AEG COMPETENCE B5741-4 Operation manual

COMPETENCE B5741-4
Built-In Electric Oven
User information

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Dear Customer,
Please read this user information carefully and keep it to refer to later.
Please pass the user information on to any future owner of the appli-
ance.
The following symbols are used in the text:
1Safety instructions
Warning! Information that affects your personal safety.
Important! Information that prevents damage to the appliance.
3Useful tips and hints
2Environmental information

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Contents
Operating Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Description of the Appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
General Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Oven Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Oven Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Before using for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Setting and changing the current time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Initial Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Operating the Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Switching the Oven On and Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speedcook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Oven Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Inserting the shelf and roasting pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Attaching/Removing the Grill Pan Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Clock Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Other Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Switching off the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Oven child safety device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Oven safety cut-out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Usage, Tables and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Baking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Baking Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Table: Desserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Table for Bakes and Gratins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Frozen Ready Meals Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Roasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Table: Meat, roasting, casseroles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Table: Roasting, casseroles, au gratin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Grill sizes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Grilling table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Defrosting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Defrosting table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Making preserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Cleaning and care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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Outside of the appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Oven interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Pyrolytic cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Side rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Oven Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Oven Door. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Oven Door Glass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
What to do if … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Electrical Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Warranty conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Service and Spare Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Operating Instructions
1Safety instructions
5This appliance conforms with the following EU Directives:
–73/23/EEC dated 19.02.1973 Low Voltage Directive
–89/336/EEC dated 03.05.1989 EMC Directive inclusive of Amending
Directive 92/31/EEC
–93/68/EEC dated 22.07.1993 CE Marking Directive
Electrical safety
•This appliance must be connected by a qualified electrician only.
•In the event of a fault or damage to the appliance: take the fuses out
or switch off.
•Repairs to the appliance must only be carried out by qualified
service engineers. Considerable danger may result from improper re-
pairs. If repairs become necessary, please contact your local Service
Force Centre.
Child Safety
•Never leave children unsupervised when the appliance is in use.
Safety whilst Using
•This appliance is intended to be used for cooking, roasting and baking
food in the home.
•Take care when connecting electric appliances to sockets nearby. Do
not allow connecting leads to come into contact with or to catch be-
neath the hot oven door.
•Warning: Risk of burns! The interior of the oven becomes hot dur-
ing use.
•Using ingredients containing alcohol in the oven may create an alco-
hol-air mixture that is easily ignited. In this case, open the door care-
fully. Do not have embers, sparks or naked flames in the vicinity when
opening the door.

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How to avoid damage to the appliance
•Do not line the oven with aluminium foil and do not place baking
trays, pots, etc. on the oven floor, as the heat that builds up will dam-
age the oven enamel.
•Fruit juices dripping from the baking tray will leave stains, which you
will not be able to remove. For very moist cakes, use a deep tray.
•Do not put any strain on the oven door when open.
•Never pour water directly into the oven when it is hot. This could
cause damage to the enamel and discoloration.
•Rough handling, especially around the edges of the front panel, can
cause the glass to break.
•Do not store any flammable materials inside the oven. These could ig-
nite when the oven is switched on.
•Do not store any moist foods inside the oven. This could damage the
oven enamel.
Disposal
2Packaging material
The packaging materials are environmentally friendly and can be recy-
cled. The plastic components are identified by markings, e.g. >PE<,
>PS<, etc. Please dispose of the packaging materials in the appropriate
container at your local waste disposal facilities.
2Old appliance
Please dispose of your old appliance in line with the guidelines for dis-
posal in your area.
1Warning: Before disposing of old appliances please make them inoper-
able so that they cannot be a source of danger.
To do this, disconnect the appliance from the mains supply and re-
move the mains cable from the appliance.

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Description of the Appliance
General Overview
Full glass
door
Control panel
Door
handle

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Control Panel
Oven Features
Function buttons
Oven Functions Temperature/Time selection
Temperature / Time Display
Oven power indicator Oven power indicator
Top heat and heating elements
Oven lighting
Fan heating element
Fan
Bottom heat
Shelf positions
Oven shelf runners, removable

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Oven Accessories
Combination shelf
For dishes, cake tins, items for
roasting and grilling.
Baking Shelf
For baking or for collecting fat
Grill pan with handle
Support for the grill tray as a col-
lecting vessel for fat
Grill tray
Insert for the grill pan for grilling
smaller amounts of food

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Before using for the first time
Setting and changing the current time
3The oven only operates when the time has been set.
When the appliance has been con-
nected to the electrical supply or
when there has been a power cut,
the function indicator Time
flashes automatically.
1. To change a time that has already
been set, press the Select button
repeatedly until the function indi-
cator Time flashes.
2. Using the / control knob, set
the current time.
After approx. 5 seconds, the clock
stops flashing and the clock displays
the time of day set.
The appliance is now ready to use.
3The time can only be modified, if
the child safety device is deactivat-
ed, neither of the Countdown ,
Cook time or End time clock
functions and no oven function is
set.

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Initial Cleaning
Before using the oven for the first time you should clean it thoroughly.
1Caution: Do not use any caustic, abrasive cleaners! The surface could
be damaged.
3To clean any metal front panels use commercially available cleaning
agents.
1. Turn the oven function switch to oven lighting .
2. Remove all accessories and the shelf support rails and wash them with
warm water and washing up liquid.
3. Then wash out the oven with warm water and washing-up liquid and
dry.
4. Wipe the front of the appliance with a damp cloth.

