Kuppersberg FA9RC Installation and maintenance instructions

TECHNICAL PASSPORT
ELECTRIC HOBS
FA9RC, FA6RC

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DEAR USER .................................................................................................................................. 3
INSTALLATION MANUAL ..................................................................................................... 3
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.......................................................................... 4
USE AND MAINTENANCE..................................................................................................... 5
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE TOUCH CONTROL..................................... 5
STOP FUNCTION................................................................................................................ 7
FUNCTION TO KEEP A PAN HOT................................................................................ 8
SAFETY SWITCH OFF FUNCTION............................................................................. 8
AUTOMATIC COOK START............................................................................................. 8
STOPWATCH FUNCTION................................................................................................ 9
TIMER FUNCTION ............................................................................................................. 10
LOCKING THE HOT PLATE TOUCH BUTTONS.................................................. 10
CHILD SAFETY..................................................................................................................... 11
POWER SURGES.................................................................................................................. 12
TIPS FOR USING CERAMIC HOT PLATES ............................................................. 12
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE ............................................................................... 13
ENVRONMENTAL PROTECTON................................................................................... 14
TROUBLESHOOTING –PROBLEM SOLVING....................................................... 14
CONTENTS

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INSTALLATION MANUAL
Minimum distances
DEAR USER,
We are sincerely grateful to you for purchasing one of our products.
We are sure that this modern, functional and easy to use appliance, manufactured
with the top-quality materials and components will satisfy all your needs.
We ask you to read carefully the instructions of this manual.
The appliance must be installed only by a qualifi ed electrician in compliance
with the instructions provided. The manufacturer declines all responsability for
improper installation.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any transcription errors or misprints
contained in this handbook and, furthermore, reserves the right to make any
modifi cation on the products, which might be deemed necessary or usefull, this
being in the user’s interest, without altering their basic operating or safety features.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
If the ceramic glass breaks or cracks,
immediately unplug the stovetop to
avoid electric shocks.
This appliance is not designed to
work with an external timer (not built
into the appliance) or a separate remote
control system.
Do not steam clean this device.
The device and its accessible
parts may heat up during operation.
Avoid touching the heating elements.
Children younger than 8 years old must
stay away from the stovetop unless they
are permanently supervised.
This device may solely be used by
children 8 years old or older,people with
impaired physical, sensory or mental
abilities, or those who lack experience
and knowledge, ONLY when supervised
or if they have been given adequate
instruction on the use of the device and
understand the dangers its use involves.
User cleaning and maintenance may not
be done by unsupervised children.
Children must not play with the
device.
Precaution. It is dangerous to cook
with fat or oil without being present,
as these may catch fi re. Never try to
extinguish a fi re with water! in this
event disconnect the device and cover
the fl ames with a lid, a plate or a blanket.
Do not store any object on the
cooking areas of the stovetop. Prevent a
possible fi re hazard.
Installing the appliance
Emplacement with cutlery drawer
If you wish to install furniture or a
cutlery drawer under the stovetop, a
separation board must be fi tted between
the two.Accidental contact with the hot
surface of the device’s housing is thus
prevented.
The board must be fi tted 20 mm
beneath the under part of the stovetop.
Electrical connection
Electrical connection will be via
an allpole circuit breaker or plug,
whenever accessible, in accordance
with the current and with a minimum
3 mm distance between contacts. This
ensures disconnection in emergencies
and allows hot plate cleaning.
The connection must be earthed, in
accordance with legislation in force.
Before you connect the hot plate to
the mains, check that the voltage and
frequency match those specifi ed on the
hot plate nameplate, which is attached
underneath it, or on the technical data
sheet, which you must keep together
with this manual throughout the
product’s service life.
Only the company technical service
can handle or repair the appliance,
including replacement of the power
cable.
Ensure that the inlet cable does not
come into contact with the hot plate
housing or the oven housing, if it is
installed in the same unit.

