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HOT SURFACE
HOT SURFACE
HOT SURFACE
H
I
L
O
O
N/
O
FF
Setting Surface Controls
Figure 1
Right Rear Element
Operating Single Radiant Surface Elements
The cooktop has 3 SINGLE radiant surface elements; the
RIGHT REAR
position (Figure 1), the
CENTER REAR
position
(Figure 2) and the
LEFT REAR ONLY
element position may be
used as single or a Bridge element (Figure 3). Refer to Page 10,
Figure 12 for recommended surface cooking settings.
Figure 2
Center Rear Element
To Operate the Single Radiant Surface Elements:
1.
Place correctly sized cookware on the radiant surface element.
2.
Touch and hold the
O
N/
O
FF
pad for the desired element position until a beep is heard. The
display will show
" -- "
.
NOTE:
Each time a pad is touched a beep will sound. If no further pads are touched within
10 seconds the request to power the element ON will clear.
3.
Touch the element position’s
HI
pad once to turn ON the power level
HI
or
Lo
pad once for
Lo
(See Figure 4). The
Hot Surface
indicator light will turn ON when the element
becomes hot.
4.
Each touch of the
Lo
or
HI
pad will decrease or increase the power level by
1/2 from
9.0
through
3.0
. Simmer power levels between
3.0
and
1.0
will decrease or increase
by .2 increments.
Lo
is the lowest power level available. Note: The power level may be
adjusted at any time while the element is ON.
5.
When cooking has been completed touch the
O
N/
O
FF
pad once to turn the element OFF.
Each surface element provides a constant amount of heat at each setting. A glowing red
surface heating area extending beyond the bottom edge of the cookware indicates the
cookware is
too small
for the surface heating area.
Note
: The Hot Surface Indicator light will come on when the
O
N/
O
FF
pad is pressed and will
continue to glow until the glass cooktop has cooled down to a moderate level. The light may
remain on even though the controls are turned OFF
Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled after they have been turned
off. A hot surface indicator light will come on and will continue to glow until the glass cooktop has
cooled down to a moderate level.
The glass surface may still be hot
and burns may occur if
the glass surface is touched before the indicator light has turned off.
Do not place plastic items such as salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders
or plastic wrappings on top of the range when it is in use.
These items could melt or ignite.
Potholders, towels or wooden spoons could catch fire if placed too close to the surface elements.
Figure 3
Left Rear Element
Figure 4