Amica PB 4VI512LFTB4 Series User manual

IOAA-710 / 8051807
(05.2016 / v1
PB*4VI512LFTB4
(EN) INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Note!
Operate the appliance only after reading / understanding this Manual.
The appliance has been designed only for cooking. Any other use (for example for
heating) does not comply with its operating prole and may cause danger.
The producer reserves a right to implement changes having no impact on the opera-
tion of the appliance.
DEAR CUSTOMER,
The plate is exceptionally easy to use and extremely efcient. After reading the instruction
manual, operating the cooker will be easy.
Before being packaged and leaving the manufacturer, the plate was thoroughly checked with
regard to safety and functionality.
Before using the appliance, please read the instruction manual carefully.
By following these instructions carefully you will be able to avoid any problems in using the
appliance.
It is important to keep the instruction manual and store it in a safe place so that it can be
consulted at any time.
It is necessary to follow the instructions in the manual carefully in order to avoid possible
accidents.
Certicate of compliance CE
The Manufacturer hereby declares that this product complies with the general requirements pursuant to the
following European Directives:
lThe Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EC,
lElectromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2014/30/EC,
l  ErP Directive 2009/125/EC,
and therefore the product has been marked with the symbol and the Declaration of Conformity has been
issued to the manufacturer and is available to the competent authorities regulating the market.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Basic Information..................................................................................................2
Safety instructions.....................................................................................................4
Description of the appliance.......................................................................................9
Installation.............................................................................................................10
Operation...............................................................................................................13
Cleaning and maintenance.......................................................................................24
Troubleshooting......................................................................................................26
Specication............................................................................................................28
Warranty and after sales service...............................................................................29

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Warning: The appliance and its accessible parts
become hot during use. Care should be taken to
avoid touching heating elements. Children less than 8
years of age shall be kept away unless continuously
supervised.
This appliance can be used by children aged from 8
years and above and persons with reduced physical,
sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience
and knowledge if they have been given supervision or
instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe
way and understand the hazards involved. Children
shall not play with the appliance. Cleaning and user
maintenance shall not be made by children without
supervision.
Warning: Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or
oil can be dangerous and may result in re.
NEVER try to extinguish a re with water, but switch
off the appliance and then cover ame e.g. with a lid
or a re blanket.
Warning: Danger of re: do not store items on the
cooking surfaces.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Warning: If the surface is cracked, switch off the ap-
pliance to avoid the possibillity of electric shock.
Metallic objects, such as knives, forks, spoons and
lids should not be placed on the hob surface since
they can get hot.
After use, switch off the hob element by its control
and do not rely on the pan detector.
The appliance is not intended to be operated by me-
ans of an external timer or separate remote-control
system.
You should not use steam cleaning devices to clean
the appliance.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• Be fo re using the ceramic plate for the rst time read the Operating Manual carefully as
thus you can ensure safe operation and avoid damage to the plate.
• If the ceramic plate is operated near a radio, TV set or other emitting device, please check
whether the touch panel works correctly.
• Do not install the plate near refrigerating devices.
• The furniture the plate is tted in should be resistant to temperatures up to 100oC. The
requirement applies to the veneer, plastic surfaces, glues and varnishes.
• The plate can be used only after it has been tted into furniture, as only thus you will be
protected from accidental contact with live components.
• Elec tric appliances can be repaired only by qualied specialists. Unprofessional repairs
may compromise the safety of the appliance.
• Important! If the xed power supply cable is damaged, it should be replaced at the manu-
facturer or at an authorized servicing outlet, or by a qualied person to avoid danger.
• The appliance is disconnected from the mains only when the mains plug is pulled out from
the socket or when the fuse has been switched off ..
• Never allow children to remain unattended near the cooktop nor to play with the control
panel.
• People with life function support implants (such as a heart pacemaker, an insulin
pump, or a hearing aid) must make sure that the operation of these devices is not
disturbed by the induction plate (induction plate frequency range is 20 to 50 kHz).
• When switched on the hotplates quickly become hot. To avoid unnecessary power con-
sumption, switch them on only after putting a cooking pot on them.
• A residual temperature indicator built-in into the electronic system tells you whether the
hotplate is still switched on and whether it is still hot .
• All the settings made before power switch-on are cancelled if power supply is cut. Proceed
cautiously once the power is restored. ‘H’ residual heat indicator will glow as long as the
heating zones are hot. Additionally, lock key symbol is on, as at initial start-up.
• If the mains socket is located near a hotplate, please make sure that the supply cord does
not touch the hot places.
• Do not leave the plate unattended when cooking on fats and oils as they create re hazard.
• Do not use plastic pots or containers made from aluminium foil as they melt in high tem-
peratures and may damage the ceramic plate.
• Sugar, citric acid, salt etc., both in liquid and solid state as well as plastic should not get
into contact with a hot hotplate.
• If through carelessness, sugar or plastic gets on a hot hotplate, you may not switch the plate
off but scrape away sugar or plastic using a sharp scrapper. Protect hands from burns.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• Use only at-bottom pots and saucepans on your ceramic plate, without sharp edges or
burrs as otherwise the plate may get permanently damaged.
• The heating surface of the ceramic plate is resistant to thermal shock. It is neither hot nor
cold-sensitive.
• Avoid dropping objects on the plate. A point hit, for example a falling bottle with spices,
may in unfavourable circumstances lead to cracks and splits appearing on your ceramic
plate.
• Boiled over residuals of food may penetrate the damaged places and get to the live com-
ponents of the ceramic plate.
• Should cracks or splits appear on the surface of your ceramic plate immediately disconnect
it from the mains. In order to do so, switch off the fuse or pull out the mains plug from the
socket. Call the Customer Service.
• Please observe the maintenance and cleaning guidelines. Should you fail to proceed in
compliance with the provided guidelines, you will lose your warranty rights.
•Do not use the surface of the plate as a carving board or a working top.
• It is recommended that metal objects like knives, forks, spoons and lids are not left on the
ceramic plate as they can become hot.
• Do not t the plate over a cooker without a fan, dishwasher, refrigerator, freezer or
washing machine.

