Zanussi ZKC44500 User Manual

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ZKC44500

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Microwave combi-oven

SAFETY INFORMATION

Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully read the
supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not responsible for any
injuries or damages that are the result of incorrect installation or
usage. Always keep the instructions in a safe and accessible
location for future reference.

CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE SAFETY

• This appliance can be used by children aged 8 years and

above and by persons with reduced capabilities provided that
they have been given instruction and/or supervision regarding
the safe use of the appliance and understand the potential
hazards involved.

• Do not let children play with the appliance.

• Keep all packaging away from children and dispose of it

appropriately.

• 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, this should be

activated.

• Children shall not carry out cleaning and user maintenance of

the appliance without supervision.

• Children under 3 years of age should be kept away from the

appliance unless continuously supervised.

GENERAL SAFETY

• Only a qualified person must install this appliance and replace

the cable.

• 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 accessories or ovenware.

• Before maintenance cut the power supply.

• Ensure that the appliance is switched off before replacing the

lamp to avoid the possibility of electric shock.

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

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• 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.

• If the mains power supply cable is damaged, it must be

replaced by the manufacturer, its Authorised Service Centre or
similarly qualified persons to avoid an electrical hazard.

• Do not activate the appliance when it is empty. Metal parts

inside the cavity can create electric arcing.

• If the door or door seals are damaged, the appliance must not

be operated until it has been repaired by a qualified person.

• Only a qualified person can carry out any service or repair

operation that involves the removal of a cover which gives
protection against exposure to microwave energy.

• Do not heat liquids and other foods in sealed containers. They

are liable to explode.

• Only use utensils that are suitable for use in microwave ovens.

• When heating food in plastic or paper containers, keep an eye

on the appliance due to the possibility of ignition.

• The appliance is intended for heating food and beverages.

Drying of food or clothing and heating of warming pads,
slippers, sponges, damp cloth and similar may lead to risk of
injury, ignition or fire.

• If smoke is emitted, switch off or unplug the appliance and keep

the door closed in order to stifle any flames.

• Microwave heating of beverages can result in delayed eruptive

boiling. Care must be taken when handling the container.

• The contents of feeding bottles and baby food jars shall be

stirred or shaken and the temperature checked before
consumption, in order to avoid burns.

• Eggs in their shell and whole hard-boiled eggs should not be

heated in the appliance since they may explode, even after
microwave heating has ended.

• The appliance should be cleaned regularly and any food

deposits removed.

• Failure to maintain the appliance in a clean condition could lead

to deterioration of the surface that could adversely affect the life
of the appliance and possibly result in a hazardous situation.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

INSTALLATION

WARNING! Only a qualified person

must install this appliance.

• Remove all the packaging.

• Do not install or use a damaged appliance.

• Follow the installation instruction supplied with
the appliance.

• Always take care when moving the appliance as
it is heavy. Always use safety gloves and
enclosed footwear.

• 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.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION

WARNING! Risk of fire and electrical

shock.

• 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. Should the mains
cable need to be replaced, this must be carried
out by our Authorised Service Centre.

• Do not let mains cables touch or come near the
appliance door, especially 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.

• This appliance complies with the E.E.C.
Directives.

USE

WARNING! Risk of injury, burns and

electrical shock or explosion.

• This appliance is for household use only.

• 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.

• 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.

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

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

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

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

• Do not use microwave function to preheat the
oven.

WARNING! Risk of damage to the
appliance.

• To prevent damage or discoloration to the
enamel:

– do not put aluminium foil directly on the

bottom of the appliance.

– do not put water directly into the hot

appliance.

– do not keep moist dishes and food in the

appliance after you finish the cooking.

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– 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 pan for moist cakes. Fruit juices
cause stains that can be permanent.

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

• Always cook with the oven door closed.

• If the appliance is installed behind a furniture
panel (e.g. a door) make sure the door is never
closed when the appliance is in operation. Heat
and moisture can build up behind a closed
furniture panel and cause subsequent damage
to the appliance, the housing unit or the floor.
Do not close the furniture panel until the
appliance has cooled down completely after
use.

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
Authorised Service Centre.

• Make sure the cavity and the door are wiped dry
after each use. Steam produced during the
operation of the appliance condensates on
cavity walls and can cause corrosion.

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

• Fat and food remaining in the appliance can
cause fire and electric arcing when the
microwave function operates.

• 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.

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.

DISPOSAL

WARNING! Risk of injury or

suffocation.

• Disconnect the appliance from the mains
supply.

• Cut off the mains electrical cable close to the
appliance and dispose of it.

• Remove the door catch to prevent children or
pets from becoming trapped in the appliance.

SERVICE

• To repair the appliance contact an Authorised
Service Centre.

• Use original spare parts only.

