Dear Customer, Thank you for having purchased and given your preference to our product. The safety precautions and recommendations reported below are for your own safety and that of others. They will also provide a means by which to make full use of the features offered by your appliance.
USING THE OVEN FOR THE FIRST TIME You are advised to carry out the following operations: ■ Furnish the interior of the oven. ■ Switch the empty oven ON at maximum temperature for about two hours to eliminate traces of grease and smell from the components. ■...
IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS After having unpacked the appliance, check to ensure that it is not damaged. In case of doubt, do not use it and consult your supplier or a professionally qualified technician. Packing elements (i.e. plastic bags, polystyrene foam, nails, packing straps, etc.) should not be left around within easy reach of children, as these may cause serious injuries.
INSTALLATION CAUTION: ■ This appliance must be installed in accordance with these installation instructions. ■ This appliance shall only be serviced by authorized personnel. ■ This appliance is to be installed only by an authorised person. ■ Incorrect installation, for which the manufacturer accepts no responsibility, may cause personal injury of damage.
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CLEARANCES Installation clearances and protection of combustible surfaces shall comply with the current local regulations eg. AG 601 (AS 5601) Gas Installations code. Installation shall comply with the dimension in Fig. 1a bearing in mind that. Overhead Clearances In no case shall the clearances between the highest part of the cooker be less than 600 mm or for an overhead exhaust fan 750 mm.
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Figure 1a Cooker overall dimensions [mm] • height: min 900 - max 925 • width: 900 • depth: 600 GAS AND ELECTRIC CONNECTION Dotted line showing the Figure 1b position of the cooker when installed Area for GAS and ELECTRIC connection...
FITTING THE ADJUSTABLE FEET The adjustable feet must be fitted to the base of the cooker before use. Rest the rear of the cooker an a piece of the polystyrene packaging exposing the base for the fitting of the feet. Fit the 4 legs by screwing them tight into the support base as shown in figure 3.
MOVING THE COOKER WARNING When raising cooker to upright position always ensure two people carry out this manoeuvre to prevent damage to the adjustable feet (fig. 5). Figure 5 WARNING WARNING Be carefull: do not lift the cooker When moving cooker to its final posi- by the door handle when raising tion DO NOT DRAG (fig.
ANTI-TILT BRACKET Important! 900 mm To restrain the appliance and prevent it tipping accidentally, fit a bracket to its rear to fix it 4 5 0 4 5 0 securely to the wall. Make sure you also fit the supplied lock pin to the anti-tilt bracket.
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BACKGUARD Before installing the cooker, assemble the backguard “C” (fig. 9). ■ The backguard “C” can be found packed at the rear of the cooker. ■ Before assembling remove any protective film/adhesive tape. ■ Remove the two spacers “A” and the screw “B” from the rear of the cooktop. ■...
GAS SUPPLY: ■ The connection must be executed by an authorised person according to the rele- vant standards. ■ Before connecting the appliance to the gas main, mount the brass conical adaptor onto the gas inlet pipe, upon which the gasket has been placed (figures 10-11). Conical adaptor and gasket are supplied with the appliance (packed with conver- sion kit for use with Natural gas or ULPG).
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Customer Service Centre should be called to obtain the nearest authorized Delonghi Service Agent. WARNING, This appliance IS NOT SUITABLE for installation with a hose assembly.
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CONVERSION PROCEDURE (to convert to Natural gas or to ULPG) REPLACING THE INJECTORS This appliance is suitable for use with Natural gas or ULPG (check the “gas type” sticker attached to the appliance). A label stating the type of gas used after replacing the injectors must be attached at the rear of the appliance, in proximity of the gas inlet connection.
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MINIMUM BURNER SETTING ADJUSTMENT Check whether the flame spreads to all burner ports when the burner is lit with the gas tap set to the minimum position. If some ports do not light, increase the minimum gas rate setting. Check whether the burner remains lit even when the gas tap is turned quickly from the maximum to the minimum position.
USE and CARE CAUTION: ■ This appliance must be used only for the task it has explicitly been designed for, that is for domestic cooking of foodstuffs. Any other form of usage is to be con- sidered as inappropriate and therefore dangerous. ■...
GREASE FILTER ■ A special screen is provided at the back of the oven to catch grease particles, mainly when meat is being roasted (fig. 19). ■ When backing pastry etc. this filter should be removed. ■ Always clean the filter after cooking as any solid residues on it might adversely affect the oven performance.
GAS HOB Figure 20 GAS BURNERS Natural Gas ULPG MJ/h MJ/h 1. Auxiliary burner (A) 2. Semi-rapid burner (SR) 3. Rapid (R) 10.3 10.8 4. Triple ring burner (TC) 13.3 11.9...
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■ If the flame is still not correct, turn the burner off and call our Customer Service center for your nearest Authorized Delonghi Service Agent. ■ In the case of a mains failure light the burner with a match or lighted taper.
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CHOICE OF BURNER The burner must be chosen according to the diameter of the pans and energy required. For optimum efficiency use a wok or pan no smaller than 230 mm diameter. Figure 22 do not use pans with concave or convex bases Burners Pan diameter Auxiliary...
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CORRECT USE OF TRIPLE-RING BURNER ■ The flat-bottomed pans are to be placed directly onto the pan-support. ■ To use the WOK, you must place the wok stand in the CORRECT position as shown in Fig. 23a - 23b. IMPORTANT: The special grille for wok pans (fig.
