Rational SelfCooking Center User manual

Operating instructions
SelfCooking Center®
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Warning:
Incorrect installation, adjustment, servicing, maintenance, cleaning, or
unauthorized modifications to the appliance can result in damage, injury
or death. Read the Operating Manual carefully before starting to use the
appliance.
For your safety:
Do not store or use any flammable gases or liquids near this appliance.
What to do in the event of danger or if you smell gas:
- Shut the gas supply immediately
- Do not touch any electric control elements
- 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 relevant fire station).
„RESET“ (gas appliances only)
If the burner function is faulty, „RESET GAS“ will light up on the display.
After 15 sec. you will hear an acoustic signal. Press the „RESET GAS“
display to re-start the automatic ignition process. If the „RESET GAS“
display does not light up again after approx.. 15 sec. the flame is
burning and the appliance is operational.
Please notify Customer Support if the display is still lit after repeated
pressing!
Safety Instructions
RESET GAS

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Dear Customer
Congratulations on your new SelfCooking Center®. By purchasing a SelfCooking Center®you have entered
a new era in cookery. 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 mode you just press a button to select the relevant food and how you want it cooked – 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.
Thanks to the easy-to-understand control concept you can use Programming Mode to create your own
tailor-made cooking programs in next to no time.
We give a 12 month warranty from the date of invoice. The warranty excludes glass damage, light bulbs and
sealing material as well as damage caused by improper installation, use, maintenance, repair or descaling.
So that you can make the best possible use of the wide variety of applications and benefits offered by your
SelfCooking Center®we recommend that you study the manual thoroughly.
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!
Dealer Installer
installed on:

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Contents
General Instructions / For Your Safety 6
Daily cleaning and care 12
Features 13
General Operating Instructions 14
SelfCooking Control®Mode 16
Controls 17
Operation 18
Combi-steamer mode 26
Controls 2
Moist heat 28
Dry heat 29
Dry heat and moist heat 30
ClimaPlus Control®31
Time settings, continuous operation, preheating 32
Working with the core temperature probe 33
Pressure humidification, air speeds 34
Cool Down 35
Programming Mode
Controls 36
Programming Mode 37
Programming Combi-Steamer Mode 38
Program start, check, change 39
Program delete, copy 40
Level Control®41
Program lock 43
Functions
CleanJet®44
CleanJet®cancel 48
CleanJet®prompt 49
Delta T cooking, 1/2 power, power optimisation connection 50
Automatic start time 51
ChefLine®, CalcDiagnosis system®(CDS) 52

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Contents
Service
Descaling the steam generator 53
Descaling the humidifying nozzle 56
Draining the steam generator, unit and software identification, Service-Info 57
Data communications
USB data memory (USB stick) 58
HACCP logging, software update 59
Importing and exporting programs 60
Appliance settings
Real-time, time format, time format for cooking sequences 61
Temperature unit, enter IP address for Ethernet, language 62
Factory default, buzzer sound and time, display contrast, CleanJet®prompt 63
Manual clean 64
Maintenance 66
Help function 67
Appliance options 68
Fault warnings 70
Before you call customer service 72
CE compliance / VDE approval 74

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• Please take the time to read the following safety
and operating instructions carefully.
• Keep this manual carefully so that it can always
be consulted by anyone using the appliance.
• This appliance must only be used to cook food
in catering establishments. Any other use is not
intended and is therefore considered dangerous.
• Before using the unit for cooking make sure there
are no cleaner or rinse aid tablet residues in the
cooking cabinet.
• Remove any cleaner and rinse aid tablet residues
and rinse thoroughly with hand shower.
• Cleaning and descaling agents together with the
relevant accessories should be used only for the
purpose described in this manual. Other usage is
not intended and could be dangerous.
• Operate using hands only. Damage caused by
the use of pointed, sharp or other objects will
invalidate the guarantee.
• The appliance must only be used by trained
operatives.
• It is vital that operatives be given regular safety
instruction.
• We recommend that the operator gives your staff
regular training to avoid the risk of accident or
damage to the appliance.
Caution! Daily checks before
switching on
• Lock air baffle top and bottom.
• Lock grid shelf or mobile oven rack
properly in position in the cooking cabinet.
General
• The temperature of door glass, outer casing and
add-ons may exceed 60 °C.
• Avoid having heat sources (e.g. grill plates, deep
fryers etc.) near the appliance.
• Dry the cooking cabinet - leave the unit door
slightly ajar during prolonged rest periods
(e.g. overnight).
• If the unit is idle for prolonged periods, shut the
water supply stop valve and turn off the
appliance power supply (gas and electricity).
• The cooking cabinet light can go on and off
several times after switching on or while the
operating system is being loaded.
• Please use always a drip pan for collecting fat
while grilling and roasting (e.g. chicken).
When setting up table-top units with the appliance
manufacturer’s original standard stand or base
cabinet the maximum top rack working height is
1600 mm.
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.
General Instructions / For Your Safety

