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Instructions for the installer  
  
  4.3  Mounting the skirt 
   
  •  Position the skirt above the top, taking care to align holes  A with 
holes  B. 
•  Secure the skirt to the top by tightening screws  C. 
   
  
 
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5. DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS 
5.1  Front control panel 
All the cooker controls and co mmands are on the front panel. 
 
    
The user has only to press the central key  for 1 - 2 seconds to 
enable use of the oven on first use or after a power blackout.    
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 
 
  
FRONT LEFT BURNER 
 
BACK LEFT BURNER 
  
FRONT CENTRAL 
BURNER 
 
BACK CENTRAL  BURNER 
  
 FRONT RIGHT BURNER 
 
BACK RIGHT BURNER 
  
BARBECUE ELEMENT   
  
MAIN OVEN 
THERMOSTAT 
 
AUXILIARY OVEN 
THERMOSTAT 
 
MAIN OVEN  FUNCTIONS  
AUXILIARY OVEN 
FUNCTIONS 
 
MAIN OVEN THERMOSTAT KNOB 
Selection of cooking temper ature is carried out by 
turning the knob clockwise to the required temperature, 
between 50° and 250°C. 
The indicator light comes on to indicate that the oven is 
warming up. When it goes out it means that the 
required temperature has been reached. Regular 
flashing means that oven temperature is being 
constantly maintained at  the programmed level. 
  
						

							
 
Instructions for the user  
  
FUNCTION SWITCH KNOB 
Turn the knob to select from the following functions: 
  
  
NO FUNCTION SET 
 
GRILL ELEMENT + VENTILATION 
  
UPPER AND LOWER HEATING 
ELEMENTS 
 
LOWER HEATING ELEMENT + 
VENTILATION 
 
UPPER AND LOWER HEATING 
ELEMENTS +  VENTILATION 
  
LOWER HEATING ELEMENT +  
FAN-ASSISTED HEATING 
ELEMENT 
  
GRILL ELEMENT 
 
FAN-ASSISTED HEATING 
ELEMENT + VENTILATION 
  
 
DEFROSTING 
 
COOKING HOB BURNER COMMAND KNOB 
The flame is lit by pressing the knob and turning it 
anticlockwise to maximum flame . To adjust the 
flame turn the knob between maximum () and 
minimum (). The burner goes out when the knob is 
returned to the position .  
 
BARBECUE ELEMENT POWER REGULATOR 
KNOB   
This knob is used to set the power of the barbecue 
griddle on the hob. Turn the knob to any setting 
between “1” and “9” to switch on the heating element. 
The light comes on to indica te that the element is 
heating up. 
To switch off the heating element, return the knob back 
to the “0” setting. 
 
 
 
 WARNING: after it has been in oper ation for some time, the griddle 
remains hot even after the heating element has been switched off: keep 
children at a safe distance.   
 
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AUXILIARY OVEN VARIABLE GRILL KNOB 
Position the auxiliary oven thermostat knob on symbol 
 or . 
Turn the variable grill knob clockwise to the desired 
position. 
When the indicator light comes on the grill is engaged.   
 
AUXILIARY OVEN THERMOSTAT KNOB 
Selection of cooking temperature is carried out by 
turning the knob clockwise to the required temperature, 
between 50° and 220°C. 
The indicator light comes on to indicate that the oven is 
warming up. When it goes out it means that the 
required temperature has been reached. Regular 
flashing means that oven temperature is being 
constantly maintained at the programmed level. 
The oven is switched on by turning the knob clockwise 
to any one of the following functions except the oven 
light: 
 
 
  
NO FUNCTION SET 
 
GRILL ELEMENT 
  
UPPER AND LOWER HEATING 
ELEMENTS (BETWEEN 50° AND 
220°C) 
 
 
UPPER HEATING ELEMENT 
+ GRILL ELEMENT 
 
LOWER HEATING ELEMENT   
  
						

							
 
Instructions for the user  
  
5.2 Electronic Analogue Clock (on some models only)  
  
  LIST OF FUNCTIONS 
  
 TIMER KEY 
  
 END OF COOKING KEY 
  
 TIME SETTING AND RESET 
  
 VALUE DECREASE KEY 
 
 VALUE INCREASE KEY 
 
 
The buzzer that sounds at the end of each programming will be made up 
of 10 buzzes repeated 3 times at intervals of about 1 minute. This 
sequence can be stopped at any time by pressing any key.  
5.2.1  Setting the time 
When using the oven for the first time, or after a power failure, the display 
flashes at regular intervals. Press the key 
 to stop the display flashing. 
Press key again for 2 seconds; the current time can now be set. Press 
the value modification buttons 
 or  to increase or decrease the 
setting by one minute for each pressure. Press either of the value 
modification keys to display the curr ent time. Five seconds after last 
pressing the key, the clock will start from the set time. 
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5.2.2  Timer 
 
This function only activates the buzzer, without 
stopping cooking. 
-  Press  and the display will light up as shown 
in figure 1; 
-  Within 5 seconds press key  or  to set the 
timer. Each time a key  is pressed, an outer 
segment representing 1 minute of cooking is lit 
or switched off (figure 2 shows 1 hour and 10 
minutes). 
-  Five seconds after last pressing the key the 
countdown begins, at the end of which the 
buzzer activates. 
- The current time can be viewed during the 
countdown by pressing key 
 once, press the 
key again to return to  the timer display. 
 
