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Page 8: Setting surface controls

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Using the Touch Control

Be sure that your finger is placed in the center of the touch

pad. If the finger is not placed on the center of

a

pad, the

cooktop may not respond to the selection made.

Lightly contact the pad with the fiat part of your entire

fingertip. Do not Just use the narrow end of your fingertip.

Light Indicators Displayed by Main Control

CONTROLS LOCK- This feature allows the cooktop to be

locked when no cooking zones are active. If the cooktop is

in use, it will not be possible to lock the controls. Touch and

hold the key pad for few seconds. A beep will sound

and the Lock indicator light will glow (Fig. 2). Once locked

no Cooking Zones will activate. To turn the Controls Lock

OFF, touch and hold the key pad for few seconds. A

beep will sound, the Lock indicator light will turn OFF (Fig. 1)

and the cooktop may be used normally.

COOKTOP POWER- The Cooktop POWER key pad

activates the entire Cooktop. To power the cooktop, touch

and hold the POWER key pad. A beep will sound and the

Power LED will glow (See Fig. 4). The cooktop will be in a

ready mode. If no other key pads are touched the Cooktop

Main POWER will turn OFF automatically. To turn the Main

Power OFF touch and hold the Main POWER key pad. A

beep will sound and the Power Indicator Light will turn OFF

(See Fig. 3).

ERROR CODES X - The element power level displays can

show error codes. When this happens, single zone display

“C” (Fig. 5) followed by the error code number. Error code

can also be shown steadily in the 4 zones displays. If this

happens, please refer to section “Before you call” in this

manual.

Setting Surface Controls

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POWER

On/Off

POWER

On/Off

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LED Messages or Light Indicators Displayed by

Cooking Element Controls

COOKING ZONE ON/OFF PAD - Each Cooking Element

has separate ON/OFF key pads. Once the Main Power key

pad has been touched to activate the cooktop, touch the

corresponding Cooking Element ON/OFF key pad once

to activate the Cooking Zone needed. “0" will appear in

the LED display. If the corresponding /V (increase) /V

(decrease) key pad is not touched, the request to turn the

Cooking Element ON will cancel and the Cooktop Main

Power will turn OFF. To set a Cooking Element power level

touch the corresponding Cooking Element y\ (increase)

or (decrease) key pad once. To turn OFF a Cooking

Element, touch the Cooking Element ON/OFF key pad once.

The Cooking Element Indicator Light will turn OFF.

The available Window Display Settings

The control will display heat levels ranging from 9 indicating

the higher level (Fig.

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to 1 indicating the lower level (Fig.

7) and OFF (Fig. 9). The settings between 1 (Fig. 7) and 7

(Fig. 8) decrease or increase in increments of .5 for more

precise settings at lower heat levels (example 3.5; Fig. 10).

The settings between 7 (Fig. 8) and 9 (Fig. 6) decrease or

increase in increments of 1. Use the Recommended Surface

Setting Chart to determine the correct setting for the kind of

food you are preparing.

Hot Surface Indicators

After using any of the radiant element positions the cooktop will

become very hot. After turning any of these elements OFF, the

cooktop will remain HOT for some time. “H" (hot element) will

appear in the element power level display while the element

is still hot. The H indicator will remain in the display until the

element has cooled sufficiently (See Fig. 11).

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Recommended Surface Cooking Settings

The suggested power level settings are based on cooking

with medium sized aluminum pans with lids. Be sure to make

any further setting adjustments for best surface cooking

results.

Recommended Settings for Single, Bridge &

Double Surface Elements

Setting Type of Cooking

HIGH ( 8 - 9 )

Start most foods, bring water to a boil or

pan broiling.

MEDIUM HIGH

( 5 - 7 )

Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep fat fry.

MEDIUM (5)

Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces and

gravies, steam vegetables.

MEDIUM

LOW

( 2 - 4 )

Keep foods cooking, poach, stew.

LOW ( 1 - 2 )

Keep warm, melt, simmer.

Note: The size and type of cookware used will influence the

setting needed for best cooking results. The Simmer settings

are used to simmer and keep larger quantities of foods warm

such as stews and soups. The lower Simmer settings are ideal

for delicate foods and melting chocolate or butter.