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The appliance was protected
from damage at the time of
transport. After unpacking,
please dispose of all ele-
ments of packaging in a way
that will not cause damage
to the environment. All materials used for
packaging the appliance are environmentally
friendly; they are 100% recyclable and are
marked with the appropriate symbol.
Important! Keep the packaging material
(bags, Styrofoam pieces, etc.) out of reach
of children during unpacking.
UNPACKING
DISPOSAL
This marking means that the
appliance must not be dispo-
sed of together with other ho-
usehold waste after it has been
used. The user is obliged to
hand it over to waste collection
centre collecting used electrical
and electronic goods. The collectors, inclu-
ding local collection points, shops and local
authority departments provide recycling
schemes. Proper handling of used electrical
and electronic goods helps avoid environ-
mental and health hazards resulting from
the presence of dangerous components and
the inappropriate storage and processing of
such goods.
In accordance with European Directive
2012/19/UE and Polish legislation regarding
used electrical and electronic goods, this
appliance is marked with the symbol of the
crossed-out waste container.
HOW TO SAVE ELECTRICITY
Using the electricity in a re-
sponsible manner not only
saves money, but also helps
protect the environment. So
let’s save electricity! This is
how it’s done:
●Use the correct cookware.
Cookware with at and a thick base can save
up to 1/3 of electricity. Please remember to
cover cookware with the lid, otherwise electri-
city consumption increased four times!
●Always keep the cooking zones and
cookware bases clean.
Dirt prevents proper heat transfer. Often
burnt stains can be removed only with agents
harmful to the environment.
●Avoiding unnecessary lifting the lid to
peek into the pot.
●Do not install the hob in the immediate
vicinity of refrigerator / freezer.
The electricity consumption is then unneces-
sarily increased.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLIANCE
Description of PB*4VI512LFTB4 plate
Control panel
Inductive hotplate Booster
(rear left)
Inductive hotplate Booster
(rear right)
Inductive hotplate Booster
(front left)
Inductive hotplate Booster
(front right)
1. On/off sensor eld
2. Higher heat setting sensor eld / Cooking zone selection sensor eld
3. Heat setting display with decimal point
4. Lower heat setting sensor eld / Lower timer setting sensor eld
5. Timer on/off sensor eld / Higher timer setting sensor eld
6. Timer display
7. Timer indicator light
8. Child lock sensor eld with LED indicator light
9. Booster function selection sensor eld

