Hotpoint S130E Mk2 User Manual

Instructions for Installation and Use

Build-in Electric double oven

S130E Mk2

To the Installer:

Before installation, fill in the product details on the back cover of this book.

The information can be found on the rating plate.

To the User:

You must read the instructions prior to installing and using the appliance and

then retain them for future reference.

PLEASE READ THIS BOOKLET CAREFULLY.

Contents Page

Introduction 3
Safety Information - Always 4

Never 5
Features 6
Controls 7
Oven Timer Operation 8-13
Grill Pan and Handle 14
Using the Top Oven for Grilling 15
Operation when Using the Top Oven for Grilling 16
Using the Top Oven as a Convection Oven 17
Operation when using the Top Oven as a Convection Oven 18
Using the Main Oven for Fan Cooking 19
Using the Main Oven for other functions 20-21
Temperature Conversion Chart 22
Oven Temperature Charts 23-24
Cooking Results Not Satisfactory? 25
Care and Cleaning 26-28
Installation 29-32
Something Wrong? 33-34
Hotpoint Service Cover 35
Key Contacts Back Cover

Retention of this Instruction Book

This Instruction Book must be kept handy for reference as it contains important
details on the safe and proper use of the appliance.
If you sell or pass the appliance to someone else, or move house and leave it behind,
make sure this Book is also provided so the new owner can become familiar with
the appliance and safety warnings.

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Introduction

Your new appliance is guaranteed* and will give lasting service. This guarantee is only
applicable if the appliance has been installed in accordance with the installation instructions
detailed in this booklet.

To help make best use of your cooking equipment, please read this booklet carefully.

The cooker is designed specifically for domestic use and responsibility will not be accepted
for use in any other installation.

When the cooker is first used an odour may be emitted,

this will cease after a short period of use.

When first using the cooker ensure that the room is well ventilated (e.g. open a window
or use an extractor fan) and that persons who may be sensitive to the odour avoid any
fumes. It is suggested that any pets be removed from the room until the smell has
ceased. This odour is due to temporary finish on oven liners and elements and also any
moisture absorbed by the insulation.

* The guarantee is subject to the provisions that the appliance:

(a) Has been used solely in accordance with the Users Instruction Book.
(b) Has been properly connected to a suitable supply voltage as stated on the

rating plate attached to this equipment.

(c) Has not been subjected to misuse or accident or been modified or repaired by

any person other than the authorised employee or agent.

(d) Has been correctly installed.

This appliance conforms to the following EEC Directives:

Low Voltage Equipment
73/23/EEC
93/68/EEC

Electromagnetic Compatibility
89/336/EEC
92/31/EEC
93/68/EEC

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Safety Information

When used properly your appliance is completely safe but as with any electrical

product there are certain precautions that must be observed.

PLEASE READ THE PRECAUTIONS BELOW BEFORE USING YOUR APPLIANCE.

Always

Always make sure you remove all packaging and literature from inside the

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oven and grill compartments before switching on for the first time.
Always make sure you understand the controls prior to using the appliance.

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Always keep children away from the appliance when in use as the surfaces

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will get extremely hot during and after cooking.
Always make sure all controls are turned off when you have finished cooking

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and when not in use.
Always stand back when opening an oven door to allow any build up of

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steam or heat to disperse.
Always use dry, good quality oven gloves when removing items from the

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oven/grill.
Always take care to avoid heat/steam burns when operating the controls.

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Always turn off the electricity supply at the wall switch before cleaning and

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allow the appliance to cool.
Always make sure the shelves are in the correct position before switching

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on the oven.
Always keep the oven and grill doors closed when the appliance is not in use.

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Always take care when removing utensils from the top oven when the main

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oven is in use as the contents may be hot.
Always keep the appliance clean as a build up of grease or fat from cooking

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can cause a fire.
Always follow the basic principles of food handling and hygiene to prevent

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the possibility of bacterial growth.
Always keep ventilation slots clear of obstructions.

