Start-Up And Use; Control Panel Lock; Setting The Clock; Setting The Minute Minder - Hotpoint SX 1038L PX Operating Instructions Manual

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 – – – – – buttons 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.
Control panel/door lock
! The door and control panel can be locked while the
oven is off, once cooking has started or finished and
during programming.
To lock the door and the oven controls, press and
hold the button for at least 2 seconds. A buzzer
will sound and the TEMPERATURE display shows
the key symbol "O—n". The
indicate lock activation.
To deactivate the lock, press and hold the
button again for at least 2 seconds.
! When cleaning the appliance, the door lock may be
closed accidentally (there is an exposed spring). If
this happens, reopen it by turning the door lock
upwards (see figure).
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Setting the clock

! The clock can only be set when the oven is
switched off. If the oven is in standby mode,
pressing the button once will display the current
time setting. Press it again to set the time.
After connection to the power supply network or after
a blackout, the button and the digits on the
TIME display will flash for 10 seconds.
To set the clock:
1. Press the button.
2. Adjust the hour figure using the
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3. Once you have reached the correct hour value,
press the button.
4. Repeat the above process to set the minutes.
If a blackout occurs, it will be necessary to reset the
clock. If the icon 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.
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 button .
2. Set the desired time using buttons
3. Once you have reached the desired value, press
the button again.
The lit symbol will remind you that the minute
minder is on.
To cancel the minute minder, press the
and use the + and – buttons to set the time to 00:00.
Press button again.
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
button. The appliance buzzer sounds three times
(ascending) and all buttons light up in sequence.
2. Press the button 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 button 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.
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