Rational SelfCooking Center User manual

Operating instructions
SelfCooking Center®
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Dear Customer
Congratulations on your new SelfCooking Center®. Thanks to a readily understandable visual control concept,
you and your SelfCooking Center®will achieve excellent results in no time at all – with hardly any time or
expense spent on training.
In SelfCooking Control®mode you simply select the relevant food and the desired cooking result at the push of
a button – that’s it! There is no longer any need for traditional inputs such as temperature, time and humidity
or complicated programming and constant monitoring.
Of course the SelfCooking Center®also provides the versatile facilities of a perfect Combi-Steamer.
It takes no time at all to create your own cooking programs in Programming Mode.
We give a 12 month warranty from the date of commissioning. The warranty excludes glass damage, light
bulbs and sealing material as well as damage caused by improper installation, use, maintenance, repair or
descaling. And now enjoy your new SelfCooking Center®.
Your
RATIONAL AG
You can reach our Technical Customer Support Service 7 days a week on: [phone]
For any queries relating to use please ring the RATIONAL ChefLine®: [phone]
We reserve the right to make technical changes in the interest of progress!

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Contents
Safety Instructions 6
Explanation of the pictograms 6
Safety Instructions 7
Care, inspection, maintenance and repair 10
Features 11
Notes on using your unit 12
Max. load sizes for each unit size 12
Working with the core temperature probe 14
Working with the hand shower 15
Overview of the cooking modes 16
General instructions for use 17
SelfCooking Control®mode 18
Combi-Steamer mode 25
Moist Heat 27
Dry Heat 28
Combination of Moist Heat + Dry Heat 29
ClimaPlus Control®30
Time settings 31
Air speed 32
Humidification 32
Cool down 33
Programming mode – Controls 34
Programming – SelfCooking Control®mode 35
Programming - Combi-Steamer mode 36
Check program steps 38
Start the program 38
Change program 39
Delete all programs 40
Delete program 40
Copy program 41
Create LevelControl®program 42
Program lock 45
Change password 46
CleanJet®cleaning 47
CleanJet®aborted 50
CleanJet®request 51
Delta-T cooking 52
1/2 Power 53

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Contents
Automatic start time 54
CalcDiagnosis System®(CDS) 55
Descaling the steam generator 56
Abort descaling process 58
Descaling the humidifying nozzle 59
USB data memory (USB stick) 60
HACCP logging 61
Importing and exporting programs 62
Software update 63
Download service data 63
Settings 64
Real time 64
Date 64
Language 64
Real time format 64
Cooking time format 64
Temperature format 64
Contrast setting 65
Reset to factory default 65
Buzzer settings 65
Modify the IP address/subnet mask/ gateway address 66
Manual clean 67
Maintenance 69
ServiceInfo 70
ChefLine 70
"Mod" unit and software identification 71
Help function 71
Fault messages 72
Before you call customer service 74
CLUB RATIONAL 76
Notes 78

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Safety Instructions
Danger!
Directly hazardous situation that
could result in very severe injury
or death.
Corrosive substances
Attention: Damage may be caused
if this is ignored.
Warning:
Potentially hazardous situation
that could result in severe injury
or death.
Risk of fire!
Handy tips for everyday use
Caution!
Potentially hazardous situation
that could result in minor injury.
Risk of burns!
Explanation of the pictograms
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Safety Instructions
Warning:
Incorrect installation, servicing, maintenance, cleaning or modifications to the unit may result in damage,
injury or death. Read these operating instructions carefully before you start to use the unit.
This unit must only be used to cook food in catering establishments. Any other use is not intended and is
therefore considered dangerous.
It must not be used to cook food containing flammable materials (such as food with alcohol). Substances
with a low flash point can ignite spontaneously - Risk of fire.
Cleaning and descaling products and the associated accessories must only be used for the purposes
described in this manual. Any other use is not intended and is therefore considered dangerous.
Warning:
Gas units only
- If your unit is installed under an extractor hood, this must be switched on when the unit is in use - Com-
bustion gases.
- If your unit is connected to a chimney, the flue duct must be cleaned in compliance with specific regional
regulations - Risk of fire. (Contact your installer.)
- Do not put objects on your unit's exhaust pipes - Risk of fire.
- Do not let objects block or obstruct the area below the unit's base. - Risk of fire!
- The unit must only be used in still conditions. - Risk of fire!
What to do if you smell gas:
- Shut off the gas supply immediately
- Do not touch any electrical controls
- Make sure the area is well ventilated
- Avoid naked flames or sparking
- Use an external telephone to notify the appropriate gas supplier (if the gas supplier is unobtainable call
the nearest fire station).