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Keep the Guarantee Certifi cate or
the technical data sheet together with
the instructions manual throughout
the product’s service life. These contain
important technical information.
USE AND MAINTENANCE
Instructions for Using the Touch
Control
CONTROLS (fi gs. 2 and 3)
On touch button.
Off touch button.
“Increase” power touch button.
“Decrease” power touch button.
Hot plate display.
Double/triple burner selection
button (multiple burner hot plate).
Lock touch button (to lock the other
touch buttons, except the on and off
buttons).
Hot plate double burner on display.
Lock activated display.
Stop function touch button.
Clock display.
Hot plate display.
“Decrease” time touch button.
“Increase” time touch button.
Timer/clock display.
Power display.
Hot plate burners operating display.
Clock running display.
* Only visible while running.
The touch buttons activate the
controls, and each is linked to a display.
You do not need to exert force on the
touch button, you only need to touch it
with the tip of your fi ngertip to activate
the function.
Each action is verifi ed by a beep.

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SWITCHING
THE APPLIANCE ON
1 Press the on touch button
(1) for at least one second. The touch
control will become activated, you will
hear a beep and the displays will light
up. If any surface is hot, the display will
fl ash H and 0 alternately.
If you do not take any action in the
next 10 seconds the touch control will
switch off automatically.
When the touch control is activated,
you can disconnect it at any time by
touching the touch button (2), even
if it has been locked (lock function
activated). The touch button (2)
always has priority to disconnect the
touch control.
ACTIVATING THE HOT PLATES
The hot plates will be deactivated,
with their respective power displays
(16) to 0, until a power level is selected.
If all of the hot plates are at 0, you have
10 seconds to activate one of them,
otherwise the touch control will switch
off automatically.
Use the touch buttons and
(4/3) to select a power level. If you
press the touch button (3), the hot
plate will change to 1 and the hot plate
burner display (17) will light up. Keep
pressing it to increase the power level.
You can lower the power level using the
touch button (4).
Quick switch-on at maximum power:
with the hot plate at 0, press the touch
button (4) once. The hot plate will go
straight to 9.
If you keep eitherof these two touch
buttons or (4/3) pressed down,
they will repeat the action every half a
second, without you needing to press
them again.
SWITCHING
THE HOT PLATES OFF
Using the touch button (4) lower
the power to 0.
The hot plate will switch off
automatically.
Quick switch-off: Regardless of the
power level, if you press touch buttons
and (4/3), the hot plate will
switch off immediately.
RESIDUAL HEAT display
The power display will display an
H when the glass surface reaches a
temperature that could cause burning.
When this risk disappears, the display
switches off (if the appliance is
disconnected), or displays a 0(if the
appliance is still connected).
Switch the hot plate off before the
cooking time ends to make the most of
the residual heat and save on electricity.
WARNING:
If while the H is still displayed there
is a power cut and the power returns
immediately, the residual heat displays
will not light up again, even though the
cooking surfaces are still hot. Bear this
in mind.

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SWITCHING THE APPLIANCE OFF
You can disconnect the hot plate at
any time by pressing the touch button
(2). You will hear a noise and the power
displays (16) will switch off, except for
the H residual heat display, if necessary
due to the surface temperature.
Double and Triple Burner
Hot Plates
With double and triple burner hot
plates you can use the inner ring, or the
inner and the outer rings, depending on
the size of the pan.
CONNECTING / SWITCHING
THE DOUBLE BURNER
HOT PLATE ON
1 Select the desired power (from 1
to 9) by pressing touch button or
(3/4). The hot plate burner display (17)
will light up.
2 Press the multiple burner hot plate
touch button (6) and then the touch
button or (3/4) for the chosen hot
plate. The hot plate display (17) will
show the second ring.
