Parmco HX-1-2NF-CER-T User manual

Installation
and Operating
Instructions
Model:
HX-1-2NF-CER-T
For your convenience, we recommend to attach
the serial number label HERE.
727626032017

Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you and congratulations on purchasing your new Parmco appliance.
All Parmco products are made to the highest quality and design standards. We are
sure you will enjoy your new appliance.
As a note, please read through these instructions carefully. These will assist you
appliance. Please take special note of all detailed technical information and installation
instructions. It is essential that you follow these instructions to ensure the safety
and reliability of this appliance.
future warranty claims lodged, so please check with Parmco Appliances before any
installation is carried out.
this product or any other products in Parmco’s extensive range, visit us online at
www.parmco.co.nz.
Regards,
The Parmco Team

INDEX
Important Safety Warnings
2
Product overview
5
Top view 5
Control panel 5
Before using your Ceramic Hob 6
Using your Ceramic Hob 7
To start cooking 7
When you have finished cooking
8
Locking the Controls
9
Using the Timer
9
Auto Shutdown
11
Cooking guidelines
11
Heat sengs
12
Care and cleaning 13
Troubleshoong 14
Technical Specificaons 15
Installaon 16

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Important Safety Warnings
1. If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent
or similarly qualified persons.
2. This product is intended for indoor use only.
3. Power line connecon: The power cord must be connected in compliance with the
relevant New Zealand standards.
4. If the appliance is being connected directly to the mains an Omni-polar circuit-breaker
must be installed with a minimum opening of 3mm between contacts.
5. Please use a dedicated power protecon switch.
6. Do not wash the ceramic plate directly with water as excess water entering the hob is a
hazard. Wipe it with a damp cloth instead.
7. Do not use the ceramic hob with an empty pan as this will affect its operaonal
performance and may damage the unit.
8. Do not heat unopened canned goods directly on the ceramic hob as there is a danger of
explosion due to heat expansion.
9. Aer being in use for a long me, the corresponding heang zone of the ceramic plate will
be hot. Do not touch the ceramic surface to avoid personal injury.
10. We suggest you periodically check that there are no objects (glass, paper, etc) that could
obstruct the venlaon inlets under your ceramic hotplate.
11. Metallic objects such as knives, forks, spoons and lids should not be placed on the
hotplate since they will get hot.
12. If the surface is cracked, switch offthe appliance and contact Parmco Appliances. To avoid
the possibility of an electric shock do not connue to use a damaged hob.
13. This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilies or lack of experience and knowledge unless they
have been given supervision or instrucon concerning use of the appliance by a person
responsible for their safety.
14. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
15. WARNING: Accessible parts may become hot during use. Young children should be kept
away.
16. This appliance is not intended to be operated by means of an external mer or separate
remote-control system.

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17. Aer use switch offthe hob element at its control.
Other Safety Precauons
Your safety is important to us. Please read this informaon before using your cooktop.
•No combusble material or products should be placed on this appliance at any me.
•In order to avoid a hazard, this appliance must be installed by an authorised electrician
according to these instrucons.
•This appliance should be connected to a circuit which incorporates an isolang switch
providing full disconnecon from the power supply.
•Failure to install the appliance correctly could void the warranty or liability claims.
Installaon
Electrical Shock Hazard
•Disconnect the appliance from the mains electricity supply before carrying out any work
or maintenance on it.
•Connecon to a good earth wiring system is mandatory.
•Alteraons to the domesc wiring system must only be made by a qualified electrician.
•Failure to follow this advice may result in electrical shock or death.

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Operaon and maintenance precauons
Hot Surface
•During use, accessible parts of this appliance may become hot enough to cause burns.
•Do not let your body, clothing or any item other than suitable cookware contact the glass unl
the surface is cool.
•Never leave metal objects (such as kitchen utensils) or empty pans on the cooktop as they can
become hot very quickly.
•Failure to follow this advice could result in burns and scalds.
General precauons
•Never leave the appliance unaended when in use. Spillovers can cause smoking and greasy
spillovers 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 heang the room.
•Aer use, always turn offthe cooking zones and the cooktop as described in this manual (i.e. by
using the touch controls).
•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 glass.

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Product Overview
Top View
Control Panel
1. Heang zone selecon controls
2. Heang/Timer regulang controls
3. Key-lock/Child-lock control
4. ON/OFF control
5. Timer control

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Before using your Ceramic Hob
•Read this guide, taking special note of the ‘Safety Warnings’ secon.
•Remove any protecve film that may sll be on your ceramic hob.
Using the Touch Controls
•The controls respond to touch, so you do not need to apply any pressure.
•Use the ball of your finger, not its p.
•You will hear a beep each me 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.
Choosing the right Cookware
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 lipans offthe ceramic hob – do not slide, as they may scratch the glass.

