minute minder
! The minute minder may be set regardless of whether the oven is switched
on or off. It does not switch the oven on or off.
WARNING! The oven is provided
with a stop system to extract the
racks and prevent them from coming
out of the oven (1).As shown in the
drawing, to extract them completely,
simply lift the racks, holding them on
the front part, and pull (2).
icon for at least 2 seconds.
icon again for at least 2
icon once will display the current time
icon.
icon
When the set time has elapsed, the timer emits a buzzer that will automatically
stop after 30 seconds or when any active button on the control panel is
pressed.
To adjust the timer proceed as follows:
1. Press icon .
2. Set the desired time using icons " " and " ".
3. Once you have reached the desired value, press the
The lit symbol will remind you that the minute minder is on.
To cancel the minute minder, press the
icons to set the time to 00:00. Press the
The icon will switch off to indicate that the minute minder has been
disabled.
Starting the oven
1. Switch the control panel on by pressing the
sounds three times (ascending) and all buttons light up in sequence.
2. Press the icon corresponding to the desired cooking mode. The
TEMPERATURE display shows:
- the temperature associated with the mode, if programming manually;
- "Auto", if programming is automatic.
The TIME display shows:
- the current time, if programming manually;
- the duration, if programming is automatic.
3. Press the icon to begin cooking.
4. The oven will begin its preheating phase, the preheating indicators will light
up as the temperature rises.
5. When the preheating process has finished, a buzzer sounds and all the
preheating indicator lights show that this stage has been completed: the food
can then be placed in the oven.
6. During cooking it is always possible to:
- change the temperature by pressing the
" " icons (manual modes only);
- set the duration of a cooking mode (see Cooking Modes);
- press the icon to stop cooking. In this case the appliance stores the
temperature modified previously in its memory (manual modes only);
- switch off the oven by pressing the
7. If a blackout occurs while the oven is already in operation, an automatic
system within the appliance will reactivate the cooking mode from the point at
which it was interrupted, provided that the temperature has not dropped below
a certain level. Programmed cooking modes which have not yet started will
not be restored and must be reprogrammed (for example: a cooking mode
has been programmed to start at 20:30. At 19:30 a blackout occurs. When the
power supply is restored, the mode will have to be reprogrammed).
! There is no preheating stage for the GRILL mode.
! Never put objects directly on the bottom of the oven; this will prevent the
enamel coating from being damaged.
! Always place cookware on the rack(s) provided.
Cooling ventilation
In order to cool down the external temperature of the oven, a cooling fan
blows a stream of air between the control panel and the oven door, as well
as towards the bottom of the oven door.
icon again.
icon and use the " " and " "
icon again.
icon. The appliance buzzer
icon, followed by the " " and
icon for 3 seconds.
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