Miele H 217 B2 Operating Instruction
Operating instructions for
Double Oven
H 217 B2
It is essential to read these
operating instructions before
installing or using the machine,
to avoid the risk of accident,
or damage to the machine. M.-Nr. 04 661 580
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Caring for the environment
Disposal of the packing
material
The transport and protective packing
has been selected from materials
which are environmentally friendly for
disposal and can normally be recycled.
Rather than just throwing these materials away, please ensure they are offered for recycling.
Disposal of your old machine
Old machines contain materials which
can be reclaimed or recycled. Please
contact your dealer, your local waste
collection centre or scrap merchant
about potential recycling schemes, before disposing of the appliance.
Ensure that the machine presents no
danger to children.
Contents
Description of the appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Warning and Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Safety feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Before using for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Use
Oven
– Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
– Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
– Selecting a function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
– Selecting a temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
– Altering a temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
– Cancelling a process, switching off the oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
– Pre-heating the oven, energy-save option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
– Oven lightning, rack with non-tip feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
– Minute minder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
– Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Programmable functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Applications
– Baking and chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
– Roasting, roasting with the roast probe and chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
– Defrosting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
– Casseroles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
– Grilling and chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Maintenance
Cleaning and care
– Appliance front, controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
– Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
– Oven interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Correcting minor faults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
After sales service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Extra accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Installation / Electrical connection
Electrical connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Installation
– Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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Description of the appliance
H 217 B2
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Description of the appliance
Control panel
b Lower oven
Oven function selector,
Display and pushbuttons
e
:
c Timer: Display and pushbuttons
d Upper oven
Oven function selector,
Display and pushbuttons
Oven interior
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:
e Heating element for top heat
and grilling with guard plate
f Halogen lamp change slide
g Runner heights 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
h Door contact switch
i Oven door with ventilation
j Grill motor
k Connection socket for core
temperature probe (roast probe)
l Air inlet for fan
Accessories
– Baking trays
– Dual purpose grill pan / oven tray
– Non-tip rack for baking, roasting
or grilling
– Roasting filter
to be attached in front of the fan
aperture before fan oven roasting
and fan grilling
The droplets of fat caught up in the
circulating air are deposited on the
roasting filter. This helps to keep the
oven and especially the interior back
wall cleaner.
– Core temperature probe
(Roast probe), for temperature controlled roasting and fan grilling
– Rotisserie
for grilling on the spit
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Warning and Safety instructions
This appliance complies with all
relevant legal safety requirements.
Improper use of the appliance can,
however, present a risk of both personal injury and material damage.
Before installation and before using
the appliance for the first time, read
the operating instructions carefully.
They contain important notes on
safety, on the operation and care of
the appliance. This way you will
avoid the risk of accidents and damage to the appliance.
Do not let children access the appliance or its controls. Supervise its
use by the elderly or infirm.
Keep these instructions in a safe
place and pass them on to any future user.
Correct usage
The appliance is intended for do-
mestic use to cook food, and in
particular to bake, roast, defrost, cook,
dry fruit etc, and to grill. Any other
usage is at the owner’s risk and could
be dangerous. The manufacturer cannot be held responsible for damage
caused by improper use of the appliance.
Technical safety
Before connecting the appliance
to the mains supply make sure that
the voltage and frequency correspond
to the rating on the data plate. Consult
a competent person if in doubt.
The electrical safety of this ap-
pliance can only be guaranteed
when continuity is complete between
the appliance and an effective earthing
system, which complies with local and
national regulations. It is most important that this basic safety requirement is
tested by a qualified electrician. The
manufacturer cannot be held responsible for the consequences of an inadequate earthing system.
This appliance must only be oper-
ated as a built-in appliance. This is
necessary to ensure that all electrical
components are shielded.
Never open the casing of the ap-
pliance.
Tampering with electrical connections or
components and mechanical parts is
highly dangerous to the user and can
cause operational faults.
Installation work and repairs may
only be carried out by suitably
qualified and competent persons to ensure safety. Repairs and other work by
unqualified persons could be dangerous.
