AEG 30" HK854080XB User manual

User’s Manual
HK854080XB 30” Electric Cooktop -
User’s Manual

Thank you for choosing one of our high-quality products.
To ensure optimal and regular performance of your appliance please read this
instruction manual carefully. It will enable you to navigate all processes perfectly
and most efficiently. To refer to this manual any time you need to, we recommend
you to keep it in a safe place. And please pass it to any future owner of the appliance.
We wish you much joy with your new appliance.
Contents
Safety information 2
Installation instructions 3
Product description 6
Operating instructions 7
On and Off 7
Automatic Switch Off 7
The heat setting 8
/ Switching the outer rings on and off
8
Automatic Heat Up 8
Using the Timer 9
Starting the STOP+GO 9
Locking / unlocking the control panel 9
The child safety device 10
OffSound Control (Switching off and on the
sounds) 10
Helpful hints and tips 10
Care and cleaning 12
What to do if… 12
Environment concerns 13
Packaging material 13
Subject to change without notice
Safety information
For your safety and correct operation of the appliance, read this manual carefully before
installation and use. Always keep these instructions with the appliance even if you move
or sell it. Users must fully know the operation and safety features of the appliance.
General safety
WARNING!
Persons (including children) with reduced physical sensory, mental capabilities or lack of
experience and knowledge must not use the appliance. They must have supervision or
instruction for the operation of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.
Child safety
• Only adults can use this appliance. Children must get supervision to make sure that they
do not play with the appliance.
• Keep all packaging away from children. There is a risk of suffocation.
• Keep children away from the appliance when it is on.
2Contents

WARNING!
Start the child safety device to prevent small children and pets from an accidental activation
of the appliance.
Safety during operation
• Remove all packaging, stickers and layers from the appliance before the first use.
• Set the cooking zones to "off" after each use.
• Risk of burns! Do not put cutlery or saucepan lids on the cooking surface, as they can
become hot.
WARNING!
Fire danger! Overheated fats and oils can ignite very quickly.
Correct operation
• Always monitor the appliance during operation.
• Only use the appliance for domestic cooking tasks!
• Do not use the appliance as a work or a storage surface.
• Do not put or keep very flammable liquids and materials, or fusible objects (made of
plastic or aluminium) on or near the appliance.
• Be careful when you connect the appliance to the near sockets. Do not let electricity
bonds touch the appliance or hot cookware. Do not let electricity bonds tangle.
How to prevent a damage to the appliance
• If the objects or cookware fall on the glass ceramic, the surface can be damaged.
• Cookware made of cast iron, cast aluminium or with damaged bottoms can scratch the
glass ceramic if you move them on the surface.
• Do not let cookware boil dry to prevent the damage to cookware and glass ceramics.
• Do not use the cooking zones with empty cookware or without cookware.
• Do not cover any part of the appliance with aluminium foil.
WARNING!
If there is a crack on the surface, disconnect power supply to prevent the electric
shock.
Installation instructions
Before the installation , note down this data from the rating plate:
• Model description (Modell)................
• Product number (Prod. Nr.) ............. ....
• Serial number (Ser. Nr.) ...............
You find the rating plate of the appliance on its lower casing.
HK854080X-B 949 593 246 00
58 HBD 68 A0
220-240 V 50-60-Hz
7,8 kW
AEG-ELECTROLUX
Installation instructions 3

Safety instructions
WARNING!
You must read these!
Make sure that the appliance is not damaged because of transportation. Do not connect a
damaged appliance. If it is necessary, speak to the supplier.
Only an authorised service technician can install, connect or repair this appliance. Use only
original spare parts.
Only use built-in appliances after you assemble the appliance into correct built-in units
and work surfaces that align to the standards.
Do not change the specifications or modify this product. Risk of injury and damage to the
appliance.
Fully obey the laws, ordinances, directives and standards in force in the country where you
use the appliance (safety regulations, recycling regulations, electrical safety rules etc.)!
Keep the minimum distances to other appliances and units!
Install anti-shock protection, for example install the drawers only with a protective floor
directly below the appliance!
Protect the cut surfaces of the worktop against moisture with a correct sealant!
Seal the appliance to the work top with no space left with a correct sealant!
Protect the bottom of the appliance from steam and moisture, e.g. from a dishwasher or
oven!
Do not install the appliance adjacent to doors and below windows! If not, hot cookware
can be hit off the hob when you open doors or windows.
WARNING!
Risk of injury from electrical current. Carefully obey the instructions for electrical connec-
tions.
• The electrical mains terminal is live.
• Make electrical mains terminal free of voltage.
• Install correctly to give anti-shock protection.
• Loose and incorrect plug and socket connections can make the terminal become too hot.
• A qualified electrician must install the clamping connections correctly.
• Use a strain relief clamp on cable.
• Use the correct mains cable of type H05BB-F Tmax 90°C (or higher) for a single-phase
or two-phase connection.
• Replace the damaged mains cable with a special cable (type H05BB-F Tmax 90°C; or
higher). Speak your local Service Force Centre.
The appliance must have the electrical installation which lets you disconnect the appliance
from the mains at all poles with a contact opening width of minimum 3 mm.
You must have correct isolation devices: line protecting cut-outs, fuses (screw type fuses
removed from the holder), earth leakage trips and contactors.
4Installation instructions

