Setting

Surface

Controls

O

 

 

 

• Operating the Triple Surface Radiant Control

e,

+ Mid d Ie

 

 

 

Operating

the TRIPLE

Surface Element

....

The cooktop is equipped with a TRIPLE radiant surface element

 

 

located at the right front cooktop position (See Fig. 1). Indicator

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

lights on the control panel at that position are used to indicate

 

 

what portions of the Triple radiant element will heat. The iNNER

 

 

light indicates that only the

inner element will heat. The

 

All

+MIDDLE light indicates that both inner and middle elements

 

 

will heat together. The ALL light indicates that all 3 portions of

_Mddle

the element will heat. You may switch between all of these

 

different settings at any time during cooking.

 

To Operate the Triple Surface Element:

Fig. 3

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

2.Touch and hold the O pad for the Triple element position until a beep is

v

heard. The display will show" - - ".

NOTE: Each time a pad is touched a beep will sound. If no further pads are touched within 10 seconds the request to power the element ON will clear.

3.Select the iNNER (See Fig. 2), +MIDDLE (See Fig. 3) or ALL 3 elements

Element ._ ....

(See Fig. 4) to heat by pressing the k,,size_jJpau u.,,_, twice or three times (See Figs. 4 & 5 show indicator lights with ALL 3 elements selected).

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Fig. 4

4.TouchtheTripleebment@padoncetoturnONthepowerleveIHior

pad once for Lo (See Fig. 4). The Hot Surface indicator light will turn ON when the element becomes hot.

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@ +Mddle

Lo %/

5.

Each touch of the _

or _-A')

pad will decrease

or increase the power

 

 

 

 

v

 

 

 

 

level by 1/2 from 9.0 through 3.0. Simmer power levels between 3.0 and 1.0

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

6.

When cooking

has been completed

touch the O

pad once to turn the

Right

 

element OFF.

 

 

 

 

 

Each surface element provides a constant amount of heat at each setting. A

Front

 

 

 

glowing red surface heating area extending beyond the bottom edge of the

Hot Surface

 

cookware indicates the cookware is too small for the surface heating area.

 

 

Note: The Hot Surface

indicator light will remain ON if the cooktop is still

Fig. 5

 

hot and will remain ON until the heating surface area has cooled sufficiently.

r_

 

 

 

Note: If no element size is choosen when the Triple element is turned ON,

 

 

the control will

default to the inner coil only. See page

11, Fig. 1 for

 

 

recommended

surface cooking settings.

 

 

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 salt 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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Kenmore 790.9659 manual Setting, Surface Controls

790.9659 specifications

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