Viking Designer DGVU User manual

Viking Use & Care Manual
Designer DGVU
Built-In Gas Cooktops
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Congratulations and w lcom to th lit world of Viking own rship.
W hop you will njoy and appr ciat th car and att ntion w hav
put into v ry d tail of your n w, stat -of-th -art cooktop.
Your Viking cooktop is d sign d to off r y ars of r liabl s rvic . This
Us and Car Manual will provid you with th information you n d
to b com familiar with your cooktop’s car and op ration.
Your compl t satisfaction is our ultimat goal. If you hav any
qu stions or comm nts about this product, pl as contact th d al r
from whom you purchas d it, or contact our Consum r Support C nt r
at 1-888-VIKING1 (845-4641).
W appr ciat your choic of a Viking cooktop and hop that you will
again s l ct our products for your oth r major applianc n ds.
For mor information about th compl t and growing s l ction
of Viking products, contact your d al r or visit us onlin
at vikingrang .com.
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Warnings and Important Saf ty Information ______________________4
B for Using Cooktop _______________________________________10
Cookwar ________________________________________________10
Product Controls
Cooktop F atur s ___________________________________________11
Op ration
Surfac Op ration ___________________________________________12
Lighting Burn rs___________________________________________12
Surfac Burn rs-Automatic R ignition ________________________12
Surfac H at S ttings ______________________________________13
Cooking Substitut s Charts ___________________________________14
Product Car
Cl aning and Maint nanc ___________________________________15
Troubl shooting _____________________________________________18
S rvic Information __________________________________________19
Warranty ___________________________________________________20
Tabl of Cont nts
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Warning and Important Saf ty Instructions app aring in this manual
ar not m ant to cov r all possibl conditions and situations that
may occur. Common s ns , caution, and car must b x rcis d
wh n installing, maintaining, or op rating this applianc .
ALWAYS contact th manufactur r about probl ms or conditions you
do not und rstand.
Recognize Safety Symbols, Words, Labels
R ad and follow all instructions b for using this applianc
to pr v nt th pot ntial risk of fir , l ctric shock, p rsonal injury or
damag to th applianc as a r sult of improp r usag of th
applianc . Us applianc only for its int nd d purpos as d scrib d
in this manual.
To nsur prop r and saf op ration: Applianc must b prop rly
install d and ground d by a qualifi d t chnician. DO NOT att mpt to
adjust, r pair, s rvic , or r plac any part of your applianc unl ss it
is sp cifically r comm nd d in this manual. All oth r s rvicing should
b r f rr d to a qualifi d s rvic r. Hav th install r show you th
location of th gas shutoff valv and how to shut it off in an
m rg ncy. A c rtifi d t chnician is r quir d for any adjustm nts or
conv rsions to Natural or LP gas.
Hazards or unsafe practices which WILL result in
severe personal in ury or death
Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in
death or severe personal in ury
DANGER
Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in
minor personal in ury or property damage.
All saf ty m ssag s will id ntify th hazard, t ll you
how to r duc th chanc of injury, and t ll you what can happ n
if th instructions ar not follow d.
WARNING
CAUTION
IMPORTANT– Pl as R ad and Follow
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IMPORTANT– Pl as R ad and Follow
To Pr v nt Fir or Smok Damag
• B sur all packing mat rials ar r mov d from th applianc b for
op rating it.
• K p ar a around applianc cl ar and fr from combustibl mat rials,
gasolin , and oth r flammabl vapors and mat rials.
• If applianc is install d n ar a window, prop r pr cautions should b
tak n to pr v nt curtains from blowing ov r burn rs.
•NEVER l av any it ms on th cooktop. Th hot air from th v nt may
ignit flammabl it ms and may incr as pr ssur in clos d contain rs
which may caus th m to burst.
• Many a rosol-typ spray cans ar EXPLOSIVE wh n xpos d to h at and
may b highly flammabl . Avoid th ir us or storag n ar an applianc .
