Gaggenau CI 292 602, User Manual

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Operation
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Operation
7 Operation
Operation
Here you will find everything you need to know about op-
erating your appliance.
7.1 Turning the cooktop on or off
Turn the cooktop on or off with the main switch.
Turning the cooktop on
1.
Place the twist knob on the twist pad.
2.
Press ⁠.
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When you first switch on the cooktop, lights up for
a few seconds. This means that you have not set up
Home Connect™, yet. This behavior will occur every
time you turn on the cooktop, until you connect the
cooktop to your home network, or if the connection
has been interrupted.
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"Home Connect™ ", Page 33
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Press and follow the instructions for Home Con-
nect™ setup.
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To exit the initial set-up, press any touch key.
a
The indicator above turns on.
a
The symbols for the cooking zones and functions avail-
able at this time light up.
a
⁠. lights up in the cooking zone displays.
Turning the cooktop off
▶
Press and hold until all indicators go out.
a
All cooking zones are turned off.
a
The residual heat indicators remain lit until the cooking
zones have cooled off sufficiently.
a
The selected settings are stored for 5 seconds. If you
turn on the appliance back on during this period, the
previously set heating settings flash. To apply these set-
tings, tap on the twist knob within 5 seconds. If you do
not tap the twist knob or if you press a different touch
key, all previous settings will be deleted.
Note: The cooktop turns off automatically when all the
cooking zones have been turned off for more than 20 sec-
onds.
7.2 Cooking zone settings
In order to make settings on a cooking zone, the cooking
zone has to be selected.
Set the desired power level for each cooking zone in the
settings area.
Setting Power level
lowest power level
highest power level
Every power level has an intermediate setting. This is
shown in the cooking zone display as . ⁠.
Note: The cooktop may temporarily reduce the power au-
tomatically to protect the fragile parts of your appliance
and to prevent the appliance from producing excess noise.
Setting the power level
Requirement: The cooktop is turned on.
1.
Place the cookware on the cooking zone.
2.
Select the cooking zone by tilting the control knob in the
direction of the cooking zone display ⁠.
a
The cooking zone indicator and ⁠. light up in the cook-
ing zone display.
a
The cooking zone remains selected for 10 seconds.
3.
Turn the twist knob until the required heat setting is dis-
played ⁠.
Notes
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If there is no cookware on the cooking zone, the cook-
ing zone display blinks. This means that the cooking
zone tries to detect the cookware. Place cookware on
the cooking zone within 30 seconds, or the cooking
zone will switch itself off.
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If the indicators blink while cookware is present on the
cooking zone, check whether the cookware is suitable
for induction cooking.
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"Testing cookware suitability", Page 41
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If there is cookware on the cooking zone before switch-
ing the cooktop on, it is detected within 20 seconds after
touching the main switch and the cooking zone is se-
lected automatically. Set the power level within 10 sec-
onds. Otherwise, the cooking zone switches off after
20 seconds.
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If there are several pieces of cookware on the cooktop
when it is switched on, only one piece of cookware is
detected.
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Place cookware on the flexible cooking zone in the cor-
rect position according to size.
Changing the power level
▶
Tilt the twist knob to select the cooking zone and
change the power level with the twist knob.
Turning the cooking zone off
▶
Tilt the twist knob to select the cooking zone and turn
the twist knob until is displayed.
a
The residual heat indicator lights up after approximately
10 seconds.
Note: You can also switch off the cooking zone directly by
tilting the twist knob for longer than 3 seconds.
7.3 Recommended cooking settings
Here you can find recommendations on cooking and an
overview of various dishes with suitable heat levels.
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Select heat level 8 or 9 for bringing to a boil or initial fry-
ing.
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Stir thick liquids occasionally.