Electrolux EHI321BEA Instruction Manual

EHI321BEA
Induction cooktop Installation & user manual

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CONTENTS
Important safety instructions ____________________ 3
Installation instructions _________________________ 5
Product description____________________________ 7
Operating instructions__________________________ 9
Helpful hints and tips__________________________ 11
Care and cleaning ____________________________ 12
Troubleshooting... ____________________________ 13
Warranty ____________________________________ 15
Please read the user manual carefully and store in a handy
place for later reference.
The symbols you will see in this booklet have
these meanings:
WARNING
WARNING
This symbol indicates information concerning your
personal safety.
WARNING
CAUTION
This symbol indicates information on how to avoid
damaging the appliance.
TIPS & INFORMATION
IMPORTANT
This symbol indicates tips and information about
use of the appliance.
ENVIRONMENTAL TIPS
ENVIRONMENT
This symbol indicates tips and information about
economical and ecological use of the appliance.
Important Information that
may impact your Manufacturer’s Warranty
Adherence to the directions for use in this manual
is extremely important for health and safety. Failure
to strictly adhere to the requirements in this manual
may result in personal injury, property damage
and affect your ability to make a claim under the
Electrolux manufacturer’s warranty provided with
your product. Products must be used, installed and
operated in accordance with this manual.
You may not be able to claim on the Electrolux
manufacturer’s warranty in the event that your
product fault is due to failure to adhere this manual.
Dear customer,
Congratulations on the purchase of your new cooktop.
Before you use the cooktop, we recommend that you
read through the whole user manual which provides the
description of the cooktop and its functions.
To avoid the risks that are always present when you use
an electrical appliance, it is important that the cooktop is
installed correctly and that you read the safety instructions
carefully to avoid misuse and hazards.
We recommend that you keep this instruction booklet
for future reference and pass it on to any future owners.
After unpacking the appliance, please check it is not
damaged. If in doubt, do not use the appliance but
contact your local Customer Care Centre.
For contact details, refer to the last page of this user
manual. This appliance complies with requirements of
Australian Standard AS/NZS 60335.2.6
Conditions of use
This appliance is intended to be used in household
and similar applications such as:
• Staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other
working environments
• Farm houses
• By clients in hotels, motels and other residential
type environments
• Bed and breakfast type environments
Please ensure you read the instruction manual fully
before you call for service, or a full service fee could
be applicable.
Record model and serial number here:
Model number: ________________________________
Serial number: _________________________________
PNC: ______________________________________
CONTENTSCONGRATULATIONS

