To Use
To Turn On the Cooktop:
1.Press POWER.
The indicator light above the Power keypad and a dash
Inactivity for 10 seconds after the main power has been turned on will automatically turn off the power to the cooktop.
If a cooking function or the power slider is touched without first selecting a surface cooking area, all dashes (one for each zone) will flash and an invalid tone will sound 3 times.
To Turn on a Surface Cooking Area:
2.Touch directly on the display area for the surface cooking area you want to use.
The current power level and indicator light will flash for 10 seconds then remain on.
Touching any other feature or the power slider stops the flashing, and information for the keypad that was touched will be displayed.
When a surface cooking area is selected, the timer will also turn on to show that it can now be set.
When a surface cooking area is left at the “0” power level for 1 minute, the surface cooking area will automatically turn off and display only the middle dash without the indicator light.
3.Select a heat setting from 1 - 9 by touching/sliding on the power slider. The heat setting will appear in the surface cooking area display.
The power slider consists of 9 positions plus a “Boost” position. When the user slides to 0, “0” will be displayed. The surface cooking area will not turn on but remains active/ selected.
When a surface cooking area is left at the “0” power level for 30 seconds, the zone will automatically turn off and display only the middle dash without the indicator light.
Use the following chart as a guide when setting heat levels.
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9 | - Boost | ■ Bring liquid to a boil. |
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7 | - 8 | ■ Quickly brown or sear food. |
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6 | - 7 | ■ Hold a rapid boil. |
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5 | - 6 |
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Hot Surface Indicator
An “H” will appear in the heat setting display of a surface cooking area that is too hot to touch, even after that surface cooking area is turned off.
A B
A. Heat setting display
B. Hot surface indicator “H”
If the cooktop is on when a power failure occurs, the Hot Surface Indicator “H” will remain on up to 45 minutes after the power is restored to the cooktop.
Simmer
The Simmer function can be used on all surface cooking areas. Simmer can be used on more than 1 surface cooking area at a time.
To Use:
To Turn On:
1.Check that a surface cooking area has been selected.
2.Touch SIMMER. “A” will appear in the display, and the indicator light next to Simmer will light.
The timer remains visible and can be set if desired.
To Turn Off:
Simmer can be turned off in 3 different ways:
1.Use the power slider to set to a heat level.
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2.Touch the surface cooking area OFF keypad.
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3.Select a different cooking function.
Pan Detection
If the system cannot recognize the pan, or if the pan has been removed from the surface cooking area, the “replace pan” animation appears in the cooking area display as a reminder. See the following illustration.
4 - 5 | ■ Maintain a slow boil. |
| ■ Stew or steam food. |
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3 - 5 | ■ Simmer |
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1 - 2 | ■ Keep cooked food warm. |
| ■ Melt chocolate or butter. |
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Simmer | ■ Maintain a slow boil |
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To Turn Off:
1.Touch ON/OFF to turn off desired surface cooking area. One tone will sound when Off is pressed.
2.Touch POWER to turn off the cooktop when finished.
If the pan is not placed within 30 seconds, the zone(s) will switch Off.
If a Timer is running when a pan is removed, the countdown will continue.
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