The appliance is only completely
isolated from the electricity supply
when:
– it is switched off at the wall socket
– or the mains fuse is withdrawn
– or the screw-out fuse is removed (in
countries where this is applicable)
Do not connect the appliance to
the mains electricity supply by an
extension lead.
Extension leads do not guarantee the
required safety of the appliance.
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Warning and Safety instructions
Use
Caution, danger of burning.
High temperatures are produced by
the oven.
Great care should be taken to en-
sure that small children do not
touch the appliance when it is being
used. The hob and also external parts
of the oven such as the door glass,
vents and control panel can become
quite hot.
Use of heat-resistant oven gloves
is recommended:
– when placing food in the oven, turn-
ing or removing it.
When working with “Conventional” heating or when grilling, the element in the
roof of the oven and the guard plate
become very hot, and there is a danger
of being burnt.
Wait until the grill element has
cooled down before lowering it for
cleaning, to avoid the danger of burning.
Use only a Miele roast probe (core
temperature probe) as supplied
with this appliance. If a replacement is
necessary it can be obtained from the
Miele Spare Parts Dept or a Miele specialist dealer.
After using do not remove the roast
probe until the oven interior is cool.
When not in use do not leave the
roast probe in the oven, especially
when grilling. High grill temperatures
could damage it.
Do not use force to pull it down as
this can cause the element to
break.
Do not heat up unopened tins or
jars of food in the oven, as press-
ure will build up and they will explode.
Do not push pots and pans around
on the oven floor as this could
damage the surface.
Do not lean or sit on the open oven
door, or place heavy items on it.
This could damage the appliance. Take
care in the region of the hinges. The
oven door can support a maximum
load of 10 kg.
Cover any food which is left in the
oven to be kept hot. This avoids
the food drying out. It also prevents
steam condensing and possibly leading to moisture damage in the oven.
If food is left in the oven after cook-
ing, e.g. to take advantage of the
residual heat, select the lowest temperature available. Leave the function
selector switch at the position set.
Do not switch the appliance off until the
food has been removed. Otherwise
there may be a build-up of condensation which could adversely affect the
oven interior, and externally the control
panel, the worktop surface or surrounding kitchen furniture.
Put any deep frozen products such
as pizza on baking paper on the
rack. Do not place them on the baking
tray or grill pan. This could cause the
metal to distort to such an extent that it
might be difficult to remove the
tray/pan from the oven. The distortion
would increase with subsequent use.
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Warning and Safety instructions
General notes
Under no circumstances use a
steam cleaner to clean this appliance. Pressurised steam could give
rise to a short circuit, or cause permanent damage to the surface and to
components, for which the manufacturer of the oven cannot accept any responsibility.
Do not leave the appliance unat-
tended when cooking with oils and
fats as these can be a fire hazard if
allowed to overheat.
Do not use the oven to heat up the
room. Due to the high temperatures radiated, objects left near the
oven or hob could catch fire.
When using kitchen appliances
connected to sockets near the
oven, ensure that the cable cannot
come in contact with the hot cooking
zones or get trapped in a hot oven
door, which could melt the cable insulation and be dangerous.
Always ensure that food is suffi-
ciently cooked or reheated. Many
factors will affect the overall cooking
time, including the size and amount of
food, its temperature, changes to the
recipe and the shape and size of cooking container. Some foods may contain
micro organisms which are only destroyed by thorough cooking, therefore
when cooking or reheating foods, e.g.
poultry, it is particularly important that
food is fully cooked through. If in doubt
select a longer cooking or reheating
time.
It is important that the heat is
allowed to spread evenly throughout the food being cooked.
This can be achieved by stirring and/or
turning the food, and by observing a
sufficiently long standing time, which
should be added to the time needed
for cooking, reheating or defrosting.
In countries which may be subject
to infestation by cockroaches or
other vermin, pay particular attention to
keeping the appliance and its surroundings in a clean condition at all times.
Any damage which might be caused
by cockroaches or other vermin will not
be covered by the appliance guarantee.
Disposal of your old machine
Before discarding an old machine
switch off and disconnect it from
the power supply. Cut off and render
any plug useless.
Cut off the cable directly behind the
machine to prevent misuse.
The manufacturer cannot be held
liable for damage caused by noncompliance with safety instructions.
