Jenn-Air RADIANT COOKTOP CVE3401 User manual

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For Future Assistance .............................. 1
Safety Instructions............................... 1-2
Using Your Cooktop ............................. 3-4
Cooktop At A Glance
Hot Surface Lights
Cooking Areas
Setting the Controls
Suggested Control Settings
Cookware
Tips toProtect Your Cooktop
Ventilation System .................................. 4
Care and Cleaning ................................... 5
Before You Call for Service ...................... 6
Warranty .................................................. 7

For FutureAssistance
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Congratulations oi1 your choiceofa Jenn-Airdowndraft IMPORTANT SAFETY
cooktop. Your complete satisfaction isveryimportant tous.
Read this user'sguide carefully. It is intended to help you INSTRUCTIONS
operate andmaintainyournew cooktop.
In addition,you will findabookletentitled "Cooking Made Read and follow all instructions before using this appli-
Simple."Itcontainsinformationon selectingcookware, pan ance to prevent the potential risk of fire, electric shock, per-
sizesandheat setting recommendations,sonal injury ordamage to the appliance asaresult of ira-
Save time and money. Check the "Before You Call" section proper usage of the appliance. Use applianceonly foritsin-
of thisguide. Itlists causesofminoroperatingproblemsthat tended purpose asdescribed in this guide.
you can correct yourself. To ensure proper and safe operation: Appliance must be
However, should you need service, itishelpful tohavethe properly installed andgrounded by a qualified technician.
modelandserial numbersavailable.Thisinformation canbe
found on the dataplate located onthe bottom of the cooktop. In Case of Fire
These numbers are also ontheProductRegistration cardthat
came with yourappliance. Beforesendinginthis cardrecord Turnoff appliance andventilating system to avoidspreading
these numbers along with the purchase date below, the flame. Extinguish flame then turn _L.
on ventilation system to remove
Model Number smoke and odor.
• Cooktop:Smother fire or flame in
a pan with a lid or cookie sheet.
Serial Number NEVER pick up or move a flaming pan.
Do not use water on grease fires. Use baking soda, a dry
Date of Purchase chemical or foam-type extinguisher to smother fire or flame.
General Instructions
IMPORTANT: Keep this guide and the sales receipt in a
safe place for future reference.Proof of originalpurchase Ifapplianceisinstalled nearawindow, proper precautions
date is needed for warranty service,should be takentoprevent curtainsfrom blowing over sur-
face elements.
Ifyouhavequestionsorneed more help, writeus (include
yourmodel numberand phonenumber) orcall:NEVER use applianceto warm orheat the room. Failure to
follow thisinstructioncan leadto possible bums, injury,fire,
Jenn-AirCustomerServiceor damageto the appliance.
Attn:CAIRTM Center
P.O. Box 2370NEVER wearloose-fittingor hanging garments whileus-
Cleveland, TN 37320-2370 ingthe appliance. Clothing couldcatchutensilhandles or
1-800-688-1100 (USA andCANADA)igniteandcause burnsif garment comes incontact with hot
1-800-688-2080 (U.S.TTY for deaf, hearing heating elements.
impaired or speechimpaired)
(Mon.-Fri., 8 am-8pm EasternTime) Toensureproper operation andtoavoid damageto the ap-
Internet: http://www.jennair.complianceor possibleinjury, do not adjust, service, repairor
For service information, see page 6.replace any part of the appliance unless specifically recom-
mended in this guide. Refer all other servicing to a qualified
technician.
NEVER store or use gasoline or other combustible or flam-
mable materials near surface units or in the vicinity of this
appliance as fumes could create a fire hazard or an explo-
sion.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
To prevent grease fires, do not let cooking grease or other Turn pan handle toward center of cooktop, not out into the
flammable materials accumulate in or near the appliance, room or over another surface element. This reduces the risk
of bums, ignition of flammable materials, or spillage if pan
Use only dry potholders. Moist or damp potholders on hot is accidently bumped or reached by small children.
surfaces may result in a steam burn. Do not let potholder
touch hot heating elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky NEVER cook on broken cooktop. If cooktop should break,
cloth which could easily touch hot heating elements and ig- cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the broken
nite. cooktop and create a risk of electric shock. Contact a quali-
fied technician immediately.
Always turn off all controls when cooking is completed. Clean cooktop with caution. Some cleaners can produce nox-
NEVER heat unopened containers on the cooktop. Pressure ious fumes if applied to ahot surface. If awet sponge, cloth,
build-up in the container may cause container to burst re- or paper towel is used to wipe spills on ahot cooking area, be
sulting in bums, injury or damage to the appliance, careful to avoid steam burn.
NEVER use aluminum foil or foil containers on the cooktop.
These may becomevery hot. Deep Fat Fryers
Clean only parts listed in this guide and use procedures
recommended. Use extreme caution when moving the grease pan or dispos-
ing of hot grease. Allow grease to cool before attempting to
This appliance has been tested for safe performance using move pan.
conventional cookware. Do not use any devices or accesso-
riesthat arenotspecificallyrecommendedinthismanual. Do HeatingElements
not use eyelid covers for the surface units or stovetop grills.
The use of devices or accessories not expressly recom- NEVER touchsurface elementsor areas near elements.
mended in this guide can create serious safety hazards, result
in performance problems, and reduce the life of the compo- Heating elements may be hot even though they are dark in
color. Areas near surface elements may become hot enough
nents of the appliance, to cause bums. During and after use, do not touch or let cloth-
ing or other flammable materials contact these areas until
Cooktopthey have had sufficient time to cool.
NEVER leave surface units unattended especially when us- Child Safety
ing high heat settings. An unattended boilover could cause
smoking and a greasy spillover can cause a fire. NEVER leave childrenalone or unsupervised in area where
This appliance is equipped with different size surface ele- appliance is in use or is still hot.
merits. Select pans having flat bottoms large enough to cover
element. Proper relationship of pan to element will improve NEVER allow children to sit or stand on any part of the ap-
cooking efficiency, pliance as they could be injured or burned.
If pan is smaller than element, a portion of the element will CAUTION: NEVER store items of interest to children in
be exposed to direct contact and could ignite clothing or cabinets above an appliance. Children climbing on appliance
to reach items could damage the appliance or be burned or
potholder, seriously injured.
Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthen-
ware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for cooktop with- Children must be taught that the appliance and utensils in oi
out breaking due to the sudden change in temperature. Fol- on it can be hot. Let hot utensils cool in a safe place, out ol
reach of small children. Children should be taught that an
low utensil manufacturer's instructions when using glass, appliance is not a toy. Children should not be allowed to play
with controls or other parts of the unit.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

