Convotherm 4 easyDial User manual

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Convotherm 4 easyDial
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Table of Contents
1 General Information 5
1.1 Customer Documentation Structure 6
1.2 Safety information that must be read without exception 7
1.3 About These Operating Instructions 8
2 easyDial Functions 9
2.1 easyDial Functions at a Glance 10
2.2 Selected cooking profile 11
3 easyDial Layout 12
3.1 easyDial Layout at a Glance 13
3.2 Buttons Used to Enter Settings and Make Selections 14
3.3 Prompt Indicators 15
3.4 Program Area 16
3.5 C-Dial Functions 17
4 Cooking with easyDial 18
4.1 Instructions 19
4.1.1 Entering a Cooking Profile That Uses Steam 20
4.1.2 Entering a Cooking Profile That Uses Combi-Steam 21
4.1.3 Entering a Cooking Profile That Uses Convection 22
4.1.4 Entering a Cooking Profile That Uses Rethermalization 24
4.1.5 Entering a Cooking Profile That Uses the Internal Temperature Measurement
Function
25
4.1.6 Selecting the Pre-Heat and Cool down Functions 26
4.1.7 Starting a Cooking Sequence 27
4.1.8 Stopping a Cooking Process 27
4.1.9 Changing Settings During Cooking 28
4.1.10 Manual Steaming During Cooking 28
4.2 Cooking Workflows 29
4.2.1 Cooking Workflow with Pre-Heat Function 30
4.2.2 Cooking Workflow with Cool down Function 32
5 Using the Cookbook 34
5.1 Instructions 35
5.1.1 Accessing the Cooking Profiles in the Cookbook 36
5.1.2 Starting a cooking profile from the cookbook 37
5.1.3 Creating a Simple New Cooking Profile in the Cookbook 38
5.1.4 Creating a Multi-Step Cooking Profile in the Cookbook 39
5.1.5 Deleting Cooking Profiles from the Cookbook 40
5.1.6 Exiting the cookbook 41
5.2 Cooking Workflows 42
5.2.1 Cooking Workflow for a Multi-Step Cooking Profile 43
6 Cleaning with easyDial 44
6.1 Instructions 45
6.1.1 Accessing Cleaning Profiles 46
6.1.2 Starting a Cleaning Sequence 47
6.1.3 Stopping the Cleaning Process 47
6.1.4 Exiting Cleaning Mode 48
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6.2 Cleaning Workflows 49
6.2.1 Semi-Automatic Oven Cleaning Workflow 50
6.2.2 Workflow for Oven Cleaning Without Cleaning Agent 52
6.2.3 Fully Automatic ConvoClean Oven Cleaning Workflow 53
6.2.4 Workflow for Fully Automatic ConvoClean Oven Cleaning with Single-Measure
Dispensing
54
7 Configuring Settings in easyDial 56
7.1 Setting the Date and Time and Configuring the Temperature Display 57
8 Importing and Exporting Data 58
8.1 Instructions 59
8.1.1 Accessing and Starting Import/Export Functions 60
8.1.2 Exiting the Import/Export Functions 61
8.2 Import/Export Function Workflows 62
8.2.1 Exporting HACCP Data 63
8.2.2 Importing and Exporting Cookbooks 64
8.2.3 Importing a Cleaning Profile 65
8.2.4 Importing a Software Update 66
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1 General Information
Purpose of this section
This section explains how to use these operating instructions.
Contents
This section covers the following subjects:
Page
Customer Documentation Structure 6
Safety information that must be read without exception 7
About These Operating Instructions 8
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1.1 Customer Documentation Structure
Customer documentation parts
The customer documentation for the combi steamer is made up of the following:
Installation manual
Operating manual
easyDial operating instructions (this manual)
Installation manual topics
The installation manual is intended for trained qualified personnel; see “
Staff Requirements ” in the
installation manual.
It covers the following topics:
Configuration and functions: Describes the parts that are relevant when installing the combi
steamer
Safety: Goes over all the hazards involved in the various installation activities and how to prevent
and/or counter them
Transportation: Contains important information on transporting the combi steamer
Setup: Lists and describes the various setup options for the combi steamer
Installation: Goes over all the necessary utility and hose connections
Placing into operation: Explains how to put the combi steamer into operation for the first time
Removal from service: Goes over the activities that need to be carried out at the end of the combi
steamer’s lifecycle
Technical data, scale drawings, and connection points: Contain all the required technical
information concerning the combi steamer
Checklists: Includes checklists for the combi steamer’s installation and warranty
Operating manual topics
The operating manual is intended for briefed staff and trained qualified staff; see “
Staff Requirements ”
in the operating manual.
