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POWER MODE vs. TEMPERATURE MODE
Switching between Power Mode and Temperature Mode is accomplished by pressing the “MENU”
button.
If a specifi c cooking temperature is not required, we suggest using Power Mode instead of
Temperature Mode. To quickly bring a pot of water to boil, use a higher power level setting or
simply press the “BOIL” button. For frying or browning food, Temperature Mode is preferred
because the built-in microprocessor monitors and regulates the cookware temperature to the preset
temperature. Frying or browning food under Power Mode may overheat the cookware, and in
some cases, extremely high temperatures may damage your cookware or cooktop. The duxtop(c)
induction cooktop has a built-in safety mechanism to detect such situations and the unit can switch
to Temperature Mode from Power Mode automatically when overheating is detected. When this
happens it is an indication that Temperature Mode may be more suitable for your current cooking
task.
Limitations of Temperature Mode:
Like all other cooktops with a glass cooktop, the temperature sensor is located underneath
the glass top. As a result of that, and that different cookware yields different temperatures, the
temperature readout is only an estimate of the actual cooking temperature. It is accurate enough for
daily cooking requirements. The temperature in your pan may be different than the setting you have
selected. Please test a few times to fi nd the proper temperature setting for your particular cooking
task and cookware.
10-HOUR AUTOMATIC TIMER
The automatic timer may be used with either the Temperature or Power mode. Press the “TIMER”
button to activate the timer. The TIMER portion of the LCD display will activate and 0:00 will appear
in the LCD READOUT DISPLAY. The :00 minutes portion of the readout will be blinking, indicating
the minutes can be set. Press the + or – button until the desired number of minutes appears. Wait
5 seconds and the 0: hours side of the readout will begin to blink. This indicates you may now set
the number of hours for the timer. Press the + or – key to set the number of hours. 5 seconds after
you have set the hours portion of the timer, the numbers will stop blinking and timing will start. If
you do not enter an amount of time into the AUTOMATIC TIMER within 10 seconds the feature will
shut off and the timer will not be set.
The + and – buttons can be “tapped” to increase or decrease the minutes/hours by 1 minute/1 hour
increments or they can be held down for rapid increase or decrease of time, as necessary.
The timer may be reset at any time during operation by pressing the “TIMER” button again. When
the timer has expired, the unit will "beep" and the cooktop will turn off.
For safety, the cooktop is programmed to turn off after two hours. To operate continuously for more
than two hours, please set the timer to the desired length of time.
NOTE:
The cooktop unit will automatically shut off and "beep" after 1 minute, if either:
• the wrong type of cookware is put on the cooktop
• no cookware is placed on the unit ("E0" will fl ash on the LCD screen) or
• the unit is turned on and the “MENU” button is not pressed