Equator BIC 244 User manual

Read the instructions carefully and keep for future reference
Model - BIC 244
INDUCTON COOKTOP
OWNER’S MANUAL
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Equator Appliances undertakes to the consumer-owner to repair
or, at our option, to replace any part of this product which proves
to be defective in workmanship or material under normal personal,
family or household use, in USA and Canada, for a period of one
year from the date of original purchase. During this period, we will
provide all labor and parts necessary to correct such defect, free
of charge, if the appliance has been assembled and operated in
accordance with the written instructions with the appliance.
In no event shall Equator Appliances be liable for incidental
or consequential damages or for damages resulting from
external causes such as abuse, misuse, incorrect voltage or
acts of God. This warranty does not cover service calls which
do not involve defective workmanship or materials covered
by this warranty. Accordingly, diagnosis and repair costs for
a service call which does not involve defective workmanship
or materials will be the responsibility of the consumer-owner.
Warranty
Exclusions
Specifically, the following work is not covered under
warranty and does not constitute warranty work:
Installation - e.g. installing incorrectly
Maintenance - e.g. cleaning appliance using solvents
Mishandling - e.g. breakage of glass
Most work is covered. The defining factor is, has the machine
malfunctioned (Equator Appliances is responsible) or has the
customer omitted or done something to cause the appliance to
malfunction (customer is responsible). Some States do not
allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential
damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply
to you.

You can register your Warranty by any of the following methods:
1. Mail in the Warranty Registration Card
2. Register online at www.ApplianceDesk.com
3. Scan the QR Code
Appliance Desk
Phone/Text: 1-800-776-3538
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.ApplianceDesk.com
Business hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm weekdays
For Customer Service:
This warranty is given by:
Equator Appliances
10216 Georgibelle Drive, Suite 900D
Houston, Texas 77043-5249
Since it is a responsibility of the consumer-owner to establish
the warranty period by verifying the original purchase date,
Equator Appliances recommends that a receipt, delivery slip or
some other appropriate payment record be kept for that purpose.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also
have other rights which vary from State to State.
WARRANTY SERVICE
GENERAL

Model BIC 244 needs 40 Amp service.
Model BIC 244 ......7.4 kW at 240 VAC,6.4 kW at 208VAC
Rating label in located
in front of the cooktop.

BIC 244
BIC 244
BIC 244

7.Timer
8. Decrease Power or Time
9. Increase Power or Time
10. Individual Burner Power On
11. Display Power Level
12. Power Boost
13. STOP/GO
14. Control Lock
15. Main Power On/Off
Model: BIC 244 (4 Burners 24")
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1.Left Front Burner
2. Left Rear Burner
3. Right Rear Burner
4. Right Front Burner
5. Ceramic Glass
6. Control Panel
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BIC 244
2100W/2700W
2100W/2700W
1600W/2000W
1600W/2000W
Burner is warm
23.2" x 20.5" x 2.1"
No Power level selected for burner
Power level
Power Boost
Burner is still hot to touch (residual heat)
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Error codes

Using The Cooktop
Press the main Power ON/OFF
icon. A beep will sound and the indicator
light will come on. If no burner Power is
selected within 30 seconds, the main
Power light will go off.
“ ”
Power ON
Operating the Cooktop
When inserting the power plug into an
electric socket, the induction cooktop
will make a sound once, and all the
Power Boost is the highest power level,
designed for quickly heating or boiling
larger quantities. Power Boost will operate
for a maximum of 10 minutes .
After 10 minutes, it will automatically
revert to power level 9.
Use the “ ” function to 'pause' the
burner for up to 10 minutes while cooking.
The burner will be automatically turn Off
if “ ” is not touched again within
10 minutes.
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Press the minus icon (-) to lower the
cooking level.
Press the Plus icon (+) to raise the
cooking level.
Pressing the “ PB ” icon will show on
the display as a “P”, boosting the
heating power to the highest level.
digital lights on the cooktop will blink
once, indicating the unit is ready to use.
To turn on one or more burners, place a
compatible pot or pan on the desired
burner, containing water or food. If the
pot or pan is empty the cooktop will not
operate. With the cooktop being ON as
mentioned above, touch the icon of
the desired burner and the Power display
will show a “_”, indicating no power level
for the burner has been set yet. Then
press either “+” , “-” or “ PB ” to select a
cooking level. The selected burner will
automatically turn off if a selection is not
pressed within 30 seconds.
Induction cooking is a safe, advanced, efficient, and economical cooking technology.
It works by electromagnetic field generating instant heat directly to bottom of cookware,
rather than indirectly through heating the glass surface. The glass becomes hot only
because the cookware warms it up.
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Lock
Activating the Child Safety Lock
during cooktop use:
Child Lock prevents activation of any
sensor icon, except for the “ ” icon
and the “ ” icon.
A. Manual
Press the“ ” icon to activate the
function. The unit will make a “beep”
sound and the indicator light will turn
on above the “ ” key. The controls
are now locked.
B. Automatic
The induction cooktop will
automatically enter into Lock mode if
any icon is not pressed within 5 minutes.
The unit will make a “beep” sound and
the indicator light will turn on above
the “ ” icon when the automatic Lock
mode is activated.
Switch off the lock
While in Lock mode, press the “ ”
icon to deactivate the function. The
indicator light will turn off.
Turn off
When Cooktop is On:
a. Press the desired cooking zone
on “ - ” icon until the digital display
reads “ L ”, press “ - ” icon again, the
desired element will shut off.
b. Press the “ ” icon, it will make a
“beep” sound once, and it will turn off.
Timer
Setting the Timer to Automatic
switch-off:
With the desired heating zone
Powered ON, press the “ ” icon.
The timer display will blink and show
a “00”, Press the “+” or “-” to increase
or decrease to the desired time until
the desired time appears in the
display (Choose up to 99 minutes).
Once the Timer is set, if keys haven't
been pressed after 5 seconds, it will
Note: Please do not pull the power
plug until the cooling fan
has stopped.
begin to countdown, the timer display
will remain lit, the indicator for that
particular burner will flash. When the
time reaches “0”, a “beeping” sound
will go off indicating that the time is
up, and selected heating zone shut
off automatically.

If you want to set another burner to
switch-off automatically, press “ ”
key to until the desired timer indicator
blink, repeat the same steps.
If you want to check the remaining
time for another zone, press the
“ ” until the indicator for the
desired burner blinks.
If more than one switch-off time is
programmed, the shortest time
remaining will show in the display,
the indicator for that particular
burner will flash.
Cancelling the timer:
Press the “ ” until the indicator for
the desired burner blinks,
then press the “+” or “-” to set the
timer to“00”. The Timer display
will blink for 5 seconds and then turn
off, indicating that the timer
of selected heating zone has been
cancelled.
Your cooktop has a
residual heat indicator for each
Cooking Zone.
This indicator will warn that this area
has been used and is still giving off
enough heat to cause burns.
Avoid touching the burner when this
indicator is shown. Although the
cooktop is OFF, the will stay lit
until the cooktop has cooled down.

Model: BIC 244
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