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- Page 1 V-ZUG-Home Install the app, network your appliances and benefit from a wide range of useful functions. Operating instructions CombiSteamer V4000 Steamer...
- Page 2 60-450 Variations depending on the model are noted in the text. Download updates to your appliance via V-ZUG-Home so that you are always up to date. The latest operating instructions with the new functions incorporated can be found here: vzug.com.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
4.14 Pinning .............. 25 Assistance functions .......... 46 4.15 Timer .............. 26 Date and time............ 46 4.16 Illumination ............ 27 V-ZUG Home ............ 47 4.17 Display lock ............ 27 7.10 Appliance information .......... 47 4.18 Quiet mode ............ 27 7.11 Factory settings............. 47 4.19... - Page 4 Intensive cleaning .......... 49 Steam cleaning ............ 50 Cleaning the appliance door ...... 51 Cleaning the door seal ........ 53 Replacing the door seal ........ 53 Replacing the halogen light bulb ..... 54 Cleaning the accessories and shelf guides ... 55 8.10 Descaling .............. 56 Trouble-shooting 58 Error messages............ 58 Other possible problems........ 59 After a power failure.......... 60 Accessories and spare parts...
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Page 5: Safety Precautions
Safety precautions Symbols used Cleaning and user mainten- ance shall not be undertaken Denotes important safety precau- tions. by children without supervi- Failure to observe said precautions sion. can result in injury or in damage to ▪ If an appliance is not the appliance or fittings! equipped with a mains cable Information and precautions that... -
Page 6: Instructions For Use
1 Safety precautions to touch the heating ele- ▪ Only use the food probe re- ments. Children under 8 commended for this oven. years of age must be kept ▪ Under no circumstances use away from the appliance un- a steam cleaner to clean the less they are constantly su- appliance. - Page 7 1 Safety precautions ▪ Do not use the appliance as a room ▪ Objects that could pose a danger if the heater. appliance were accidentally switched ▪ The appliance should only be installed on should not be stored in the cooking and operated at an ambient temperat- space.
- Page 8 1 Safety precautions ▪ Only leave the appliance door open in the airing position. An open appliance door poses a danger of tripping or in- jury! Do not sit or rest on the appliance door or use it as a storage surface. ▪...
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Page 9: Using For The First Time
Using for the first time Before operating the newly installed appliance for the first time, the following steps should be taken: ▸ Remove packaging and transport materials as well as any protective blue film from out of the cooking space. ▸... -
Page 10: Appliance Description
3 Appliance description Appliance description Construction Operating and display elements Ventilation opening Door handle Appliance door Operating and display elements App view List view Favourite for bread Here is where you can make User settings all key settings and customize your appliance. Steam... - Page 11 Open water compartment flap App view Display lock Switch off Quiet mode Clock Ready to start Hot air 180°C Start – – – – Application Start operation Main value Setting options Options Operating time Application tips Favourite Core temperature Symbol V-ZUG-Home...
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Page 12: Cooking Space
3 Appliance description Cooking space Using protective inserts or aluminium foil can damage the appliance. Do not place any protective insert or aluminium foil on the floor of the cooking space. Appliance door Temperature sensor Door seal Knurled nut Cooking space illumination Levels Identification plate Socket for food probe... - Page 13 3 Appliance description ▪ Not suitable for use with the «Steam» and «Vacu- isine» applications. ▸ Instead use the stainless steel tray. ▪ Suitable for use with the «Regeneration» and «Hot air with steaming» applications if the temperature is set higher than 150 °C.
- Page 14 3 Appliance description ▸ Only use the normal way round – not upside down. Wire shelf If you are using your steamer in combination with an oven: Do not use the wire shelf from the oven in the steamer! Risk of rusting! The wire shelf from the steamer is distinguished through a metal plate with a steam symbol.