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Always refer servicing to a qualified appliance service engineer.

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During use the oven becomes hot. Care should be taken to avoid touching

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heating elements inside the oven,

SAFETY ADVICE

IN THE EVENT OF A CHIP PAN OR ANY OTHER PAN FIRE:

1. TURN OFF THE COOKER APPLIANCE AT THE WALL SWITCH.

2. COVER THE PAN WITH A FIRE BLANKET OR DAMP CLOTH, this will smother
the flames and extinguish the fire.

3. LEAVE THE PAN TO COOL FOR AT LEAST 60 MINUTES BEFORE MOVING IT.
Injuries are often caused by picking up a hot pan and rushing outside with it.
NEVER USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT A PAN FIRE as the force of
the extinguisher is likely to tip the pan over. Never use water to extinguish
oil or fat fires.

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Safety Information

Never

Never leave children unsupervised where a cooking appliance is installed as all

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cooking surfaces will be hot during and after use.
Never allow anyone to sit or stand on any part of the appliance.

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Never store items above the appliance that children may attempt to reach.

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Never remove the oven shelves whilst the oven is hot.

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Never heat up unopened food containers as pressure can build up causing

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the container to burst.
Never store chemicals, food stuffs or pressurised containers in or on the

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appliance, or in cabinets immediately above or next to the appliance.
Never operate the grill with the door closed as this will cause the appliance

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to overheat.
Never use the appliance as a room heater.

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Never use the grill to warm plates.

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Never dry any items on the oven doors.

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Never install the appliance next to curtains or other soft furnishings.

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Never allow children to play with the appliance controls.

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Never use ‘steam cleaners’.

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Features

GRILL

CONTROL

GRILL

ELEMENT

STAY CLEAN

LINER

INNER DOOR

GLASS

TOP OVEN

DOOR

OVEN FAN

STAY CLEAN

LINER

❍

TOP OVEN

TIMER

❍❍

TEMPERATURE CONTROL

MAIN OVEN

TEMPERATURE

SELECTOR

OVEN LIGHT

GRILL PAN,
FOOD SUPPORT

OVEN LIGHT

OVEN SHELF

MAIN OVEN
DOOR

INNER DOOR

GLASS

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MODEL & SERIAL NUMBERS

Controls

TEMPERATURE CONTROL

GRILL

CONTROL

Control Markings

Control Knob

A

B

C

TOP OVEN

TIMER

ACB

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Main Oven Temperature &

❍❍

Description

Grill Setting Control

Top Oven Temperature

Control

Function Control

MAIN OVEN

TEMPERATURE

SELECTOR

Function

Selects either twin grill elements (FULL GRILL)
or single left hand grill element (HALF GRILL)
and the heat at which the grill will cook the food.

1 – 4 Grill Settings Control: 1 = Low, 4 = High

FULL

- turn Grill Control clockwise for FULL

GRILL

GRILL, using twin grill elements.

HALF

- turn Grill Control anti-clockwise for

GRILL

HALF GRILL, using left hand element.

Selects the cooking temperature

100 -

(Degrees Centigrade) when using the

220

top oven as a conventional oven.

Fan Only Setting

Fan

- This is used to decrease the amount

Only

Oven
Light

of time required to defrost food items.

Oven Light Only

- Switches on the Main Oven Interior
Light Only.

Main Oven Temperature Scale (In

80 -

Degrees Centigrade).

230

- When cooking select the required
cooking temperature.

Cooling Fan: A gentle flow of air will be blown below the control panel when the grill

Oven Interior The oven lights are operated when their respective oven control is
Lights used. (N.B. Not all models have a top oven interior light).

Slow Cooking ‘S’ The main oven has a “Slow Cook Setting”, ‘S’, this can be used for slow

Note: It is advisable to check that all oven controls have been switched off when you have

control is used and after a short period of time when the ovens are
used.
Note: Whenever the appliance has been used, the cooling fan may run
on or restart itself after all the controls have been turned off.
This indicates that the appliance is still warm.

