Kenmore 790.9911 Operating the Triple Surface Element, To Operate the Triple Surface Element

Setting Surface Controls

FEATURE OVERVIEW

Operating the Triple Surface Radiant Control

Operating the TRIPLE Surface Element

The cooktop is equipped with a TRIPLE radiant surface element
located at the right front	cooktop position (Fig. 1). Indicator		Fig, 1
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	_	+MIDDLE
will heat together. The ALL light indicates that all 3 portions of
the element will heat. You may switch between all of these		_	INNER
different settings at any time during cooking.

ALL

o+MIDDLE

INNER

Fig, 2

ALL

Q INNER

+MIDDLE 0

To Operate the Triple Surface Element: Fig, 3 Fig. 4

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

2.

Touch

and

hold

the

I pad

for the Triple

element

position until a beep

is heard. The display wilt 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

(See

Fig. 4) to heat

by pressing

the EL_T

-

pae once, twice or three times

(Figs.

4 & 5 shows

indicator lights

with ALL

3 elements selected).

•

_

ALL

4.

Touch

the Triple element x_(_

pad once

to turn ON the power level HI

•

Q

+MIDDLE

or Lo@

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

indicator

light

INNER

will turn ON when the element becomes hot.

5.

Each touch

of the Lo@

or Hi@

pad will decrease

or increase

the

SIZE

power 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

RIGHT

while the element is ON.

FRONT

6.

When

cooking

has been completed

touch the _O

pad once to turn the

HOT SURFACE

element OFF.

Each surface element provides a constant amount of heat at each

setting. A glowing red surface heating area extending beyond the bottom

edge

of the

cookware indicates

the

cookware

is too

small

for the surface

Fig, 5

heating area.

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.

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

ON, the control wilt default to the inner coil only. See page 9, 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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