AKZ 521 EN User and maintenance manual Manuel d’utilisation et d’entretien
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS YOUR SAFETY AND THAT OF OTHERS IS PARAMOUNT This manual and the appliance itself provide important safety warnings, to be read and observed at all times. This is the danger symbol, pertaining to safety, which alerts users to potential risks to themselves and others. All safety warnings are preceded by the danger symbol and the following terms: DANGER Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will cause serious injury.
- - - - - - - - The accessible parts of the appliance may become very hot during use. Young children should be kept away from the appliance and supervised to ensure that they do not play with it. The appliance and its accessible parts become hot during use. Care should be taken to avoid touching heating elements. Children less than 8 years old shall be kept away, unless continuosly supervised.
Scrapping of household appliances - This appliance is manufactured with recyclable or reusable materials. Dispose of it in accordance with local waste disposal regulations. Before scrapping, cut off the power supply cable. For further information on the treatment, recovery and recycling of household electrical appliances, contact your competent local authority, the collection service for household waste or the store where you purchased the appliance.
Energy saving - Only pre-heat the oven if specified in the cooking table or your recipe. Use dark lacquered or enamelled baking moulds as they absorb heat far better. Switch the oven off 10/15 minutes before the set cooking time. Food requiring prolonged cooking will continue to cook even once the oven is switched off. DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY - This oven, which is intended to come into contact with foodstuffs, complies with European Regulation ( ) n.
CLEANING WARNING - Never use steam cleaning equipment. Only clean the oven when it is cool to the touch. Disconnect the appliance from the power supply. Oven exterior IMPORTANT: do not use corrosive or abrasive detergents. If any of these products accidentally comes into contact with the appliance, clean immediately with a damp cloth. • Clean the surfaces with a damp cloth. If it is very dirty, add a few drops of washing up detergent to the water. Finish off with a dry cloth.
MAINTENANCE - WARNING Use protective gloves. Ensure the oven is cold before carrying out the following operations. Disconnect the appliance from the power supply. REMOVING THE DOOR To remove the door: 1. 2. 3. Open the door fully. Lift the catches and push them forwards as far as they will go (Fig. 1). Close the door as far as it will go (A), lift it up (B) and turn it (C) until it is released (D) (Fig. 2). To refit the door: 1. 2. 3. 4. Insert the hinges in their seats. Open the door fully.
REPLACING THE OVEN LAMP To replace the rear lamp (if present): 1. Disconnect the oven from the power supply. 2. Unscrew the lamp cover (Fig. 6), replace the lamp (see note for lamp type) and screw the lamp cover back on. 3. Reconnect the oven to the power supply. To replace the side lamp (if present): 1. Disconnect the oven from the power supply. 2. Remove the side accessory holder grilles, if present (Fig. 3). 3. Use a screwdriver to prise off the lamp cover (Fig. 7). 4.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR OVEN USE FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION, SEE THE PARAGRAPH ON INSTALLATION 1. Control panel 2. Upper heating element/grill 3. Cooling fan (not visible) 4. Dataplate (not to be removed) 5. Lamp 6. Fan 7. Turnspit 8. Lower heating element (not visible) 9. Door 10. Position of shelves (the number of shelves is indicated on the front of the oven) 11. Rear wall N.B.: During cooking, the cooling fan may switch on at intervals in order to minimise energy consumption.
INSERTING WIRE SHELVES AND OTHER ACCESSORIES IN THE OVEN 1. 2. Insert the wire shelf horizontally, with the raised part “A” upwards (Fig. 1). The other accessories, like the drip tray and baking tray, are inserted with the raised part on the flat section “B” facing upwards (Fig. 2). Fig. 1 Fig. 2 CONTROL PANEL DESCRIPTION ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMER DISPLAY 1 3 2 1. FUNCTION SELECTOR KNOB: On/off and function selector knob 2. BROWSE KNOB: for browsing the menu and adjusting pre-set values 3.
STARTING THE OVEN - SETTING THE TIME After connecting the oven to the mains power, the time must be set on the clock. The two hour digits flash on the display. 1. Turn the “Browse” knob to display the correct hour. 2. Press the button 3 to confirm; the two minute digits flash on the display. 3. Turn the “Browse” knob to display the correct minutes. 4. Press button 3 to confirm. To change the time, for example following a power cut, see the next paragraph (SETTINGS). SELECTING COOKING FUNCTIONS 1. 2.
SETTING COOKING TIME This function can be used to cook food for a set length of time, from a minimum of 1 minute to the maximum time allowed by the selected function, after which the oven switches off automatically. 1. Once the temperature is confirmed, the symbol flashes. 2. Turn the adjustment knob to display the desired cooking time. 3. To confirm the cooking time, press button 3 . The oven automatically confirms your selection 10 seconds after the last operation.
SELECTING SPECIAL FUNCTIONS Turn the “Functions” knob indicator to the symbol to access a submenu containing five special functions. To browse, select and start one of these functions, proceed as follows: 1. 2. 3. Turn the “Functions” knob to symbol : the display shows “ DEFROST” along with this function’s corresponding symbol. Turn the “Browse” knob to scroll the list of functions; the function names are in English: DEFROST, KEEP WARM, RISING. Press button 3 to confirm.
SETTINGS Turn the “Functions” knob indicator to the symbol settings which can be changed. to access a submenu containing four display Clock Turn the “Functions” knob to the symbol : the word CLOCK appears on the display. To change the time of day, see the previous paragraph (SETTING THE TIME). Eco With the ECO mode selected (ON), the display switches off when the oven is on standby or 5 minutes after the end of cooking. In addition, the oven light is switched off during cooking.
OVEN FUNCTION DESCRIPTION TABLE FUNCTIONS KNOB OFF LAMP To switch the oven interior light on/off. To speed up defrosting of food. Place food on the middle shelf. Leave food in its packaging in order to prevent it from drying out on the outside. SPECIALS DEFROST To stop cooking and switch off the oven. For keeping just-cooked food hot and crisp (e.g: meat, fried food or flans). Place food on the middle shelf. The function will not activate if the KEEP WARM temperature in the oven is above 65°.
FUNCTIONS KNOB To bake different types and sizes of pizza and bread. This function contains two programmes with predefined settings. Simply indicate the values BREAD/PIZZA required (temperature and time) and the oven will manage the cooking cycle automatically. Place the dough on the 2nd shelf after preheating the oven. To eliminate cooking spatters by means of a cycle at very high temperature (approx. 500°).
COOKING TABLE Recipe Function Pre- Shelf (from heating bottom) Yes 2 Temp.
Recipe Function Pre- Shelf (from heating bottom) Yes Savoury pies (vegetable pie, quiche) Vols-au-vent / Puff pastry crackers Temp.
Recipe Function Pre- Shelf (from heating bottom) Temp.
TESTED RECIPES (in compliance with IEC 60350:99+A1:05 +A2:08 and DIN 3360-12:07:07) Recipe Function Pre- Shelf (from Temp. heating bottom) (°C) IEC 60350:99+A1:05 +A2:08 § 8.4.
RECOMMENDED USE AND TIPS How to read the cooking table The table indicates the best function to use for any given food, to be cooked on one or more shelves at the same time. Cooking times start from the moment food is placed in the oven, excluding pre-heating (where required). Cooking temperatures and times are purely for guidance and will depend on the amount of food and type of accessory used.
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