Amica VH 3021 User manual

IO-HOB-0542 / 8070713
(04.2023 / v5)
PBP2VQ203FTN / VH 3021
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
CERAMIC HOB

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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 USER,
The plate is exceptionally easy to use and extremely e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................................................................................................3
Description of the appliance...............................................................................9
Installation...........................................................................................................10
Operation..........................................................................................................14
Cleaning and maintenance...............................................................................20
Emergency procedures......................................................................................22
Technical specication.................................................................................23

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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
o󰀨 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 o󰀨 the ap-
pliance to avoid the possibillity of electric shock.
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.
● Before 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.
● The ceramic plate should be installed by a qualied electrician.
● Do not install the plate near refrigerating devices.
● The furniture the plate is tted in should be resistant to temperatures up to 100 ºC. The
requirement applies to the veneers, edges, 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.
● Electric appliances can be repaired only by qualied specialists. Unprofessional repairs may
compromise the safety of the appliance.
● 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 o󰀨.
● Never allow children to remain unattended near the cooktop nor to play with the control panel.
● When switched on the hotplates quickly become hot. To avoid unnecessary power consump-
tion, switch them on only after putting a cooking pot.
● Residual temperature indicator built-in into the electronic system tells you whether the
hotplate is still switched on and whether it is still hot.
● Should there be a power failure, all the settings and indications will be cancelled. Please be
careful when the power supply is restored as hotplates which have been hot before power
failure will no longer be controlled by the indicator.
● If there is a mains socket located near the 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.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
● 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 o󰀨 the
plate but scrape away sugar or plastic using a sharp scrapper. Protect hands from burns.
● 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 damaged places and get to the live components
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 o󰀨 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.
Note! If the xed-mounted power cable gets damaged, it should be replaced by the manufac-
turer or in a specialist workshop or by a qualied person to avoid any accidents.

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SAVING ENERGY
Everybody who properly
uses energy not only saves
money but also consciously
acts in aid of the natural
environment. So let’s save
electric energy by:
●Using proper cookware
Pots and pans with at and thick bottom
help to save up to one-third of electric
energy. Remember about the lid as
otherwise the consumption of energy
quadruples!
●Matching cookware to the size of the
hotplate
A cooking pot should neither be smaller
nor bigger than the used hotplate.
●Maintaining hotplates and pot bottoms
clean
Dirt obstructs the transfer of heat – heavily
burnt food residuals often can be cleaned
only with chemicals harmful to the envi-
ronment.
●Avoiding necessary “peeping into
pots”.
●Not using the plate near refrigerators
/ freezers
As the consumption of energy unneces-
sary rises.

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The appliance is protected
from damage during transpor-
tation by its packaging. After
unpacking please dispose
of the packing materials in a
manner creating no risk to the
environment.
All materials used for packing are harmless
to the natural environment, can be recycled
in 100% and have been identied with ap-
propriate symbol.
Note! Packing materials (polyethylene bags,
pieces of polystyrene etc.) should be kept
away from children during unpacking.
UNPACKING DISPOSING OF THE DEVICE
When disposing of the device, do
not bring it to regular municipal
waste containers. Instead, bring
it to electrical and electronic
waste recycling and reuse cen-
ter. A relevant label has been
put on the device, its instructions
manual, or on the package.
The device has been manufactured of recy-
clable materials. By bringing old device to
recycling collection center, you show that you
care about nature.
Ask your local environmental care authority
for information on location of such facilities.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLIANCE
Description of hob
Control panel
1. Main sensor
2. Hotplate indicators
3. Minus sensor
4. Plus sensor
5. Key sensor with the lock function
6. Clock indicator
7. Sensor of the clock
Back hotplate
Ø 180
Front hotplate
Ø 145
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INSTALLATION
Making the worktop recess
● Worktop 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.
● There should be su󰀩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.
●The distance between the edge of the opening and the side wall of the furniture should
be at least 55 mm.
● Worktop must be made of materials, including veneer and adhesives, resistant to a tem-
perature of 100°C. Otherwise, veneer could come o󰀨 or surface of the worktop become
deformed.
●Edge of the opening should be sealed with suitable materials to prevent ingress of water.
● Worktop opening must cut to dimensions as shown on gure 1.
●Ensure minimum clearance of 25 mm below the hob to allow proper air circulation and
prevent overheating.
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(*) 285 mm

