Dear customer, Please read these operating instructions carefully. Pay particular attention to the section "Safety information" on the first few pages. Please retain these operating instructions for later reference. Pass them on to possible new owners of the appliance. The following symbols are used in the text: 1 3 2 Safety instructions Warning: Information concerning your personal safety. Important: Information on how to avoid damaging the appliance. Information and practical tips Environmental information 1. These numbers indicate step by step how to use the appliance. 2. ... 3. ... Printed on environmentally friendly paper. Thinking ecologically means acting ecologically ... 66 Contents Operating Instructions .............................. 68 68 71 72 73 73 74 74 74 74 74 75 76 76 77 78 78 79 80 80 81 81 82 83 84 86 87 88 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Key Features of Your Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Description of the hob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cooking zones and control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Before Using for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Initial Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Operating the Hob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ring Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cooking on the Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residual heat indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uses, Tables and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleaning and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hob Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What to do if ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rectifying faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regulations, Standards, Directives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Safety Instructions for the Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rating Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service ................................................ ............................................. Assembly 67 Operating Instructions 1 Safety The safety aspects of this appliance comply with accepted technical standards and the German Appliance Safety Law. However, as manufacturers we also believe it is our responsibility to familiarise you with the following safety instructions. Electrical Safety · The installation and connection of the new appliance must only be carried out by qualified personnel. · Repairs to the appliance are only to be carried out by approved service engineers. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons may cause injury or serious malfunctioning. If your appliance needs repairing, please contact your local customer center or your dealer. 3 Please follow these instructions, otherwise the warranty is void in the event of damages. · Flush-mounted appliances may only be operated following installation in suitable installation cabinets and workplaces which conform to the relevant standards. This ensures sufficient protection against contact for electrical units as required by the VDE [Association of German Electrical Engineers]. · If your appliance malfunctions or if fractures, cracks or splits appear: ­ switch off all cooking zones, ­ disconnect the hob from the electricity supply. Child Safety The cooking zones will become hot when you cook. Therefore, always keep small children away from the appliance. 68 Safety During Use · This appliance may only be used for normal cooking and frying in the home. It is not designed for commercial or industrial purposes. · Do not use the hob to heat the room. · Take care when plugging electric appliances into mains sockets near the hob. Connection leads must not come into contact with the hot surface. · Overheated fats and oils catch fire quickly. You should supervise cooking when preparing foods in fat or oil (e.g. chips). · Switch off the cooking zones after use. Safety When Cleaning · For safety reasons do not clean the appliance with a steam jet or high pressure cleaner. · Clean the hob in accordance with the maintenance and cleaning instructions in this manual. 69 To Avoid damaging your appliance · Do not use the hob as a work surface or for storage. · Do not operate the cooking zones when there is no pan or the pans are empty. · Glass ceramic is insensitve to temperature shock and very robust; however it is not unbreakable. Especially sharp and hard objects that fall on the cooking surface can damage it. · Do not use cast iron pans or pans with a rough, burred or damaged base. Scratching may occur if the pans are slid across the surface. · Do not place any pans on the hob frame. Scratching and damage to the paint may occur. · Make sure that no acidic liquids, e.g. vinegar, lemon or descaling agents, are spilt onto the hob frame, since these cause dull spots. · If sugar or a preparation with sugar comes into contact with the hot cooking zone and melts there it must be cleaned off immediately with a scraper while it is still hot. If it cools, the surface may be damaged when it is removed. · Keep all items and materials that can melt away from the ceramic glass surface, e.g. plastics, aluminium foil, or oven foils. If something of this nature should melt onto the ceramic glass surface, it must also be removed immediately using the scraper. 