Smeg SAI4954D Translation Of The Original Instructions page 15

• If possible, always cover saucepans with
a suitable lid.
• Choose a pan suitable for the quantity of
food to be cooked. A large, half-empty
saucepan leads to a waste of energy.
Under certain circumstances, if the
hob and the oven are being used
at the same time, the maximum
power limit that can be used by the
electrical system might be
exceeded.
Power levels
The power in the cooking zone can be
adjusted to various levels. The table shows
the levels suitable for various types of
cooking.
Power level
0
Cooking small amounts of food
1 - 2
3 - 4
Cooking large quantities of food,
5 - 6
roasting larger portions
7 - 8 Roasting, slow frying with flour
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Roasting / Browning, cooking
P /
* see Booster and Double Booster function
Suitable for:
OFF setting
(minimum power)
Cooking
Roasting
(maximum power)*
Use
Switching the hob on and off
Keep the On/Off button
for at least 1 second to activate the hob.
Press it again for at least one second to
deactivate it.
If no power value is selected within
a few seconds, the hob is
automatically deactivated.
• The text
display for a few seconds, during which
an independent timer can be set (see
"Independent timer").
• If a power limitation has been set, the
number associated with the set power
will be displayed for a few seconds
instead of
still set an independent timer by touching
the timer display.
Switching on the cooking zone
automatically
The hob is provided with an
automatic pan sensing system,
indicated by the
feature is active by default, but can
be disabled via the user menu.
After switching on the hob:
• Position a pan (suitable for induction
cooking and not empty) on the cooking
zone you wish to use.
pressed in
appears on the timer
. In this case, you can
icon. This
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