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Safety feature
Operating lock for oven e
The operating lock can be activated to
prevent the oven being switched on unintentionally, by children for example.
The operating lock is activated as follows:
The oven function selector must be
at the “0” setting.
Press the “p” button until the key
symbol appears in the display field.
The oven can now not be switched on.
To cancel the operating lock:
Turn the oven function selector to any
oven function.
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Press the “p” until the key symbol in
the display field disappears.
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Before using for the first time
Timer
After the appliance has been switched
on “12:00” and the symbols ”f“ and
”)“ flash in the display.
Setting the time of day
(24 hour display)
Press the buttons “f” und “)” at
the same time.
“12:00” and the control light for the – /+
button now stay on without flashing.
Use the – /+ button to enter the time
of day in hours : minutes.
Buttons “f” and “)” do not need to
be kept pressed in while doing this.
When the control light for the – /+ button goes out, the time of day has been
set, and the clock display changes at
one minute intervals. The colon flashes.
Oven
Use a cloth to wipe out the oven interior with a solution of warm water
and detergent. Polish dry with a dry
cloth.
Do not close the oven door until the
oven interior is dry.
Fit the side rails.
Before using for the first time
New appliances have a slight smell on
first use. Running the ovens for at least
an hour at a high temperature makes it
dissipate more quickly.
Turn the oven function selectors to
“Fan Heat D” or “Conventional heating A”.
Select the highest temperature.
The timer can be used to set the finish
time.
Ensure the room is well ventilated
during this process.
Rinse the accessories.
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Description of the oven systems
Fan Heat D
This system works by the circulation of
heated air.
A fan situated on the back wall of the
oven sucks in the air, heats it over a
ring element and blows the heated air
through the carefully spaced openings
in the rear panel of the oven.
The oven does not usually need to be
pre-heated as the heated air reaches
the food straight away.
Exception: Pre-heat the oven when
roasting meat or baking bread made
with dark flour.
Using the fan heating system you can
bake and roast on different levels at the
same time.
The heated air used by this system is
of a lower temperature than that used
with the Conventional heating system.
Auto Roast E
This setting offers the fan heat with
Auto Roast. The oven heats initially to a
high temperature which seals the meat
to keep it succulent and tasty.
As soon as the high temperature has
been reached, the oven temperature is
automatically returned to the preselected setting.
Conventional heating A
With this conventional method of heating, radiant heat is directed on the food
from above and below.
Pre-heating the oven is only necessary
when
– baking biscuits or cakes with a short
cooking time (up to approx. 30
minutes).
– baking some types of doughs.
– baking bread made with dark flour.
– roasting a joint of meat.
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Description of the oven systems
Defrost G
Defrost can be operated without heating, or at a temperature of up to 50°C.
When the defrost system is used without heating the air is circulated by the
fan at room temperature.
Intensive bake F
This method combines “Fan Heat” with
“Conventional” heating, and is particularly useful for dishes that require a
moist topping and crisp base like pizza
and quiche lorraine.
Fan grill I
The hot air from the grill is distributed
over the food by the fan on the rear
wall of the oven. This enables a lower
temperature to be selected than for
conventional grilling.
Grill 1 ,
The inner part of the upper heating element acts as the grill. This will glow red
for a few minutes after being switched
on, and it is then ready for use. Use the
Grill 1 setting for small quantities.
Grill 2 J
The entire upper heating element acts
as the grill.
With this method the inner part of the
grill will glow red a few minutes after
being switched on. The outer part of
the grill will remain noticeably darker,
but will still produce the heat necessary
to grill.
This method is particularly good for
grilling large quantities of food using
the grill pan to its full extent.
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Oven - use
The double oven has a choice of two
ovens with differing heating systems.
The upper oven - uses a Top and Bottom (Conventional) heating system.
The lower oven e has both Fan Heat
and Top and Bottom (Conventional)
heating systems, and offers a wide
range of options.
Controls
The oven controls consist of the oven
function selector and push buttons.
Function selector
With this control you select the oven
function required.
The selector can be turned clockwise
or anti-clockwise.
Pushbuttons
With the pushbuttons you can:
– change the oven temperature.
