Bridge Radiant Elements - Frigidaire Professional FPCF3091LF User & Care Manual

Bridge radiant elements

The 3 left radiant cooking elements may also be used
together as a single cooking area when setting for the
Bridge feature. The SpaceWise™ bridge radiant elements
are marked on your cooktop. This feature also provides the
flexibility to cook with larger oblong cookware.
Indicator lights located on the backguard for the bridge
show which portions of the bridge element are set to heat.
The symbol indicates only the left front element will
heat (Fig. 1). The symbol indicates both the left front
and left middle elements will heat together (Fig. 2).
The indicates that all 3 elements (left front, middle and
rear) will heat together (Fig. 3).
To operate one or more of the bridge radiant
surface elements:
Step
1. Place correctly sized cookware on
the bridge radiant surface cooking zone.
2. Press and hold the on-off
for the bridge element position
until a beep is heard.
3. Press the desired element size
(once for left front, twice for
left front and left middle,
3 times for left front, middle and
rear).
4. Press lo, med (5.0) or hi.
Each touch of the lo or hi pad will
decrease or increase the power
level by .5 increments from 9.5
through 3.0. Simmer power levels
between 3.0 and 1.2 will decrease or
increase by .2 increments. lo is the
lowest power level available.
5. Once cooking has
completed, press on-off.
See the Suggested power level settings table
(provided in the instructions for the single radiant
elements). The size and type of utensil used, and the
amount and type of food being cooked will influence the
setting needed for best cooking results.
indicator light
Fig. 1 (left front)
Press
Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled
after they have been turned off. The glass surface may
still be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is
touched before it has cooled sufficiently.
Do not place flammable items such as plastic salt and
pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on
top of the range when it is in use. These items could melt
or ignite. Potholders, towels or wooden spoons could
catch fire if placed too close to the surface elements.
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• The HE (hot element) message may appear in the
display windows once a heating element is turned
OFF and will remain ON until the heating surface area
or areas have cooled sufficiently.
• Do not allow aluminum foil, or ANY material that
can melt to make contact with the ceramic glass
cooktop. If these items melt on the cooktop they may
damage the ceramic cooktop.
If all 3 bridge zones are in use with the bridge feature
and you need the left rear as a single element for a
different reason, change the bridge size to
SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS
indicator light
Shaded areas show elements that will heat.
Fig. 2 (left front &
middle)
CAUTION
IMPORTANT
NOTES
and then set the left rear position independently.
indicator light
Fig.3 (left front,
middle & rear)
or
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