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Use and Care Manual
®
Preference Cooktop
For use with models:
SGM304, SGM365, SGM466
Style varies
Model SGM466 shown
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Important Safety Instructions Installer: Leave these instructions with the appli- Important Information About ance. Consumer: Read this use and care manual com- Safety Instructions pletely before using this appliance. Save it for future The Important Safety Instructions and warn- reference. It contains important use and care infor- ings in this manual are not meant to cover all pos- mation. Keep your sales receipt or canceled check sible problems and situations that can occur. Use in a safe
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Important Safety Instructions General Safety Precautions To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, serious injury or death when using your cooktop, follow basic safety precautions, including the following: WARNING WARNING • If you receive a damaged product, immediately contact • Clean the cooktop thoroughly before operating it for your dealer or builder. Do not install or use a damaged the first time. appliance. • Keep flammable items, such as paper, cardboard, • Make sure that the coo
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Important Safety Instructions WARNING WARNING • The cooktop should never be operated without the TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY TO PERSONS IN knobs in place. THE EVENT OF A RANGE TOP GREASE FIRE: • Non-stick coatings, when heated, can be harmful to a. SMOTHER FLAMES with a close-fitting lid, cookie birds. Remove birds to a separate, well-ventilated sheet or metal tray, then turn off the burner. BE room during cooking. CAREFUL TO PREVENT BURNS. If the flames do not go out immediately, EVAC
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Getting to Know Your Cooktop Parts of the Cooktop Other Features Sealed Burners: Gaskets around the underside of Flame-less Ignition: The cooktop generates a all burner bases prevent spilled liquids from leaking spark to light a burner when you turn the knob to into the cooktop’s internal parts. the on position. Long Life Grates: The porcelain coated cast iron Perma-Flame™: The Perma-Flame instant re-igni- grates support the cooking utensils during cooking. tion feature automatically re-light
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Setting Up Your Cooktop Burner and Grate Assembly WARNING Assemble the burners and grates only when the cooktop is cool. 1. Put the burner ring on the burner head of each burner as shown in Figure 1. Be sure to match the correct sizes. As you put each ring in place, line up the five tabs on the bottom of the ring with the five notches in the top of each burner head (see figure 2). Twist each ring back and forth slightly to make sure it is properly seated. 2. Put the burner cap for each b
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Operating Your Cooktop Selecting the Cookware Lighting a Burner WARNING WARNING • NEVER cover the slots between the burner control • To avoid the chance of fire, explosion or carbon knobs and the trim rings on the cooktop. Doing so monoxide poisoning, do not attempt to use your blocks air flow through the cooktop and may cause cooktop without the burners completely and properly carbon monoxide poisoning. Keep all the slots clear of assembled (see page 5). The burner rings spread the
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Operating Your Cooktop IMPORTANT: Available Accessories • When a burner is cool the igniters may continue Simmer Plate (Dacor Model# ASP10): The to spark if the control knob is set to the LOW optional simmer plate is designed to spread the heat position. The igniters will stop sparking when of a burner adjusted to a low setting evenly along the burner is warm. The tendency to spark when the bottom of the cooking utensil. It is used for sim- cold can be reduced by operating the cold burne
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Care and Cleaning Disassembly WARNING 1. For safety, • Clean only the parts of the cooktop listed in this disconnect the manual. Clean them only in the manner specified. cooktop power • To avoid dangerous fumes or damage to your cord from cooktop’s surfaces and accessories, use only the types the electrical of cleaning solutions specified in this manual. outlet. • To avoid electrical shock or burns, turn off the burners 2. When the and make sure that all parts are cool before cle
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Care and Cleaning Cleaning the Igniters and Other Burner Cleaning Stainless Steel Surfaces (stainless Components steel models only) CAUTION CAUTION Use care while cleaning the igniters. The porcelain is Always wipe stainless steel (silver colored) surfaces with fragile and can crack or break. the grain. To prevent scratching, do not use abrasive cleaners or scrubbers on stainless steel surfaces. IMPORTANT: The igniters will not work properly if the other burner parts or the igniters themsel
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Before You Call for Service Problem Solution Guide Problem May Be Caused By What to Do Nothing works. Cooktop not connected to elec- Check to make sure power cord is con- trical power. nected to electrical outlet. Power to electrical outlet is off. Turn on power at circuit breaker or fuse box. Check for tripped breaker or blown fuse. Power outage. Contact power company. Igniters do not spark. Power not supplied to unit. See Nothing Works above. Wet or dirty igniter. Clean and dry igniter and
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Warranty and Service OUTSIDE THE FIFTY STATES OF THE U.S.A., Getting Help THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND CANADA: LIMITED FIRST YEAR WARRANTY Before you request service, please review the Before You Call for Service section on page 10. If your DACOR product fails to function within one If you have performed the checks in the Problem year of the original date of purchase, due to a defect Solution Guide and the problem has not been in material or workmanship, DACOR will furnish a remedied, pleas
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fold here NO POSTAGE NECESSARY IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES BUSINESS REPLY MAIL FIRST-CLASS MAIL PERMIT NO 1600 CITY OF INDUSTRY CA POSTAGE WILL BE PAID BY ADDRESSEE DACOR ATTN WARRANTY PROCESSING DEPT PO BOX 90070 CITY OF INDUSTRY CA 91715-9907
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Please visit www.Dacor.com to activate your warranty online. WARRANTY INFORMATION IMPORTANT: Your warranty will not be activated until you activate it online or return this form to Dacor. If you have purchased more than one Dacor product, please return all forms in one envelope or activate the warranty for each product online. Please rest assured that under no conditions will Dacor sell your name or any of the information on this form for mailing list purposes. We are
