Contents 1 Safety precautions 4 Symbols used.................... 4 General safety precautions............... 5 Before using for the first time.............. 6 Correct use .................... 6 Children in the home ................. 6 Note on use .................... 7 2 Disposal 9 3 Your appliance 10 Appliance description................ 10 Extraction model.................. 10 Recirculation model................. 10 Equipment.................... 10 Construction .................... 11 Operating and display elements ............ 12...
Safety precautions Symbols used Denotes important safety precautions. Failure to observe said precautions can result in injury or in damage to the appliance or fittings! Information and precautions that should be observed. Information on disposal Information about the operating instructions ►...
1 Safety precautions General safety precautions • Read the operating instructions before using the appliance for the first time! • This appliance can be used by children aged 8 and above and by persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental cap- abilities, or lack of experience and/or knowledge, provided they are supervised or have been instructed on the safe use of the appliance and have understood the hazards involved.
1 Safety precautions Before using for the first time • The appliance must be installed and connected to the electricity supply in accordance with the separate installation instructions. Have a qualified fitter/ electrician carry out the necessary work. • Dispose of the packaging material in accordance with local regulations. Correct use •...
1 Safety precautions Note on use • If the appliance is visibly damaged, do not use it. Contact Customer Ser- vices. • If the appliance is not operating properly, disconnect it from the power sup- ply immediately. • If the mains cable of the appliance is damaged, it must be replaced by Cus- tomer Services in order to avoid hazard.
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1 Safety precautions • When carrying out maintenance work on the appliance, including replacing the light bulb, cut off the electricity supply to the appliance (remove the screw fuse from the holder or switch the circuit breaker off, or disconnect from the mains supply).
Disposal Packaging • All packaging materials (cardboard, plastic film (PE) and polystyrene (EPS)) are marked and should, if possible, be collected for recycling and disposed of in an environmentally friendly way. Disconnection • Disconnect the appliance from the mains. With a fixed appliance, this is to be carried out by a qualified electrician! Safety •...
Your appliance Appliance description The appliance is designed for use in the home for extracting cooking odours from above the cooking area. This particular model can be used as a wall or island hood to extract or recirculate air. Extraction model The integrated fan extracts cooking fumes and smells from above the cooking surface.
3 Your appliance Construction 1 Operating and display elements 2 Grease filter 3 Illumination 4 Return air in recirculation model 5 Combi grease filter 6 Glass cover (fold-down) If your appliance has lateral ventilation slits (see no. 4 in the figure) then it is a recirculation model.
Operating the appliance Using for the first time Configuring the appliance The appliance can be used in the extraction or recirculation mode. The appli- ance is set up as a recirculation hood with 5 kg of activated charcoal ex-fact- ory. With this setting, the service life of the activated charcoal filter is 1,200 op- erating hours.
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4 Operating the appliance Settings options for the saturation indicator Amount of Cooking intensity Operating Power level activated hours display charcoal 5 kg Standard, for not overly frequent 1200 h and/or pungent cooking 5 kg For more frequent and/or more pun- 700 h gent cooking 2.5 kg...
4 Operating the appliance Operation Switching the appliance on ► Pressing the button switches the appliance on at power level 1. ► Press the button repeatedly until the desired power level is reached. – The power level currently being used illuminates in the corresponding display.
4 Operating the appliance Intensive level The intensive level can be selected when the appliance is switched on. ► Depress the button for 2 seconds. – The display flashes. After 5 minutes, the appliance switches back to the previously selected power level.
4 Operating the appliance Saturation indicator Saturation indicator for the grease filters display flashes after 20 operating hours. The saturation level has been reached and the grease filters and combi filters must be cleaned. Saturation indicator for the activated charcoal filters display illuminates after 1,200, 700 or 400 operating hours, depending on the setting selected.
Care and maintenance Cleaning the housing Take care that no water gets into the housing! If water gets into the housing, it can cause damage. Do not use abrasive cleaners, scouring pads, steel wool etc. to clean the appliance as they can damage the surface. Remove the screw fuse or switch off the circuit breaker.
5 Care and maintenance Cleaning the grease filters and combi filters The grease filters and combi filters must be cleaned at least once a month with normal use or whenever the button flashes. If cleaned monthly, the ser- vice life of the grease filters is as long as that of the range hood. Removing the grease filters and combi filters ►...
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5 Care and maintenance Cleaning ► Clean the grease filters and combi filters on their own in an upright position in a dishwasher. ► Set the dishwasher to an «intensive» or «heavy» soiling programme. Cleaning may cause the grease filters to become discoloured. This will not affect the functioning of the filters in any way.
Spent activated charcoal filters can be disposed of in the household waste. The activated charcoal filters have been developed especially for this appli- ance and can only be ordered from V-ZUG Ltd's Customer Services. The activated charcoal filter consists of: Activated charcoal filter A...
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5 Care and maintenance ► Remove the metal cover C from below and clean it. ► Press both filter holders outwards again and remove activated charcoal fil- ters B one by one from below. ► Remove activated charcoal filter A by pulling it downwards.
5 Care and maintenance ► Loosen the activated charcoal filter A from the metal holder E. ► Clean the metal holder in a dishwasher or by hand. Inserting the activated charcoal filters ► Fit activated charcoal filters A to the metal holder E. ►...
Trouble-shooting What to do if ... … the illumination is not working Possible cause Solution • Fuse or automatic circuit ► Replace the fuse. breaker for electrical in- ► Reset the automatic circuit breaker. stallations in the home is defective. •...
Accessories and spare parts Please give product family of the appliance and exact designation of the ac- cessory or spare part when ordering parts.* Combi filter Grease filter Activated char- coal filter * When ordering the activated charcoal filter give the length of the motor hous- ing (see page 13).
Technical data Electrical connection ► See identification plate. ► Remove the grease filters. – The identification plate is located on the inside of the appliance.
Index Accessories ..........25 Activated charcoal........13 Replacing .......... 23 Activated charcoal filter......10 Replacing .......... 21 Saturation indicator ..... 13, 14, 17 Model number ..........2 After-running time ........15 Amount of activated charcoal used ............... 13 Appliance description ......10 Notes............29 Care ............
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Switching off ..........15 Switching on ..........15 Symbols ............4 Technical data........... 26 Technical enquiries ........31 Trouble-shooting ........24 Type ............... 2 Validity............2 What to do if The appliance is not extracting enough air........ 24 What to do if … Illumination not working.... 24 Wipe protection.........
You can find the telephone number for your nearest V-ZUG service centre at www.vzug.com→Service→Service hotline. Technical enquiries, accessories, extended warranty V-ZUG is happy to help with your general administrative and technical enquiries, orders for accessories and spare parts, or information relating to advanced service agreements.
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