Caple VIE551BK, VIE551SS Instruction Manual

Instruction manual for island hood

Contact Caple on 0117 938 7420 or for spare parts www.caple.co.uk

Model code: VIE551BK - VIE551SS

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The symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product may not be
treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection
point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product
is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the
environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate
waste handling of this product. For more detailed information about recycling of this
product, please contact your local city oce, your household waste disposal service or
the shop where you purchased the product. This appliance is marked according to the
European directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).

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CONTENTS

Warnings

Controls

Installation

Working

Maintenance

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In order to avoid possible re risk, all in­structions for grase-lter cleaning and for
removing eventual grease deposits should
be strictly followed.

WARNINGS

* The appliance is not intended for use by
young children or inrm persons without
supervision. Young children should be su­pervised to ensure they do not play with
the appliance.

* The cooker surface and the inferior part
of the cooker hood must be at a minimun
distance of 65 cm.

If the rating lable in the cooker-hood
shows the symbol , the appliance is
built in class II° and it does not need any
earth connection.

If the rating lable in the cooker-hood does
not show the symbol , the appliance is
built in class I° and it needs the earth con­nection.

* When performing the electrical connections
on the appliance, please make sure that the
current-tap is provided with earth connection
and that voltage values correspond to those
indicated on the label placed inside the ap­pliance itself.

* Before carrying out any cleaning or main­taining operations, the appliance needs to
be removed from the electric grid. If the ap­pliance is not provided with a non-separable
exible cable and plug, or with another de­vice ensuring omnipolar disconnections from
the grid, with an opening distance between
the contacts of at least 3 mm, then such di­sconnecting devices must be supplied within
the xed installation.

If the xed appliance is endowed with a sup­ply cord and a plug, the appliance has to be
put in a place where the plug can be reached
easily.

* The use of materials which can burst into
ames should be avoided in close proxi­mity of the appliance. When frying, please
pay particular attention to re risk due to
oil grease. Being highly inammable, fried
oil is especially dangerous. Do not use un­covered electric grills.

USES

The appliance can only be used in the lte­ring version, so it is equipped with metal gre­ase lters and activated charcoal lters.

INSTALLATION

Make sure that the packaging is in perfect
conditions and that none of the components
inside is damaged : in case of damaged com­ponents, please contact your retailer and do
not carry out installation.
Read all of the following instructions before
carrying out installation.

VIE551BK Installation
Place the xing plate (Fig.1) into the cei­ling, in a position which coincides with the
centre of your cook-top, then drill the ho­les and x the plate by using the screws
and screw anchors supplied with the ap­pliance. The power cord needs to pass
through the plate hole, which is shown by
the arrow in Fig.1.

Remove the appliance from its packaging
and place it in a suitable area, where it is
not likely to be damaged.

Fix the articulated rod to the product by
inserting and tightening the xing screw,
as shown in Fig. 2.

Adjust the height of the appliance , ma­king sure a minimum distance of at least
65 cm is maintained between the lowest
part of the hood and the cook-top; height
adjustment can be done by loosening the
rod xing screws , adjusting the appliance
height and then by fastening them again.

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Insert the xing plate cover from the rod
upper part, as per Fig. 3.

Hang the appliance to the xing plate, and
secure the plate by using the two screws
supplied with the appliance, as shown in
Fig. 4.

Make the electric connection.

Lift the xing plate cover and secure it
with the screws supplied with the applian­ce, as shown in Fig. 5.

How to use your extractor

Remote control:

6 - channel radio control for cooker hood remote
Technical data:
Alkaline battery powered: 12v mod. 23A Operating
frequency: 433.92 Mhz Combinations: 4096 Max.
consumption: 25mA
Operating temperature: -20° : +55°C

- To turn the cooker hood on or to turn it off press
the following button:

- To increase the speed up to the fourth one
press button:

- To reduce the speed up to the second one
press button:

- To go from a high speed back to the first one press
twice the following button:

- To switch on the lights or to shut them
down press button:

- To set the timer up press the following button:

Maintenance

Correct maintenance helpts to ensure optimal
performance and a long life. Special care needs
to be taken with the grease filter: It should be
cleaned on a regular basis to prevent the build up
of grease. To access the filter, proceed as

described in the panel opening chapter.
Remove the grease filter, using the special
handle.
To refit the grease filter after cleaning, carry out
the same operation in reverse order. To remove the
carbon filter, if fitted, follow the same steps as
for the grease filter. The carbon filter is located
immediately above the grease filter.

The charcoal filter has to be removed at first giding
it inside the location and then rotating it and
removing it.

