CONTENTS Safety and warnings Introduction The control panel Setting the clock and first use Using your oven Oven functions Using the rotisserie Using the timer Automatic cooking Baking chart User preference settings Sabbath setting Care and cleaning Using the Self Clean function Troubleshooting Alert codes Warranty and service...
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SAFETY AND WARNINGS Your oven has been carefully designed to operate safely during normal cooking procedures. Please keep the following safety instructions in mind when you are using it: WARNING! Electrical Shock Hazard Turn the oven off at the wall before replacing the oven lamp.
SAFETY AND WARNINGS WARNING! Fire Hazard Follow the instructions on starting a Self Clean cycle carefully. Items made from combustible materials (for example: wood, fabric, plastic) may catch fire if left in the oven during a Self Clean cycle. Do not place aluminium foil, dishes, trays, water or ice on the oven floor during cooking, as doing so will irreversibly...
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SAFETY AND WARNINGS WARNING! Hot Surface Hazard Accessible parts may become hot when in use. To avoid burns and scalds, keep children away. Use oven mitts or other protection when handling hot surfaces such as oven shelves or dishes. Use care when opening the oven door.
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SAFETY AND WARNINGS WARNING! Cut Hazard Take care - some edges are sharp. Failure to use caution could result in injury or cuts.
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SAFETY AND WARNINGS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to persons or damage when using the oven, follow the important safety instructions listed below: • Read all the instructions before using the oven. Use the oven only for its intended purpose as described in these instructions.
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SAFETY AND WARNINGS • Do not leave children alone. Children should not be left alone or unattended in the area where the appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the appliance. •...
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SAFETY AND WARNINGS • User servicing: do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless specifically recommended in the manual. All other servicing should be referred to a qualified technician. • Do not use water on grease fires. Smother the fire or flame or use a dry chemical or foam type extinguisher.
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SAFETY AND WARNINGS • Always keep oven vents unobstructed. • Do not operate your appliance by means of an external timer or separate remote-control system. • Caution: Hot air can blow from the vent at the top of the oven as part of the oven’s cooling system.
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SAFETY AND WARNINGS • Do not use oven cleaners, harsh/ abrasive cleaning agents, waxes, or polishes. No commercial oven cleaner, oven liner, or protective coating of any kind should be used in or around any part of the oven. Do not use harsh/abrasive cleaners, scourers or sharp metal scrapers to clean the oven door glass since they scratch the...
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SAFETY AND WARNINGS • During a Self Clean cycle, the oven reaches higher temperatures than it does for cooking. Under such conditions, the surfaces may get hotter than usual and children should be kept away. • Do not store things children might want above the oven.
INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your new purchase. Your oven has a number of features to make cooking a great experience for you: a choice of eight oven functions, including Rotisserie ● a convenient, no-mess, pyrolytic Self Clean function – see ‘Using the Self Clean function’ ●...
THE CONTROL PANEL Door open indicator (See ‘Using the Self Clean function’). Timer indicator (see ‘Using the timer’) Cooking time indicator (see ‘Automatic cooking’) Control lock indicator (see ‘Locking the control panel’). Stop time indicator (see ‘Automatic cooking’) Select Cancel Scroll Function indicators (see ‘Oven functions’) Function dial halo...
FIRST USE Setting the Clock When your oven is first turned on, or after a power cut, the display will flash . You will need to set the clock in order to use the oven. 2 Press the right scroll button to scroll 1 The display will flash ...
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FIRST USE To change the time You set the clock within the user preference menu. 1 To enter the user preference menu 3 Press the right scroll button to scroll press and hold the left and right between scroll buttons together for 3...
USING YOUR OVEN Guard rail Stop notch Stop notch (NZ AU models only) Shelf positions 1 Slide in the shelves you will need, making 2 Select a function. sure that: The halo will glow white. ● they are between the two wires of a ●...
OVEN FUNCTIONS Selecting this will turn the oven off. Bake This is the traditional method of baking. It is best to bake on only one shelf at a time in this function. Ideal for large cakes and dishes that bake for several hours. Fan Bake Ideal for dishes like lasagne that need to brown on top and also single trays of small cakes or biscuits that bake in less than an hour.
