Cooking zone heating indicator
Even though the cooking zone is turned off, an “H” will appear in the display as long as the cooking zone is still hot.
IIf this circle lights us, there is a defect in the pan recognition function. However, you can continue to use the cooking zone.
The pan recognition function
[Using the respective minus key, immediately switch off the cooking zone. Do not turn it off just by pot recognition.
[If you have deactivated the pan recognition function and you switch off the cooking zone, the pan recognition function is activated again!
ΦOnly operate he pan recognition function with utensils made of metal!
All cooking zones have a pan recognition function. This means the cooking zone will recognize whether a saucepan has been put on the cooking zone or not.
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If a suitable pan is put on the cooking zone, “U” is indicated by the display.
If no pan or an unsuitable pan is put on the cook- ing zone, an underlined “U” is indicated.
If the cooking zone is on and there is no pan or pot on it, the cooking zone automatically switches itself off after 1 minute. This means you must switch on the cooking zone to cook again, which reactivates the pan recognition!
Deactivate the pan recognition function
ΦWhen glass pans or other pans that are unsuitable for use with the saucepan sensor are used, you must deactivate the pan recognition func-
tion. This must be done for each and every cooking zone.
– Press the plus and minus sensor at the same time be-
fore selecting the cooking setting.and
A circle will appear in the display next to the selected cooking setting.
The automatic pan size sensor of the dual circuit zone/frying zone
If the pan recognition function is activated, the dual circuit zone has a sensor to detect the size of the pan being used.
When a small pan is placed on the cooking zone, only the inner ring will switch on. If the entire zone is covered by the pan, both rings will switch on.
Please note that the outer ring must always be completely covered, even if you are using pans with a rounded base.
Moving the pan during cooking can cause the outer ring to switch off if it hasn’t been completely covered.
Time limit function
The appliance is equipped with an automatic time limit function. This function makes sure that the appliance isn’t in operation for an extended period of time. The time period of the time limit depends on the selected cooking setting, i.e. The higher the selected cooking setting, the faster the appliance is switched off.
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8 | 1 | hours | |
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5 | 3 | hours | |
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4 | 4 | hours | |
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3 | 5 | hours | |
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1 | 10 hours | ||
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The function to limit operation time works separately for each cooking zone..
KC 906.2 and EKE Users Guide USA with pan recognition | 7 |
