Zanussi ZCG550 User Manual

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User manual

Cooker

ZCG550

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Contents

Safety information _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2
Safety instructions _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3
Product description _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7
Before first use _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8
Hob - Daily use _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8
Hob - Helpful hints and tips _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9
Hob - Care and cleaning _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9
Oven - Daily use _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10
Oven - Clock functions _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12

Oven - Helpful hints and tips _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12
Oven - Care and cleaning _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17
What to do if… _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19
Installation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20
Environment concerns _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23
GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND - Guarantee/
Customer Service _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23
European Guarantee _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24

Subject to change without notice.

Safety information

Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully read the
supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not responsible if an incor­rect installation and use causes injuries and damages. Always keep
the instructions with the appliance for future reference.

Children and vulnerable people safety

Warning! Risk of suffocation, injury or permanent disability.

• This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and
above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental ca­pabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they are super­vised by an adult or a person who is responsible for their safety.

• Do not let children play with the appliance.

• Keep all packaging away from children.

• Keep children and pets away from the appliance when it operates
or when it cools down. Accessible parts are hot.

• If the appliance has a child safety device, we recommend that you
activate it.

• Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children
without supervision.

General Safety

• The appliance and its accessible parts become hot during use. Do
not touch the heating elements.

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• Do not operate the appliance by means of an external timer or
separate remote-control system.

• Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil can be dangerous and
may result in fire.

• Never try to extinguish a fire with water, but switch off the appli­ance and then cover flame e.g. with a lid or a fire blanket.

• Do not store items on the cooking surfaces.

• Do not use a steam cleaner to clean the appliance.

• Metallic objects such as knives, forks, spoons and lids should not
be placed on the hob surface since they can get hot.

• Do not use harsh abrasive cleaners or sharp metal scrapers to
clean the glass door since they can scratch the surface, which
may result in shattering of the glass.

• Remove any spillage from the lid before opening. Let the hob sur­face cool down before closing the lid.

• Ensure that the appliance is switched off before replacing the
lamp to avoid the possibility of electric shock.

• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manu­facturer, an authorized Service or similarly qualified persons in or­der to avoid a hazard.

Safety instructions

Installation

Warning! Only a qualified person must

install this appliance.

• Remove all the packaging.

• Do not install or use a damaged appliance.

• Obey the installation instruction supplied with

the appliance.

• Always be careful when you move the appli-

ance because it is heavy. Always wear safety
gloves.

• Do not pull the appliance by the handle.

• Keep the minimum distance from the other

appliances and units.

• Make sure that the appliance is installed be­low and adjacent safe structures.

• The sides of the appliance must stay adjacent
to appliances or to units with the same
height.

• Do not install the appliance on a platform.

• Do not install the appliance adjacent to a
door or under a window. This prevents hot
cookware to fall from the appliance when the
door or the window is opened.

Electrical connection

Warning! Risk of fire and electrical shock.

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• All electrical connections should be made by
a qualified electrician.

• The appliance must be earthed.

• Make sure that the electrical information on
the rating plate agrees with the power supply.
If not, contact an electrician.

• Always use a correctly installed shockproof
socket.

• Do not use multi-plug adapters and extension
cables.

• Make sure not to cause damage to the mains
plug and to the mains cable. Contact the
Service or an electrician to change a dam­aged mains cable.

• Do not let mains cables to come in touch with
the appliance door, specially when the door is
hot.

• The shock protection of live and insulated
parts must be fastened in such a way that it
cannot be removed without tools.

• Connect the mains plug to the mains socket
only at the end of the installation. Make sure
that there is access to the mains plug after
the installation.

• If the mains socket is loose, do not connect
the mains plug.

• Do not pull the mains cable to disconnect the
appliance. Always pull the mains plug.

• Use only correct isolation devices: line pro­tecting cut-outs, fuses (screw type fuses re­moved from the holder), earth leakage trips
and contactors.

• The electrical installation must have an isola­tion device which lets you disconnect the ap­pliance from the mains at all poles. The isola­tion device must have a contact opening
width of minimum 3 mm.

Gas connection

• All gas connections should be made by a
qualified person.

• Before installation, make sure that the local
distribution conditions (nature of the gas and
gas pressure) and the adjustment of the ap­pliance are compatible.

• Make sure that there is air circulation around
the appliance.

• The information about the gas supply is on
the rating plate.

• This appliance is not connected to a device,
which evacuates the products of combustion.
Make sure to connect the appliance accord­ing to current installation regulations. Pay at­tention to requirements regarding adequate
ventilation.

Use

Warning! Risk of injury, burns or electric

shock.

• Use this appliance in a household environ­ment.

• Do not change the specification of this appli­ance.

• Make sure that the ventilation openings are
not blocked.