Assembly
min. 500 mm
min.
50 mm
min.
50 mm 600mm
490+1mm 750+1mm
==
R 5mm
min.
25 mm
min.
20 mm
min.
30 mm
If you use a protection box (additional accessory),
the protective floor directly below the appliance
is not necessary.
Installation instructions 5

Product description
Cooking surface layout
1 2
4 35
145
mm
120/180
mm
145/210/270
mm
170
mm
265
mm
1Single cooking zone 1200 W
2Triple cooking zone 1050/1950/2700 W
3Multi-purpose zone 1400/2200 W
4Control panel
5Double cooking zone 700/1700 W
Control panel layout
1 2 3 4 5 6
13 910
7 8
1112
Use the sensor fields to operate the appliance. Indicators, displays and sounds tell which
functions operate.
sensor field function
1
starts and stops the hob
2
starts and stops the key lock or child lock
3
cooking zones' indicators of timer shows for which zone you set the time
4
the timer display shows the time in minutes
5
selects the cooking zone
6
/ increases or decreases the time
7
activates automatic heat-up
8
starts and stops the oval zone
9
starts and stops the outer rings
6Product description

sensor field function
10
a heat setting display shows the heat setting
11
a control bar to set the heat setting
12
starts and stops STOP+GO
13
starts and stops the outer ring
Heat setting displays
Displays show which functions operate
Display Description
The cooking zone is off
- The cooking zone operates
Keep Warm
The automatic heat-up function is on
+ digit There is a malfunction
/ / OptiHeat Control (3 step Residual heat indicator): still cooking / keep
warm / residual heat
Lock/Child safety function is on
The automatic switch off is on
OptiHeat Control (3 step Residual heat indicator)
WARNING!
/ / Risk of burns from residual heat!
OptiHeat Control indicates the level of the residual heat.
Operating instructions
On and Off
Touch for 1 second to start or stop the appliance.
Automatic Switch Off
The function stops the hob automatically if:
• all cooking zones are off .
• you do not set the heat setting after you start the hob.
• you cover a sensor field with an object (a pan, a cloth, etc.) for longer than 10 seconds.
The sound operates some time and the hob stops. Remove the object or clean the control
panel.
• you do not stop a cooking zone or change the heat setting. After some time the hob
stops and comes on. See the table.
Operating instructions 7

Automatic Switch Off times
Heat setting - - - -
Stops after 6 hours 5 hours 4 hours 1.5 hours
The heat setting
Touch the control bar at the necessary heat
setting. Change to the left or the right, if it
is necessary. Do not release before you have
a correct heat setting. The display shows the
heat setting.
/ Switching the outer rings on and off
You can match the effective heating surface to the size of the cookware.
To switch on the outer ring touch the sensor field / . The indicator comes on. For
more outer rings touch the same sensor field again. The next indicator comes on.
Do the procedure again to switch off the outer ring. The indicator goes out.
Automatic Heat Up
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
0
1234567891011121314
You can get a necessary heat setting in a shorter time if you activate the Automatic Heat
Up function. This function sets the highest heat setting for some time (see the graphic),
and then decreases to the necessary heat setting.
To start the Automatic Heat Up function for a cooking zone:
1. Touch ( comes on in the display).
2. Immediately touch the necessary heat setting. After 3 seconds comes on in the
display.
To stop the function change the heat setting.
A
8Operating instructions

