Kenmore 790.4281, 790.4282 manual Outer

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Setting Surface Controls (cont'd)

Operating the DUAL Surface Element

The cooktops are equipped with a DUAL radiant surface element located at the right front cooktop position (Figures t

&2). indicator lights on the control panel at that position are used to indicate what portions of the dual radiant element will heat. The INNER light indicates that only the inner element

will heat. The OUTER light indicates that both inner and outer

 

Figure 1

 

 

Figure 2

elements will heat together. You may switch between these

 

 

0

_

Outer

different settings at any time during cooking.

• 0

Outer

 

 

 

 

 

To Operate

the Dual Surface Element:

 

 

®

@

Inner

t.Place correctly sized cookware on the radiant surface element.

Figure 3

Figure 4

2.Touch and hold the (_w_,,) key pad until a beep sounds. The power indicator light will turn ON.

Note: If no

key pad is touched within

20 seconds

Outer

the request

to Power ON the cooktop

will clear.

3. Touch and

hold the (_o,/offl/pad for the dual

 

 

 

element position

until a beep is heard. The

 

 

Inner

 

display will show " - - "

 

 

 

 

 

Note: If no further pads are touched within 10

 

 

 

 

seconds the request to power the element ON will

 

 

 

 

clear.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

If the pan sensing feature is off, select

the

 

 

 

 

INNER (Figure 3) or OUTER (both elements)

 

 

 

 

(Figure 4) to heat by pressing the E_..... t had

 

Figure 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_ Size

_

 

 

 

 

once or twice (Figures 4 & 5 show indicator lights with OUTER and INNER elements selected). Note: If no element

 

size is chosen when the dual element is turned ON, the control will default to the inner coil only. If the pan sensing

 

feature is on, the element size key is disabled and the appropriate element size is automatically selected according to

 

the pan size.

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Touch HI

pad once to turn ON the power level to HI (See Figure

5). Touch

Lo V9

pad once for Lo.

 

6.

Each touch of the HI

pad will decrease or increase

the power

level from

9.5 through 3.0 by .5

 

increments. Simmer power levels between 3.0 and 1.2 will decrease or increase by .2 increments. Lo is the lowest

 

power level available.

 

 

 

 

 

Note: The power level may be adjusted at any time while the element is ON.

 

 

7.Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then turn to a lower setting to finish cooking. Each surface element provides a constant amount of heat at each setting. A glowing red surface heating area extending beyond the bottom edge of the cookware indicates the cookware is too small for the surface heating area.

8.When cooking has been completed touch the (on/off'i/pad once to turn the element OFF and if no other surface element

J

is used touch the _WEj_ key pad to turn off the cooktop.

Note: The HE (hot element) message will remain ON if the cooktop is still hot and will remain ON until the heating surface area has cooled sufficiently.

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 saff 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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790.4281, 790.4282 specifications

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