Simmer; Pan Detection - Whirlpool GCI3061X Use & Care Manual

To Use
To Turn On the Cooktop:
1. Press POWER.
The indicator light above the Power keypad and a dash ("-")
in each surface cooking area will light to indicate that each
surface cooking area is ready to be activated.
Inactivity for 10 seconds after the main power has been
turned on will automatically turn off the power to the cooktop.
If a cooking function or the power slider is touched without
first selecting a surface cooking area, all dashes (one for each
zone) will flash and an invalid tone will sound 3 times.
To Turn on a Surface Cooking Area:
2. Touch directly on the display area for the surface cooking
area you want to use.
The current power level and indicator light will flash for
10 seconds then remain on.
Touching any other feature or the power slider stops the
flashing, and information for the keypad that was touched will
be displayed.
When a surface cooking area is selected, the timer will also
turn on to show that it can now be set.
When a surface cooking area is left at the "0" power level for
1 minute, the surface cooking area will automatically turn off
and display only the middle dash without the indicator light.
3. Select a heat setting from 1 - 9 by touching/sliding on the
power slider. The heat setting will appear in the surface
cooking area display.
The power slider consists of 9 positions plus a "Boost"
position. When the user slides to 0, "0" will be displayed. The
surface cooking area will not turn on but remains active/
selected.
When a surface cooking area is left at the "0" power level for
30 seconds, the zone will automatically turn off and display
only the middle dash without the indicator light.
Use the following chart as a guide when setting heat levels.
SETTING
9 - Boost
9
7 - 8
6 - 7
5 - 6
4 - 5
3 - 5
1 - 2

Simmer

To Turn Off:
1. Touch ON/OFF to turn off desired surface cooking area. One
tone will sound when Off is pressed.
2. Touch POWER to turn off the cooktop when finished.
RECOMMENDED USE
Bring liquid to a boil.
Start food cooking.
Quickly brown or sear food.
Hold a rapid boil.
Fry poultry or meat.
Cook soups, sauces and
gravies.
Maintain a slow boil.
Stew or steam food.
Simmer
Keep cooked food warm.
Melt chocolate or butter.
Maintain a slow boil
Hot Surface Indicator
An "H" will appear in the heat setting display of a surface cooking
area that is too hot to touch, even after that surface cooking area
is turned off.
A. Heat setting display
B. Hot surface indicator "H"
If the cooktop is on when a power failure occurs, the Hot Surface
Indicator "H" will remain on up to 45 minutes after the power is
restored to the cooktop.
Simmer
The Simmer function can be used on all surface cooking areas.
Simmer can be used on more than 1 surface cooking area at a
time.
To Use:
To Turn On:
1. Check that a surface cooking area has been selected.
2. Touch SIMMER. "A" will appear in the display, and the
indicator light next to Simmer will light.
The timer remains visible and can be set if desired.
To Turn Off:
Simmer can be turned off in 3 different ways:
1. Use the power slider to set to a heat level.
OR
2. Touch the surface cooking area OFF keypad.
OR
3. Select a different cooking function.

Pan Detection

If the system cannot recognize the pan, or if the pan has been
removed from the surface cooking area, the "replace pan"
animation appears in the cooking area display as a reminder. See
the following illustration.
If the pan is not placed within 30 seconds, the zone(s) will switch
Off.
If a Timer is running when a pan is removed, the countdown will
continue.
A B
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