Rational Selfcooking Center User Manual

Operating instructions SelfCooking Center®

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Dear Customer

Congratulations on your new SelfCooking Center®. Thanks to a readily understandable visual control concept, you and your SelfCooking Center® will achieve excellent results in no time at all – with hardly any time or expense spent on training.

In SelfCooking Control® mode you simply select the relevant food and the desired cooking result at the push of a button – that’s it! There is no longer any need for traditional inputs such as temperature, time and humidity or complicated programming and constant monitoring.

Of course the SelfCooking Center® also provides the versatile facilities of a perfect Combi-Steamer. It takes no time at all to create your own cooking programs in Programming Mode.

We give a 24 month warranty from the date of initial installation provided that the warranty registration was completed and submitted correctly. The warranty excludes glass damage, light bulbs and sealing material as well as damage caused by improper installation, use, maintenance, repair or descaling. And now enjoy your new SelfCooking Center®.

Your

RATIONAL AG

You can reach our Technical Customer Support Service 7 days a week on: [phone]

For any queries relating to use please ring the RATIONAL Chef Line: [phone]

Dealer:

Installer:

Installed on:

We reserve the right to make technical changes in the interest of progress!

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Contents

Explanation of the pictograms		6
Starting for the first time		6
Safety Instructions		7
	Care, inspection, maintenance and repair	10
Features		11
Notes on using your unit		12
	Max. load sizes for each unit size	12
	Working with the core temperature probe	14
	Working with the hand shower	15
Overview of the cooking modes		16
General instructions for use		17
SelfCooking Control® mode		18
Combi-Steamer mode		25
	Moist Heat	27
	Dry Heat	28
	Combination of Moist Heat + Dry Heat	29
	ClimaPlus Control®	30
	Time settings	31
	Air speed	32
	Humidification	32
	Cool down	33
Programming mode – Controls		34
	Programming – SelfCooking Control® mode	35
	Programming - Combi-Steamer mode	36
	Check program steps	38
	Start the program	38
	Change program	39
	Delete all programs	40
	Delete program	40
	Copy program	41
	Create LevelControl® program	42
	Program lock	46
	Change password	47
CareControl – care status		48
	Cleaning prompt	49
	Soiling display	49
	CleanJet®+care cleaning	50
	CleanJet®+care aborted	53
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Contents

Delta-T cooking		54
1/2 Power		55
Automatic start time		56
CalcDiagnosis system® (CDS)		57
Descaling the steam generator		58
	Abort descaling process	60
	Descaling the humidifying nozzle	61
USB data memory (USB stick)		62
HACCP logging		63
Importing and exporting programs		64
Software update		65
Download service data		65
Settings		66
	Real time	66
	Date	66
	Language	66
	Real time format	66
	Cooking time format	66
	Temperature format	66
	Contrast setting	67
	Reset to factory default	67
	Buzzer settings	67
	Modify the IP address/subnet mask/ gateway address	68
Maintenance		69
Service Info		70
Chef Line		70
“Mod” unit and software identification		71
Help function		71
Fault messages		72
Before you call customer service		74
EU Declaration of Conformity for electrical appliances		76
EU Declaration of Conformity for gas appliances		77
CLUB RATIONAL		78

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Explanation of the pictograms

Danger!

Directly hazardous situation that could result in very severe injury or death.

Corrosive substances

Attention: Damage may be caused if this is ignored.

Warning:	Caution!
Potentially hazardous situation	Potentially hazardous situation
that could result in severe injury	that could result in minor injury.
or death.

Risk of fire!

Risk of burns!

Handy tips for everyday use

Starting for the first time

When you start your new, intelligent SelfCooking Center® for the first time, you are prompted once only to run an automatic self test. This self test lasts around 15 minutes. It is designed to match the SelfCooking Center® to its specific ambient conditions.

	7:00	s	6:59	s
		m		m
Risk of fire!
Remove packaging materials, the	start
starter kit, grids and containers.

Leave hanging racks or mobile oven racks in the unit. Close the door.

Press the Start button. The self test runs and the remaining time is displayed.

Do not open the cooking cabinet door during the self test. Opening the cooking cabinet door will cancel the self test. You will then be prompted the next day to start the self test again.

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Safety Instructions

Warning:

Incorrect installation, servicing, maintenance, cleaning or modifications to the unit may result in damage, injury or death. Read these operating instructions carefully before you start to use the unit.

This unit must only be used to cook food in catering establishments. Any other use is not intended and is therefore considered dangerous.

It must not be used to cook food containing flammable materials (such as food with alcohol). Substances with a low flash point can ignite spontaneously - Risk of fire.

