V-ZUG DFPQ12 User manual

Operating instructions
DFPQ
Range hood

Thank you for choosing to buy one of our products. Your appliance is made to
high standards and is easy to use. Nevertheless, please take the time to read
these operating instructions in order to familiarize yourself with the appliance
and get the best use out of it.
Please follow the safety precautions.
Modifications
Text, diagrams and data correspond to the technical standard of the appliance
at the time these operating instructions went to press. The right to make tech-
nical modifications for the purpose of the further development of the appliance
is reserved.
Validity
The product family (model number) corresponds to the first alphanumerics on
the identification plate. These operating instructions apply to:
Type Model no. Size system Motor housing no.
DFPQ12 61001 120 H4.2606 (K630000)
H4.2607 (K630001)
H4.2608 (K630002)
DFPQ9 61002 90
DFPQ6 61003 60
DFPQ5 61004 55
Variations depending on the model are noted in the text.
© V-ZUG Ltd, CH-6301 Zug, 2015
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Contents
1 Safety precautions 4
1.1 Symbols used..............................................................................................4
1.2 General safety precautions.......................................................................5
1.3 Before using for the first time...................................................................6
1.4 Correct use ..................................................................................................6
1.5 Children in the home .................................................................................6
1.6 Note on use.................................................................................................7
2 Disposal 9
3 Your appliance 10
3.1 Appliance description..............................................................................10
3.2 Extraction model.......................................................................................10
3.3 Recirculation model.................................................................................10
3.4 Equipment..................................................................................................10
3.5 Construction..............................................................................................11
3.6 Operating and display elements ...........................................................12
4 Operating the appliance 13
4.1 Using for the first time.............................................................................13
4.2 Operation...................................................................................................15
4.3 After-running time.....................................................................................16
4.4 Intensive level............................................................................................16
4.5 Illumination ................................................................................................16
4.6 Wipe protection ........................................................................................17
5 Care and maintenance 18
5.1 Cleaning the housing ..............................................................................18
5.2 Cleaning the grease filters .....................................................................18
5.3 Replacing the activated charcoal filters...............................................20
5.4 Replacing the LEDs.................................................................................23
6 Trouble-shooting 24
6.1 What to do if ... .........................................................................................24
7 Accessories and spare parts 25
8 Technical data 26
9 Index 27
11 Service & Support 31
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1 Safety precautions
1.1 Symbols used
Denotes important safety precautions.
Failure to observe said precautions can result in injury or in damage
to the appliance or fittings!
Information and precautions that should be observed.
Information on disposal
Information about the operating instructions
►Indicates step-by-step instructions.
–Describes how the appliance reacts to the steps taken.
•Indicates a list.
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1 Safety precautions
1.2 General safety precautions
•Read the operating instructions before using the appliance for
the first time!
•This appliance can be used by children aged 8 and above
and by persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental cap-
abilities, or lack of experience and/or knowledge, provided
they are supervised or have been instructed on the safe use
of the appliance and have understood the hazards involved.
Children shall not play with the appliance. Cleaning and user
maintenance shall not be undertaken by children without su-
pervision.
•If an appliance is not equipped with a mains cable and a plug
or other means for disconnecting from the mains with a con-
tact opening on each pole complying with the conditions of
overvoltage category III for full isolation, an isolating device
must be incorporated into the permanently installed electrical
installation in accordance with the installation regulations.
•If the mains cable of this appliance is damaged, it must be re-
placed by the manufacturer or its Customer Services or a sim-
ilarly qualified person in order to avoid hazard.
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1 Safety precautions
1.3 Before using for the first time
•The appliance must be installed and connected to the electricity supply in
accordance with the separate installation instructions. Have a qualified fitter/
electrician carry out the necessary work.
•Dispose of the packaging material in accordance with local regulations.
1.4 Correct use
•The appliance is designed for use in the home for extracting cooking
odours from above a cooking area.
•Any repairs, modifications or manipulations to the appliance, especially any
electrically live parts, may only be carried out by the manufacturer, its Cus-
tomer Services or a similarly qualified person. Repairs if carried out incor-
rectly could cause serious injury or damage to the appliance and fittings as
well as affect the functioning of the appliance. If the appliance is not work-
ing properly or in case of a repair order, follow the instructions given in the
'Repair service' section. If necessary, please contact our Customer Services.
