6. DAILY USE
WARNING!
Refer to Safety chapters.
6.1 Activating and
deactivating
Press and hold to activate or
deactivate the hob.
6.2 Pot detection
This feature indicates the presence of
cookware on the hob and deactivates the
cooking zones if no cookware is detected
during a cooking session.
If you put cookware on a cooking zone
before you select a heat setting, the
indicator above 0 on the control bar
appears.
If you remove cookware from an
activated cooking zone and set it aside
temporarily, the indicators above the
corresponding control bar will start
blinking. If you do not place the
cookware back on the activated cooking
zone within 60 seconds, the cooking
zone will automatically deactivate.
To resume cooking, make sure to put the
cookware back on the cooking zones
within the indicated timeout.
6.3 Heat setting
1. Press the desired heat setting on the
control bar.
The indicators above the control bar
appear up to the selected heat setting
level.
2. To deactivate a cooking zone, press
0.
6.4 PowerBoost
This function makes more power
available to the induction cooking zones.
The function can be activated for the
induction cooking zone only for a limited
period of time. After this time the
induction cooking zone automatically
sets back to the highest heat setting.
Refer to “Technical data”
chapter.
To activate the function for a cooking
zone: touch .
To deactivate the function: change the
heat setting.
6.5 OptiHeat Control (3 step
Residual heat indicator)
WARNING!
/ / As long as the
indicator is on, there is a risk
of burns from residual heat.
The induction cooking zones produce the
heat necessary for the cooking process
directly in the bottom of the cookware.
The glass ceramic is heated by the heat
of the cookware.
The indicators / / appear when
a cooking zone is hot. They show the
level of the residual heat for the cooking
zones you are currently using.
The indicator may also appear:
• for the neighbouring cooking zones
even if you are not using them,
• when hot cookware is placed on cold
cooking zone,
• when the hob is deactivated but the
cooking zone is still hot.
The indicator disappears when the
cooking zone has cooled down.
6.6 Timer
Count Down Timer
Use this function to specify how long a
cooking zone should operate during a
single cooking session. You can set the
function for the hood separately. Refer to
"Hood functions".
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