N C INTRODUCTION BEFORE STARTING 1. Remove the cardboard and accessories from inside the oven. 2. Clean the hob. 3. The first time you use the oven heat it at the maximum setting for about two hours to eliminate odours and fumes due to the protective grease. ROUTINE USE Hob 1. Turn the knob to the required setting. 2. To switch off, turn the knob to “0”. Oven 1. Arrange the food in the oven 2. Select the required cooking function (see “Using the oven”). 3. Select the temperature.
N C GB CONTENTS THE APPLIANCE AND ITS COMPONENTS Pages 113-114 CONTROL PANEL Pages 113-114 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Page 115 USING THE NORMAL AND HIGH-SPEED HOTPLATE Page 116 Pages 117 USING THE OVEN Page 119 USING THE CONVENTIONAL OVEN – mod. ACM 342 Page 120 USING THE CONVENTIONAL OVEN – mod. ACM 342 G – ACM 343 – ACM 346 Page 123 USING THE MULTIFUNCTION OVEN – mod.
N C THE APPLIANCE AND ITS COMPONENTS ACM 342 – ACM 342 G – ACM 343 4 3 5 2 1 7 6 8 9 10 12 11 13 A, B, C, D: 1. Control panel 2. Normal hotplate – Ø 145 – 1000 W (ACM 342) Guides for baking trays, grids or drip tray (see cooking High-speed hotplate – Ø 145 – 1500 W time tables) (mod. ACM 342 G, ACM 343) 3. Normal hotplate – Ø 180 – 1500 W 4. Normal hotplate – Ø 145 – 1000 W Accessories: 5. High-speed hotplate – Ø 180 – 2000 W 2 enamel baking trays 6. Oven light 1 enamel drip tray 7.
N C THE APPLIANCE AND ITS COMPONENTS ACM 346 – ACM 348 5 4 6 3 2 1 8 7 9 10 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
N C GENERAL PRECAUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Before starting 1. Packaging materials (plastic film, expanded polystyrene, etc.) are potentially dangerous and must be kept out of the reach of children. 2. The packaging materials can be recycled, as . confirmed by the symbol 3. Make sure the appliance has not been damaged during transport and that the oven door closes correctly. 4.
N C USING THE NORMAL AND HIGH-SPEED HOTPLATES ACM 342 – ACM 342 G – ACM 343 Tip: The yellow pilot light remains on as long as a hotplate is switched on. Turn the control knob to the performance level required: 1. Boiling and browning: setting “5” or “6”. 2. Frying: setting “4”. 3. Simmering: setting “2” or “3”. 4. Simmering and warming up: setting “1”. 5. To switch OFF: setting “0”. x When necessary select a higher or lower setting. x With sensitive foods turn down earlier.
N C USING THE GLASS-CERAMIC HOB ACM 346 – ACM 348 Quick-light star hotplates x x x x x x The quick-light star hotplates incorporating 3 heating elements you can control and light up all together or separately. Reaches the working temperature in very short time. The quick-light star hotplates is controlled by a 7position control switch. To switch on the hotplates, turn the knob to position 6. Once the required temperature has been reached, turn the knob to the required setting for cooking.
N C USING THE GLASS-CERAMIC HOB ACM 346 – ACM 348 RESIDUAL HEAT INDICATOR The indicator remains active as long as glass-ceramic surface temperature exceeds 60oC (also after the glassceramic cooktop has been switched off or after power has been restored following a mains failure). Do not touch the glass-ceramic surface when the residual heat indicator is illuminated. POWER SAVING TIPS To save power, make use of the residual heat. 5 or 10 minutes before you finish cooking, set the control knob to “0” .
N C USING THE OVEN CHILD LOCK The cookers are equipped with a “Child lock” safety device. 2 B R L 1 C USE OF THE SAFETY DEVICE x x x USE: The door closes normally and is blocked by the safety device. To open the door move lever C to the R. DEACTIVATION: With the door open move lever C to the R and block it in this position by screwing screw B in position 2. ACTIVATION: Open the oven door and with a coin slacken screw B. Lever C moves to the L after screw B is tightened in position 1.
N C USING THE CONVENTIONAL OVEN ACM 342 SIDE GUIDES The embossed oven side walls form 4 guides for the insertion of the drip tray, baking trays and grids. Recommended grid/baking tray levels are shown in the tables at the end of this handbook. Upper and lower heating elements Inside the oven the heating elements are located on the oven floor and ceiling. Heat is supplied by radiation. FITTING THE OVEN SHELVES The oven shelves are provided with a safety lock to prevent accidental extraction.
N C USING THE CONVENTIONAL OVEN ACM 342 Summary table Cooking functions and temperatures The following table shows cooking modes and temperatures for oven and grill cooking. Switching on and off Control knob Temperature o C To switch on the oven turn the cooking mode selector Q and the temperature selector P to the required positions. The cooking mode selector direction.
