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9.3 After installing the hob, make sure that ........23 9.4 Before locating the fixing brackets..........23 9.5 Adjusting the bracket position .............24 9.6 Cautions...................24 9.7 Connecting the hob to the mains power supply ......24...
1. Foreword 1.1 Safety Warnings Your safety is important to us. Please read this information before using your cooktop. 1.2 Installation 1.2.1 Electrical Shock Hazard • Disconnect the appliance from the mains electricity supply before carrying out any work or maintenance on it. •...
incorporates an isolating switch providing full disconnection from the power supply. • Failure to install the appliance correctly could invalidate any warranty or liability claims. 1.3 Operation and maintenance 1.3.1 Electrical Shock Hazard • Do not cook on a broken or cracked cooktop. If the cooktop surface should break or crack, switch the appliance off immediately at the mains power supply (wall switch) and contact a qualified technician.
1.3.4 Cut Hazard • The razor-sharp blade of a cooktop scraper is exposed when the safety cover is retracted. Use with extreme care and always store safely and out of reach of children. • Failure to use caution could result in injury or cuts. 1.3.5 Important safety instructions •...
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Induction glass surface as this can scratch the glass. • Do not use scourers or any other harsh abrasive cleaning agents to clean your cooktop, as these can scratch the Induction glass. • If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.
Congratulations on the purchase of your new Induction Hob. We recommend that you spend some time to read this Instruction / Installation Manual in order to fully understand how to install correctly and operate it. For installation, please read the installation section. Read all the safety instructions carefully before use and keep this Instruction / Installation Manual for future reference.
2.3 Working Theory Induction cooking is a safe, advanced, efficient, and economical cooking technology. It works by electromagnetic vibrations generating heat directly in the pan, rather than indirectly through heating the glass surface. The glass becomes hot only because the pan eventually warms it up. iron pot magnetic circuit ceramic glass plate...
3.2 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.
3.3 Pan Dimension The cooking zones are, up to a limit, automatically adapted to the diameter of the pan. However the bottom of this pan must have a minimum of diameter according to the corresponding cooking zone. To obtain the best efficiency of your hob, please place the pan in the centre of the cooking zone. Cooking zone The base diameter of induction cookware Minimum (mm)
No heating takes place unless there is a suitable pan on the cooking zone. The display will automatically turn off after 1 minute if no suitable pan is placed on it. 3.4.2 Finish cooking Touching the heating zone selection control that you wish to switch off.
a) Touching the boost control “ ”, then the cooking zone will revert to its original setting. b) Touching the slider control, then the cooking zone will revert to the level you select • The function can work in all cooking zones •...
pot, oval, rectangular and elongated pans make sure to place the pans centered on the cooking zone covering both cross. Examples of good pot placement and bad pot placement. As big one To activate the flexible area as a single big zone, simply press the dedicated key 1.
3.4.7 Timer control 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 set it to turn one or more cooking zones off after the set time is up. The timer of maximum is 99 min.
Set the time by touching the slider control. (e.g. 6) Touch timer control again, the “1” will flash. Set the time by touching the slider control (e.g.9), now the timer you set is 96 minutes. When the time is set, it will begin to count down immediately. The display will show the remaining time and the timer indicator flash for 5 seconds.
People with a heart pace maker should consult with their doctor before using this unit. 4. Cooking Guidelines Take care when frying as the oil and fat heat up very quickly, particularly if you’re using PowerBoost. At extremely high temperatures oil and fat will ignite spontaneously and this presents a serious fire risk.
4.2 Detection of Small Articles When an unsuitable size or non-magnetic pan (e.g. aluminium), or some other small item (e.g. knife, fork, key) has been left on the hob, the hob automatically go on to standby in 1 minute. The fan will keep cooking down the induction hob for a further 1 minute.
Boilovers, melts, and Remove these immediately with a • Remove stains left by melts and hot sugary spills on fish slice, palette knife or razor sugary food or spillovers as soon the glass blade scraper suitable for as possible. If left to cool on the Induction glass cooktops, but glass, they may be difficult to beware of hot cooking zone...
The glass is being Rough-edged cookware. Use cookware with flat and smooth scratched. bases. See ‘Choosing the right cookware’. Unsuitable, abrasive scourer or See ‘Care and cleaning’. cleaning products being used. Some pans make This may be caused by the This is normal for cookware and crackling or clicking construction of your cookware...
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Please contact the supplier. The connection between the right display board and the middle display board Please contact the supplier. The connection between the display board and the main board is fail E1/E2 Abnormal supply voltage Please inspect whether power supply is normal.
display “u” . The display board of Replace the display communicate part is board. damaged. The Main board is Replace the power board. damaged. Fan motor sounds The fan motor is Replace the fan. abnormal. damaged. The above are the judgment and inspection of common failures. Please do not disassemble the unit by yourself to avoid any dangers and damages to the induction hob.
A(mm) B(mm) C(mm) 50 mini 20 mini Air intake Air exit 5mm 9.2 Before installing the hob, 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. •...
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9.5 Adjusting the bracket position Fix the hob on the work surface by screw 4 brackets on the bottom of hob (see picture) after installation. 9.6 Cautions 1. The induction hotplate must be installed by qualified personnel or technicians. We have professionals at your service.
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If the cable is damaged or to be replaced, the operation must be carried out the by after-sale agent • with dedicated tools to avoid any accidents. • If the appliance is being connected directly to the mains an omnipolar circuit-breaker must be installed with a minimum opening of 3mm between contacts.
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