Sharp AX-700 User Manual
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O T H E R C O N V E N I E N T F E A T U R E S
2. DESCALE
When the drained water in the base tray has white or gray grains in it, the oven needs descaling.
These white or gray grains, also called scale, form in the water circuit inside the oven during steam
generation, which could cause the oven to malfunction. The frequency of descaling will depend on
the hardness of the water that you use; the harder the water the more often descaling will be necessary.
Either when the white or gray grains are seen or when "Descaling necessary" appears in the display,
it is strongly recommended that descaling be done immediately. The descaling process takes about
1 hour and 30 minutes.
Note:
If the electrical power supply is interrupted during descaling, the process is cancelled. Follow the above
example again.
CAUTION:
THE SUPERHEATED STEAM OVEN'S PERFORMANCE MAY BE AFFECTED SHOULD SCALE BE
ALLOWED TO BUILD-UP. DESCALE REGULARLY.
1. Press INFO twice.
X2
DRAIN WATER
OVEN CLEANING
DESCALE
MAINTENANCE
1
.
2
.
3
.
3. If there is water in the steam generator, it must
be removed before the descaling process can
begin. Follow directions in the display. After the
water draining process has been completed,
continue by following the descaling instructions
in the display.
2. Press the AUTO
dial to confirm.
AUTO
5. Place the reservoir in the oven cor-
rectly and push firmly into place.
Do not place any food in the oven.
Place base tray in the oven and
press START to begin descaling.
4. Citric acid, available at some drugstores, or bottled lemon
juice with no pulp are used for descaling. Choose one to
use. Prepare the descaling solution.
To use citric acid, dissolve 1 tablespoon of citric acid crys-
tals in 2
3
/
4
cups of water in a non-porous container. Stir well
and pour into the reservoir.
To use 100% bottled lemon juice, check that there is abso-
lutely no pulp in it. If there is pulp or you are not sure, strain
through a fine strainer.
Measure
1
/
3
cup of the strained lemon juice and add it to
2
3
/
4
cups of water. Stir well and pour into the reservoir.
DESCALING
DESCALE
6. When the oven stops with the audible signal, the
message below will be displayed. Remove the
reservoir. Press START to drain the descaled
water. Empty the base tray and return it to the
oven floor. Wash the reservoir well. Fill with cold
tap water up to the MAX mark.
7. Place the reser-
voir in the oven
correctly and
push firmly into
place.
8. When reservoir is in posi-
tion, rinsing will start auto-
matically. When rinsing has
ended, remove the reservoir
and press START to drain
the water. Water drains into
the base tray. When drain-
ing is complete, remove the
base tray and drip tray,
wash, rinse, dry and repo-
sition.
DESCALE
Remove reservoir.
Keep base tray
in oven.
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