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Operating and Installation instructions
Ceramic Cooktop with induction
KM 5987 / KM 5993
en-CA
To prevent accidents and
appliance damage,
read these instructions
before
installation or use. M.-Nr. 07 367 890
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Contents Important safety instructions........................................4 Guide to the appliance ............................................10 Cooktop.........................................................10 Control panel.....................................................11 Cooking zone display ..............................................12 Timer-/Memory display .............................................12 Cooking zone data.................................................13 Befor
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Contents Safety features...................................................32 Safety lock / System lock............................................32 Stop and Go......................................................33 Safety switch-off...................................................34 Overheat protection................................................35 Cleaning and care ................................................36 Programming ....................................................38 Troub
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Important safety instructions Proper use This cooktop complies with all Only use the cooktop for household applicable safety laws and use, and for the purposes described in regulations. However, improper use this manual. can result in personal injury and Other uses are not allowed and can be material damage. possibly dangerous. The manufacturer will not be held liable for damage Before using the cooktop for the first caused by unauthorized use or time, carefully read the Instructions improper
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Important safety instructions Children around the appliance Make sure that children will not be able to grab and topple any cookware Use the system lock to prevent on the cooktop. ALWAYS turn pot/pan children from inadvertently switching on handles inward so that they do not the cooktop or changing the settings. extend out from the cooktop, where Always supervise any children in the they could be grabbed - this helps vicinity of the cooktop. Never allow reduce the danger of burns and child
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Important safety instructions Technical safety Do not under any circumstances open the cooktop housing. Before installing the cooktop, check Any contact with connections carrying for externally visible damage. NEVER voltage, or changes to the electrical or operate a damaged appliance. A mechanical set-up, will endanger you damaged appliance can endanger your and may impair the functioning of the safety. appliance. The electrical safety of this cooktop Only professionals who are duly can
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Important safety instructions Repair of the cooktop during the Proper use warranty period should be performed For users who wear a pacemaker: only by a service who is authorized by It is important to note that the appliance the manufacturer; otherwise, should is surrounded by an electromagnetic damage result, it will not be covered by field. It is unlikely that the pacemaker the warranty. will be affected. Defective components should be However, it is wise to consult with your replaced by
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Important safety instructions Protect your hands when working NEVER use the appliance to heat up with a hot appliance - wear oven mitts, closed containers, e.g., canned foods. and use potholders, etc. Make sure the The increased pressure can cause the material is not wet or damp. This would containers/cans to explode, and this increase the transfer of heat to your carries the danger of injury and burns. skin, and could cause burns. Choose pots and pans with a Never flambé food under an exh
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Important safety instructions If sugar, sugary foods, plastic, or Note that metal objects stored in a aluminum foil fall onto a hot cooking drawer under the cooktop can become zone, switch the appliance off. Immedi- hot when the appliance is in heavy use. ately, while the zone is still hot, use a Always cook food thoroughly. glass scraper to thoroughly eliminate Temperatures must be high enough, the spill from the cooking zone. Failure and the cooking times long enough, to to do so can lea
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Guide to the appliance Cooktop ac Cooking zones with Twin Booster bde Cooking zones with Single Booster 10
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Guide to the appliance Control panel Sensor switches a For setting the power level b Booster c Switching the timer, changing between functions, selecting a cooking zone. e Safety lock f Setting the time / Selecting a memory program g Cooking top ON/OFF h Memory function Indicator light d Safety lock 11
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Guide to the appliance Cooking zone display a Display: 0 = Cooking zone ready for use ^ = Keeping warm function 1 to 12 = Power levels I = Single Booster I II = Twin Booster II # = Residual heat ß = Pan missing or unsuitable (see "Induction") F = Fault (see "Safety switch-off") A = Auto heat when the power-setting range has been extended P0 etc. = Program (see "Programming") S0 = Status (see "Programming") b Indicator light for extended power setting range (see "Programming") c Light ring: The n
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Guide to the appliance Cooking zone data Cooking KM 5987 / KM 5993 / KM 5997 zone Minimum to maximum Rating in Watts at 230 V** in cm* 16 - 23 Normal: 2300 With Single Booster I: 3000 With Twin Booster II: 3700 10 - 16 Normal: 1400 With Booster: 1800 18 - 28 Normal: 2300 With Single Booster I: 3000 With Twin Booster II: 3700 14 - 20 Normal: 1850 With Booster: 2900 14 - 20 Normal: 1850 With Booster: 2900 Total: 11100 * Pans of any diameter within the indicated range may be used. ** Th
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Before the first use Read the section on the "Data plate" Breaking in the appliance and attach the plate, which is included For facetted cooktops (with bevelled with the appliance documents, in the glass edging): location specified in "Technical Ser- In the first few days after installation, vice". a small gap may be visible between the cooktop and the countertop. This First cleaning will diminish over time. Despite the Remove any protective foil and stickers. small gap, the electrical safety of
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Before the first use Calibrating the sensors Manual calibration First ensure that no direct light (either Automatic calibration sunlight or artificial light) is falling on To ensure continuing trouble-free the cooktop. As well, the area around operation, the sensors the cooktop should neither be too dark nor should the lighting – are recalibrated after the appliance conditions be constantly changing. is connected and after every power interruption, such as an electricity Make sure there is n
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Induction How induction works If suitable cookware is placed on the induction zone within 3 minutes, the Under each induction cooking zone, ßgoes out, and you can continue as there is an induction coil. When the usual. cooking zone is switched on, the coil generates a magnetic field that acts If no cookware or unsuitable cookware directly on the bottom of the pot/pan to is used, the cooking zone will heat it up. The cooking zone heats up automatically switch off after 3 minutes. indirectly, only
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Induction Noise To extend the life of the electronics, the appliance is equipped with a cooling When you use an induction cooking fan. If the appliance is under heavy zone, the following noises may occur, use, the fan will start, and you will hear depending on the the type and shape it whirring. The cooling fan may of the cookware bottom: continue to run after the appliance is – The zone may hum at the higher switched off. power settings. The humming will become quieter or disappear if you lower
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Induction Cookware Size of cookware For optimal efficiency, select cookware Type of cookware that fits between the innermost and Suitable cookware is made of: outermost markings on the cooking zone. If the pot/pan is smaller than the – Stainless steel with a magnetizable innermost marking, the induction may bottom not work. The cooking zone will behave – enamel-coated steel as though no cookware is on it. – Cast iron Please note that, although the diameter indicated for pots and pans is typicall
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Operation Sensor switches Switching on The control panel on your ceramic Begin by switching on the cooktop, cooktop is equipped with electronic then the desired cooking zone. sensor switches. They respond to finger Do not leave the appliance contact. To operate the cooking zones, simply unattended during operation! touch the corresponding sensor switches. Every response of the sensor Switching on the cooktop switches is acknowledged with an Tap the ON/OFF sensor. acoustic signal. A 0 appears
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Operation Range of settings Settings* Factory settings Extended (12 power settings** settings) (23 settings) Keeping warm h h Melting butter 1-2 1-2 Dissolving gelatin Warming small quantities of liquid 3 3-3 Cooking rice Thawing out frozen vegetables Warming liquid and semi-solid dishes 4-5 4-5 Thickenng creams and sauces, such as zabaglione or hollandaise Cooking milk pudding Preparing omelettes and eggs sunny side up Steaming fruit Thawind deep-frozen food 6 5-6 Steaming fish or vegetables Co
