Dear customer, Thank you for having chosen our induction ceramic hob. In order to make the best use of your appliance, we would advise you to read carefully the following notes and to keep them for a later consulting. SUMMARY SAFETY ............................
SAFETY Precautions before using • Unpack all the materials. • The installation and connecting of the appliance have to be done by approved specialists. The manufacturer can not be responsible for damage caused by building-in or connecting errors. • To be used, the appliance must be well-equipped and installed in a kitchen unit and an adapted and approved work surface.
• In general do not place any metallic object except heating containers on the glass surface. In case of untimely engaging or residual heat, this one may heat, melt or even burn. • Never cover the appliance with a cloth or a protection sheet. This is supposed to become very hot and catch fire.
• Never put any inflammable object (ex. sprays) into the drawer situated under the vitroceramic hob. The eventual cutlery drawers must be resistant to heat. Precautions in case of appliance failure • If a defect is noticed, switch on the appliance and turn off the electrical supplying.
DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLIANCE Technical characteristics Type FCI604B1 Total power 5600 W Energy consumption for the hob EC 165.5 Wh/kg Front left heating zone Ø 200 mm Minimum detection Ø 100 mm Nominal power* 1400 W Standardised cookware category** Energy consumption EC 173.1 Wh/kg...
Control panel Timer and Selection key Power display [ - ] key [ + ] key Control light timer Power display On/off key Timer keys USE OF THE APPLIANCE Display Display Designation Function Zero The heating zone is activated. 1…9 Power level Selection of the cooking level.
STARTING-UP AND APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT Before the first use Clean your hob with a damp cloth, and then dry the surface thoroughly. Do not use detergent which risks causing blue-tinted colour on the glass surface. Induction principle An induction coil is located under each heating zone. When it is engaged, it produces a variable electromagnetic field which produces inductive currents in the ferromagnetic bottom plate of the pan.
Pan detection The pan detection ensures a perfect safety. The induction doesn’t work: • If there is no pan on the heating zone or if this pan is not adapted to the induction. In this case it is impossible to increase the power and the display shows [ U ]. This symbol disappears when a pan is put on the heating zone.
• Egg timer function : Action Control panel Display Activate the hob Press key [ [ 0 ] or [ H ] Select« Timer » Press simultaneously [ ] and [ Timer [ 00 ] min [ 00 ] wents to 30,29…. Decrease the time Press key [ Increase the time...
COOKING ADVICES Pan quality Adapted materials : steel, enamelled steel, cast iron, ferromagnetic stainless-steel, aluminium with ferromagnetic bottom. Not adapted materials : aluminium and stainless-steel without ferromagnetic bottom, cupper, brass, glass, ceramic, porcelain. The manufacturers specify if their products are compatible induction. To check if pans are compatibles : •...
One or all cooking zone cut-off : • The safety system functioned. • You forgot to cut-off the cooking zone for a long time. • One or more sensitive keys are covered. • The pan is empty and its bottom overheated. •...
Width Depth Thickness FCI604B1 • Ensure that there is a distance of 50 mm between the hob and the wall or sides. • The hobs are classified as “Y” class for heat protection. Ideally the hob should be installed with plenty of space on either side. There may be a wall at the rear and tall units or a wall at one side.
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• The piece of furniture or the support in which the hob is to be fitted, as well as the edges of furniture, the laminate coatings and the glue used to fix them, must be able to resist temperatures of up to 100 °C. •...
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION • The installation of this appliance and the connection to the electrical network should be entrusted only to an electrician perfectly to the fact of the normative regulations and which respects them scrupulously. • Protection against the parts under tension must be ensured after the building-in. •...
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