I purchased a pair of older gaggenau wall ovens but I don't have the
user manual.

this is the model with the two knobs on the right (one for temperature,
one for mode setting) and about 5 buttons over on the right.

Can anyone tell me the basics of how this thing is supposed to work?
like what the various buttons on the right do?

they are labelled:
Timer
- a stock pot with stripey bits on top
- a stock pot with "STOP" on top
- a Hand symbol
and one knob that turns (this appears to set the time.)

can anyone shed any light

Oh and in the middle there are two lights: one is a wave symbol (which
I presume is Heat) and the other is an inverted arrow head (which I
think might be the preheating indicator)

thanks

Peter

Thanks.
They don't have the actual manual for this older unit with analog
controls but I left a message requesting one and we'll see what they
come up with.
In the meanwhile it appears that their basic models and functions
haven't changed much over the past decade or so and so I have
downloaded the manual of the current model that appears the closest
match. The cooking instructions are pertinent but the controls (being
digital) are different.

But by trial and error I am getting there. slowly. (who would have
guessed for instance that to set the time you hold down all three LH
buttons simultaneously?)

So, the only real mysteries remaining a
- how does the self cleaning function work on this unit (apparently
that "hand" symbol switch is actually a "flame" and has to do with self
cleaning.)
- what the "R" setting stands for at the high end of the temperature
dial.
- what the "sun" symbol stands for at the low end of the temperature
dial (probably means "light on, no heat at all")

Abe wrote:
I purchased a pair of older gaggenau wall ovens but I don't have the
user manual.
http://www.gaggenau.com/AE_en/Home.do