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

GENERAL OVERVIEW

1 3 642 5

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4

3

1

2

10

11

7
8
9

1

Control panel

2

Power lamp / symbol

3

Knob for the oven functions

4

Electronic programmer

5

Temperature and microwave power indicator /
symbol

6

Knob for the temperature / microwave power

7

Heating element

8

Microwave generator

9

Lamp

10

Fan

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Shelf support, removable

12

Shelf positions

ACCESSORIES

Wire shelf

For cookware, cake tins, roasts.

Baking tray

For cakes and biscuits.

BEFORE FIRST USE

WARNING! Refer to Safety chapters.

INITIAL CLEANING

Remove all accessories and removable shelf
supports from the appliance.

Refer to "Care and cleaning" chapter.

Clean the appliance and the accessories before
first use.

Put the accessories and the removable shelf
supports back to their initial position.

SETTING THE TIME

After the first connection to the mains, all symbols
in the display are on for some seconds. For the
subsequent few seconds the display shows the
software version.

After the software version goes off, the display
shows and "12:00". "12" flashes.

1. Press or to set the current hour.

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2. Press to confirm. This is necessary only
when you set the time for the first time. Later
the new time will be saved automatically after 5
seconds.

The display shows

and the set hour. "00"

flashes.

3. Press or to set the current minutes.

4. Press to confirm. This is necessary only

when you set the time for the first time. Later
the new time will be saved automatically after 5
seconds.

The display shows the new time.

CHANGING THE TIME

You can change the time of day only if the oven is
off.

Press again and again until the indicator for the
time of day flashes in the display.

To set a new time, refer to "Setting the time".

DAILY USE

WARNING! Refer to Safety chapters.

ACTIVATING AND DEACTIVATING THE
APPLIANCE

It depends on the model if your
appliance has knob symbols,
indicators or lamps:

• The indicator comes on when the
oven heats up.

• The lamp comes on when the
appliance operates.

• The symbol shows whether the
knob controls the oven functions or
the temperature.

1. Turn the knob for the oven function to select an
oven function. This automatically activates the
appliance with a default settings.

2. Turn the knob for the temperature / microwave
power to set a temperature.

3. To deactivate the appliance, turn the knob for
the oven functions to the off position.

OVEN FUNCTIONS

Oven function Application

Off position The appliance is off.

Light To activate the lamp without a cooking function.

Microwave Creates the heat directly in the food. Use it to heat pre-pre-

pared meals and drinks, to defrost meat or fruit, and to cook
vegetables and fish.

True Fan Cooking To bake on up to 2 shelf positions at the same time and to dry

food. Set the temperature 20 - 40 °C lower than for Top /
Bottom Heat.

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Oven function Application

Pizza Setting To bake food on 1 shelf position for a more intensive brown-

ing and a crispy bottom. Set the temperature 20 - 40 °C low­er than for Top / Bottom Heat.

Top / Bottom
Heat

To bake and roast food on 1 shelf position.

Bottom Heat To bake cakes with crispy bottom and to preserve food.

Defrost This function can be used for defrosting frozen foods, such as

vegetables and fruits. The defrosting time depends on the
amount and size of the frozen food.

Grilling To grill flat food and to toast bread.

Fast Grilling To grill flat food in large quantities and to toast bread.

Turbo Grilling To roast larger meat joints or poultry with bones on 1 shelf

position. Also to make gratins and to brown.

DISPLAY

A B C

D

EFG

A. Timer
B. Heat-up and residual heat indicator
C. Microwave function
D. Core temperature sensor (selected models

only)

E. Door lock (selected models only)
F. Hours / minutes
G. Clock functions

BUTTONS

Button Function Description

CLOCK To set a clock function.

MINUS To set the time.

MICROWAVE To set the Microwave function. Hold the but-

ton for more than 3 seconds to activate or de­activate the oven lamp.

PLUS To set the time.

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Button Function Description

TEMPERATURE To check the oven temperature or the temper-

ature of the core temperature sensor (if appli­cable). Use only while an oven function is in
operation.

HEAT-UP INDICATOR

When you activate an oven function, the bars in the
display come on one by one. The bars show

that the oven temperature increases or decreases.

MICROWAVE MODE

MICROWAVE

General:

CAUTION! Do not let the appliance

operate when there is no food in it.

• After you deactivate the appliance, let the food
stand for some minutes. Refer to the microwave
cooking tables: standing time.

• Remove the aluminium foil packaging, metal
containers, etc. before you prepare the food.

• It is not recommended to use more than one
level when using the microwave mode.

• Put the food on a plate on the bottom of the
cavity if not specified differently.

• If possible, always stir the food before serving.

Cooking:

• If possible, cook food covered with material
suitable for use in the microwave. Only cook
food without a cover if you want to keep a crust.

• Do not overcook the dishes by setting the
power and time too high. The food can dry out,
burn or catch fire in some places.

• Do not use the appliance to cook eggs in their
shells and snails, because they can burst. With
fried eggs, pierce the yolks first.

• Pierce skin or peel of potatoes, tomatoes,
sausages and similar types of food with a fork
several times before cooking so that the food
does not burst.

• For chilled or frozen food, set a longer cooking
time.

• Dishes which contain sauce must be stirred
from time to time.

