AHI971IX - Basket AIRLUX - Free user manual and instructions

Product type	Decorative chimney hood
Brand	Airlux
Model	AHI971IX
Operating modes	Extracting (external evacuation), recirculating (recycling), external motor
Number of speeds	3 speeds + intensive speed (6 min)
Lighting type	Halogen or LED (depending on version)
Filter type	Washable metal grease filter; activated carbon filter (regenerable or not)
Grease filter maintenance	Wash every 2 months by hand or in dishwasher (low temperature cycle)
Charcoal filter maintenance	Non-regenerable: replace every 4 months; regenerable: wash every 2 months, replace every 3 years
Safety	Automatic shut-off via timer (15 min), Clean Air function, filter saturation indicator
Minimum installation distance	65 cm above an electric, gas or induction hob
Insulation class	II (double insulation) or I depending on model (check rating plate)
Controls	Touch or mechanical depending on version
Timer function	Delayed shut-off of 15 minutes
Clean Air function	Automatic operation 10 min per hour at speed 1
Filter saturation reset	Press key A (if touch) or B (if mechanical) for 5 or 3 seconds
Installation type	Telescopic chimney, ceiling mounting
Air outlet diameter	150 mm (recommended for optimal performance)
Suction power	Not specified, depends on mode and speed

Frequently Asked Questions - AHI971IX AIRLUX

What are the different operating modes of the AHI971IX hood?

The hood can operate in extracting mode (air exhausted outside), recirculating mode (air recycled in the room via carbon filter) or with an external motor (Fig.1A, 1B, 1C).

How to install the hood correctly?

Installation must be carried out by a professional. Maintain a safety distance of at least 65 cm between the hood and the hob. Use the drilling template provided to fix the telescopic structure to the ceiling. Ensure that the exhaust duct (not supplied) has the same diameter as the connection flange.

How to clean the grease filters?

The grease filters should be washed every 2 months. You can wash them by hand with a mild non-abrasive detergent or in a dishwasher on a low temperature and short cycle. After several washes, discoloration is normal and does not require replacement.

When and how to replace the activated carbon filters?

The non-regenerable activated carbon filters must be replaced every 4 months. The regenerable filters can be washed by hand or in a dishwasher (max 65°C), dried in an oven at 100°C for 15 min, and must be replaced every 3 years or if the mat is damaged.

How to reset the filter saturation indicator?

After cleaning or replacing filters, press the A key (light) for about 5 seconds (touch controls) or the B key (OFF) for 3 seconds (mechanical controls) until the indicator stops flashing. An 'E' may appear to confirm the reset.

What to do in case of malfunction or if the hood does not turn on?

First check the power supply and that the plug is accessible. If the cable is damaged, have it replaced by the manufacturer or an authorized technician. For any other problem, contact after-sales service. Never attempt to disassemble the appliance yourself.

Can I use the hood in recirculation mode with a carbon filter?

Yes, the hood is compatible with recirculating mode. You must install an activated carbon filter kit (sold separately) in the suction group. The exhaust hose must be connected to the connection flange, but the air is returned to the room.

How to replace the hood lamps?

Depending on the version: for halogen lamps (Fig.18 or 19), use a small flat-head screwdriver to unclip the bulb without scratching the hood. For LED lamps (Fig.20), replacement must be carried out by a specialized technician. Never touch the lamps with bare hands.

What are the risks if maintenance is not carried out regularly?

Neglected maintenance (dirty filters, accumulated grease) increases the risk of fire. It can also reduce suction performance and increase noise level. Strictly adhere to the cleaning and replacement intervals of the filters.

How to use the timer and clean air functions?

For the timer: press the dedicated key (F on some models) so that the hood stops automatically after 15 minutes. For the Clean Air function: press and hold the timer key for 2 seconds; the hood will run for 10 minutes per hour at speed 1. These functions are indicated by flashing lights.

USER MANUAL AHI971IX AIRLUX

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    A["Process 0"] --> A1["A"]
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GENERALITÀ

Carefully read the following important information regarding installation safety and maintenance. Keep this information booklet accessible for further consultations. The appliance has been designed for use in the ducting version (air exhaust to the outside - Fig.1B), filtering version (air circulation on the inside - Fig.1A) or with external motor (Fig.1C).

SAFETY PRECAUTION

1. Take care when the cooker hood is operating simultaneously with an open fireplace or burner that depend on the air in the environment and are supplied by other than electrical energy, as the cooker hood removes the air from the environment which a burner or fireplace need for combustion. The negative pressure in the environment must not exceed 4Pa (4x10-5 bar). Provide adequate ventilation in the environment for a safe operation of the cooker hood. Follow the local laws applicable for external air evacuation.

