Instructions for the user

3.3.3 Programming

Cooking duration time: the 2nd button can be used to set the cooking time. Before setting it, turn the thermostat to the cooking temperature of choice and the function selector knob to any setting. To set the cooking time, proceed as follows:

-Press the key for 1/2 seconds; the pointer will move to position 12 (Fig. 1).

-Use the and keys to set the cooking time;

whenever the

key is pressed, 1 minute will be

added to the cooking time, and every 12 minutes a 1

new inside segment will light up (figure 2 shows a

cooking time of 1 hour).

 

- Once the required time has been set, cooking will

start about 6 seconds after the last time the

or

. key is pressed.

- Once cooking has started, the display will show

 

the current time, represented by the constantly on

2

segments, and the minutes left until cooking

 

finishes, represented by the flashing segments

 

(every flashing segments indicates 12 minutes of

 

cooking time left).

 

-When the end of the cooking time is reached, the timer will switch off the oven heating elements, the beeps will start and the numbers on the dial will flash.

-The cooking time can also be reset by deleting the program set; pressing the central key for 1 or 2 seconds will delete the time set and the oven will have to be switched off by hand.

Caution: cooking times of more than 6 hours cannot be set.

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