Dacor DR30DH, Use And Care Manual

16

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

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 imPortant

Pressing the CANCEL

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SECURE key does NOT turn off 

the timers.

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Your range is equipped with 2 built-in timers

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You can use both of them at the same time.

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You can time from 1 minute up to 99 hours and 59 

minutes.

To use the timers on your range:

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Press the TIMER 1 or TIMER 2 key.

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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 min-

utes, 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

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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:

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Press CLOCK to view the current time.

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Press TIMER 1 to view the time left on (or set) 

TIMER 1.

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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:

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Press the TIMER 1 or TIMER 2 key twice.

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The timer will stop and the display will clear.

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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 fea-

tures.

 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:

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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.

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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.

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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

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The delay timed options work for all of the various 

cook modes, except broil and convection broil.

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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.

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The delay timed cycle can be canceled at any time by 

pushing CANCEL

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SECURE.

the three delay timed cooking keys are:

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START TIME: The time the oven starts cooking.

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DURATION: The amount of time the oven cooks 

before it goes into hold mode (see facing page for 

description).

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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

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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.

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Set the START TIME only, then turn the oven off 

manually when you are done cooking.

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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.

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