•Use original spare parts only.
•Retain these operating instructions for future reference. If you sell the appli-
ance or pass it on to a third party, please ensure these operating instruc-
tions accompany the appliance, together with the instructions on installation.
In this way, the new owner can inform themselves about how to use the ap-
pliance correctly and read the pertinent safety precautions.
1.5 Children in the home
•Packaging material, e.g. plastic film and polystyrene, can be dangerous for
children. Danger of suffocation! Keep packaging material away from chil-
dren.
•The appliance is designed for use by adults who are familiar with these op-
erating instructions. Children are often unable to recognize the danger of
electrical appliances. Ensure proper supervision and do not allow children
to play with the appliance – there is a danger that children could hurt them-
selves.
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1 Safety precautions
1.6 Note on use
•If the appliance is visibly damaged, do not use it. Contact Customer Ser-
vices.
•If the appliance is not operating properly, disconnect it from the power sup-
ply immediately.
•If the mains cable of the appliance is damaged, it must be replaced by Cus-
tomer Services in order to avoid hazard.
•Caution: Accessible parts may become hot when used with cooking appli-
ances.
•Do not flambé food underneath the appliance. Grease filters if laden with
grease could catch fire.
•If frying on the cooking surface, do not leave the frying appliance unatten-
ded. The cooking oil in the frying appliance could overheat and catch fire.
Constantly monitor the temperature of the cooking oil, keeping it below the
temperature at which it can catch fire. Change the cooking oil regularly –
dirty oil catches fire more easily than clean oil.
•Observe the cleaning intervals. Failure to do so can increase the fire hazard
due to the excessive build-up of grease in the grease filters.
•Do not operate the individual cooking zones of the cooking surface without
a pan on them or with an empty pan on them so as to avoid damaging the
appliance or the kitchen fittings through a build-up of heat. Avoid open fires
with oil, gas, wood and coal fired cookers.
•Ensure there is adequate ventilation when the extraction fan is on so as to
avoid creating a disturbing underpressure in the kitchen and to achieve op-
timal air extraction.
•Avoid a cross-current of air, which could blow the cooking vapours across
the cooking area.
•If other appliances – fuelled by gas or other fuels – are being used at the
same time, ensure that there is a sufficient supply of fresh air. This does not
apply to air recirculation appliances.
•If other firing systems are being used at the same time (e.g. wood, gas, oil
or coal-fired heating appliances), safe operation is only possible providing a
room negative pressure of 4 Pa (0.04mbar) is not exceeded at the location
of the appliance. Risk of toxic fumes! An adequate flow of fresh air must be
guaranteed e.g. via non-closable openings in doors or windows and in com-
bination with an air-intake/exhaust-air wall box or by other technical means.
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1 Safety precautions
•When carrying out maintenance work on the appliance, including replacing
the light bulb, cut off the electricity supply to the appliance (remove the
screw fuse from the holder or switch the circuit breaker off, or disconnect
from the mains supply).
•When cleaning the appliance make sure no water gets inside the appliance.
Use a moderately damp cloth. Do not spray the inside or outside of the ap-
pliance with water. Do not use a steam cleaner. If water gets inside the ap-
pliance, it can cause damage.
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2 Disposal
Packaging
•All packaging materials (cardboard, plastic film (PE) and polystyrene (EPS))
are marked and should, if possible, be collected for recycling and disposed
of in an environmentally friendly way.
Disconnection
•Disconnect the appliance from the mains. With a fixed appliance, this is to
be carried out by a qualified electrician!
Safety
•Disable the appliance to prevent accidents caused by improper use, espe-
cially through children playing.
•Pull the plug out of the mains socket or have the appliance disconnected
from the mains by an electrician. Then cut the mains cable off flush with the
appliance.
•Remove or disable the lock on the appliance door.
Disposal
•The old appliance should not be discarded as worthless rubbish. If dis-
posed of correctly, the raw materials can be recovered for recycling.
•The symbol on the identification plate warns that the appliance may not
be disposed of in normal household waste.
•The appliance must be disposed of in accordance with local regulations on
waste disposal. For more information on the handling, disposal and recyc-
ling of the product, please contact the local authorities, the local recycling
facilities for household waste or the retailer from whom you purchased the
appliance.