USING THE ROTISSERIE Rotate the fork screws to loosen and tighten Fork Lock stud Skewer 2 Secure the meat. Note: If sliding shelf supports have been fitted to shelf position 1, these IMPORTANT! will need to be removed before Take care, the forks are sharp! using the rotisserie.
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USING THE ROTISSERIE 5 Select the Rotisserie function. 6 Set the temperature. The skewer will start rotating. ● We recommend around 210 °C. ● Check that the meat does not ● touch the grill tray or the grill element at the top of the oven. When you have finished using the rotisserie 1 Turn the oven off.
USING THE TIMER You can use the timer at any time, even if you are not using the oven. ● If the time is more than an hour, the display will count down in minutes (hr:min). If it is ● less than an hour, it will count down in seconds (min:sec).
AUTOMATIC COOKING You can set the oven to automatically turn on later, cook for a preset time (cooking ● time), then automatically turn off at a preset stop time. See the example and instructions below (steps 1 to 7). If you start cooking manually and only want the oven to turn off automatically after a ●...
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AUTOMATIC COOKING Select function and temperature !0 Select a function. !1 Set the temperature. When automatic cooking is set The oven and the lights will stay off, the halos will be unlit, but your oven is now set for ● automatic cooking.
BAKING CHART Please note: The settings in the following chart are guidelines only. Follow the instructions in your ● recipe or on food packaging and be prepared to adjust the oven settings and baking times to achieve the best possible results for you. Shelf positions are counted from the base up (1 is the lowest, 4 the highest).
USER PREFERENCE SETTINGS You can set your oven to: display the temperature in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit ● give audio feedback (tones and beeps) or operate quietly ● display time as 12-hr or 24-hr ● operate with the display off ●...
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USER PREFERENCE SETTINGS 5 Press the right scroll button to scroll 6 Press the select button to save the through the options for that particular new option. setting. Refer to the table below. 7 For all options except ‘Display off’ : press the cancel button to quit the user preference menu.
SABBATH SETTING This setting is designed for religious faiths that observe a ‘no work’ requirement on the Sabbath. While your oven is in Sabbath setting The display, dial halos and indicators will be unlit, the buttons will be unresponsive. ● No tones or beeps will sound.
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SABBATH SETTING 3 Press the right scroll button to scroll 5 Press the select button to activate to the Sabbath setting. the option. : 4 Press the select button to select the The display will flash ● Sabbath setting. The default option is ‘Sabbath off’.
CARE AND CLEANING Manual cleaning ALWAYS NEVER Before any manual cleaning or Never use a steam cleaner. ● ● maintenance, first wait for the oven to Never store flammable substances in the ● cool down to a safe temperature to oven.
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CARE AND CLEANING Manual cleaning WHAT? HOW? IMPORTANT! Clean with a solution of mild Dials Do not use stainless steel or detergent and hot water, then wipe oven cleaner on the dials, as dry. doing so may damage their coating. Clean with a solution of mild Stainless steel Always read the label...
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CARE AND CLEANING Removing and replacing the side racks Use a flat-head screwdriver or a small coin to ● loosen the fixing screws. When replacing the side racks, make sure ● that you tighten the fixing screws. Removing and refitting the sliding shelf supports IMPORTANT! Remove the side racks first to make removing the sliding shelf supports easier.
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CARE AND CLEANING Removing and replacing the door glass panes for cleaning Make sure you follow the precautions and instructions below very carefully. Replacing the glass panes and the door incorrectly may result in damage to the oven and may void your warranty.
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CARE AND CLEANING 4 Gently close the door until the left and 5 Hold the door firmly, as shown. right hinge levers are hooked to the door. 6 Lift the door and disengage the hinges. Rest the door on a soft surface. Ensure you lay it with the handle side down.
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CARE AND CLEANING 3 Slide the first middle pane (C) slightly 4 Slide the second middle pane (B) towards yourself (1), then lift (2) and slightly towards yourself (1), then lift slide out (3). (2) and slide out (3). After cleaning, replace the glass panes When replacing the glass panes, make sure that: you replace all three panes correctly, as shown.
