Bosch HCB50651UC Manual

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These instructions apply to several appliance models. It 

is possible that individual features are described that do 

not apply to your appliance.
Note:  Turn the extractor hood on when you start cooking 

and switch it off again a few minutes after you have 

finished cooking. This is the most effective way to 

eliminate cooking vapor.
Control panel

Note:  Always adjust the fan strength to meet current 

conditions.  If there is a large build-up of steam or fumes, 

select a high fan setting.
Switching on

▯

Press "+" button.
The current ventilator settings are indicated by a bar 

on the display panel.

▯

Press "+" or "-" keys to change the ventilator settings.

Switching off
Press the "-" button repeatedly until the ventilator 

switches off.

The lighting can be switched on and off independently of 

the ventilation.

Press the "Light" button.
The lighting switches on.

Press the "Light" button again.
The brightness increases.

Press the "Light" button a third time.
The lighting switches off.

The saturation of the metal grease filter (after 30 hours of 

ventilation operation) or of the activated carbon filter 

(after 120 hours of ventilation operation) is indicated on 

the display panel:  

▯

Metal grease filter: “clean grease filter” appears on 

the display panel.

▯

Activated carbon filter: “replace charcoal filter” 

appears on the display panel.

If you have not yet done so, the metal mesh grease filters 

should be cleaned or the activated carbon filter changed 

now. 
For instructions on how to clean the metal grease filters, 

please refer to the Cleaning and maintenance section.
Resetting the saturation displays
Press and hold the "-" button for five seconds.
Switching over the display for circulating-air mode
For circulating-air mode, the electronic control display 

must be switched over accordingly:

▯

The extractor hood must be connected and switched 

off.

▯

Press the "+" and "-" keys simultaneously until "Able" 

lights up briefly on the display panel.

▯

Repeatedly press the button combination to switch the 

electronic control display back to exhaust air mode. 

"None" appears on the display panel.

The timer has no influence on the functions of the 

exhaust hood. The duration of the timer can be set to 

between 1 minute and 60 minutes. The default setting is 

10 minutes.

Press the “Timer” button.
10 flashes on the display panel.

Set the required duration with the "+" and "-" buttons.
After 5 seconds, the time that has been set is adopted.
An audible signal sounds once the time has elapsed 

and "End" appears on the display panel for 3 seconds.

Note:  To switch off the timer earlier, press any button.

The run-on time is ten minutes and cannot be changed.

Select ventilator setting.

Press "Timer" button for 3 seconds.

Once this time has elapsed, the ventilation and lighting 

switch off automatically. The display shows the message 

"End."
The ventilator run-on can be interrupted at any time by 

pressing one of the buttons.

Explanation
1

Turn the fan down

2

Turn the fan up

3

Display panel

4

Switch on lighting

5

Timer