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3 Your appliance
3.1 Appliance description
The appliance is designed for use in the home for extracting cooking odours
from above a cooking area.
This particular model can be used to extract or recirculate air.
3.2 Extraction model
The integrated fan extracts cooking fumes and smells from above the cooking
surface. The metal grease filters clean the air, which is ducted outside.
When in use, ensure there is a sufficient supply of fresh air to replace
the air that is being extracted.
3.3 Recirculation model
After being filtered through the metal grease filters, the cooking fumes and
smells above the cooking area are passed through an activated charcoal filter.
The filtered air is then circulated back into the room through the side open-
ings.
The saturation indicator for the activated charcoal filter must be activ-
ated.
3.4 Equipment
•1 extractor fan
•Illumination
•2, 3 or 4 grease filters (depending on hood size)
•2 activated charcoal filters A
•1 or 3 grease activated charcoal filters (depending on range hood model)
•The extractor fan has 4 power levels:
1 = low, 2 = medium, 3 = high, and intensive level.
•Power levels 1–3 are suitable for continuous operation.
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3 Your appliance
•The intensive level is used for short bursts of intensive extraction of cooking
fumes and smells, e.g. when searing meat. The intensive level runs for 5
minutes.
3.5 Construction
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3
1Operating elements
2Grease filter
3Illumination
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3 Your appliance
3.6 Operating and display elements
Buttons
ON/OFF button Illumination ON/OFF
Power level selection Timer
Displays
Power level 1
Power level 2
Power level 3
•Flashing: Intensive level
Wipe protection
•Illuminated: Wipe protection activated
Timer
•Illuminated: Timer activated
Saturation indicator for grease filters
•Flashing: Clean grease filters
Saturation indicator for activated charcoal filters
•Flashing: Replace activated charcoal filters
Depending on the model and features, the specification of the appli-
ance may partly differ in individual details from the standard specifica-
tion described herein.
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4 Operating the appliance
4.1 Using for the first time
Configuring the appliance
The model can be used to extract or recirculate air. The appliance is set up as
a recirculation hood with 5 kg of activated charcoal ex-factory. With this set-
ting, the service life of the activated charcoal filter is 1,200 operating hours.
The operating hours count must be configured for the version of the range
hood with 2.5 kg of activated charcoal. The saturation indicator can also be
adjusted to your cooking habits.
Amount of activated charcoal used
►Remove the grease filters (see 'Clean-
ing the grease filters').
–For the length of the motor hous-
ing, see on the inside (see arrow).
Short motor housing = 2.5 kg activated charcoal
Long motor housing = 5 kg activated charcoal
Activating and changing the saturation indicator for the activated charcoal
filters
►Switch the appliance off.
►Depress the button for 3 seconds.
–The and displays flash.
►Press the button repeatedly until the desired setting illuminates in the dis-
play.
–The setting selected will be automatically accepted after 5 seconds.
The range hood is now set up as a recirculation model.
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4 Operating the appliance
Settings options for the saturation indicator
Amount of activ-
ated charcoal
Cooking intensity Operating
hours
Power level
display
5 kg Standard, for not overly fre-
quent and/or pungent cooking
1,200 h
5 kg For more frequent and/or more
pungent cooking
700 h
2.5 kg Standard, for not overly fre-
quent and/or pungent cooking
700 h
2.5 kg For more frequent and/or more
pungent cooking
400 h
If the appliance is to be used as an extraction model, the hour count for the
activated charcoal filter must be deactivated.
Deactivating the saturation indicator for the activated charcoal filters
►Switch the appliance off.
►Depress the button for 3 seconds.
–The and displays flash.
►Depress the button again for 3 seconds.
–The and displays go out.
The range hood is now set up as an extraction model.
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4 Operating the appliance
4.2 Operation
Switching the appliance on
►Pull the deflector plate out.
The appliance is most effective when the deflector plate is fully pulled
out.
►Pressing the button switches the appliance on at power level 1.
►Press the button repeatedly until the desired power level is reached.
–The power level currently being used illuminates in the corresponding
display.
–The display flashes when the intensive level is selected.
