Setting Surface Controls
Single radiant elements
The cooktop provides three single radiant element locations as illustrated. Use the following instructions when operating these elements.
The suggested power level settings shown in Fig. 1 are based on cooking with medium sized aluminum pans with lids. Be sure to make any further setting adjustments for best surface cooking results.
Suggested radiant element power level settings table (for triple and single elements)
Setting | Type of cooking |
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High (8.0 - Hi) | Start most foods, bring water to a |
| boil, pan broiling |
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Medium high | Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep |
| fat fry |
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Medium (3.0 - 5.0) | Maintain a slow boil, thicken |
| sauces and gravies or steam |
| vegetables |
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Medium low (2.0 - 3.0) | Keep foods cooking, poach, stew |
| (2.8 or lower is a simmer setting) |
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Low (Lo - 2.0) | Keep warm, melt, simmer (2.8 or |
| lower is a simmer setting) |
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| Fig. 1 |
Hot Surface indicator lights
When using any of the radiant element positions, the cooktop will become very hot. After turning any of the elements off the cooktop may remain HOT for some time. The corresponding Hot Surface indicator light (Fig. 4) will turn on whenever any element position becomes HOT and turn off once the cooktop has cooled sufficiently.
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.
To operate single radiant elements:
1.Place correctly sized cookware on radiant element.
2.To activate press and hold the 
keypad for the desired element until acceptance tone sounds.
3.To set power level press Hi or Lo keypad and if needed toggle the Hi or Lo keypads to adjust to the desired power level setting. Each touch of the Hi or Lo key pad will decrease or increase the power level by 1/2 from
9.5through 3.0. Simmer power levels between 3.0 and
1.2will decrease or increase by .2 increments. Hi (Fig. 2) is the highest power level. Lo (Fig. 3) is the lowest power level available.
4.Once cooking is finished, press 
keypad to turn the element OFF (Fig. 4).
Fig. 2 | Fig. 3 | Fig. 4 |
Important notes:
•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.
•Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then turn to a lower setting to finish cooking.
•For efficient cooking, turn the surface element OFF several minutes before cooking is complete. This will allow residual heat to complete the cooking process.
•A glowing red surface heating area extending beyond the bottom edge of the cookware indicates the cookware is too small for the surface heating area.
•Radiant elements have a limiter that allows the radiant heating element to cycle ON and OFF, even at the HI setting. This helps prevent damage to the ceramic cooktop. Cycling at the HI setting is normal and will occur more often if the cookware is too small for the radiant element or if the cookware bottom is not flat.
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