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Safety Instructions
Keep this manual handy so that it can always be consulted by anyone using the unit.
This unit must not be used by children or people with limited physical, sensor or mental capacity or those
without the necessary experience and/or knowledge, unless such people are supervised by a person who is
responsible for their safety.
Operate using hands only. Damage caused by the use of pointed, sharp or other objects will invalidate the
warranty.
We recommend regular training of your staff to avoid the risk of accident or damage to the unit. Operators
must also receive regular safety instruction.
Warning:
Daily checks before switching on and use
- Lock the air baffle at the top and bottom as per the instructions - risk of injury from the rotating fan
wheel.
- Make sure that the hanging racks or mobile oven rack are correctly locked in place in the cooking cabi-
net - Containers with hot liquids can fall through or slip out of the cooking cabinet - Risk of combustion.
- Make sure that there are no residues of cleaner or rinse aid tabs in the cooking cabinet before you start
cooking with the unit. Remove any cleaner or rinse aid tab residues and rinse thoroughly with the hand
shower - Risk of chemical burns.

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Warning:
Safety instructions during use
- If containers are filled with liquid or contents which liquefy during cooking, do not use rack levels higher
than those that allow the user to see into the slide-in containers - Risk of burns!
Warning sticker is enclosed with appliance.
- Always open the cooking cabinet door very slowly (hot vapours) - Risk of burns.
- Always wear thermal protective clothing to hold accessories and other objects in the hot cooking cabinet
- Risk of burns.
- The external temperatures of the unit may exceed 140 °F (60 °C). Only touch the unit at the controls
- Risk of burns.
- The hand shower and water from the hand shower may be hot – Risk of burns.
- Cool-down mode - Do not use the Cool-down function unless the air baffle has been locked correctly
- Risk of injury.
- Do not touch the fan wheel - Risk of injury.
- Cleaning - Aggressive chemical fluid - Risk of chemical burns. Always wear the correct protective cloth-
ing, safety glasses, gloves and facemasks during cleaning. Follow the safety instructions in the CleanJet
®“
section and Manual cleaning section.
- Do not store highly flammable or combustible materials near the unit - Risk of fire
- If mobile units and mobile oven racks are not moved, you must apply the parking brakes to the wheels.
Racks could roll away on uneven floors - Risk of injury.
- If mobile oven racks are used, you must always apply the container lock. Cover any containers with
liquids to prevent the hot liquid spilling out - Risk of burns.
- The transport trolley must be correctly fixed to the unit when you load and remove the mobile plate rack
or mobile oven rack - Risk of injury.
- Mobile oven racks, mobile plate racks, transport trolleys and units on casters can tip over when being
moved over an inclined plane or threshold - Risk of injury.
Safety Instructions

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Danger - High Voltage
- Inspection, maintenance and repair work must only be carried out by trained technicians.
- The unit must be switched off at the mains when cleaning (except CleanJet
®
cleaning), carrying out
inspection, maintenance or repair work.
- If the unit is installed on casters (mobile), freedom of movement must be restricted so that power, water
and drainage pipes cannot be damaged when the unit is moved. If the unit is moved, make sure that
power, water and drainage lines are correctly disconnected. If the unit is returned to its original position,
make sure that the retention device, energy, water and drainage pipes are correctly attached.
- Your unit should be serviced by an authorised service partner at least once a year to ensure that it
remains in perfect working order.
Care, inspection, maintenance and repair
Your unit must be cleaned every day to maintain the high quality of the stainless steel, for hygiene reasons and
to avoid operating faults. To do this, follow the instructions in the "CleanJet®functions“ or "Manual cleaning“
sections.
Warning:
If the unit is not cleaned or is not cleaned well enough, deposits of
grease or food residues in the cooking cabinet may catch fire - Risk of fire.
- To avoid corrosion in the cooking cabinet, your unit must be cleaned every day, even if it is only operated in
“Moist Heat” (steaming) mode.
- Apply vegetable oil or grease to the inside of the cooking cabinet at regular intervals (every 2 weeks or so) to
prevent corrosion.
- Do not use a high pressure cleaner to clean the unit.
- Do not treat the unit with acids or expose to acid fumes – this will damage the passivated coating of the
nickel-chromium steel and the units might discolour.
- Only use cleaning agents made by the unit’s manufacturer. Cleaning agents from other manufacturers may
cause damage and invalidate the warranty.
- Do not use scouring products or scratchy cleaning agents.
- Daily cleaning of the cooking cabinet seal with a non-abrasive cleaning agent will extend the service life.
- Remove and clean the incoming air filter once per month (see Maintenance).
Inspection, maintenance and repair