• Many plastics ar vuln rabl to h at. K p plastics away from parts of
th applianc that may b com warm or hot. DO NOT l av plastic
it ms on th cooktop as th y may m lt or soft n if l ft too clos to th
v nt or a light d surfac burn r.
• Combustibl it ms (pap r, plastic, tc.) may ignit and m tallic it ms may
b com hot and caus burns. DO NOT pour spirits ov r hot foods.
WARNING
If the information in this guide is not followed exactly, a
fire or explosion may result causing property damage,
personal in ury or death.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:
•DO NOT try to light any applianc .
•DO NOT touch any l ctrical switch.
•DO NOT us any phon in your building.
• Imm diat ly call your gas suppli r from a n ighbor's phon . Follow
th gas suppli r's instructions.
• If you cannot r ach your gas suppli r, call th fir d partm nt.
Installation and s rvic must b p rform d by a qualifi d install r,
s rvic ag ncy or th gas suppli r.
WARNING
To avoid risk of prop rty damag , p rsonal injury or d ath;
follow information in this guid xactly to pr v nt a fir or
xplosion. DO NOT stor or us gasolin or oth r flammabl
vapors and liquids in th vicinity of this or any applianc .
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In Cas of Fir
Turn off applianc and v ntilating hood to avoid spr ading th flam .
Extinguish flam , th n turn on hood to r mov smok and odor.
• Smoth r fir or flam in a pan with a lid or cooki sh t.
•NEVER pick up or mov a flaming pan.
•DO NOT us wat r on gr as fir s. Us baking soda, a dry ch mical or
foam-typ xtinguish r to xtinguish fir or flam . L t fat cool b for
att mpting to handl it.
Child Saf ty
•NEVER l av childr n alon or unsup rvis d n ar th applianc wh n it
is in us or is still hot.
•NEVER allow childr n to sit or stand on any part of th applianc as
th y could b injur d or burn d.
•DO NOT stor it ms of int r st to childr n ov r th unit. Childr n
climbing to r ach it ms could b s riously injur d.
• Childr n must b taught that th applianc and ut nsils in it can b hot.
L t hot ut nsils cool in a saf plac , out of r ach of small childr n.
Childr n should b taught that an applianc is not a toy. Childr n
should not b allow d to play with controls of oth r parts of th
applianc .
Cooking Saf ty
• To liminat th hazard of r aching ov r hot surfac burn rs, cabin t
storag should not b provid d dir ctly abov a unit. If storag is
provid d, it should b limit d to it ms which ar us d infr qu ntly and
which ar saf ly stor d in an ar a subj ct d to h at from an applianc .
T mp ratur s may b unsaf for som it ms, such as volatil liquids,
cl an rs or a rosol sprays.
•ALWAYS plac a pan on a surfac burn r b for turning it on. B sur
you know which knob controls which surfac burn r. Mak sur th
corr ct burn r is turn d on and that th burn r has ignit d. Wh n
cooking is compl t d, turn burn r off b for r moving pan to pr v nt
xposur to burn r flam .
•ALWAYS adjust surfac burn r flam so that it do s not xt nd b yond
th bottom dg of th pan. An xc ssiv flam is hazardous, wast s
n rgy and may damag th applianc , pan or cabin ts abov th
applianc . This is bas d on saf ty consid rations.
•NEVER l av a surfac cooking op ration unatt nd d sp cially wh n
using a high h at s tting or wh n d p fat frying. Boil ov rs caus
smoking and gr asy spillov rs may ignit . Cl an up gr asy spills as soon
as possibl . DO NOT us high h at for xt nd d cooking op rations.
• DO NOT h at unop n d food contain rs, build up of pr ssur may
caus th contain r to xplod and r sult in injury.
IMPORTANT– Pl as R ad and Follow
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IMPORTANT– Pl as R ad and Follow
Cooking Saf ty (cont.)