• Turn larger pieces of food after half the cooking
time.

• If possible, cut vegetables into similar-sized
pieces.

• Use flat, wide dishes.

• Do not use cookware made of porcelain,
ceramic or earthenware with unglazed bottoms
or small holes, e.g. on handles . Moisture going
into the holes can cause the cookware to crack
when it is heated.

Defrosting meat, poultry, fish:

• Put the frozen, unwrapped food on a small
upturned plate with a container below it, or on a
defrosting rack or plastic sieve so that the
defrosting liquid can run off.

• Turn the food after half the defrosting time. If
possible, divide and then remove the pieces that
have started to defrost.

Defrosting butter, portions of gateau, quark:

• Do not fully defrost in the appliance, but let
them defrost completely at a room temperature.
This gives a more even result. Remove all metal
or aluminium packaging or parts before
defrosting.

Defrosting fruit, vegetables:

• If fruit and vegetables should remain raw, do not
defrost them fully in the appliance but let them
defrost completely at a room temperature.

• To cook fruit and vegetables without defrosting
them first, you can use a higher microwave
power.

Ready meals:

• Ready meals in metal packaging or plastic trays
with metal covers can only be defrosted or
heated in the microwave if they are expressively
designated as suitable for use in the microwave.

• You must follow the manufacturer's instructions
printed on the packaging (e.g. remove the metal
cover and pierce the plastic film).

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SUITABLE COOKWARE AND MATERIALS

Cookware / Material

Microwave

Grilling

Defrosting Heating Cooking

Ovenproof glass and porcelain with no
metal components, e.g. Pyrex, heat-proof
glass

Non-ovenproof glass and porcelain

1) X X X

Grill shelf, glass and glass ceramic made
of ovenproof / frost-proof material e.g. Ar­coflam

Ceramic2), earthenware

2) X

Heat-resistant plastic up to 200 °C

3) X

Cardboard, paper X X X

Clingfilm X X X

Roasting film with microwave safe clo­sure

3)

X

Roasting dishes made of metal, e.g. en­amel, cast iron

X X X

Baking tins, black lacquer or silicon-coat­ed

3)

X X X

Baking tray X X X

Wire shelf X X X

Browning cookware, e.g. crisp pan or
crunch plate

X X

Ready meals in packaging

3)

1) With no silver, gold, platinum or metal plating / decorations.

2) Without quartz or metal components, or glazes which contain metals

3) You must follow the manufacturer’s instructions about the maximum temperatures.

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TIPS FOR THE MICROWAVE

Result Remedy

You cannot find details for the amount of
food prepared.

Find details for similar type of food. Increase or shorten
the length of the cooking time according to the follow­ing rule: double the amount - almost double the time,
half the amount - half the time.

The food after cooking is too dry. Set shorter cooking time or select lower microwave

power and cover with material suitable for use in the
microwave.

The food is still not defrosted, hot or
cooked after the end of cooking time .

Set longer cooking time or select higher microwave
power. Note that taller dishes generally need longer
cooking time. Stir or turn food during cooking.

After the end of cooking time the food is
overheated at the edges but is still not
ready in the middle.

Next time select a lower power and a longer time. Stir
liquids, such as soup, halfway through.

Other things to think about…

• Food items have different shapes and qualities.
They are prepared in different quantities.
Because of this, the necessary time and power
for defrosting, heating or cooking can vary. As a
rough guide: double the quantity - almost

double the time.

• The microwave creates the heat directly in the
food. Because of this, all places cannot be
heated at the same time. You must stir or turn
the heated dishes, especially when preparing
larger quantities of food.

• The standing time is given in the tables. Let
the food stand, in the appliance or outside it, so
that the heat is distributed more evenly.

• Adjust the power level according to food
quantity. Using high power level with small
amount of food can burn the food or generate
arcing when you use the accessories.

• You get better results for rice if you use flat,
wide dishes.

SETTING THE MICROWAVE FUNCTION

1. Turn the knob for the oven functions to select

the Microwave function .

The display shows a default microwave power and
then a default value of the Duration function.

2. To change the microwave power settings, turn

the knob for the temperature / microwave
power. The power setting changes in 100 Watt
steps.

3. Press and then / to change the

Duration settings.

The appliance automatically starts to operate after
few seconds. When the set time ends, an acoustic
signal sounds and the Microwave function
deactivates automatically.

4. Turn the knob for the oven functions to the off
position.

When the Microwave function is running you can:

• change the power settings.

• check the power settings. Press .

When you open the oven door, the
function stops. To start it again, press

.

SETTING THE COMBI FUNCTION

You can add the microwave function to any of the
heating functions.

Use it to operate the heating function and the
microwave mode together. Use it to cook food in a
shorter time and brown it at the same time.

1. Turn the function knob to select an oven
function.

The display shows a default temperature.

2. Change the temperature.

3. Press . Refer to "Setting the Microwave

function" and start from step 2. Please note
that the microwave function will start as soon
as the set temperature is reached.

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