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Page 15: Operation
4 Operation Operation Operating the display Switching the appliance on The appliance is operated using the display. The clock is only visible in EcoStandby if enabled in the user settings. ▸ Long touch the display. – The start screen appears. Changing the start screen view The start screen can be displayed in one of two ways: as an app view (see page 10) or as a list view. -
Page 16: Filling The Water Tank
4 Operation Expanding the right function bar The right function bar can be expanded at any time. ▸ Drag the bar 3 to the left. – The function bar expands. – More functions appear in the display. Using the CircleSlider ▸... -
Page 17: Selecting And Starting An Application
4 Operation Selecting and starting an application ▸ Long touch the display. – The start screen appears. Selecting an application group Either: ▸ In the app view, touch the desired application group. – The submenu with the associated applications appears in the display. ▸... -
Page 18: Changing An Application
4 Operation Saving values ▸ Permanently save and pin the adjusted main value 1 for the selected application, if re- quired (see page 25). ▸ Touch and create a favourite, if required (see page 24). Starting an application ▸ Press «Start» to start the application. –... -
Page 19: Operating Time
4 Operation Operating time The operating time can be set, adjusted or cancelled before or during operation. The ap- plication ends automatically when the set duration is up. Setting the operating time ▸ Select the desired application (see page 17). ▸... -
Page 20: Delayed Start / End
4 Operation Delayed start / end The delayed start is activated when for the application selected both the operating time and end are set. The appliance switches automatically on and off again at the desired times. Setting a delayed start ▸... -
Page 21: Food Probe Temperature
4 Operation Food probe temperature Only use the food probe supplied. Do not clean the food probe in the dishwasher. Always keep the plug clean. The food probe is used to measure the temperature inside the food (referred to as the food probe temperature). -
Page 22: Options
4 Operation Options Overview Each application offers different options. Your appliance has the following «Options»: Preheat (see page 23) Food probe temperature (see page 21) Steaming (see page 32) Start later (see page 23) Selecting and starting options ▸ Select an application from the desired application group and confirm with «OK», if re- quired (see page 17). -
Page 23: Preheating
4 Operation 4.10 Preheating If the «Preheat» option has been turned on, do not put the food into the cooking space until the acoustic signal is emitted and the corresponding message ap- pears. With Preheat, the cooking space is quickly heated up to the desired temperature. Overview Preheating is only possible for the following applications: Hot air... -
Page 24: Application Tips
4 Operation Starting «Start later» ▸ Press «Start» to start the application. – The application starts and the time remaining is displayed. If both «End» and «Start later» have been set, the end time set is disregarded when starting «Start later». 4.12 Application tips The application tips provide helpful suggestions that range from the use of suitable ac-... -
Page 25: Pinning
4 Operation ▸ To adjust individual values or settings compared to the old favourite, create a new fa- vourite and delete the old one if necessary. Changing favourite names The favourite name can only be changed in the app view. ▸... -
Page 26: Timer
4 Operation Resetting a pinned main value ▸ In the start screen, touch an application with a pinned main value. – The ready to start screen appears in the display. ▸ Press and hold the amber-coloured main value. – The colour of the pin changes to white. –... -
Page 27: Illumination
4 Operation The next time the timer is called up, the last duration set automatically appears as the recommended value. Turning the timer off before time ▸ Touch the «Timer» function button. – The countdown to the time remaining appears in the display. ▸... -
Page 28: Time
4 Operation Turning off the quiet mode ▸ Expand the function bar. ▸ Touch the «Quiet mode» function button. – The quiet mode is shown in the display. ▸ Touch the «Quiet mode» switch. – «Quiet mode» is turned off. –... -
