Avanti DG240 - Manual (Page 12)

HOW TO USE THE GAS OVEN
Figure 9
Figure 10
IGNITION OF THE OVEN BURNER
The thermostat allows the automatic control of the temperature.
The gas delivery to the oven burner is controlled by a two way thermostatic tap (oven
and broil burners) with flame-failure device.
To light the oven burner operate as follows:
1) Open the oven door to its full extent.
WARNING: Risk of explosion! The oven door nrust be open during this opera­
tion.
2) Lightly press and turn the thermostat knob anti-clockwise (fig, 9) to max position
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3) Press the knob right down to prime the electric ignition. Keep the knob pressed.
In case of power interuption, press the knob and immediately approach a lighted
match to the opening “A" (fig, 10).
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 ignition.
4) Wait about 10/15 seconds after the burner lighting before releasing the knob (time of
priming of the valve).
5) Close the oven door slowly and adjust the burner according to the power required.
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
Off
, wait for at least
1 minute and then repeat the lighting procedure.
Attention: the oven door becomes very hot during operation,
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OVEN COOKING
Before introducing the food, preheat the oven to the desired temperature.
For a correct preheating operation, it is advisable to remove the tray from the oven and
introduce it together with the food, when the oven has reached the desired temperature.
Check the cooking time and turn off the oven 5 minutes before the theoretical time to
recuperate the stored heat.
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