Zanussi ZOU653FTI USER MANUAL

English

Warnings - Built-under ovens

It is most important that the instruction book should be retained with the appliance for future
reference. Should the appliance be sold or transferred to another owner, or should you move
house and leave the appliance, always ensure that the book is supplied with the appliance in
order that the new owner can be acquainted with the functioning of the appliance and the
relevant warnings. These warnings are provided in the interest of safety. You must read
them carefully before installing or using the appliance.

Installation

 Any installation work must be undertaken

by a qualified electrician or competent
person.

 Installation and initial adjustment of your

oven MUST be carried out by qualified
personnel in compliance with current
regulations. Specific installation
instructions for the installer are given in this
booklet.

During use

 This appliance has been designed for

cooking edible foodstuffs only, and must
not be used for any other purposes.

 Always stand back from the oven when

opening the oven door during cooking or
at the end of it to allow any build up of
steam or heat to release.

 It is dangerous to alter the specifications

or modify the product in any way.

 Appliances become very hot with use, and

retain their heat for a long period after use.
Care should be taken to avoid touching
heating elements inside the oven.

 Always ensure that the control knobs are

in the “off” position when not in use.

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The use of a gas cooking appliance
results in the production of heat and
moisture in the room in which it is
installed. Ensure that the kitchen is well
ventilated: keep natural ventilation holes
open or install a mechanical ventilation
device (mechanical extractor hood).

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Prolonged intensive use of the appliance
may call for additional ventilation, for
example opening of a window, or more
effective ventilation, for example
increasing the level of mechanical

ventilation where present

 For hygiene and safety reasons, this

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

 Never line any part of the oven with

aluminium foil.

 Never use steam or steam machines to

clean the appliance.

 Before any maintenance or cleaning work

is carried out on the appliance, always turn
off the isolator switch at the cooker point,
and allow to cool.

 Ensure that the shelves are put in place in

the correct way.

 This oven (even if it is linked to an electrical

cooking table) is made to function at 230 V
monophase with neutral.

Child safety

 This appliance is designed to be operated

by adults. Children should not be allowed
to tamper with the controls or play with the
product.

 Children should be supervised at all times

and should not be allowed to touch the hot
surfaces or be in the vicinity when in use or
until the appliance has cooled after use.

 During oven cooking and grilling, the

appliance door and the surrounding parts
are warmed up to a very high temperature.
Be careful and keep children away from
the appliance while you are using it. When
you connect other appliances to a plug near
the oven, check carefully that the wire does
not touch warm parts of the oven and does
not get taken in the oven door.

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Technical assistance

 This appliance should be serviced by an

authorized Network Service Centre, and
only genuine spare parts should be used.

 Under no circumstances should you

attempt to repair the appliance yourself.
Repairs carried out by inexperienced
persons may cause injury or serious
malfunctioning. Refer to your local Service
Centre. Always insist on genuine spare
parts.

Guide to Use the
instructions

Safety Instructions

Step by step instructions for an

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operation

Hints and Tips

MANUFACTURER:

ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS ITALY S.p.A.
Viale Bologna, 298
47100 FORLÌ (Italy)

When the oven is first installed

Once the oven has been installed:

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a) set the thermostat knob to “MAX”;
b) switch the oven function control knob to

conventional cooking ( );

c) allow the oven to run empty for

approximately 45 minutes;
d) open a window for ventilation.
During this time, an unpleasant odour may
be emitted. This is absolutely normal, and
is caused by residues of manufacturing.
Repeat this operation for the grill and fan
cooking function.
Once this operation is carried out, let the
oven cool down, then clean the oven cavity
with a soft cloth soaked in warm soapy
water.

To open the oven door, always
catch the handle in its central
part.

Before cooking for the first time,
carefully wash the oven accessories.

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Description of the appliance

823457

109

6

1

11

12

13

14

1. Control panel

2. Control knob for right rear burner

3. Control knob for right front burner

4. Control knob for left front burner

5. Control knob for left rear burner

6. End of Cooking Programmer

7. Oven Thermostat control knob

8. Oven thermostat control light

9. Oven Function control knob

10. Operating control light

11. Grill

12. Oven lamp

13. Oven Fan

14. Rating plate

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Gas Hob

Hob Burner Control Knobs

The hob burners control knobs are situated on
the front panel (Fig. 1). The symbols on the
knobs mean that :

 there is no gas supply

there is maximum gas supply

there is minimum gas supply

Lighting the Burners

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 For easier lighting, proceed before

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putting a pan on the pan support.

Push in the relevant knob and turn it

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anticlockwise to "maximum position".
After lighting the flame, keep the knob
pushed down for about 5 seconds.
This will allow the "thermocouple"
(Fig. 2, lett. D) to be heated and the
safety device to be switched off,
otherwise the gas supply would be
interrupted.