Page 29: End Of Operation
4 Operation Ending an application before time ▸ Press and hold the function button. – Any running application is ended; if turned on, the timer will remain active. – If turned on, the display lock is deactivated. – The appliance switches off (see page 30). 4.21 End of operation When the set duration / the step duration is up or when the set target temperature is... -
Page 30: Subsequent Steps
4 Operation 4.22 Subsequent steps Subsequent steps are applications that can be used to continue operation after an ap- plication has ended or been cancelled. Operation can be extended for the application that has just ended. The selection of subsequent steps available depends on the applica- tion that has just ended or been cancelled. -
Page 31: Emptying The Water Tank
4 Operation Display after switching off Depending on the application and settings, the following is shown in the darkened dis- play. – The residual heat and the temperature if it is above 80 °C. – The food probe temperature if the food probe is still plugged in. –... -
Page 32: Applications
5 Applications Applications Hot air Temperature range 30–230 °C Recommended value 180 °C Level 2 or 1 + 3 A heating element behind the back wall of the cooking space heats up the air inside the cooking space, which is circulated evenly. Uses ▪... -
Page 33: Hot Air Eco
5 Applications Uses ▪ Puff pastries, yeast pastries, bread, plaited bread ▪ Baked dishes and gratins ▪ Meat ▪ Frozen and convenience foods Particularly suitable for low-fat cooking of frozen foods such as oven chips and spring rolls. Using the option, the supply of steam can be turned off and on again during operation. -
Page 34: Regeneration
5 Applications Uses ▪ Steaming vegetables, rice, cereal products, pulses and egg dishes ▪ Poaching meat, poultry and fish ▪ Extracting juice from fruit and berries ▪ Making yogurt ▪ Preserving, bottling Possible to steam on several levels simultaneously. ▸ Put the stainless steel tray under the perforated cooking tray to make cleaning the cooking space easier. - Page 35 5 Applications Tips for best results ▪ Only use fresh food. This applies to meat and fish in particular. Food that has already been kept for some time has a higher bacterial content and is therefore unsuitable for Vacuisine. ▪ Meat quality: both lean (e.g. fillet) and marbled, more sinewy (e.g. stewing meat and belly pork) cuts of meat can be prepared optimally using Vacuisine.
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Page 36: Soft Roasting
5 Applications Monitoring the food probe temperature using the food probe ▸ When the food probe temperature and the cooking space temperature are roughly the same: – an acoustic signal is emitted. – in the display appears: «Food has reached food probe temperature.» –... - Page 37 5 Applications Cut of meat Degree of Recommended target doneness temperature °C Fillet of beef rare medium rare medium well done Sirloin, striploin medium well done Rump of beef medium well done Rib-eye or prime rib of beef medium well done Shoulder of beef medium well done...
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Page 38: Keep Warm
5 Applications Selecting and starting soft roasting Once the programme has started it is no longer possible to change the target tem- perature. ▸ Long touch the display. – The start screen appears. ▸ Select the «Soft roasting» application group and confirm with «OK», if required (see page 17). -
Page 39: Warming Plates In The Cooking Space
5 Applications 5.10 Warming plates in the cooking space If the cooking space is already hot, open the appliance door and allow the cooking space to cool down for 3 to 4 minutes before starting the «Plate warmer» function. This is to protect the tableware from damage through stress cracking. ▸... -
Page 40: Hygiene
5 Applications 5.12 Hygiene «Hygiene» can be used for sanitizing containers. The following applications are avail- able: Hygiene baby bottles Preserve jam Hygiene preserving jars Hygiene baby bottles This application replaces the need to boil feeding bottles in water. Before starting the application: ▸... - Page 41 5 Applications ▸ To start the recipe from a particular step, select that step or action and confirm with «OK». That step is applied to the ready to start screen and the recipe can be started as usual by touching «Start». ▸...
