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At postion “0” the hob does not operate, at
position “1” there is not much operating
time but a great deal of stoppage time.
With the remaining control knob positions,
the operating time increases while the
stoppage time decreases, until at position
“12” where operation is continuous, only
cutting off when the warm hotplate’s ther-
mostat cuts in to turn off the power when
the maximum permitted temperature is
reached.
DOUBLE CIRCUIT INSTRUCTIONS
The double circuit heating elements are
hotplates made up of two mutually inde-
pendent heating elements, and they are
controlled by a power regulator that allows
the smaller, inside ring to be turned on, or
both inside and outside at the same time.
To only have the inside ring turned on, turn
the control knob clockwise and set it to the
position you require. To turn on the whole
hotplate, set the control to position “12”
and go on turning, gently, until it goes past
“0” and you hear a “CLICK”. Then set the
control to the position required. When the
whole hotplate is turned on, and you only
want to have the smaller ring working, set
the control to ZERO and then turn it on
again.
Whether only one ring is turned on, or
both, you can regulate the temperature by
setting the control to intermediary posi-
tions, just as with the normal and halogen
hobs described in the previous paragraph.
With double circuit regulators, when
the control is set to “0” it may only be
turned clockwise, as there is a catch
which prevents you moving from “0” to
“12” and vice-versa.
Before turning on one of the hob’s heating
elements, you should identify the corres-
ponding control. To this end, it is shown
beside each control which heating element
it corresponds to.
The amber indicator light at the front of the
controls shows that one or more heaters is
in operation. The indicator light is situated
below the glass on the model VT CM.
RESIDUAL HEAT INDICATORS
When a heating area reaches a tempera-
ture of more than 60±15ºC the correspon-
ding residual heat indicator comes on, and
stays on - even if the control is set to zero
- until the temperature drops. However,
special attention should be paid to the
temperature of the cooking area because
there is a possibility, albeit remote, that the
indicator will fail and that the temperature
in that area will not be shown.
Advice on using the glass
ceramic hotplates effectively
In order to achieve the best results from
cooking, the following guidelines should
be followed:
* Use pans with a flat base, as the greater
the surface contact between the pan
and the glass, the greater will be the
heat transmission. Figure 12 shows how
pans that are dented or concave have a
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