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Operating the Oven
Switching the Oven On and Off
Oven Functions Temperature/Time selection
Temperature / Time Display
Change display
Heat indicatorSpeedcook
Oven power indicator
Button Speedcook
Oven power indicator

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Switching the oven on
Turn the oven functions control
knob to the desired function. The
oven power indicator lights up. The
temperature display shows the sug-
gested temperature for the oven
function selected.
The oven starts to heat up.
When the temperature set is
reached, an audible signal sounds.
Changing the oven
temperature
Use the / control knob to raise
or lower the temperature.
The setting changes in steps of 5 °C.
Switching the oven off
To turn the oven off, turn the oven
functions dial to the OFF position.
3Cooling fan
When the oven is switched on, the fan comes on automatically to keep
the surfaces of the appliance cool. When the oven is switched off, the
fan continues to operate to cool the appliance down, then switches it-
self off.

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3Heat indicator
Indicates warming up
When the oven function has been
switched on the bars that slowly
light up one after the other indicate
how far the oven has heated up.
Fast heat indicator
When the fast heat function has
been switched on the bars
that flash one after the other indi-
cate that fast heat is operating. In
addition the bars next to the
symbol light up.
Residual heat indicator
When the oven has been switched
off, the bars that are still lit indicate
the remaining residual heat in the
oven.

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Speedcook
After an oven function is selected, with the use of the additional
function Speedcook the empty oven can be pre-heated in a rela-
tively short time.
1Important: Do not put the food to be cooked into the oven, until
Speedcook is completed and the oven is operating using the desired
function.
1. Set the desired oven function (e. g. Conventional Cooking ). If neces-
sary, change the suggested temperature.
2. Press the Speedcook button. The bars next to the symbol light
up.
When the bars flash one after another it shows that Speedcook is oper-
ating.
When the temperature set is reached, the bars of the heat indicator
light up and the bars next to the symbol go out. An audible sig-
nal sounds.
The oven now continues heating according to the pre-set oven func-
tion and temperature. You can now place the food in the oven.
3The Speedcook function can be switched on with the oven functions
Ventitherm ® Precision Fan Cooking , Pizza Setting , Conventional
Cooking and Rotitherm Roasting .

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Oven Functions
The oven has the following functions:
Oven function Use Heating element/
fan
Oven Light With this function you can light
up the oven interior, e.g. for
cleaning.
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Full Width Dual
Grill
For grilling flat food items in
large quantities and for toasting.
Grill, top heat
Conventional
Cooking
For baking and roasting on one
oven level.
Top heat, bottom
heat
Ventitherm ®
Precision
Fan Cooking
For baking on up to three oven
levels at the same time.
Set the oven temperatures 20-40
°C lower than when using Con-
ventional.
Top heat, bottom
heat, rear wall
heating element,
fan
Rotitherm
Roasting
For roasting larger joints of meat
or poultry on one oven shelf.
The function is also suitable for
browning and gratinating.
Grill, top heat, fan
Pizza Setting For baking on up to two oven
levels.
Set the oven temperatures 20-40
°C lower than when using Con-
ventional.
Top heat, bottom-
heat, fan
Fan Controlled
Defrosting
For defrosting e. g. gateaux and
flans, butter, bread, fruit or other
frozen foods.
Fan
Pyroluxe ®
Cleaning
For automatic pyrolytic cleaning
of the oven. It burns off residues
in the oven, which can then be re-
moved with a cloth when the
oven has cooled down. The oven is
heated to approx. 500 °C.
Top heat,
bottomheat, fan

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Inserting the shelf and roasting pan
3Anti-tip device
All insertable components have a small curved indentation on their left
and right edges. This indentation serves as an anti-tip device and must
always point towards the back of the oven.
Inserting roasting pan:
The anti-tip device must point to-
wards the back of the oven.
Inserting the shelf:
Insert the shelf so that the two
guide bars point upwards. The anti-
tip device must point downwards
and be at the back of the oven inte-
rior.
Inserting the shelf and the roast-
ing pan:
When using the shelf and the roast-
ing pan together, insert the shelf’s
anti-tip device exactly into the in-
dentations in the tray.

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Attaching/Removing the Grill Pan Handle
The handle is particularly useful for removing the grill pan and tray
more easily from the hot oven.
Attaching the handle
Insert the handle at an angle from
above into the recess in the side of
the grill pan (1) lift it gently and
then lower it (2) until you hear it
click into place.
1Warning: Risk of burning!
Important: Check that the handle is
securely attached!
Removing the handle
Press the release button on the top
of the handle (1) and lift up the
handle (2) to remove it.
1Important: Never leave the handle
in the heated oven! Overheating
can cause the handle to deform or
break, and may cause an injury.

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Clock Functions
Cook time
To set how long the oven is to be in use.
End time
To set when the oven is to switch off again.
Countdown
To set a countdown. A signal sounds after the time has elapsed.
This function does not affect the operation of the oven.
Time
To set, change or check the time
(See also section “Before Using for the First Time”).
Temperature / Time Display
Change display
Clock function lights
Selector Button

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3How to use the clock functions
•After a clock function has been selected, the corresponding function
indicator flashes for about 5 seconds. During this period, the desired
times can be set or modified using the / dial.
•When the desired time has been set, the function indicator continues
to flash for approx. 5 seconds. After that the function indicator is
then lit. The set time begins to run in the background.
•When the clock functions Cook time and End time have been
completed, the oven functions dial must be turned back to “0”.
•Using the Display button, you can switch between the oven tem-
perature and the time.
3Checking the time set or remaining
Press the Select button repeatedly, until the appropriate clock func-
tion flashes and the time set or remaining is displayed.