AEG-Electrolux EON6690U, EON6690X, EON6690W User Manual

Built-In Electric Oven

Operating Instructions

822 947 936-C-140303-07

EON 6690

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Dear customer,

Please read these operating instructions carefully.
Pay particular attention to the section “Safety infor­mation” on the first few pages. Please retain these
operating instructions for later reference. Pass them
on to possible new owners of the appliance.

The following symbols are used in the
text:

1 Safety instructions

Warning: Information concerning your per­sonal safety.
Important: Information on how to avoid dam­aging the appliance.

3 Information and practical tips

2 Environmental information

1. These numbers indicate step by step how to use

the appliance.

2. …

3. …

These operating instructions contain information on
steps you can take yourself to rectify a possible mal­function. Refer to the section “What to do if...”.

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Contents

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Description of the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

General Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Oven Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Oven accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Before Using for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Setting the display language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Set the display brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Initial cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Using the Rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Cooking with the Rings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Switching on the dual fry/cook area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Using the Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

The Electronic Oven Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Oven Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Inserting the grid, tray, and universal tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Inserting/Removing the Fat Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Additional functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Clock Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Other functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Switching off the time display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Switching on the time display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Child Safety device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Locking the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

The oven's safety cut-out function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Mechanical Door Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Uses, Tables and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Baking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Baking Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Roasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Roasting Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Meat Probe Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Grilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Infrared grilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Turbo grilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Preserving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Drying with Hot Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Recipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Cleaning and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Exterior of the Appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Oven Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Fat Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Shelf Support Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Oven Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Oven Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Oven Door. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Oven Door Glass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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What to do if … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Oven Interior Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Regulations, Standards, Directives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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1 Safety

Electrical Safety

• The appliance may only be connected by a regis-

tered specialist.

• In the event of any faults or damage to the appli-

ance: remove fuses or switch off.

• It is not permissible to clean the appliance with a

steam or high pressure cleaner for safety reasons!

• Repairs to the appliance may only be carried out

by specialists. Repairs carried out by inexperi-

enced persons may cause injury or serious mal­functioning. If your appliance needs repairing,
please contact your local AEG Service Force Cen­tre or your specialist dealer.

Child Safety

• Never leave children unsupervised when the appli-

ance is in use.

Safety whilst Using

• This appliance is intended to be used for cooking,

frying and baking food in the home.

• Take care when connecting electric appliances to

sockets nearby. Do not allow connecting leads to
come into contact with hot rings or to catch be­neath the hot oven door.

• Warning: Risk of burns! The interior of the oven

becomes hot during use.

• Using ingredients containing alcohol in the oven

may create an alcohol-air mixture that is easily ig­nited. In this case, open the door carefully. Do not
have embers, sparks or naked flames in the vicinity
when opening the door.

To Avoid Damaging Your Appliance

• Do not line your oven with aluminium foil and do

not place a baking tray or dish on the oven floor,
otherwise the oven enamel will be damaged by the
resulting build up of heat.

• Juice from fruit that drips from baking trays will

leave marks that cannot be removed. For very
moist cakes, use the universal baking tray.

• Do not put any weight on the oven door when it is

open.

• Never pour water directly into the hot oven. The

enamel may be damaged.

• Using force, especially on the edges of the front

glass panel, may break the glass.

• Do not store inflammable objects in the oven. They

may ignite when the oven is switched on.

• Do not store moist food in the oven. The enamel

may be damaged.

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2 Disposal

Disposing of the packaging
material

All materials used can be fully recycled.
Plastics are marked as follows:

• >PE< for polyethylene, as used for the outer wrap-

ping and the bags inside.

• >PS< for polystyrene foam, e.g., as used for the

padding materials. They are completely free of
CFCs.

Disposal of old appliances

1 Warning: Before disposing of old appliances

please make them inoperable so that they
cannot be the source of danger.

To do this, disconnect the appliance from
the mains supply and remove the mains
lead.

To protect the environment, it is important that worn
out appliances are disposed of in the correct man­ner.

• The appliance must not be disposed of with

household rubbish.