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Page 42: Easycook
5 Applications 5.14 EasyCook EasyCook helps you to prepare any food simply and conveniently. After choosing the food group and food, the appliance suggests suitable applications, including settings and accessories. Overview of food groups Foodstuffs are grouped into different categories; a foodstuff may be included in more than one group. -
Page 43: Zug-Home
▸ Search the Google Play Store or the App Store® for «V-ZUG». ▸ Install and open the V-ZUG App. Enabling the V-ZUG-Home mode on the appliance ▸ Set to the «Display» or «Operate and display» mode under «V-ZUG-Home» in the user settings. -
Page 44: User Settings
– A 6-digit PIN appears in the display of the household appliance. ▸ Enter the 6-digit PIN in the V-ZUG App and confirm the bluetooth pairing request. – The name of the active WLAN/Wi-Fi appears in the V-ZUG App and then you are prompted to enter the WLAN/Wi-Fi password. -
Page 45: Signals And Tones
7 User settings Background The background of the display can be changed. Choose whether to display a solid col- our, a texture or a texture featuring various ingredients in the background. When a tex- ture with ingredients is selected, images of different ingredients are displayed on every page in the app view. -
Page 46: Assistance Functions
If set to «On», a short preheat tone is emitted when it is time to put the food into the cooking space. Date and time Time synchronization The «Internet» setting is set automatically when connecting to V-ZUG-Home. The time, date and time zone are then synchronized directly from the app. Date The date can be called up and changed. -
Page 47: V-Zug Home
V-ZUG Home Mode It is possible to choose between «Off», «Display» and «Operate and display». To connect the appliance to «V-ZUG-Home», «Display» or «Operate and display» must be selected. Displaying information Displays all relevant information for the connection. Restarting interface The interface can be reset if difficulties are experienced establishing a connection. -
Page 48: Ecomanagement
8 Care and maintenance V-ZUG-Home Disconnects all connections to mobile devices. Factory settings Resets the settings to the factory default state. All customized data will be lost. 7.12 EcoManagement Consumption information Displays the average energy consumption of the last 25 operations, the total energy con-... - Page 49 8 Care and maintenance ▸ Any condensate or food particles must be completely removed after each cooking session with steam. ▸ Place the stainless steel tray under the perforated cooking tray or wire shelf when cooking to catch food particles and condensate. ▸...
- Page 50 8 Care and maintenance Fill the water tank with fresh water and slot into position in the water tank compart- ment. ▸ Long touch the display. – The start screen appears. ▸ Select the «Cleaning» application group and confirm with «OK», if required. ▸...
- Page 51 8 Care and maintenance ▸ Long touch the display. – The start screen appears. ▸ Select the «Cleaning» application group and confirm with «OK», if required. ▸ Select «Steam cleaning» and confirm with «OK». – The settings for «Steam cleaning» appear in the display. ▸...
- Page 52 8 Care and maintenance ▸ Close the appliance door as far as its airing position (about 30°). ▸ Lift the appliance door out evenly and at an angle. Reinstalling the appliance door ▸ Push the appliance door 3 evenly into both hinges 1 as far as it will go.
- Page 53 8 Care and maintenance ▸ Remove the intermediate door glass seal 2. ▸ Gently push the middle door glass 3 and raise it slightly up and away from the hinges. ▸ Clean the glass panels and dry well. ▸ Reassemble the glass panels as follows: Insert the middle door glass 3 into the door frame and gently push it back towards the hinges.
- Page 54 8 Care and maintenance Replacing the halogen light bulb WARNING: Risk of electric shock! Disconnect the appliance from the mains power supply before replacing the halo- gen light bulb. Risk of burns from hot surfaces! Allow the halogen light bulb and the appliance to cool down before replacing the halogen light bulb.
- Page 55 8 Care and maintenance Lateral illumination ▸ Remove the left shelf guide. ▸ Using a screwdriver, unscrew the four screws 2 in the fixture. ▸ Place the screwdriver 3 along the middle of the edge of the fixture and carefully remove the fix- ture together with the seal from the cooking space wall.
- Page 56 8 Care and maintenance 8.10 Descaling How it functions Whenever steam is produced, depending on the hardness of the local water supply (i.e. the limescale content of the water), limescale is deposited in the boiler. The appliance automatically detects and indicates when descaling is necessary. The cleaning programme guides you step-by-step through the descaling process.
- Page 57 8 Care and maintenance Starting descaling The appliance must have cooled down before descaling. Remove accessories, cookware or other objects from the cooking space. Do not leave the appliance unattended: during the descaling process, the descaler must be added and the water tank must be emptied. The appliance door must be closed during descaling.
- Page 58 9 Trouble-shooting Trouble-shooting You may be able to trouble-shoot the following malfunctions yourself. If not, note down the error message in full (message, F and E numbers) and call Customer Services. Error messages Message Possible cause Solution ▪ «FX/EXX» ▪ Various situations can ▸...
