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• SAFETY DURING OPERATION
•Residual heat
After intensive use, the cooking zone that you
have just used can remain hot for several min-
utes.
An "H" is displayed during this period.
Avoid touching the hot areas during this time.
•Temperature limiter
Each cooking zone is equipped with a safety
sensor that constantly monitors the tempera-
ture of the bottom of the cookware. In the
event that an empty vessel is left on a cooking
zone that is on, this sensor automatically
adjusts the power output of the hob, thereby
avoiding any risk of damage to the cookware
or the hob.
•"Small Items" safety
A small object (such as a fork, a spoon, a ring,
etc.) left alone on the hob is not detected as a
piece of cookware.
The display flashes and no heat is produced.
Warning
Several small objects together on a
cooking zone may be detected as cook-
ware.
If the display remains on: power may be
supplied and the objects may be heated.
•Protection against overflows
The hob may shut down (with
the adjacent symbol in the
display) automatically in any
of these three situations:
- Overflow that spills onto the touch controls.
- Damp towel placed over the touch controls.
- Metallic object placed on the touch con-
trols.
Clean the hob or remove the object, then
begin cooking again.
•Auto-Stop system
If you forget to turn off a cooking zone, your
hob is equipped with an "Auto-Stop system"
safety measure that will automatically shut off
the forgotten cooking zone after an amount
of time pre-set at the factory (see the table
below).
Power level used The cooking zone
automatically shuts off after
between 1 and 4
8 hours
between 5 and 7
2 hours
for
8 and 9
1 hour
In the event that this safety measure is trig-
gered, the powering off of the cooking zone
is indicated by an "A" displayed in the control
panel. Simply pressing on any of the touch
controls will cancel this display.