Using Your Cooktop
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Cooktop At A Glance
1 - LeftRear 3 - Right Front ,_
_ 2 - LeftFront (dualelement)
4 - Right Rear
Hot Surface Indicator Lights
Your cooktop has Hot Surface Lights located next to the Suggested ControlSettings
elements. These lights indicate when the adjacent cooking
area is hot to the touch even after the control has been turned
off. Thered light will remain on until thearea has cooled. The size and type of cookware used and the amount and type
of food being cooked will influence the setting needed for
best cooking results. Electrical line voltage may also vary,
Cooking Areas which will affect the needed control setting.
The settings indicated below serve as a guide.
Thecooking areason your cooktop areidentified bypermanent _ A fast heat to start cooking quickly and to bring
patterns on the glass-ceramic surface. For most efficient
cooking, fit the pan size to the element size. Pans should not liquids to a boil or blanch.
(Medium High) for fast frying or browning foods, to
extend more than 1/2 to I-inch beyond the cooking area.7_i0
...... maintainrapid boil oflarge amountsoffood.
Setting the Controls 4_ (Medium) Forfoods cooked ina double boiler,
....... sauteing, slow boil of largeamountsof food,and
• Thecontrolsarepush-turntype. most frying.
To turnon the elements, push (Medium Lo) To stew, steam, simmer; to continue
a-o cooking foods started on higher settings.
down and turn in either
direction. {: Maintaining serving temperatures of foods,
LO
• To turn on the dual element, simmering foods, melting butter or chocolate.
turn clockwise from OFF to control the large element and
counter-clockwise from OFF to control the small element. Cookware
• When the control is in any position other than OFF, it may
be turned without pushing down. To achieve optimum cooking performance, use heavy gauge,
• When the control knob is tm_ed ON, the ring around the flat, smooth bottom pans that conform to the diameter of the
control knob will glow. cooking area. (See "Cooking Made Simple" for cookware
• When anelement is turned ON, the cooking area will heat characteristics and recommendations.)
up and the red glow of the heating element will be seen
through the glass-ceramic top. It is normal to see the red Wok Cooking
glow of the element whenever it cycles ON.The elements
will cycle on and off for all control settings except HI. Use Jenn-Air's flat bottom wok
(Model AO142) for optimum results. The
wok has a nonstick finish, wood handles,
cover, steaming rack, rice paddles, cooking tips and recipes.