- Page 59 9 Trouble-shooting Message Possible cause Solution ▪ «Please fill with ▪ Boiler filling error ▸ Remove the water tank and then slot water – but the straight back into position. water tank is ▸ If the error appears again, note down still full.»...
- Page 60 9 Trouble-shooting Problem Possible cause Solution ▪ Control panel ▪ Steam escaping dur- Briefly steaming up is normal. steams up ing applications with ▸ When closing the appliance door steam. make sure that it forms a seal all the way round. ▸...
- Page 61 10 Accessories and spare parts Accessories and spare parts The accessories shown below as well as spare parts can be ordered in addition to the scope of delivery of the appliance. Ordering spare parts is subject to charge, except in the event of warranty claims.
- Page 62 Own measurements can be im- precise and are not suitable for checking the accuracy of the temperature. 11.4 Product fiche In accordance with EU Regulation No.: 66/2014 Brand – V-ZUG Ltd Type of appliance – Steam cookers Model designation – CS4T Mass of SMS 55 appliance –...
- Page 63 12 Tips and tricks Tips and tricks 12.1 Unsatisfactory cooking result... … for Soft roasting Result Solution ▪ The meat is tough. ▸ Extend the cooking time. ▸ For very lean joints of meat, shorten the cooking time. ▸ Do not use meat that is too aged. …...
- Page 64 13 Disposal … for regenerated foods Result Solution ▪ Regenerated food is ▸ Next time, set a lower temperature and shorten the operat- dried out. ing time. ▪ Too much condens- ▸ Next time, set a higher temperature and lengthen the oper- ate on or around the ating time.
- Page 65 13 Disposal 13.3 Disposal The «crossed‐out wheeled bin» symbol requires the separate collection of waste ▪ electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Such equipment can contain hazardous, environmentally harmful materials. ▪ These appliances are to be handed over to a designated collection point for the recyc- ling of electrical and electronic equipment and must not be disposed of with unsorted household waste.
- Page 66 Index Accessories .......... 55 Appliance door.......... 51 3-point food probe........... 14 Cooking space.......... 49 Door glass............. 52 Door seal............ 53 Accessories ..........12, 61 Food probe ........... 55 Shelf guides .......... 55 Moving ............ 15 Cleaning the exterior ........48 App view ............
- Page 67 Load capacity ........... 62 Factory settings ..........48 Long cooking time........... 59 Favourites............ 47 Pinned values .......... 47 Start screen........... 47 Malfunctions............58 V-ZUG-Home.......... 48 Model designation ..........2 Favourites ............24 Changing............ 24 Creating ............ 24 Notes ..............70 Deleting ............ 25 Starting............
- Page 68 Quiet mode ........... 45 Language ............ 44 Sound worlds .......... 45 Signals and tones........ 45 Smartphone V-ZUG-Home.......... 47 System requirements ........ 43 Using for the first time........9 Socket ..............12 Soft roasting..........36, 63 Cancelling or switching off before time... 38 Vacuisine ............
- Page 69 14 Index Adjusting............ 17 Saving ............ 18 V-ZUG App ............43 V-ZUG-Home............. 43 Displaying information ........ 47 Mode .............. 47 Resetting ............ 47 Restarting interface ........ 47 Warming plates in the cooking space ..39 Water tank ............14 Emptying............ 31 Filling..............
- Page 70 Notes...
- Page 71 Your repair order Call the free service number 0800 850 850 to contact your nearest V-ZUG service centre. You can arrange an on-site visit by us by phone if you wish. General queries, accessories and service agreement V-ZUG will be happy to help you with any general administrative or technical queries, to accept your orders for accessories and spare parts and to inform you about our pro- gressive service agreements.
- Page 72 Page change Adjustable value Favourite Temperature The temperature can be set using the CircleSlider. 1063306-06 V-ZUG Ltd, Industriestrasse 66, CH-6302 Zug Tel. +41 58 767 67 67, Fax +41 58 767 61 61 info@vzug.com, www.vzug.com Service Centre: Tel. 0800 850 850...
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