Elba C 96 DF Installation and operating instructions

DUAL FUEL
COOKER
C96 DF
GB
Instruction for the use - Installation advice
KEEP IN A SAFE PLACE

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Read the instructions carefully before installing and using the appliance.
CAUTION: this apparatus must only be installed in a permanently ventilated room in
compliance with the applicable regulations.
Dear Customer,
Thank you for having purchased and
given your preference to our product.
The safety precautions and
recommendations reported below are
for your own safety and that of others.
They will also provide a means by
which to make full use of the features
offered by your appliance.
Please preserve this booklet
carefully. It may be useful in future,
either to yourself or to others in the
event that doubts should arise relating
to its operation.
This appliance must be used only
for the task it has explicitly been
designed for, that is for cooking
foodstuffs. Any other form of usage
is to be considered as inappropriate
and therefore dangerous.
The manufacturer declines all
responsibility in the event of damage
caused by improper, incorrect or
illogical use of the appliance.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS AND
ADVICE FOR THE USE OF
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
The use of any electrical appliance
requires the compliance with some basic
rules, namely:
–do not touch the appliance with wet or
damp hands (or feet)
–do not use the appliance whilst in bare
feet
–do not allow the appliance to be
operated by children or unqualified
persons without supervision.
The manufacturer cannot be deemed
responsible for damages caused by
wrong or incorrect use.
AFTER SALES SERVICE
If you require After Sales Service contact
the MASTERCARE Domestic Appliance
Helpline Telephone [phone].
This cooker has been designed, constructed and marketed in compliance with:
- safety requirements of EEC Directive “Gas” 90/396;
- safety requirements of EEC Directive “Low voltage” 73/23;
- protection requirements of EEC Directive “EMC” 89/336;
- requirements of EEC Directive 93/68.
Important:
This appliance is designed and manufactured solely for the cooking of domestic
(household) food and is not suitable for any non domestic application and therefore
should not be used in a commercial environment.
The appliance guarantee will be void if the appliance is used within a non domestic
environment i.e. a semi commercial, commercial or communal environment.

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FIRST USE THE OVEN
It is advised to follow these instructions:
–Clean the interior of the oven with
cloth soaked in water and detergent
(neutral) then dry carefully.
–Furnish the interior of the oven by
placing the wire racks as described at
chapter “Cleaning and maintenance”.
–Insert shelves and tray.
–Empty the oven and close the door.
Heat the oven at the maximum
temperature setting for around two
hours to eliminate the odour of
grease and fumes from the
manufacturing process. Make sure
that the kitchen is well ventilated and
do not remain in the room during this
process.
IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS
After having unpacked the appliance,
check to ensure that it is not damaged
and that the oven door closes correctly.
In case of doubt, do not use it and con-
sult your supplier or a professionally
qualified technician.
Packing elements (i.e. plastic bags,
polystyrene foam, nails, packing straps,
etc.) should not be left around within
easy reach of children, as these may
cause serious injuries.
●ATTENTION: please peel plastic
cover of both sides and front
before use.
●Do not attempt to modify the technical
characteristics of the appliance as
this may cause danger to users.
●Do not carry out cleaning or mainte-
nance operations on the appliance
without having previously disconnect-
ed it from the electric power supply.
●If you should decide not to use this
appliance any longer (or decide to
substitute another model), before dis-
posing of it, it is recommended that it
be made inoperative in an appropri-
ate manner in accordance to health
and environmental protection regula-
tions, ensuring in particular that all
potentially hazardous parts be made
harmless, especially in relation to
children who could play with unused
appliances.
●After use, ensure that the knobs are
in off position.
●Do not allow children or other unqual-
ified people to use the appliance with-
out your supervision.
●During and after use of the cooker,
certain parts will become very hot. Do
not touch hot parts.
●Keep children away from the cooker
when it is in use.
●Some appliances are supplied with a
protective film on steel and aluminium
parts. This film must be removed
before using the appliance.
●Fire risk! Do not store flammable
material in the oven.
●Make sure that electrical cables con-
necting other appliances in the prox-
imity of the cooker cannot come into
contact with the hob or become
entrapped in the oven door.
●Do not line the oven walls with alu-
minium foil. Do not place baking trays
or the drip tray on the base of the
oven chamber.
●The manufacturer declines all liability
for injury to persons or damage to
property caused by incorrect or
improper use of the appliance.
●The various components of the appli-
ance are recyclable. Dispose of them
in accordance with the regulations in
force in your country. If the appliance
is to be scrapped, remove the power
cord.
●WARNING
When correctly installed, your product
meets all safety requirements laid down
for this type of product category.
However special care should be taken
around the rear or the underneath of
the appliance as these areas are not
designed or intended to be touched and
may contain sharp or rough edges, that
may cause injury.

