The information can be found on the rating plate. To the User You must read the instructions prior to installing and using the appliance and then retain them for future reference. (C CE marking certifies that this appliance conforms to the following EEC directives:- ■ Low Voltage Equipment 72/23/EEC ■ Electromagnetic Compatibility 89/336/EEC Retention of this Instruction Book This Instruction Book must be kept handy for reference as it contains important details on the safe and proper use of the appliance. If you sell or pass the appliance to someone else, or move house and leave it behind, make sure this Book is also provided so the new owner can become familiar with the appliance and safety warnings. If the Book is lost or damaged a copy may be obtained from: Merloni Elettrodomestici UK Ltd., Morley Way , Peterborough, PE2 9JB 2 Installation Warning! The position of the hook points (S - Rectangular perforations) or the compulsory fastening points (8 - circular drill holes) may be inverted! Therefore check the back of the cooker hood in your possession to verify the position. Fastening of shelves (optional): Fasten the four side supports R to the adjacent cabinets and place the shelf on the supports S. Installation - only for model with recirculation version fume outlet slots formed directly on the chimney (with no plastic grills) G-— iili H Installation - Model with rounded border GBl INSTRUCTION ON MOUNTING AND USE Consult the designs in the front pages referenced in the text by alphabet letters. Closely follow the instructions set out in this manual. All responsibility, for any eventual inconveniences, damages or fires caused by not complying with the instructions in this manual, is declined. Installation The cooker hood must be placed at a minimum distance of 60 cm from the cooking plane for electric cookers and 70cm for gas or mixed cookers. The hood can be installed above these heights but for optimum performance it should be installed at the distance quoted for the appropriate heat source. Do not tile, grout or silicone this appliance to the wall. Surface mounting only. Do not fix chimney flue to furniture or fly over shelves unless the chimney flue can be easily removed, in case maintenance is ever required. The cooker hood is provided with an upper air exit B for discharging fumes externally for models including chimney flue C ( Suction Version A- exhaust pipe 13A not supplied). In the instance where it is not possible to discharge cooking fumes and vapours externally even if utilising the model with chimney flue C, the cooker hood may be used in the filter version F by mounting two active carbon filters E, the fumes and vapours are then recycled via the upper grill G (depending on the model the grill may be directly placed on the chimney flue or via the mounting of two small grills -16F). If in possession of a model with grill placed on chimney flue then two H extensions must be placed on the deflector 13F. The models provided with small dome D may only be used in the filter version F. The models without suction motor and the models with electric valve only function in the suction version and must be connected to a peripheral suction unit (not supplied). Electrical connection Model with electronic controls The electrical tension must correspond to the tension noted on the label placed inside the cooker hood. Connect the electrical plug, where provided, to the an easily accessible outlet in conformity with local standards in force. Where an electrical plug is not provided (for direct connection to electrical network) place a standards approved bipolar switch with an aperture distance of not less than 3mm (accessible) from the contacts. Operation The cooker hood is provided with a key or pushbutton control panel situated of the frontal part of the cooker hood, depending on the basis of the cooker hood type in possession. For proper operation consult the text below and the relative illustration: a. ON/OFF lighting b. OFF motors/Valve c. - d. - e. Minimum suction power/ON Valve (c.), medium (d.), maximum (e.). f. Operation warning light (where present). ip a b-c-d-e f a b-c d e <3LJ3> ;b-c-d-e Use the high suction speed in cases of concentrated kitchen vapours. It is recommended that the cooker hood suction is switched on for S minutes prior to cooking and to leave in operation during cooking and for another IS minutes approximately after terminating cooking. Only in the case of models with electric valve: In this case the hood is provided with a control panel placed on the front part of the hood with two keys, one for turning the lamp on and off and one for opening and closing the valve. Attention: opening and closing the valve is never immediate and takes place after a brief lapse of time. O » 1 2 3 » O OOOQOO / / / lF 3 4 \ 6 7 O# 8 1- Motor OFF button 2- ON button and motor speed selection button I - 2 - 3 - I - 2 - . 3- Speed I LED ...