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WARNING – If containers are filled
with liquid or contents which liquefy during
cooking, do not use rack levels higher
than those where the user can see into the
slide-in containers. Warning sticker is
enclosed with appliance.
Warning!
• Caution! Hot vapour (risk of scalding)!
• Caution! Containers and grids are hot!
• Make sure the mobile oven rack is
correctly locked in position!
• If mobile units and oven racks are not to
be moved, then the parking brakes on the
wheels must be applied.
Display indication
In order to avoid unnecessary power consumption,
the intensity of indications is automatically reduced
in 2 stages during routine operation.
After 10 minutes there is an initial reduction in
indication intensity. After a further 10 minutes
indication intensity is again reduced As soon as you
touch the display or open the cooking cabinet door
indication intensity automatically returns to normal.
If your unit is switched on for more than
20 minutes and no operating mode or CleanJet®
has been selected, the power-saving circuit is
automatically activated and only the current time of
day is shown on the display.
Gas appliances only
• If your appliance is installed under an extractor
hood, this must be switched on when the
appliance is in use.
• If your appliance is connected to a chimney, the
flue duct must be cleaned in compliance with
specific regional regulations. Contact your
installer
• Do not put objects on your appliance exhaust
pipes.
• The appliance must only be used in still
conditions.
General Instructions / For Your Safety

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Loading/removal
Open appliance door slowly.
When it is opened heating and fan wheel shut
down automatically.
The integral fan wheel brake is activated. The fan
wheel keeps running for a brief period only. Do not
touch the fan wheel.
Do not insert containers or grids until the grid shelf
has been properly secured and the mobile oven
rack has been pushed up to the stop and locked in
place.
Only use genuine heatproof accessories made by
the appliance manufacturer.
Note:
The cooking cabinet door has a slam function. The
floor unit door is only sealed shut when the door
handle is in a vertical position.
Appliances with grid shelves (6x1/1 GN,
6x2/1 GN, 10x1/1 GN, 10x2/1 GN)
Removal
Slightly raise grid shelf and lift out of front catch.
Swivel grid shelf to middle of cooking cabinet.
Press grid shelf upwards, lift from fixings. Slot into
place in reverse order.
Mobile oven rack
Working with mobile oven racks, mobile
plate racks and transport trolleys for
table-top units (option)
- Remove grid shelf
- Lay run-in rail on appliance floor and engage.
- Make sure the unit is adjusted and levelled to the
exact height of the transport trolley.
- Push mobile oven rack or plate rack in
- Push mobile oven rack or plate rack up to the stop
and lock into place.
- Transport trolley must be properly fixed to
appliance using the holder.
- Disengage mobile oven rack or plate rack and
pull out.
- When transporting the mobile oven rack or plate
rack on the trolley, make sure trolley is engaged in
the transport safety catch.
- Cover and secure containers with liquids to avoid
risk of scalding from liquid slopping over.
General Instructions / For Your Safety

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Working with mobile plate racks
Please always insert core temperature probe into
ceramic tube.
Warning!
Before the mobile plate rack is removed the
core temperature probe must be removed
and placed in the holding position on the
run-in rail.
Warning!
• Shut the GN container locks on the mobile
oven rack!
• Mobile oven racks, mobile plate racks,
transport trolleys and appliances on
casters can tip over when being moved
over an inclined plane or threshold.
Appliance size Max. load sizes
6x1/1 GN 30 kg (max. 15 kg per rack)
10x1/1 GN 45 kg (max. 15 kg per rack)
20x2/1 GN 90 kg (max. 15 kg per rack)
6x2/1 GN 60 kg (max. 30 kg per rack)
10x2/1 GN 90 kg (max. 30 kg per rack)
20x2/1 GN 180 kg (max. 30 kg per rack)
Low water
This may appear on the display when you switch
on. It means that the steam generator is not yet
filled with water. When it is full the display goes out
automatically.
If the display does not go out, check that the water
valve is open and the strainer at the water supply
(solenoid valve) is unblocked.
Ambient temperatures
If ambient temperatures drop below +5 °C make
sure the cooking cabinet is heated to room
temperature (> + 5 °C) before starting to use it.
Core temperature probe
• The core temperature probe and core
temperature probe positioning aid may be hot –
use oven gloves.
• Cool core temperature probe with hand shower
before use.
• Do not let core temperature probe hang out of
cooking cabinet.
• Remove core temperature probe from food before
removing a load.
• Always insert the core temperature probe fully
into the holder provided – damage risk.
General Instructions / For Your Safety

