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Using your Hob
To start cooking
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After powering on, the hob beeps once, all the indicators light up for 1 second
then go out, indicating that the hob has entered standby mode.
1. Touch the ON/OFF
key, all the indicators show “– “
2. Place a suitable pan on the cooking zone that you
wish to use. Make sure the bottom of the pan and the
surface of the cooking zone are clean and dry.
3. Select the heating zone you wish to use. The indicator next to the key
will flash “5”. (This is the default power level when switching on)
4. Adjust the heat setting as required by touching the “-” or “+” keys.
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If you don’t choose a heat setting within 1
minute, the Ceramic hob will automatically
switch off. You will need to start again at
step 1.
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You can modify the heat setting at any time
during cooking by selecting the heating zone,
then touching the “-“ or “+’ keys.
When you have finished cooking
1.
Select the heating zone that you wish to switch off.
2. Turn the cooking zone off by scrolling down to”0”.
Make sure the display shows”0”.
3. Turn the whole cooktop off by touching the
ON/OFF key.
Beware of hot surfaces
“H” will show which means cooking zone is too hot to touch. It will disappear when
the surface has cooled down to a safe temperature. It can also be used as an
energy saving function if you want to heat further pans, use the hotplate that is still
hot.
Extendable Zone Function
Where fitted, an extendablel zone is indicated by dotted lines on the cross.
You can also refer to page 8 for details where a single zone will show a single power
rating (e.g. ‘1200W’) and an extendable
zone will show a dual rating (e.g. 1100 / 2200W)
An extendable zone consists of 2 circuits - the center zone and the outer zone. It can be
used in the following modes:
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A: Center Zone – only first heating unit is turned on
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B: Extended Zone ( Outer) – Both first and second heating circuits
are turned on
Upon selecting the cooking zone, only the center zone will be turned ON. To activate
the outer zone:
1. Select a cooking zone with the extendable zone function
2. Touch extendable
zone key, the indicator display will show “=”
To cancel the outer zone, press the extendable
zone key to turn off the second
heating circuit, then select the desired power level by touching the “-“ or “+” keys.
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