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1 - COOKING HOB
Fig. 1.1
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4
2
1
3
1. Auxiliary burner (A) 1,00 kW
2. Semi-rapid burner (SR) 1,90 kW
3. Rapid burner (R) 3,15 kW
4. Double-ring burner (DR) 3,45 kW

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2 - CONTROL PANEL
Fig. 2.1
12 45 6 7 8
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10
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CONTROL PANEL - Controls description
1. Conventional oven switch knob
2. Conventional oven temperature knob
3. 120’ cut-off timer control knob
4. Front left burner control knob
5. Rear left burner control knob
6. Central burner control knob
7. Rear right burner control knob
8. Front right burner control knob
Pushbutton and pilot lamps:
9. Electronic ignition pushbutton
10. Power on indicator light
11. Oven thermostat indicator light

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3 - USE OF COOKING HOB
Fig. 3.1
Fig. 3.2
-To reduce the gas flow to minimum,
rotate the knob further anti-clockwise
to the small flame symbol.
-The maximum aperture position per-
mits rapid boiling of liquids, whereas
the minimum aperture position allows
slower warming of food or maintaining
boiling conditions of liquids.
-Other intermediate operating adjust-
ments can be achieved by positioning
the indicator between the maximum
and minimum aperture positions, and
never between the maximum aperture
and closed positions.
GAS BURNERS
Each burner is controlled by a gas tap
assuring the opening and the closing of
the gas supply.
Make the lever of the knob match with
the symbol printed on the control panel
to obtain:
- symbol ●: off
- symbol : full on (nominal rate)
- symbol : reduced rate
Caution!
the cooking hob becomes very hot
during operation.
Keep children well out of reach.

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Fig. 3.4
ELECTRIC SPARK IGNITION
To light the burner you have to rotate
the knob (fig. 3.2) corresponding to the
specific burner to the maximum flame
position (large flame symbol) and press
the ignition button marked by the symbol
(fig. 3.3).
The sparks produced by the electrodes
situated next to the burner will light the
selected burner.
If conditions of the local gas supply
makes it difficult to light the gas burner
with the knob set to the high flame posi-
tion, rotate the knob to the lower flame
position and repeat the ignition.
In the case of a mains failure light the
burner with a match or lighted taper.
N.B. When the cooker is not being used,
set the gas knobs to their closed posi-
tions and also close the cock valve on
the gas bottle or the main gas supply
line.
CHOICE OF THE BURNER
On the control panel, near every knob,
there is a diagram that indicates which
burner is controlled by that knob.
The suitable burner must be chosen
according to the diameter and the
capacity used.
As an indication, the burners and the
pots must be used in the following way:
It is important that the diameter of the
pot be suitable to the potentiality of the
burner so as not to compromise the high
output of the burners and therefore
energy waste.
A small pot on a large burner does not
give you a boiling point in a shorten
amount of time since the capacity of
heat absorption of a liquid mass
depends on the volume and the surface
of the pot.
DIAMETERS OF PANS WHICH MAY BE USED
ON THE HOBS
BURNERS MINIMUM MAX.
Auxiliary 12 cm 16 cm
Semirapid 16 cm 22 cm
Rapid 20 cm 24 cm
Double-ring up to 30 cm
Wok max 36 cm
do not use pans with concave or convex bases
Fig. 3.3