Using the Timer
Count Down Timer
Use the Count Down Timer to set how long the cooking zone operates for one cooking
session.
Set the Count Down Timer after the selection of the cooking zone.
You can set the heat setting before or after you set the timer.
•Selection of the cooking zone: touch again and again until the indicator of a
necessary cooking zone comes on.
•Starting the Count Down Timer: touch of the timer to set the time (
00
-
99
minutes). When the indicator of the cooking zone flashes slower, the time counts down.
•Checking the remaining time: select the cooking zone with . The indicator of the
cooking zone flashes faster. Display shows the remaining time.
•Changing the Count Down Timer: select the cooking zone with touch or .
•Stopping the timer: select the cooking zone with . Touch . The remaining time
counts backwards to
00
. The indicator of the cooking zone goes out. To switch off You
can also touch and at the same time.
When the time elapses, the sound operates and
00
flashes. The cooking zone switches
off.
•Stopping the sound: touch
CountUp Timer (Count up timer)
Use the CountUp Timer to monitor how long the cooking zone operates.
•Selection of the cooking zone (if more than 1 cooking zone operate): touch
again and again until the indicator of a necessary cooking zone comes on.
•Starting the CountUp Timer: touch of the timer comes on. When the indicator
of the cooking zone flashes slower, the time counts up, display switches between and
time elapsed (minutes)
•Checking the elapsed time: select the cooking zone with . The indicator of the
cooking zone flashes faster. Display shows the elapsed time.
•Stopping the CountUp Timer: select the cooking zone with and touch or to
switch off the timer. The indicator of the cooking zone goes out.
Minute Minder
You can use the timer as a Minute Minder while cooking zones do not operate. Touch
. Touch or of the timer to select the time. When the time elapses, the sound operates
and
00
flashes.
Starting the STOP+GO
The function sets all cooking zones that operate to a keep warm setting.
does not stop the timer function.
locks the control bars.
•Touch to start this function. The indicator comes on.
•Touch to stop this function. The heat setting that you set before comes on.
Locking / unlocking the control panel
You can lock the control panel, but not . You can stop the appliance.
Touch the symbol . The symbol comes on for 4 seconds.
Operating instructions 9

The Timer still operates.
Touch the symbol to switch off this function. The heat setting that you set before comes
on.
When you switch off the appliance, you also switch off this function.
The child safety device
This function prevents an accidental operation of the hob.
Starting the child safety device
•Start the hob with . Do not set the heat settings .
•Touch for 4 seconds. The symbol comes on.
• Stop the hob with .
Switching off the child safety device
•Start the hob with . Do not set the heat settings . Touch for 4 seconds. The
symbol comes on.
• Stop the hob with .
Overriding the child safety device for one cooking session
• Start the hob with . The symbol comes on.
•Touch for 4 seconds. Set the heat setting in less than 10 seconds. You can operate
the hob.
• When you stop the hob with , the child safety device operates again.
OffSound Control (Switching off and on the sounds)
Switching off the sounds
Switch off the appliance.
Touch for 3 seconds. The displays come on and go out. Touch for 3 seconds. comes
on, the appliance is in standard mode. Touch , comes on, the sound is off.
When the sound is off, you hear only when you touch , Minute Minder or Count Down
Timer come down or when you cover the control panel.
Switching on the sounds
Switch off the appliance.
Touch for 3 seconds. The displays come on and go out. Touch for 3 seconds. comes
on, because the sound is off. Touch , comes on, the appliance is in standard mode.
The sound is on.
Helpful hints and tips
Cookware
• The bottom of the cookware must be as thick and flat as possible.
• Cookware made of enamelled steel and with aluminium or copper bottoms can cause
discoloration on glass ceramic surface.
10 Helpful hints and tips

Energy saving
• If possible, always put the lids on the cookware.
• Put cookware on a cooking zone before you start it.
• Stop the cooking zones before the end of the cooking time to use residual heat.
• The bottom of pans and cooking zones must have the same dimension.
Öko Timer (Eco Timer)
To save the energy, the heater of the cooking zone switches itself off earlier than count
down timer signal. The heating time reduction depends on cooking level and cooking time.
Examples of cooking applications
The data in the table is for guidance only.
Heat
setting
Use to: Time Hints
1 Keep cooked foods warm as re-
quired
Cover
1-3 Hollandaise sauce, melt: butter, choco-
late, gelatine
5-25
min
Mix occasionally
1-3 Solidify: fluffy omelettes, baked eggs 10-40
min
Cook with a lid on
3-5 Simmer rice and milkbased dishes, heat-
ing up ready-cooked meals
25-50
min
Add at least twice as much liquid as
rice, stir milk dishes part way
through
5-7 Steam vegetables, fish, meat 20-45
min
Add a few tablespoons of liquid
7-9 Steam potatoes 20-60
min
Use max. ¼ l water for 750 g of po-
tatoes
7-9 Cook larger quantities of food, stews
and soups
60-150
min
Up to 3 l liquid plus ingredients
9-12 Gentle fry: escalope, veal cordon bleu,
cutlets, rissoles, sausages, liver, roux,
eggs, pancakes, doughnuts
as re-
quired
Turn halfway through
12-13 Heavy fry, hash browns, loin steaks,
steaks
5-15
min
Turn halfway through
14 Boil large quantities of water, cook pasta, sear meat (goulash, pot roast), deep fry chips
Information on acrylamides
According to the newest scientific knowledge, if you brown food (specially the one which
contains starch), acrylamides can pose a health risk. Thus, we recommend that you cook at
the lowest temperatures and do not brown food too much.
Helpful hints and tips 11

