Setting Surface Controls

Operating the Bridge Radiant Surface Element Control

Operating the Bridge Surface Element

The cooktop is equipped with a "BRIDGE" surface element located at the left cooktop position (See Fig. 1). indicator lights on the control panel are used to indicate what portions of the Bridge element will heat. The Bridge element begins with the left FRONT position only (Fig. 2) and when selected with the +BRIDGE element (Fig. 3) it will provide a combination of 2 heating surfaces. When set for ALL 3 element positions the left rear element is added for a total combination of 3 even heating surfaces (See Fig. 4).

The Bridge element is designed for rectangular or oval shaped cookware. The griddle that is supplied with this appliance should be used with the Bridge element ONLY. For round shaped cookware, the left front element may be used as a single element.

 

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To Operate the Bridge Surface Element:

1.

Place correctly sized

cookware on the radiant

surface

element.

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2.

Touch and hold the O

pad for the Bridge

element

position until a beep

 

is 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 FRONT (See Fig. 2), +BRIDGE

(See Fig. 3) or ALL 3 elements

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Element

 

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(See

 

 

twice or three times

 

 

Fig. 4) to heat by pressing the k_

pau once,

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(Figs.

4 & 5 shows indicator lights with ALL

3 elements selected).

4.Touch the Bridge element (/X_'_ pad once to turn ON the power level Hi or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(_pad

once for Lo (See Fig. 4). The Hot Surface

indicator light will

 

 

 

turn ON when the element becomes hot.

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Each touch of the (_

or _

pad will decrease

or increase the power

Left

 

 

 

v

v

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

between 3.0 and 1.0

Side

 

will decrease

or increase by .2 increments.

Lo is the lowest power level

Hot

Surface

 

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

Fig. 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v

 

 

 

 

 

element

OFF.

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: If all 3 Bridge elements are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Each surface

element

provides a constant

amount of heat at each setting. A

selected, any previous power level

 

setting for the LEFT REAR

element

 

glowing

red surface heating area extending

beyond the bottom

edge of the

will be changed to the power level

 

cookware indicates the cookware is too small for the surface

heating area.

setting for the Bridge.

 

 

Note: The Hot Surface indicator light will remain ON if the cooktop is still hot and will remain ON until the heating

 

surface

area has cooled sufficiently.

If no element size is chosen when the Bridge

element is turned ON, the control will

 

default to the left front element 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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