We recommend switching the appliance on at power level 1 some 5
minutes before cooking. Use a low power level for normal cooking
smells and a higher power level for very strong cooking fumes and
smells.
Switching the appliance off
►Press the button or push the deflector plate completely in.
After you have finished cooking, allow the appliance to run for another
15 minutes so that the cooking fumes and smells can be extracted.
If the deflector plate is pulled slightly out again, the extractor fan comes on at
the level set.
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4.3 After-running time
►Switch the appliance on.
►Press the button to select the desired power level.
►Press the button to activate the after-running time function.
With the after-running time function, the appliance keeps running according to
the following table and then switches off automatically.
Button After-running time
20 minutes
15 minutes
10 minutes
Flashing 5 minutes
4.4 Intensive level
The intensive level can be selected when the appliance is switched on.
►Depress the button for 2seconds.
–The button flashes.
After 5 minutes, the appliance switches back to the previously selected power
level.
►Press the button to stop the intensive level before the 5 minutes has
elapsed.
–The appliance switches back to the newly selected power level.
4.5 Illumination
►Press the button to switch the illumination on.
►Press the button again to switch the illumination off.
The illumination can be used independently of the extractor fan.
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4 Operating the appliance
Saturation indicator for grease filters
The display flashes after 20 operating hours. The saturation level has been
reached and the grease filters must be cleaned.
Saturation indicator for the activated charcoal filters
The display illuminates after 1,200, 700 or 400 operating hours, depending
on the setting selected. The saturation level has been reached and the activ-
ated charcoal filters must be replaced.
4.6 Wipe protection
This function prevents the range hood being switched on accidentally while
cleaning.
The range hood must be switched off.
►Depress the button for 5 seconds.
– illuminates in the display.
–The wipe protection switches off automatically after 30 seconds.
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5 Care and maintenance
5.1 Cleaning the housing
Take care that no water gets into the housing of the appliance! If wa-
ter gets into the housing, it can cause damage.
Do not use abrasive cleaners, scouring pads, steel wool, etc. for
cleaning, as the surface could otherwise be damaged.
Remove the screw fuse or switch the circuit breaker off.
Cleaning the outside/inside
►Clean the outside using a slightly damp cloth – and detergent if necessary
– and wipe dry.
Grease and condensate water can build up on the inside next to the grease fil-
ters.
►Clean using a slightly damp cloth – and detergent if necessary – and wipe
dry.
5.2 Cleaning the grease filters
The grease filters must be cleaned at least once a month with normal use or
whenever the button flashes. If properly cared for, the grease filters should
provide unlimited years of service.
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5 Care and maintenance
Removing the grease filters
►Pull the deflector
plate completely out
and switch the appli-
ance off.
►Fold the grip 2 on
the grease filter 1
forward.
►Carefully pull the
grease filter down
and out of the fix-
ture.
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2
Do not damage the grease filter.
Cleaning
►Clean the grease filters in the dishwasher.
►Select an «intensive» – or «heavy» – wash programme with a warm pre-
wash.
Cleaning may cause the grease filters to become discoloured. This
will not affect the functioning of the filters in any way.
If you do not have a dishwasher:
►Clean the grease filters in the sink with hot water and detergent.
►Then soak the filters in hot water in the sink for about 2 hours and finally
clean with a washing-up brush.
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5 Care and maintenance
Installing the grease filters
►Insert the grease filters into the slots at the back.
►Pull the grip down.
►Swing the grease filters up and engage.
►Depress the button for 5 seconds.
►The flashing display goes out.
5.3 Replacing the activated charcoal filters
Activated charcoal filters cannot be washed or regenerated.
Activated charcoal filters are only used in in the recirculation model.
An activated charcoal filter becomes less effective with use. A range hood can
contain 5kg or 2.5kg of activated charcoal, depending on the appliance
model. With normal use, the activated charcoal filters have to be replaced at
least every 5 years (for 5 kg) or 3 years (for 2.5 kg) or whenever the button
illuminates.
The saturation indicator becomes visible when the appliance is in op-
eration or a power level is activated.
Spent activated charcoal filters can be disposed of in the household
waste.
The activated charcoal filters have been developed especially for this appli-
ance and can only be ordered from V-ZUG Ltd's Customer Services.
The activated charcoal filter consists of:
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