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Startup / Operation
General information about the operation
• The appliance is operated through the buttons on the control panel of the appliance.
• The buttons react to the slightest touch. You do not need to apply any pressure.
• The appliance reacts best when touching the buttons with the fingertips and with dry hands.
• Once a touch has been registered, a brief beep will sound.
• Ensure that the control panel is always clean and dry. Objects or a small liquid film can impair operation.
Selecting the right cookware
Cookware made from magnetizable material is required for induction hotplates. Cookware carries the label, “suitable for induction cooking”.
You can basically use all ferrous cookware. A short test will show you whether it is also magnetic:
• Set the cookware in question onto the stovetop, the stovetop will identify the cookware. If the cooking zone shows the power setting, the cookware
is suitable. If the notification “ “ appears on the display, the cookware is not suitable for induction cooking.
Only use cookware with a completely even bottom.
The bottom of the cookware should sit in the center of the cooking zone and have a
diameter of at least 140 mm.
To prevent scratches, do not slide the cookware across the cooking zone, but lift it.
Do not use cookware made from conventional stainless steel, glass, ceramic, copper, or aluminum.
Turning the appliance on/off
Press the on/off button on the control panel to turn on the appliance. After turning it on, a beep will sound and all the displays will show “-” or “--”. The
appliance is now in standby mode.
NOTe:
• If you do not select a function within one minute, the appliance will switch off automatically.
• The cooking zone can be turned off at any time by pressing the on/off switch.
Turning a cooking zone on/off
• Place suitable cookware onto the cooking zone to be used. Ensure that the surface of the cooking zone and the bottom of the cookware are clean
and dry.
• Press the button (+) or (-) on the control panel for the cooking zone on which the cookware is placed. The display shows the power setting “5”.
• Set the desired heating setting from 1 to 9 with the (+) or (-) button.
• By pressing the (+) or (-) button, the setting is changed continuously.
• To turn off the cooking zone, press the (-) button until “0” appears on the display.
• You can also press the (+) and (-) buttons at the same time to reset the power to setting 0 and the cooking zone will be turned off.
NOTe:
The power settings can be changed at any time during cooking.
Using the timer
You can use the timer to automatically turn off one hotplate after a set duration.
• Select the respective cooking zone that you would like to set the timer for. Set the desired power setting with the (+) or (-) button.
• Press the timer button (+) or (-). The display of the timer will flash “10” and the timer can be set.
• Make an adjustment of between 1 and 99 minutes with the timer button (+) or (-).
• With each push of the (+) or (-) button, the set time will change by one minute. By pressing the (+) or (-) button, the set time will be changed in
10-minute increments.
• After setting the timer, the timer display will flash for a few seconds. A red dot next to the display of the cooking setting will show that a timer is set
for this stovetop. The remaining time will be shown on the display.
NOTe:
• Follow the operating sequence described above.
• The power setting of the cooking can be changed in timer mode without changing the time setting.
• The timer function is canceled with the switching off of the appliance.
• Following expiry of the set time, the cooking zone will switch off automatically. A beep will sound.
