Start-up and use

!The first time you use your appliance, heat the empty oven with its door closed at its maximum temperature for at least half an hour. Ensure that the room is well ventilated before switching the oven off and opening the oven door. The appliance may produce a slightly unpleasant odour caused by the burning away of protective substances used during the manufacturing process.

Starting the oven

1.Select the desired cooking mode by turning the SELECTOR knob.

2.Select the desired temperature with the THERMOSTAT knob. See the Cooking advice table for cooking modes and the suggested cooking temperatures (see Cooking Modes).

3.When lit, the THERMOSTAT indicator light indicates that the oven is heating up to the temperature set.

4.You may do the following during cooking:

-change the cooking mode by turning the SELECTOR knob.

-change the temperature by turning the THERMOSTAT knob.

-stop cooking by turning the SELECTOR knob to the “0” position.

!Never put objects directly on the oven bottom to avoid damaging the enamel coating.

!Always place cookware on the rack(s) provided.

￿Should the appliance be equipped with an electronic

programmer, to use the electric oven, just press

button (the symbol will appear on the display) before selecting the desired cooking function.

Cooling ventilation

In order to cool down the external temperature of the oven, some models are fitted with a cooling fan that blows out air between the control panel and the oven door.

!Once the cooking has been completed, the cooling fan remains on until the oven has cooled down sufficiently.

Oven light

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It goes on when selecting with the SELECTOR knob. It stays on when a cooking mode is selected.

How to use the timer*

1.To set the buzzer, turn the TIMER knob clockwise almost one complete revolution.

2.Turn the knob anticlockwise to set the desired time: align the minutes shown on the TIMER knob with the indicator on the control panel.

3.The timer operates in minutes: when the selected time has elapsed, a buzzer will sound.

!The timer does not turn the oven on or off.

*Only on certain models

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Hotpoint SQ61I manual Start-up and use, Starting the oven, How to use the timer