Kenmore 790.4661 Use & Care Manual page 12

Setting Surface Controls (cont'd)
Operating the Bridge Surface Element
The cooktop is equipped with a "BRIDGE" surface element located at
the left cooktop position (See Figure 1). Indicator lights on the control
panel are used to indicate what portions of the Bridge element will
heat. The Bridge element begins with the left FRONT position only
(Figure 2) and when selected with the +BRIDGE element (Figure 3) it
will provide a combination of 2 heating surfaces. When set for ALL 3
element positions the left rear element is added for a total
combination of 3 even heating surfaces (See Figure 4).
The Bridge element is designed for rectangular or oval shaped
cookware. The griddle that is supplied with this appliance should be
used with the Bridge element ONLY. For round shaped cookware,
the left front element may be used as a single element.
To Operate the Bridge Surface Element:
1. Place correctly sized cookware on the radiant surface element.
2. Touch and hold the
is heard. The display will show " - - ".
touched within 10 seconds the request to power the element ON will clear.
3. Select the FRONT (See Figure 2), +BRIDGE (See Figure 3) or ALL 3
elements (See Figure 4) to heat by pressing the
three times (Figures 4 & 5 shows indicator lights with ALL 3 elements
selected).
4. Touch HI pad once to turn ON the power level to HI. Touch Lo
pad once for Lo (See Figure 5). The Hot Surface indicator light will
turn ON when the element becomes hot.
6. Each touch of the HI
power level from 9.0 through 3.0 by .5 increments. Simmer power levels
between 3.0 and 1.0 will decrease or increase by .2 increments. Lo is the
lowest power level available. Note: The power level may be adjusted at
any time while the element is ON.
6. When cooking has been completed touch the
element OFF.
Each surface element provides a constant amount of heat at each setting. A
glowing red surface heating area extending beyond the bottom edge of the
cookware indicates the cookware is too small for the surface heating area.
Note: The Hot Surface indicator light will remain ON if the cooktop is still
hot and will remain ON until the heating surface area has cooled
sufficiently. If no element size is chosen when the Bridge element is
turned ON, the control will default to the left front element only. See page
10 for recommended surface cooking settings.
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 aluminum foil or plastic items such as 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.
pad for the Bridge element position until a beep
O O
N/ FF
Note: If no further pads are
or Lo pad will decrease or increase the
E
L EMENT
pad once, twice or
S
IZE
pad once to turn the
O O
N/ FF
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+B
HOT SURFACE
Figure 1
A
LL
+B
+B
RIDGE
F
RONT
Figure 3
A
LL
+B
RIDGE
F
RONT
E
LEMENT
S
IZE
Figure 5
Note: If you bridge all three elements,
any previous power level setting for the
LEFT REAR element will be changed to
the power level setting for the Bridge.
A
LL
RIDGE
F
RONT
Figure 2
A
LL
RIDGE
F
RONT
Figure 4
H
I
L
O
O O
N/ FF