• You can obtain information about collection dates

or public refuse disposal sites from your local
refuse department or council.

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Description of the Appliance

General Overview

Control panel

Door handle

Full glass door

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Control Panel

Oven/Time Display Temperature Display

Ring SwitchesRing Switches

Mains Button Clock Functions

Oven Features

Shelf positions

Oven Functions

Settings buttons

Top heat and heating elements

Oven lighting

Meat probe socket

Fat Filter

Oven lighting

Rear wall heating
element

Bottom Heat

Oven shelf runners, removable

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Oven accessories

Combination shelf

For dishes, cake tins, items for roasting and grilling.

Baking tray

For cakes and biscuits.

General purpose pan

For roasting, or as a receptacle for grease.

Meat probe

For determining exactly how far joints of meat are
cooked.

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Before Using for the First Time

Setting the clock

3 The oven only operates when the clock has

been set.

After electrical connection, or a power failure, the
“Set Clock” arrow flashes.

Set the current time by pressing the or buttons.

5 Wait for a few seconds.

The flashing stops and the clock shows the time you
have set.

The appliance is now ready for use.

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Setting the display lan­guage

1. Switch on the appliance by pressing the main

Power button.

2. Press the main Power and the Clock

Functions buttons at the same time.

3. Select one of the available languages using the

and buttons.

4. Press the main Power and the Clock

Functions buttons at the same time, to store the
selected language.

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Set the display brightness

The brightness of the display can be adjusted for
better readability on ovens fitted at high positions.

1. Switch on the appliance by pressing the main

Power button .

2. Press the main Power and the Clock

Functions buttons at the same time

3. Press the Oven Functions button.

4. Set the brightness using the or buttons.

5. Press the main Power and the Clock

Functions buttons at the same time, to store the
brightness setting.

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Initial cleaning

Clean the oven before using it for the first time.

1 Important: Do not use caustic or abrasive

cleaning agents! These can damage the oven
surfaces.

3 For the metal surfaces, use commercially

available cleaning agents.

1. Open the oven door.

The oven light is lit.

2. Remove all oven accessories, and clean them with

warm water and a scouring agent.

3. Wash the oven in the same way, and wipe dry.

4. Wipe the front of the appliance with a damp cloth.

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Using the Rings

3

Also refer to the operating instructions for your
built-in hob. It contains important information
on ovenware, operation, cleaning and care.

Heat settings

• Heat settings can be set from 1-9.

• Intermediate positions are possible for settings 2-

7.

1 = lowest output
9 = highest output

= double ring switching

2 Switch the cooking zone off approx. 5-10 min-

utes before cooking is finished to make use of
the residual heat. This saves electricity.

front left rear left rear right front right

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Ring Switches

Cooking with the Rings

1. For heating up/browning, select a high heat

setting.

2. As soon as steam starts to form or the oil is hot,

turn back to the heat setting necessary for further
cooking.

3. To stop cooking, turn back to the zero position.

Switching on the dual fry/cook area

1 The control for the dual fry/cook area is

switched on by turning to the right, and can­not be turned past the stop!

1. Turn the dual fry/cook control to the right. Continue

turning to Position 9, and onto the symbol (you
will feel a slight resistance). The stop position will
then be clearly detectable.

2. Finally, turn back to the desired setting.

3. After cooking, turn back to the OFF position.

3 To use the dual fry/cook area again after-

wards, the larger ring must be switched back
on.

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Using the Oven

The Electronic Oven Control

Oven function indicator

Cook Time indicator End indicator

Time display

Temperature Display

Time functions Time functions

Mains Button

Oven Functions

Clock/Countdown

Meat cooking rod Clock Functions

Recipes

Settings buttons

3 General hints

• Always switch on the appliance first by pressing

the Power button.

• When the selected function is lit, the oven begins

to heat, or the set period of time begins to run.

• The oven light comes on when an oven function

has been selected.

• Switch off the appliance by pressing the main

Power button.

• An signal sounds when the set temperature has

been reached.

