Electrolux 68031 KF-N User manual

68031 KF-N
User manual Ceramic glass
induction hob

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Dear Customer
Thank you for choosing one of our high-quality products.
With this appliance you will experience the perfect combination of functional
design and cutting edge technology.
Convince yourself that our appliances are engineered to deliver the best per-
formance and control - indeed we are setting the highest standards of excel-
lence.
In addition to this you find environmental and energy saving aspects as an inte-
gral part of our products.
To ensure optimal and regular performance of your appliance please read this
instruction manual carefully. It will enable you to navigate all processes perfect-
ly and most efficiently.
To refer to this manual any time you need to, we recommend you to keep it in a
safe place. And please pass it to any future owner of the appliance.
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Warning! This must be read! Important advice for the safety of persons and
information on avoiding damage to the appliance
3General information and advice
2Information on environmental protection
zDangerous voltage

3Contents
Contents
Operating Instructions 4
Safety instructions 4
Description of the Appliance 6
Cooking surface layout 6
Control panel layout 6
Touch Control sensor fields 7
Displays 7
Residual heat indicator 7
Operating the appliance 9
Switching the appliance on and off 9
Selecting the heat setting 9
Locking/unlocking the control panel 10
Turning the STOP+GO function on and off 10
Using the automatic warm-up function 11
Using the child safety device 12
Switching the power function on and off 13
Using the timer 14
Automatic switch off 17
Tips on cooking and frying 18
Cookware for induction cooking zones 19
Tips on energy saving 20
Examples of cooking applications 20
Cleaning and care 21
What to do if … 22
Disposal 24
Installation Instructions 25
Safety instructions 25
Assembly 27
Rating Plate 31
Guarantee/Customer Service 32
Service and Spare Parts 35

Operating Instructions4
Operating Instructions
1Safety instructions
Please comply with these instructions. If you do not, any damage resulting is not
covered by the warranty.
Correct use
•Persons (including children) who, due to their physical, sensory or mental ca-
pacity or their inexperience or lack of knowledge are unable to use the appli-
ance safely should not operate this appliance without the supervision or
instruction of a responsible person.
•Do not leave the appliance unattended during operation.
•This appliance should be used only for normal domestic cooking and frying of
food.
•The appliance must not be used as a work surface or as a storage surface.
•Additions or modifications to the appliance are not permitted.
•Do not place or store flammable liquids, highly inflammable materials or fusi-
ble objects (e.g. plastic film, plastic, aluminium) on or near the appliance.
Child safety
•Small children must be kept away from the appliance.
•Only let bigger children work on the appliance under supervision.
•To avoid small children and pets unintentionally switching the appliance on,
we recommend activation of the child safety device.
General safety
•The appliance may only be installed and connected by trained, registered serv-
ice engineers, or competent persons.
•Built-in appliances may only be used after they have been built in to suitable
built-in units and work surfaces that meet standards.
•In the event of faults with the appliance or damage to the glass ceramic
(cracks, scratches or splits), the appliance must be switched off and discon-
nected from the electrical supply to prevent the possibility of an electric
shock.
•Repairs to the appliance must only be carried out by trained registered service
engineers.

5Safety instructions
Safety during use
•Remove stickers and film from the glass ceramic.
•There is the risk of burns from the appliance if used carelessly.
•Cables from electrical appliances must not touch the hot surface of the appli-
ance or hot cookware.
•Overheated fats and oils can ignite very quickly. Warning! Fire hazard!
•Switch the cooking zones off after each use.
•Users with implanted pacemakers should keep their upper body at least 30 cm
from induction cooking zones that are switched on.
•Risk of burns! Do not place objects made of metal, such as knives, forks,
spoons and saucepan lids on the cooking surface, as they can get hot.
Safety when cleaning
•For cleaning, the appliance must be switched off and cooled down.
•For safety reasons, the cleaning of the appliance with steam jet or high-pres-
sure cleaning equipment is not permitted.
How to avoid damage to the appliance
•The ceramic glass can be damaged by objects falling onto it.
•The edge of the ceramic glass can be damaged by being knocked by the cook-
ware.
•Cookware made of cast iron, cast aluminium or with damaged bottoms can
scratch the ceramic glass if pushed across the surface.
•Objects that melt and things that boil over can burn onto the ceramic glass
and should be removed straightaway.
•Do not use the cooking zones with empty cookware or without cookware.
•To avoid damaging cookware and glass ceramics, do not allow saucepans or
frying pans to boil dry.
•The ventilation gap of 5mm between the worktop and front of the unit un-
derneath it must not be covered.