• Do not let the appliance stay unattended dur­ing operation.

• Deactivate the appliance after each use.

• Internally the appliance becomes hot when in
operation. Do not touch the heating elements
that are in the appliance. Always use oven
gloves to remove or put in oven accessories
or ovenware.

• Be careful, when you open the appliance
door while the appliance is in operation. Hot
air can release.

• Do not operate the appliance with wet hands
or when it has contact with water.

• Do not apply pressure on the open door.

• Always keep the appliance door closed when
the appliance is in operation.

• Do not put cutlery or saucepan lids on the
cooking zones. They become hot.

• Set the cooking zone to “off” after use.

• Do not use the appliance as a work surface
or as a storage surface.

• Provide good ventilation in the room where
the appliance is installed.

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• Use only stable cookware with the correct
shape and diameter larger than the dimen­sions of the burners.

• Make sure the flame does not go out when
you quickly turn the knob from the maximum
to the minimum position.

• Make sure pots are centrally positioned on
the rings and do not stick out over edges of
the cooking surface.

• Use only the accessories supplied with the
appliance.

• Do not install a flame diffuser on the burner.

• This appliance is for cooking purposes only. It
must not be used for other purposes, for ex­ample room heating.

Warning! Risk of fire or explosion.

• Fats and oil when heated can release flam­mable vapours. Keep flames or heated ob­jects away from fats and oils when you cook
with them.

• The vapours that very hot oil releases can
cause spontaneous combustion.

• Used oil, that can contain food remnants, can
cause fire at a lower temperature than oil
used for the first time.

• Do not put flammable products or items that
are wet with flammable products in, near or
on the appliance.

• Do not let sparks or open flames to come in
contact with the appliance when you open
the door.

• Open the appliance door carefully. The use of
ingredients with alcohol can cause a mixture
of alcohol and air.

Warning! Risk of damage to the
appliance.

• To prevent damage or discoloration to the en­amel:

– do not put ovenware or other objects in the

appliance directly on the bottom.

– do not put aluminium foil directly on the

bottom of the appliance.

– do not put water directly into the hot appli-

ance.

– do not keep moist dishes and food in the

appliance after you finish the cooking.

– be careful when you remove or install the

accessories.

• Discoloration of the enamel has no effect on
the performance of the appliance. It is not a
defect in the sense of the warranty law.

• Use a deep baking tray for moist cakes. Fruit
juices cause stains that can be permanent.

• Do not keep hot cookware on the control
panel.

• Do not let cookware to boil dry.

• Be careful not to let objects or cookware fall
on the appliance. The surface can be dam­aged.

• Do not activate the cooking zones with empty
cookware or without cookware.

• Do not put aluminium foil on the appliance.

• Cookware made of cast iron, aluminium or
with a damaged bottom can cause scratches
on the glass ceramic. Always lift these ob­jects up when you have to move them on the
cooking surface.

Warning! This appliance is for cooking
purposes only. It must not be used for

other purposes, for example room heating.

Gas Grill

Warning! Risk of fire and burns.

• Do not put the oven shelf with food on the
highest shelf level.

Lid

• Do not change the specification of the lid.

• Clean the lid regularly.

• Do not open the lid, when there are spills on
the surface.

• Before you close the lid turn all burners off.

• Do not close the lid until the hob and oven
are completely cold.

• Glass lids can shatter, when heated (if appli­cable).

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Care and Cleaning

Warning! Risk of injury, fire or damage to

the appliance.

• Before maintenance, deactivate the appliance
and disconnect the mains plug from the
mains socket.

• Make sure the appliance is cold. There is the
risk that the glass panels can break.

• Replace immediately the door glass panels
when they are damaged. Contact the Service.

• Be careful when you remove the door from
the appliance. The door is heavy!

• Clean regularly the appliance to prevent the
deterioration of the surface material.

• Remaining fat or food in the appliance can
cause fire.

• Clean the appliance with a moist soft cloth.
Only use neutral detergents. Do not use
abrasive products, abrasive cleaning pads,
solvents or metal objects.

• If you use an oven spray, obey the safety in­structions on the packaging.

• Do not clean the catalytic enamel (if applica­ble) with any kind of detergent.

• Do not clean the burners in the dishwasher.

Internal light

• The type of light bulb or halogen lamp used
for this appliance, is only for household appli­ances. Do not use it for house lighting.

Warning! Risk of electrical shock.

• Before replacing the lamp, disconnect the
appliance from the power supply.

• Only use lamps with the same specifications.

Service

• Contact the Service to repair the appliance.
We recommend only the use of original spare
parts.

Disposal

Warning! Risk of injury or suffocation.

• Disconnect the appliance from the mains
supply.