It covers the following topics:
Configuration and functions: Describes the parts that are relevant when using the combi steamer
Safety: Goes over all the hazards involved in using the combi steamer and how to prevent and/or
counter them
Cooking: Goes over the various rules, workflows, operating steps, and actions required for cooking
Cleaning: Lists and describes the cleaning processes, cleaning agents, workflows, operating steps,
and actions required for cleaning
Maintenance: Contains warranty information; the maintenance schedule; information on faults,
errors, and emergency mode; and the workflows, operating steps, and actions required for
maintenance
Operating instructions topics
The operating instructions are intended for briefed staff and trained qualified staff; see “
Staff
Requirements ” in the operating manual.
The operating instructions cover the following topics:
User interface layout: Goes over the combi steamer’s user interface
Using the software: Contains instructions on how to enter and access cooking profiles, access
cleaning profiles, and start cooking and cleaning sequences; describes the various settings and
goes over how to import and export data
Select cooking profiles: Lists tried-and-true cooking profiles
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1.2 Safety information that must be read without exception
Safety information found in the documentation for the customer
Only the installation manual and operating manual provide safety information for the combi steamer.
The installation manual provides safety information for the transportation, setup, installation, placing-
into-operation, and removal-from-service tasks it describes.
The operating manual provides safety information for the cooking, cleaning, and maintenance tasks it
describes.
When using the operating instructions, the operating manual or installation manual should always be
consulted in order to obtain the relevant safety information. When performing activities that go beyond
simply using the software, the safety information in the operating manual and installation manual must
always be observed.
Parts of the customer documentation that must be read without exception
These operating instructions are exclusively limited to describing how to use the appliance’s user
interface. The various sets of instructions all end when a process in which warnings need to be
observed (cooking and cleaning, for example) starts. For instructions on how carry out the
corresponding process, please refer to the installation manual or to the operating manual.
In order to ensure their safety and the safety of others, everyone working with/on the combi steamer
must read and understand the following customer documentation sections before starting any work:
The “
For Your Safety ” section in the installation manual or in the operating manual, depending on
the task being carried out
The sections in the installation manual or operating manual describing the work that will be carried
out
Failure to take the safety information in the installation and operating manuals into account may result
in death, injury, or property damage.
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1.3 About These Operating Instructions
Purpose
The purpose of these operating instructions is to provide everyone working with/on the combi steamer
with an overview of the easyDial user interface and how to use it, as well as to enable them to carry
out basic tasks with easyDial.
Target groups
Name of target group Tasks
Cook Primarily takes care of organizational tasks, such as:
Entering cooking profile data
Managing the cooking profiles in the cookbook
Coming up with new cooking profiles
Configuring the appliance’s settings
Importing and exporting data
and takes care of all operator tasks as well if necessary.
Operator Actually operates the combi steamer, taking care of tasks such as:
Select and start a cooking profile
Selecting and starting a cleaning profile
Operating instructions outline
Section / sub-section Purpose Target
group
General Information Explains how to use these operating instructions and how
they relate to the operating manual Cook
Operator
easyDial Functions Provides an overview of the functions in easyDial
Provides select cooking profiles as examples
Cook
Operator
easyDial Layout Describes the user interface’s layout and buttons Cook
Operator
Cooking with easyDial Includes instructions that explain how to use easyDial in
order to cook and rethermalize food
Goes over the cooking and rethermalizing workflows in
easyDial
Cook
Operator
Using the Cookbook Explains how to use the cookbook and create cooking
profiles Cook
Operator
Cleaning with easyDial Includes instructions that explain how to use easyDial in
order to clean the appliance
Goes over the cleaning workflows in easyDial
Operator
Configuring Settings in
easyDial Explains how to configure the various settings Cook
Importing and Exporting
Data Explains how to import and export data Cook
Decimal mark used
In order to ensure that all numbers can be properly understood internationally, a decimal point is
always used.
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2 easyDial Functions
Purpose of this section
easyDial is the combi steamer’s user interface.
easyDial enables you to quickly create your own cooking profiles, and has all the corresponding
functions available on a single user interface level.
This section provides an overview of the functions in easyDial, as well as a selection of available
cooking profiles.
Contents
This section covers the following subjects:
Page
easyDial Functions at a Glance 10
Selected cooking profile 11
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2.1 easyDial Functions at a Glance
easyDial operating modes
easyDial features the following operating modes:
Steam
Combi-steam
Convection
Rethermalize
By using these modes together with the various cooking functions (ACS+ extra functions), you can use
a variety of cooking methods.
