Open the doors. The model number will be on a plate around the door area. With the make and model, google for the User Manual, where they will be explained.
Going clockwise, from the top starting with Off, followed by Light On Only, (Conventional) Top + Bottom Heating Elements only, True Fan Cooking, Fan Assisted Grilling, and finally Fan Assisted (Convectional) Cooking.
https://preview.redd.it/iq6abryamajg1.png?width=1024&format=png&auto=webp&s=8668b354ed7d27f2f5c0f6261a98fb4231488ca2
Similar enough to give you an idea.
○ (empty circle) → Off
Light bulb → Oven light only (no heat)
Square with two horizontal lines (top & bottom) → Conventional bake (top + bottom heating elements)
Single bottom line → Bottom heat only (good for pizzas/pastry bases)
Fan inside a circle → Fan oven / convection (even heat with fan)
Fan + bottom heat (fan with a line underneath) → Fan with bottom heat / pizza mode
Grill symbol (zigzag or top element shape) → Grill / broil
Asking this kind of question to ChatGPT, or pointing your phone at it and asking, is surprisingly effective. It’s bad at lots of things, but generally good at interpreting these kinds of ancient runes
Agreed. We recently purchased a property that had a rather janky built in oven with not at all obvious controls. A quick Gemini upload of the photo gave all the answers. (We quickly discovered that it didn't work so I replaced it.)
[Here they all are](https://cdn-ilcmdel.nitrocdn.com/VkAUxQlFVYjwxjnCexpXVGVrrQPHPtFX/assets/images/optimized/rev-c99232a/theappliance.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-08-at-16.59.35-1024x827.png)
Who says it has to be *their* child?
https://preview.redd.it/uc0v6gxzyajg1.jpeg?width=225&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a5822548b467fa9dbcea17ae0376ed371c4371ea
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