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INSTALLATION
Do not install the hob above the oven
without ventilation.
Route electrical lead so that it does
not touch the lower guard.
Installing hob in kitchen cabinet worktop.
Installing hob in kitchen cabinet worktop
above oven.
Note. When installing the hob in the kit-
chen worktop, install a partition panel, as
shown on the picture. If the hob is to be
installed above a built-in oven, installa-
tion of the partition panel is not required.
If the hob was installed in the kitchen
worktop above the drawer, the bottom
cover of the hob must be covered with
a wooden panel or protective board for
ceramic hobs.
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INSTALLATION
Installing hob
●Using an electrical cord, connect the hob according to electrical diagram provided.
● Remove dust from the worktop, insert hob into the opening and press in rmly
(Figure 3).
Fig. 3
1 - Worktop
2 - Hob ange gasket
3 - Ceramic hob
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Assembly of the gasket
Depending on the model, the seal is already installed at the factory (g.1)
If the seal has not been tted at the factory, proceed as follows:
Before installing the hob in the cut-out worktop, the gasket is to be attached to the back
of the hob (pic. 2)
To do this, rst peel o󰀨 the protective lm from the self-adhesive seal and glue the gasket
as close as possible to the outer edge of the hob (g. 3,4).
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Do not install the appliance without the
foam gasket.
Then turn the hob over insert it into the cut-out of the
furniture. Align the positioning symmetrically so that the
distances between the hob and the countertop is the
same on all sides. (g. 5)
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INSTALLATION
● The hob has a fixed-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.
Location and dimensions of terminal block compartment.
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Before rst use
● carefully clean the ceramic plate treating it as a glass surface,
● when used for the rst time the plate can give o󰀨 a bit of a smell so switch on the ventilation
system or open the window,
● operate the plate observing the safety instructions.
When switching the plate on and o󰀨 and setting the heating power always touch
only one sensor. If you touch several sensors at the same time (with the exception of
switching o󰀨 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 a
nger.
Every touch of a sensor is conrmed with a sound.
Proper cookware
There is specially made and tested cookware for cooking on ceramic plates availabl on the
market. Observe instructions provided by the cookware manufacturers.
Cookware with aluminium or copper bottoms can leave metallic discoloration, very di󰀩cult
to remove. Be particularly careful when using enamelware, as it may irreparably damage
your plate when left on a hotplate with the content boiled down. To achieve optimal power
consumption, optimal cooking times and to avoid burning of food boiled over on the plate,
observe the following recommendations.
Bottoms:
The cookware should have a stable, at bottom, as sharp-edged bottoms or bottoms with
burrs and charred food residuals can scratch your ceramic plate and have abrasive impact on it!
Sizes:
The diameter of the bottom surface of the pot should match the diameter of the used heating
element.
Lids:
Lids prevent heat from escaping from the pot and thus shorten the cooking time and reduce
the consumption of power.
OPERATION

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OPERATION
Control Panel
When you connect the hob to mains, you will hear a short beep and sensors will be locked.
Touch and hold for 3 second to release the lock.
Important!
Do not place any objects on the sensors as this could cause an error. Always
keep touch sensors clean.
Turn on the hob and a cooking zone
If none of the sensors is touched within 10 seconds, the appliance switches itself o󰀨.
If child lock function is activated, the appliance cannot be switched on (see "Release
the child lock").
Touch to turn on the hob and a se-
lected cooking zone. Active cooking zone
display will show “0.” Now set the desired
heat setting using the and touch
sensors (see Set the heating power)
Important!
The hob is on when you activate a cooking zone.
Set the heat setting
When the power is set to "0" you can adjust
it using the or sensor.
When both cooking zones operate and you
need to adjust heat setting of the rst cooking
zone. Briey touch and then touch or
to adjust the heat setting.

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OPERATION
Turn o󰀨 the appliance
The appliance operates when at least one
cooking zone is on. Touch and hold to
turn o󰀨 the selected cooking zone and then
the appliance.
The letter "H" appears on the display to indi-
cate residual heat.
Switching o󰀨 selected cooking zone
Selected cooking zone may be switched o󰀨 as follows:
- touch to turn o󰀨 the selected cooking zone
- simultaneously touch and sensors, or
- use sensor to reduce heat setting to "0."
When both cooking zones operate:
- touch to turn o󰀨 the selected cooking zone
- touch briey to allow heat setting adjustment, and then:
- simultaneously touch and sensors, or
- use sensor to reduce heat setting to "0."
The letter "H" appears on the display to indicate residual heat.
The cooking heat setting can be now changed at any moment using the method described
above in the "Set the heat setting" section.
Automatic warm-up function
Each cooking zone is equipped with an automatic warm-up function. When this is activated,
then the given cooking zone is switched on at full power for a time depending on the heat
setting selected, and is then switched back to the heat setting originally set.
Activate the automatic warm-up function by setting the required heat setting by touching
the sensor rst. Then the heat setting “9” is displayed intermittently on the cooking zone
display (2) with the letter “A” for around 10 seconds.
If you start to select the heat setting within 10 seconds by touching the sensor eld, then
the automatic warm-up function is activated and the letter “A” is displayed intermittently with
the cooking zone's heat setting selected for as long as the function is activated.
The cooking heat setting can be now changed at any moment using the method described
above in the "Set the heating power" section”.