Before connecting the model to the electricity network:

- Control the data plate (positioned inside the appliance) to ascertain that the voltage and power correspond to the network and the socket is suitable. If in doubt ask a qualified electrician. - If the power supply cable is damaged, it must be replaced with another cable or a special assembly, which may be obtained direct from the manufacturer or from the Technical Assistance Centre.

2. Warning!

In certain circumstances electrical appliances may be a danger hazard.

A) Do not check the status of the filters while the cooker

hood is operating.

B) Do not touch bulbs or adjacent areas, during or straight after prolonged use of the lighting installation.

C) Flambè cooking is prohibited underneath the cooker hood.

D) Avoid free flame, as it is damaging for the filters and a fire hazard.

E) Constantly check food frying to avoid that the overheated oil may become a fire hazard.

F) Disconnect the electrical plug prior to any maintenance.

G) This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved. Children shall not play with the appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children without supervision.

H) Young children should be supervised to ensure they do not play with the appliance.

I) There shall be adequate ventilation of the room when the rangehood is used at the same time as appliances burning gas or other fuels.

L) There is a risk of fire if cleaning is not carried out in accordance with the instructions.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

- Assembly and electrical connections must be carried out by specialised personnel.

- Wear protective gloves before proceeding with the installation.

•ElectricConnection:

Note! Verify the data label placed inside the appliance:
- If the symbol☐ appears on the plate, it means that no earth connection must be made on the appliance, therefore follow the instructions concerning insulation class II.
- If the symbol ☐ DOES NOT appear on the plate, follow the instructions concerning insulation class I.

Insulation class II

• The appliance has been manufactured as a class II, therefore no earth cable is necessary. The plug must be easily accessible after the installation of the appliance. If the appliance is equipped with power cord without plug, a suitably dimensioned omnipolar switch with 3 mm minimum opening between contacts must be fitted between the appliance and the electricity supply in compliance with the load and current regulations.
• The connection to the mains is carried out as follows:
  BROWN = L line
  BLUE = N neutral.

Insulation class I

This is a class I, appliance and must therefore be connected to an efficient earthing system.

- The appliance must be connected to the electricity supply as follows:

BROWN = L line

BLUE = N neutral

YELLOW/GREEN = Earth.

The neutral wire must be connected to the terminal with the N symbol while the YELLOW/GREEN, wire must be connected to the terminal by the earth symbol ⏻.

When connecting the appliance to the electricity supply, make sure that the mains socket has an earth connection. After fitting the ducted cooker hood, make sure that the electrical plug is in a position where it can be accessed easily. If the appliance is connected directly to the electricity supply, an omnipolar switch with a minimum contact opening of 3 mm must be placed in between the two; its size must be suitable for the load required and it must comply with current legislation.

- If the hob is electric, gas, or induction, the minimum distance between the same and the lower part of the hood must be at least 65 cm. If a connection tube composed of two parts is used, the upper part must be placed outside the lower part. Do not connect the cooker hood exhaust to the same conductor used to circulate hot air or for evacuating fumes from other appliances generated by other than an electrical source. Before proceeding with the assembly operations, remove the anti-grease filter(s) (Fig.15) so that the unit is easier to handle.

- In the case of assembly of the appliance in the suction version prepare the hole for evacuation of the air.

- We recommend the use of an air exhaust tube which has the same diameter as the air exhaust outlet hole. If a pipe with a smaller diameter is used, the efficiency of the product may be reduced and its operation may

become noisier.

• Hoodassembly:

• Remove the structure from the packaging and remove the 2 screws A to separate the upper part from the lower part (Fig.2).
• Position hole template on the ceiling paying attention that the arrow is positioned on the same side as the appliance controls (Fig.3). Make 4, ∅8 holes in the ceiling and drive in 3 screws without completely tightening them. Pay attention not to insert the screw into the hole marked with an X on the hole template (the screws and expansion plugs must be suitable for the type of wall).
• Take the upper part of the structure B (Fig.4) and insert the 3 slots onto the 3 screws that are not completely tightened. Rotate slightly to fit (Fig.4). Drive in the fourth screw X and tighten the remaining 3 to allow definitive blocking of the upper part of structure B.
  -Take the lower part of the telescopic structure C and insert it into the upper structure B (Fig.5). Adjust the height by referring to the amounts indicated in (Fig.15) and block it using the 8 screws G that are supplied (Fig.6).
• Suction version: fix the air evacuation pipe H (not supplied) onto the connection flange F (Fig.8). Fix the flexible pipe to the prepared air evacuation hole (Fig.12).
• Filteringversion: we have two different types of Kit, one with extractable carbon filters (Fig.16) and the other one with re-usable carbon filters (washable) (Fig.17).
• Fix the air evacuation pipe H (not supplied) onto the connection flange F (Fig.8).
• If your product is fitted with a connector flange, perform the assembly steps indicated in fig. 7 before fixing the cooker hood to the structure. Take connector flange F and fit it to the upper part of the cooker hood suction assembly using the 2 screws E (Fig.7).
• Take the upper chimney piece and fix it to the structure using the screws A (Fig.9). Join the lower chimney piece with the upper one and fix it carefully using adhesive tape L (Fig.10A).
• Unscrew the 2 screws O, max 3 mm (Fig.10A). Insert the suction unit inside the structure paying attention that the previously unscrewed screws O, hook into the slots in the lower part as indicated in (Fig.10B). Drive in the 3 screws N (supplied) and tighten the 2 screws O (Fig.10B).
• Remove adhesive tape L and rest the lower chimney piece above the cooker hood (Fig.11X).
• Lower the upper chimney by performing the reverse operation shown in figure 9.
• If the cooker hood is supplied with a lower chimney piece that must be fixed to the hood body with screws, remove the anti-grease filters from the hood by acting on the relevant handles (Fig.15).
• If necessary, fix the lower duct to the hood from the inside, using the screws P (Fig.11Y). Re-locate the filters in their seat.
• Fix the flexible pipe to the deflector M and fix screw I as indicated in Fig.13, the active carbon filters must be applied to the suction unit positioned inside the hood (Fig.16).

USE AND MAINTENANCE

- We recommend that the cooker hood is switched on before any food is cooked. We also recommend that the appliance is left running for 15 minutes after the food is cooked, in order to thoroughly eliminate all contaminated air. The effective performance of the cooker hood depends on constant maintenance; the anti-grease filter and the active carbon filter both require special attention.

- The anti-grease filter is responsible retaining the grease particles suspended in the air, therefore it is subject to clogging with variable frequency according to the use of the appliance.

- To prevent the danger of possible fires, at least every 2 months one must wash the anti-grease filters by hand using non-abrasive neutral liquid detergents or in the dishwasher at low temperatures and on short cycles.

- After a few washes, colour alterations may occur. This does not give the right to claim their replacement.

- The active carbon filters are used to purify the air that is sent back into the room and its function is to mitigate the unpleasant odours produced by cooking.

- The non-regenerable active carbon filters must be replaced at least every 4 months. The saturation of the active charcoal depends on the more or less prolonged use of the appliance, on the type of kitchen and on the frequency with which anti-grease filter is cleaned.

- Regenerable active charcoal filters must be washed by hand, with non abrasive neutral detergents, or in the dishwasher at a maximum temperature of 65^ C (the washing cycle must be complete without dishware). Remove excess water without damaging the filter, remove the plastic parts, and let the mat dry in the oven for at least 15 minutes approximately at a maximum temperature of 100^ C. To keep the regenerable charcoal filter functioning efficient this operation must be repeated every 2 months. These must be replaced at least every 3 years or when the mat is damaged.

- Before remounting the anti-grease filters and the regenerable active charcoal filters it is important that they are completely dry.

- Clean the hood frequently, both internally and externally, using a cloth dampened with denatured alcohol or neutral liquid detergents that are non abrasive.

- The lighting .system is designed for use during cooking and not for the prolonged general lighting of the room. The prolonged use of the lighting system significantly decreases the average duration of the bulbs.

- If the appliance is equipped with courtesy lights it is possible to use them for general room lighting for a prolonged amount of time.

- Attention: the non compliance with the hood cleaning warnings and with the replacement and cleaning of the filters entails risk of fires. One therefore recommends keeping to the suggested instructions.

- Replacing halogen light bulbs (Fig.18):

In order to replace the dichroic lamps, carefully remove the lamp from the lamp holder with the help of a small flat screwdriver or a similar tool.

PLEASE NOTE! In doing this operation, please take care not to scratch the hood.

Replace the bulbs with new ones of the same type.

- Replacing halogen light bulbs (Fig.19):

To replace the halogen light bulbs B, remove the

glass pane

C using a lever action on the relevant cracks.