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Using your Ceramic Hob
To start cooking
1. Touch the ON/OFF control. All the indicators show “-“ or “- -“
•Once powered on, the buzzer beeps once, indicang that the ceramic
hob is now on.
2. Place a suitable pan on the cooking zone that you wish to use.
•Make sure the boom of the pan and the surface
of the cooking zone are clean and dry.
3. Touch the heang zone selecon control. An indicator will light up
4. Select a heat seng by touching the “-“ or “+” controls.
•If you don’t choose a heat seng within 1
minute, the ceramic hob will automacally
switch off. You will need to start again from
step 1.
•You can modify the heat seng at any me
during cooking by holding down/pressing either of these
buons to adjust the temperature up or down.
Note: If using mulple heang zones, to change the heat seng, simply touch the heang zone
control you desire, then use the “-“ or “+” controls to change the heat seng.

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When you have finished cooking
1. Touch the heang zone selecon control that
you wish to switch off.
2. Turn the cooking zone offby scrolling down
to “0 “ using the “-“ key on your power regulang control.
The display will then show “H"
3. Turn the whole cooktop offby touching the ON/OFF control
4. Beware of hot surfaces
•“H” will show which cooking zone is sll hot to touch. The signal will disappear when the
surface has cooled down to a safe temperature. It can also be used as an energy
saving funcon - if you want to heat further pans, use the hotplate that is sll hot.
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H

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Locking the Controls
You can lock the controls to prevent unintended use (for example children accidentally turning the
cooking zones on).
When this funcon is acvated, all controls except the ON/OFF control are disabled.
To lock the controls
1. Touch the keylock symbol. The mer indicator will show “Lo“.
To unlock the controls
1. Make sure the ceramic hob is turned on.
2. Touch and hold the keylock control for a few seconds and the “Lo” will
disappear.
3. The hob is now unlocked, and you can now start using it.
When the hob is in lock mode, all controls are disabled except the ON/OFF control. In an
emergency, you can turn the ceramic hob offwith the ON/OFF button, but you will have
to unlock the hob first before the next use.
Using the Timer
You can use the mer to turn one or more cooking zones offaer a set amount of me.
Note: The mer can be set for up to 99 minutes.
Seng the mer toturn one heang zone off
1. Touch the heang zone selecon control corresponding to the zone
that you want to set the mer for.
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30

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2. Touch the mer control. "30" will show in the mer display and the minute minder
indicator will flash.”
3. Set the me by touching the mer regulang controls
Hint:
•Touch the “-“ or “+” mer regulang control once to decrease or
increase by 1 minute.
•Touch and hold the “-“ or ”+” mer regulang control to decrease
or increase by 10 minutes.
•If the seng me exceeds 99 minutes, the mer will automacally return to 0 minutes.
Cancelling the mer for a heang zone
There are two ways in which you can cancel the remaining me on the mer.
1. Press the ”-“ mer regulang key to reduce the me outstanding to 0.
OR
2. Press and hold the Timer control and when the display shows “00”, the mer funcon will be
cancelled.
NOTE: The red dot next to power level indicator will illuminate indicang
that zone is selected.
When the selected cooking me has been reached, the corresponding cooking
zone will switch offautomacally.
Other heang zone will keep operang if it had previously been turned on.
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Auto Shutdown
Auto shut down is a safety protecon funcon for your ceramic hob. It shuts down automacally if
you ever forget to turn offa cooking zone. The default shutdown mes for various power levels are
shown in the table below:
Power level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Default working mer (hour) 6 6 5 5 4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Cooking Guidelines
Cooking Tips
•When food comes to the boil, reduce the temperature seng.
•Using a lid will reduce cooking mes and save energy by retaining the heat.
•Minimize the amount of liquid or fat to reduce cooking mes.
•Start cooking on a high heat seng then reduce the heat once 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 as the
flavours develop without overcooking the food.
•Some items, including cooking rice by the absorpon method, may require a seng higher than
the lowest seng to ensure the food is cooked properly in the me recommended.
Searing steak
To cook juicy steaks:
1. Stand the meat at room temperature for about 20 minutes before cooking.
2. Heat up a heavy-based boom 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 pan.
4. Turn the steak only once during cooking. The exact cooking me will depend on the thickness of
the steak and the desired degree of cooking. Times may vary between 2 – 8 minutes per each

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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 before serving.
Sr-frying
1. Choose a ceramic compable flat-based wok or a large frying pan.
2. Have all the ingredients and equipment ready. Sr-frying should be quick. If cooking large
quanes, cook the food in several smaller batches.
3. Preheat the pan briefly and add two tablespoons of oil.
4. Cook any meat first, then put it aside and keep warm.
5. Sr-fry the vegetables. When they are hot but sll crisp, turn the cooking zone to a lower seng,
return the meat to the pan and add your sauce.
6. Sr the ingredients gently unl they are heated through. Serve immediately.
Heat Sengs
The sengs below are guidelines only. The exact seng will depend on several factors, including
your cookware and the amount you are cooking. Experiment with the cooktop to find the sengs
that best suit you.
Heat seng Suitability
1 - 2 •delicate warming for small amounts of food
•melng chocolate, buer, and foods that burn quickly
•gentle simmering
•slow warming
3 - 4 •reheang
•rapid simmering
•cooking rice
5 - 6 •pancakes
7 - 8 •sautéing
•cooking pasta
9•sr-frying
•searing
•bringing soup to the boil
•boiling water