DISCONNECTING/SWITCHING
THE DOUBLE BURNER HOT
PLATE OFF
1 Press the multiple burner hot plate
touch button (6) and then the touch
button or (3/4) for the chosen hot
plate. The second ring will disappear
from the hot plate burner display (17).
CONNECTING / SWITCHING THE
TRIPLE BURNER HOT PLATE ON
With triple burner models, if once
the second burner has been switched
on you press the multiple burner hot
plate touch button (6) and then the
touch button or (3/4), instead of
the second burner switching off, the
third one will switch on.
DISCONNECTING / SWITCHING
THE TRIPLE BURNER HOT
PLATE OFF
To disconnect the third burner,
press the multiple burner hot plate
touch button (6) and then the touch
button or (3/4).The third ring will
disappear from the hot plate burner
display (17).
If you repeat this step the second
burner will be disconnected and the
display will switch off (17).
STOP function
This function allows you to pause
the cooking process. If the timer
function is activated, it will also go into
pause mode.
Activating the Stop function
1 The pans are on the cooking
surfaces, which are on at a specifi c
level.
2 Press the Stop touch button
(10). The power displays (16) will
display the letter S-T-O-P successively
instead of the selected cooking levels.
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Deactivating the Stop
function
1 Press the Stop touch button
(10) and then any other, except
the off button (2). The cooking
process will resume with the same
power levels and set as previously.
You must press the second
touch button within 10 seconds or
the function will be deactivated.
The appliance will switch off if the
cooking process is not resumed after
a ten minute pause.
Function to keep a pan hot
You can use this function to keep
food hot in a pan on the cooking
surface.
1 There is a pan on one of the
hot plates with a previously set
cooking level.
2 Press the touch button (4)
and keep it pressed down until the
cooking level lowers to .This is an
intermediate level between 0and 1.
To disconnect this function, just
press the minus button (4) until
it reaches 0. This function will only
work for a maximum of 120 minutes,
after which the appliance will switch
off.
Safety switch off function
If due to an error one or several
hot plates do not switch off, the
appliance will be automatically
disconnected after a set amount of
time (see table 1).
Table 1
Selected power Maximum operating time
(in minutes)
1 520
2 402
3 318
4 260
5 212
6 170
7 139
8 113
9 90
When the “safety switch off” function
has been activated, a 0 is displayed if
the glass surface temperature is not
dangerous for the user or an H if there
is risk of burning.
To reconnect the appliance, switch it
off by pressing the off button (2) and
then on again.
Automatic cook start
This function makes cooking easier
because you do not have to be present.
The touch control preprogrammes
the chosen hot plate at the maximum
power and lowers it to the desired
power (which you have selected) after a
given amount of time (see table 2).
Table 2
Selected power
Automatic Cook Start
Function (Time in
seconds)
1 50
2 90
3 150
4 220
5 320
6 540
7 150
8 240
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SWITCHING THE AUTOMATIC
COOK START FUNCTION ON
1 Set a hot plate to power 9and
then press the touch button . The power
display will fl ash 9and A alternately.
Lower the touch button to the desired
cooking power (for example 6). The
display will fl ash 6 and Aalternately.
Example:
You want to cook at power level
6 and program a quick heat at the
beginning.
Choose power level 9. Press the
touch button
Choose power level
again and the power
display will fl ash 9and Aalternately.
Then press the touch button
alternately.
to
lower it to power level 6. The system
keeps the hot plate at power level 9
(maximum) for 540 seconds, fl ashing 6
and Aalternately, and then (after 540
seconds) it automatically lowers to
continuous cooking level 6.
CHANGING THE POWER LEVEL
DURING AUTOMATIC
COOK START
1 Use the touch button (3) to
change the power level.
When the power is increased using
the touch button
When the power is increased using
(3) the time that
has passed until then is taken into
account
Example:
You have chosen power level 1(50
seconds automatic cook start) and after
20 seconds you change it to 4(220
seconds). The automatic cook start will
be 200 seconds (220 minus 20).