• Us dry, sturdy pot-hold rs. Damp pot-hold rs may caus burns from
st am. Dishtow ls or oth r substitut s should NEVER b us d as
pothold rs b caus th y can trail across hot surfac burn rs and ignit
or g t caught on applianc parts.
•ALWAYS l t quantiti s of hot fat us d for d p fat frying cool b for
att mpting to mov or handl .
•DO NOT l t cooking gr as or oth r flammabl mat rials accumulat in
or n ar th applianc , hood or v nt fan. Cl an hood fr qu ntly to
pr v nt gr as from accumulating on hood or filt r. Wh n flaming
foods und r th hood, turn th fan off.
•NEVER w ar garm nts mad of flammabl mat rial or loos fitting or
long-sl v d appar l whil cooking. Clothing may ignit or catch ut nsil
handl s. DO NOT drap tow ls or mat rials on ov n door handl s.
Th s it ms could ignit and caus burns.
•PREPARED FOOD WARNING: Follow food manufactur r's instructions.
If a plastic froz n food contain r and/or its cov r distorts, warps, or is
oth rwis damag d during cooking, imm diat ly discard th food and
its contain r. Th food could b contaminat d.
• If you ar “flaming” liquor or oth r spirits und r an xhaust, TURN THE
FAN OFF. Th draft could caus th flam s to spr ad out of control.
• Onc th unit has b n install d as outlin d in th Installation
Instructions, it is important that th fr sh air supply is not obstruct d.
Th us of a gas cooking applianc r sults in th production of h at
and moistur in th room in which it is install d. Ensur that th kitch n
is w ll-v ntilat d. K p natural v nting hol s op n or install a
m chanical v ntilation d vic . Prolong d or int nsiv us of th
applianc may call for additional (such as op ning a window) or mor
ff ctiv v ntilation (such as incr asing th l v l of a m chanical
v ntilation if pr s nt).
Cookwar Saf ty
• Us pans with flat bottoms and handl s that ar asily grasp d and stay
cool. Avoid using unstabl , warp d, asily tipp d or loos -handl d
pans. Also avoid using pans, sp cially small pans, with h avy handl s
as th y could b unstabl and asily tip. Pans that ar h avy to mov
wh n fill d with food may also b hazardous.
• B sur cookwar is larg nough to prop rly contain food and avoid
boil ov rs. Pan siz is particularly important in d p fat frying. B sur
pan will accommodat th volum of food that is to b add d as w ll
as th bubbl action of fat.
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Cookwar Saf ty (cont.)
• To minimiz burns, ignition of flammabl mat rials and spillag du to
unint ntional contact with th ut nsil, DO NOT xt nd handl s ov r
adjac nt surfac burn rs. ALWAYS turn pan handl s toward th sid or
back of th applianc , not out into th room wh r th y ar asily hit or
r ach d by small childr n.
•NEVER l t a pan boil dry as this could damag th ut nsil and th
applianc .
• Follow th manufactur r's dir ctions wh n using ov n cooking bags.
• Only c rtain typ s of glass, glass/c ramic, c ramic or glaz d cookwar
ar suitabl for cooktop surfac without br aking du to th sudd n
chang in t mp ratur . Follow manufactur r's instructions wh n
using glass.
• This applianc has b n t st d for saf p rformanc using conv ntional
cookwar . DO NOT us any d vic s or acc ssori s that ar not
sp cifically r comm nd d in this guid . DO NOT us y lid cov rs for
th surfac units, stov top grills, or add-on ov n conv ction syst ms.
Th us of d vic s or acc ssori s that ar not xpr ssly r comm nd d
in this manual can cr at s rious saf ty hazards, r sult in p rformanc
probl ms, and r duc th lif of th compon nts of th applianc .
• Th flam of th burn r should b adjust d to just cov r th bottom of
th pan or pot. Exc ssiv burn r s tting may caus scorching of
adjac nt count r-top surfac s, as w ll as th outsid of th cookwar .