Available cooking functions
The table below provides an overview showing which cooking functions (ACS+ extra functions) are
available for which operating modes.
“Yes” means that a cooking function is available for the corresponding operating mode.
“No” means that the cooking function is not available for the corresponding operating mode.
When a cooking function is not available, you will not be able to select it when configuring a cooking
profile.
Button Cooking function Steam
operating mode Combi-steam operating mode Convection operating mode Rethermalization operating
mode
Fan speed Yes Yes Yes Yes
HumidityPro No Yes No No
Crisp&Tasty No No Yes No
BakePro No No Yes No
Cooking profiles and cookbook
A cooking profile is a combination of cooking parameters, such as cooking temperature and cooking
time. You can create your own cooking profiles and manage up to 99 of them in the “cookbook.” In
addition, the “cookbook” also comes with predefined cooking profiles.
Oven cleaning with easyDial
There are ten oven cleaning profiles available:
Semi-automatic cleaning profile
“Rinse with water” cleaning profile
ConvoClean fully automatic cleaning: Eight cleaning profiles for varying levels of soiling available,
with some of them including steam disinfection and drying
Settings
The settings in easyDial can be used to set a date and time, select a temperature unit, and adjust the
acoustic signal’s volume.
Import and export functions
The import and export functions can be used, for example, to import and export cookbooks and run
software updates.
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2.2 Selected cooking profile
Various cooking profiles
Product ACS+
Baguette, frozen 170 °C 15 min - 1
Baked potato 180 °C - 93 °C -
Flan 80 °C 35 min - -
Fish sticks 210 °C 12 min - 5
Leavening baked goods 35 °C 3 min - 1
Roasted chicken breast 235 °C - 72 °C -
Fresh carrots 100 °C 8 min - -
Pork schnitzel 200 °C 9 min - 3
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3 easyDial Layout
Purpose of this section
The controls on your combi steamer include a series of buttons and a rotary encoder called the
Convotherm Dial (C-Dial). These buttons, together with the C-Dial and the appliance’s displays, can
be used to select and use all of the appliance’s functions.
This section provides an overview of the appliance’s easyDial user interface and goes over the
functions behind the various buttons, displays, and the C-Dial.
Contents
This section covers the following subjects:
Page
easyDial Layout at a Glance 13
Buttons Used to Enter Settings and Make Selections 14
Prompt Indicators 15
Program Area 16
C-Dial Functions 17
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3.1 easyDial Layout at a Glance
Used to select an operating mode
Used to enter and display the cooking temperature
Used to enter and display the cooking time or the internal
temperature
Used to select cooking functions (ACS+ extra functions)
Prompt indicators
Program area
C-Dial, control unit, and status indicator
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3.2 Buttons Used to Enter Settings and Make Selections
Steam operating mode
The indicator light above the button will turn
red when the operating mode is selected
Combi-steam operating mode
Convection operating mode
À la carte rethermalization operating mode
Used to enter a cooking temperature
Displays the cooking temperature
Lights up with a solid light and shows the
set cooking temperature in °C
Flashes as long as the setting can be
adjusted (approx. 5 seconds)
Press to enter the cooking time
Shows the cooking time or the internal
temperature
Lights up with a solid light and shows the
set value
Flashes as long as the setting can be
adjusted (approx. 5 seconds)
Press to enter the internal temperature
Fan speed (selected)
Controls the airflow speed inside the cooking
compartment with five settings:
From speed 1 (minimum airflow speed)
To speed 5 (maximum airflow speed)
HumidityPro
Controls the moisture inside the cooking
compartment with five settings:
From setting 1 (minimum moisture)
To setting 5 (maximum moisture)
Crisp&Tasty
Removes moisture from the cooking
compartment with five settings:
From setting 1 (minimum moisture removal)
To setting 5 (maximum moisture removal)
BakePro
Baking function with steaming and
automatically controlled fan stop times with five
settings:
From setting 1 (minimum moisture output)
To setting 5 (maximum moisture output)
Manual steaming (during cooking sequence)
Used to add moisture to the cooking
compartment (in the form of steam or a spray
mist).
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3.3 Prompt Indicators
Out of rinse aid
(only when using fully automatic oven
cleaning)
This indicator will light up when more rinse
aid needs to be added
Out of cleaning agent
(only when using fully automatic oven
cleaning)
This indicator will light up when more
cleaning agent needs to be added
Not enough water
This indicator will light up when the water
supply is interrupted
Appliance fault
This indicator will flash with a red light when
there is an appliance malfunction.
