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. Make sure that the room is well ventilated before switching the oven off and opening the oven door. The appliance may emit a slightly unpleasant odour caused by protective substances used during the manufacturing process burning away.
!To make the setting process easier, press and hold the + and – buttons to scroll through the numbers on the display rapidly.
!Each setting will automatically be stored in the appliance memory after 10 seconds.
!The touch controls cannot be activated if the user is wearing gloves.
Some models are equipped with a system of hinges which allows the door to close slowly, without the user having to follow the movement through with his/ her hand. To use the system correctly, before closing the door:
•Open the door fully.
•Do not force the closing movement manually.
Control panel lock
!The control panel can be locked while the oven is off, once cooking has started or finished and during programming.
To lock the oven controls, press and hold the 
button for at least 2 seconds. A buzzer will sound and the TEMPERATURE display shows the key
symbol 
icon will light up to indicate lock activation.
To deactivate the lock, press and hold the 
button again for at least 2 seconds.
Setting the clock
!The clock can only be set when the oven is switched off. If the oven is in standby mode,
pressing the 
button once will display the current time setting. Press it again to set the time.
After connection to the power supply network or after
a blackout, the button and the digits on the TIME display will flash for 10 seconds.
To set the clock:
1.Press the 
button.
2.Adjust the hour figure using the + and - buttons.
3.Once you have reached the correct hour value,
press the 
button.
4. Repeat the above process to set the minutes.
If a blackout occurs, it will be necessary to reset the
clock. If the 
icon flashes on the display, this
indicates that the clock has not been set correctly.
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Setting the minute minder
!The minute minder may be set regardless of whether the oven is switched on or off. It does not switch the oven on or off.
When the set time has elapsed, the timer emits a buzzer that will automatically stop after 30 seconds or when any active button on the control panel is pressed.
To adjust the timer proceed as follows:
1.Press button 
.
2.Set the desired time using buttons + and
3.Once you have reached the desired value, press
the 
button again.
The lit symbol will remind you that the minute minder is on.
To cancel the minute minder, press the 
button and use the + and – buttons to set the time to 00:00.
Press button 
again.
The 
icon will switch off to indicate that the minute minder has been disabled.
Starting the oven
1.Switch the control panel on by pressing the button. The appliance buzzer sounds three times (ascending) and all buttons light up in sequence.
2.Press the button corresponding to the desired cooking mode. The TEMPERATURE display shows: - the temperature associated with the mode, if programming manually;
- “Auto”, if programming is automatic. The TIME display shows:
- the current time, if programming manually; - the duration, if programming is automatic.
3.Press the 
button to begin cooking.
4.The oven will begin its preheating phase, the preheating indicators will light up as the temperature rises.
5.When the preheating process has finished, a buzzer sounds and all the preheating indicator lights show that this stage has been completed: the food can then be placed in the oven.
6.During cooking it is always possible to:
- change the temperature by pressing the
button, followed by the + and - buttons (manual modes only);
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