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/Unit number
(can only be seen when the door is open)
0Draft diverter (optional)
(gas units only)
1Interior lighting
2Unit door with double glass panel
3Door handle
Table-top units: One-handed operation with
slam function
Floor units: One-handed operation
4Unlocking device to open double glass door
panel (inside)
4Integral and self-draining door drip pan
(inside)
4Drip collector connected directly to unit
drain
4Unit foot (height adjustable)
8Rating plate
(with all the important data such as power input,
gas type, voltage, number of phases and frequency,
as well as the unit model and number (see the
"Model" section - unit and software identification),
option number)
9Control panel
:Protective cover for the electrical installa-
tion area
;Central dial
<Hand shower
(with automatic rewind)
=Run-in guide
(floor units)
>Air filter
(installation area ventilation)
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If the maximum load sizes are exceeded, this can damage the unit.
Please note the maximum load sizes for food in the application manual.
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Notes on using your unit
- Avoid having heat sources (e.g. grill plates, deep-fat fryers etc.) near the unit.
- You can only use the unit in areas with a room temperature > 40 °F (> 5 °C). For ambient temperatures of
less than + 40 °F (+ 5 °C), you must heat the cooking cabinet to room temperature >+ 40 °F (>+ 5 °C)
before starting.
- As soon as you open the cooking cabinet door, the heating and fan wheel shut down automatically. The
integral fan wheel brake is activated. The fan wheel keeps running for a brief period only.
- If your unit is switched on for longer than 20 minutes, but you do not select a cooking mode or CleanJet®,
the energy-saving circuit is automatically activated, and only the current time appears on the display.
- If there is no further operator input during operation, the intensity of the displays is automatically reduced
in 2 stages. The intensity of the displays is reduced for the first time after 10 minutes. The intensity of the
displays is reduced a second time after another 10 minutes. When you touch the display or open the cooking
cabinet door, the normal display intensity is automatically restored.
- A drip tray should always be inserted when grilling and roasting (e.g. chicken) in order to catch the fat.
- Only use genuine heatproof accessories made by the unit manufacturer.
- Leave the unit door slightly open if it is going to be idle for a prolonged period (e.g. overnight).
- The cooking cabinet door has a slam function; the door of the floor unit is not closed tight unless the door
handle is vertical.
- For long stoppages (e.g. non-work day), shut off the water, power and gas supplies to the unit.
- At the end of its service life, the unit must not be disposed of with the general waste and must not be placed
in the recycling containers at local authority collection points. We will be happy to help you with the disposal
of your unit.
Max. load sizes for each unit size
6 x 1/1 GN 66 lbs (max. 33 lbs per rack) 6 x 2/1 GN 132 lbs (max. 66 lbs per rack)
30 kg (max. 15 kg per rack) 60 kg (max. 30 kg per rack)
10 x 1/1 GN 99 lbs (max. 33 lbs per rack) 10 x 2/1 GN 198 lbs (max. 66 lbs per rack)
45 kg (max. 15 kg per rack) 90 kg (max. 30 kg per rack)
20 x 1/1 GN 198 lbs (max. 33 lbs per rack) 20 x 2/1 GN 369 lbs (max. 66 lbs per rack)
90 kg (max. 15 kg per rack) 180 kg (max. 30 kg per rack)

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Table-top units with hanging racks
(6 x 1/1 GN, 6 x 2/1 GN, 10 x 1/1 GN, 10 x 2/1 GN)
- To remove, raise the hanging rack slightly in the middle
and pull it out of the front locking mechanism.
- Swivel the hanging rack to the middle of the cooking
cabinet.
- Lift the hanging rack out of its fixing by lifting it up.
Reverse the above sequence to reset.
Working with mobile oven racks, mobile plate racks and transport trol-
leys for table-top units (option)
- Remove the hanging rack as described above.
- Place the run-in rail on the fixing provided on the unit's
base. Make sure it is fixed accurately in place (4 pins).
- Remember that the unit must be matched to the exact
height of the transport trolley and must be levelled.
- Move the transport trolley as far as it will go on the
run-in rail and make sure that the transport trolley is
correctly locked on the unit.
- Push the mobile oven rack or mobile plate rack into the
unit as far as it will go, and check that the locking mechanism in the unit is working correctly.
- To remove the mobile oven rack or mobile plate rack, release the locking mechanism and pull the rack out of
the cooking cabinet. First insert the core temperature probe with the run-in rail in the park position.
- Make sure that the mobile oven rack or mobile plate rack is securely locked on the transport trolley during
transportation.
Notes on using your unit

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Working with the core temperature probe
- Always correctly position the core temperature probe and the posi-
tioning aid in the park position provided - Risk of damage.
- Do not let core temperature probe hang out of cooking cabinet
- Risk of damage.
- Remove the core temperature probe from the food before you take
the food from the cooking cabinet - Risk of damage.
Insert the needle of the core
temperature probe into the thick-
est point at an angle of 30-45
degrees. You must insert the nee-
dle through the middle of the food
(see application manual).
Use the positioning aid if there
is any possibility that the core
temperature probe will fall out of
the food by itself (e.g. soft or thin
food).
For Finishing®"Plated Banquet",
insert the core temperature probe
into the ceramic tube on the
mobile plate rack.
Use the starting bit provided to
make a hole in frozen foods. Drill
a hole in the thickest part of the
food to be cooked. To do this,
place the food on a firm surface.
Cool the needle of the core temperature probe with the hand shower
before use.
Caution!
The core temperature probe and its positioning aid may both be hot - Risk of burns. Wear oven gloves.
Caution!
Protect your arms and hands
- Risk of injury.

