Precautions And Tips; General Safety; Disposal; Respecting And Conserving The Environment - Hotpoint MHR 940.1 /HA Mode D'emploi

Precautions and tips

! This appliance has been designed and
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manufactured in compliance with international safety
standards.
The following warnings are provided for safety
reasons and must be read carefully.

General safety

• The appliance was designed for domestic use
inside the home and is not intended for
commercial or industrial use.
• The appliance must not be installed outdoors,
even in covered areas. It is extremely dangerous
to leave the appliance exposed to rain and
storms.
• Do not touch the appliance with bare feet or with
wet or damp hands and feet.
• The appliance must be used by adults only for
the preparation of food, in accordance with the
instructions outlined in this booklet. Any other
use of the appliance (e.g. for heating the room)
constitutes improper use and is dangerous.
The manufacturer may not be held liable for
any damage resulting from improper, incorrect
and unreasonable use of the appliance.
• Do not touch the heating elements or certain
parts of the oven door when the appliance is in
use; these parts become extremely hot. Keep
children well away from the appliance.
• Make sure that the power supply cables of other
electrical appliances do not come into contact
with the hot parts of the oven.
• The openings used for the ventilation and
dispersion of heat must never be covered.
• Always use oven gloves when placing cookware
in the oven or when removing it.
• Do not use flammable liquids (alcohol, petrol,
etc...) near the appliance while it is in use.
• Always make sure the knobs are in the • position
when the appliance is not in use.
• When unplugging the appliance, always pull the
plug from the mains socket; do not pull on the
cable.
• Never perform any cleaning or maintenance work
without having disconnected the appliance from
the electricity mains.
• If the appliance breaks down, under no
circumstances should you attempt to perform the
repairs yourself. Repairs carried out by
inexperienced persons may cause injury or further
malfunctioning of the appliance. Contact
Assistance.
• Do not rest heavy objects on the open oven door.
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• The appliance should not be operated by people
(including children) with reduced physical, sensory
or mental capacities, by inexperienced individuals
or by anyone who is not familiar with the product.
These individuals should, at the very least, be
supervised by someone who assumes responsibility
for their safety or receive preliminary instructions
relating to the operation of the appliance.
• Do not let children play with the appliance.
• The appliance is not intended to be operated
by means of an external timer or separate
remote-control system.

Disposal

• When disposing of packaging material: observe
local legislation so that the packaging may be
reused.
• The European Directive 2002/96/EC relating to Waste
Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) states
that household appliances should not be disposed of
using the normal solid urban waste cycle. Exhausted
appliances should be collected separately in order to
optimise the cost of re-using and recycling the
materials inside the machine, while preventing
potential damage to the atmosphere and to public
health. The crossed-out dustbin is marked on all
products to remind the owner of their obligations
regarding separated waste collection.
For further information relating to the correct disposal
of exhausted household appliances, owners may
contact the public service provided or their local
dealer.
Respecting and conserving the
environment
• You can help to reduce the peak load of the
electricity supply network companies by using the
oven in the hours between late afternoon and the
early hours of the morning. The cooking mode
programming options, the "delayed cooking"
mode (see Cooking modes) and "delayed
automatic cleaning" mode (see Care and
Maintenance) in particular, enable the user to
organise their time efficiently.
• Always keep the oven door closed when using the
BARBECUE and GRATIN modes: this will achieve
improved results while saving energy
(approximately 10%).
• Check the door seals regularly and wipe them
clean to ensure they are free of debris so that
they adhere properly to the door, thus avoiding
heat dispersion.