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INSTALLATION
Making the worktop recess
lWorktop thickness should be 28 - 40 mm, while its width at least 600 mm. The worktop
must be at and level. Edge of the worktop near the wall must be sealed to prevent ingress
of water or other liquids.
l There should be sufcient spacing around the opening, in particular, at least 50 mm di-
stance to the wall and 60 mm distance to the front edge of worktop.
lThe distance between the edge of the opening and the side wall of the furniture should
be minimum 55 mm.
lWorktop must be made of materials, including veneer and adhesives, resistant to a tem-
perature of 100°C. Otherwise, veneer could come off or surface of the worktop become
deformed.
lEdge of the opening should be sealed with suitable materials to prevent ingress of wa-
ter.
l Worktop opening must cut to dimensions as shown on gure 1.
lEnsure minimum clearance of 25 mm below the hob to allow proper air circulation and
prevent overheating. See Figure 2.
560
490
min
60
min
50
1

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INSTALLATION
Do not install the hob above the oven without ventilation.
Fig.2
Installing hob in kitchen cabinet
worktop.
Installing hob in kitchen worktop
above oven with ventilation.
5 10mm÷
5 10mm÷
500x10mm
25mm
30mm
500x20mm

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• Use four “A” brackets for 38 mm thick worktops. Fit the hob into worktop opening as shown
on gure 3 and 4. To properly secure hob in 28 mm thick worktop, use four 15x15x50 mm
wooden blocks in addition to “A” brackets. Fit the hob into worktop opening as shown on
gure 5 and 6.
• Check if adhesive seal is properly applied to the hob’s ange. Loosely attach xing brackets
to the bottom of the hob
• Remove dust from the worktop, insert hob into the opening and press in rmly,
• Position xing brackets perpendicularly to the hob’s edge and tighten rmly.
1. worktop
2. screw
3. xing bracket
4. hob
5. seal
1. worktop
2. screw
3. xing bracket
4. hob
5. seal
6. wooden block
3
4
5
6
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321
54
321
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INSTALLATION
Installing PB*4VI512LFTB* hob - bracket
320
560
490
min
60
min
50
320
● The hob has a xed-mounted cable with a neutral contact and may only be connected to
a 230 V ~ 50 Hz socket with grounding pin. Socket power circuit should be protected with
a 16 A fuse.
● Connect the hob using the xed-mounted cable approx. 1.5 long with a neutral contact.
560
270 50
490
min
60
min
50
320

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OPERATION
Inductive hotplate – principles of operation
Electric generator supplies power to a coil located inside
the appliance. As the coil generates magnetic eld, in-
duced currents permeable to a pot placed on the plate.
The currents make the pot a true heat transmitter while
the glass surface of the plate remains cold.
The system provides for the usage of pots with bottoms susceptible to magnetic eld.
In general the inductive technology is characterised by two features:
• the entire heat emitted by the pot can be utilized,
• lack of thermal inertia phenomenon as cooking starts automatically once a pot is put on
the plate and ends once it is taken off the plate.
Fan: Protects and cools the control and power components. It works automatically with two
speeds. Fan runs until the electronic system has sufciently cooled down regardless of the
appliance or the cooking zones being turned on or off.
Protection of electronic circuits: Temperature of electronic circuits is continuously moni-
tored by a temperature sensor. If temperature is raised beyond a safe level, this protection
system will reduce cooking zone heating power or shut down the cooking zones adjacent to
the overheated electronic circuits. This is indicated by the appearance of the E2 symbol on
the display. Once the cooking zone cools down, the symbol will go out automatically.
Detection: Pot detection enables the plate operation and, consequently, heating. Small ob-
jects left on a hotplate (i.e. a teaspoon, knife or ring) will not be treated as pots and will not
cause the plate to switch on.
Before rst use
• carefully clean the ceramic plate treating it as a glass surface,
• when used for the rst time the plate can give off a bit of a smell so switch on the ventilation
system or open the window,
• operate the plate observing the safety instructions.