FAN ASSISTED OVEN Figure 25 CONTROL PANEL Controls description 1. Oven switch knob 2. Oven thermostat knob 3. Front left burner control knob 4. Rear left burner control knob 5. Central burner control knob 6. Rear right burner control knob 7.
OPERATING PRINCIPLES Heating and cooking in the fan assisted oven are obtained in the following ways: a. by normal convection The heat is produced by the upper and lower heating elements. b. by forced semi-convection The heat produced by the top and bottom heating elements is distributed through- out the oven by the fan.
FUNCTION SELECTOR KNOB Rotate the knob clockwise to set the oven for one of the following functions. OVEN LIGHT By setting the knob to this position, only the oven light comes on. It remains on in all the cooking modes. TRADITIONAL BAKE The upper and lower heating elements come on.
FAN GRILL Both the grill and the fan come on. Most of the cooking is done by grilling and then the hot air circulated around the oven. The oven door should be kept closed. The temperature can be set between 50 °C and 200 °C maximum. The oven should be preheated for 5 minutes before cooking.
COOKING ADVICE STERILIZATION Sterilization of foods to be conserved, in full and hermetically sealed jars, is done in the following way: a. Set the switch to position b. Set the thermostat knob to position 185 °C and preheat the oven. c.
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RECOMMENDED COOKING TEMPERATURE Food °C °F Shelf Cooking Mark Position Time (approx) CAKES Victoria sandwich 2 or 3 20-25 mins Small cakes/buns 1 and 2 15-20 mins Maidera cake 2 or 3 20 mins 3 /4 Fruit cake hours 1 /2 Rich fruit cake 3 or 4 hours...
ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMER The electronic programmer is a device that groups together the following functions: – 24 hour clock with illuminated display – Timer (up to 23 hours and 59 minutes) – Programme for automatic oven cooking – Programme for semi-automatic oven cooking. Description of the buttons: Automatic cooking taking place Timer...
Electronic clock Electronic timer (fig. 28) The programmer is equipped with an The timer programme consists only of a electronic clock with lighted numbers buzzer which may be set for a maxi- which indicate hours and minutes. mum period of 23 hours and 59 min- Upon immediate connection of the utes.
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Automatic oven 3.Set the temperature and the cooking programme by using the switch and cooking thermostat knobs of the oven (see To cook food automatically in the oven, specific chapters). it is necessary to: 1.Set the length of the cooking time Now the oven is programmed and 2.Set the end of the cooking time everything will work automatically, that...
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At the end of cooking, the oven and Semi-automatic cooking symbol will turn off, the AUTO This is used to automatically switch off will flash and a buzzer will sound; that the oven after the desired cooking time can be stopped by pushing any of the has elapsed.
Cleaning and Maintenance Maintenance Description Period Daily • Clean gas cooktop as per instructions below • Remove burner caps, burner rings & base and clean using non abrasive detergent & rinse in cold water & dry thoroughly Monthly before replacing back on hob •...
GAS TAPS If the gas taps are not working properly, call our Customer Service Centre to obtain the nearest Authorized DeLonghi Service Agent. GREASE FILTER ■ Clean the filter after any cooking! The grease filter can be removed for cleaning and should be washed regularly in hot soapy water (fig.
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BURNERS Figure 35 They can be removed and washed only with soapy water. Detergents can be used but must not be abrasive or corrosive. Do not use abrasive sponges or pads. Do not put in dishwasher. After each cleaning, make sure that the burner- caps, as well as the burners, have been well wiped off and CORRECTLY POSITIONED.
REMOVAL OF THE INNER GLASS DOOR PANEL ■ The inner glass door panel can easily be removed for cleaning by unscrew- ing the four screws (fig. 38). ■ When re-assembly ensure that the inner glass is correctly positioned and do not over tighten the screws.
GRILL HEATING ELEMENT The heating element is self-cleaning and does not require maintenance. REPLACING THE OVEN LIGHT BULB Switch the cooker off at the mains. When the oven is cool, unscrew and replace the bulb with another one resistant to high temperatures (300°C), voltage 230-240 V~ (50 Hz), E14 and same power (check watt power as stamped in the bulb itself) of the replaced bulb.
Figure 42a DISMANTLING THE DOOR Please operate as follows: ■ Open the door completely. ■ The swivel retainers of the rh and lh hinges (fig. 42a) are hooked onto the metal bar above them (fig. 42b). ■ Lift the oven door slightly. The notch on the bottom of the hinge will disengage (fig.
Service and Maintenance If the ignition spark fails to ignite or does not light the gas, check the following items before calling our Customer Service Centre to obtain the nearest Authorised Service Agent: ■ Burner is reassembled and located correctly. ■...
WIRING DIAGRAM L 900mm ELECTRIC DIAGRAM KEY Oven switch Oven thermostat Thermal overload Oven programmer Oven lamp Top element Grill element Bottom element Cooling fan Thermostat pilot lamp Ignition switches group Ignition coil Terminal block Earth connection...
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Descriptions and illustrations in this booklet are given as simply indicative. The manufacturer reserves the right, considering the characteristics of the models described here, at any time and without notice, to make eventual necessary modifications for their construction or for commercial needs.
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