Cleaning and descaling products and the associated accessories must only be used for the purposes described in this manual. Any other use is not intended and is therefore considered dangerous.

Warning:

Gas units only

-If your unit is installed under an extractor hood, this must be switched on when the unit is in use - Combustion gases.

-If your unit is connected to a chimney, the flue duct must be cleaned in compliance with specific regional regulations - Risk of fire. (Contact your installer.)

-Do not put objects on your unit's exhaust pipes - Risk of fire.

-Do not let objects block or obstruct the area below the unit's base. - Risk of fire!

-The unit must only be used in still conditions. - Risk of fire!

What to do if you smell gas:

-Shut off the gas supply immediately

-Do not touch any electrical controls

-Make sure the area is well ventilated

-Avoid naked flames or sparking

-Use an external telephone to notify the appropriate gas supplier (if the gas supplier is unobtainable call the nearest fire station).

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Safety Instructions

Keep this manual handy so that it can always be consulted by anyone using the unit.

This unit must not be used by children or people with limited physical, sensor or mental capacity or those without the necessary experience and/or knowledge, unless such people are supervised by a person who is responsible for their safety. Operate using hands only. Damage caused by the use of pointed, sharp or other objects will invalidate the warranty.

We recommend regular training of your staff to avoid the risk of accident or damage to the unit. Operators must also receive regular safety instruction.

Warning:

Daily checks before switching on and use

-Lock the air baffle at the top and bottom as per the instructions - risk of injury from the rotating fan wheel.

-Make sure that the hanging racks or mobile oven rack are correctly locked in place in the cooking cabinet - Containers with hot liquids can fall through or slip out of the cooking cabinet - Risk of combustion.

-Make sure that there are no detergent tab residues in the cooking cabinet before you start cooking with the unit. Remove any detergent tab residues and rinse thoroughly with the hand shower - Risk of chemical burns.

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Safety Instructions

Warning:

Safety instructions during use

-If containers are filled with liquid or contents which liquefy during cooking, do not use rack levels higher than those that allow the user to see into the slide-in containers - Risk of burns!

Warning sticker is enclosed with appliance.

-Always open the cooking cabinet door very slowly (hot vapours) - Risk of burns.

-Always wear thermal protective clothing to hold accessories and other objects in the hot cooking cabinet

-Risk of burns.

-The external temperatures of the unit may exceed 60 °C. Only touch the unit at the controls - Risk of burns.

-The hand shower and water from the hand shower may be hot – Risk of burns.

-Cool-down mode - Do not use the Cool-down function unless the air baffle has been locked correctly - Risk of injury.

-Do not touch the fan wheel - Risk of injury.

-Cleaning - Aggressive chemical fluid - Risk of chemical burns.

Always wear the correct protective clothing, safety goggles, gloves and facemasks during cleaning. Follow the safety instructions in the “CleanJet®+care cleaning” section.

-Do not store highly flammable or combustible materials near the unit - Risk of fire

-If mobile units and mobile oven racks are not moved, you must apply the parking brakes to the wheels. Racks could roll away on uneven floors - Risk of injury.

-If mobile oven racks are used, you must always apply the container lock. Cover any containers with liquids to prevent the hot liquid spilling out - Risk of burns.

-The transport trolley must be correctly fixed to the unit when you load and remove the mobile plate rack or mobile oven rack - Risk of injury.

-Mobile oven racks, mobile plate racks, transport trolleys and units on casters can tip over when being moved over an inclined plane or threshold - Risk of injury.

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Care, inspection, maintenance and repair

Your unit must be cleaned every day or when the cleaning prompt appears to maintain the high quality of the stainless steel, for hygiene reasons and to avoid operating faults. To do this, follow the instructions in the “CareControl – CleanJet®+care cleaning” section.

Warning:

If the unit is not cleaned or is not cleaned well enough, deposits of grease or food residues in the cooking cabinet may catch fire - Risk of fire.

-To avoid corrosion in the cooking cabinet, your unit must be cleaned every day, even if it is only operated in “Moist Heat” (steaming) mode.

-Apply vegetable oil or grease to the inside of the cooking cabinet at regular intervals (every 2 weeks or so) to prevent corrosion.

-Do not use a high pressure cleaner to clean the unit.

-Do not treat the unit with acids or expose to acid fumes – this will damage the passivated coating of the nickel-chromium steel and the units might discolour.

-Only use cleaning agents made by the unit’s manufacturer. Cleaning agents from other manufacturers may cause damage and invalidate the warranty.

-Do not use scouring products or scratchy cleaning agents.

