Precautions And Tips; General Safety; Disposal; Respecting And Conserving The Environment - Hotpoint SE103PGX Operating Instructions Manual

Precautions and tips

! This appliance has been designed and manufactured
GB
in compliance with international safety standards. The
following warnings are provided for safety reasons and
must be read carefully.

General safety

• The appliance was designed for domestic use
inside the home and is not intended for commercial
or industrial use.
• The appliance must not be installed outdoors, even in
covered areas. It is extremely dangerous to leave the
appliance exposed to rain and storms.
• When moving or positioning the appliance, always
use the handles provided on the sides of the oven.
• Do not touch the appliance with bare feet or with wet
or damp hands and feet.
• The appliance must be used by adults only for
the preparation of food, in accordance with the
instructions outlined in this booklet. Any other
use of the appliance (e.g. for heating the room)
constitutes improper use and is dangerous. The
manufacturer may not be held liable for any
damage resulting from improper, incorrect and
unreasonable use of the appliance.
• Do not touch the heating elements and parts of
the oven door when the appliance is in use;
these parts become extremely hot. Keep children
well away from the appliance.
• Ensure that the power supply cables of other
electrical appliances do not come into contact with
the hot parts of the oven.
• The openings used for the ventilation and dispersion
of heat must never be covered.
• Always grip the oven door handle in the centre: the
ends may be hot.
• Always use oven gloves when placing cookware in
the oven or when removing it.
• Do not use aluminium foil to line the bottom of the
oven.
• Do not place flammable materials in the oven: If the
appliance is switched on accidentally, it could catch
fire.
• When unplugging the appliance, always pull the plug
from the mains socket; do not pull on the cable.
• Never perform any cleaning or maintenance work
without having disconnected the appliance from the
electricity mains.
• If the appliance breaks down, under no
circumstances should you attempt to perform the
repairs yourself. Repairs carried out by
inexperienced persons may cause injury or further
malfunctioning of the appliance. Contact a Service
Centre ( see Assistance ).
• Do not rest heavy objects on the open oven door.
• The appliance should not be operated by people
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(including children) with reduced physical, sensory
or mental capacities, by inexperienced individuals
or by anyone who is not familiar with the product.
These individuals should, at the very least, be
supervised by someone who assumes responsibility
for their safety or receive preliminary instructions
relating to the operation of the appliance.
• Do not let children play with the appliance.

Disposal

• When disposing of packaging material: observe
local legislation so that the packaging may be
reused.
• The European Directive 2002/96/EC relating to
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
states that household appliances should not be
disposed of using the normal solid urban waste
cycle. Exhausted appliances should be collected
separately in order to optimise the cost of re-using
and recycling the materials inside the machine,
while preventing potential damage to the
atmosphere and to public health. The crossed-out
dustbin is marked on all products to remind the
owner of their obligations regarding separated waste
collection.
For further information relating to the correct disposal
of exhausted household appliances, owners may
contact the public service provided or their local
dealer.
Respecting and conserving the
environment
• You can help to reduce the peak load of the
electricity supply network companies by using the
oven in the hours between late afternoon and the
early hours of the morning. The cooking mode
programming options, the "delayed cooking" mode
( see Cooking modes ) and "delayed automatic
cleaning" mode ( see Care and Maintenance ) in
particular, enable the user to organise their time
efficiently.
• Always keep the oven door closed when using the
BARBECUE and GRATIN modes: This will achieve
improved results while saving energy
(approximately 10%).
• Check the door seals regularly and wipe them clean
to ensure they are free of debris so that they adhere
properly to the door, thus avoiding heat dispersion.
! This product complies with the requirements of the
latest European Directive on the limitation of power
consumption of the standby mode. If no operations are
carried out for a period of 2 minutes, the appliance
automatically switches to the "Clock button". The
standby mode is visualised by the low luminosity
"Watch Icon". As soon as interaction with the machine
resumes, the system's operating mode is restored.