The main oven has a light only position.

cooking, keeping food warm and warming plates for a short period.

finished using the appliance.

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Oven Timer Operation

The oven timer offers you the following features:

1. Time of Day

2. Automatic Cooking

3. Minute Minder

Automatic Cooking

The Main Oven (only) can be controlled by the automatic timer.
Never operate the grill or top oven when the main oven is set to cook
automatically because the oven cavity can become warm and this may
cause bacterial growth in food.

Hints on
Automatic
Cooking

1. Select foods which will take the same time to cook and require
approximately the same temperature.

2. Set the oven timer so that the food has just finished or about
to finish cooking on your return to the oven. This will ensure the
food has not cooled down and does not require reheating
before serving.

3. Food should be as cold as possible when it goes into the oven,
ideally straight from the refrigerator. Frozen meat and poultry
should be thawed thoroughly before it is put in the oven.

4. We advise that warm food should never be placed in the oven if
there is to be a delay period. Stews prepared by frying the meat
and vegetables should be cooked as soon as possible.

5. We advise dishes containing left-over cooked poultry or meat,
for example Shepherds Pie, should not be cooked automatically
if there is to be a delay period.

6. Stews and joints should be cooked by the long slow method, so
that the delay period is kept to a minimum.

7. On warm days, to prevent harmful bacterial growth in certain
foods (ie poultry, joints, etc) the delayed start should be kept to
a minimum.

8. Wine or beer may ferment and cream may curdle during the
delay period, so it is best to add these ingredients just before
serving.

9. Foods which discolour should be protected by coating in fat or
tossing in water to which lemon juice has been added, prior to
placing food in the oven.

10. Dishes containing liquid should not be filled too full to prevent
boiling over.

11. Food should be well sealed (but not airtight) in a container to
prevent the loss of liquid during cooking. Aluminium foil gives a
good seal.

12. Ensure food is cooked thoroughly before serving.

Timer
Operation

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1. Make sure all oven controls are turned Off.

2. Check that the electricity supply to the oven is turned On.

3. Check that the oven clock is at the right time of day.

Know Your Timer

CLOCKFACE

The timer incorporates a 24 hour clock.

Ensure the correct time of day is always set, before using your cooker.

SYMBOLS

A ‘bell’ symbol will light up when you select a Minute Minder Period and will
remain lit for the period set.
At the end of the Minute Minder Period, the timer will emit an audible tone
and the ‘bell’ symbol will disappear.

The ‘cookpot’ symbol will light up either:–
– When the timer is in manual mode, or
– During the actual Cook Period.

‘AUTO’ will light up:–
– When the timer is first turned on it will flash. It will go out when a time

The ‘AUTO’ symbol will flash at the end of an Auto Cooking programme to
indicate that the programme has finished.

(When the ‘AUTO’ symbol is flashing, to return the oven to Manual operation,
turn the oven controls off, ensure that the correct time of day is set, and
press the “Manual” button – The ‘AUTO’ symbol will go out).

of day is set or when the timer is set to manual.

TIMER FUNCTION BUTTONS

Minute Minder
Button

Here you can set a time period of up to 23 hours 59 minutes, that will count
down. When it reaches zero, the timer will emit an audible tone.

For Example: If you set 20 minutes, the audible tone will occur 20 minutes later.

AUTO COOKING PROGRAMME

Cook Period
Button

End Time Button

Manual Button

“+” and “–”
Buttons

Cook Period is the actual length of time for which, the timer will switch the
oven(s) on as part of an “Auto Cooking” programme.
(e.g. If you set 2 hours, the food will be cooked for 2 hours).

The time of day at which you want an “Auto Cooking” programme to end.
For Example: If you set a “Cook Period” for 2 hours, and “End Time” of 11:00.

The timer will switch the oven(s) on at 9:00 and turn the oven(s) off at 11:00.
You will hear a audible tone at 11:00, to indicate that the Auto Cooking
Programme has finished.