– change the core temperature (only
lower oven e).
– activate the minute minder.
Each pushbutton has a matching sym-
bol in the display field.
– Upper oven
– Lower oven e
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The – /+ button is used to enter or
alter oven temperature, time of day and
minute minder times.
Temperature or time can be altered in
single steps, by pressing the – /+ button briefly, or more quickly by holding
the button pressed in.
– button:
selects a lower temperature, earlier
time or shorter period.
+ button:
selects a higher temperature, later time
or longer period.
The increase / decrease is effected
– for the oven temperature
in 5°C-steps,
– for the core temperature in 1°C-
steps,
– for the minute minder in 1 min.-steps.
Temperature or time can be entered
with one or two hands.
Press the required button.
Enter the time / temperature immedi-
ately with the – /+ button.
While the indicator light at the centre of
the – /+ button is lit up, a time or temperature can be entered or altered.
The indicator light in the – /+ button
lights up:
– when an oven function has been
chosen, (except for “light”),
–if the “p” button is pressed during a
cooking process,
–if the “e” button is pressed when
cooking with the core temperature
(roast) probe,
–if the “l” button is pressed.
Each time the – /+ button or one of the
other buttons is pressed, this gives
more time for data input.
When the indicator light goes out, the
data input or alteration has been registered.
Symbols and figures which appear in
the oven display field:
–“e“,whenever the core temperature
probe is connected.
–“e” and the core temperature al-
ways take precedence when the
probe is connected.
– The oven temperature and “p”
when the probe is not being used
–“l” always appears when a short
time has been entered for the
minute minder.
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–“l” and the time counting down
when only the minute minder has
been selected.
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Selecting a function
With the oven function selector the settings can be chosen.
The following functions are available for
either one or both ovens:
–Light H
Turns on the oven light independently.
– Fan Heat D
For baking or roasting on several levels at the same time.
– Auto Roast E
Initial high temperature to seal meat
followed by normal roasting temperature.
Not suitable for baking, except for
baking freshly prepared wholemeal
or rye doughs, (not packet mixes).
–Top heat C
For browning dishes, finishing
dishes with a cheese topping.
– Conventional A
Top and bottom heat together, for
baking / roasting traditional recipes,
for soufflés.
– Defrost G
For gentle defrosting of deep frozen
foods.
– Intensive Bake F
for recipes which require a moist top-
ping, and a crisp base, e.g. pizzas
and quiche lorraine, German style
open fruit cakes and cheesecake.
Not suitable for roasting or shallow
baking, (the base will brown too
much).
– Fan Grill I
Ideal for grilling thicker items such
as stuffed meat, kebabs and pieces
of poultry etc. Grilling takes place
with the oven door closed.
–Grill 1 ,
For grilling flat items, small quan-
tities, and for browning small dishes.
Grilling takes place with the oven
door closed.
–Grill 2 J
For grilling flat items, large quan-
tities, and for browning larger
dishes. Grilling takes place with the
oven door closed.
– Bottom heat B
Use this setting towards the end of
baking, to brown the base of a cake.
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Selecting a temperature
If you wish to retain the temperature
suggested by the system this will be
automatically adopted when the indicator light in the – /+ button goes out.
The actual temperature in the oven is
now displayed.
The rise in temperature is shown in 1°C
steps, until the required temperature is
reached, which is then displayed constantly.
A recommended temperature is assigned to each oven cooking setting.
This appears in the oven display field.
Fan Heat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160°C
Auto Roast* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160°C
Top Heat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190°C
Conventional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190°C
Bottom Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190°C
Defrost . . . . . . . . no temperature given
Intensive Bake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170°C
Fan Grill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200°C
Grill 1 (small) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240°C
Grill 2 (large) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240°C
* continuation temperature, the initial
boosted temperature is approx. 230°C
When an oven cooking function is selected this switches on the oven heating elements.
If the oven door is opened, or a lower
temperature set, the decrease is shown
in 1°C steps.
