12
Operating the Bridge Surface Element
The cooktop is equipped with a “BRIDGE” surface element located at the
left cooktop position (See Figure 1). Indicator lights on the control panel
are used to indicate what portions of the Bridge element will heat. The
Bridge element begins with the left
FRONT
position only (Figure 2) and
when selected with the
+BRIDGE
element (Figure 3) it will provide a
combination of 2 heating surfaces. When set for
ALL
3 element positions
the left rear element is added for a total combination of 3 even heating
surfaces (See Figure 4).
The Bridge element is designed for rectangular or oval shaped cookware.
The
griddle
that is supplied with this appliance
should be used with the
Bridge element ONLY
. For round shaped cookware, the left front
element may be used as a single element.
To Operate the Bridge Surface Element:
1.
Place correctly sized cookware on the radiant surface element.
Figure 1
Setting Surface Controls
HOT SURFACE
F
RONT
A
LL
+B
RIDGE
F
RONT
A
LL
+B
RIDGE
F
RONT
A
LL
+B
RIDGE
Figure 2
Figure 4
E
LEMENT
S
IZE
H
I
L
O
O
N/
O
FF
F
RONT
A
LL
+B
RIDGE
Figure 3
Figure 5
2.
Touch and hold the
O
N/
O
FF
pad for the Bridge 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.
Select the
FRONT
(See Fig. 2),
+BRIDGE
(See Fig. 3) or
ALL
3 elements (See
Fig. 4) to heat by pressing the
EMENT
S
IZE
E
L
pad once, twice or three times (Figs. 4
& 5 shows indicator lights with
ALL
3 elements selected).
4.
Touch the Bridge element
HI
pad once to turn ON the power level
HI
or
Lo
pad once for
Lo
(See Fig. 4). The
Hot Surface
indicator light will
turn ON when the element becomes hot.
5.
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.
6.
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. See the table on page 9, for recommended surface cooking settings.
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 aluminum foil or 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.
Note:
If all 3 Bridge elements are selected,
any previous power level setting for the
LEFT REAR element will be changed to
the power level setting for the Bridge.