Notes:

- When setting an Auto Cooking programme you will need to set the oven
control(s) to the required temperature(s) when you set the timer.

- If an Auto Cooking programme has been set the oven(s) will only operate
during the pre-programmed time.

Needs to be pressed to cancel an Auto Cooking programme and return the
oven(s) to Manual operation.

Used to adjust the various timer function settings.

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Electronic Clock and Automatic Oven Timer Operation

SETTING THE TIME OF DAY

Step 1 Make sure all oven controls are turned Off.

Step 2 Check the electricity supply to the cooker is turned on.

Step 3 When switched on the display will show 0.00 and the Auto symbol,

flashing intermittently.

Step 4 Press & hold in both the Cook Period & End Time buttons together.

Step 5 With the Cook Period & End Time buttons still held in, press either

the “+” or “–” buttons to set the correct time of day.

Step 6 Release all the buttons simultaneously.

THE TIME OF DAY IS NOW SET.

To change the time of day repeat Steps 4, 5 & 6 above.

Note: You cannot adjust the time of day if the timer has been set for an

Auto Cooking Programme.

SETTING THE MINUTE MINDER

Step 1 Ensure the time of day is set correctly.

Step 2 Press and hold the Minute Minder button.

Step 3 With the Minute Minder button held in, set the required Minute

Minder period using the “+” and “–” buttons. A ‘bell’ symbol will light
up.

Release all buttons and the timer display will revert back to the time of day.
The ‘bell’ symbol will remain lit to signify that a Minute Minder period has
been set.

At the end of the set time an audible tone will be heard, and the ‘bell’
symbol will disappear.

Step 4 To cancel the audible tone press the Minute Minder button.

Note 1 When the Minute Minder has been set, the time remaining can be checked at any

time by simply pressing the Minute Minder button.

Note 2 If necessary the Minute Minder can be cancelled before the tone sounds by

pressing and holding the Minute Minder button and then at the same time
pressing the “–” button until 0.00 appears in the display window.

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Electronic Clock and Automatic Oven Timer
Operation

AUTO COOKING PROGRAMMES

There are two Auto Cooking programmes that can be selected using your timer:–
(a) To set the timer to switch the oven(s) On and Off Automatically

(b) To set timer to switch on immediately and OFF automatically after a set cook period.

a) TO SET THE TIMER TO SWITCH THE OVEN(S) ON AND OFF AUTOMATICALLY

This allows you to cook at a specified time for a chosen period before the oven switches
off Automatically.

Step 1 Check that the correct time of day is set, if not follow instructions for setting the

time of day.

Step 2 Place food onto the correct shelf position in the oven and close the oven door(s).

Step 3 Press and hold in the Cook Period button.

The display will read 0.00 with the ‘cookpot’ symbol lit.

Step 4 With the Cook Period button still held in, set the required Cook

Period using the “+” and “–” buttons.

Release the buttons and the timer display will revert to the time of day with
the ‘Auto’ symbol and ‘cookpot’ symbol lit.

Step 5 Press and hold in the End Time button.

The display will read the earliest possible end time for the Cook
Period that you have set above.
The ‘Auto’ symbol and ‘cookpot’ symbol will be lit.

Step 6 With the End Time button still held in, use the “+” and “–” buttons to

set the ‘End Time’ (i.e. The time you require the oven to switch off).

Release all the buttons and the timer will revert back to the time of day.

The ‘Auto’ symbol will remain lit to signify that an Auto Cooking Programme
has been set. The ‘cookpot’ symbol will go out.

Step 7 Turn the oven control(s) to the required temperature, and if

necessary select the appropriate oven function.

At the end of the Automatic Cook Period the Auto Symbol will flash and an
intermittent bleeping sound will be heard.
The audible tone will continue unless cancelled.
The ‘Auto’ symbol will continue to flash until the timer is returned to Manual
operation (see below).

Step 8 Press the Manual button, the audible tone will be cancelled and the

oven(s) will be returned to Manual.

Step 9 Turn the oven control(s) to the OFF position.

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