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OPERATION
When the mains power is o󰀨, the child lock function is automatically activated.
Set the child lock
To set the child lock function touch the (key) sensor eld until the indicator light comes
on. An acoustic signal is heard briey when the sensor is rst touched.
Release the Child Lock
To release the child lock function touch the (key) sensor eld until the indicator light goes
out. An acoustic signal is heard briey when the sensor is touched.
The appliance is also locked when rst switched on after connecting to electricity. Touch and
hold for 3 second to release the lock.
The Child Lock function
The child lock function, which is activated by touching the child lock sensor eld, protects
the appliance from being unintentionally operated or switched on by children or pets.
Setting the child lock function when all cooking zones are switched o󰀨 protects the cooking
surface from inadvertent operation. The appliance can be operated once the child lock func-
tion is released.
Cooking heat
setting Fast cooking time
(min)
11’11”
22’44”
34’47”
45’28”
56’29”
61’11”
72’44”
82’44”
9-
If you do not wish the automatic
warm-up function to operate, start
selecting the heat setting by to-
uching the sensor eld.
If you do not start to select the
heat setting within 10 seconds,
then the letter "A" turns o󰀨 and
the automatic warm-up function
is inactive.

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OPERATION
The residual heat indicator
Once a hot cooking zone is switched o󰀨, "H" is displayed on the relevant cooking zone display
to warn that the "cooking zone is still hot!"
Do not touch the cooking zone
at this time owing to the risk of
burns from residual heat, and do
not place on it any objects sensi-
tive to heat!
When the residual heat indicator goes out,
cooking zone can be touched, however keep
in mind that it may still be warmer than ambi-
ent temperature.
The "H" residual heat indicator
is not displayed during a power
outage. However, cooking zones
may still be hot!
Limit the operating time
In order to increase e󰀩ciency, the cooking
surface 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 o󰀨 and the
residual heat indicator is activated. However,
you can switch on and operate individual
cooking zones at any time in accordance with
the operating instructions.
Cooking heat
setting
Maximum op-
erating time
(hours)
1 10
2 5
3 5
4 4
5 3
6 2
7 2
8 2
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OPERATION
Timer
If the appliance is equipped with a timer, it can be used to set the operating time of any
cooking zone.
To use timer with a cooking zone, it must operate with a heat setting of at least 1. If this
condition is met:
- touch the timer sensor,
- touch or to set the time from 0 to 99
When you touch or the letter “t” will be shown on the relevant cooking zone display.
When both cooking zones operate:
- briey touch by the cooking zone for which you wish to set the timer. Continue as de-
scribed above.
When timer is counting down the letter “t” will alternate with the heat setting on the display.
When timer counts down to zero the cooking zone will turn o󰀨 automatically and you will
hear a beep.
Touch and simultaneously to cancel the timer.

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Daily cleaning and proper maintenance have
crucial impact on the durability of your cera-
mic plate.
Cleaning the plate after every
use
● Wipe off slight, not-burnt patches of
dirt using damp cloth without cleaning
agent. Washing liquid can cause blue
discoloration to appear on the plate. The
stains often cannot be removed after rst
cleaning, even if special cleaning agents
are used.
●Remove larger patches of dirt, strongly
sticking to the plate using sharp scrap-
per and wipe o󰀨 the surface with a damp
cloth.
CLEANING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
Cleaning scrapper
Clean the ceramic plate observing
the same rules as for glass. Never
use abrasive or aggressive clean-
ing agents, scrubbing powders or
scratching sponges. Also do not use
steam cleaning devices.
Removal of stains
●Light pearly stains (aluminium residu-
es) can be removed from cooled plate
using special cleaning agents. Calca-
reous residues (i.e. boiled over water)
can be removed with vinegar or special
cleaning agents.
●Do not switch o󰀨 the hotplate when re mo-
ving sugar, sugar-containing dishes, pla-
stic or aluminium foil! Im me dia te ly scrape
o󰀨 the residuals (when still hot) from the
hotplate using a sharp scrap per. When
the dirt is re mo ved you can switch o󰀨 the
plate and after cooling it down clean it
again using special cleaning agents.
Special cleaning agents can be bought in
supermarkets, special electromechanical
shops, drugstores and shops with kitchen
appliances. Sharp scrappers can be bo ught
in DIY shops, shops with building tools and
painting accessories.