Hoover HI642CBB User manual

Instruction Manual For Induction Hob
ENGLISH
Bedienungsanleitung für Induktionskochfeld DEUTSCH
Manuel d’instruction pour plaque à induction FRANÇAIS
Manuale di istruzioni per il piano cottura a induzione ITALIANO
Instructiehandleiding voor inductiekookplaat NEDERLANDS
Instrukcja obsługi płyty indukcyjnej POLSKI
Manual de instruções para placa de indução PORTUGUÊS
MODEL: HI642CBB/HI642BCB
THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THE HOOVER INDUCTION HOB.
PLEASE READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE USING
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SAFETY WARNINGS
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE.
Installation
Electrical Shock Hazard
•Disconnect the appliance from the mains electricity supply
before carrying out any work or maintenance on it.
•Connection to a good earth wiring system is essential and
mandatory.
•Means for disconnection must be incorporated in the fixed
wiring in accordance with the wiring rules.
•Alterations to the domestic wiring system must only be
made by a qualified electrician.
•Failure to follow this advice may result in electrical shock
or death.
Cut Hazard
•Take care - panel edges are sharp.
•Failure to use caution could result in injury or cuts.
Important safety instructions
•Read these instructions carefully before installing or using
this appliance.
•No combustible material or products should be placed on
this appliance at any time.
•Please make this information available to the person
responsible for installing the appliance as it could reduce
your installation costs.
•In order to avoid a hazard, this appliance must be installed
according to these instructions for installation.
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•This appliance is to be properly installed and earthed only
by a suitably qualified person.
•This appliance should be connected to a circuit which
incorporates an isolating switch providing full
disconnection from the power supply.
•WARNING: Use only hob guards designed by the
manufacturer of the cooking appliance or indicated by the
manufacturer of the appliance in the instructions for use as
suitable or hob guards incorporated in the appliance. The
use of inappropriate guards can cause accidents.
•Failure to install the appliance correctly could invalidate
any warranty or liability claims.
•Regarding the details of installation, thanks to refer to the
section <Installation>.
Operation and maintenance
Electrical Shock Hazard
•Do not cook on a broken or cracked cooktop. If the cooktop
surface is break or crack, switch the appliance off
immediately at the mains power supply (wall switch) and
contact a qualified technician.
•Switch the cooktop off at the wall before cleaning or
maintenance.
•Failure to follow this advice may result in electrical shock
or death.
Health Hazard
•This appliance complies with electromagnetic safety
standards.
Hot Surface Hazard
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•During use, accessible parts of this appliance will become
hot enough to cause burns.
•Do not let your body, clothing or any item other than
suitable cookware contact the ceramic glass until the
surface is cool.
•Metallic objects such as knives, forks, spoons and lids
should not be placed on the hob surface since they can get
hot.4
•Children less than 8 years of age shall be kept away unless
continuously supervised.
•Handles of saucepans may be hot to touch. Check saucepan
handles do not overhang other cooking zones that are on.
Keep handles out of reach of children.
•Failure to follow this advice could result in burns and
scalds.
Cut Hazard
•The razor-sharp blade of a cooktop scraper is exposed when
the safety cover is retracted. Use with extreme care and
always store safely and out of reach of children.
•Failure to use caution could result in injury or cuts.
Important safety instructions
•Never leave the appliance unattended when in use. Boilover
causes smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite.
•Never use your appliance as a work or storage surface.
•Never leave any objects or utensils on the appliance.
•Never use your appliance for warming or heating the room.
•After use, always turn off the cooking zones and the
cooktop as described in this manual (i.e. by using the touch
controls). Do not rely on the pan detection feature to turn
off the cooking zones when You remove the pan.
•Do not allow children to play with the appliance or sit,
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stand, or climb on it.
•Do not store items of interest to children in cabinets above
the appliance. Children climbing on the cooktop could be
seriously injured.
•Do not leave children alone or unattended in the area where
the appliance is in use.
