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7
S
tart
-
up
and
use
T
he glue applied on the gaskets leaves traces o
f
grease
on the glass
.
Be
f
ore using the appliance, we recommend
you remove these with a special non
-
abrasive cleaning
product
.
During the
f
irst
f
ew hours o
f
use there may be a
smell o
f
rubber which will disappear very
q
uickly
.
A
f
ew seconds a
f
ter the hob is connected to the
electricity supply, a buzzer will sound
.
T
he hob may now
be switched on
.
T
y
pes
o
f
n
oi
se
d
ur
i
n
g
n
o
rma
l
h
o
b
o
perat
io
n
:
Buzz:
due to the vibration o
f
the metallic parts that
make up the induction element and the pot
;
it is
generated by the electromagnetic
f
ield re
q
uired
f
or
heating and increases as the power o
f
the induction
element increases
.
Soft whistle:
heard when the pot placed on the
heating zone is empty
;
the noise disappears once
f
ood
or water is placed into the pot
.
Crackle:
produced by the vibration o
f
materials on the
bottom o
f
the pot due to the
f
low o
f
parasitic currents
caused by electromagnetic
f
ields
(
induction
);
can be
more or less intense depending on the material making
up the bottom o
f
the pot, and decreases as the pot
dimensions increase
.
Loud whistle:
heard when two induction elements o
f
the same group
f
unction simultaneously at maximum
power and/or when the booster
f
unction is set on the
larger element while the other is auto
-
adjusted
.
N
oise is
reduced by decreasing the power level o
f
the auto
-
adjusted induction element
;
pot bottom layers made o
f
di
ff
erent kinds o
f
materials are among the main causes
o
f
this noise
.
Fan noise:
a
f
an is necessary to ensure the hob
f
unctions correctly and to sa
f
eguard the electronic unit
f
rom possible overheating
.
T
he
f
an
f
unctions at
maximum power when the large induction element is at
maximum power or when the booster
f
unction is on
;
in
all other cases, it works at average power depending on
the temperature detected
.
Furthermore, the
f
an may
continue to work even a
f
ter switching the hob o
ff
, i
f
the
temperature detected is high
.
T
he types o
f
noise listed above are due to induction
technology and are not necessarily operational
f
aults
.
S
w
i
t
ch
in
g
on
t
h
e
h
o
b
T
o switch the hob on, press and hold the
button
f
or
approximately one second
.
S
w
i
t
ch
in
g
on
t
T
o begin using a cooking zone, set the desired power
level using the
-
and
Press and hold the
seconds
:
the cooking zone will immediately begin
operating at its maximum power level
(
1
6
)
.
Press and hold the
-
button
f
or approximately 2
seconds
:
the cooking zone will operate at power level 2
(
slow cooking
f
unction
)
.
M
e
d
i
u
m
f
u
n
c
t
ion
*
Press the
m
m
edium
m
m
edium
edium
button to switch on the cooking zone at
medium power level 8
.
B
oos
t
e
r
f
u
n
c
t
ion
*
T
he booster
f
unction
f
or some o
f
the cooking zones may
be used to shorten heating
-
up times
.
It may be activated
by pressing the
bb
ooster
bb
ooost
oster
er
button
.
T
he indicator light directly
above the button will illuminate
.
T
his
f
unction boosts the
power to 2
000
W or 3
000
W, depending on the size o
f
the
corresponding cooking zone
.
It stops automatically a
f
ter 4 minutes
.
While the booster
f
or one o
f
the cooking zones is active, the corresponding
f
ront or rear cooking zone will operate at a reduced power
level
(
e
.
g
.
i
f
the booster
f
or the rear le
f
t
-
hand hotplate has
been activated, the power level o
f
the
f
ront le
f
t
-
hand
hotplate will be reduced
)
.
For
f
urther in
f
ormation, please
re
f
er to the
T
ec
h
nical
descri
pt
ion
o
f th
e
m
odels
.
S
w
i
t
ch
in
g
o
ff
t
h
e
c
oo
k
in
g
z
ones
T
o switch o
ff
a cooking zone
:
Press the
-
button
:
the power o
f
the cooking zone will
progressively decrease until it is switched o
ff
.
Alternatively, the
-
and
+
buttons may be pressed
simultaneously
:
this immediately returns the power
setting to
0
and the cooking zone switches o
ff
.
Pr
o
g
r
a
mm
in
g
t
h
e
c
oo
k
in
g d
u
r
a
t
ion
I
f
the
and
buttons are pressed
f
or an extended
period o
f
time, the timer scrolls
q
uickly through the minute
values in the corresponding direction
.
All the cooking zones may be programmed
*
Only available in certain models
.
