Contents ................. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTION ......................INSTALLATION 6-11 ................. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTION .................... TECHNICAL DETAILS ..............KNOW YOUR INDUCTION COOKING 13-14 ............BEFORE USING YOUR NEW COOKTOP 14-16 ..................USING YOUR COOKTOP 16-21 ..................COOKING GUIDELINES 21-22 ..................... HEAT SETTINGS ................ CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE ....................
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTION PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE. 1. Proper Installation – Be sure your appliance is properly installed and grounded by a qualified technician. 2. Never Use Your Appliance for Warming or Heating the Room. 3.
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12. Protective Liners – Do not use aluminum foil to line surface unit drip bowls or oven bottoms, except as suggested in the manual. Improper installation of these liners may result in a risk of electric shock, or fire. 13. Utensil Handles Should Be Turned Inward and Not Extend Over Adjacent Surface Units –...
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20. Read these instructions carefully before installing or using this appliance. 21. No combustible material or products should be placed on this appliance at any time. 22. Please make this information available to the person responsible for installing the appliance as it could reduce your installation costs. 23.
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Hot Surface Hazard •During use, accessible parts of this appliance will become hot enough to cause burns. •Do not let your body, clothing or any item other than suitable cookware contact the ceramic glass until the surface is cool. •Metallic objects such as knives, forks, spoons and lids should not be placed on the cooktop surface since they can get hot.
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•Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless specifically recommended in the manual. All other servicing should be done by a qualified technician. •Do not use a steam cleaner to clean your cooktop. •Do not place or drop heavy objects on your cooktop. •Do not stand on your cooktop.
•A steam cleaner is not to be used. •The appliance is not intended to be operated by means of an external timer or separate remote-control system. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS INSTALLATION Warning: To eliminate the risk of burns or fire by reaching over heated surface units, cabinet storage space located above the surface units should be avoided.
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•Ensure the table supporting the surface unit on the metal frame edge, see below right drawing. L(in) W(in) H(in) D(in) A(in) B(in) X(in) IC8901 29.92 20.47 2.28 2.13 28.74 19.29 1.97mini Under any circumstances, make sure the cooktop is well ventilated and the air inlet and outlet are not blocked.
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A(in) B(in) C(in) 1.97 mini 0.79 mini Air intake Air exit 0.20in Before you install the cooktop, make sure that •The work surface is square and level, and no structural members interfere with space requirements. •The work surface is made of a heat-resistant material. •If the cooktop is installed above an oven, the oven has a built-in cooling fan.
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When you have installed the cooktop, make sure that •The power supply cable is not accessible through cupboard doors or drawers. •There is adequate flow of air from outside the cabinetry to the base of the cooktop. •If the cooktop is installed above a drawer or cupboard space, a thermal protection barrier is installed below the base of the cooktop.
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•The cooktop shall be installed such that better heat radiation can be ensured to enhance its reliability. •The wall and induced heating zone above the work surface shall withstand heat. •To avoid any damage, the sandwich layer and adhesive must be resistant to heat. •A steam cleaner is not to be used.
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For 3-wire cable from home power supply Cable from home power supply Black wires Red wires Red wires Green ground wires Yellow/Green ground wires Black wires 3-wire cable from cooktop If the cable is damaged or needs replacing, this should be done by an after-sales technician using the proper tools, so as to avoid any accidents.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTION Top View 1. max. 1800/2100W zone 2. max. 1200/1500W zone 3. max. 2300/3000W zone 4. max. 1200/1500W zone 5. Control panel The Control Panel 5. Select heating zone 1. ON/OFF switch 2. Select power level 6. Boost control 7.
TECHNICAL DETAILS Induction Cooktop IC8901 4 Zones Cooking Zones 240V~ 60Hz Supply Voltage Installed Electric Power 7200W 29.92 x 20.47 x 2.28 Product SizeD×W×H(in) 28.74 x 19.29 Building-in DimensionsA×B (in) Weight and Dimensions are approximate. Because we continually strive to improve our products.
iron pot magnetic circuit ceramic glass plate induction coil induced currents BEFORE USING YOUR NEW COOKTOP •Read this guide, taking special note of the ‘Safety Warnings’ section. •Remove any protective film that may still be on your ceramic cooktop. •Remove any protective film that may still be on your Induction cooktop. USING THE TOUCH CONTROLS •The controls respond to touch, so you don’t need to apply any pressure.
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CHOOSING THE RIGHT COOKWARE •Only use cookware with a base suitable for induction cooking. Look for the induction symbol on the packaging or on the bottom of the pan. •You can check whether your cookware is suitable by carrying out a magnet test. Move a magnet towards the base of the pan.
Always lift pans off the ceramic cooktop – do not slide, or they may scratch the glass. USING YOUR COOKTOP To start cooking •After power on, the buzzer beeps once, all the indicators light up for 1 second then go out, indicating that the cooktop has entered the state of standby mode. 1.Touch the ON/OFF switch.
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4.Select a heat setting by touching the “-” , “+” or touching the “slider” control. •If you don’t choose a heat setting within 1 minute, the Induction cooktop will automatically switch off. You will need to start again at step 1. •You can modify the heat setting at any time during cooking.
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USING THE KEEP WARM FUNCTION Activate the Keep Warm function 1. Select the zone with the keep warm function. 2. Touching the keep warm control, the zone indication shows “ | ” Cancel Keep Warm function 1.Select the zone with the keep warm function. 2.
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To lock the controls 1. Touch the keylock control . The timer indicator will show “Lo”. To unlock the controls 1.Make sure the cooktop is turned on. 2.Touch and hold the keylock control for 3 seconds. 3.You can now start using your cooktop. NOTE: When the cooktop is in lock mode, all the controls are disabling except the ON/OFF, you can always turn the cooktop off...
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USING THE TIMER You can use the timer in two different ways: •You can use it as a minute minder. In this case, the timer will not turn any cooking zone off when the set time is up. •You can use it as cut-off timer to turn one or more cooking zones off after time is up.
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6.When the time is set, it will begin to count down immediately. The display will show the remaining time. Note: There will be a red dot in the right bottom corner of power level indication which indicating that zone is selected. 7.When cooking timer expires, the corresponding cooking zone will be switched off automatically.
Cancelled the timer 1. Touching the heating zone selection control that you want to cancel the timer. 2. Touching the timer control, the indicator will flash. 3. Touch the “-” control or slider control to set the timer to “00”, the timer is cancelled.
4. Turn the steak only once during cooking. The exact cooking time will depend on the thickness of the steak and how cooked you want it. Times may vary from about 2 – 8 minutes per side. Press the steak to gauge how cooked it is –...
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE What? How? Important! Everyday soiling on 1. Switch the power to the cooktop off. • When the power to the cooktop is switched off, there will be no ‘hot glass (fingerprints, 2. Apply a cooktop cleaner while the glass is still warm (but not hot!) surface’...
HINTS AND TIPS Problem Possible causes What to do Make sure the cooktop is connected The cooktop cannot No power. to the power supply and that it is Be turned on. switched on. Check whether there is a power outage in your home or area. If you’ve checked everything and the problem persists, call a qualified technician.
Use cookware suitable for induction Pans do not become The induction cooktop cannot cooking. See section ‘Choosing the hot and appears in detect the pan because it is not right cookware’. the display. suitable for induction cooking. Centre the pan and make sure that The induction cooktop cannot its base matches the size of the detect the pan because it is too...
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FCC STATEMENT This device complies with part 1 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modififications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 1 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turningthe equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: — Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. — Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. — Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver isconnected. — Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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