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SAFETY
TIPS & INFORMATION
IMPORTANT
Check for any damage or marks
If you find the cooktop is damaged or marked, you must
report it within 7 days if you wish to claim for damage/
marks under the manufacturer’s warranty. This does not
affect your statutory rights.
ENVIRONMENTAL TIPS
ENVIRONMENT
Information on disposal for users
• All of the packaging materials are recyclable.
Please dispose of those materials through your local
recycling depot or by placing them in appropriate
collection containers.
• If you wish to discard this product, please contact
your local authorities and ask for the correct method
of disposal.
WARNING
WARNING
Risk of suffocation, injury or permanent disability.
• Do not let persons, children included, with reduced
physical sensory, reduced mental functions or lack of
experience and knowledge use the appliance. They
must have supervision or instruction for the operation
of the appliance by a person who is responsible for
their safety.
• Do not let children play with the appliance.
• Keep all packaging away from children.
• Keep children and pets away from the appliance
when it operates or when it cools down. Accessible
parts are hot.
• If the appliance has a child safety device, we
recommend that you activate it.
INSTALLATION
WARNING
WARNING
Only a qualified person must install this appliance.
• Remove all the packaging.
• Do not install or use a damaged appliance.
• Obey the installation instruction supplied with
the appliance.
• Keep the minimum distance from the other
appliances and units.
• Always be careful when you move the appliance
because it is heavy. Always wear safety gloves.
• Seal the cut surfaces with a sealant to prevent
moisture to cause swelling.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• Protect the bottom of the appliance from steam
and moisture.
• Do not install the appliance adjacent to a door or
under a window. This prevents hot cookware to fall
from the appliance when the door or the window is
opened.
• If the appliance is installed above drawers make sure
that the space, between the bottom of the appliance
and the upper drawer, is sufficient for air circulation.
• Make sure that the ventilation space of 5 mm,
between the worktop and the front of the below
unit, is free. The warranty does not cover damages
caused by the lack of an adequate ventilation space.
• The bottom of the appliance can get hot. We
recommend to install a non-combustible separation
panel under the appliance to prevent access to
the bottom.
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION
WARNING
WARNING
Risk of fire and electrical shock.
• All electrical connections must be made by a qualified
electrician. Before wiring make sure the mains
terminal is not live.
• Make sure the appliance is installed correctly. Loose
and incorrect plug and socket connections can make
the terminal become too hot.
• The appliance must be installed correctly to ensure
anti-shock protection.
• Cables from other electrical appliances must not
touch the hot surface of the appliance.
• Other than the connection point in the terminal
block, do not let the electrical supply cord touch the
appliance or hot cookware. Ensure electrical supply
cord is not tangled.
• Use a strain relief clamp on cable.
• Use the correct mains cable.
• Make sure there is no damage to the mains plug
and to the mains cable. Contact the Service or an
electrician to change a damaged mains cable.
• The electrical installation must have an isolation
device which lets you disconnect the appliance from
the mains at all poles. The isolation device must have
a contact opening width of minimum 3mm.
• Use only correct isolation devices: line protecting
cut-outs, fuses (screw type fuses removed from the
holder), earth leakage trips and contactors.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (CONTINUED)
OPERATION
WARNING
WARNING
Risk of injury, burns or electric shock.
• Use this appliance in a household environment.
• Do not change the specification of this appliance.
• Do not use an external timer or a separate remote-
control system to operate the appliance.
• Do not let the appliance stay unattended
during operation.
• Do not operate the appliance with wet hands or
when it has contact with water.
• Do not put cutlery or saucepan lids on the cooking
zones. They can become hot.
• Set the cooking zone to “off” after each use. Do not
rely on the pan detector.
• Do not use the appliance as a work surface or as a
storage surface.
• If there is a crack on the surface, disconnect power
supply to prevent the electrical shock.
• Users with a pacemaker must keep a distance of
minimum 30 cm from the induction cooking zones
when the appliance is in operation.
WARNING
WARNING
Risk of fire or explosion.
• Fats and oil when heated can release flammable
vapours. Keep flames or heated objects away from
fats and oils when you cook with them.
• The vapours that very hot oil releases can cause
spontaneous combustion.
• Used oil, that can contain food remnants, can
cause fire at a lower temperature than oil used for
the first time.
• Do not put flammable products or items that are wet
with flammable products in, near or on the appliance.
• Do not try to extinguish a fire with water. Disconnect
the appliance and cover the flame with a lid or a
fire blanket.
WARNING
WARNING
Risk of damage to the appliance.
• Do not keep hot cookware on the control panel.
• Do not let cookware to boil dry.
• Be careful not to drop utensils or cookware on the
glass, the glass surface can be damaged
• Do not activate the cooking zones with empty
cookware or without cookware.
• Do not put aluminium foil on the appliance.
• Cookware made of cast iron, aluminium or with a
damaged bottom can cause scratches on the glass
ceramic. Always lift these objects up when you have
to move them on the cooking surface.
CARE AND CLEANING
WARNING
WARNING
Risk of damage to the appliance.
• Regularly clean the appliance to prevent deterioration
of the surface material.
• Do not use water spray and steam to clean
the appliance.
• Clean the appliance with a moist soft cloth. Only use
neutral detergents. Do not use abrasive products,
abrasive cleaning pads, solvents or metal objects.

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Built-in appliances
• Only use the built-in appliances after you assemble
the appliance into correct built-in units and work
surfaces that align to the standards.
To attach the seal
• Clean the worktop in the area of the cut out section.
• Bond the seal stripe supplied on the lower edge
of the appliance along the outer edge of the glass
ceramic. Do not extend it. Let stay the cut ends in the
middle of one side. When, you cut it to length (add
some mm), push the two ends together.
Connection 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). 3 x
2.5mm2 with an all-pole 25A breaker. Speak to your
local Service Centre.
• The earth cord (green/yellow/cable) must be 2cm
longer than phase and neutral cable (blue and brown
cables).
• The cable conditions must be in accordance with
regulations and the terminal screws tightened
securely.
• The connecting cable is to be secured with the mains
cable cleat and the covering closed by pressing firmly
(lock into place).
• Before switching on for the first time, any protective
foil or stickers must be removed from the glass
ceramic surface.
Assembly
min. 600mm
min. 50mm
NOTE: The clearance must meet or exceed the
minimum recommended for both the rangehood and
cooktop. Refer to the rangehood installation manual.
TIPS & INFORMATION
IMPORTANT
Before the installation, note down the serial
number (Ser. Nr.) from the rating plate. The rating
plate of the appliance is on its lower casing.
WARNING
WARNING
Refer to “Safety information” chapter.

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EHI321BEA
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R 5mm
600mm
270+1mm
490+1mm
TIPS & INFORMATION
IMPORTANT
It is recommended to centre the bench cutout
with equal distance front and back as shown
but the product has also been certified to be
installed with no clearance between the rear edge
of the cooktop glass and rear wall if required. In
doing so, installers still need to leave sufficient
clearance to take into account that the glass
dimensions are larger than the cut out.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (CONTINUED)
Technical data
EHI321BEA
PNC 949163498
Product dimensions (w x d) mm 300 x 520
Cut-out dimensions (w x d) mm 270 x 490
Voltage (volts) 220-240
Cycles (Hz) 50-60
Total power 3700
Elements (Watts) 2
Front (Watts) 1400/2500
Rear (Watts) 2300/ 3200
min. 20mm
min. 38mm
min. 8mm
Installation
above an oven