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Cool Down
Use the „Cool Down“ function to cool the cooking
cabinet .
Warning!
• During „Cool Down“ the fan wheel runs
when the door is open!
• Do not switch on „Cool Down“ function
unless air baffle is correctly locked.
• Do not touch the fan wheel.
• Appliance must not be cooled with cold
water.
Hand shower
- To use pull hand shower out at least 20 cm.
- Hand shower has no lock-in position. The hose
may be damaged if the hand shower is tugged
beyond the available max. hose length.
- Press hand shower control button to select 2 jet
strengths.
- Hand shower retracts automatically.
- Make sure hand shower hose is fully rewound
after use.
- Do not pull hand shower out beyond the end
mark.
Warning!
• Hand shower and hand shower water may
be hot!
General Instructions / For Your Safety

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Maintenance
• 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 appliance is installed on casters, freedom
of movement must be restricted so that energy,
water and drainage pipes cannot be damaged
when the unit is moved. If the unit is moved,
make sure that energy, water and drainage pipes
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 fitted.
Servicing
• Your appliance should be serviced by an
authorised service partner at least once a year to
ensure that it remains in perfect working order.
Danger!
• High Voltage!
• Switch the appliance off at the mains
before opening service doors or working
on live components.
Descaling
• Note that the steam generator must be descaled
as required (see Descaling chapter).
Warning!
• The process described involves working
with an aggressive chemical fluid –
danger of corrosive burns!
• To prevent damage to health it is vital that
you use:
protective clothing,
safety goggles,
protective gloves,
face mask.
General Instructions / For Your Safety

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Daily cleaning and care
Warning!
• Your unit must be cleaned every day to
maintain the high quality of the stainless
steel, for hygiene reasons and to prevent
faults occurring. To do this, follow the
instructions in the „CleanJet®functions“ or
„Manual cleaning“ sections.
• 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.
• Dry the cooking cabinet - leave the unit’s door
slightly ajar if it is going to be idle for any length
of time (e.g. overnight).
• Apply vegetable oil or grease to the inside of the
cooking cabinet at regular intervals (every
2 weeks or so) to prevent corrosion.
• Before you start the CleanJet®programme, make
sure that the grid shelves or mobile oven rack are
inserted into the cooking cabinet correctly.
• 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.
• Follow the instructions on the cleaner pack.
• Never put Cleaner and Rinse Aid tablets in the hot
cooking cabinet (>60 °C). The rinse aid film will
not detach, which will lead to faults.
• For the cleaning procedure, see the „CleanJet®“
or „Manual Cleaning „ section.
• 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).
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.
• Wear the correct protective clothing,
gloves, goggles and mask.
• Do not store cleaner and rinse aid tablets
in the unit.

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Features
햲Appliance serial number
(visible only when door open)
햳Draft diverter
(gas appliances only, optional)
햴Interior lighting
햵Appliance door with double glass panel
햶Door handle
Table-top units:
one-handed operation with slam function
Floor units:
(One-handed operation)
햷Unlocking device to open double glass
door panel (inside)
햸Integral and self-draining door drip pan
(inside)
햹Drip collector connected directly to
appliance drain
햺Appliance feet
(height adjustable)
햻Unit data plate
(with all important data such as power input,
gas type, voltage, phase number and frequency,
as well as appliance model and appliance
serial number, see also Functions/Settings/ Mod.
e, Option number)
햽Control panel
햾Protective cover for electrical
installation area
햿Central dial
헀Hand shower
(with automatic rewind)
헁Run-in guide
(floor models)
헂Air filter
(installation area ventilation)
Table top unit 6 x 1/1 GN, identical for 6 x 2/1 GN, 10 x 1/1 GN
and 10 x 2/1 GN.
Floor unit 20 x 1/1 GN, identical for 20 x 2/1 GN.
햳
햾
햽
햻
햿
햺
헂
햷
햴
햵
햶
헀
햸
햹
햷
햲
햳
햾
햽
햻
햿
햺
햲
햷
햴
햵
햶
헀햴
햷
헁
헂

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SelfCooking Control®-
Mode
After switching on or operating
the SelfCooking Control®button
you enter SelfCooking
Control®Mode.
See chapter on SelfCooking
Control®Mode for description.
Combi-Steamer-Mode
By operating the Moist Heat, Dry
Heat or Combination Moist Heat
and Dry Heat button you enter
Combi-Steamer-Mode.
See chapter on Combi-Steamer
Mode for description.
Programming-Mode
By operating the „Prog” button
you enter Programming-
Mode.
See Programming Mode chapter
for description.
General User Instructions
Clean
new Level
Control
copy change
delete

