2
8
G
B
*
SUITABLE
UNSUITABLE
Cast iron
Enamelled steel
Special stainless steel
Copper,
Aluminium, Glass, Earthenware,
Ceramic, non magnetic Stainless steel
In addition, to o
b
tain the
b
est results
f
rom your ho
b:
U
se pans with a thick,
f
lat
b
ase in order to
f
ully utilise the
cooking zone
.
Always use pans with a diameter which is large enough to
cover the hotplate
f
ully, in order to use all the availa
b
le
heat
.
Make sure that the
b
ase o
f
the cookware is always clean
and dry, in order to
f
ully utilise and extend the li
f
e o
f
b
oth
the cooking zones and the cookware
.
Avoid using the same cookware which has
b
een used on
gas
b
urners
:
the heat concentration on gas
b
urners may
distort the
b
ase o
f
the pan, causing it not to adhere
correctly
.
S
a
f
et
y d
e
v
i
c
e
s
P
an
s
en
s
o
r
Each cooking zone is e
q
uipped with a pan sensor device
.
T
he
hotplate only emits heat when a pan with suita
b
le
measurements
f
or the cooking zone is placed on it
.
I
f
the
indicator light is
f
lashing, it may indicate
:
An incompati
b
le pan
A pan whose diameter is too small
T
he pan has
b
een removed
f
rom the hotplate
.
Ov
e
r
h
e
a
t
i
n
g
pr
o
te
c
t
io
n
I
f
the electronic elements overheat, the ho
b
switches o
ff
automatically and
F
appears on the display,
f
ollowed
b
y a
f
lashing num
b
er
.
When the temperature has reached a
suita
b
le level, this message disappears and the ho
b
may
b
e
used again
.
R
es
i
d
u
a
l
h
e
a
t
i
n
d
i
c
a
t
o
r
s
Each cooking zone is e
q
uipped with a residual heat indicator
.
T
his indicator signals which cooking zones are still at a high
temperature
.
I
f
the power display shows , the cooking zone
is still hot
.
It is possi
b
le,
f
or example, to keep a dish warm or
melt
b
utter or chocolate
.
As the cooking zone cools, the
power display will show
.
T
he display switches o
ff
when the
cooking zone has cooled su
ff
iciently
.
S
a
f
et
y
s
wi
t
ch
T
he appliance has a sa
f
ety switch which automatically
switches the cooking zones o
ff
a
f
ter they have
b
een in
operation
f
or a certain amount o
f
time at a particular power
level
.
When the sa
f
ety switch has
b
een triggered, the display
shows
0
.
For example
:
the right rear hotplate is set to
5
and will switch
o
ff
a
f
ter
5
hours o
f
continuous operation, while the
f
ront le
f
t
hotplate is set to 2 and will switch o
ff
a
f
ter 8 hours
.
Power level
Maximum operating
time in hours
1
9
2
8
3
7
4
6
5
5
6
4
7
3
8
2
9
1
B
u
zz
e
r
T
his can also indicate several irregularities
:
An o
b
ject
(
a pan, cutlery, etc
.)
has
b
een placed on the
control panel
f
or more than 1
0
seconds
.
Something has
b
een spilt on the control panel
.
A
b
utton has
b
een pressed
f
or too long
.
All o
f
the a
b
ove
situations may cause the
b
uzzer to sound
.
Remove the
cause o
f
the mal
f
unction to stop the
b
uzzer
.
I
f
the cause
o
f
the pro
b
lem is not removed, the
b
uzzer will keep
sounding and the ho
b
will switch o
ff.
