Zanussi ZCE 641, ZCE 640 User Manual

ELECTRIC

COOKER

ZCE 640
ZCE 641

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

Please read this instruction booklet before using the appliance

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Important Safety Information

You MUST read these warnings carefully before installing or using the appliance. If you need assistance,
contact our Customer Care Department on 08705 727727

Installation

• This cooker must be installed by qualified personnel,
according to the manufacturer’s instructions and to
the relevant British Standards.

• This cooker is heavy. Take care when moving it.

• Remove all packaging before using the cooker.

• Ensure that the electrical supply complies with the
type stated on the rating plate.

• Do not attempt to modify the cooker in any way.

Child Safety

• This cooker is designed to be operated by adults. Do
not allow children to play near or with the cooker.

• The cooker gets hot when it is in use. Children should
be kept away until it has cooled.

• Children can also injure themselves by pulling pans
or pots off the cooker.

Service

• This cooker should only be repaired or serviced by
an authorised Service Engineer and only genuine
approved spare parts should be used.

Environmental Information

• After installation, please dispose of the packaging with
due regard to safety and the environment.

• When disposing of an old appliance, make it unusable,
by cutting off the cable.

Keep this instruction book for future reference

and ensure it is passed on to any new owner.

During Use

• This cooker is intended for domestic cooking only. It
is not designed for commercial or industrial purposes.

• Do not use this cooker if it is in contact with water.
Do not operate the cooker with wet hands.

• Ensure the control knobs are in the ‘OFF’ position
when not in use.

• During use the appliance becomes hot. Care should
be taken to avoid touching heating elements inside
the oven.

• When using other electrical appliances, ensure the
cable does not come into contact with the hot
surfaces of the cooker.

• Unstable or misshapen pans should not be used on
the hob hotplates as unstable pans can cause an
accident by tipping or spillage.

• Never leave the cooker unattended when cooking with
oil and fats.

• This cooker should be kept clean at all times. A
build-up of fats or foodstuffs could result in a fire.

• Never use plastic dishes in the oven or on the hob
hotplates.
aluminium foil.

• Always ensure that the oven vent which is located at
the centre back of the hob is left unobstructed to
ensure ventilation of the oven cavity.

• Perishable food, plastic items and areosols may be
affected by heat and should not be stored above
the cooker.

Never line any part of the oven with

Guide to Use the instructions

The following symbols will be found in the text to guide
you throughout the Instructions:

Safety Instructions

Step by step instructions for an operation

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Hints and Tips

Environmental information

This appliance is manufactured according to
the following EEC directives:
73/23 EEC - 90/683 EEC - 93/68 EEC ­89/336 EEC current edition.

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Contents

For the User For the Installer

Important Safety Information 2

Control Panel 4

Operation 5

The Minute Minder 6

Electric Oven 7

Before the First Use of the Oven 7

Using the Oven 8

Using the Fan Oven 9

Cooking Chart 10

Defrosting 11

Grilling 12

Maintenance and Cleaning 13

Something Not Working 15

Customer Care Department 16

Service and Spare Parts 16

Guarantee Conditions 17

Important Safety Requirements 18

Instructions for the Installer 18

Electrical connections 19

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Control Panel

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1. Front left hotplate control knob

2. Back left hotplate control knob

3. Back right hotplate control knob

4. Front right hotplate control knob

5. Oven function control knob

The Oven Cavity

Grill element

Oven Light

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6. Oven thermostat control knob

7. Minute Minder

8. Mains Pilot Light

9. Oven Thermostat Pilot Light

Accessories

Grill/roasting pan

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91

Grill trivet

Removable

handles

Oven fan

2 anti-tip

shelves

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Operation

Electric Hotplates

To switch on a hotplate, turn the relevant control knob to
the required heat setting.

The control knob is numbered 1 - 6

0 - OFF

1 - Minimum

6 - Maximum.

The hob has two types of hotplates:

Normal Hotplates (Back right and left)

We recommend the plates are switched to maximum (6)
for a short while to boost the plate, and then adjusted to
the required setting.

Rapid Hotplates (Front right and left)

The rapid hotplates will heat up more quickly than a
normal plate.

It is important to note that the plate may smoke
and produce a slightly unpleasant odour when used
for the first time. This is quite normal and will
disappear after a short while.

Suggestions for the correct setting of the plates are given
in the following table.

OFF 0

Very Gentle 1 To keep food warm

To melt butter and chocolate

Gentle 2 To prepare cream-sauces, stews

and milk puddings or to fry eggs

Slow 3 Dried vegetables, frozen food, fruit,

boiling water or milk

Medium 4 Boiled potatoes, fresh vegetables,

pâtés, soups, broths, pancakes or
fish

High 5 Larger stews, meat roll, fish,

omelettes, steaks

Fast 6 Steaks, escalopes and frying.

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Hints and Tips

Saucepans for use on solid plates should have several
characteristics:

• They should be fairly heavy duty

• They should fit the heat area exactly, or be slightly
larger for efficient use, NEVER smaller.

• They should have a flat base to ensure good
contact with the plate.

This is particularly important when using pans for high
temperature frying or pressure cooking.

As soon as liquid starts boiling, turn down the plate
control knob so that it will barely keep the liquid
simmering.

You can switch off the plate a short while before
you finish cooking, and the final stage will be
completed on the accumulated heat. Similarly,
stews etc. cooked in well covered saucepans cook
at lower temperature which is more economical.

Ensure pans are large enough to avoid liquids
being spilt onto the plates.

Never leave the plates on without a pan on them
or with an empty pan on them.

Take care never to lean or reach over a hot electric
plate. Always point pan handles inward or over the
work surface next to the hob to avoid accidentally
knocking over a pan as you pass by.

Take care when frying food in hot oil or fat, as the
overheated splashes could easily ignite.

If the control knobs become difficult to turn, please
contact your local Zanussi Service Centre.

The Minute Minder

The minute minder will mark the end of a timed period
with an acoustic alarm. The maximum timing is 60
minutes.
Turn the Minute Minder knob clockwise to the maximum
time position, then turn it back to the required time.
The Minute minder will not affect in any way the oven
operation, if it is in use.

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