Complete Owner's Guide English

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
This symbol will help alert you to situations
that may cause serious bodily harm, death or
property damage.
IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT indicates installation, operation or
maintenance information which is important but not
hazard-related.
CAUTION
This symbol will help alert you to situations that
may cause bodily injury or property damage.
DEFINITIONS
This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert
you to potential personal injury hazards. Obey all safety
messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury
or death.
• Proper Installation. Be sure your appliance is
properly installed and grounded by a qualifi ed
technician in accordance with the National
Electrical Code No. 70 - latest edition in the
United States, or CSA C22.1, Part 1 in Canada,
and local code requirements. Install only per
installation instructions provided in the literature
package for this appliance.
Ask your dealer to recommend a qualifi ed technician
and an authorized repair service. Know how to
disconnect the electrical power to the appliance at the
circuit breaker or fuse box in case of an emergency.
• User Servicing. Do not repair or replace any part
of the appliance unless specifi cally recommended
in the manuals. All other servicing should be done
only by a qualifi ed technician to reduce the risk of
personal injury and damage to the appliance.
• Never modify or alter the construction of an
appliance such as removal of panels, wire covers
or any other permanent part of the appliance.
• Storage on Appliance. Flammable materials
should not be stored near surface units. This
includes paper, plastic and cloth items, such as
cookbooks, plasticware and towels, as well as fl ammable
liquids. Do not store explosives, such as aerosol cans, on
or near the appliance. Flammable materials may explode
and result in fi re or property damage.
This unit has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 18
of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in
a residential installation. This unit generates, uses and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in
a particular installation. If this unit does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the unit off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antennae.
• Increase the distance between the unit and receiver.
• Connect the unit into an outlet or a circuit different
from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Remove all tape and packaging wrap before us-
ing the appliance. Destroy the carton and plastic
bags after unpacking the appliance. Never allow
children to play with packaging material.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fi re, electrical shock, or
injury when using your electric cooktop, follow
basic precaution including the following:
WARNING
Stepping or leaning on this cooktop can result in
serious injuries and may also cause damage to
the cooktop. Do not allow children to climb or play
around the cooktop.
CAUTION
Do not store items of interest to children in the
cabinets above the appliance. Children climbing on
the cooktop to reach items could be seriously injured.
• Do not leave children alone. Children should not
be left alone or unattended in the area where an
appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to
sit or stand on any part of the appliance.
• DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS OR AREAS
NEAR THESE UNITS. Surface units may be hot even
though they are dark in color. Areas near surface
units may become hot enough to cause burns. During
and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other
fl ammable materials touch these areas until they have
had suffi cient time to cool. Among these areas are the
cooktop and areas facing the cooktop.
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
Save these instructions for future reference.