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Getting acquainted with your appliance
Touch control sensors
The appliance is equipped with touch control sensors which grant an easy and convenient handling.
• Touching the sensor with your finger activates the
relevant function and an acoustic acknowledgement
signal.
NOTE:
Always keep the control panel clean and dry.
Do not touch it with fingers wet and do not use it as a
shelf of deposit as this might lead to malfunctions.
Residual heat indicator
Each cooking zone is equipped with a residual heat indicator which shows whether the cooking
zone is still hot.
• If the temperature of the cooking zone
has reached a value of more than 80 °C
due to the waste heat emitted by the pot,
the LED “heat” (8a) will glow.
• As soon as the temperature has dropped
below 80 °C or the appliance is discon-
nected from the mains, the LED “heat”
(8a) goes out.
Pot recognition
Each cooking zone features a sensor which recognizes whether there is a vessel on the cooking zone.
• If no suitable vessel is recognized on the
cooking zone after switch-on, the display
(4) will show “E
0
” and an alternate
warning signal will sound.
If no pot is recognized within 45 seconds,
the appliance will switch automatically
into the standby mode.
• If a pot is removed from the cooking zone during operation, the display (4) will show “E
0
” and
an alternate warning signal will sound. If a pot is re-placed within 45 seconds, the cooking
process will continue with the level last set and an operating time that might have been set
before will continue to run. However, if no pot is recognized within 45 seconds, the appliance
will switch automatically into the standby mode.
Fan
After switch-on an inside fan starts working, which cools the interior parts of the appliance in
order to prevent the appliance from overheating.
It is normal for the fan to continue running in the standby mode after a long operation time.
Operating time restriction
The operating time restriction will cause the cooktop to switch automatically in the standby
mode if the settings have not been changed for a period of 2 hours. This happens independently
of the respectively set level.
After an automatic switch-off the cooking plate can be turned on once again and the maximum
operating time will be active again.
In case the operating time (timer) is set for a period of more than 2 hours, this setting takes
priority. The appliance switches off automatically after the set time has elapsed.
