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Fig. 3.3
IGNITION OF THE OVEN BURNER
To ignite the oven burner:
1)
Open the oven door to the full
extent.
WARNING: Risk of explosion! The
oven door must be open during this
operation.
2) Lightly press and turn the thermostat
knob anti-clockwise (fig. 3.3) to max
position (
) fig. 3.1.
Press the knob firmly until the burner
lights.
In case of mains failure, press the knob
firmly and immediately approach a
lighted match or taper to the opening
“
A” (fig. 3.4).
Never continue this operation for
more than 15 seconds. If the burner
has still not ignited, wait for about
1 minute prior to repeating the igni-
tion.
3) After lighting the burner, wait a few
seconds before releasing the knob
(until the safety valve stays open).
4) Gently close the oven door and set
the oven control knob to the requi-
red temperature.
If the flame extinguishes for any reason,
the safety valve will automatically shut
off the gas supply to the burner.
To re-light the burner, first turn the oven
control knob to position
•
,
wait for at
least 1 minute and then repeat the
lighting procedure.
ATTENTION: Never turn the thermostat
before pressing the ignition button or
before approaching a flame to the hole
“A” of the floor of the oven.
Fig. 3.4
A
For efficient oven preheating, we
recommend that grill trays and
racks are removed from the oven
and replaced after about 15 min-
utes