Using Your Cooktop
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Tips to Protect Your Cooktop Ventilation System
• Before first use, clean the cooktop. (See page 5.) The built-in ventilation system removes cooking vapors,
odors and smoke from foods prepared on your cooktop.
• Make sure bottom of pants clean before placing on cooktop.
• Do not use a small pan on a large element. Not only does • The pop-up fan controlis located atthe front ofthe air grille.
To operate the ventilation system, AirGrille
this waste energy, but itcan also result in spillovers burning
onto the cooking area which requires extra cleaning, push the knob down to pop it up.
Turn the knob clockwise until it
• Do not use non-flat specialty items that are oversized or stops for low fan speed. The fan can
uneven such as round bottom be set atany speed between low and
woks, rippled bottom and/or high by turning the knob counter-
oversized canners and griddles, clockwise toward the OFF position.
• Do not cook foods directly on the • The fan canbe used to remove strong
cooktop or use the cooktop as a ' '
cutting board. _: odors from the kitchen as when
over__,°,chopping onions near the fan.
• Do not allow a pan to boil dry as this could damage the Control
cooktop and the pan. Care and Cleaning of the
• Do not slide heavy metal or glass pans across the surface Ventilation System
since these may scratch. • Air Grille: The air grille lifts off easily by grasping the
• Donotuseatrivet, fireringormetalstandbetweenpansand opening at the rear of the grille. Wipe clean or wash in
the elements, dishwasher or sink with mild household detergents. Tf
• Do not use foil orfoil-type containers. Foil may melt onto prevent scratching the surface, do not use abrasiv_
the glass. If metal melts on the cooktop, do not use. Call cleaners or scrubbing pads.
an authorized Jenn-Air Servicer. • Filter: Turn off ventilation system before removing. The
• Do not allow plastic, sugar or foods with high sugar content filter is a permanent type and should be cleaned wher
to melt onto the hot cooktop. Melted materials left on the soiled. Cleanin sink with warm water and detergent or ir
cooktop can cause permanent damage, dishwasher.
If you accidentally melt these items on the cooktop, turn IMPORTANT: DO NOTOPERATE SYSTEM WITHOU'
control to low and immediately scrape the melted material FILTER. Filter should always be placed [ //'t_
to a cooler area on the cooktopusing a razor blade scraper at an angle. As you face the front of the
held carefully with a potholder. Turn element off. When cooktop, the bottom of the filter should
the element has cooled, scrape off the remaining soil and rest on the ledgeon theright side. The top
clean as indicated on page 5. of the filter should rest against the left
•Wipe the cooktop surface with aclean damp cloth or paper side. There are also ledges on the front
towel before each use. Invisible grease spatters, water and rear sides for the filter to rest. (Note:
spots, etc., can cause stains after the element is heated. Iffilter isflat against thefan wall,ven-
tilation effectiveness is reduced.)
• Ifa spillover occurs while cooking, immediately clean the
spill from the cooking area while it ishot toprevent atough • VentilationChamber: This area, which houses the filt¢
cleaning chore later. Using extreme care, wipe spill with a should be cleaned in the event of spills or whenever
clean dry towel, becomes coated with afilm ofgrease. It can becleaned wi
paper towel, damp cloth, or sponge and mild househo
•Do not allow spills to remain on the cooking area or the detergent or cleanser.
cooktop trim for a long period of time.
• Do not use abrasive cleansing powders or scouring pads
which will scratch the cooktop.
• Do not usechlorine bleach, ammonia or other cleansers not
specifically recommended for use on glass-ceramic.

,Care andCleaning
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CLEANING CAUTIONS:
DONOT
usingsoiled cleaning cloths orsponges. They may -Chemicals including oven cleaners, Chlorinebleach
leave aninvisiblefilm on thecooktopwhichmaystaintheand ammonia Orproducts containing these chemicals,
SUrface.
CleaningChart
CleaningProcedure
Control Knobs I • Remove knobs whenin theOFF position by pulling each knob straight up.
J
J•Wash knobs in warm soapy waterordishwasher: do not soakoruse abrasive cleaners suchas steel
wool pads. Rinse and dry.
•Replace knobs. Makesureknobs are in theOFF position.
Glas_Ceramic•General Cleaning and Light Soil - usesoap and water anda cleancloth orpaper towel, or non-
{C0oking Area" abrasive cleaners such as a baking soda/water paste or Bon Ami*. Rinse and dry thoroughly.
i.Commercial cooktop cleaners may also be used such as Cooktop Cleaning Creme (Part No.
: . 20000001 ). Follow package directions.
• Heavy Soils or Metal Marks - gently scrub with a plastic scrubber using Cooktop Cleaning
Creme or cleaners listed above.If stain is not removed, reapply cleaner and allow to remain on
surface for 30 minutes. Keep moist by covering with wet paper towels. Scrub again. /
• Burned on Soils or Crusty Soils - place edge of a single-edge razor blade at a
30° angle. Very carefully scrape off soil. Clean remainder of soil with method
described above.
• ItemsMeltedon Cooktop(plastic, sugar or foods with high sugar content) - Turn control to low
:and immediately scrape the melted material to a cooler area on the cooktop using a razor blade
scraper held carefully with a potholder. Turnelement OFF. When the element has cooled, scrape
off the remaining soil and clean as indicated above.
• See page 4.
* Brand names are trademarks of the respective manufacturers.

