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the bottom shelf and never place anything on the bottom
of the oven when it is in operation because this could
damage the enamel. Always place your cookware (dishes,
aluminum foil, etc) on the grid provided with the
appliances inserted especially along the oven guides.
The Valve knob (I)
This knob is used not only to select the different oven
modes, but also to choose the right cooking temperature
from among the temperatures shown on the knob itself.
(from 140 to 240) for the food to be cooked in the oven.
The electronic ignition device of the oven is build into
the control knob itself. To light the oven burner, press
the oven knob “I” in all the way and turn it anti-
clockwise, setting it to the Max position (keeping the
oven door shut). Since the oven is equipped with a
safety device, after lighting the burner keep knob
“I” pressed in for about 10 seconds to allow the gas
to pass until the safety thermocouple is heated. The
electronic ignition device of the oven burner must
not be activated for more than 15 seconds. If the
burner fails to light after 15 seconds, stop pressing
knob “I”, open the oven door and wait for at least
one minute before your try to light the burner
again. The cooking temperature is selected by
matching the desired temperature with the reference
mark on the control panel; the complete range of
temperatures is shown below:
The oven will automatically reach the temperature
set, and the thermostat, which is controlled by the knob,
will keep it constant.
Lighting the oven manually
In the event of a brief power failure, the oven burner can
be lit by hand:
a) open the oven door
b) hold a match or lighter near the burner hold as shown
in the figure, press knob “I”, in fully and turn it
anticlockwise, setting it to the Max position. Since
the oven is equipped with a safety device, after
lighting the burner keep knob “I” pressed in for about
6 seconds to allow the gas to pass until the safety
thermocouple is heated.
c) Once the burner is lit, shut the oven door.
Importance Notice: should the burner
flame accidentally go out, turn control knob “I” to
the off position, open the oven door and wait for at
least one minute before trying to light the burner
again.
Your oven is equipped with grill. The extremely high
and direct temperature of the grill makes it possible
to brown the surface of meats and roasts while
locking in the juices to keep them tender. The grill is
also highly recommended for dishes that require a
high temperature on the surface: such as beef steaks,
veal, rib steak, filets, hamburgers etc…
Press knob “I” in fully and set it to position the grill
and the rotisserie motor (only available on some
models) will come on, the latter will stay on if the grill
is in operation.
Important: when using the grill, the oven door must
be kept shut; for further details on show to use the
rotisserie, please read the corresponding paragraph.
The rotisserie (only available on certain models)
To start the rotisserie, processed as follows:
a) place the dripping pan on the 1st rack;
b) insert the special rotisserie support on the 3rd rack
and position the spit by inserting it through the
special hole into the rotisserie at the back of the
oven;
c) start the rotisserie using knob “B” to select setting