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4. 

DAILY USE

WARNING!

Refer to Safety chapters.

4.1 

Activating and deactivating

Touch   for 1 second to activate or

deactivate the hob.

4.2 

Automatic Switch Off

The function deactivates the hob

automatically if:

• all cooking zones are deactivated,

• you do not set the heat setting after

you activate the hob,

• you spill something or put something

on the control panel for more than 10

seconds (a pan, a cloth, etc.). An

acoustic signal sounds and the hob

deactivates. Remove the object or

clean the control panel.

• you do not deactivate a cooking zone

or change the heat setting. After some
time   comes on and the hob

deactivates.

The relation between the heat setting

and the time after which the hob

deactivates:

Heat setting

The hob deacti-

vates after

, 1 - 3

6 hours

4 - 7

5 hours

8 - 9

4 hours

10 - 14

1.5 hour

4.3 

The heat setting

To set or change the heat setting:
Touch the control bar at the correct heat

setting or move your finger along the

control bar until you reach the correct heat

setting.

4.4 

Activating and deactivating

the outer rings

You can adjust the surface you cook to

the dimension of the cookware.

Use sensor field:   

To activate the outer ring:

 touch the

sensor field. The indicator comes on.

To activate more outer rings:

 touch the

same sensor field again. The subsequent

indicator comes on.

To deactivate the outer ring:

 touch the

sensor field until the indicator goes out.

When you activate the zone

but do not activate the outer

ring the light that comes out

from the zone may cover the

outer ring. It does not mean

that the outer ring is

activated. To see if the ring is

activated check the indicator.

4.5 

Automatic Heat Up

If you activate this function you can get a

necessary heat setting in a shorter time.

The function sets the highest heat setting

for some time and then decreases to the

correct heat setting.

To activate the function the

cooking zone must be cold.

To activate the function for a cooking
zone:

 touch   (  comes on).

Immediately touch the correct heat
setting. After 3 seconds   comes on.

To deactivate the function:

 change the

heat setting.

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Summary of Contents for KT6421XE

Page 1: ...KT6421XE EN HOB USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...age advice brochures trouble shooter service information www electrolux com Register your product for better service www registerelectrolux com Buy Accessories Consumables and Original spare parts for your appliance www electrolux com shop CUSTOMER CARE AND SERVICE Always use original spare parts When contacting our Authorised Service Centre ensure that you have the following data available Model ...

Page 3: ... a child safety device we recommend you activate it Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children without supervision Children of less than 3 years should be kept away unless continuously supervised 1 2 General Safety The appliance and its accessible parts become hot during use Do not touch the heating elements Do not operate the appliance by means of an external timer or separate re...

Page 4: ...the bottom 2 2 Electrical Connection WARNING Risk of fire and electrical shock All electrical connections should be made by a qualified electrician The appliance must be earthed Before carrying out any operation make sure that the appliance is disconnected from the power supply Make sure that the electrical information on the rating plate agrees with the power supply If not contact an electrician ...

Page 5: ...ble vapours Keep flames or heated objects away from fats and oils when you cook with them The vapours that very hot oil releases can cause spontaneous combustion Used oil that can contain food remnants can cause fire at a lower temperature than oil used for the first time Do not put flammable products or items that are wet with flammable products in near or on the appliance WARNING Risk of damage ...

Page 6: ... 170 mm 265 mm 170 mm 265 mm 120 175 210 mm 120 175 210 mm 145 mm 145 mm 1 1 1 1 2 1 Cooking zone 2 Control panel 3 2 Control panel layout 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 9 12 11 Use the sensor fields to operate the appliance The displays indicators and sounds tell which functions operate Sen sor field Function Comment 1 ON OFF To activate and deactivate the hob 2 Lock The Child Safety Device To lock unlock th...

Page 7: ...12 Control bar To set a heat setting 3 3 Heat setting displays Display Description The cooking zone is deactivated The cooking zone operates STOP GO function operates Automatic Heat Up function operates digit There is a malfunction OptiHeat Control 3 step Residual heat indicator continue cook ing keep warm residual heat Lock The Child Safety Device function operates Automatic Switch Off function o...

Page 8: ...l bar until you reach the correct heat setting 4 4 Activating and deactivating the outer rings You can adjust the surface you cook to the dimension of the cookware Use sensor field To activate the outer ring touch the sensor field The indicator comes on To activate more outer rings touch the same sensor field again The subsequent indicator comes on To deactivate the outer ring touch the sensor fie...

Page 9: ...e timer comes on When the indicator of the cooking zone starts to flash slowly the time counts up The display switches between and counted time minutes To see how long the cooking zone operates set the cooking zone with The indicator of the cooking zone starts to flash quickly The display shows how long the zone operates To deactivate the function set the cooking zone with and touch or The indicat...

Page 10: ...ch of the timer to choose one of the following the sounds are off the sounds are on To confirm your selection wait until the hob deactivates automatically When the function is set to you can hear the sounds only when you touch Minute Minder comes down Count Down Timer comes down you put something on the control panel 5 HINTS AND TIPS WARNING Refer to Safety chapters 5 1 Cookware The bottom of the ...

Page 11: ... 13 Heavy fry hash browns loin steaks steaks 5 15 Turn halfway through 14 Boil water cook pasta sear meat goulash pot roast deep fry chips 6 CARE AND CLEANING WARNING Refer to Safety chapters 6 1 General information Clean the hob after each use Always use cookware with clean bottom Scratches or dark stains on the surface have no effect on how the hob operates Use a special cleaner applicable for t...

Page 12: ...OP GO function oper ates Refer to Daily use chapter There is water or fat stains on the control panel Clean the control panel An acoustic signal sounds and the hob deactivates An acoustic signal sounds when the hob is deactiva ted You put something on one or more sensor fields Remove the object from the sensor fields The hob deactivates You put something on the sensor field Remove the object from ...

Page 13: ... again speak to an Author ised Service Centre 7 2 If you cannot find a solution If you cannot find a solution to the problem yourself contact your dealer or an Authorised Service Centre Give the data from the rating plate Give also three digit letter code for the glass ceramic it is in the corner of the glass surface and an error message that comes on Make sure you operated the hob correctly If no...

Page 14: ...mains cable use the following or higher mains cable type H05BB F Tmax 90 C Speak to your local Service Centre 8 4 Assembly min 50mm min 500mm R 5mm min 55mm 560 1mm 490 1 mm min 28 mm min 12 mm min 20 mm www electrolux com 14 ...

Page 15: ... Modell KT6421XE PNC 949 596 330 00 Typ 58 HAD 56 AO 220 240 V 50 60 Hz Made in Germany Ser Nr 2 8 kW ELECTROLUX 9 2 Cooking zones specification Cooking zone Nominal Power Max heat set ting W Cooking zone diameter mm Left front 800 1600 2300 120 175 210 Left rear 1200 145 Right front 1200 145 Right rear 1500 2400 170 265 For optimal cooking results use cookware not larger than the diameter of the ...

Page 16: ...ow hints Put the cookware on the cooking zone before you activate it The bottom of the cookware and the cooking zones should have the same dimension Put smaller cookware on smaller cooking zones Put the cookware directly in the centre of the cooking zone When you heat up water use only the amount you need If it is possible put the lids on the cookware Use the residual heat to keep the food warm or...

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