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- If you use the hand shower, pull the hose at least 20 cm out of the park position.
- You can select 2 jet strengths by pressing the control button.
- Always let the hand shower slide slowly back into the park position.
Working with the hand shower
The hand shower has no latch position. If you pull hard on the hand shower and it exceeds the maximum
available hose length, it will damage the hose.
Make sure that the hand shower hose is fully rewound after use.
You must not use the hand shower to cool the cooking cabinet.
Caution!
The hand shower and water from the hand shower may be hot – Risk of burns.
Units with the AeroCat®
- AeroCat®is subject to natural wear. If used 8 hours per day, on average, it will last around 2 years.
- Cooking times are around 10 % to 20 % longer with AeroCat®.
- The change in air flow can lead to irregularities in sensitive bakery products.

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SelfCooking Control®
mode
When you switch on or press the
SelfCooking Control®button,
SelfCooking Control®mode is
started.
See the SelfCooking Control®
mode section for a description.
Combi-Steamer mode
Press the Moist Heat, Dry Heat or
Combination Moist Heat and Dry
Heat button to switch to Combi-
Steamer mode.
See the Combi-Steamer mode
section for a description.
Programming mode
Pressing the “Prog” button
switches to Programming mode.
See the Programming mode
section for a description.
Overview of the cooking modes
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Your unit has a touch screen. You can make settings on your unit by just touching it lightly with your finger.
The cooking process (e.g. Joints)
is activated as soon as you press
the button.
You can change the settings using
the central dial.
Your settings are automatically
accepted within 4 seconds. Other-
wise you can press (Push function)
the central dial.
General instructions for use
The status of the preheating
temperature is displayed in red
and blue.
The end of a cooking process is
indicated by the flashing Self-
Cooking Control®button.
If the cooking cabinet is hotter
than the temperature set, the
button for the mode selected will
flash (e.g. Dry Heat).
(See the "Cool Down" section for
cooking cabinet cooling).
General notes
Low water level is displayed when
the steam generator is no longer
full (open the water valve). The
display goes out automatically
after filling.
Press "RESET GAS" to re-start
the automatic ignition process.
Please notify Customer Support if
the display is still lit after repeated
pressing.

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SelfCooking Control®mode
On/Off switch
SelfCooking Control®
9 cooking modes:
Joints
Pan-fried
Poultry
Fish
Side dishes
Potato products
Egg dishes/desserts
Baking
Finishing®
Function button
Programming mode button
Central dial with Push function
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The 9 SelfCooking Control®modes (Joints, Pan-fried,
Poultry, Fish, Bakery Products, Side Dishes, Potato
Products, Egg Dishes/Dessert, Finishing®) automati-
cally detect product-specific requirements, the size of
the food to be cooked and the load size. The cooking
time, temperature and the ideal cooking cabinet cli-
mate are continuously adjusted to achieve the result
you want. The remaining cooking time is displayed.
The application manual section gives examples and
useful tips on how to make cooking your products
child’s play.
Key to the pictograms
Searing temperature
Core temperature/cooking level
Core temperature/cooking level
Core temperature/cooking level
Core temperature/cooking level
How well done
Browning
Select size
Food thickness
Gratineed
Colouration
Proofing volume
Smooth baking
Time settings
Delta-T setting
Help function
Back/Interrupt
Next function
SelfCooking Control®mode

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We will now explain how to use the unit with reference to 5 examples. Your application manual will give you
plenty of other helpful tips on how to make preparing meals child’s play. Alternatively you can simply follow
the prompts on the display.
Example 1: Roast veal
Press the "Joints" button Select type of preparation (e.g.
Roast) – that’s it!
The browning and how well done
can be changed individually.
The preheating status is displayed
in red and blue.
"Load" is displayed when the
preheating temperature is reached
Insert core temperature probe
The unit works with preset set-
tings. The remaining cooking
time and core temperature are
displayed
You can save your settings under the name of your choosing
(see the Programming section).
If the core temperature probe is not set or is set incorrectly, the buzzer sounds and a prompt to
set the core temperature probe correctly appears on the display.
You can cook different-sized roasts at the same time. First insert the core temperature probe
into the smallest joint. Remove the finished joint and insert the core temperature probe into the
next largest joint. Press the arrow button – the cooking process resumes automatically.
SelfCooking Control®mode
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