Carry out the required action or call a service
technician if necessary
Open appliance door
This indicator will light up yellow whenever
the appliance door needs to be opened
Close appliance door
This indicator will light up yellow whenever
the appliance door needs to be closed
The user sprays cleaning agent inside
(only when using semi-automatic oven
cleaning)
This indicator will light up yellow when
cleaning agent needs to be sprayed inside
the cooking compartment
The user rinses the cooking compartment with
water
(only when using semi-automatic oven
cleaning)
This indicator will light up yellow when the
cooking compartment needs to be rinsed
with water
USB stick plugged in
This indicator will light up with a solid yellow
light when a USB flash drive is plugged in
and recognized
The indicator will flash with a yellow light
when data is being transferred
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3.4 Program Area
Cookbook
Used to manage up to 99 cooking profiles
Cookbook with plugged-in USB flash drive
Import/export functions
Clean
Cleaning profiles for oven cleaning
Program display
Displays the:
Current cooking compartment temperature
or the internal temperature
Pre-heating temperature or Cool down
temperature
Current cooking time during the cooking
sequence
Program slots for cooking profiles in the
cookbook
Cleaning profiles
Settings
Import/export functions
Error codes
Pre-heating
Pre-heats the cooking compartment
The indicator will flash when it is advisable
to use the “pre-heat” function
The indicator will light up with a solid light
when the “pre-heat” function is running
Cool down
Quickly cools down the cooking compartment
The indicator will flash when it is advisable
to use the “Cool down” function
The indicator will light up with a solid light
when the “Cool down” function is running
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3.5 C-Dial Functions
Turning the C-Dial
Used to select settings
Quickly pressing the C-Dial
Used to confirm settings
Used to start and end processes
Pressing and holding down the C-Dial
Used to configure settings
Green C-Dial light
Lights up with a solid light when the
appliance is ready for operation or a
process has ended
Lights up with a solid light when a program
slot in the cookbook is taken
Flashes when the operator needs to do
something
Yellow C-Dial light
Lights up with a solid light when the
operator needs to wait (during cleaning,
pre-heat, and cool down sequences, for
instance)
Lights up with a solid light when the
appliance door is open
Lights up with a solid light when a program
slot in the cookbook is available
Flashes when the operator needs to be
careful
Red C-Dial light
Lights up with a solid light during cooking
Blue C-Dial light
Lights up with a solid light when a USB
drive is plugged in and the “cookbook” is
selected
Flashes when data is being transferred
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4 Cooking with easyDial
Purpose of this section
This section provides cooking workflows and step-by-step instructions for the most important tasks
that need to be carried out when cooking with easyDial.
Contents
This section covers the following subjects:
Page
Instructions 19
Cooking Workflows 29
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4.1 Instructions
Purpose of this section
This section provides step-by-step instructions for the most important tasks that need to be carried out
when selecting and configuring settings, as well as during cooking.
Contents
This section covers the following subjects:
Page
Entering a Cooking Profile That Uses Steam 20
Entering a Cooking Profile That Uses Combi-Steam 21
Entering a Cooking Profile That Uses Convection 22
Entering a Cooking Profile That Uses Rethermalization 24
Entering a Cooking Profile That Uses the Internal Temperature Measurement Function 25
Selecting the Pre-Heat and Cool down Functions 26
Starting a Cooking Sequence 27
Stopping a Cooking Process 27
Changing Settings During Cooking 28
Manual Steaming During Cooking 28
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4.1.1 Entering a Cooking Profile That Uses Steam
Applications
The “steam” operating method is suitable for the following cooking methods:
Boiling
Poaching
Steaming
Preserving
Blanching
Temperature range
When you use the “steam” operating mode, you will be working within a temperature range of 30 °C to
130 °C.
Available cooking functions
Five fan speed settings
Entering the cooking profile
1. Select the “steam” operating mode.
2. Press the “cooking temperature” button.
3. Turn the C-Dial to set the cooking temperature you
want.
4. Press the “Cooking time” button.
5. Turn the C-Dial to set the cooking time you want.
6. Select the “fan speed” setting you want.
Result: You have now entered a cooking profile.
Next steps:
Pre-heating or cooling down the cooking compartment after being prompted do so. For more
information, go to Page 26
Starting the cooking sequence. For more information, go to Page 27
For more information on cooking workflows, go to Page 29
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