Before You Call for Service 6
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Checkthe followinglist to be sure a service call is really necessary.
Nothing on the cooktop operates: Metal markings appear on cooktop:
check for a blown circuit fuse or a tripped main circuit 0 metal pans orutensils, especially aluminum, were slid across
breaker, the cooktop.
0 check if cooktop is properly connected to electric circuit in
house.Brown streaks and/orareas of discoloration witha metallic
0 check if controls have been properly set. sheen appear on cooktop:
boiloversburned onto the cooktop.
Cooktop elements do not gethot enough: _ mineraldepositsfromwater orfood burnedontothecooktop.
surfacecontrolsmay not beset properly. _ soil from thepanbottomwastransferred to thecooktop.
0voltagetohouse maybelow.4incorrect cleaningmaterials wereused.
0cookwaremaynotbe flat or thecorrect sizeorshape.Ventilation system is not capturing smoke efficiently:
Elements emitslightodor and/or smoke when firstturned on: 4check on cross ventilationin room or makeup air.
0 this is normal. 4excessive amountofsmoke is being created.
0 filter may beimproperly installed (see page 4).
Tiny scratchesor abrasions appear on the cooktop: i_ cooktop maybe improperly installed:
I' coarseparticles(i.e. sugar,dust, salt)werebetweencookware - check ducting size: 6" diameter round or
bottoms andcooktop. 3I/4"X10"rectangular.
I' incorrect cleaning materials were used to clean cooktop. - check if more than three 90° elbows were used.
0 glass cookware was slidacross the cooktop. - check if a Jenn-Air wall cap was used.
cookware with a rough bottom was used. - refer to complete installationinstructions.
•AllSpecificationssubject tochange by
out notice.

Warranty
JENN-AIR COOKTOP WARRANTY
Full One Year Warranty - Parts and Labor
For one (1) year from the original retail purchase date, any part which fails in normal home use will be repaired or
replaced free of charge.
Limited Warranties - Parts Only
Second Year - After the first year from the original purchase date, parts which fail in normal home use will be repaired
or replaced free of charge for the part itself, with the owner paying all other costs, including labor, mileage and transpor-
tation.
Third Through Fifth Year - From the original purchase date, parts listed below which fail in normal home use will be
repaired or replaced free of charge for the part itself, with the owner paying all other costs, including labor, mileage and
transportation.
• Electronic Controls
•Glass-ceramic Cooktop: due to thermal breakage.
•Electric HeatingElements: surface elements on electric cookingappliances.
Canadian Residents
The above warrantiesonlycoveran appliance installed in Canadathat has been certified orlisted by appropriatetest
agenciesforcompliance to a National Standardof Canadaunless the appliancewas brought into Canadadue to transfer
of residence from the United States to Canada.
Limited Warranty Outside the United Statesand Canada - Parts Only
For two (2) years from the date of original retail purchase, anypartwhich failsin normal home use will berepaired or
replacedfree of chargefor the part itself, with the owner paying all other costs, including labor, mileageandtransporta-
tion.
The specific warranties expressed above are the ONLY warranties provided by the manufacturer.These warranties give
you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.
What is Not Covered By These Warranties:
1. Conditionsanddamages resulting from any of the 4. Products purchased for commercial orindustrialuse.
following:5. The cost of service or servicecall to:
a. Improper installation,delivery,ormaintenance.a. Correct installationerrors.
b. Any repair, modification, alteration,oiadjustmentnot b. Instructthe useron the proper use of the product.
authorizedby themanufacturer or anauthorizedc. Transportthe appliance to the servicer.
servicer.
c. Misuse, abuse, accidents, or unreasonable use. 6. Consequential or incidental damages sustained by any
d. Incorrect electric current, voltage, or supply, person as a result of any breach of these warranties.
e. Improper setting of any control. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation ol
2. Warranties are void if the original serial numbers have consequential or incidental damages, so the above
beenremoved, altered, or cannot be readily determined, exclusion may not apply.
3. Light bulbs.
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