OPERATION MARATHONER GOLD & SILVERSTAR GAS CONVECTION OVENS
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OPERATION
Operation of Models with PROGRAMMABLE Controls
Models with Programmable Controls can follow a recorded sequence of timed cooking periods, with an
option of the last period being an indefinite hold time. Each time per iod begins with an “event” that specifies
what conditions will be maintained during the period that follows.
To cook WITHOUT using a recorded cook program, do the following:
1. Turn the oven ON using the Power Switch at the top of the control panel.
2. Set the cooking temperature by tur ning the Temperature Knob. The setting appears in the top right
corner of the control panel display. The displayed temperature will flash while the oven preheats.
3. Select the desired fan speed during cooking by pressing the Cook Hi/Lo Fan butt on. The setting
(COOK for high fan speed or ROAST for low fan speed) appear s in the control panel display just below
the temperature setting. The appropriate fan speed depends on the type of f ood being cooked.
4. Select the desired fan mode by pressing the Fan Cont/Cyc button. The setting appears in the control
panel display just below the fan speed setting. In continuous mode (CONT) , the fan will run when the
power switch is ON and the doors are closed. In cycle mode (CYCLE), the f an will run only when the
doors are closed and the burners are operating.
5. Turn the Time knob until the desired cooking time appears on the contro l panel display.
6. If you want the oven to enter Hold Mode after the timed cook period, press the Hold button. The Hold
indicator (the word “HOLD” in the control panel window) will appear. Turn the Temper ature knob until
the desired holding temperature is displayed. Select a fan mode for the hol d time by pressing the Fan
Cont/Cyc button (as you did for the cook time in Step 4). The fan speed is always low during Hold
Mode. Note that when Hold Mode starts the actual oven temperature will not immediately drop to the
holding temperature since it takes time for the oven interior and the lo ad itself to cool.
! CAUTION
Care should be exercised in holding products over extended periods of time or at very low holding
temperatures, due to possible bacteria growth. A competent authority on f ood bacteria growth
should be consulted if there is doubt regarding safe holding times and temperatures.
7. Wait until the oven has reached cooking temperature (when it does, the temperature display wi ll stop
flashing and the oven will “beep” once).
8. Open the oven doors and insert a load into the oven. Close the doors and pres s the Start Timer button.
The time display will start to count down the remaining cook tim e.
If you open the oven doors, the fan and burners will temporarily shut off, and the time display will pause
until the oven doors are closed again.
To turn on the oven interior light, press and hold the switch located at the b ottom of the control panel.
During the cook time you can start or stop having the fan cycle on-and-off by pressing the Cycle button.
If necessary, you can adjust the remaining cooking time and/or oven temperature using the
corresponding control knobs. You can also disable or enable Hold M ode.
To cancel a timed-cook, press the Cancel button.
9. What happens when the cook time runs out depends on whether Hold Mode is enabled.
• If Hold Mode IS NOT enabled, the oven will start “bee ping” and the time display will flash “:00”. Press
the Cancel button to silence the alarm. Promptly remove the load from the oven OR open and leave
open the oven doors. If the oven doors are shut, the oven will maintain the set cook
temperature. To rapidly cool down the load, open the doors, switch the F an Mode switch to COOL,
and switch the Fan Speed switch to high (COOK).
• If Hold Mode IS enabled, the oven will beep for 2 or 3 seconds to alert you that the cook time has
completed. The time display will start counting up to indicate ho w long the load has been in Hold
Mode. Later, after removing the load, press the Cancel button. The ov en will then heat up to the
specified cook temperature in anticipation of the next load to be cooked.