•Children or persons with a disability which limits their
ability to use the appliance should have a responsible and
competent person to instruct them in its use. The instructor
should be satisfied that they can use the appliance without
danger to themselves or their surroundings.
•Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless
specifically recommended in the manual. All other
servicing should be done by a qualified technician.
•Do not use a steam cleaner to clean your cooktop.
•Do not place or drop heavy objects on your cooktop.
•Do not stand on your cooktop.
•Do not use pans with jagged edges or drag pans across the
glass surface as this can scratch the glass.
•Do not use scourers or any other harsh abrasive cleaning
agents to clean your cooktop, as these can scratch the
ceramic glass.
•If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the
manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified
persons in order to avoid a hazard.
•This appliance is intended to be used in a domestic
household environment only! Commercial use of any kind
is not covered under the manufacturer's warranty!
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•WARNING: The appliance and its accessible parts become
hot during use. Young children should be kept away.
•Care should be taken to avoid touching heating elements.
•Children less than 8 years of age shall be kept away unless
continuously supervised.
•This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years
and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or
mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if
they have been given supervision or instruction concerning
use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the
hazards involved.
•Children shall not play with the appliance. Cleaning and
user maintenance shall not be made by children without
supervision.
•WARNING: Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil
can be dangerous and may result in fire. NEVER try to
extinguish a fire with water, but switch off the appliance
and then cover flame e.g. with a lid or a fire blanket.
•WARNING: Danger of fire: do not store items on the
cooking surfaces.
•WARNING: If the surface is cracked, switch off the
appliance to avoid the possibility of electric shock, for hob
surfaces of glass-ceramic or similar material which protect
live parts.
•A steam cleaner is not to be used.
•The appliance is not intended to be operated by means of an
external timer or separate remote-control system.
•CAUTION: The cooking process has to be supervised. A
short term cooking process has to be supervised
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continuously.
•Power cord can’t accessible after installation.
Product Overview
Top View
The Control Panel
Product Information
The ceramic/induction hob can meet different kinds of cuisine demands because of
resistance wire heating, micro-computerized control and multi-power selection, really
the optimal choice for modern families.
The hob centers on customers and adopts personalized design. The hob has safe and
reliable performances, making your life comfortable and enabling to fully enjoy the
1. 2300 W zone, boost to 3000 W
2. 1200 W zone, boost to 1500 W
3. 1800 W zone, boost to 2100 W
4. 1200 W zone, boost to 1500 W
5. Control panel
1. ON/OFF control
2.
Power/Timer regulating key
3.
Timer control
4.
Pause/Keylock control
5.
Heating zone
selection controls
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pleasure from life.
AWordonInductionCooking
Induction cooking is a safe, advanced, efficient, and economical cooking technology. It
works by electromagnetic vibrations generating heat directly in the pan, rather than
indirectly through heating the glass surface. The glass becomes hot only because the
pan eventually warms it up.
Before using your New Induction Hob
•Read this guide, taking special note of the ‘Safety Warnings’ section.
•Remove any protective film that may still be on your Induction hob.
Using the Touch Controls
•The controls respond to touch, so you don’t need to apply any pressure.
•Use the ball of your finger, not its tip.
•You will hear a beep each time a touch is registered.
•Make sure the controls are always clean, dry, and that there is no object (e.g. a
utensil or a cloth) covering them. Even a thin film of water may make the
controls difficult to operate.
iron pot
magnetic circuit
ceramic glass plate
induction coil
induced currents
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Choosing the right Cookware
•Only use cookware with a base suitable for induction cooking. Look for the
induction symbol on the packaging or on the bottom of the pan.
•You can check whether your cookware is suitable by carrying out a magnet
test. Move a magnet towards the base of the pan. If it is attracted, the pan is
suitable for induction.
•If you do not have a magnet:
1. Put some water in the pan you want to check.
2. Follow the steps under ‘To start cooking’.
3. If does not flash in the display and the water is
heating, the pan is suitable.
•Cookware made by the following materials is not
suitable: pure stainless steel, aluminum or copper
without a magnetic base, glass, wood, porcelain,
ceramic, and earthenware.
