Using The Cooktop; Controls Lock; To Turn On The Cooktop; Operating The Cooking Zones - Sharp SDH3042DB Operation Manual

USING THE COOKTOP

CONTROL LOCK
• Control Lock is activated when the cooktop is off. Control
Lock prevents activation of any sensor key, except for the
Lock key pad, so you must deactivate the control lock firstly,
then touch the main POWER key pad to turn on the cooktop.
• Control Lock is activated during the cooktop use. Control
Lock prevents activation of any sensor key, except for the
ON/OFF, Power and Lock key pad.
TO LOCK
Touch and hold Lock key pad for 3 seconds, a "beep" will sound
and the indicator light above the Lock key pad will be lit up.
TO UNLOCK
Touch and hold Lock key pad for 3 seconds, a "beep" will
sound, the indicator light will turn OFF. The cooktop is in
Standby mode.
IMPORTANT
Touch and hold for 3 seconds

TO TURN ON THE COOKTOP

While in Standby mode, touch the main
POWER key pad, a "beep" will sound and
the indicator light above the Power key pad
will be lit up, indicating that the induction
cooktop functions are ready to use. The unit
will automatically return to Standby mode
if no ON/OFF keys are touched within 30
seconds.

OPERATING THE COOKING ZONES

To turn on one or more cooking zones, place a compatible pot
or pan on the desired cooking zone. With the cooktop being ON
as mentioned above, touch the ON/OFF key pad of the desired
cooking zone, the Power display will show a "-", indicating no
power level for the cooking zone has been set yet, then press
either the "+" key, "-" key or " " (Power Boost) key to select a
cooking level. The selected cooking zone will automatically turn
off if no power selection key is not pressed within 30 seconds.
Touch the Decrease power key (-) to
start at low level, the power display
will show 1.
Touch the Increase power key (+) to
start at high level, the power display
will show 9.
Touch the Power Boost key ( ) it will
show on the display as a "P", boosting
the heating power to the highest level
for 10 minutes.
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POWER CONTROL

Touch Decrease power key (-) or Increase power key (+) to adjust
the desired power level.
NOTE: During cooking, the unit is equipped with safeguards
against parching. Heating will appear intermittent phenomenon
when cooking zone is used for frying, stir-frying, grilling and
other high temperature cooking formats.

AUTOMATIC POWER LEVEL CONTROL

The power level displayed may be different from the actual
power level at the power sharing and high temperature range.
To prevent the cooktop from overheating, the power level is
controlled automatically.

POWER BOOST

The Power Boost function is used to cook at maximum power
for a short period of time (maximum 10 minutes). The power is
reduced to level 9 at the end of the maximum boost time.
In the Boost status, touch "-" key or after 10 minutes the Power
Boost setting will switch off automatically, Power Boost indica-
tor light will turn off, Power digital will switch from P to 9.
WARNING
WATER.
WARNING
Boost Mode or other high power settings.

KEEP WARM

While in the Power level 1, touch "- " key to enter into Keep
Warm mode, Power digital will switch from 1 to L.

SIMMER ENHANCER

Half Bridge Circuits are enabled on two cooking zones of each
model (see page 11) to provide consistent power outputs lower
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than 1,000W when needed. By manipulating 400W and 600W
power outputs, this feature stabilizes power outputs below
1,000W (Power Level 4 and lower). The result is optimized
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heating performance for simmer.

TO TURN OFF

P 1 Touch the ON/OFF key of the cooking zone being used, a
"beep" will sound and Power display will turn off, and the
corresponding cooking zone will turn off, indicating touched
cooking zone shut off.
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Power Boost is only recommended for BOILING
Do not leave a pot unattended while in Power