DISCONNECTING
THE AUTOMATIC COOK
START FUNCTION
After at least 10 seconds have
passed since the automatic cook start
function was activated:
1 Press the touch button (4). The
automatic cook start function will be
deactivated.
Stopwatch function
This function allows you to set a
time, after which a warning sound is
heard.
To activate the function:
1 With the touch control on and
the timer not set for any hot plate,
simultaneously press the clock touch
buttons or (13/14).
2 The clock display switches on (11),
displaying 00, and the pilot light (19)
will fl ash.
3 Press the touch buttons or
(13/14) again until you set the desired
time. After a few seconds the decimal
point will start to fl ash, showing that
the countdown has begun.
Once the countdown is complete,
you will hear a series of beeps, which
you can stop by pressing any of the
touch buttons.
If at any time during the countdown
function all of the hot plates are at
power level 0, the touch control will
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stopwatch will continue to the end of
the countdown or until you stop it.
To stop the stopwatch, just set the
remaining time to 00. Firstly, to select it,
simultaneously press the touch buttons
simultaneously press the touch buttons
and
simultaneously press the touch buttons
(13/14).
Timer function
This function makes the cooking
process easier because you do not have
to be present: the timed hot plate(s) will
switch off automatically after the set
time has lapsed.There is a separate timer
for each hot plate,which allows all of the
hot plates to be timed simultaneously.
The function is controlled using the
clock (15) increase/decrease time touch
buttons and (13/14).
Timing ONE hot plate.
To activate the timer for one hot
plate:
1 Connect the appliance and activate
one or several hot plates at a set power
level.
2 Simultaneously press the clock
touch buttons or (13/14).
3 The display comes on (11),
displaying 00. The clock pilot light (19)
will fl ash.
4 Press both touch buttons
successively until the pilot light for the
hot plate that you want to time switches
on (12).
5 Use the clock or touch
buttons (13/14) to select a cooking time
between 1 and 99 minutes. The increase
touch button (14) starts at 1, and the
decrease button (15) at 30.
The timer will be set for the hot
plate. Once the countdown is complete,
the timed hot plate will switch off and
you will hear a series of beeps, which
you can stop by pressing any of the
touch buttons.
Setting the timer for more than one
hot plate.
Repeat the steps above.
Changing the programmed time.
You can change the time afterwards.
1 Simultaneously press the clock
touch buttons or (13/14).
2 Press both touch buttons
successively until the pilot light for the
hot plate that you want to time switches
on (12).
Now you can read and change the
value. If you want to cancel the timer
early, use the touch button (13) to set
it to 00.
Remember that if during the
countdown you switch the touch control
off by pressing the off button (2) the
countdown will be cancelled!
Locking the hot plate
touch buttons
You can use the lock button (7)
to lock all of the buttons on the touch
control panel. This prevents functions
from being activated accidentally and
children from playing with the controls.
To activate or deactivate the function,
keep the touch button (7) pressed
down for around 1 second. When the
function is activated, the pilot light (9)
lights up.
Remember that when the touch
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if the lock function is activated (pilot
light 9 on). When you reconnect the
cooker using the touch button (1), to
be able to operate the touch control you
must fi rst deactivate the lock function
by pressing the touch button (7)
again.
CHILD SAFETY
This function prevents children from
connecting the appliance deliberately
or accidentally.
The safety function must be
activated after the appliance has been
connected, following the steps in fi gure
A. Firstly press the on button (step 1).
Then simultaneously press the touch
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and shown in the fi gure (step 2).
Next, press the power increase button
(step 3). The touch buttons that
you need to press vary depending on
whether the appliance has four or fi ve
hot plates.
Figure A:
Once the function is activated, an L
(for Locked) will appear on the power
displays (16), to show that the control
panel is locked.
The electronic control will remain
locked, even after the control has been
disconnected using touch button (1),
as long as the user does not unlock it.