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Pot detector
The pot detector is installed in plates equipped with the inductive eld system. During opera-
tion the pot detector automatically starts or stops the production of heat once a pot is put or
removed from the plate, saving energy.
• If appropriate pot is used there is a heat level indicated on the display.
• Induction requires the use of well-matched pots with bottoms made of magnetic material
(see Table page 16).
The pot detector does not operate as an ON/ OFF switch.
When switching the plate on and off and increasing / reducing the heating power always
touch only one sensor. If you touch several sensors at the same time (with the excep-
tion of switching off the hotplate or the clock), the system will ignore the entered settings
and, should you keep touching the sensors for a long time, will emit a fault signal.
The ceramic plate is equipped with sensors operated by touching the marked areas with nger.
Every touch of a sensor is conrmed with a sound.
OPERATION
If a pot has not been put on the hotplate or improper pot has been used,
the sign will be displayed. The hotplate will not switch on.
If no pots are detected within 10 minutes, the switching on operation is cancelled.
A hotplate has to be switched off by using the touch sensors, not only by taking the
pot off.

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OPERATION
The shortest and longest diameters are presented in the table below and they depend on
the quality of a dish.
Induction cooktop Diameter of the bottom of a pot for induction cooking.
Diameter (mm) Minimum (mm) Optimum (mm)
220 140 220
180 90 180
While using smaller pots than the minimum diameters, the induction cooktop
may not work.
Bottom of the cookware has to be at for optimal temperature control by the
induction module.
Deep embossed logo or concave bottom of the cookware can interfere with
the temperature control by the induction module and lead to overheating of
the cookware.
Do not use damaged cookware with base deformed due to excessive heat.
Selection of cookware for inductive hotplates
Appropriate quality of pots conditions the performance of your plate.
• Always use high quality pots with ideally at bottoms as it prevents points of too high tem-
perature forming on the bottom and consequently sticking of the cooked food. Pots and
pans with thick metal sides guarantee perfect distribution of heat.
• Always ensure that the bottom of the pots is dry: when you ll up the pot or take it out from
the fridge always check if the bottom is perfectly dry as it helps to keep the plate clean.
• Lids prevent the heat from escaping from the pot and thus shorten the cooking time and
reduce the consumption of power.

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Selection of cookware for inductive hotplates
Cookware marking Check if there is a sign on the label informing
that the pot is suitable for use on inductive
plates.
Use magnetic pots (from enamelled sheet metal, ferrite
stainless steel, cast iron), check them by trying to attach
magnet to the pot bottom (has to cling).
Stainless steel Does not detect the pot presence.
Except for pots from ferromagnetic steel.
Aluminium Does not detect the pot presence.
Cast iron High efciency.
Attention: the pots can scratch the plate.
Enamelled steel High efciency.
Recommended pots with at, thick and even bottom.
Glass Does not detect the pot presence.
Porcelain Does not detect the pot presence.
Pots with copper bot-
tom
Does not detect the pot presence.
OPERATION

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OPERATION
Control panel
• All the indicators will go on for a brief moment when the cooktop is connected to the mains.
The appliance is ready to work.
• The cooktop is equipped with an electronic touch button control panel. Press the suitable
button for at least 1 second to activate the requested function.
• A brief tone sounds each time a touch button is touched.
Note: do not put any objects on the touch panels. Risk of triggering error alert.
The touch panel should be maintained clean.
Turning on a burner
Once the cooktop has been activated with the ON / OFF button (1), you can proceed with
setting the burners as follows:
1. Select the required burner with burner selector (2). ‘0’ will light up in the respective
burner display and its decimal point will ash.
2. Next, you can set the required heating power by pressing touch buttons “+” (2) or “-“ (4).
The burner will go off if no button is touched within the ten seconds time.
Respective decimal point in the display blinks to conrm that a burner is activated and
ready for parameters input.
Turning on the cooktop
All the burners are cold and indicators are dead when the cooktop is in OFF mode. Touch
the ON / OFF button (1) to turn the appliance on. ‘0’ will appear in each burner display and
the decimal point will ash.
The appliance remains active and ready to take in the settings for 10 seconds. The
cooktop will go off if no button is touched within the ten seconds time.
Cooktop cannot be turned on if the children safety lock is active. The key LED sign (8)
is on. (see Unlocking the cooktop).

