Kenmore 790.9659 Operating the Bridge Surface Element, To Operate the Bridge Surface Element

Setting Surface Controls

•Operating the Bridge Radiant Surface Element Control

Operating the Bridge Surface Element

The cooktop is equipped with a "BRIDGE" surface element located at the left cooktop position (See Fig. 1). indicator lights on the control panel are used to indicate what portions of the Bridge element will heat. The Bridge element begins with the left FRONT position only (Fig. 2) and when selected with the +BRIDGE element (Fig. 3) it will provide a combination of 2 heating surfaces. When set for ALL 3 element positions the left rear element is added for a total combination of 3 even heating surfaces (See Fig. 4).

The Bridge element is designed for rectangular or oval shaped cookware. The griddle that is supplied with this appliance should be used with the Bridge element ONLY. For round shaped cookware, the left front element may be used as a single element.

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To Operate the Bridge Surface Element:

1.	Place correctly sized		cookware on the radiant		surface	element.	m
2.	Touch and hold the O		pad for the Bridge		element	position until a beep
	is heard. The display will show" - - ". NOTE: Each time a pad is touched a
	beep will sound. If no further pads are touched within 10 seconds the
	request to power the element ON will clear.
3.	Select the FRONT (See Fig. 2), +BRIDGE			(See Fig. 3) or ALL 3 elements			-I Bridgl¢,
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	(See					twice or three times
		Fig. 4) to heat by pressing the k_		pau once,			ii!Viiill L,o
	(Figs.	4 & 5 shows indicator lights with ALL		3 elements selected).

4.Touch the Bridge element (/X_'_ pad once to turn ON the power level Hi or

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	(_pad	once for Lo (See Fig. 4). The Hot Surface					indicator light will
	turn ON when the element becomes hot.
5.	Each touch of the (_			or _	pad will decrease		or increase the power		Left
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	level by 1/2 from 9.0 through 3.0. Simmer power levels						between 3.0 and 1.0		Side
	will decrease		or increase by .2 increments.			Lo is the lowest power level			Hot	Surface
	available. Note: The power level may be adjusted at any time while the
	element	is ON.
6.	When cooking		has been completed		touch the O		pad once to turn the		Fig. 5
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	element	OFF.							NOTE: If all 3 Bridge elements are
	Each surface		element	provides a constant		amount of heat at each setting. A			selected, any previous power level
									setting for the LEFT REAR	element
	glowing	red surface heating area extending				beyond the bottom		edge of the	will be changed to the power level
	cookware indicates the cookware is too small for the surface							heating area.	setting for the Bridge.
	Note: The Hot Surface indicator light will remain ON if the cooktop is still hot and will remain ON until the heating
	surface	area has cooled sufficiently.			If no element size is chosen when the Bridge				element is turned ON, the control will
	default to the left front element only. See page 11, Fig. 1 for recommended surface cooking settings.
		Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled after they have been turned off. The glass surface
may	still be hot and burns may occur				if the glass surface		is touched before it has cooled sufficiently.
		Do not place aluminum foil or plastic items such as salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or

plastic wrappings on top of the range when it is in use. These items could melt or ignite. Potholders, towels or wooden spoons could catch fire if placed too close to the surface elements.

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