Dacor DR30EI Use & Care Manuals - Page 17

Operating the Oven Timers warning The timers on your range do not turn the oven on or off. They are only for timing purposes. When you want to turn the oven off automatically, use the Delay Timed Cooking Features. important Pressing the CANCEL · SECURE key does NOT turn off the timers. 1 2 • Your range is equipped with 2 built-in timers • You can use both of them at the same time. • You can time from 1 minute up to 99 hours and 59 minutes. To use the timers on your range: • Press the TIMER 1 or TIMER 2 key. • Enter the hours and minutes to be timed on the keypad and press START. To enter 11 hours, 30 minutes, press 1-1-3-0. To time 25 minutes, press 2-5. When you press START, the time will appear on the display and begin to count down. When the timer is done counting down, 0:00 will appear on the display. The timer number will flash on the display and the alarm (a beeping sound) will sound. The alarms for Timer 1 and Timer 2 have different patterns. Timer Alarm Pattern 1 1 second on, 1 second off, repeat 2 1 second on, 1 second off, 2 seconds on, 1 second off, repeat Press the TIMER 1 (or TIMER 2) key to stop the alarm. While a timer is running you can: • Press CLOCK to view the current time. • Press TIMER 1 to view the time left on (or set) TIMER 1. • Press TIMER 2 to view the time left on (or set) TIMER 2. To change the amount of time on a timer: 1. Press the TIMER 1 or TIMER 2 key. 2. Enter the new time on the number keypad and press START. To stop a timer before time runs out: • Press the TIMER 1 or TIMER 2 key twice. The timer will stop and the display will clear. • Press the CLOCK key to return to the main display. Delay Timed Cooking Features If you want to set the oven to automatically turn itself on or off at a later time, you can use the delay timed features. warning Food safety is an important consideration when using the delay timed features. To avoid potential sickness and the spoiling of food, take the following steps: • Avoid using foods that will spoil while waiting for the oven to start cooking. Typical foods to avoid include those containing eggs and dairy products, cream soups and cooked or uncooked meats, poultry and fish. • Do not allow foods to remain in the oven after it turns completely off (after hold mode). When the temperature drops below 140°F, bacteria can develop. • If cooking will not begin immediately, place only very cold or frozen food into the oven. Most unfrozen foods should never stand in the oven for more than two hours before cooking begins. Things to Know About Delay Timed Cooking • The delay timed options work for all of the various cook modes, except broil and convection broil. • You may use the timers while using the delay timed features. The timers do not have an effect on any of the delay timed cooking options. • The delay timed cycle can be canceled at any time by pushing CANCEL · SECURE. The three delay timed cooking keys are: • START TIME: The time the oven starts cooking. • DURATION: The amount of time the oven cooks before it goes into hold mode (see facing page for description). • STOP TIME: The clock time the oven turns off and goes into hold mode. When you set 2 of the 3 above, the oven automatically calculates the third. Ways to Use Delayed Timed Cooking • Set the time the oven turns on (START TIME) and set it to turn off at a later time using either the DURATION key or the STOP TIME key. • Set the START TIME only, then turn the oven off manually when you are done cooking. • Turn the oven on manually and set it to turn off at a later time using either the DURATION key or the STOP TIME key. 15