Start-Up And Use; Starting The Oven - Hotpoint Ariston FB 21 A.2/HA Manual De Instalación

Start-up and use

! The first time you use your appliance, heat the
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empty oven with its door closed at its maximum
temperature for at least half an hour. Ensure that the
room is well ventilated before switching the oven off
and opening the oven door. The appliance may
produce a slightly unpleasant odour caused by the
burning away of protective substances used during
the manufacturing process.
 Should the appliance be equipped with an
electronic programmer, to use the electric oven, just
press button
display) before selecting the desired cooking
function.

Starting the oven

1. Select the desired cooking mode by turning the
SELECTOR knob.
2. Select the desired temperature with the
THERMOSTAT knob. See the Cooking advice table
for cooking modes and the suggested cooking
temperatures (see Cooking Modes).
3. When preheating is finished, the THERMOSTAT
indicator light will stay on: place the food in the
oven.
4. You may do the following during cooking:
- change the cooking mode by turning the
SELECTOR knob.
- change the temperature by turning the
THERMOSTAT knob.
- stop cooking by turning the SELECTOR knob to the
“0” position.
! Never put objects directly on the oven bottom to
avoid damaging the enamel coating.
! Always place cookware on the rack(s) provided.
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(the symbol will appear on the
Cooling ventilation
In order to cool down the external temperature of the
oven, some models are fitted with a cooling fan that
blows out air between the control panel and the oven
door.
! Once the cooking has been completed, the cooling
fan remains on until the oven has cooled down
sufficiently.
* Only on certain models