Thermador ME301YP Instructions for Use - Page 17

Basic Operation Basic Operation Basic Operation Here you will find out everything you need to know about operating your appliance. Setting the heating mode and temperature 1. For double ovens, press UPPER OVEN or LOWER OVEN to select the desired oven cavity. Basic Operation en-us 2. Press the button for the desired heating mode. a The heating mode and the default temperature are dis- played. a The temperature flashes to show it can be edited. 3. If desired, enter a temperature using the numeric key- pad. 4. Press ENTER. a The oven begins to preheat. The preheat bar on the dis- play begins to fill up. Temperature range by heating mode Heating mode Bake Roast Broil (low, high) Warm Proof Convection bake Convection multi-rack/True convection Convection roast Pizza Convection broil (low, high) Lowest in °F (°C) 100 (38) 100 (38) 450 (230) 150 (65) 85 (30) 100 (38) 100 (38) 100 (38) 100 (38) 450 (230) Highest in °F (°C) 550 (285) 550 (285) 550 (285) 225 (105) 125 (52) 550 (285) 550 (285) 550 (285) 550 (285) 550 (285) Heating time limitation The maximum heating time is limited. If you forget to turn off the oven, it turns off automatically after a set period of time. The maximum time for Sabbath mode is 74 hours. For all other heating modes the maximum allowed time is 24 hours. Temperature °F 100 - 200 201 - 550 Temperature °C 30 - 120 121 - 300 Max. time allowed without activity 24 hours 12 hours Fast preheat With this function you can shorten the time the oven needs to reach the set temperature. Fast preheat is available for the following heating modes: ¡ bake ¡ true convection / convection multi-rack ¡ convection bake ¡ convection roast ¡ roast ¡ pizza Fast preheat is not available for the following heating modes: ¡ broil ¡ convection broil ¡ proof ¡ warm Setting fast preheat 1. Set the desired heating mode. Note: If fast preheat is not allowed for the selected heating mode an error tone sounds. 2. Enter the desired temperature using the numeric keypad. 3. Press FAST PREHEAT. 4. To turn off fast preheat press FAST PREHEAT again. Turning the panel lock on or off With the panel lock you can disable all buttons on the control panel. Requirement: The oven is in standby mode. 1. Press and hold PANEL LOCK for 3 seconds. 2. Press and hold PANEL LOCK again for 3 seconds to turn off the panel lock. a The display returns to standby mode. Timer functions Timer functions Timer functions Your appliance has various time setting functions. Kitchen timer The kitchen timer is a countdown timer that has no affect on oven heating. You can set a kitchen timer value up to 99:59 hours. Setting the kitchen timer 1. Press KITCHEN TIMER. a 0:00 blinks in the display. 2. Enter the desired timer value in H/MM format using the numeric keypad. 17