Caple C901H User manual

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Fitting your hob................ .......................................................................................3
Technical information ................ .............................................................................3
How to install your hob ............................ .............................................................3
Electric supply requirements ..................................................................................5
How your halogen, radiant or quickstarthob operates .........................................6
Halogen hotplates ............................ ......................................................................7
Radiant hotplates ............................ .......................................................................7
Quickstart hotplates ............................ ...................................................................8
Safety hints ............................ ................................................................................9
Cooking hints ............................ .............................................................................9
Cookware ..............................................................................................................10
Cleaning your hob ................................................................................................10
Wiring diagrams ....................................................................................................11
Your Guarantee ....................................................................................................12
Thank you for buying your new CAPLE Ceramic Hob. To ensure that you get the
best results from your new CAPLE Ceramic Hob, we strongly suggest that you read
this instruction manual thoroughly before use. This manual contains installation advi-
ce, usage instructions and a cleaning guide, as well as other important facts about
your CAPLE Ceramic Hob. If treated with care, your CAPLE Ceramic Hob should
give you years of trouble-free cooking.
For Spare Parts, Technical Advice
or Product Service call the
CAPLE HELPLINE on 01245 322770
(Answerphone outside office hours)
Contents

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Fitting Your Hob
Technical Information
How to Install Your Hob
1. The hob requires a space in the kitchen work surface as shown in the diagram (Fig.
1) below:
●Minimum distance of hob to back wall
50 mm.
●Minimum distance of hob from only
vertical surface either side of the hob
150 mm.
●Minimum height of adjacent units
either side of the hood must be a mini-
mum of 366 mm above the work sur-
face.
●Minimum height of a cabinet directly
above hob if not fitting a hood 900 mm.
●Minimum of 650 mm from the hob to
a cooker hood.
Do not fit above refrigeration products.
This appliance has type “Y” overheating
surrounding surfaces protection.
Fig. 1
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505
560
490
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Mod. C 901 H/W, C 901 H/B:
Total absorbed power 6.2 kW
Halogen Plate 145 mm 1.2 kW
Halogen Plate 180 mm 1.8 kW
Radiant Plate 145 mm 1.2 kW
Radiant Plate 195 mm 2.0 kW
Voltage 230 V
Mod. C 801 C/W, C 801 C/B:
Total absorbed power 6.0 kW
Quickstart Plate 145 mm x 2 1.2 kW
Quickstart Plate 180 mm 1.7 kW
Quickstart Plate 195 mm 1.9 kW
Voltage 230 V

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NOTE: A partition should be fitted a minimum of 4 cm below the base of the hob if the
cupboard is to be used for storage. Never place perishable foods in the cupboard below
the hob.
3. Place the hob in the work top cut out and secure it in position by using the brackets
as indicated in Fig. 3 - (3 cm work top) or Fig. 4 - (4 cm work top).
2. Apply the adhesive seal around the edge of the hob ensuring that the ends do not
over lap or leave a space. (Fig. 2).
3 cm
4 cm
min
Fig. 3
Fig. 2
4 cm
4 cm
min
Fig. 4
Adhesive
side

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Electric Supply Requirements
WARNING!
This appliance must be earthed.
Your hob must be installed by a qualified
electrician in line with all electrical and
installation requirements published by
the institute of electrical engineers.
To connect the feeder cable to the hob,
you must unscrew the two screws on the
shield at the base of the hob - See fig.
5.
A double pole switch must be provided
no further than 2 metres from the
appliance to the electrical supply.
All supply current and earth conductors
must be able to withstand an ambient
temperature of 75°C.
The appliance must be connected using
cable (not supplied) in accordance with
the following code:
GREEN or GREEN
AND YELLOW = EARTH
BLACK or BLUE = NEUTRAL
RED or BROWN = LIVE
As the colours of the wires in the cable
of this appliance (not supplied) may not
correspond with the COLOURED
markings identifying the terminals in the
socket proceed as follows:
●The wire which is coloured GREEN
and YELLOW must be connected to
the terminal which is marked with letter
(E) or by the Earth symbol or
coloured GREEN or GREEN and YEL-
LOW.
●The wire which is coloured BLUE must
be connected to the terminal which is
marked with the letter (N) or coloured
BLACK.
●The wire which is coloured BROWN
must be connected to the terminal
which is marked with the letter (L) or
coloured RED.
NOTE: This appliance is intended to be
permanently connected to fixed wiring.
LN
Fig. 5

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How Your Halogen, Radiant or Quickstarthob Operates
Mod. C 901 H/W, C 901 H/B:
This models features 2 mixed halogen
hobs and 2 ordinary radiant hobs
(Fig. 6).
The 4 hobs are controlled by continuous
energy regulation switches.
The heat intensity can be regulated con-
tinuously from 0 (off) to 11 (max).
Mod. C 801 C/W, C 801 C/B:
This model features 4 quick-light star
radiant hobs (Fig. 7).
The hobs are controlled by switches with
7 positions (0÷6).
The heat intensity in the hobs can be
increased from position 0 (off) to 6 (max).
Fig. 6 Fig. 7

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Turn the control knob clockwise. The light on the control panel will be lit when the hot-
plate is in use. The relevant residual heat indicator light will also llght up at the front of
the hob and switch off when the surface temperature falls below 60°C.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Fig. 10 Fig. 11
Radiant Hotplates
The heating element consists of concentric rings and an electrical resistance which distri-
bute the heat evenly over the whole hob.
It is controlled by a continuous energy regulation switch.
Halogen Hotplates
The halogen plate comprises of two halogen lamps and 1 heating element. This plate
is controlled by the infinite control switch, which is numbered 1 - 11.
Turn the control knob clockwise. The light on the control panel will be lit when the
hotplate is in use. The relevant residual heat indicator light will also llght up at the front
of the hob and switch off when the surface temperature falls below 60°C.
Warning: Do not stare at the Halogen lamp.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Fig. 8 Fig. 9

