Equipex Panini XLE Installation Manual
Operation Manual
For
Sodir
Panini
XL
765 Westminster Street
Providence
,
Rhode Island 02903
U.S.A.
Tel:
(401)
273-3300
Fax:
(
401)273-3328
www.equipex.com
e-mail:
service@equipex.com
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
When using electrical appliances
, basic safety precautions should always be followed,
including the following:
1.
Read all the
instructions before use.
2.
Do not touch hot surfaces; use handles or knobs.
3.
To avoid electric shock,
do not immerse the power cord
,
or any part of the unit
, in
any liquid.
4.
Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used, especially around children.
5.
Unplug appliance from the electrical outlet when not in use, and before cleaning. Allow
appliance to cool before installing or removing any parts or accessories, and before
cleaning.
6.
Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug, or if applian
ce should sustain
damage, or malfunction in any way. In this event, return appliance to the nearest
authorized service facility for examination, repair or adjustment.
7.
The use of accessories and/or attachments not recommended by the appliance
manufacturer
may cause injury or damage to the appliance, and may void your warranty.
8.
Do not use outdoors.
9.
Do not allow the power cord to hang over the edge of a table or counter, or to be
exposed to hot surfaces, as damage may occur.
10.
Do not place appliance on or near
a burner, or in a heated oven.
11.
To disconnect an appliance,
first
turn all controls to the
‘off’
position
then
unplug the
power cord from the wall outlet.
12.
Do not use appliance other than for its intended use.
13.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR LATER USE!
INTRODUCTION
The SODIR Panini Grills
—
Models PANINI XL and PANINI XLE
—
are uniquely designed to
offer quality cooking. These units are constructed of food service
quality stainless
steel
,
and use fine grain cast iron top and bottom cooking
surfaces. The grills are versatile
in application and easy to operate. The
moveable top is spring counter
-
balanced. Top
and bottom heating elements are
thermostatically controlled up to 570 F. The units
come equipped with a
removable front drip tray and a handy scraper. All models are
available with grooved, flat or mixed grill plates. Model PANINI XLE is equipped with the
programmable electronic countdow
n timer with
three
independent time settings.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Model
Ele c tri cal
PANINI XL
208/240V, 1PH,
3.6KW, 13/15 Amps
PANINI XLE
208/240V, 1PH,
3.6KW, 13/15 Amps
Plug Configuration
NE MA
-6-
20 P
NEMA
-6-
20P
OPERATION
INITIAL SET
-
UP
The
PANINI XL/XLE requires the installation of four (4) legs,
two (2)
utensil shelves and
the
front drip tray.
Take the unit out of the box. Position it carefully on its
top on
a
flat,non
abrasive work
surface. Remove four (4) legs and two
(2)
utensil shelves from the
packaging. Align
bigger cutouts in one of the utensil shelves with the threaded
mounting holes for the legs
located along one of the sides of the grill. Attach two
legs to the body of the unit, thus
securing the utensil shelf. Make
sure that the
legs are attached tightly against the body.
Repeat the procedure
with the
second
utensil shelf. Put the grill in its working position.
DO
NOT
use legs as the lever
when turning the unit. Insert the drip tray into the aperture at the
front of
the grill.
The grill is shipped with an application of
protective
oil on the upper and lower grill
plates. This oil will need to be removed prior to the seasoning process using a mild
soap and water solution.
Before operating your
SODIR
Panini grill, we recommend that you season the surface
of the grill plates with cooking oil or shortening. For seasoning, wipe cooking oil or
shortening onto
the upper and lower grill plates using a clean, lint
-
free cloth, or coat the
plates with cooking o
il
spray. Turn the grill on with the ON/OFF switch(s) and set the
thermostat(s) to 400
o
F. When
the grill reaches the set temperature, the red indicator
light will go out. Allow the grill to season for 10
-15minutes and then let the grill cool. It
is norma
l for some smoke to appear during this process. Wipe off the excess oil using
a clean, lint
-
free cloth. Repeat seasoning process at least one more time.
Congratulations,
your grill is now ready for use!
PREHEATING
After the grill plates have beenproperly seasoned, turn thegrill on using the
mode selector
switch (the
green light will
go on
). The following
cooking modes
can be chosen by turning the selector switch
clockwisefrom the"Off'position:
Top & Bottom
Heat
On
Bottom Heat On
Top & Bottom Heat On
Turn the temperature control (thermostat) knob to thedesired temperature. The
red light will go on and
stay onuntil the desired temperature is reached.The
red
light will then go out. Thepreheattime willvary
dep
ending onthecooking
temperaturesetting
,
and
ifonlybottom heat isused rather than both top and
bottom
. It will normally
take 10
-15minutes for the Panini Grill to reach cooking temperature.
After
reaching the set temperature, the red light will cycle
on and off as the thermostat
cycles, to maintain temperature. The green light
r
emains on until the unit is shut off
with the mode switch.
COOKING
Select the cooking mode by turning the mode selector switch to the desired
position.Turn
the
thermostat knob to
select the desired temperature. Once
the
red indicator light onthe control panel
isout, thegrill isreadytouse.
For
Model PANINI XLE (with the programmable electronic timer), please follow
the electronic
timer operation instruct
ions.
For Model PANINI XL equipped with the optional mechanical
5-minute
timer,
select the desired
set
point
by turning the timer knob clockwise. Note that when
the set time has
elapsed, the timer will
emit an audible signal, but will not turn the grill
off.
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