Cooktop Control Pads

Keep Warm Feature Message

Use the WARM & HOLD key pad to activate the Warm setting for any of the Cooking Zones. The ON/OFF key pad for the desired Cooking Zone must be activated first, then touch the WARM

& HOLD key pad located in the Cooktop Main

Control area once to set. L (low heat) shouldFig. 22 appear in the corresponding Cooking Zone Alpha-

Numeric display (Fig. 22).

Pan Detection

Aii Cooking Zones wiii provide a Pan Detection message. If a Cooking Zone is turned ON and no pan is detected, or the pan has been moved or is not centered correctly, or is not made of magnetic material, the power level wiii flash

in the affected Cooking Zone Alpha-Numeric display. If the situation is not corrected , the zone wiii turn off after 3 minutes.

Setting Cooktop Controls

Operating the Cooking Zones

The Induction cooktop has four or five Cooking Zones designed for cookware of various sizes. Be sure to place cookware that meets the minimum and maximum pan size requirements (see pages 6 & 7) 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 Cooktop controls.

To Turn ON one or more of the Cooking Zones:

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.

POWER

2.Touch and hold the On/Off key pad for 2 seconds (or until a

POWER

long beep sounds). The Power LED located above the On/Off key pad wiii turn ON. NOTE: If no other key pad is touched within 10 seconds the request to Power ON the cooktop wiii

dear.

ON

3.To start a Cooking Zones lightly touch the OFF key pad for the Cooking Zones needed. A beep will sound and the chosen

Cooking Zone power level Alpha-Numeric display wiii show "-" indicating no power level for the Zone has been set yet. NOTE: If no other key pad is touched within 10 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 A or V key pad. If the A key pad is touched the Cooking Zone wiii start at a "Power Boost" maximum

power level (the Cooking Zone Alpha-Numeric display wiii indicate "P' and the control will beep once). If the V key pad is touched once the Cooking Zone wiii start at low (the

Cooking Zone Alpha-Numeric display will show "1" and the control wiii beep once). PLEASE NOTE: If the cookware requirements for the Cooking Zone (See pages 6 & 7) are not met the sensors wiii detect a problem and the display will flash with the power level in the affected Cooking Zone

Alpha-Numeric display. Any problems must be corrected before proceeding.

NOTE: Touch once, or repeatedly touch the A or V key pads to adjust or scroll through power levels at any time during the cooking process (To scroll through the power levels touch and hold the A or V key pads until the power level desired is reached). Once the Cooking Zone power level has been set the food wiii begin to heat at that level until the power level is manually changed or power sharing is activated.

To Turn OFF the Cooking Zones:

ON

1.Once cooking is complete, touch the OFF key pad to turn the Cooking Zone OFF.

2.The corresponding Cooking Zone ON/OFF LED located

ON

above the OFF key pad will turn OFF. A beep will sound and the chosen Cooking Zone power level Alpha-Numeric display wiii turn off. If no other key pads are touched the Cooking Zone wiii shut OFF.

3.When any Cooking Zone is OFF, the corresponding

Cooking Zone Alpha-Numeric display may show H if the Cooking Zone temperature is HOT. The Alpha-Numeric display wiii continue to display HI even if the Cooktop is

switched OFF the Alpha-Numeric display will continue to indicate H as long as the cooking zone remains HOT.

The Cooking Zones may appear to be cool while turned ON and after they have been turned OFF. But the glass surface may be HOT from residual heat transferred from the cookware and burns may occur.

important operating notes:

*Fluids spilled or objects lying on the controls area of the cooktop may cause the cooktop to display an error code and turn OFF while cooking. Clean the spills or remove the objects from the cooktop. The zone that was affected has

to be touched twice on the ON/OFF key. Once to clear the stuck key and once to turn the zone back on.

. Be sure the cooktop vent holes are NOT blocked. If the vent holes are blocked the cooktop internal sensor may shut OFF the cooktop to avoid overheating the appliance.

°If the cookware or pan is moved from the center of any active Cooking Zone for any reason, a sensor wiJJ detect the situation and the cookware will no longer heat. The

affected Cooking Zone Alpha-Numeric display will flash the power level set for the Cooking Zone. The Cooking Zone will remember the power level setting for up to 3 minutes before the Cooking Zone will automatically shut OFF.

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Kenmore 790.4380* manual Setting Cooktop Controls, Operating the Cooking Zones, Keep Warm Feature Message, Pan Detection
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