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Fig. 3.5bFig. 3.5a
WRONG CORRECT
SPECIAL GRIDS FOR WOKS (fig. 3.5a - 3.5b)
The special grid for woks rests on the grid of the double-crown burner.
Warning:
–Using woks without this special grid could seriously damage the burner.
–Do not use this grid with flat bottomed pans (Figs. 3.5a - 3.5b).
IMPORTANT:
The special grille for wok pans (fig. 3.5b) MUST BE PLACED ONLY over the pan-rest for
the
double -ring burner.

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Attention: the oven door becomes
very hot during operation.
Keep children away.
4 - ELECTRICAL CONVECTION OVEN
GENERAL FEATURES
The convection oven is equipped with 3
electrical heating elements:
– 2 elements (upper and lower) for nor-
mal oven cooking
– 1 grill element, on the top of the oven,
for grilling which must be done with
the oven door closed.
The input of the elements is:
– Upper element, 1725 W
– Lower element, 1725 W
– Grill element, 2500 W
Fig. 4.1 Fig. 4.2
NOTE:
Upon first use, it is advisable to operate
the oven at the maximum temperature
(thermostat knob on position 250°C) for
60 minutes in the position and for
another 15 minutes in the mode in
order to eliminate any traces of grease
from the electrical resistances.
WARNING:
The door is hot use the handle.
OPERATING PRINCIPLES
Heating and cooking in the CONVEN-
TIONAL oven are obtained in the follow-
ing ways:
a. by normal convection
The heat is produced by the upper and
lower heating elements.
b. by radiation
The heat is radiated by the infra red
grill element (use with the oven door
closed.).

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FUNCTION SELECTOR KNOB (Fig. 4.1)
Rotate the knob clockwise to set the
oven for one of the following functions.
TRADITIONAL CONVECTION
COOKING
The upper and lower heating elements are
switched on. The heat is diffused by natur-
al convection and the temperature must be
regulated between 50° C and 250°C posi-
tion with the thermostat knob.
It is necessary to preheat the oven before
introducing the foods to be cooked.
Recommended for:
For foods which require the same
cooking temperature both internally and
externally, i. e. roasts, spare ribs,
meringue, etc.
LOWER HEATING ELEMENT
In this position only the lower element is
switched on. Heat is distributed by nat-
ural convection. The thermostat can be
set between 50 and 150°C; higher tem-
peratures are not available.
Recommended for:
This mode is particularly suitable to
complete cooking of dishes that require
higher temperature at the bottom.
UPPER HEATING ELEMENT
In this position only the upper element is
switched on. Heat is distributed by nat-
ural convection. The thermostat can be
set between 50 and 150°C; higher tem-
peratures are not available.
Recommended for:
This mode is particularly suitable to
complete cooking of dishes that require
higher temperature at the top.
THERMOSTAT KNOB (Fig. 4.2)
This only sets the cooking temperature
and does not switch the oven on.
Rotate clockwise until the required
temperature is reached (from 50 to 250°
C).
The temperature indicator light signals
when the heating elements are switched
on or switched off.
OVEN LIGHT
The oven is equipped with a light that
illuminates the oven to enable visually
controlling the food that is cooking.
This light is controlled by the selector
knob (fig. 4.1)
It remains on in all the cooking modes.
GRILLING
The infra-red heating element is switched
on. The heat is diffused by radiation.
Use with the oven door closed and the
thermostat knob to between 50°C and
200°C.
For correct use see chapter “USE OF THE
GRILL”
Before using the grill, preheat for about
five minutes.
Always grill with the oven door closed
and do not use the grill for longer than
30 minutes at any one time.
Caution: The oven door becomes very
hot during operation.
Keep children well out of reach.
Recommended for:
Intense grilling action for cooking with a
broiler; browning, crisping, “au gratin”,
toasting, etc.