-Daily cleaning of the cooking cabinet seal with a non-abrasive cleaning agent will extend the service life.

-Remove and clean the incoming air filter once per month (see Maintenance).

Inspection, maintenance and repair

Danger - High Voltage

-Inspection, maintenance and repair work must only be carried out by trained technicians.

-The unit must be switched off at the mains for cleaning (apart from CleanJet®+care cleaning) and for inspection, maintenance or repair work.

-If the unit is installed on casters (mobile), freedom of movement must be restricted so that power, water and drainage pipes cannot be damaged when the unit is moved. If the unit is moved, make sure that power, water and drainage lines are correctly disconnected. If the unit is returned to its original position, make sure that the retention device, energy, water and drainage pipes are correctly attached.

-Your unit should be serviced by an authorised service partner at least once a year to ensure that it remains in perfect working order.

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Features

Unit number
(can only be seen when the door is open)
Draft diverter (optional)
(gas units only)
Interior lighting
Unit door with double glass panel
Door handle
Table-top units:	One-handed operation with
	slam function
Floor units:	One-handed operation

Unlocking device to open double glass door panel (inside)

Integral and self-draining door drip pan

(inside)

Drip collector connected directly to unit drain

Unit foot (height adjustable)

Rating plate
(with all the important data such as power input,
gas type, voltage, number of phases and frequency,
as well as the unit model and number (see the
"Model" section - unit and software identification),
option number)
Control panel

Protective cover for the electrical installation area

Central dial
Hand shower
(with automatic rewind)	q
Run-in guide
(floor units)
Air filter
(installation area ventilation)
q Drawer / flap for care tabs
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Notes on using your unit

-Avoid having heat sources (e.g. grill plates, deep-fat fryers etc.) near the unit.

-You can only use the unit in areas with a room temperature > 5 °C. For ambient temperatures of less than + 5 °C, you must heat the cooking cabinet to room temperature (> + 5 °C) before starting.

-As soon as you open the cooking cabinet door, the heating and fan wheel shut down automatically. The

integral fan wheel brake is activated. The fan wheel keeps running for a brief period only.

-If your unit is switched on for longer than 20 minutes, but you do not select a cooking mode or CleanJet®+care, the energy-saving circuit is automatically activated, and only the current time appears on the display.

-If there is no further operator input during operation, the intensity of the displays is automatically reduced in 2 stages. The intensity of the displays is reduced for the first time after 10 minutes. The intensity of the displays is reduced a second time after another 10 minutes. When you touch the display or open the cooking cabinet door, the normal display intensity is automatically restored.

-A drip tray should always be inserted when grilling and roasting (e.g. chicken) in order to catch the fat.

-Only use genuine heatproof accessories made by the unit manufacturer.

-Leave the unit door slightly open if it is going to be idle for a prolonged period (e.g. overnight).

-The cooking cabinet door has a slam function; the door of the floor unit is not closed tight unless the door handle is vertical.

-For long stoppages (e.g. non-work day), shut off the water, power and gas supplies to the unit.

-At the end of its service life, the unit must not be disposed of with the general waste and must not be placed in the recycling containers at local authority collection points. We will be happy to help you with the disposal of your unit.

Max. load sizes for each unit size

6 x 1/1 GN	30 kg	(max. 15 kg per rack)
10 x 1/1 GN	45 kg	(max. 15 kg per rack)
20 x 1/1 GN	90 kg	(max. 15 kg per rack)
6 x 2/1 GN	60 kg	(max. 30 kg per rack)
10 x 2/1 GN	90 kg	(max. 30 kg per rack)
20 x 2/1 GN	180 kg	(max. 30 kg per rack)

If the maximum load sizes are exceeded, this can damage the unit.

Please note the maximum load sizes for food in the application manual.

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Notes on using your unit

Table-top units with hanging racks

(6 x 1/1 GN, 6 x 2/1 GN, 10 x 1/1 GN, 10 x 2/1 GN)

-To remove, raise the hanging rack slightly in the middle and pull it out of the front locking mechanism.

-Swivel the hanging rack to the middle of the cooking cabinet.

-Lift the hanging rack out of its fixing by lifting it up. Reverse the above sequence to reset.

Working with mobile oven racks, mobile plate racks and transport trolleys for table-top units (option)

-Remove the hanging rack as described above.

-Place the run-in rail on the fixing provided on the unit's base. Make sure it is fixed accurately in place (4 pins).

-Remember that the unit must be matched to the exact height of the transport trolley and must be levelled.

-Move the transport trolley as far as it will go on the run-in rail and make sure that the transport trolley is correctly locked on the unit.