Replace the bulbs with new ones of the same type.

Caution: do not touch the light bulb with bare hands.

- Replacing LED lamps (Fig.20):

If the appliance version is with LED lamps, the intervention of a specialised technician is necessary to replace them.

- Bright Control (Fig.21) the key symbols are explained below:

$$ \mathbf {A} = \text { LIGHT } $$

$$ \mathbf {B} = \text { O F F } $$

$$ \mathbf {C} = \text { SPEED } \mathbf {I} $$

$$ \mathbf {D} = \text { SPEED II } $$

$$ \mathbf {E} = \text { SPEED III } $$

$$ \mathbf {F} = \text { AUTOMATIC STOP TIMER } - 1 5 \text { minutes } (*) $$

If your appliance has the INTENSIVE speed function, from speed THREE, press key E for 2 seconds and it will be activated for 6 minutes after which it will return to the previously set speed. When the function is active the LED flashes.

To interrupt it before the 6 minutes have elapsed, press key E again. Some models allow activating this function even with speed one and two.

By pressing key F for two seconds (with the hood switched off) the "clean air" function is activated. This function switches the appliance on for ten minutes every hour at the first speed. As soon as this function is activated the motor starts up at the first speed for ten minutes. During this time key F and key C must flash at the same time. After ten minutes the motor switches off and the LED of key F remains switched on with a fixed light until the motor starts up again at the first speed after fifty minutes and keys F and C start to flash again for ten minutes and so on. By pressing any key for the exclusion of the hood light the hood will return immediately to its normal functioning (e.g. if key D is pressed the "clean air" function is deactivated and the motor moves to the 2nd speed straight away. By pressing key B the function is deactivated).

(*) The "AUTOMATIC STOP TIMER" delays stopping of the hood, which will continue functioning for 15 minutes at the operating speed set at the time this function is activated.

- Anti-grease/active charcoal filters saturation:

-When the A key flashes with a 2 second frequency the anti-grease filters must be washed.

-When the A key flashes with a 0.5 second frequency the active carbon filters must be replaced or washed depending on the type of filter.

Once the clean filter has been put back one must reset the electronic memory by pressing the A key for approximately 5 seconds until it stops flashing.

- Mechanical control (Fig.22) the key symbols are explained below:

$$ \mathbf {A} = \text { LIGHT } $$

$$ \mathbf {B} = \text { O F F } $$

$$ \mathbf {C} = \text { SPEEDI } $$

$$ \mathbf {D} = \text { S P E E D } \quad \text { I I } $$

$$ \mathbf {E} = \text { SPEED III } $$

$$ \mathbf {G} = \text { MOTOR WORKING indicator } $$

•Control(Fig.23):

NOTE: with this command it is also possible to control the appliance using a remote control, to be requested as an accessory.

A Button = Switches the hood on/off. The equipment switches on at the 1st speed.

B Button = Decreases motor speed.

C Display = Shows the selected motor speed and timer activation/intense speed/filter warning.

D Button = Increases motor speed.

Pressing the 4th speed button engages the intense function for 6 minutes, then the equipment goes back to working at the speed at which it was activated. During this function, the number 4 flashes on the display.

- If you wish to deactivate the function before the 6 minutes, press the B button.

Attention! Some models only work up to the 3rd speed and, therefore, do not have the intense function.

E Button = Pressing this button activates the Timer function even with any of the 1-2-3 speeds engaged (except the Intense function speed). When the Timer function is active, the set speed must flash on the display when the timer is activated.

After 15 minutes, at the end of the countdown, the hood switches off (motor and lights remain on).

If the intense speed is engaged, the Timer cannot be activated.

- If you wish to deactivate the function before the 15 minutes, press the E button.

F Button = Switches the lights on/off.

- Anti-grease/active charcoal filters saturation:

-After 30 h of operation, when the C display flashes, alternating the working speed with the letter F (i.e. 2 and F), this means that you need to wash the anti grease filters.

-After 120 h of operation, when the C display flashes, alternating the working speed with the letters C/F (i.e. 2 and C/F), this means that you need to wash or replace the charcoal filters.

- Once you have repositioned the clean filter, you need to reset the electronic memory with the hood on, pressing the B button for about 3 seconds.

After that time, the letter E appears on the display (reset confirmed) and the hood switches off.

THE MANUFACTURER DECLINES ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR EVENTUAL DAMAGES CAUSED BY BREACHING THE ABOVE WARNINGS.

GENERALIDADES

Tecla F = Acende/desliga as luzes.