70 2 Disposal Disposing of the packaging material · All parts of the packaging can be fully recycled; foil and expanded polyurethane parts are appropriately identified. Please dispose of packaging material and, if appropriate, your old appliance properly. · Please follow the national and regional regulations and material identification (material separation, refuse collection, waste disposal sites). Information on disposal · The appliance must not be disposed of with household rubbish. · You can obtain information about collection dates or public refuse disposal sites from your local refuse department or council. · Warning! Before disposing of old appliances make them inoperable. Remove the mains lead. 71 The Key Features of Your Appliance · Ceramic glass cooking surface: The appliance has a ceramic glass cooking surface and 4 rapid response cooking zones. The particularly powerful radiant heater elements significantly shorten the amount of time taken for the zones to heat up. · Cleaning: The advantage of the glass ceramic cooking surface is its easy cleaning. The smooth surface is easy to keep clean (see section: "Cleaning and care"). · Residual heat indicator: The residual heat indicator lights up if the cooking zone becomes so hot that there is a risk of burning. 72 Description of the hob Cooking zones and control panel Single Cooking Zone 1200W Single Cooking Zone 1800W Single Cooking Zone 2300W Four Residual Heat Indicators (separate for each zone) Control Knobs for Rear Left Cooking Zone Single Cooking Zone 1200W Control Knobs Control Knobs for Rear Right Cooking Zone Control Knobs for Front Left Cooking Zone Control Knobs for Front Right Cooking Zone 73 Before Using for the First Time Initial Cleaning Wipe the ceramic glass surface with a damp cloth. 1 Important: Do not use any caustic, abrasive cleaners! The surface could be damaged. Operating the Hob 3 When a cooking zone is switched on, it may hum briefly. This is a characteristic of all glass ceramic cooking zones and does not impair either the function or the life of the appliance. Ring Switches · The heat settings are continuously variable between settings 1-10. 1 =lowest power 10 =highest power Cooking on the Zones 1. Select a high setting for heating up / browning. 2. As soon a steam starts to form or the oil is hot, turn back to the heat setting necessary for further cooking. 3. To stop cooking, turn back to the zero position. 2 Switch off the cooking zone approx. 5-10 minutes before the end of the cooking to make use of the residual heat. By this means you can save electricity. 74 Residual heat indicator The ceramic cooking zone is equipped with a residual heat indicator, a control lamp is allocated to each cooking zone. This lights up as soon the corresponding cooking zone is hot and warns against inadvertant contact. The remaining heat lamp only goes out when the cooking zone has cooled down even when the cooking zone is switched Off. 2 1 1 You can use the residual heat for melting and keeping food warm. Important! As long as the residual heat indicator is illuminated, there is a risk of burns. Important! If the power supply is interrupted the residual heat indicator also go out and information about residual heat will no longer be available. However, it is still possible to burn yourself. This can be avoided by being particularly attentive. 75 Uses, Tables and Tips Pans The better the pan, the better the results. · You can recognise good pans by their bases. The base should be as thick and flat as possible. · Pay particular attention when buying new pans to the diameter of the base. Manufacturers often give only the diameter of the upper rim. · Pots with aluminium or copper bases can cause metallic discolouring on the ceramic glass surface, which is very difficult or impossible to remove. · Do not use cast iron pans or pans with a rough, burred or damaged base. This can produce permanent scratching if the pan is slid across the surface. · When cold, pan bases are normally bowed slightly inwards (concave). They should never be bowed outwards (convex). · If you wish to use special types of pan (e.g. a pressure cooker, simmering pan, wok, etc.), please observe the manufacturer's instructions. 2 Energy saving tips You can save valuable energy by observing the following points: · Always position pots and pans before switching on the cooking zone. · Dirty cooking zones and pan bases increase power consumption. · Whenever possible always position the lids firmly on pots and pans to cover completely. · Switch off the cooking zones before the end of the cooking time to use the residual heat such as to keep foods warm or for melting. · The base of the pan should be the same size as the cooking zone. · Using a pressure cooker reduces cooking times by up to 50%. 76 Charts Settings for Cooking on the Rings The setting position required for cooking processes is dependent on the quality of the pots and on the type and amount of the food. Switch position Cooking method Examples Starting of cooking and roasting, cooking of large quantities of liquid, then switch-back to appropriate setting French fries, pan-cakes Fillet of pork and beef, steaks goulash Frying of meat, schnitzel, cutlets, meat-balls, sausages, liver, fish-fillet in deep fat, Frying eggs or chops Boiled potatoes, stews, soups, hot-pot, sauces in large quantities Simmering of vegetables, braising of meat, lightly cooking small amount of fruit with little liquid Simmering of rice and food with milk (sometimes stirring), Stewing of smaller amount of potatoes or vegetables, Warming up of prepared meal Omelette, fried eggs, Hollandaise sauce, Keeping warm a meal or small amount of hot-pot Melting of butter, chocolate, gelatine. Residual heat, OFF-position 9-10 Parboiling Frying Quick frying Roasting Frying without crust Boiling Braising Simmering Stewing Gentle simmering 8-9 7-8 5-6 4-5 3-4 1-2 0 Melting 3 When heating up or frying, we recommend heat setting "10", and then continue cooking foods at an appropriate lower heat setting. 77 Cleaning and Care Hob 1 Important: Cleaning agents must not come into contact with the hot ceramic glass surface! All ...