Size of burner (mm)
The minimum cookware (diameter /mm)
160
120
180
140
210
160
Do not use cookware with jagged edges or a curved base.
Make sure that the base of your pan is smooth, sits flat against the glass, and is the same
size as the cooking zone. Always centre your pan on the cooking zone.
Always lift pans off the ceramic hob – do not slide, or they may scratch the glass.
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xUse pans whose diameter of the ferromagnetic area (base of the pan) is in the
range of dimensions in the table below. (Table 1)
- If you use smaller pots, performance could be affected
- If you use pot with a diameter smaller than the one indicated in the table
above, pots may not be detected
According to the dimension of the zone you can use pots of different diameters
as picture below:
xIf the ferromagnetic part covers only partially the base of the pan, only the
ferromagnetic area will heat up, the rest of the base may not heat up a sufficient
temperature for cooking.
xIf the ferromagnetic area is not homogeneous, but presents others material such
as aluminum this may affect the heating up and the pan detection.
If the base of the pan is similar to the pictures below the pan could be not
detected.
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Using your Induction Hob
To start cooking
•After power on, the buzzer beeps once, all the indicators light up for 1 second then
go out, indicating that the hob has entered the state of standby mode.
1. Touch the ON/OFF switch. all the indicators
show “– “
2. Place a suitable pan on the cooking zone that you
wish to use.
Make sure the bottom of the pan and the surface of
the cooking zone are clean and dry.
3. Touching the heating zone selection control, and an
indicator next to the key will flash
4. Select a heat setting by touching the “-” or “+”
control.
•If you don’t choose a heat setting within 1
minute, the Induction hob will automatically
switch off. You will need to start again at
step 1.
•You can modify the heat setting at any time
during cooking.
When you have finished cooking
1. Touching the heating zone selection that you wish to
switch off
2. Turn the cooking zone off by scrolling down to”0”.
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Make sure the display shows”0”.
3. Turn the whole cooktop off by touching the ON/OFF
control.
4. Beware of hot surfaces
“H” will show which means cooking zone is too hot to touch. It
will disappear when the surface has cooled down to a safe
temperature. It can also be used as an energy saving function if
you want to heat further pans, use the hotplate that is still hot.
Using the Power Management
It is possible to set a maximum power absorption level for the induction hob, choosing
up to different power ranges.
Induction hobs are able to limit themselves automatically in order to work at lower
power level, to avoid the risk of overloading.
To enter the power management function
1. Turn on the hob, then press at the same time the “+”(timer) and keylock. The time
indicator will show “P5” which means power level 5. The default mode is on 7.2Kw.
To switch to another level
Press +/- from the timer. There are 5 power levels, from “P1” to “P5”. The timer
indicator will show one of them.
“P1”: the maximum power is 2.5 Kw.
“P2”: the maximum power is 3.5 Kw.
“P3”: the maximum power is 4.5 Kw.
“P4”: the maximum power is 5.5 Kw.
“P5”: the maximum power is 7.2 Kw.
OR
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Confirmation and Exit Power Management Function
Press at the same time the “+”(timer) and keylock for confirmation, then the hob will be
turned off.
Using Boost function
Activate the boost function
1. Select the zone with boost function (front left zone).
2. Touching the "plus" key until power level
indication shows “P”.
Cancel Boost function
1. Select the zone with boost function (front left zone).
2. Touching the "minus" key to cancel the Boost
function, and select the level you want to set.
• Boost function can only last for 5 minutes, after that the zone will go to level 9
automatically.
UsingthePausefunction
1. Press the Pause control, the heating zones stop working. All the zone
indication show“||”
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2. Press the Pause control once again, all the heating zones will revert to its
original setting.
zThe function is available when one or more heating zones are working.
zIf you don`t cancel the stop working mode within 30 minutes, the induction
cooktop will automatically switch off.
Locking the Controls
•You can lock the controls to prevent unintended use (for example children
accidentally turning the cooking zones on).
•When the controls are locked, all the controls except the ON/OFF control are
disabled.
