Start-Up And Use - Hotpoint OS 897D P/HP 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.
! Never put objects directly on the bottom of the oven; this
will prevent the enamel coating from being damaged.
! Always place cookware on the racks provided.
! During operation, we recommend the removal of any crockery
or delicate foodstuffs from the cavities not being used.
! We recommend that you do not open the door when
cooking foodstuffs which require proving, so as to not
compromise cooking results.
! Once the cooking programme has begun, before the DIVIDER
is removed, the oven must be switched off using the
Cooling ventilation
In order to reduce the external temperature of the oven,
a cooling fan generates a stream of air which escapes
underneath the oven control panel.
! Once cooking has been completed, the cooling fan continues
to operate until the oven has cooled down sufficiently.
Setting the clock
! This may only be set while the oven is switched off.
1. Press the button until the first numerical digit flashes on
the DISPLAY and the
2. Turn the SET TIME KNOB towards " " and " " to adjust
the hour value.
3. Press the button again so that the other two numerical
digits on the DISPLAY begin to flash.
4. Turn the SET TIME KNOB towards " " and " " to adjust
the minute value.
5. Press the button again to confirm.
Setting the minute minder
! This function does not interrupt cooking and does not affect
the oven; it is simply used to activate the buzzer when the
set amount of time has elapsed.
1. Press the button until the
on the DISPLAY begin to flash.
2. Turn the SET TIME KNOB towards " " and " " to adjust
the minute value.
3. Press the button again to confirm.
The display will then show the time as it counts down. When
this period of time has elapsed the buzzer will be activated.
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! When inserting the shelf
make sure the backstop is
at the rear of the cavity (see
image).
, and icons are switched off.
icon and the three digits
ExtraLarge Space
! Do not use position "D" for racks.
Starting the oven
1. Select the desired cooking function by turning the
EXTRALARGE SPACE FUNCTION knob. If the
on the display is lit, this indicates that the ExtraLarge Space
has been selected and therefore that only the settings
corresponding to the ExtraLarge Space may be used.
2. The oven will begin its preheating stage. The temperature
may be changed by turning the TEMPERATURE knob. The
indicator light flashes during the preheating stage.
3. Once the preheating stage is completed, the
stops flashing (becomes fixed) and a buzzer sounds. Food
may now be placed in the oven.
4. During cooking it is always possible to:
- change the cooking function by turning the EXTRALARGE
SPACE FUNCTION knob;
- adjust the temperature using the TEMPERATURE knob
(for the Creation cooking functions only);
- set a duration (for Creation cooking functions only) and
the cooking end time;
- stop cooking by turning the EXTRALARGE SPACE
FUNCTION knob to the "0" position.
5. If a blackout occurs while the oven is already in operation,
an automatic system within the appliance will reactivate the
button.
cooking function from the point at which it was interrupted,
as long as the temperature has not dropped below a
certain level. The clock and programmed cooking modes
which have not yet started will not be restored and must
be reprogrammed.
! When using the oven in its ExtraLarge configuration, it will
not be possible to use the Main and Small Space features:
the SMALL SPACE and MAIN SPACE FUNCTION knobs
will be disabled.
Universal cooking functions
! All functions have a default cooking temperature which
may be adjusted manually to a value between 40°C and
250°C as desired.
For the BARBECUE function, the default power level value
is indicated as a percentage (%) and may also be adjusted
manually.
MULTILEVEL function
All heating elements and the fan are activated. Since the
heat remains constant throughout the oven, the air cooks and
browns food in a uniform manner. A maximum of four racks
may be used at the same time. If you are using several racks
at the same time, we recommend you place the dripping pan
on the lower rack. If you are cooking on 4 levels at the same
time, we recommend you place the shelves on racks 3, 5 and
6 and the dripping pan on rack 1.
GRATIN function
The top heating element are activated and the fan begins to
operate. During part of the cycle the circular heating element
is also activated. This combination of features increases the
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