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Selecting a function
Examples:
Press button
Short bleep and flashing red light confirms button
has been pressed.
Active button is surrounded by flashing red frame.
The central dial can be used to enter data while the
button is flashing.
Confirmation of data input
takes place automatically after 4 seconds.
or
press (Push Function) on central dial
or
press any button.
Preheat display
The status of the preheating temperature is
displayed in red and blue.
Central dial
You can enter your desired values by rotating the
central dial.
Push Function
Entries can be confirmed by pressing the central
dial.
End of cooking process
The end of a cooking process is indicated by the
flashing SelfCooking Control®button.
Cooking processes can be interrupted by pressing
the SelfCooking Control®button (4 seconds)
Unit too hot
If the cooking cabinet is hotter than the
temperature set, the button for the mode selected
will flash (e.g. Dry Heat).
(See „Cool Down“ chapter for cooking cabinet
cooling).
Help Function
This will give you handy tips on everyday
use (see also Help Function chapter)
General User Instructions
preheat
Your SelfCooking Center®has a touch screen. You
can enter data on your SelfCooking Center®by just
touching it lightly with your finger.

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On/Off switch
SelfCooking Control®
9 Modes:
Large roasts
Pan fries
Poultry
Fish
Side dishes
Potato products
Egg dishes/desserts
Bakery products
Finishing®
Function button
Programming Mode button
Central dial
with Push Function
SelfCooking Control®Mode

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The 9 SelfCooking Control®modes (Roasts, pan
fries, poultry, fish, side dishes, potato products,
egg dishes/desserts, baked products, Finishing®)
automatically detect product-specific requirements,
the size of the food to be cooked and the load size.
Cooking time, temperature and the ideal cooking
cabinet climate are continuously adjusted to achieve
the result you want. The remaining cooking time is
displayed.
Key to the pictograms
Searing temperature
Core temperature/cooking level
Core temperature/cooking level
Core temperature/cooking level
Core temperature/cooking level
Cooking level
Browning
ClimaPlus Control®
Select size
Food thickness
Gratinee
Crisping
Proofing volume
Smooth baking
Time settings
Delta-T cooking
Change air speed
SelfCooking Control® Mode – Controls
Examples and useful hints on how to cook your
products like child‘s play can be found in the
SelfCooking Center®user manual.

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Example 1: Veal roast
Select Large Joint
Select preparation e.g. roast – that’s it!
The unit right away works with preset, factory-
tested settings.
.
Or you have the option of making individual
changes to the level of browning and cooking.
After preheating you can change the default
settings as desired within the first 60 seconds.
The unit preheats automatically – the display
shows:
As soon as the preheat temperature is reached the
display shows
Please note that the core temperature probe must
be inserted when requested!
If the core temperature probe is not inserted or
incorrectly inserted (see chapter on Working with
Core Temperature Probe) the buzzer sounds and
you see an appropriate message on the display:
The cooking process continues once the probe
position has been corrected.
Note:
You can store your entries under an individual
name (see Programming chapter)
SelfCooking Control®Mode – Operation
1
roast
light dark
medium 71°
roast braise
roast with
crackling soft roosting
overnight
roasting moist cooking
3
2
preheat
Load
We would like to explain the operation by giving
you 5 examples. Your User Manual will give you
plenty of other helpful tips on how to make
preparing meals child’s play, or simply follow the
User Guide on the display.

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Note:
The required total cooking time is displayed when
the cooking time has elapsed and the cooking
cabinet door is opened.
You can cook different-sized roasts at the same
time. To do this, first insert the core temperature
probe into the smallest joint. The buzzer will sound
when the smallest joint is ready. Please remove the
finished joint and insert the CT probe into the next
largest joint. Then close the cooking cabinet door.
The display changes to:
Press the arrow button – the cooking process
resumes automatically. This procedure can be
repeated any number of times.
Discontinuing an operation in SelfCooking
Control®Mode
An operation in SelfCooking Control®Mode may be
discontinued while the display shows the „back“
symbol. As soon as the „back“ symbol goes out the
only way of halting the process is by switching the
appliance off.
or
After the door has been open for some time
appears again so that the cooking process can be
deselected.
SelfCooking Control®Mode – Operation

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Example 2: Muffins
Select „Bakery Products“ mode
Select „baking“ – that’s it!
The unit right away works with preset, factory-
tested settings.
Alternatively, you have the option of making
individual changes to the degree of browning.
After preheating you can change the default
settings as desired within the first 60 seconds.
Unit preheats automatically – display shows:
As soon as the preheat temperature is reached
display shows
Please use the positioning aid.
Please note that the core temperature probe must
be inserted when requested!
If the core temperature probe is not inserted or
incorrectly inserted (see chapter on Working with
Core Temperature Probe) the buzzer sounds and you
see an appropriate message on the display:
The cooking process continues once the probe
position has been corrected.
Note:
You can store your entries under an individual name
(see Programming chapter)
SelfCooking Control®Mode – Operation
1
baking baking with
moisture
2
baking
light dark
1
preheat
Load