15
USINGTHEINDUCTIONCOOKTOP
AREA
COOKTOPAREACONTROLKNOB
Theseknobsprovidecontroloftheceramic
cooktoparea'scookingzones.
Thezoneitcontrolsisshownaboveeachknob.
Turntheknobtotherighttosetthezone's
operatingpower;thesettingsrangefroma
minimumof1toamaximumof9.
Theworkingpowerisshownbyadisplayonthe
cooktoparea.
Heatingaccelerator
Eachcookingzoneisequippedwithaheating
accelerator.
Thissystemallowsthezonetobeoperatedat
peakpowerforatimeproportionaltothe
heatingpowerselected.
Tostarttheheatingaccelerator,turntheknobto
theleft,selectsetting"A"andthenrelease.The
letter"A"willappearonthedisplayonthe
cooktoparea.
Younowhave3secondstoselecttheheating
settingofyourchoice.Onceasettingbetween1
and9hasbeenselected,"A"andthechosen
settingwillflashinalternationonthedisplay.'
Whiletheheatingacceleratorisinoperation,the
heatinglevelcanbeincreasedatanytime.The
"fullpower"timewillbemodifiedaccordingly.If
thepowerisreducedbyturningtheknob
anticlockwise,option"A"isautomatically
deactivated.
PowerFunction
Thepowerfunctionallowstheusertooperate
eachheatingzonecontinuouslyatthemaximum
powerforatimeofnomorethan10minutes.
Thisfunctioncanbeused,forexample,tobringa
largeamountofwatertotheboilinahurry,orto
turnuptheheatundermeat.
Turntheknobclockwiseandsetheatinglevel9,
thenusetheknobtosetthe"P"positionand
releaseil."P"appearsonthecorrespondingzone
display.
After10minutes,thepowerisreduced
automatically,theknobreturnstothe9setting
andthe"P"disappears.
However,thepowerfunctioncanbeturnedott
atanytimebyreducingtheheatinglevel..
Whenthepowerfunctionisselectedforone
heatingzone(e.g.theleftfrontzone),thepower
absorbedbythesecondzone(Ieftrearzone)
mightbereducedtosupplythemaximum
availableenergytothefirstzone.
Consequently,thepowerfunctiontakespriority
overtheheatingaccelerator.
Ifapanisremovedfromthecookingzonewhile
thepowerfunctionison,thefunctionisswitched
off.
HoldingFunction
Theholdingfunctionkeepsthetemperatureof
thebottomsofpansatabout110°F/42°Cor
160°F/70°C.Thisallowsfoodstobekepthotwith
optimalenergyconsumptionandtobeheated
gently.Theholdingfunctioncanbekeptin
operationforupto2hours.
Theholdingfunctionisandisindicatedby
therelevantsymbolonthecookingzones.
COOKTOPAREA
ATTENTION:
Metalitemssuchascutleryorlidsmustneverbe
placedonthesurfaceofthecooktopareasince
theymaybecomehot.
Cookingzones
Theapplianceisequippedwith4cookingzones
havingdifferentdiametersandpowers.Their
positionsareclearlymarkedbyrings,whilethe
heatingpowerisonlyreleasedinthearea
shownontheceramiccooktoparea.The4
cookingzonesareofinductiontypeandstartto
heatupafewsecondsaftertheyareswitched
on.Theheatlevelofeachzonecanberegulated
fromtheminimumtothemaximumsetting
usingtheknobsonthefrontpanel.
Underneatheachcookingzonethereisacoil
calledaninductor,suppliedwithpowerbyan
electronicsystem,whichgeneratesavariable
magneticfield.Whenapanisplacedinsidethis
magneticfield,thehighfrequencycurrents
concentratedirectlyonthebottomofthepan
andproducetheheatneededtocookthefoods.
The4lightsbetweenthecookingzonescomeon
whenthetemperatureofoneormorecooking
zonesexceeds140°F/60°C..Thelightsgoout
whenthetemperaturedropstobelowabout
140°F/60°C
.