Description of the Appliance6
Description of the Appliance
Cooking surface layout
Control panel layout
Induction cooking zone 2300 W
with power function 3700 W
Induction cooking zone 1850 W
with power function 2500 W
Induction cooking zone 1850 W
with power function 2500 W
Control panel Induction cooking zone 1400 W
with power function 1800 W
On/Off
with indicator
Timer display
Cooking zone indicators
Timer function
Child lock with display
Timer
STOP+GO
with indicator Heat setting selection
Heat setting indicator
Power function

7Description of the Appliance
Touch Control sensor fields
The appliance is operated using Touch Control sensor fields. Functions are con-
trolled by touching sensor fields and confirmed by displays and acoustic signals.
Touch the sensor fields from above, without covering other sensor fields.
Displays
Residual heat indicator
1Warning! Risk of burns from residual heat. After being switched off, the cook-
ing zones need some time to cool down. Look at the residual heat indicator .
3Residual heat can be used for melting and keeping food warm.
Sensor field Function
On / Off Switches appliance on and off
Child lock Locking control panel for children
Stop+Go To switch the Keep Warm setting on/
off
Power Switching the power function on and
off
Timer Timer selection
Increase settings To increase Timer time
Reduce settings To reduce Timer time
Display Description
Keep Warm setting STOP+GO function is set
-Heat settings To set heat settings
Power Power function is switched on
Fault Malfunction has occurred
Residual heat Cooking zone is still hot
Child safety device Lock/child safety device is set.
Automatic switch off Switch off is active.

Description of the Appliance8
Control bar
The control bar is a special Touch Control field.
The control bar is touched where the de-
sired heat setting is positioned. The heat
setting is shown in the display. Correct to
the left or the right, if necessary.
Do not release before the desired heat set-
ting is reached.
3If the control bar is touched for longer
than 6 seconds, a signal sounds and the
appliance switches itself off.
The induction cooking zones create the heat required for cooking directly in
the base of the cookware. The glass ceramic is merely heated by the residual
heat of the cookware.
The cooling fan switches itself on and off depending upon the temperature of
the electronics.

9Operating the appliance
Operating the appliance
3Use the induction cooking zones with suitable cookware.
Switching the appliance on and off
3After switching on, within approx. 10 seconds a heat setting or a function must
be set, otherwise the appliance automatically switches itself off.
Selecting the heat setting
Control panel Display Pilot light
Switch on Touch for 1 second / lights up
Switch off Touch for 1 second / none goes out
Control bar Display
To set the heat
setting
Touch the desired heat setting, if
necessary, correct to the left or the
right
to /
To switch off Touch 0

Operating the appliance10
Locking/unlocking the control panel
The control panel, with the exception of the “On/Off” sensor field, can be locked
at any time in order to prevent the settings being changed e.g. by wiping over
the panel with a cloth.
3When you switch the appliance off, the locking function is automatically
switched off.
Turning the STOP+GO function on and off
The STOP+GO function simultaneously toggles all active cooking zones to keep-
warm mode then back to the heat setting they were at before.
3STOP+GO does not stop timer functions.
3STOP+GO controls the entire control panel apart from the sensor field .
Control panel Display
Switch on Touch (for 4 seconds)
Switch off Touch previously set heat setting
Control panel Display
To switch on Touch
To switch off Touch Previous heat setting
(not automatic warm-up or pow-
er function)

11Operating the appliance
Using the automatic warm-up function
All cooking zones are equipped with an automatic warm-up function. When set-
ting a heat setting using the automatic warm-up function, the cooking zone
switches to full power for a certain amount of time and then automatically
switches back to the heat setting set.
The length of time that the automatic warm up function operates depends on
the heat setting selected.
Step Control panel Display
1. Touch
2. Move your finger down from
to select the desired heat set-
ting between and
/ ,
after 5 seconds .
As long as is displayed, the ap-
pliance works at full power.
After the automatic warm up is
completed, the heat setting /
is displayed again.
Heat setting Length of the automatic warm up
[min:sec]
v0:12
10:12
20:12
31:21
43:07
54:24
65:51
78:12
810:12
910:36
10 2:01
11 2:01
12 2:28
13 2:52
14 ---

