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SAFETY OF INDUCTION ZONES
DURING OPERATION
•Residual heat
After intensive use, the cooking zone that you
have just used can remain hot for several min-
utes.
An ""H
H"" is displayed during this period.
Avoid touching the hot areas during this time.
Warning
Do not touch glowing cooking zones,
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•Temperature limiter
Each cooking zone is equipped with a safety
sensor that constantly monitors the tempera-
ture of the bottom of the cookware. In the
event that an empty vessel is left on a cooking
zone that is on, this sensor automatically
adjusts the power output of the hob, thereby
avoiding any risk of damage to the cookware
or the hob.
•"Small Items" safety
A small object (such as a fork, a spoon, a ring,
etc.) left alone on the hob is not detected as a
piece of cookware.
The display flashes and no heat is produced.
Warning
Several small objects together on a
cooking zone may be detected as cook-
ware.
If the display remains on: power may be
supplied and the objects may be heated.
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•Protection against overflows
The hob may shut down (with
the adjacent symbol in the
display) automatically in any
of these three situations:
-- Overflow that spills onto the touch controls.
- Damp towel placed over the touch controls.
- Metallic object placed on the touch con-
trols.
Clean the hob or remove the object, then
begin cooking again.
HOB SAFETY DURING OPERA-
TION
•Auto-Stop system
If you forget to turn off a cooking zone, your
hob is equipped with an ""A
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safety measure that will automatically shut off
the forgotten cooking zone after an amount
of time pre-set at the factory (see the table
below).
In the event that this safety measure is trig-
gered, the powering off of the cooking zone
is indicated by an ""A
A"" displayed in the control
panel. Simply pressing on any of the touch
controls will cancel this display.
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Power level used The cooking zone
automatically shuts off after
between 1
1 and 4
4
8
8 hours
between 5
5 and 7
7
2
2 hours
for
8
8 and 9
9
1
1 hour
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