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Care and Cleaning
What? How? Important!
Everyday soiling
on glass
(fingerprints,
marks, stains le
by foodor
non-sugary
spillovers onthe
glass)
1. Switch offthe powerto
the cooktopat the wall.
2. Apply a non-abrasive
ceramic cleaner while
the glass is sll warm
(but not hot!), or simply
wipe clean with a so
clothand lukewarm
water.
3. Rinse and wipe dry with
a soclean clothor
paper towel.
4. 4. Switch the power to
the cooktop back on.
•When the powerto the cooktop
is switched off,there will be no
‘hot surface’ indicaon but the
cooking zone may sll be hot!
Take extreme care.
•Heavy-duty scourers, some nylon
scourers and harsh/abrasive
cleaning agents may scratch the
glass. Always read the label to
check if the cleaner or scourer is
suitable.
•Never leave cleaning residueon
the cooktop: the glass may
become stained.
Boil-overs, melts,
and hot sugary
spills on
the glass
Remove these immediately
with a scraper suitable for
ceramic glass cooktop, being
careful of hot cooking zone
surfaces.
1. Switch offthe powerto
the cooktop at the wall.
2. Hold the blade or utensil
at a 30° angle and scrape
the soiling or spill to a
coolarea ofthe cooktop.
3. Clean the soiling or spill
up with a dish clothor
paper towel.
4. Follow steps 2 to 4 for
‘everyday soiling on
glass’ above.
•Remove stains le by melts and
sugary foodor spillovers as soon
as possible. If le to coolonthe
glass,they may be difficult to
remove or even damage the glass
surface.
•Cut hazard: The scraper blade is
razor-sharp.
Use with extreme care and always
store safely and out of reach of
children.
Spillovers onthe
touch controls
1. Switch offthe powerto
the cooktopat the wall.
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
so clothor paper
towel.
5. 5. Switch the power to
the cooktop back on.
•The cooktop may beepand turn
itself offand the touch controls
may not funcon while there is
liquid onthem. Make sure you
wipe the touch control area dry
before turning the cooktop back
on.

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Trouble Shoong
Problem Possible causes What to do
The cooktop
cannot
be turned on.
No power.
Make sure the cooktop is
connected to the power supply
and that it is switched on.
Check whether there is a power
outage in your home or area.
If you’ve checked everything and
the problem persists, call a
qualified technician.
The touch controls
are unresponsive.
The controls are locked.
Unlock the controls. See secon
‘Locking the Controls’ for
instrucons.
The touch controls
are difficult to
operate.
There may be a slight film of
Water (or something) over
the controls.
You may be using the pof
your finger when touching
the controls.
Make sure the touch control area
clean and dry.
Use the ball of your finger when
touching the controls.
The glass is being
scratched.
Rough-edged cookware.
Cookware dragged across the
cooktop surface.
Unsuitable, abrasive scourer
or cleaning products being
used.
Use cookware with flat and
smooth bases. See ‘Choosing the
right cookware’ secon.
See ‘Care and cleaning’ secon.
Some pans make
crackling or
clicking noises.
This may be caused by the
construcon of your
cookware
(layers of different metals
vibrang differently once
heated).
This is normal for cookware and
does not indicatea fault.
There is smoke
when the hob is
turned on.
This is normal when the hob
is turned on for the first
me.
Turn the hob off, let it cooland
wipe it down with lukewarm
water and so clothto remove all
manufacturing residues.

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Technical Specificaon
Model HX-1-2NF-CER-T
Cooking Zones 2 Zones
Supply Voltage 220-240V~ 50Hz
Power 1200W (145mm)
1800W (180mm)
Product Size
L×W×H(mm)
300X520X50
Cut-out Dimensions (A x B) 280(L) X 496(W)
Dimensions are approximate. Because we connually strive to improve our products we may
change specificaons and designs without prior noce.

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Installaon
Selecon of installaon equipment
•Cut out the work surface according to the sizes shown in the drawing.
•For the purpose of installaon and use, a minimum of 50mm space shall be preserved
around the hole.
•Be sure the thickness of the work surface is at least 40-50mm. Please select
heat-resistant work surface material to avoid larger deformaon caused by the heat
radiaon from the hotplate.
•When installing the hob over drawers, a board must be installed 10mm underneath the
hob. The board must be made of suitable heat resistant materials.
A B C D E F
280mm 496mm 50mm min 50mm min 50mm min 50mm min
Make sure the hob is well venlated and the air inlet and outlet are not blocked.
Dear Installer:
Please affixdata label provided on the adjacent cupboard near
the appliance for future reference. Thank you.
A
B
C
D E
F

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Note: The safety distance between the ceramic hob and the cupboard above it or
rangehood should be at least 650mm.
A(mm) B(mm) C(mm) D E
650 50 min 50 min Air intake Air exit 10 mm
When installing a rangehood above an appliance, all relevant
New Zealand building, installaon and regulaon standards
must be adhered to.