Operatingmodes
Donotflambéfooddirectlyunderthe
extractorhood.
Riskofgreasefiltercatchingfiredue
!toflames.
❑ Beforeusingyourapplianceforthefirst
time,pleasereadtheseInstructionsfor
Usecarefully.Theycontainimportant
informationconcerningyourpersonal
safetyaswellasonuseandcareofthe
appliance.
❑ Pleaseretaintheoperatingand
installationinstructionsforasubsequent
owner.
Thehotplatesmustalwaysbecovered
withautensil.
Restrictionsapplytotheuseofthe
extractorhoodoverasolid-fuelburner
(coal,wood,etc.).(SeeInstallation
instructions).
Gashobs/Gascookers
Donotuseallthegashotplates
simultaneouslyforaprolongedperiod
(max.15minutes)atmaximumthermal
load,otherwisethereisariskofburnsif
thehousingsurfacesaretouchedorarisk
ofdamagetotheextractorhood.Ifthe
extractorhoodissituatedoveragashob,
operatethehoodatmaximumsettingif
threeormoregashotplatesareoperated
simultaneously.
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Importantnotes:
❑ TheInstructionsforUseapplytoseveral
versionsofthisappliance.Accordingly,
youmayfinddescriptionsofindividual
featuresthatdonotapplytoyour
specificappliance.
❑ Thisextractorhoodcomplieswithall
relevantsafetyregulations.
Repairsshouldbecarriedoutby
qualifiedtechniciansonly.
Improperrepairsmayputtheuserat
considerablerisk.
Donotusetheapplianceifdamaged.
Theappliancemaybeconnectedto
themainsbyaqualifiedtechnicianonly.
Donotallowchildrentoplaywiththe
extractorhood!Adultsandchildrenmust
neveroperatetheapplianceunsupervised
–iftheyarenotphysicallyormentally
capableofdoingso,
–oriftheydonothavetheknowledge
andexperiencetooperatethe
appliancecorrectlyandsafely.
Iftheconnectingcableforthis
applianceisdamaged,thecablemustbe
replacedbythemanufacturerorhiscusto-
merserviceorasimilarlyqualifiedpersonin
ordertopreventseriousinjurytotheuser.
Disposeofpackagingmaterials
properly(seeInstallationinstructions).
Thisextractorhoodisdesignedfor
domesticuseonly.
Lightbulbsmustalwaysbefitted
whentheextractorhoodisinuse.
Defectivebulbsshouldbereplaced
immediatelytopreventtheremainingbulbs
fromoverloading.
Neveroperatetheextractorhood
withoutagreasefilter.
Overheatedfatoroilcaneasilycatch
fire.
Ifyouarecookingwithfatoroil,e.g.chips,
etc.,neverleavethecookerunattended.
Exhaust-airmode:
❑ Theextractor-hoodfanextractsthekit-
chenvapoursandconveysthem
throughthegreasefilterintotheatmos-
phere.
❑ Thegreasefilterabsorbsthesolid
particlesinthekitchenvapours.
❑ Thekitcheniskeptalmostfreeofgrease
andodours.
Circulating-airmode
❑ Anactivatedcarbonfiltermustbefitted
forthisoperatingmode(seeFiltersand
maintenance).
Activatedcarbonfilterscanbe
purchasedfromspecialistoutlets
(seeOptionalaccessoriesonthelast
page).
❑
Theventilatorfandrawsthevapours
producedduringcookingintothe
extractorhood,wheretheypass
throughthegreasefilterandtheactiva-
tedcarbonfilterbeforethecleanairis
dischargedbackintothekitchen.
❑
Thegreasefilterabsorbsthegrease
containedinthevapoursproduced
duringcooking.
❑
Theactivatedcarbonfilterabsorbsany
odoroussubstances.
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Whentheextractorhoodisoperated
inexhaust-airmodesimultaneously
withadifferentburnerwhichalso
makesuseofthesamechimney
(suchasgas,oilorcoal-firedheaters,
continuous-flowheaters,hot-waterboi-
lers)caremustbetakentoensurethat
thereisanadequatesupplyoffresh
airwhichwillbeneededbytheburner
forcombustion.
Safeoperationispossibleprovidedthatthe
underpressureintheroomwherethe
burnerisinstalleddoesnotexceed4Pa
(0.04mbar).
Thiscanbeachievedifcombustionaircan
flowthroughnon-lockableopenings,e.g.in
doors,windowsandviatheair-
intake/exhaust-airwallboxorbyother
technicalmeasures,suchasreciprocal
interlocking,etc.
Iftheairintakeisinadequate,thereisa
riskofpoisoningfromcombustiongases
whicharedrawnbackintotheroom.
Anair-intake/exhaust-airwallboxbyitself
isnoguaranteethatthelimitingvaluewill
notbeexceeded.
Note:Whenassessingtheoverall
requirement,thecombinedventilation
systemfortheentirehouseholdmustbe
takenintoconsideration.Thisruledoesnot
applytotheuseofcookingappliances,
suchashobsandovens.
Unrestrictedoperationispossibleifthe
extractorhoodisusedinrecirculating
mode–withactivatedcarbonfilter.
Ifnoactivatedcarbonfilterisinstalled,
itisnotpossibletobindtheodorous
substancesinthecookingvapours.
OperationInstructions
Beforeusingthefirsttime