Use and Care Manual

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Symbol Cooking zone Function
Triple cooking zone This cooking zone can have three different sizes. When you place
cookware on the cooking zone, the part of the cooking zone that is
fully covered by the cookware is turned on automatically. The size
can be single, dual or triple.
Operation
6 Operation
Operation
Here you will find everything you need to know about op-
erating your appliance.
6.1 Turning the cooktop on
▶
Press ⁠.
‒ When you first switch on the cooktop, lights up for
a few seconds. This means that you have not set up
HomeConnect™, yet. This behavior will occur every
time you turn on the cooktop, until you connect the
cooktop to your home network, or if the connection
has been interrupted.
→ "HomeConnect™ ", Page19
‒ Press and follow the instructions for HomeCon-
nect™ setup.
‒ To exit the initial set-up, press any touch key.
a The indicator above turns on.
a The symbols for the cooking zones and functions avail-
able at this time light up.
a ⁠. lights up in the cooking zone displays.
6.2 Turning the cooktop off
▶
Press and hold until all indicators go out.
a All cooking zones are turned off.
a The residual heat indicators remain lit until the cooking
zones have cooled off sufficiently.
Note:The cooktop turns off automatically when all the
cooking zones have been turned off for more than 20sec-
onds.
6.3 Cooking zone settings
In order to make settings on a cooking zone, the cooking
zone has to be selected.
Set the desired power level for each cooking zone in the
settings area.
Setting Power level
lowest power level
highest power level
Intermediate setting for all power levels
Note:The cooktop may temporarily reduce the power au-
tomatically to protect the fragile parts of your appliance
and to prevent the appliance from producing excess noise.
Setting the power level
Requirement:The cooktop is turned on.
1. Place the cookware on the cooking zone.
2. Press to select the cooking zone ⁠.
a ⁠. lights up brighter on the cooking zone display.
3. Set the power level in the settings area ⁠.
Press to set an intermediate level.
Notes
¡ If there is no cookware on the cooking zone, the cook-
ing zone display blinks. This means that the cooking
zone tries to detect the cookware. Place cookware on
the cooking zone within 30seconds, or the cooking
zone will switch itself off.
¡ If the indicators blink while cookware is present on the
cooking zone, check whether the cookware is suitable
for induction cooking.
→ "Testing cookware suitability", Page26
¡ If there is cookware on the cooking zone before switch-
ing the cooktop on, it is detected within 20seconds after
touching the main switch and the cooking zone is se-
lected automatically. Set the power level within 10sec-
onds. Otherwise, the cooking zone switches off after
20seconds.
¡ If there are several pieces of cookware on the cooktop
when it is switched on, only one piece of cookware is
detected.
Changing the power level
1. Press to select the cooking zone.
2. Set the power level in the settings area.
Turning the cooking zone off
1. Press to select the cooking zone.
2. Select in the settings area.
a The residual heat indicator lights up after approximately
10seconds.
Note:You can also switch off the cooking zone directly by
touching the cooking zone symbol for longer than 3sec-
onds.
6.4 Recommended cooking settings
Here you can find recommendations on cooking and an
overview of various dishes with suitable heat levels.
¡ Select heat level 8 or 9 for bringing to a boil or initial fry-
ing.