Kenmore 790.428 manual Setting Cooktop Controls, Before Using the Cooktop, i:Jii_

Before Using the Cooktop

Prior to using your cooktop for the first time, apply the recommended cooktop cleaning creme (on the web visit

w_,sears,com for replacement cleaner, item number 40079) to the ceramic surface, Buff with a non-abrasive cloth or pad, This will make cleaning easier when soiled from cooking, The special cooktop cleaning cream leaves a protective finish on the glass to help prevent scratches and abrasions,

Setting Cooktop Controls

Using the Touch Contro_

The recommended way to use the touch pads on the cooktop is shown in Fig, 22, Be sure that your finger is placed in the center of the touch pad as shown, if the

finger is not placed on the center of a pad, the cooktop may not respond to the selection made,

Lightly contact the pad with the fiat part of your entire fingertip, Do not just use the narrow end of your fingertip,

Operating the Cooking Zones

The induction cooktop has four Cooking Zones designed for cookware of various sizes, Be sure to place cookware that meets the minimum and maximum pan size requirements (Fig, 19) for the Cooking Zone desired and is best for the amount of food being prepared, Place the cookware with the prepared food on the Cooking Zone BEFORE setting any of the

To Turn ON one or more

of the Cooking Zones:

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1,

Place the prepared food using the correct type and size cookware

on the desired Cooking Zone, Be sure to center the

cookware on Cooking Zone completely covering the minimum ring marked on the Zone surface, PLEASE NOTE: if the

cookware requirements for the Cooking Zone (See Fig, 20) are not met the sensors will detect a problem and display

the letter F in the affected Cooking Zone LED, Any problems must be corrected before proceeding,

2,

Touch and hold the _

key pad for 2 seconds

(or until a beep sounds),

The Power indicator light located

above the

_key

pad will turn ON, NOTE: if no

other

key pad

is touched

within

10 seconds the request

to Power

ON the

cooktop will

clear,

3,

To start one or more of the four Cooking

Zones

lightly touch the 0

key pad for the Cooking Zones needed, A beep

will sound and the chosen Cooking Zone power level digital display will show 0 indicating no power level for the Zone

has been set yet, NOTE: if no other key pad is touched within 5 seconds the request to Power ON the Cooktop Zone

wiii clear,

4,

Set the desired power

level for the Cooking Zone by touching either the _

or _

key pad, if the _

key pad is

touched the Cooking Zone will start at a "Power

Boost"

maximum

power

level (the Cooking Zone

LED will display P

and the control will beep once), if the Q

key

pad is touched once the Cooking Zone will start at 1,0 (the Cooking

Zone LED wiii display t and the control wiii beep once),

NOTE: Touch once, or repeatedly touch

the _

or _

key pads to adjust

or scroll

through power levels at any

time during

the cooking

process (To scroll through the power levels quickly touch and

hold the Q

or Q

key

pads until the power level desired is reached), Once the Cooking Zone power level has been set the food will begin to heat at that level until the power level is manually changed, For more information about the available Cooktop Zones power levels available see "Power Level Settings" section on page 6,