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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Important:
Before cooking with the appliance for the first time, it is important to clean the cook top. Then turn on
all the heating elements, one as a time, with no pan on top, for 5 minutes on the maximum temperature setting.
This will eliminate to the "new smell" and make any humidity that had accumulated on the heating elements
evaporate. This is also essential to ensure that the electronic devices function properly.
CONTROL KNOBS
(Fig 4)
COOKING ZONES ARE CONTROLLED BY KNOBS CONNECTED TO AN ENERGY REGULATOR NUMBERS 1
TO 6 ARE USED TO INDICATE COOKING SETTINGS, TURNING CLOCKWISE WHERE 1 IS THE MINIMUM
SETTING AND 6 THE MAXIMUM SETTING. NUMBER 0 SIGNIFIES THE OFF POSITION.
THE ZONE CONTROLLED BY EACH KNOB IS IDENTIFIED BY THE ADJACENT COOKING ZONE
IDENTIFICATION
ON THE FRONT PART OF THE OVEN ON ON THE CONTROL PANEL.
1. CONTROL KNOB
2. RESIDUAL HEAT INDICATOR
3. COOKING ZONE IDENTIFICATION
MAINS INDICATOR LIGHT
THE MAINS INDICATOR LIGHT IS SWITCHED ON WHEN ONE OR MORE OF THE HEATING ELEMENTS ARE
OPERATING.
RESIDUAL HEAT INDICATOR (HOT HOB INDICATOR)
EACH HEATING ELEMENT HAS A CORRESPONDING RESIDUAL HEAT INDICATOR LIGHT. THIS SWITCHES ON
AUTOMATICALLY ONCE THE CORRESPONDING COOKING ZONE HAS REACHED A TEMPERATURE OF 50°C
AND ABOVE. ONCE A COOKING ZONE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF, THE CORRESPONDING LIGHT WILL STAY ON
FOR A PERIOD OF TIME NECESSARY FOR THE ZONE TO COOL DOWN TO 50°C
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
A few cooking tips
Use only saucepans and frying pans with a sturdy, preferably thick bottom. This is particularly important when
preparing food requiring high cooking temperatures, such as fried foods. If the bottom of the pan is not perfectly
flat, the food takes longer to cook and uses up more energy. The best heat transfer is obtained when the
saucepan and burner are the same size.
You can also use Pyrex and porcelain pans on the burners, providing the bottom of the pan is smooth. Refer to the
instructions of the pan manufacturer on this point.
Any spillages from the pans should be wiped away immediately.
Important notes
Warning: the burner surface becomes red hot when in use, so it is always advisable to keep children well away
from the cook top.
Avoid dropping any hard object on the cook top surface. In some conditions, the material is sensitive to
mechanical loading. The shock of a sharp or pointed object can damage the cooking surface. In the event of any
breakage, cracking or other damage being accidentally caused to the ceramic top, it is essential to stop using the
cook top immediately and contact customer care.
Ceramic glass cook tops must never be used as a work surface.
Do not us aluminum pan.
Do not prepare food
wrapped in aluminium foil or packaged in plastic. Never use the burner without a saucepan on it. Never place
flammable, explosive or deformable objects in the vicinity of the cook top.
Fats and oils can catch fire if they are overheated: that is why foods requiring the use of fat or oil, e.g. French fries,
must always be supervised while they are cooking.
Moreover, it is essential to make sure that the power cords and plugs of any other domestic appliances attached to
sockets near the cook top can never come into contact with the hot cook top surfaces.
No part of the power supply cable must reach an ambient temperature which is over 50°c.
If damaged, the cable must be replaced with one supplied by the technical assistance service.
If the glass surface breaks, unplug the device from the mains supply in order to avoid getting an electric shock.
The cook top must never be cleaned with steam or other such cleaning devices.
It is essential to clean the cook top - once it has cooled down - every time it has been used. Even the
smallest food scraps would burn the next time it is used. Use only the recommended detergents. Wire wool,
abrasive pads and powders will cause scratching. Oven-cleaning products are unsuitable because they are
corrosive.
Mild soiling can be removed with the aid of a damp cloth or with hot soda. Any traces of detergent must be
removed with cold water and the surfaces must then be accurately dried. Any signs of water that cannot be
removed with boiling water can be eliminated with vinegar and lemon juice, or with a scale-remover fluid. If
