Start-Up And Use; Practical Advice On Using The Burners; Practical Advice On Using The Electric Hotplates - Hotpoint Ariston TD 640 IX/HA Operating Instructions Manual

Start-up and use

! The position of the corresponding gas burner or
GB
electric hotplate* is shown on every knob.
Gas burners
Each burner can be adjusted to one of the following
settings using the corresponding control knob:
• Off
Maximum
Minimum
To turn on one of the burners, place a lighted match
or lighter near the burner, press the knob all the way
in and turn it anti-clockwise to the "High" setting.
On those models fitted with a safety device, the
knob must be pressed in for about 6 seconds until
the device that keeps the flame lit warms up.
On those models fitted with an ignitor, the ignition
button, identified by the
pressed and then the corresponding knob pushed
all the way in and turned anti-clockwise to the "High"
setting. Some models are equipped with an ignition
button incorporated into the control knob. If this is
the case, the ignitor is present, but not the button.
To light a burner, simply press the corresponding
knob all the way in and then turn it anti-clockwise to
the "High" setting, keeping it pressed in until the
burner lights.
! If a flame is accidentally extinguished, turn off the
control knob and wait for at least 1 minute before
trying to relight it.
To switch off the burner, turn the knob in a clockwise
direction until it stops (when reaches the "•" position).

Practical advice on using the burners

To ensure the burners operate efficiently:
• Use appropriate cookware for each burner (see
table) so that the flames do not extend beyond
the bottom of the cookware.
• Always use cookware with a flat base and a cover.
• When the contents of the pan reach boiling point,
turn the knob to minimum.
Burner
Rapid (R)
Reduced Rapid (RR)
Ultra Rapid (UR)
Semi-Rapid (S)
Auxiliary (A)
Mini WOK (MW)
18
symbol, must first be
Ø Cookware Diameter (cm)
24 - 26
24 - 26
24 - 26
16 - 20
10 - 14
24 - 26
To identify the type of burner, refer to the designs in
the section entitled, "Burner and Nozzle
Specifications".
Electric hotplates*
The corresponding knob may be turned clockwise or
anti-clockwise and set to six different positions:
Setting Normal or Fast Plate
0
Off
1
Low
2 - 5
Medium
6
High
When the selector knob is in any position other than
the off position, the 'on' light comes on.
Practical advice on using the electric
hotplates*
To avoid heat loss and damage to the hotplates, use
pans with a flat base, whose diameter is no less
than that of the hotplate itself.
Setting Setting
0 Off
1 Cooking vegetables, fish
2 Cooking patatoes (using steam) soups,
chickpeas, beans.
3 Continuing the cooking of large quantities of
food, minestrone.
4 For roasting (average)
5 For roasting (above average)
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6 For browning and reaching a boil in a short
time
! Before using the hotplates for the first time, you
should heat them at maximum temperature for
approximately 4 minutes, without placing any pans
on them. During this initial stage, their protective
coating hardens and reaches its maximum
resistance.
*
Only available on certain models.