Charcoal filters should be replaced at least every 6
months. More with heavy use. These can be
purchased from your retailer or directly from Caple
at www.caple.co.uk or call sales on 0117 938 1900

Tepid water and neutral detergents are
recommended to clean the appliance, any abrasive
products should not be used. Once cleaned dry

with a soft cloth.

When you switch on the appliance, press and
hold this button for 5 seconds

The LED on the right side will start to flash
(every 5 seconds), the hood will work for 10
minutes at the selected speed and then it
switches off automatically.
If the user increases or reduces the speed while
the timer is on, this is automatically stopped

Dimensions

Generatiing a new transmiissiion code:

The radio control system is provided with
preset codes. Should new codes be requi­red, proceed as follows: Press simultaneously
buttons:

for two seconds. When Leds light on, press
buttons:

(within 5 seconds). Leds ashing 3 times in­dicate
the procedure is completed.

WARNING! This operation deletes perma­nently the preset codes.

Learniing the new transmiissiion code:

Once the transmission code is changed in the
radio control unit, the electronic central unit
of the cooker hood must be made to set the
new code in the fol- lowing way:
Press the main power-o button of the hood
and then restore power to the electronic con­trol unit. Within the next 15 seconds, press
the Liight Button to synchronise the cen­tral unit with the code.

Reset of the Factory coniguratiion:

To restore the Factory conguration, follow
the pro- cedure described below: press si­multaneously buttons:

for 2 seconds. When Leds light on, press but­tons:

RC001
RADIO CONTROL

Radio control used for the remote operation
of cooker hoods

TECHNICAL DATA

- Alkaline battery powered: 12 V mod. 23 A

- Operating frequency: 433.92 Mhz

- Combinations: 32.768

- Max. consumption: 25 mA

- Operating temperature: -20 ÷ + 55 °C

- Dimensions: 120 x 45 x 15 mm.

OPERATING DESCRIPTION

The transmitter is equipped with 5 buttons
for cooker hood management, as specied
below:

: Light ON/OFF command.
: Motor ON (speed level 1) / OFF command.
: Reduce speed.

: Increase speed.
: 10-minute timer.

INITIAL OPERATING CONDITION

The manufacturer supplies the radio control
unit ready to be used with codes preset in the
Factory

OPERATION MODE

Standard conguration:

Standard conguration requires all “cooker
hoods – radio control - system” to be pro­vided with the same transmission code. In
the event two cooker hoods – radio control
system are installed in the same room or ne­arby, each system may aect the operation of
the another. Therefore, the code of one radio
control system must be changed.

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(within 5 seconds). Leds ashing 6 times in
dicate the procedure is completed.

WARNING! This operation deletes perma­nently the preset codes.

Emergency button:
In the event that the radio control does not
work, use the emergency button to switch
the appliance o. After any necessary repairs
have been performed, reset the emergency
button.

WARNIING
The battery should be replaced every year
to guarantee the optimal range of the
transmitter.
To replace the exhausted battery, take
the plastic lid o, remove the battery and
replace it with a new one, observing the
correct battery polarities.
Used batteries should be discarded in
special collection bins.

The below product:
RC001 Radiio Controll
complies with the specications set out in
the R&TTE Directive 99/5/EC.

WARNING
Any adjustments or modications which
have not been expressly approved by the
holder of the legal conformity certicate
may invalidate the user’s rights relating to
the operation of the device.

Rev. 0 26/08/14

The products are endowed with an electronic
device which allows the automatic switching
o after 4 hours working from the last ope
ration.

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MAINTENANCE

An accurate maintenance guarantees good
functioning and long-lasting performance.

A special care is due to the grease lter.

VIE551BK grease filters replacement

Remove the lower cylindrical plate as shown
in Fig. 7, by pulling it downwards since it is
magnetically hold.
Remove the grease lters by acting on their
handle.

After 30 hours of operation of the cooker­hood, the remote control will signal the lter
saturation by the simultaneous lighting of led
indicators; to reset, select the timer function
when the cooker-hood is o .
The metal grease lter can be washed by
hand or in the dishwasher.
The grease lter needs regular cleaning de­pending on its use, once every two months
at least.
The charcoal lter needs to be replaced de­pending on its use, once every six months at
least.

We recommend to use tepid water and a neu­tral detergent to clean the appliance, while
abrasive products should be avoided .

The power cord replacement must be car­ried out by specialized personnel only.

LED VIE551BK lamps replacement:

Remove the cooker-hood upper cover by re­moving the 4 xing screws , nd the dama­ged LED lamp and replace it with a new one
with the same characteristics.
Ret the upper cover.

ENERGY USE

The energy consumption of this appliance in
standby mode is lower than 0.5W.

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Caple

Fourth Way

Avonmouth

Bristol

BS11 8DW

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