Electrolux 36 Operating the Dual Surface Radiant Element, To Operate the Dual Surface Element

14Setting Surface Controls

OPERATING THE DUAL SURFACE RADIANT ELEMENT

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

Both the 30” and 36” cooktops are equipped with dual radiant surface element located as shown in Figs. 1 & 2. A touch key pad on the element controls is used to select one of the 2 positions of the element. Indicator lights on the control panel are used to indicate which coil of the dual radiant element will heat. One indicator light on indicates that only the INNER coil will heat (Fig. 3). Two indicator lights on indicate that both INNER and OUTER coils will heat (Fig. 4). You may switch from either coil setting at any time during cooking.

To Operate the Dual Surface Element:

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

2.Touch and hold the key pad until a beep sound. The power

POWER

indicator light above the will turn ON. Note: If no other key pad is

POWER

touched within 20 seconds the request to Power ON the cooktop will clear.

3. Touch and hold the pad for the dual element position until a beep

ON OFF

is heard. The indicator light located above the pad will glow.

ON OFF

Note: If no further pads are touched within 10 seconds the request to power the element ON will clear.

4. Select the INNER (Fig. 3) or INNER and OUTER (Fig. 4) to heat by touching the key

size

pad.

5. Touch pad once to turn ON the power level to HI. Touch med pad once for

Fig. 3

Fig. 4

MEDIUM, touch pad once for power level to LO or touch pad once to set the

warm

power level to KEEP WARM setting.

6.Each touch of the or pad will increase or decrease the power level. 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 pad once to turn the element OFF

ON OFF

and if no other surface element is used touch the key pad to turn off the

POWER

cooktop.Note: The Hot Surface Indicator Light will turn ON if the cooktop is still hot and will remain ON until the heating surface area has cooled sufficiently.

!CAUTION

Radiant surface elements may appear to be cooled after they have been turned OFF. The Hot Surface Indicator Light will turn ON and will continue to glow until the glass cooktop has cooled down to a moderate level. The glass surface may still be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is touched before the indicator light has turned OFF.