Know your Hob
A Radiant Ceramic zone 1500 W / 2500 W
BRadiant Ceramic zone 1200 W
CMixed Halogen zone 1800 W
D Mixed Halogen zone 2200 W
E Residual heat indicator lights
MHeating elements control knobs
How To Use Your Hob
Guide to using the hotplates:
The heating elements are circular in shape and turn red in colour
Mixed halogen zones.
The hob utilises heating elements which are made up of two halogen lamps and a circular heating element. This combination provides ideal heat distribution across the entire surface of the cooking area. Halogen lamps provide an instantaneous emission of a large quantity of light and heat, which means they are:
•a rapid source of heat similar to that provided by gas burners;
•an equally rapid elimination of the heat source. Halogen lamps are extremely easy to use and their operation is similar to that of other heating elements.
The control knobs
Each cooking area is equipped with a control knob "M" to regulate the temperature at any time from a minimum of 1 to a maximum of 12. The table 1 provides information on the settings indicated on the knobs and the corresponding, recommended uses.
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10 | For big boiled dishes | |||
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The control knob of plate “A” normally only activates the round part of the plate (1500W). To activate the full oval plate (2500 W), turn knob “A” to beyond position 12 onto
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: a click indicates that the whole oval
plate has been switched on. The same knob may now be used to set the required temperature up to 12.
Residual heat indicator light (E)
This light indicates that the temperature of one or more cooking areas is above 60°C, even thought the elements have been turned off. Some models come equipped with four such indicator lights, one for each of the four cooking areas.
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