- Use and Care Manual Grill-Range Cooktops
The built-inventilationsystemremovescookingvapors,odorsand smokefrom foods
preparedonthe cooktop,grilland grillaccessories.
Regularuseofthissystemwillinsurea morecomfortableandlesshumidkitchenwhich
Jsfree of heavy cookingodorsand fumes that normallycreatea frequentneed for
cleaningand redecorating.
• Thefan controlis locatedat the front of the controlpanel. To -"(_:°" ° ° "°
operatethe ventilationsystemmanually,turn the fan control "_ '
knobclockwise. The variablespeedfan can be operatedat an _ off
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infinitenumberof settingswhen usingthe cooktopcartridges !
orthe griddle.
• The ventilationsystemwilloperateautomatical/ywhenthegrillelementis in use.
Note: Duringgrilling,thefanspeedisautomaticallysetfortheHi settingandcannot
be varied.
• Besidesusingtheventilationsystemto removecookingvaporsand fumes,itcan
beusedtocoolbakedpies,cakesorhotpans.Tocoolan item,setitontheairgrille
andturnonthefan. Theairbeingpulledovertheitemwillquicklycoolit. Be careful
notto coverthe entireair grille.
• The fan canbe usedto removestrongodorsfromthe kitchenas whenchopping
onionsnearthefan.
Air Grille
The airgrilleliftsoffeasily.Wipecleanor washinsinkwithmildhouseholddetergents.
It may be cleaned in the dishwasher.
Filter
Turnoffventilationsystembeforeremoving. Thefilter is a
permanenttype andshouldbe cleanedwhensoiled. Clean
insinkwithwarmwaterandliquiddishwashingdetergentor
in the dishwasher.
Important: DO NOT OPERATE SYSTEM WITHOUT FIL-
TER. Filtershouldalwaysbe placedatanangle. Asyouface
the frontofthe cooktop,the bottomof the filtershouldrest
onthe ledgeonthe leftside. Thetopofthefiltershouldrest
againstthe rightside.Thereare alsoledgesonthe frontand
rearsidesforthefiltertorest.(Note: Iffilterisflatagainstthe
fan wall, ventilationeffectivenessis reduced.)
Ventilation Chamber
Thisarea,whichhousesthefilter,shouldbe cleanedinthe eventofspillsorwhenever
itbecomescoatedwithafilmofgrease. Itmaybecleanedwithpapertowel,dampcloth
or sponge and mild householddetergentor cleanser. (Note: For easier cleaning,
removethe basinpans.)
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