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CARE AND CLEANING 2 Take the other middle pane and hold it firmly. Insert it in the next pair of grooves (1), push it slightly towards yourself (2) and gently lower into place (3). Angle-cut corner 3 Take the inner pane (D), holding it with the angle-cut corner orientated as shown. Insert it in the uppermost pair of grooves (1), push it slightly towards yourself (2) and gently lower into place (3).
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CARE AND CLEANING Clamp Clamp Glass retainer 4 Position the glass retainer, as shown. It should sit on the bottom edge of the outer glass (A). Check that the clamps of the glass retainer are not deformed or damaged. “Click” Glass retainer 5 Gently push the glass retainer back into place.
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CARE AND CLEANING Refit the door Notch 1 Hold the door firmly. 2 Insert the hinge tongues into the slots, making sure that the notches on both sides drop into place as shown. 3 Open the door to its full extent. 4 Fully close the levers on the left and right hinges, as shown.
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CARE AND CLEANING Replacing the oven light bulbs The oven light bulbs (12V/20 W halogen) have a very long life, but if you should need to replace one, use only a replacement bulb purchased from your nearest Fisher & Paykel dealer and follow these steps.
USING THE SELF CLEAN FUNCTION During the pyrolytic Self Clean cycle the extremely high temperature burns off and ● breaks down grime and grease deposits. All that is left is a small amount of grey ash that you can easily remove. There is a choice of Self Clean cycles: ●...
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USING THE SELF CLEAN FUNCTION 3 Select the Self Clean function. The display will flash ● 4 Press the right scroll button once for the Self Clean cycle - the display will flash (3 hours), or Press the right scroll button a second time for the Light Self Clean cycle...
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USING THE SELF CLEAN FUNCTION When a Self Clean cycle has finished The oven will: emit a long tone ● automatically turn off ● automatically unlock the door. ● In a few seconds, the display will show the time of day. You need to: 1 wait for the oven to cool down completely 2 remove the grey ash with a small brush or damp cloth...
TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting chart If there is a problem, check the chart below to see if you can fix it. If the problem cannot be fixed or persists, call your Authorised Repairer or Customer Care. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES WHAT TO DO General No power.
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TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES WHAT TO DO General This is normal: when heating Wait until a long tone sounds The oven has reached up from cold, your oven is and the temperature dial halo the set temperature designed to initially heat to a turns white: the oven will but the temperature dial halo is still red...
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TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES WHAT TO DO Self Clean function This is normal: the oven’s cooling fans operate at their highest During a Self Clean speed. cycle, the oven is louder than usual. The door has not been properly Make sure you close the door The display shows closed.
ALERT CODES If there is a problem, the oven will: automatically suspend all oven functions ● beep five times ● display an alert code. ● IMPORTANT! Do not turn off the mains power supply to the oven (wall switch) if you get an alert code, unless the instructions in the chart following specifically instruct you to.
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ALERT CODES ALERT CODE POSSIBLE CAUSES WHAT TO DO The oven has overheated. 1 Allow the oven to cool down. 2 Once the oven has cooled down and the door has unlocked, the alert code will disappear. You can now use the oven again.
WARRANTY AND SERVICE Before you call for service or assistance ... Check the things you can do yourself. Refer to the installation instructions and your user guide and check that: 1 Your product is correctly installed. 2 You are familiar with its normal operation. If after checking these points you still need assistance or parts, please refer to the Service &...
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WARRANTY AND SERVICE This oven has been designed and constructed in accordance with the following codes and specifications: In New Zealand and Australia AS/NZS 60335-1 General Requirements for Domestic electrical appliances ● AS/NZS 60335-2-6 Particular Requirements for Domestic electrical cooking appliances ●...
ENERGY GUIDELINES Reducing the environmental impact Reducing energy consumption will reduce the impact of cooking on the environment. The following tips can help you to reduce your energy consumption: Do not pre-heat the oven too early. Aim to have the oven hot at the same time as the ●...
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