An icon appears on my Samsung oven display

​​Icons are a quick and easy way to get information about what's going on in your oven, but they're not that useful if you don't know what they mean. If you see an icon and want to know what your oven is trying to say, you can refer to our list below.

An icon appears on my Samsung oven display

Important
Icons vary between models. For information about oven error codes, please see our error code guide.
Fan icon
Delay Start icon
Keep Warm icon
Key icon
Phone and Wi-Fi icon
Plug with leaf and recycle battery icons
Padlock icon
Mute icons
Light bulb icon
Wavy lines
Stars icon
Clouds and stars icons
Clouds icon
Temperature probe icon
Hourglass and Alarm clock icons
Lines and arrows
Wi-Fi icon

Convection

Fan icon
For cooking modes, this indicates that convection will be used. For oven status, it indicates that convection is in use.

Delay Start

Delay Start icon
The oven has been programmed to start cooking at a later time. Do not confuse this with the Timer icon.

Keep Warm

Keep Warm icon
Keep Warm has been enabled, which keeps cooked food warm for up to 3 hours.

Locked Door

Key icon
The oven door is locked.

Easy Connect

Phone and Wi-Fi icon
The oven is either connected to a phone or ready to be connected to one. Do not confuse this with the Wi-Fi icon.

Energy Saving

Plug with leaf and recycle battery icons
The energy saving function is enabled.

Child Lock

Padlock icon
Child lock is turned on. This will cause your panel to not respond until it is turned back off again.

Microwave Mute

Mute icons
On microwave combination ovens, this indicates the microwave is muted.

Oven Light

Light bulb icon
The internal light in the oven is turned on.

Preheating

Wavy lines
The oven is preheating.

Self Clean

Stars icon
The oven is performing a Self Clean cycle.

Steam Clean

Clouds and stars icons
The oven is steam cleaning.

Steam

Clouds icon
A steam function is enabled. If this is accompanied by star icons, it indicates steam cleaning.

Temperature probe

Temperature probe icon
The temperature probe is in use.

Kitchen Timer

Hourglass and Alarm clock icons
The time display has various modes depending on the function in use. This icon indicates that the kitchen timer function is in use and the time display is the time remaining on the timer.

Cooking Time

Lines and arrows
The time display has various modes depending on the function in use. This icon indicates that Timed Cook is in use and the time display indicates the time remaining until the oven shuts off.

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi icon
The oven is connected to Wi-Fi. This icon will be lit even when a mobile device is not connected, as long as the oven is connected to the network.
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