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Oven Functions

The oven has the following functions:

3 The Pizza setting, Top Heat/Bottom Heat

and Turbo All-Round Grill functions include
an automatic Fast Warm Up function. This
garantees that the temperature selected will
be reached as quickly as possible.

Hot air (Fan oven)

Suggested temperature: 180°C
For roasting and baking on up to three shelf posi-

tions at the same time.
Set the oven temperature 20-40°C lower than for

Top/Bottom Heat.
The rear wall heating element is on, and the fan is

also on.

Top/Bottom Heat (Conventional)

Suggested temperature: 200°C
For baking and frying/roasting on one shelf posi-

tion.
The Top and Bottom Heat heating elements are on.

Pizza setting

Suggested temperature: 200°C
For baking pizzas, pies, quiches and tarts.
The rear wall heating element and Bottom Heat are

on, and the fan is also on.

Bottom Heat

Suggested temperature: 120°C
For baking cakes with crusty bases.
Bottom Heat is on.

Keep warm

Suggested temperature: 80°C
For keeping dishes warm.

The Top and Bottom Heat heating elements are on.

Defrost

Suggested temperature: 30°C
For defrosting and thawing, for example gateau,

butter, bread, pies, and other frozen foods.
With this function, the fan is on without heating.

Turbo grill

Suggested temperature: 180°C
For roasting larger pieces of meat or poultry on one

shelf position. This function is suitable for au gratin
dishes and soufflés.

The grill heating element and the fan are on.

Infrared grill

Suggested temperature: 250°C
For grilling flat foods placed in the middle of the

grid, for example steaks, escalopes, fish, or for
toasting.

The grill heating element is on.

Large grill

Suggested temperature: 250°C
For grilling flat foods in large quantities, for exam-

ple steaks, escalopes, fish, or for toasting.
The Top Heat and Grill heating elements are on.

Top Heat

Suggested temperature: 120°C
For browning/topping bread, cakes, and pastries,

and for soufflés.
The Top Heat heating element is on.

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Setting oven functions

1. Switch on the appliance by pressing the button.

2. Press the Oven Function button as many times as

necessary until the desired oven function appears.

– The suggested temperature appears on the tem-

perature display.

– If the suggested temperature is not changed

within about 5 seconds, the oven begins to heat.

Changing the oven temperature

Press the or button, to raise or lower the tem­perature.

The temperature setting changes in steps of 5 °C.

Thermometer Symbol

• The thermometer symbol rises slowly, indicating

the degree to which the oven is currently heated.

• The three parts of the thermometer symbol flash

one after the other, indicating that Fast Warm Up is
in operation.

Checking the temperature

Press the and buttons at the same time.
The present oven temperature appears on the tem-

perature indicator.

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Changing the Oven Function

Press the Oven Function button as often as neces­sary, until the desired function appears.

Switching the Oven Function off

To switch off the oven, press the Oven Function but­ton as often as necessary, until no oven function ap­pears.

Switching the oven off

Switch off the appliance by pressing the button.

3 Cooling fan

When the oven is switched on, the fan comes
on automatically to keep the surfaces the ap­pliance cool. When the oven is switched off,
the fan continues to operate to cool the appli­ance down, then switches itself off.

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Inserting the grid, tray, and
universal tray

Inserting the tray and universal tray:

The trays have a
little bulge on the
left and ride sides.
These are provid­ed as positoin-
ing guides and
must always be
located towards the rear of the tray.

Inserting the grid:

Set the grid at the desired shelf position.

3 To make it easier to insert a tray at a different

shelf position, set the tray in the rails at the de­sired position, push in as far as it will go, then
let it down.

Inserting/Removing the Fat Filter

The fat filter protects the rear wall heating element
against splashes of fat when roasting.

Inserting the fat filter

Holding the fat filter by the tab, insert the two re­tainers into the opening on the rear wall of the oven
(fan opening) from the top downwards.

Removing the fat filter

Take hold of the tab on the fat filter and remove by
pulling upwards.

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