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

FO 0204

Then, check the flame is regular and

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adjust it as required.
If you cannot light the flame even after
several attempts, check the "cap"
and "crown" (Fig. 2, lett. A-B) is in the
correct position.
To put the flame out, turn the knob to
the symbol "".

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 Always turn the flame down or put it

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out before taking the pans off the

burner.

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Using the hob correctly

To ensure maximum burner efficiency, it is
strongly recommended that you use only
pots and pans with a bottom fitting the size
of the burner used, so that flame will not
spread beyond the bottom of the vessel (see
table).

Burner

Rapid Burner 180 mm 260 mm
Semirapid Burner 120 mm 220 mm
Auxiliary B. 80 mm 160 mm

It is also advisable, as soon as a liquid starts
boiling, to turn down the flame so that it will
barely keep the liquid simmering.

Use only pans or pots with flat
bottom.

Carefully supervise cookings with fats
or oil, since these types of foodstuff

can result in a fire, if over-heated.

Minimum Maximum
diameter diameter

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Electric oven

50

MAX

100

150

200

Oven Function (Fig. 3) and
Thermostat (Fig. 4) control
knobs

They enable to select the most appropriate
type of heating for the different cooking
requirements by appropriately connecting
the heating elements and adjusting
temperature to the required level.

Oven Light - The oven light will be on
without any cooking function
Conventional cooking - The heat
comes from both the top and bottom

element, ensuring even heating
inside the oven.

Top heating element - The heat
comes from the top of the oven only.
Bottom heating element - The heat
comes from the bottom of the oven

only.
Inner grill element only - can be used
for grilling small quantities.
Double Grill - The full grill element

will be on.
Fan cooking - This allows you to roast

or roast and bake simoultaneously
using any shelf, without flavour
transference.

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Fig. 3

Fig. 4

Defrost Setting - This setting is
intended to assist in thawing of frozen

food.

Operating control light

It indicates that one or more of the heating
elements are turned on.

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Oven thermostat control
light

This light goes off when the oven heats up
to the temperature set and comes on again
every time the thermostat cuts in to stabilize
temperature.

End of cooking
programmer

This device (Fig. 5) allows you to make
the oven switch off automatically once the
preset time is over. An acousitic signal
will be heard when the cooking is
completed.The cooking duration can be set
up to 90 minutes maximum. Place food in
the oven and turn the oven function control
knob and the thermostat control knob on
the required settings. Turn the timer knob
to maximum time position (“90”), then turn
it back to set the required cooking time.
When the cooking time is over, an acoustic
alarm will sound and the oven will switch
off automatically. Turn the timer knob on

to set the oven on manual operation.

Fig. 5

Safety thermostat

In order to avoid excessive overheating due
to incorrect use of the appliance or else to a
faulty component, the oven is equipped with
a safety thermostat which cuts off the power
supply if necessary. Operation is restored
automatically when the oven temperature
decreases to normal values. Therefore, if the
thermostat cuts in because you have not
been using the appliance correctly, the oven
can be used again simply by waiting for the
appliance to cool down. If, instead, the
thermostat cuts in because of a faulty
component, you should call the Service
Department.

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Hints and tips for using the oven

Always cook with the oven door
closed.

The oven is supplied with an exclusive system
which produces a natural circulation of air
and the constant recycling of steam.
This system makes it possible to cook in a
steamy environment and keep the dishes soft
inside and crusty outside. Moreover, the
cooking time and energy consumption are
reduced to a minimum. During cooking steam
may be produced which can be released when
opening the oven door. This is absolutely
normal.

However, always stand back from the
oven when opening the oven door during
cooking or at the end of it to allow any
build up of steam or heat to release.

Conventional cooking

Heat comes from the top and from the
bottom, therefore it is preferable to use the
central runners.
If cooking requires more heat from the top
or from the bottom use the top or the bottom
runners.

The possibility of cooking on several shelf
heights means that you can cook several
different dishes at the same time and up to
three tins of biscuits and mini pizzas to be
eaten immediately or subsequently deep
frozen.
Naturally the oven can also be used for
cooking on just one shelf. In this case you
should use the lowest set of runners so that
you can keep an eye on progress more
easily.
In addition, the oven is particularly
recommended for sterilizing preserves,
cooking home-made fruit in syrup, and for
drying mushrooms or fruit.

Grilling

When grilling meat or fish, spread a little oil
on them and always place them on the oven
grid. The shelf level depends on the
thinckness of the food.
Always place the dripping pan at the lowest
level, with some water in it, to avoid smoke
and unpleasant smells.

Fan cooking

The food is cooked by means of preheated
air force blown evenly round the inside of
the oven by a fan set on the rear wall of the
oven itself.
Heat thus reaches all parts of the oven
evenly and fast and this means that you
can simultaneously cook different types of
foods positioned on the various oven shelves
(Fig. 6). Fan cooking ensures rapid
elimination of moisture and the dryer oven
environment stops the different aromas and
flavours from being transmitted from one food
to another.

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Fan cooking

4
3
2
1

FO 0351

Fig. 6