Kenmore 790.4422 manual Setting Surface Controls, Light Indicators Displayed by Main Control

Setting Surface Controls

Using the Touch Control

Be sure that your finger is placed in the center of the touch pad. 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 flat part of your entire fingertip. Do not just use the narrow end of your fingertip.

Light Indicators Displayed by Main Control

CONTROLS LOCi(- This feature allows the cooktop to be locked when no cooking zones are active. If the cooktop is in use, it will not be possible to loci< the controls. Touch and

hold the _ key pad for few seconds. A beep will sound and the Lock indicator light will glow (Fig. 2). Once locked no Cooking Zones will activate. To turn the Controls Lock

OFF, touch and hold the _ key pad for few seconds. A

beep will sound, the Lock indicator light will turn OFF (Fig. 1) and the cooktop may be used normally.

COOKTOP POWER- The Cooktop POWER key pad activates the entire Cooktop. To power the cooktop, touch and hold the POWER key pad. A beep will sound and the Power LED will glow (See Fig. 4). The cooktop will be in a ready mode. If no other key pads are touched the Cooktop

Main POWER will turn OFF automatically. To turn the Main Power OFF touch and hold the Main POWER key pad. A beep will sound and the Power Indicator Light will turn OFF (See Fig. 3).

ERROR CODES X - The element power level displays can show error codes. When this happens, single zone display "C" (Fig. 5) followed by the error code number. Error code can also be shown steadily in the 4 zones displays. If this happens, please refer to section "Before you call" in this manual.

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LED Messages or Light Indicators Displayed by

Cooking Element Controls

COOKING ZONE ON/OFF PAD - Each Cooking Element has separate ON/OFF key pads. Once the Main Power key pad has been touched to activate the cooktop, touch the corresponding Cooking Element ON/OFF key pad once

to activate the Cooking Zone needed. "0" wiJJ appear in

the LED display. If the corresponding A (increase) / V (decrease) key pad is not touched, the request to turn the Cooking Element ON will cancel and the Cooktop Main Power will turn OFF. To set a Cooking Element power level

touch the corresponding Cooking Element A (increase)

or V (decrease) key pad once. To turn QFF a Cooking Element, touch the Cooking Element ON/OFF key pad once. The Cooking Element Indicator Light will turn OFF.

The available Window Display Settings

The control will display heat levels ranging from 9 indicating the higher level (Fig. 6) to 1 indicating the lower level (Fig.

7) and OFF (Fig. 9). The settings between 1 (Fig. 7) and 7 (Fig. 8) decrease or increase in increments of .5 for more precise settings at lower heat levels (example 3.5; Fig. 10). The settings between 7 (Fig. 8) and 9 (Fig. 6) decrease or increase in increments of 1. Use the Recommended Surface Setting Chart to determine the correct setting for the kind of food you are preparing.

Hot Surface Indicators

After using any of the radiant element positions the cooktop will become very hot. After turning any of these elements OFF, the cooktop will remain HOT for some time. "H" (hot element) will appear in the element power level display while the element is still hot. The H indicator will remain in the display until the element has cooled sumciently (See Fig. 11).

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Recommended Surface Cooking Seffings

The suggested power level settings are based on cooking with medium sized aluminum pans with lids. Be sure to make any further setting adjustments for best surface cooking results.

setting Type			of	Cooking	.................................
HIGH (8 -	9)	Start	most foods,		bring water to a boil or
		pan	broiling.
MEDIUM	HIGH	Continue		a rapid	boil, fry, deep fat fry.

(5 - 7)

MEDIUM (5) Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces and gravies, steam vegetables.

MEDIUM LQW Keep foods cooking, poach, stew.

(2 - 4)

LOW (1 - 2) Keep warm, melt, simmer.

Note: The size and type of cookware used wiii influence the setting needed for best cooking results. The Simmer settings are used to simmer and keep larger quantities of foods warm such as stews and soups. The lower Simmer settings are ideal for delicate foods and melting chocolate or butter.