-Push the mobile oven rack or mobile plate rack into the

unit as far as it will go, and check that the locking mechanism in the unit is working correctly.

-To remove the mobile oven rack or mobile plate rack, release the locking mechanism and pull the rack out of the cooking cabinet. First insert the core temperature probe with the run-in rail in the park position.

-Make sure that the mobile oven rack or mobile plate rack is securely locked on the transport trolley during transportation.

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Working with the core temperature probe

Caution!

The core temperature probe and its positioning aid may both be hot - Risk of burns. Wear oven gloves.

Insert the needle of the core temperature probe into the thickest point at an angle of 30-45 degrees. You must insert the needle through the middle of the food (see application manual).

Use the positioning aid if there is any possibility that the core temperature probe will fall out of the food by itself (e.g. soft or thin food).

For Finishing® "Plated Banquet", insert the core temperature probe into the ceramic tube on the mobile plate rack.

Caution!

Protect your arms and hands - Risk of injury.

Use the starting bit provided to make a hole in frozen foods. Drill a hole in the thickest part of the food to be cooked. To do this, place the food on a firm surface.

-Always correctly position the core temperature probe and the positioning aid in the park position provided - Risk of damage.

-Do not let core temperature probe hang out of cooking cabinet - Risk of damage.

-Remove the core temperature probe from the food before you take the food from the cooking cabinet - Risk of damage.

Cool the needle of the core temperature probe with the hand shower before use.

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Working with the hand shower

-If you use the hand shower, pull the hose at least 20 cm out of the park position.

-You can select 2 jet strengths by pressing the control button.

-Always let the hand shower slide slowly back into the park position.

Caution!

The hand shower and water from the hand shower may be hot – Risk of burns.

The hand shower has no latch position. If you pull hard on the hand shower and it exceeds the maximum available hose length, it will damage the hose.

Make sure that the hand shower hose is fully rewound after use. You must not use the hand shower to cool the cooking cabinet.

Units with the AeroCat®

-AeroCat® is subject to natural wear. If used 8 hours per day, on average, it will last around 2 years.

-Cooking times are around 10 % to 20 % longer with AeroCat®.

-The change in air flow can lead to irregularities in sensitive bakery products.

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Overview of the cooking modes

SelfCooking Control® Combi-Steamer mode	Programming mode
mode

70%	CleanJet+care

160°C
		Control
	new	Level
0:15
	copy	change

11:34

delete

When you switch on or press the SelfCooking Control® button,

SelfCooking Control® mode is started.

See the SelfCooking Control® mode section for a description.

Press the Moist Heat, Dry Heat or Combination Moist Heat and Dry Heat button to switch to Combi-

Steamer mode.

See the Combi-Steamer mode section for a description.

Pressing the “Prog” button switches to Programming mode.

See the Programming mode section for a description.

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General instructions for use

Your unit has a touch screen. You can make settings on your unit by just touching it lightly with your finger.

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The cooking process (e.g. Joints) is activated as soon as you press the button.

You can change the settings using the central dial.

Your settings are automatically accepted within 4 seconds. Otherwise you can press (Push function) the central dial.

General notes

Preheat

The status of the preheating temperature is displayed in red and blue.

Low water level is displayed when the steam generator is no longer full (open the water valve). The display goes out automatically after filling.

The end of a cooking process is indicated by the flashing SelfCooking Control® button.

If the cooking cabinet is hotter than the temperature set, the button for the mode selected will flash (e.g. Dry Heat).

(See the "Cool Down" section for cooking cabinet cooling).

RESET GAS

Press "RESET GAS" to re-start the automatic ignition process. Please notify Customer Support if the display is still lit after repeated pressing.

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SelfCooking Control® mode

On/Off switch

SelfCooking Control®

9 cooking modes:

Joints

Pan-fried

Poultry

Fish

Side dishes

Potato products

Egg dishes/desserts

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Baking

Finishing®

Function button

Programming mode button

Central dial with Push function

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SelfCooking Control® mode

The 9 SelfCooking Control® modes (Joints, Pan-fried, Poultry, Fish, Bakery Products, Side Dishes, Potato Products, Egg Dishes/Dessert, Finishing®) automatically detect product-specific requirements, the size of the food to be cooked and the load size. The cooking time, temperature and the ideal cooking cabinet climate are continuously adjusted to achieve the result you want. The remaining cooking time is displayed.

The application manual section gives examples and useful tips on how to make cooking your products child’s play.