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Oven - use
Altering the temperature
The temperatures suggested by the
system can be altered in the range:
Fan Heat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-250°C
Auto Roast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-230°C
Top Heat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-250°C
Conventional . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-280°C
Bottom Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-250°C
Defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-50°C
Intensive bake . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-250°C
Fan grill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-260°C
Grill 1 (small) . . . . . . . . . . . . 200-300°C
Grill 2 (large) . . . . . . . . . . . . 200-300°C
To alter while the indicator light is lit:
Enter the required temperature with
the – /+ button.
To alter when the indicator light has
gone out:
To cancel a process
When the oven function selector is
turned to “0” this cancels any previously entered oven or probe core temperature.
Time entered with the minute minder is
not affected.
To switch off the oven
When the oven function selector is
turned to “0” this switches off the oven.
All the display symbols go out.
Exception: When the roast probe is connected the “e” symbol remains lit.
If a time has been entered “l“ and the
short time counting down appear in the
display field.
Press the “p” button.
Enter the required temperature with
the – /+ button.
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Oven - use
Pre-heating the oven
The oven usually only needs to be
pre-heated in the following cases:
With “Fan Heat”:
– for baking bread made with dark
flour,
– when roasting meat.
With “Conventional” heat:
– for baking biscuits and cakes with a
short cooking time,
– for baking some doughs,
– for baking bread made with dark
flour,
– when roasting meat.
To pre-heat
Turn the oven selector to the re-
quired function.
Select the required temperature.
When the required temperature has
been reached:
Put the food to be roasted or baked
into the oven.
Energy-save function
(Only lower oven e)
If you are programming a cooking pro-
cess using the timer, or if you are cooking with the roast probe, the residual
heat is automatically used to save energy.
The letters “EC” in the display field indicate that the energy-save function is in
operation.
Shortly before the end of the cooking
time the oven heating switches off.
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The cooling fan continues to run, as
does the hot air fan if a “fan” setting
was chosen.
The residual heat in the oven is sufficient to complete the cooking process.
Oven - use
Oven lightning
When the oven is in operation the oven
lightning goes out approx. 15 seconds
after pressing the last button, to save
electricity.
If you wish to switch the lightning
back on for a short time, press the
“p” button.
The oven lightning goes on automati-
cally when an oven function has been
selected and the oven door is opened.
If preferred, you can set the oven lightning to come on automatically as soon
as an oven function has been selected,
(see the Section on Programmable
functions).
Rack with safety feature
The non-tip runners prevent the rack
from being pulled right out when it only
needs to be partially pulled out.
When pushing the rack back in always ensure that the safety bar is at
the rear of the oven.
The rack can then only be taken out of
the oven by raising it upwards and then
pulling it out.
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Short time (Minute minder)
The minute minder can be used to time
any activity in the kitchen, e.g. boiling
eggs.
The short time can be entered independently of another entered process.
To enter the short time
(1 min. - 23 hrs. 59 mins.)
Press the “l” button.
Enter the required time in hours and
mins with the – /+ button.
When the – /+ button control light goes
out, the time set starts counting down
in minutes.
If the oven is being used at the same
time, the minute minder time period
only shows for a short time. Then the
oven or probe core temperature shows
again in the display field. The “l” continues to be visible as a reminder that
the minute minder is working.
At the end of the short time:
– an audible tone sounds for approx. 5
seconds.
– The “l” symbol also flashes for ap-
prox. 1 minute.
The audible tone and the flashing symbol can be cancelled at any time by
pressing the “l” button.
To change the short time set:
Do this in the same way as entering the
short time:
Press the “l” button. This will halt
the minute minder.
Use the – /+ button to enter the new
time required in hours : minutes.
To cancel the minute minder
Press the “l” button.
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Use the – button to set the short time
to “0:00”.
This cannot be done using the “+” button, as it is impossible to go beyond
the maximum setting.
Timer - use
Push buttons
With the push buttons you can:
– enter the start of a cooking process.
– enter the duration of a cooking pro-
cess.
The timer can:
– show the time of day,
– switch the oven (and separately,
where applicable, the hob front cook-
ing zones) off, or on and off automati-
cally.
– enter the end of a cooking process.
The Time of day is entered with the
“f” and “)” buttons.
A corresponding symbol for each push
button appears in the display when appropriate.
The Symbol lights up when an oven
function has been selected, (or a hob
zone control switched on), and the relevant button pressed in.
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