• Cut off the mains cable and discard it.

• Remove the door catch to prevent children
and pets to get closed in the appliance.

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Product description

General overview

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Control panel and hob

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Air vents for cooling fan

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Grill

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Oven lamp

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Shelf positions of the main oven

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Shelf positions of the top oven

Cooking surface layout

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Steam outlet

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Semi-rapid burner

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Auxiliary burner

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Rapid burner

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Semi-rapid burner

Control panel

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Knobs for the hob

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Knob for the main oven

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Electronic programmer

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Knob for the top oven / Grill

Accessories

• Oven shelf

For cookware, cake tins, roasts.

• Deep grill roasting pan

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To bake and roast or as pan to collect fat.

• The roasting pan grid

To put in the deep roasting pan.

Before first use

Warning! Refer to the Safety chapters.

Initial Cleaning

• Remove all accessories and removable shelf
supports (if applicable).

• Clean the appliance before first use.

Important! Refer to the chapter "Care and
cleaning".

Setting the time

You must set the time before you operate
the oven.

When you connect the appliance to the electri­cal supply or after a power cut, the indicator for
the Time of Day function flashes.

Press the + or - button to set the correct time.
After approximately five seconds, the flashing
stops and the display shows the time of day you
set.

To change the time, press

again and

again until the indicator for the Time of Day

function flashes.

Preheating

Set an oven to maximum temperature and run
an empty oven for 45 minutes, to burn off any
residue from the cavity surface. Accessories
can become hotter than in normal use. During
this period an odour can be emitted. This is nor­mal. Make sure the room is well ventilated.

Hob - Daily use

Warning! Refer to the Safety chapters.

Lighting the burners

Warning! Be very careful when you use

open fire in a kitchen environment. The
manufacturer declines all responsibility in case
of misuse of the flame.

Always light the burner before you put

cookware on it.

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Turn the knob to the maximum position
and push it down. When you push the
knob, the spark generator activates auto­matically.

2. Keep the control knob pushed for approxi-

mately 5 seconds. This lets the thermocou­ple warm up. If not, the gas supply is inter­rupted.

3. Adjust the flame after it is regular.

If after some tries the burner does not light,

check if the crown and its cap are in the
correct positions.

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Burner cap

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Burner crown

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Ignition candle

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Thermocouple

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Hob

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Slots

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Burner body

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Location peg

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Hole

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Replacing burner parts

1. Carefully put the burner crown on the burn­er body. Do not use force.

a) Make sure that the hole in the crown is

above the ignition candle.

b) Make sure that the location pegs are in

the slots in the burner body.
c) Let the crown fall freely onto the body.
d) Make sure that you can move the

crown a small distance from side to

side.

2. Put the burner cap centrally on top of the
crown (enamel side up). Move the cap from
side to side and front to back to make sure
that it is correctly installed.

3. Try to light the burner. If the burner does
not ignite, adjust the crown and cap again.

Warning! Do not keep the control knob
pushed for more than 15 seconds.

If the burner does not light after 15 seconds,
release the control knob, turn it into off position
and try to light the burner again after minimum 1
minute.

If the burner accidentally goes out, turn the
control knob to the off position and try to

light the burner again after minimum 1 minute.

The spark generator can start automatically
when you switch on the mains, after instal-

lation or a power cut. It is normal.

Turning the burner off

To put the flame out, turn the knob to the sym­bol

.

Warning! Always turn the flame down or
switch it off before you remove the pans

from the burner.

Hob - Helpful hints and tips

Warning! Refer to the Safety chapters.

Energy savings

• If possible, always put the lids on the pans.

• When the liquid starts to boil, turn down the

flame to barely simmer the liquid.

Use pots and pans with diameter applica­ble to the dimension of burner.

Burner Diameters of cookware

Rapid 180 mm - 260 mm

Semi-rapid 120 mm - 220 mm

Auxiliary 80 mm - 160 mm

Use cookware with the bottom as thick and flat
as possible.

Hob - Care and cleaning

Warning! Refer to the Safety chapters.

Warning! Switch the appliance off and let

it cool down before you clean it.

Warning! For safety reasons, do not clean
the appliance with steam cleaners or high-

pressure cleaners.

Warning! Do not use abrasive cleaners,
steel wool pads or acids, they can cause

damage to the appliance.

• To clean the enamelled parts, cap and crown,

wash it with warm soapy water.

• Stainless steel parts wash with water, and
then dry with a soft cloth.

• The pan supports are not dishwasher proof;
they must be washed by hand.

• Make sure you position the pan supports cor­rectly after cleaning.

• To make burners work correctly, make sure
that the arms of the pan supports are in the
centre of the burner.

• Be very careful when you replace the

pan supports to prevent the hob top
from damage.

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