To lock the controls
Touch the keylock control for 2 seconds. The timer indicator will show
“Lo “.
To unlock the controls
1. Make sure the hob is turned on.
2. Touch and hold the keylock control for 2 seconds.
3. You can now start using your hob.
When the hob is in lock mode, all the controls are disable except the ON/OFF,
you can always turn the hob off with the ON/OFF control in an emergency, but
you shall unlock the hob first in the next operation.
Residual Heat Warning
When the hob has been operating for some time, there will be some
residual heat. The letter “H” appears to warn you to keep away from it.
AutoShutdown
Safety feature of the hob is auto shut down. This occurs whenever you forget to switch
off a cooking zone. The default shutdown times are shown in the table below:
Power level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Default working timer (hour)
8
8
8
4
4
4
2
2
2
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UsingtheTimer
You can use the timer in two different ways:
xYou can use it as a minute minder. In this case, the timer will not turn any cooking
zone off when the set time is up.
xYou can use it as cut-off timer to turn one or more cooking zones off after time is up.
xYou can set the timer up to 99 minutes.
Using the Timer as a Minute Minder
1. Make sure the cooktop is turned on. And zone selection key is not activated (zone
indication ‘-‘ is not blinking).
Note: you can set minute minder before or after cooking zone power setting finished.
2. Touch timer key, “00” will show in the timer display
and “0” will blink.
3. Set the time for between 1 to 99 minutes by touching
the”-” or” +” control of the timer (e.g. 5)
4. Press the “+” once increases the time by one minute, Press the “-” once decrease the
time by one minute. When the set time exceed 99 minutes, it will automatically
return to “00”, if the “-” and “+” keys are pressed simultaneously, the indicator will
display “00”.
5. When the time is set, it will begin to count down immediately. The display will
show the remaining time.
6. Buzzer will bips for 30 seconds and the timer indicator shows“-- “ when the setting
time finished.
Timer Cancellation
After setting the time again, hold down the “Timer” key for 5 seconds, this will cancel
the timer and the indicator will revert to “00”.
Using the timer to switch off one or more cooking zones
1. Touching the heating zone selection control that you want
to set the timer for.
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2. Touch timer control, the “00” will show in the timer
display. and the “0” fiashes.
3. Set the time for between 1 to 99 minutes by touching
the”-” or” +” control of the timer (e.g. 5)
4. Press the “+” once increases the time by one minute, Press the “-” once decrease the
time by one minute. When the set time exceed 99 minutes, it will automatically
return to “00”, if the “-” and “+” keys are pressed simultaneously, the indicator will
display “00”.
5. When the time is set, it will begin to count down immediately. The display will show
the remaining time.
NOTE: There will be a red dot in the right bottom corner of power level indication
which indicating that zone is selected.
6. When cooking timer expires, the corresponding cooking
zone will switch off automatically.
Note: Other cooking zones will keep operating if they are turned on previously.
If the timer is set on more than one zone:
1. When you set timer for several cooking zones, red dots of the relevant cooking
zones are indicated. The timer display shows the min. timer. The dot of the
corresponding zone blinks.
(set
to 15 minutes)
(set to 45 minutes)
2. Once the countdown timer expires, the corresponding zone will switch off. Then it
will show the new min. timer and the dot of corresponding zone will flash.
Note: Touch the heating zone selection control, the corresponding timer will be shown
in the timer indicator.
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Cooking Guidelines
Take care when frying as the oil and fat heat up very quickly, particularly if you’re
using Boost. At extremely high temperatures oil and fat will ignite spontaneously
and this presents a serious fire risk.
Cooking Tips
•When food comes to the boil, reduce the power setting.
•Using a lid will reduce cooking times and save energy by retaining the heat.
•Minimise the amount of liquid or fat to reduce cooking times.
•Start cooking on a high setting and reduce the setting when the food has heated
through.