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Quickstart Hotplates
Each quickstart plate is comprised ot three elements whicn can be controlled either
separately or together using the 7 position switches.
The three elements can be seen below:
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5
4
3
2
1
0
Fig. 12 Fig. 13
The temperature control knobs must be
turned anti clockwise as shown in fig. 12.
When a plate is on the light on the con-
trol knob will be lit.
When the temperature of any plate is
over 60°C the relevant warning lamp at
the front of the hob will light up.
This lamp will stay on even after the hob
has been switched off to show that the
hob surface is still hot.
This lamp will-automatically switch off
when the surface temperature falls below
60°C.

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1. Never put cooking foil or plastlc mate-
rials on the ceramic surface when the
hob is hot.
2. Make sure that the hob is clean before
you use it.
3. Remember that the plates will remain
hot for approximately half an hour
after the plate has been switched off.
4. Before you switch the hob on, make
sure that you know which knob con-
trols the required hot plate. We advise
you to set the pan over the cooking
plate before switching it on.
5. Pan handles should never stand
beyond the kitchen work top. This will
ensure that children cannot reach
them.
6. Do not use pans with rough bases as
these may scratch the hob surface.
7. DO NOT use the hob if the glass sur-
face is broken or cracked in any way.
Please disconnect the appliance from
the mains.
8. Do not lean over the cooking plate
when in use.
9. Follow the cleaning instructions care-
fully.
10.Always ensure that the base of your
saucepan is clean and dry before pla-
cing on the hob.
11. Never use the glass surface for sto-
rage.
12.Do not gaze the light of the halogen
plates.
Please note that these are only guideli-
nes, you will quickly learn from experien-
ce which setting is correct for your
needs.
Economic Cooking
The ceramic glass retains heat, so you
may find that you can switch off the heat
5 minutes before you finish cooking.
To reduce the cooking time, the plate can
be set to the maximum setting at the
beginning. It can then be reduced later.
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Keeping dishes warm
Melting (butter, chocolate etc.)
Keeping food warm and
heating liquids in small
quantities
Heating liquids in larger
quantities. Preparing
sauces, custard, soups etc.
Boiling meat, spaghetti,
soups, steaming
Cooking in saucepans
without the lid, risotto etc.
Boiling large quantities,
roast potatoes, frying and
grilling
Frying, chips, steaks etc.
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1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
6
0
1
2
2
3
4
4
5
6
6
7
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8
8
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10
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TYPE OF COOKING
Position
of
switch
Safety Hints Cooking Hints

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It is very important that the pans used
on the hobs are made of a suitable mate-
rial and have the correct base as follows:
The base should be flat and smooth.
Any rough part on the pan base could
scratch the hob surface.
Choose pans which are the same size
as the hotplates and with bases that are
as non reflective as possible. eg. dull
and dark.
Only pans recommended for use on
ceramic hobs should be used.
Pans made of the following materials can
cause problems:-
Cast Iron – The base may be rough
which will scratch the hob.
Toughened – If the pans become too
Glass hot, the hob may overheat
causing the safety cut out
to operate too frequently
thus reducing the cooking
efficiency.
Copper – Can easily distort and will
therefore not form a good
contact between base and
hob which will result in
uneven cooking.
Before you begin cleaning you must
ensure that the hob is switched off.
With a damp cloth remove any dust, food
particles or spillages.
Spillages must be cleaned away imme-
diately.
This is essential in the case of sugar
mixtures.
Make sure that all traces of cleaner are
removed with a soft cloth.
Important
Sugar or syrup mixtures can permanently
damage the hob surface if lefl on to burn.
Never use abrasive cleaning products on
the hob. The control knobs may be remo-
ved lor cleaning but care should be taken
not to damage the seal.
If anything melts on the glass remove it
immediately whilst the surface is still hot.
Do not use knives or sharp utensils on the
hob.
Cleaning Your Hob
Cookware

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Wiring Diagrams
Mod. C 801 C/W, C 801 C/B:
Mod. C 901 H/W, C 901 H/B:

Ed. 3 - Cod. 110928
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CAPLE “Built-in” Service
Should you require service at any time,
please contact the Caple Helpline on
01245 322770.
Caple have a nationwide service
network of engineers who will respond
quickly to your call.
YOUR GUARANTEE
CAPLE guarantees all parts of this product for one year from the date of pur-
chase. During that time, should it become necessary CAPLE engineers will
replace or repair all defective parts free of charge, except for parts subject to
fair wear and tear, such as lightbulbs.
Parts and the engineers labour costs are chargeable after the first 12 months.
To qualify for benefits under the guarantee, you must be able to provide proof
of date of purchase and the appliance must have been supplied, installed and
used for domestic purposes only in accordance with CAPLE instructions.
Consequential losses and accidental damage to the product are not covered
by the guarantee.
This guarantee does not affect your statutory or common law rights.
CAPLE cannot be responsible for the results of using this appliance for any
other purposes other than those described in these instructions.
Always replace spare parts with genui-
ne Caple spares. These are available
from authorised Caple Service
Centres or by mail order from our
National Service Stores, simply
telephone [phone].
When ordering parts always quote the
model number and serial number of
your appliance.