Unlocking to cook
If you want to unlock the touch
control to cook, press the touch button
(1) to activate the touch control.
Then straight away press the touch
buttons and (3/4) simultaneously,
following steps 1 and 2 in fi gure A.
The Lwill disappear and you can
operate the panel as usual. When you
disconnect the control using the off
button (2), the safety function will be
reactivated and it will appear again the
next time the touch control is activated.
Cancelling the safety function
The safety function must be
deactivated after the appliance has
been connected, following the steps in
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1). Then simultaneously press the touch
buttons
1). Then simultaneously press the touch
and
1). Then simultaneously press the touch
shown in the fi gure
(step 2). Next, press the power decrease
button (step 3). The touch buttons
that you need to press vary depending
on whether the appliance has four or
fi ve hot plates.
When the control is reactivated, the
appliance will be ready to start cooking.
In the event of a power cut, the lock
function (if activated) will be cancelled.
Figure B:
Power surges
When the touch control system is
subjected to a higher voltage than the
usual ranges allowed in power grids,
the hot plates will disconnect and a
continuous beep will be heard. The
following message fl ashes on the hot
plate displays *:
400
When the nominal voltage is
reestablished, the beeping stops and
the message on the displays disappears.
The hot plates remain disconnected and
the Hindicating residual heat remains
on the displays if these were on before
the surge. The appliance is then ready
to be used.
The touch control detects these
power surges whenever the appliance is
connected to the mains, even if it is not
being used at that moment. The alarm
described above might therefore be
activated even when the touch control
is switched off.
Unusually high power surges can
damage the control system (like with
any electrical appliance).
Tips for using ceramic hot
plates
ÂUse pots and pans with a heavy
and completely fl at base.
ÂPans with a smaller diameter
than the shown heated area are not
recommended.
ÂDo not slide pots and pans over
the glass because they could scratch it.
ÂAlthough the glass can take
knocks from large pots and pans
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ÂTo avoid damaging the surface,
do not drag pots and pans over the
glass and keep the underneath of them
clean and in good condition.
Try not to spill sugar or products
containing sugar on the glass because
while the surface is hot they could
damage it.
CLEANING AND
MAINTENANCE
To keep the appliance in good
condition, clean it using suitable
products and tools once it has cooled
down. This will make the job easier and
avoid the build-up of dirt Never use
harsh cleaning products or tools that
could scratch the surface, or steam-
operated equipment.
Light dirt not stuck to the surface
can be cleaned using a damp cloth and a
gentle detergent or warm soapy water.
However, for deeper stains or grease
use a special cleaner for ceramic hot
plates and follow the instructions on
the bottle. Dirt that is fi rmly stuck due
to being burned repeatedly can be
removed using a scraper with a blade.
Slight tinges of colour are caused by
pots and pans with dry grease residue
underneath or due to grease between
the glass and the pot during cooking.
These can be removed using a nickel
scourer with water or a special cleaner
for ceramic hot plates. Plastic objects,
sugar or food containing a lot of sugar
that have melted onto the surface
must be removed immediately using a
scraper.
Metallic sheens are caused by
dragging metal pots and pans over the
glass. They can be removed by cleaning
thoroughly using a special cleaner
for ceramic hot plats (Vitroclen, for
example), although you may need to
repeat the process several times.
WARNING:
Handle the glass scraper carefully.
The blade could cause injury!
If you use the scraper incorrectly,
the blade could break and a fragment
could get caught between the
surrounding trim and the glass. If this
happens, do not try to remove it using
your hands, carefully use tweezers or
a knife with a fi ne edge. (See fi g. 4)
Only use the blade on the ceramic
surface, avoiding the scraper casing
coming into contact with the glass
because this could scratch it.
Use blades in perfect condition.
Immediately replace the blade if it is
damaged in any way.
After you have fi nished with the
scraper, withdraw the blade and lock it.
(See fi g. 5)