Operating the appliance12
Using the child safety device
The child safety device prevents unintentional use of the appliance.
Switching on the child safety device
Switching off the child safety device
3The child safety device can only be switched on and off, if no heat setting is set.
Overriding the child safety device
The child safety device can be switched off in this way for a single cooking ses-
sion; it remains activated afterwards.
3After overriding the child safety device, a heat setting or a function must be set
within approx. 10 seconds, otherwise the appliance automatically switches itself
off.
Step Control panel Display/Signal
1. Switch on appliance.
(Do not set a heat setting.)
2. Touch for 4 seconds
The child safety device is switched on.
Step Control panel Display/Signal
1. Switch on appliance.
(Do not set a heat setting.)
2. Touch for 4 seconds lights up
3. Switch appliance off.
The child safety device is switched off.
Step Control panel Display/Signal
1. Switch appliance on
2. Touch for 4 seconds lights up
Until the appliance is next switched off, it can used as normal. After switching
off the appliance, the child safety device is active again.

13Operating the appliance
Switching the power function on and off
The power function makes more power available to the induction cooking
zones, e.g. to bring a large quantity of water to the boil quickly.
The power function is activated for 10 minutes at most. After that the induction
cooking zone automatically switches back to heat setting 14.
Power Management
The cooking zones of the cooking surface
have a maximum power available to them.
Two cooking zones make up a pair (see fig-
ure).
So that the Power function can always be
carried out, Power Management may re-
duce the power of the other cooking zone
in the pair
Example: heat setting 14 is selected on a
cooking zone. The Power function is
switched on for the cooking zone paired up
with it. The Power function is performed,
but heat setting 14 on one cooking zone and Power function on the other cook-
ing zone of a pair exceeds the maximum output for both. Therefore Power Man-
agement reduces the first cooking zone that was switched on from 14 to 7, for
example, and the display for this cooking zone alternates between 14 and 7 and
then remains on the current maximum of 7. (Whether the display alternates be-
tween 14 and 7 or 14 and 6 or other values, depends on the appliance type and
the size of the cooking zone.)
Control panel Display
To switch on Touch
To switch off Touch a heat setting /

Operating the appliance14
Using the timer
3If just one countdown value is set you can change it only when the appliance is
switched on.
3If a heat setting is set on this cooking zone in addition to a countdown timer,
the cooking zone is switched off after the time set has elapsed.
3If a cooking zone is switched off, the timer function set is also switched off.
Selecting a cooking zone
3If other timer functions are set, after a few seconds the shortest remaining time
of all the timer functions is displayed and the corresponding pilot light flashes.
Function Condition Outcome after the
time has elapsed
Automatic cut-out a heat setting is set acoustic signal
00 flashes
Cooking zone switches
off
Countdown timer cooking zones not in use acoustic signal
00 flashes
Step Control panel Display
1. Touch once Pilot light of the first
cooking zone flashes
2. Touch once Pilot light of the second
cooking zone flashes
3. Touch once Pilot light of the third
cooking zone flashes
4. Touch once Pilot light of the fourth
cooking zone flashes

15Operating the appliance
Setting the time
Switching off the timer function
Changing the time
Step Control panel Indicator
1. Select cooking zone Pilot light for the cooking zone selected
flashes
2. Touch or 00 to 99 minutes
After a few seconds the pilot light flashes more slowly.
The time is set.
The time counts down.
Step Control panel Indicator
1. Select cooking zone Pilot light of cooking zone selected
flashes faster
Time remaining is displayed
2. Touch The time remaining counts backwards to
00.
The pilot light goes out.
The Timer function for the selected cooking zone is switched off.
Step Control panel Indicator
1. Selecting a cooking
zone
Pilot light of the selected cooking zone
flashes more quickly
Remaining time is displayed
2. Touch or 01 to 99 minutes
After a few seconds the pilot light flashes more slowly.
The time is set.
The time counts down.

Operating the appliance16
Displaying the time remaining for a cooking zone
Switching off the acoustic signal
Step Control panel field Display
1. Select cooking zone Pilot light of the cooking zone selected
flashes faster
The time remaining is displayed
After a few seconds the pilot light flashes more slowly.
Step Control panel field Acoustic signal
1. Touch Acoustic signal to acknowledge.
Acoustic signal stops.

