TurboChef Technologies, Inc. Owner’s Manual

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COOKING

Step 3: Warming Up

 

 

During this step, the oven warms to the selected or 

 

 

pre-set temperature.

 

Step 2: Select Cook Temperature

 

 

The oven stores two different cook temperature settings 

 

 

(see page 14 for more information). Only items 

 

 

associated with the selected temperature setting can be 

 

 

cooked without re-specifying the temperature setting.

 

 

To select a temperature, press the adjacent soft key.

NOTE: If both temperature settings are the same, this screen will be bypassed and access to all food items 

will be allowed.

Step 1: Turn the Oven On

 

 

When the oven is off (Figure 5), the oven temperature 

 

 

has receded below 150°F (66°C), but the display and 

 

 

keypad remain on. 

 

 

Press the On/Off key to turn the oven on.

Cooking

The oven is preprogrammed with recipe settings at the time of manufacture and is ready to operate out of 

the box. If these settings are erased, new menu settings must be either loaded via smart card (page 13) or 

programmed manually (pages 14-15). 

The oven will not cook unless settings are present.

Note that the steps below are not always sequential. Typically, multiple items are cooked before cooling 

the oven (Step 10).

TURBOCHEF NGO

 

OVEN OFF

READY  TO CLEAN

Figure 5: Oven Off

Figure 6: Select Cook Temperature

Figure 7: Warming Up

TEMP 2: 350F

TEMP 1: 500F

SELEC T  COOK  TEMPERATURE

WARMING UP

 

OVEN  CC = 433F

OVEN SP = 500F

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COOKING

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Step 4: Soaking

Once the oven temperature reaches the set point, the oven will continue to warm for eight minutes to 

ensure the cook cavity surfaces absorb enough heat so as to not affect cooking results. This process is 

called “soaking.”

NOTE: While the oven is soaking, the operator will be able to navigate through the menu, but will not be 

allowed to cook until the timer reaches 0:00.

Step 7: Cooking

 NOTE: To immediately terminate a cook cycle, press    

 

the Back/Stop key.

 

NOTE: If the oven door is opened during a cook cycle, 

 

the cycle will pause until the door is closed and ENTER

 

is pressed to resume.

Step 5: Select an Item to Cook

 

 WARNING: Inside of oven and oven door are hot!

When the oven is done warming up,

1.   Place the food into the oven.

2.   Select a food group by pressing its adjacent soft key, or press the Up or Down key for additional food groups.

3.   Select an item to cook by pressing its adjacent soft key, or press the Up or Down key for additional items.

Figure 9: Cooking

Step 6: Adjusting the Time

The Adjust Time option is turned off by default. If you want the ability to modify the cook time before 

each cook cycle, this feature can be turned on from the Set Options screen (see page 12).

 

1.   If the Adjust Time screen appears, change the 

 

 

cook time (if required) using the number keys.

 

2.   Press the bottom-right soft key to confirm and 

 

 

start cooking.

 

Figure 8: Adjust Time

ADJUST  TIME

START COOK

01:28

WARMING

A

LUNCH

1:04

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Step 8: Check/Remove Food from Oven

 

 

WARNING: Dish and inside of oven/oven door 

  

are hot!

 

Open the oven door and check/remove food.

Step 9: Additional Cooking Options

 

The Additional Cooking Options screen (Figure 11) is    

 

turned off by default. If you want the ability to cook a    

 

product beyond the original cook time, you can enable 

 

this feature from the Set Options screen (see page 12).

  

If the Additional Cooking Options screen appears and the food product requires more cooking:

  -   Select “cook more” if the inside of the food item is undercooked.

  -  Select “brown more” if the outside of the food item requires more browning or crisping.

  -  Select “cook and brown more” if both the inside and outside of the food item are not done.

  -  Select “save adjusted time” to save any change to the cook time made during Step 6. Note that this    

 

option is not available if “Adjust Time” is disabled (page 12).

  -  Select “exit” to return to the food group selection screen.

Step 10: Cooling Down

When finished cooking for the day, press the On/Off key to turn the oven off and begin cooling down. 

During this step, the oven blows cool air into the cook cavity to return it to approximately 150°F (66°C), 

at which point the oven is safe to clean.

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COOKING

Figure 10: Cooking Done

Figure 11: Additional Cooking Options

PLEASE CHECK FOOD

WARMING DONE

COOK MORE

ADDITIONAL COOKING OPTIONS

BROWN MORE

COOK AND BROWN MORE

SAVE ADJUSTED TIME

EXIT

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INFO

 MODE

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Overview of the Info Mode 

To access the Info Mode, press the Info key when 

the oven is either off or cooling down. To toggle 

between screens 1 and 2, press the Up or Down 

key.

The Info Mode serves four main purposes:

1.  To display oven information.

2.  To provide access to Test Mode and additional

 

diagnostic tools for service technicians.

3.  To turn oven options and features on/off.

4.  To update oven settings.

From screen 1 of the Info Mode (Figure 12):

  -  View the last temperature set point selected to  

 

cook (helps in diagnosing potential issues)

  -  View the oven serial number

  -  View the menu part number and revision

  -  View the software version

  -  Scroll through counters (cook counter, total 

 

cook time, magnetron time, and total oven on 

 time)

  -  View the operating voltage (North America    

 

models only)

  -  Access the fault log

  -  Access service phone numbers

From screen 2 of the Info Mode (Figure 13):

  -  Access Test Mode (for service use only)

  -  Access the Set Options screen (page 12)

  -  Set the language (not available on all models)

  -  Set the date/time

  -  Access the Load Menu screen

  -  Increase/decrease the tone volume (sound)

Viewing Cook Counter/Time Logs

From Screen 1 of the Info Mode (Figure 12), press 

the R1 soft key (Counts Scroll):

  -  Once to display the cook counter.

  -  Twice to display total cook time.

  -  Three times to display total magnetron time.

  -  Four times to display total “oven on” time.

Viewing the Fault Log

From Screen 1 of the Info Mode (Figure 12), press 

the R3 soft key to view the fault log. To view time 

stamps of each fault occurrence, press the soft key 

adjacent to the fault code.

Viewing the Service Numbers

From Screen 1 of the Info Mode (Figure 12), press 

the R4 soft key to view technical support numbers.

Setting the Language

NOTE: Not available on some oven models.

From screen 2 of the Info Mode (Figure 13), press 

the L3 soft key to scroll through available languages. 

Each time L3 is pressed, a different language is 

selected in the following order: English (default), 

Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, 

Russian, Greek, Polish.

Resetting the Oven

Resetting the oven is one way to clear an error  

message, should one occur. To reset the oven, hold 

the Info key for 5 seconds while the oven is cooling 

down or off. 

SP = 500F

SOFT WARE  VERSION

MENU  VERSION

SERIAL NUMBER

EC  TEMP 80F

COUNTS SCROLL

SERVICE NUMBERS

FAULT LOGS

VAC = 208

Info 1

Figure 12: Info Mode Screen 1

Figure 13: Info Mode Screen 2

R3

R4

L1

L2

L3

L4

TEST MODE

SET  DATE/TIME  01/01/00  13:23:05

SET LANGUAGE

SET OPTIONS

LOAD MENU

SOUND  -OFF-

Info 2

F2-BYPASS -OFF-

EC  TEMP 91F

R1

R2

R3

R4

L1

L2

L3

L4

R2

R1

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