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318205604 (May 2011) Rev. B
All about the
Use & Care
of your Cooktop
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome & Congratulations ...................................2 Setting Cooktop Controls .......................................9
Important Safety Instructions .................................3 Care & Cleaning ..................................................13
Cooktop Features ..................................................5 Before You Call ..................................................15
Quick Ins
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WELCOME & CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations on your purchase of a new appliance! At Product Registration Electrolux Home Products, we are very proud of our product and are completely committed to providing you Register Your Product with the best service possible. Your satisfaction is our The PRODUCT number one priority. REGISTRATION CARD should be fi lled in completely, We know you’ll enjoy your new appliance and Thank You signed and returned to for choosing our product. We hope you consid
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. WARNING Save these instructions for future reference. DEFINITIONS Persons with a pacemaker or similar medical device should This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert exercise caution using or standing near an induction unit you to potential personal injury hazards. Obey all safety while it is in operation, as the electromagnetic fi eld may messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury a
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Utensil Handles Should Be Turned Inward and Not Extend Over Adjacent Surface Units. To reduce WARNING the risk of burns, ignition of fl ammable materials, and Never use your appliance for warming or heating spillage due to unintentional contact with the utensil. the room. • Never Leave Surface Units Unattended. Boilovers cause smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite, or • DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS OR AREAS NEAR a pan that has boiled dry may melt. THES
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COOKTOP FEATURES Read these instructions carefully before using the cooktop CAUTION The Cooking Zones may appear to be cool while turned ON and after they have been turned OFF. The glass surface may be HOT from residual heat transferred from the cookware and burns may occur. 1. Left Rear Cooking Zone 2. Left Front Cooking Zone 3. Right Rear Cooking Zone 3 1 4. Right Front Cooking Zone 5. Center Rear Cooking Zone (Fig. 2 only) 6. Left Front Cooking Zone Control Pads 4 7. Left Rear Co
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QUICK INSTRUCTIONS TO SET YOUR COOKTOP CONTROLS To Power-Up Your Cooktop To Set the Keep Warm Feature keep Press and Hold for 2 seconds : Press : warm To Power-Up a Cooking Zone To Set the Timer hi low Press : Adjust by Pressing or Tapping : or To Set the Power Level To Stop the Timer low hi hi low Adjust by Pressing or Tapping : or Press Simultaneously : and To Power-Down a Cooking Zone To Lock / Unlock the Controls Press : Press and Hold for 3 seconds : 6 The desired zone must be active
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BEFORE USING THE COOKTOP Induction Cooktop Characteristics Selecting Surface Cooking Cookware The cookware used with the Induction Cooktop should have A COOLER COOKTOP- A unique feature of the Induction fl at bottoms that make good contact with the entire surface Cooktop is whether turned ON or OFF, the cooktop surface of the Cooking Zone. Check for fl atness by rotating a ruler remains cooler than standard ceramic cooktops. across the bottom of the cookware (See Fig. 2). Be sure to follow a
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BEFORE USING THE COOKTOP Cookware Recommendations Use the Correct Cookware Size Be sure to follow the following recommendations for The Cooking Zones available on the Induction Cooktop using cookware as shown: require a MINIMUM pan size to be used at each location. The inner “X” of each Cooking Zone is your guide to the correct MINIMUM pan size. The pan bottom must FULLY INCORRECT CORRECT cover the inner “X” for proper cooking to occur. The thicker outer lines “+” at each Cooking Zone is he
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SETTING COOKTOP CONTROLS Using the Touch Control Cooking Zone On/Off Pad Be sure that your fi nger is placed in the center of the touch Each of the Cooking Zones have separate ON/OFF key pad. If the fi nger is not placed on the center of a pad, the pads. Once the Main Power key pad has been touched to cooktop may not respond to the selection made. activate the cooktop, touch the corresponding Cooking Lightly contact the pad with the fl at part of your entire fi ngertip. Zone ON/OFF key pad once t
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SETTING COOKTOP CONTROLS NOTE: Touch once, or repeatedly touch the or key Setting Cooktop Controls pads to adjust or scroll through power levels at any time during Operating the Cooking Zones the cooking process (To scroll through the power levels touch The Induction cooktop has four or fi ve Cooking Zones and hold the or key pads until the power level desired designed for cookware of various sizes. Be sure to place is reached). Once the Cooking Zone power level has been set cookware t
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SETTING COOKTOP CONTROLS Preheat Recommendations Locking the Controls Feature When preheating a pan on the cooktop always watch The Induction Cooktop may be locked in order to prevent carefully. Whenever using the cooktop, always pay attention the cooktop from accidentally being turned ON. to any items cooking and remain attentive until the cooking To Turn ON the Controls Lock Feature: process is complete. 1. The Cooktop Lock will not activate until the cooktop is Keep in mind that induction
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SETTING COOKTOP CONTROLS Power Sharing (continued) Operational Noises To get the highest power output from your cooking zones, The electronics generating the induction fi elds are pretty cook with only one cookware per heating section. If you much noiseless but they do produce heat at high power need to use most of your cooking zones at once, start your level. A soft-sounding cooling fan activates when the unit is cooking process on only one cooking zone within the heating running multiple coo
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CARE & CLEANING Cleaning Various Parts of Your Cooktop Before cleaning any part of the cooktop, be sure all controls are turned OFF and the cooktop is COOL. REMOVE SPILLOVERS AND HEAVY SOILING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. REGULAR CLEANINGS NOW WILL REDUCE THE DIFFICULTY AND EXTENT OF A MAJOR CLEANING LATER. Surfaces How to Clean Stainless Steel Wipe the control panel clean after each use. Before cleaning the control Decorative Trim Cooktop, Control panel, turn all controls to OFF. Clean using hot, so
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CARE & CLEANING Plastic or foods with a high sugar content: Cleaning Recommendations for the These types of soils need be removed immediately if Ceramic Glass Cooktop spilled or melted onto the ceramic cooktop surface. Permanent damage (such as pitting of the cooktop surface) may occur if not removed immediately. After CAUTION turning the surface elements OFF, use a razor blade Before cleaning the cooktop, be sure the controls are scraper or a metal spatula with a mitt and scrape the soil
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BEFORE YOU CALL (Solutions to Common Problems) IMPORTANT Before you call for service, review this list. It may save you time and expense. The list includes common occurrences that are not the result of defective workmanship or materials in this appliance. OCCURRENCE POSSIBLE CAUSE/SOLUTION Entire cooktop does Cooktop controls are locked. Set the cooktop controls to unlock the Cooktop. not operate. Make sure household electrical circuit breaker is ON and that power is properly supplied to the C
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BEFORE YOU CALL (Solutions to Common Problems) OCCURRENCE POSSIBLE CAUSE/SOLUTION Cooking Zone LED Induction Cooktop pan detection sensors do not see the correct cookware. Test with a continuously fl ashes. magnet to be sure cookware is made with Induction compatible material. Cookware has been removed from the Cooking Zone without turning the Cooking Zone OFF. Place cookware back on to the Cooking Zone or if fi nished cooking turn off the affected Cooking Zone. Cookware is not centered over th
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MAJOR APPLIANCE WARRANTY Your appliance is covered by a one year limited warranty. For one year from your original date of purchase, Electrolux will pay all costs for repairing or replacing any parts of this appliance that prove to be defective in materials or workmanship when such appliance is installed, used and maintained in accordance with the provided instructions. Exclusions This warranty does not cover the following: 1 Products with original serial numbers that have been removed, altere