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2 
 
At the end of the countdown, the ov en must be switched off manually by 
turning the thermostat and function selector knob to 0. 
 
 
It is not possible to set a cooking time of more than 4 hours. 
  
						

							
 
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5.2.3 Programming 
 
Cooking duration:  the 2nd button  can be pressed to set the cooking 
duration. Before it can be set, the thermostat must be turned to the 
desired cooking temperature and the function selector knob to any 
setting. To set the cooking duration, proceed as follows: 
-  Press key ; the pointer will go to position 12 
and the adjacent symbol 
 will flash (Fig. 1). 
-  Within 5 seconds press key  or  to set the 
cooking duration: each pressure on the 
 key 
adds 1 minute to the cooking duration, and every 
12 minutes a new inside segment will light up 
(figure 2 shows a cooking duration of 1 hour). 
-  Once the desired duration is obtained, cooking 
will start about 5 seconds after the last pressure 
on 
 or . 
- The display will show the current time, 
represented by the constantly illuminated 
segments, and the minutes left to the end of the 
cooking time, represented by the flashing 
segments (each flashing segment means 12 
minutes of cooking time left). 
- At the end of the cooking time the timer will 
switch the oven heatin g elements off, the beeps 
will start to sound and the numbers on the dial 
will flash. 
-  The duration can also be reset by deleting the 
program selected: Press the central key 
 for 2 
seconds to cancel the set duration and the oven 
will have to be manually switched off. 
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2 
 
 
Warning: it is not possible to set  cooking durations of more than 12 
hours. 
 
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Cooking start:  as well as setting a cooking  duration, the cooking start 
time can also be set (with a maximum delay of 12 hours in relation to the 
current time). To set the cooking start/end time, proceed as follows: 
Set the cooking duration as described in the previous point. 
-  Within 5 seconds of last pressing key  or , press key  again 
to set the cooking end time. Symbol 
 will flash on the display 
together with the current time, with in ternal segments illuminated to 
show the end of cooking time. Use keys 
 and  to set the 
cooking end time. 
-  5 seconds after the last key is pressed, the display will show the 
current time and the cooking start and end times, which will be 
represented by the illuminated inside segments. The display 
segments will be constantly illuminat ed as long as the current time is 
not the same as the cooking start  time; as soon as the current time 
reaches the set starting time, all the inside segments will start to 
flash, indicating that the  oven has started cooking. 
- At the end of the cooking time the  timer will switch the oven heating 
elements off, the beeps will start to sound and the numbers on the 
dial will flash. 
-  To delete the entire set program, hold down the central key  for 2 
seconds; if cooking has already started, the oven will have to be 
switched off manually. 
-  Here we can see a programming example: the 
current time is 7:06 and cooking is programmed 
to start at 8.00 and end at 9.00. 
- At 8 oclock the inside segments between 8 and 
9 will start to flash, while the hours hand will 
remain still. 
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Warning: for the oven to star t cooking operations after the 
programming procedures just d escribed, the thermostat and 
functions switch knob must be correctly set on the desired 
temperature and function. 
 
5.2.4 Display brightness reduction 
To reduce the energy consumption in stand-by, key  can be pressed to 
reduce the display brightness. To restore the normal brightness, press 
 
again. 
  
						

							
 
Instructions for the user  
  
6. USING THE COOKING HOB 
 
6.1  Lighting the cooking hob burners 
  
  
 Before lighting the hob burners, check  that the flame-spreader crowns 
are correctly in place with their respective burner caps, making sure that 
the holes A in the flame-spreaders are aligned with the igniters and 
thermocouples. 
The supplied rack  C is for use with woks (Chinese pans).   
  
The burner controlled by each knob  is shown next to the knob. The 
appliance is equipped with an electric lighting device. To light the 
burners, press and turn the knob anticlockwise to the maximum flame 
symbol 
 until the burner lights. Keep  the knob pressed for a few 
seconds to give the thermocouple time to heat up. 
The burner may go out when the knob is released: this means that the 
thermocouple has not warmed up enough. Wait a few moments and 
repeat the operation, keeping the knob pressed for longer.   
  
 
 If the burners should go out accidentally, after about 20 seconds a safety 
device will be tripped, cutting off the  gas supply, even if the gas tap is 
open.  
 
 
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6.2  Practical advice for using the cooking hob burners 
 
For better burner efficiency and to minimise gas consumption, use pans 
with lids of suitable size for the burne r, so that flames do not reach up 
the sides of the pan (see point 6.3 Pan Diameters). Once the contents 
come to the boil, turn down the flame far enough to prevent the liquid 
from boiling over. When cooking, to prevent burns or damage to the hob 
all pans or griddle plates must be placed inside the perimeter of the hob. 
All pans must have smooth, flat bottoms. Take the greatest care when 
using fats or oils since they may catch fire if overheated. If the flame 
accidentally goes out, turn off the control knob and wait at least 1 minute 
before trying to re-light the burner. 
 
6.3 Pan diameters 
 
 
 
BURNERS   1  Auxiliary 2 Semi rapid 3 Rapid 4 Ultra rapid 5 Fish Burner 
 Ø min. e max. 
(in cm) 
 12-14 16-20 18-24 20-24   use special  oval-shaped pan 
 
6.4 Using the griddle plate 
 
   
The griddle plate has a non-sti ck (Teflon) coating. The non-
stick film is very delicate and may be damaged if metal 
utensils are used. 
Use only utensils made from  wood or plastic resistant 
to high temperatures.