Start-Up And Use,22; Setting The Minute Minder; Control Panel Lock; Starting The Oven - Hotpoint FK 1037 EN P.20 /HA S Operating Instructions Manual

Start-up and use
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! 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
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.
Some models are equipped with a system of hinges which
allows the door to close slowly, without the user having to
follow the movement through with his/her hand. To use the
system correctly, before closing the door:
• Open the door fully.
• Do not force the closing movement manually.

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
for at least 2 seconds. 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
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
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:
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! When inserting the shelf
make sure the backstop is
at the rear of the cavity (see
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button once will
1. Press the button.
2. Adjust the hour figure using the
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.
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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
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
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.
6. During cooking it is always possible to:
- change the temperature by pressing the
followed by the and
- set the duration of a cooking mode (see Cooking Modes);
- press the button to stop cooking. In this case the
appliance stores the temperature modified previously in its
memory (manual modes only);
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