Instructions for the user

Cooking start: as well as setting a cooking duration time, the user can also set the cooking start time (up to 12 hours after the current time). To set the cooking start/end time, proceed as follows.

-Set the cooking duration time as described in the previous point.

-Within 6/7 seconds after the last time the or keys are pressed, press the key to set the cooking start time. The display will show

the current time with the inside segments indicating the cooking end time illuminated. Use the and keys to set the cooking start time.

-6/7 seconds after the last time a key is pressed, the display will show the current time and the cooking start and end times, indicated by the illuminated inside segments. The segments on the display will be constantly on until the current time is the same as the cooking start time; as soon as the current time reaches the cooking start time set, all the inside segments will start to flash, indicating that the oven has started cooking.

-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.

-To reset the entire program set, keep the central key pressed for 1 or 2 seconds: if cooking has already started the oven will have to be switched off by hand.

-The image on the right shows an example of programming: the current time is 7.06 and cooking is programmed to start at 8 o'clock and finish at 9.

-At 8 o'clock, the inside segments between 8 and 9 will start to flash and the hour pointer will remain still.

Caution: for the oven to start cooking after the programming procedure just described, the thermostat and function selector must be properly set on the temperature and function required.

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SDK398X-5, SDK380X-5 specifications

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