Care and cleaning
Clean the appliance after each use.
Always use cookware with clean bottom.
WARNING!
Sharp objects and abrasive cleaning agents will damage the appliance.
For your safety, do not clean the appliance with steam blasters or high-pressure cleaners.
Scratches or dark stains on the glass ceramic have no effect on how the appliance operates.
Removing the dirt:
1. – Remove immediately: melting plastic, plastic foil, and food containing sugar. Use
a special glass ceramic scraper. Put the scraper on the glass ceramic surface at an
acute angle and slide the blade on the surface.
–Stop the appliance and let it cool down before you clean: limescale rings, water
rings, fat stains, shiny metallic discolorations. Use a special cleaner for glass ceramic
or stainless steel.
2. Clean the appliance with a damp cloth and some detergent.
3. At the end rub the appliance dry with a clean cloth.
What to do if…
Problem Possible cause and remedy
You cannot start the appliance
or operate it.
• Start the appliance again and set the heat setting in 10 sec-
onds.
•The child safety device or operates . Stop child safety
device or . See the section “Child safety device” or "Stop
and go".
• You touched 2 or more sensor fields at the same time. Only
touch one sensor field.
• There is water or fat stains on the control panel. Clean the
control panel
A sound operates when the ap-
pliance is off.
You covered one or more sensor fields. Uncover the sensor fields.
Clean the control panel.
The residual heat indicator does
not come on.
The cooking zone is not hot because it operated only for a short
time. If the cooking zone must be hot, speak to the after sales
service.
You cannot switch on the outer
ring.
Switch on the inner ring first.
A sound operates and appliance
starts and stops again. After 5
seconds one more sound oper-
ates.
You covered . Uncover the sensor field.
12 Care and cleaning

Problem Possible cause and remedy
comes on The automatic switch off operates. Stop the appliance and start
it again.
and number come on. There is an error in the appliance.
Disconnect the appliance from the electrical supply for some
time. Disconnect the fuse from the electrical system of the house.
Connect again. If comes on again, speak to the after sales
service.
There is no signal when you
touch panel keys
The signals are off.
Switch on the signals.
If you tried the above solutions and cannot repair the problem, speak to your dealer or the
Customer Care Department. Give the data from the rating plate, three-digit-letter code for
the glass ceramic (it is in the corner of the cooking surface) and an error message that
comes on.
If you operated the appliance incorrectly, the servicing by a customer service technician or
dealer will not be free of charge, even during the warranty period. The instructions about
the customer service and conditions of guarantee are in the guarantee booklet.
Environment concerns
The symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product may not be
treated as household waste. Instead it should be taken to the appropriate collection point
for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed
of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment
and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of
this product. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact
your local council, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased
the product.
Packaging material
The packaging materials are friendly to the environment and can be recycled. The plastic
components are identified by marking: >PE<,>PS<, etc. Discard the packaging materials as
household waste at the waste disposal facilities in your municipality.
Environment concerns 13

Q - Warranty
AEG products are designed and built to the highest standards.
We expect your appliances to provide many years of trouble free enjoyment.
In the event of an appliance requiring attention, each appliance is covered by a 2
year warranty from the date of purchase.
Refer to warranty policy for complete terms and conditions.
Coverage is for costs of parts and labor for appliances in capital cities &
metropolitan areas. We reserve the right to charge directly for handling
expenses outside the metropolitan region.
AEG products are supported by a national service support system.
Call our customer service department for attention.
Please retain your invoice AEGto quote should you require service
assistance. This will identify your product for our priority service back-up.
Please attach your invoice to this manual for easy future reference.
AEG Canada
871 Cranberry Court
Oakville, Ontario L6L 6J7
Canada
Tel [phone]
Fax [phone]
email [e-mail]
For Service & Spares:
EURO-PARTS
1.800.678.8352
Important: Please record details of your purchase below and mail or fax to AEG
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Canada
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