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OPERATION
Lock function
The cooktop has a child safety lock to prevent children from turning on the burners or changing
the settings. Activate the lock by touching button (8).
If the lock is activated when the cooktop (all the burners) is off, it will not be possible to turn
the cooktop accidentally, i.e. before the unlocking operation is carried out.
The lock deactivates automatically after the power supply is restored in case
of power cut.
Booster function
In order to protect the supply mains, the induction hob can operate at the maximum
power of 3500 W. Exceeding this power when changing the heating power setting of a
cooking zone is indicated by a short beep. Cooking zone is then locked and its heating
power setting cannot be changed.
In order remove the lock and change the heating power setting of the locked cooking
zone, rst reduce the power of another operating cooking zone.
Setting the heating power
As long as ‘0’ remains displayed in the burner display (3) and the respective digit is blinking,
you can set the required heating power by pressing touch buttons “+” (2) or “-“ (4).
Locking the cooktop
Touch the key button (8) to activate the lock. The lock is activated the moment the respective
LED starts to blink. A brief tune sounds when the button is touched.
“0” must be apparent in all the displays, or the heating power must be set for at
least one of the burners in order to lock the cooktop.
The Booster function boosts the power:
- of the front left cooking zone Ø 220 from 2,300 W to 3,000 W,
- of the rear left and front right cooking zone Ø 180 from 1,085 W to 1,400 W,
- of the rear right cooking zone Ø 220 from 1,500 W to 2,300 W.
When a cooking zone is active, touch the Booster function selection sensor eld (9) to activate
the booster function. Activation of the booster function will be indicated by the letter „P” shown
on the relevant cooking zone display.
To deactivate the Booster function, touch the (9) sensor eld again or touch „-” (4) sensor
eld when the cooking zone is active.
Booster function deactivates automatically after 5 minutes on the front left
cooking zone. Booster function does not deactivate automatically on other
cooking zones.

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OPERATION
Residual temperature indicator
When a hot plate has been switched off letter “H” is displayed indicating that the hotplate is
still hot.
Do not touch the hotplate or put
heat-sensitive objects on it when the
“H” letter is displayed as you can
burn yourself or the object!
If the indication goes out you can touch the hotplate but have to bear in mind that it still does
not have ambient temperature.
Residual heat indicator is off if the power is off.
Unlocking the cooktop
Touch the key button (8) to turn off the lock. The lock becomes inactive the moment the respec-
tive LED goes off. A brief tune sounds when the button is released.
“0” must be apparent in all the displays, or the heating power must be set for at
least one of the burners in order to unlock the cooktop.
Limiting the operating time
In order to increase efciency, the induction
hob is tted with a operating time limiter for
each of the cooking zones. The maximum
operating time is set according to the last heat
setting selected.
If you do not change the heat setting for a long
time (see table) then the associated cooking
zone is automatically switched off and the
residual heat indicator is activated. However,
you can switch on and operate individual co-
oking zones at any time in accordance with
the operating instructions.
Cooking heat
setting
Maximum
operating time
(hours)
2
1 8,6
2 6,7
3 5,3
4 4,3
5 3,5
6 2,8
7 2,3
8 2
9 1,5
P - Ø 180 / Ø 220 1,5
P - Ø 220
applies to the front
left cooking zone
0,08
In order to conserve electricity,
after 30 minutes heating setting „9”
will be automatically reduced to the
heat setting „8”, but cook time will
not change.

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OPERATION
Automatic warming
• The selected burner must be set at “0” heating power.
• The heating power will switch to 9 the moment button (4) is pressed.
• Then, press “+” button (2) for the respective burner. “A” will light up in the display.
• Next, select the desired heating power with button (4).
“A” and the preset requested heating power indication for the burner blink in the re-
spective display in successive turns.
The burner will automatically switch to the preset heating power after the time of extra
power supply has elapsed. That power value will be indicated in the display.
Note. If the heating power selector
remains at “9” position for more
than 3 seconds after the quick
heating function is switched off
(i.e. heating power in unchanged),
the quick warming feature goes
off, too.
If the pot is removed from the burner
and is placed on it again within 10
minutes, the extra waring will be
executed completely.
Clock / timer
The programming clock can control all the heating elements, thereby making cooking easier.
The clock can be also used as an alarm feature.
Turning the clock on
The clock makes cooking easier. It can be used to preset the duration of uptimes of the bur-
ners. The clock can be also used as an alarm feature.
• Select the required burner with burner selector (2). The decimal point in the display starts
blinking.
• Set the required heating power within 1-9 range by pressing the “+” (2) or “-“ (4) buttons.
• Press clock on / off button (5) to activate the clock. “00” will be indicated in the clock display (6).
Heating power Automatic extra
warming duration
(minutes)
-
1 0,8
2 2,4
3 3,8
4 5,2
5 6,8
6 2,0
7 2,8
8 3,6
9 0,2