Smeg DUCO4SS Microwave Oven User Manual


 
Instructions for the user
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5.1.2 Programming
Cooking duration time: the 2
nd
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 to 2 seconds; the pointer will move to 12 o’clock (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
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 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 alarm 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.
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2
Caution: cooking times of more than 6 hours cannot be set.
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 to 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 to 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 alarm will start and the numbers on the dial will flash.
- To reset the entire program, 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.