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
1Induction cooking zone 2300 W, with Power function 3200 W
2Induction cooking zone 1400 W, with Power function 2500 W
3Control panel
EHI321BEA
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Use the sensor fields to operate the appliance. The displays, indicators and sounds tell which functions operate.
Sensor field Function
1It activates and deactivates the appliance
2Sets all operating zones to a keep warm setting
3It locks/unlocks the control panel
4Increase or decrease the heat setting
5A heat setting display Shows the heat setting
6To set the timer function
7It increases or decreases the time
8The timer display It shows the time in minutes
9It activates the Power function
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Heat setting displays
Display Description
The cooking zone is deactivated.
-The cooking zone operates.
The Keep Warm function operates.
The Automatic Heat-up function operates.
The cookware is incorrect or too small, or there is no cookware on the cooking zone.
There is a malfunction.
A cooking zone is still hot (residual heat).
The Lock/Child Safety device operates.
The Power function operates.
The Automatic Switch-Off operates.
OptiHeat Control ( 3 step residual heat indicator)
WARNING
WARNING
Risk of burns from residual heat!
OptiHeat Control shows the level of the residual heat.
The induction cooking zones make the heat necessary
for cooking directly in the bottom of the cookware.
The glass ceramic is hot from the heat of the cookware.
ENVIRONMENTAL TIPS
ENVIRONMENT
Disposal
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.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION (CONTINUED)

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Activation and deactivation
Touch for 1 second to activate or deactivate
the appliance.
Automatic switch off
The function deactivates the appliance automatically if:
• All cooking zones are deactivated ( ).
• You do not set the heat setting after you activate
the appliance.
• You spill something or put something on the control
panel for more than 10 seconds, (a pan, a cloth, etc.).
The sound operates until you remove the object.
Remove the object or clean the control panel.
• The appliance become too hot (e.g. when a
saucepan boils dry). Before you use the appliance
again, the cooking zone must be cool.
• You use incorrect cookware. The symbol comes on
and the cooking zone deactivates automatically after
2 minutes.
• You do not deactivate a cooking zone or change the
heat setting. After some time, comes on and the
appliance deactivates. See the table.
The times of Automatic Switch Off
Heat setting Cooking zone deactivates after
-6 hours
-5 hours
4 hours
-1.5 hours
The heat setting
Touch the control bar at the heat setting. Chnage to the left
or the right, if it is neccessary. Do not release before you
have a correct heat setting. The display shows the heat
setting.
Automatic heat up
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
illustration above), and then decreases to the necessary
heat setting.
To start the Automatic Heat Up function for a cooking
zone:
1. Touch . The symbol 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.
Switching on and off the power function
The Power function makes more power available to the
induction cooking zones. The Power function is activated
for 5 minutes at most. After that the induction cooking
zone automatically switches back to heat setting . To
switch on, touch , comes on. To switch off, touch a
heat setting between and .

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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.
• To set the cooking zone: touch again and again
until the indicator of the necessary cooking zone
comes on.
• To activate or change the Timer: touch
or of the
timer to set the time (00 - 99 minutes). When the
indicator of the cooking zone starts to flash slow, the
time counts down.
• To deactivate the Timer: select the cooking zone
with and touch to deactivate the Timer. The
remaining time counts back to . The indicator of
the cooking zone goes out.
• To see the remaining time: select the cooking zone
with . The indicator of the cooking zone starts to
flash quickly. The display shows the remaining time.
When the time comes to an end, the sound operates
and flashes. The cooking zone deactivates.
• To stop the sound: touch . You can use the Timer
as a minute minder while the cooking zones do not
operate. Touch . Touch or to set the time.
When the time comes to an end, the sound operates
and flashes.
Minute minder
You can use the timer as a Minute Minder while cooking
zones are not operating.
• Touch .
• Touch
or of the timer to select the time. When
the time elapses, the sound operates and 00 flashes.
• Stopping the sound: touch .
Pause
The function sets all cooking zones that operate to the
lowest heat setting .
When operates, you cannot change the heat setting.
The function does not stop the timer function.
• To activate this function touch . The symbol
comes on.
• To deactivate this function touch . The heat setting
that you set before comes on.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (CONTINUED)
Lock
When the cooking zones operate, you can lock the control
panel, but not . It prevents an accidental change of the
heat setting.
• Touch the symbol . The symbol comes on for
4 seconds.
• To stop this function touch . The heat setting
that you set before comes on. When you stop the
appliance, you also stop this function.
The child safety device
This function prevents an accidental operation of the
appliance.
To activate the child safety device
• Activate the appliance with . Do not set the heat
settings.
• Touch for 4 seconds. The symbol comes on.
• Deactivate the appliance with .
To deactivate the child safety device
• Activate the appliance with . Do not set the heat
settings. Touch for 4 seconds. The symbol
comes on.
• Deactivate the appliance with .
To override the child safety device for only one
cooking time
• Activate the appliance with . The symbol
comes on .
• Touch for 4 seconds. Set the heat setting in 10
seconds. You can operate the appliance.
• When you deactivate the appliance with , the child
safety device operates again.