Simmering, cooking rice
•Simmering occurs below boiling point, at around 85˚C, when bubbles are just rising
occasionally to the surface of the cooking liquid. It is the key to delicious soups and
tender stews because the flavours develop without overcooking the food. You
should also cook egg-based and flourthickened sauces below boiling point.
•Some tasks, including cooking rice by the absorption method, may require a setting
higher than the lowest setting to ensure the food is cooked properly in the time
recommended.
Searing steak
To cook juicy flavoursome steaks:
1. Stand the meat at room temperature for about 20 minutes before cooking.
2. Heat up a heavy-based frying pan.
3. Brush both sides of the steak with oil. Drizzle a small amount of oil into the hot pan
and then lower the meat onto the hot pan.
4. Turn the steak only once during cooking. The exact cooking time will depend on the
thickness of the steak and how cooked you want it. Times may vary from about 2 – 8
minutes per side. Press the steak to gauge how cooked it is – the firmer it feels the
more ‘well done’ it will be.
5. Leave the steak to rest on a warm plate for a few minutes to allow it to relax and
become tender before serving.
For stir-frying
1. Choose a ceramic compatible flat-based wok or a large frying pan.
2. Have all the ingredients and equipment ready. Stir-frying should be quick. If cooking
large quantities, cook the food in several smaller batches.
3. Preheat the pan briefly and add two tablespoons of oil.
4. Cook any meat first, put it aside and keep warm.
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5. Stir-fry the vegetables. When they are hot but still crisp, turn the cooking zone to a
lower setting, return the meat to the pan and add your sauce.
6. Stir the ingredients gently to make sure they are heated through.
7. Serve immediately.
HeatSettings
Heat setting
Suitability
1 - 2
• delicate warming for small amounts of food
•
melting chocolate, butter, and foods that burn quickly
•
gentle simmering
• slow warming
3 - 4
• reheating
•
rapid simmering
• cooking rice
5 - 6
• pancakes
7 - 8
• sauteing
• cooking pasta
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• stir-frying
•
searing
•
bringing soup to the boil
• boiling water
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CareandCleaning
What?
How?
Important!
Everyday soiling on glass
(fingerprints, marks,
stains left by food or non-
sugary spillovers on the
glass)
1. Switch the power to the cooktop off.
2. Apply a cooktop cleaner while the
glass is still warm (but not hot!)
3. Rinse and wipe dry with a clean
cloth or paper towel.
4. Switch the power to the cooktop
back on.
• When the power to the cooktop is
switched off, there will be no ‘hot
surface’ indication but the cooking
zone may still be hot! Take extreme
care.
•
Heavy-duty scourers, some nylon
scourers and harsh/abrasive cleaning
agents may scratch the glass. Al
ways
read the label to check if your cleaner
or scourer is suitable.
•
Never leave cleaning residue on the
cooktop: the glass may become
stained.
Boilovers, melts, and
hot sugary spills on
the glass
Remove these immediately with a fish
slice, palette knife or razor blade
scraper suitable for ceramic glass
cooktops, but beware of hot cooking
zone surfaces:
1. Switch the power to the cooktop off
at the wall.
2. Hold the blade or utensil at a 30°
angle and scrape the soiling or spill
to a cool area of the cooktop.
3. Clean the soiling or spill up with a
dish cloth or paper towel.
4. Follow steps 2 to 4 for ‘Everyday
soiling on glass’ above.
• Remove stains left by melts and
sugary food or spillovers as soon
as possible. If left to cool on the
glass, they may be difficult to
remove or even permanently
damage the glass surface.
•
Cut hazard: when the safety cover
is retracted, the blade in a scraper
is razor-sharp. Use with extreme
care and always store safely and
out of reach of children.
Spillovers on the
touch controls
1. Switch the power to the cooktop off.
2. Soak up the spill
3. Wipe the touch control area with a
clean damp sponge or cloth.
4. Wipe the area completely dry
with a paper towel.
5. Switch the power to the cooktop
back on.
• The cooktop may beep and turn
itself off, and the touch controls
may not function while there is
liquid on them. Make sure you wipe
the touch control area dry before
turning the cooktop back on.
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