This is bas d on saf ty consid rations.
Glass C ramic Cooking Surfac s
•NEVER touch th glass surfac ar as dir ctly on or adjac nt to th
burn rs wh n th cooktop is in us .
• During and aft r us , DO NOT touch or l t clothing or oth r flammabl
mat rial contact surfac of cooktop or ar as n ar burn rs, until th y
hav had suffici nt tim to cool.
•DO NOT COOK ON BROKEN COOKING SURFACE. If cooking surfac
should br ak, cl aning solutions and spillov rs may p n trat th
brok n cooking surfac and cr at a risk of l ctric shock. Contact a
qualifi d t chnician imm diat ly.
Cl aning Saf ty
• Turn off all controls and wait for applianc parts to cool b for touching
or cl aning th m. DO NOT touch th burn rs or surrounding ar as until
th y hav had suffici nt tim to cool.
• Cl an applianc with caution. Us car to avoid st am burns if a w t
spong or cloth is us d to wip spills on a hot surfac . Som cl an rs
can produc noxious fum s if appli d to a hot surfac .
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Important notic r garding p t birds:
NEVER k p p t birds in th kitch n or in rooms wh r th fum s from th
kitch n could r ach. Birds hav a v ry s nsitiv r spiratory syst m. Fum s
r l as d du to ov rh at d cooking oil, fat, margarin and ov rh at d
non-stick cookwar may b qually harmful.
About Your Applianc
Pow r Failur
If pow r failur occurs, th l ctric ignit rs will not work. No att mpt
should b mad to op rat th applianc during a pow r failur .
Mom ntary pow r failur can occur unnotic d. Th cooktop is aff ct d
only wh n th pow r is int rrupt d. Wh n it com s back on, th cooktop
will function prop rly without any adjustm nts.
KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
WARNING
NEVER us applianc as a spac h at r to h at or warm a room to pr v nt
pot ntial hazard to th us r and damag to th applianc . Also, DO NOT
us th cooktop as a storag ar a for food or cooking ut nsils
WARNING
BURN OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK
HAZARD
To avoid risk of injury or d ath, mak sur all
controls ar OFF and COOL b for cl aning.
Failur to do so can r sult in burns or l ctrical shock.
CAUTION
BURN HAZARD
To avoid risk of injury, DO NOT touch th glass. Th cooktop
will g t hot during usag .
CAUTION
DO NOT stor it ms of int r st to childr n ov r th unit. Childr n
climbing to r ach it ms could b s riously injur d.
IMPORTANT– Pl as R ad and Follow
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All products ar wip d cl an with solv nts at th factory to r mov
any visibl signs of dirt, oil, and gr as which may hav r main d from th
manufacturing proc ss. Cl an your gas glass top b for th first tim
you us it. A thorough cl aning with a glass top cl an r is r comm nd d.
B for cooking, cl an th cooktop thoroughly with a hot, soapy damp
cloth.
All mod ls includ :
• Automatically l ctric spark ignition/r -ignition burn rs light at any
position on th knob and r -light if xtinguish d.
• R movabl knobs, grat s, burn r ports/caps.
• P rman ntly s al d burn rs—spills cannot nt r burn r box.
Cookwar
Each cook has his or h r own pr f r nc for th particular cooking
v ss ls that ar most appropriat for th typ of
cooking b ing don . Any and all cookwar ,
including Viking cookwar , is suitabl for us .
This is a matt r of p rsonal choic . As with any
cookwar , yours should b in good condition
and fr from xc ssiv d nts on th bottom to
provid maximum p rformanc and conv ni nc .
Note: When using big po s and/or high flames, i is recommended o use
he fron burners. There is more room in he fron and po en ial cleanup a
rear of appliance due o s aining or discolora ion will be minimized.
B for Using Cooktop
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