17Operating the appliance
Automatic switch off
Cooking surface
•If after switching on the cooking surface, a heat setting is not set for a cook-
ing zone within approx. 10 seconds, the cooking surface automatically switch-
es itself off.
•If one or more sensor fields are covered by objects (a pan, etc.) for longer than
approx. 10 seconds, a signal sounds and the cooking surface switches off au-
tomatically.
•If all cooking zones are switched off, the cooking surface automatically
switches itself off after approx. 10 seconds.
Control panel
•When the appliance is switched off, if one or more of the sensor fields on the
control panel are covered for more that 10 seconds, an acoustic signal sounds.
The acoustic signal switches itself off automatically when the sensor fields are
no longer covered.
Induction cooking zones
•In the case of overheating (e.g. when a saucepan boils dry) the cooking zone
automatically switches itself off. is displayed. Before being used again the
cooking zone must be set to 0and allowed to cool.
•If cookware that is not suitable is used, lights up in the display and after
2 minutes the display for the cooking zone switches itself off.
•If one of the cooking zones is not switched off after a certain time, or if the
heat setting is not modified, the relevant cooking zone switches off automati-
cally. is displayed. Before being used again, the cooking zone must be set to
.
Heat setting Switches off after
1- 36 hours
4- 75 hours
8-94 hours
10 - P1.5 hours

Tips on cooking and frying18
Tips on cooking and frying
3Information about acrylamides
According to the latest scientific research, intensive browning of food, especially
in products containing starch, may present a health risk due to acrylamide.
Therefore we recommend cooking at low temperatures and not browning foods
too much.

19Tips on cooking and frying
Cookware for induction cooking zones
Cookware material
3Cookware for induction cooking zones is labelled as suitable by the manufactur-
er.
Suitability test
Cookware is suitable for induction cooking, if …
•... a little water on an induction cooking zone set to heat setting 9 is heated
within a short time.
•... a magnet sticks to the bottom of the cookware.
3Certain cookware can make noises when being used on induction cooking zones.
These noises are not a fault in the appliance and do not affect operation in any
way.
Bottom of the cookware
The bottom of the cookware should be as thick and flat as possible.
Pan size
Induction cooking zones adapt automatically to the size of the bottom of the
cookware up to a certain limit. However the magnetic part of the bottom of the
cookware must have a minimum diameter depending upon the size of the cook-
ing zone.
3The cookware must be placed centrally on the cooking zone.
Cookware material Suitable
Steel, enamelled steel yes
Cast iron yes
Stainless steel if appropriately labelled by the manufacturer
Aluminium, copper, brass ---
Glass, ceramic, porcelain ---
Diameter of cooking zone
[mm]
Minimum diameter of dish base
[mm]
210 180
180 145
145 120

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Tips on energy saving
2Place cookware on the cooking zone before it is switched on.
2If possible, always place a lid on the cookware.
Examples of cooking applications
The information given in the following table is for guidance only.
The power function is suitable for heating large quantities of liquid.
Heat
setting
Cooking
process suitable for Cook time Tips/Hints
0Off position
1 Keeping
food warm Keeping cooked foods warm as required Cover
1-3 Melting
Hollandaise sauce,
melting butter, chocolate,
gelatine
5-25 mins. Stir occasionally
Solidifying Fluffy omelettes, baked eggs 10-40 mins. Cook with lid on
3-5 Simmering
Simmering rice and milk-
based dishes
Heating up ready-cooked
meals
25-50 mins.
Add at least twice as
much liquid as rice, stir
milk dishes part way
through cooking
5-7 Steaming
Braising
Steaming vegetables, fish
Braising meat 20-45 mins.
With vegetables add only
a little liquid (a few table-
spoons)
7-9 Boiling
Steaming potatoes 20-60 mins.
Use only a little liquid, e.
g.: max. ¼l water for
750 g of potatoes
Cooking larger quantities of
food, stews and soups 60-150 mins. Up to 3 l liquid plus in- gredients
9-12 Gentle
frying
Frying escalope, veal cordon
bleu, cutlets, rissoles, sausag-
es, liver, roux, eggs, pancakes,
doughnuts
as required Turn halfway through
cooking
12-13 Heavy
frying
Hash browns, loin steaks,
steaks, Flädle (pancakes for
garnishing soup)
5-15 mins.
per pan
Turn halfway through
cooking
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Boiling
Searing
Deep
frying
Boiling large quantities of water, cooking pasta, searing meat (goulash,
pot roast), deep frying chips