Key to the pictograms

Searing temperature

Core temperature/cooking level

Core temperature/cooking level

Core temperature/cooking level

Core temperature/cooking level

How well done

Browning

Select size

Food thickness

Gratineed

Colouration

Proofing volume

Smooth baking

Time settings

Delta-T setting

Help function

Back/Interrupt

Next function

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SelfCooking Control® mode

We will now explain how to use the unit with reference to 5 examples. Your application manual will give you plenty of other helpful tips on how to make preparing meals child’s play. Alternatively you can simply follow the prompts on the display.

Example 1: Roast veal

Press the "Joints" button

	roast		braise
	with		soft
			roasting

Select type of preparation (e.g. Roast) – that’s it!

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Preheat

Load

light

dark

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welldone

The browning and how well done can be changed individually.

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welldone

The preheating status is displayed in red and blue.

"Load" is displayed when the	Insert core temperature probe
preheating temperature is reached

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welldone

0:58

33°C

The unit works with preset settings. The remaining cooking time and core temperature are displayed

You can save your settings under the name of your choosing (see the Programming section).

If the core temperature probe is not set or is set incorrectly, the buzzer sounds and a prompt to set the core temperature probe correctly appears on the display.

You can cook different-sized roasts at the same time. First insert the core temperature probe into the smallest joint. Remove the finished joint and insert the core temperature probe into the next largest joint. Press the arrow button – the cooking process resumes automatically.

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SelfCooking Control® mode

Example 2: Muffins

Press the "Baking" button

	baking		savory
			baking
			pastries
			with moisture

Select type of preparation (e.g. Baking) – that’s it!

baking

light

dark

The browning can be changed individually.

preheat

The preheating status is displayed in red and blue.

Use the positioning aid for the core temperature probe

load
As soon as the preheating tem-	Insert core temperature probe
perature is reached, the display
reads "Load"

0:18

The unit works with preset settings. The remaining cooking time is displayed

You can save your settings under the name of your choosing (see the Programming section).

If the core temperature probe is not set or is set incorrectly, the buzzer sounds and a prompt to set the core temperature probe correctly appears on the display.

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SelfCooking Control® mode

Example 3: Finishing® – à la carte/LevelControl®

With Level Control® you can enter and display an individual time for each rack in your unit. That way you can always see exactly when each rack is ready. The buzzer sounds and the indicated level flashes as soon as the preset time for the relevant rack is up. Once the cabinet door has been opened and closed, the level is free once more and can be reloaded.

Press the Finishing® button

plates la carte

colouration

Select Finishing® "Plates à la carte" - that's it!

dry

humid

short

long

The cooking cabinet climate and cooking time can be changed

individually.

short

long

preheat

The preheating status is displayed in red and blue.

short

long

load

"Load" is displayed when the preheating temperature is reached

1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10

Select level - the cooking time appears on the display

Changing the cooking time

1	2	3	4	5
6		8	9	10

6	7	8	9	10
		9:00

Select level (e.g. Level 8)

Change cooking time

You can save your settings under the name of your choosing (see the Programming section). The cooking time is paused if you open the cooking cabinet door. Depending on the duration and the energy lost, LevelControl® automatically adds additional time to all displays.

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SelfCooking Control® mode

Example 4: Finishing® - Plated Banquet

	plated		plates
	banquet		à la carte
	container		colouration

dry

humid

short

long

Press the Finishing® button	Select Finishing® – Plated Banquet
	- that's it

The cooking cabinet climate and cooking time can be changed

individually.

short

long

preheat

The preheating status is displayed in red and blue.

short

long

load

"Load" is displayed when the preheating temperature is reached

short

long

Insert core temperature probe

Insert the core temperature probe into the ceramic tube on the mobile plate rack.

short	long
0:08

The unit works with preset settings. The remaining cooking time is displayed

short

long

Once the cooking time has elapsed, the arrow button is displayed. Press the arrow button to add another load

You can save your settings under the name of your choosing (see the Programming section).

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SelfCooking Control® mode

Example 5: Pasta with sauce

Press the "Side Dishes" button

	steamed		fried
	rice		rice
	pasta		convenience
	sauce		roasted

Select type of preparation (e.g. pasta with sauce) – that’s it!

pasta with sauce

short

long

The cooking time can be changed individually.

preheat

load

The preheating status is displayed in red and blue.

"Load" is displayed when the preheating temperature is reached

Insert the core temperature probe into the container

short	long
0:08

The unit works with preset settings. The remaining cooking time is displayed

You can save your settings under the name of your choosing (see the Programming section).

If the core temperature probe is not set or is set incorrectly, the buzzer sounds and a prompt to set the core temperature probe correctly appears on the display.

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