Using The Cooktop; Control Lock; Operating The Induction Heaters; Power Control - Sharp SCH2443GB Operation Manual

USING THE COOKTOP

CONTROL LOCK

Control Lock may be activated when the cooktop heaters are
in use or when they are inactive. If Control Lock is active when
a heater is in use, only the Heater ON/OFF keypad will be
operational.
TO LOCK
Touch and hold the LOCK keypad until a tone sounds. The
letter L will blink for 3 seconds in each Heater display, then the
displays will clear. Only the Heater ON/OFF keypads will be
operational. If any other keypads are touched, the display will
blink and alternate between L and the power level to indicate
the keypad controls are locked.
TO UNLOCK
Touch and hold LOCK keypad again until a tone sounds. The
letter L will blink in each Heater display for 3 seconds then
disappear.

OPERATING THE INDUCTION HEATERS

TURN ON AN INDUCTION HEATER
Select a heater and use the corresponding keypad to operate.
1 Place a compatible pot or pan on the desired Induction Heater.
2 Touch the ON/OFF keypad to turn the heater ON. A tone will
sound and the number 0 will display, indicating no power
level has been set.
3 Use the + and – keypads to select desired power level. Set
a power level between 1–9 or Power Boost (P) within 10
seconds, or the heater will automatically turn OFF.
NOTE:
If compatible cookware is not detected on the Induction Heater
when the heater is turned ON, the display will blink
the heater will automatically turn OFF after 15 seconds of
inactivity.
TURN OFF AN INDUCTION HEATER
Select the desired heater to turn OFF and touch the ON/OFF
keypad until a tone sounds and the displayed power level is
cleared.
STANDARD SETTINGS
SETTING LEVELS
High 9-P Bring liquid to a boil. Always reduce
setting to a lower heat when liquids begin
to boil or foods begin to cook.
Medium 7-8 Brown meat, heat oil for deep fat frying
High or continue a rapid boil.
Medium 5-6 Maintain a simmer or slow boil, thicken
sauces and gravies.
Medium 3-4 Continue cooking covered foods, steam
Low foods or maintain foods at a warm
temperature before serving.
E
and
TYPE OF COOKING
SETTING LEVELS
Low 1-2 Melt butter or chocolate.
NOTE: Standard heat settings can be used to melt, warm and
simmer. Each heater has presets for more temperature control
for each of these cooking functions.

POWER CONTROL

Power level may be increased or decreased during cooking by
using the + and – keypads.
If power level is 9, pressing + again will turn on Power Boost
and the letter P will display.
If power level is 0, pressing – again will turn power level to 9.
There are ten power levels: power levels 1–9 and Power Boost.
Power Boost uses maximum power for 10 minutes, indicated
on the display as P.
A tone will sound each time a power level is increased or
decreased using the + and – keypads.
Holding the + keypad will quicken the speed at which power
levels increase until level 9 is reached. Touch the + keypad once
more to select P for Power Boost. Once P is set, touching the +
keypad will not increase the power level further.
Holding the – keypad will quicken the speed at which power
levels decrease until level 0 is reached. If the – keypad is touched
again, power level 9 will display. If a power level greater than
0 is not set within 10 seconds, the heater will automatically
turn OFF.
NOTE: The unit is equipped with safeguards against parching
during cooking. When unit is used for high temperature cook-
ing, such as frying, stir-frying and grilling, heating will appear
intermittent.
AUTOMATIC POWER SHARING
CONTROL
The power of the complete induction hob is limited to 7500W.
The power of each pair of heaters is limited to 3500W. The unit
will automatically limit the power of each pair of heaters. When
a high power level is selected on one heater, the power level
on the other heater is reduced so the total power of the pair of
heaters does not exceed the limit.
POWER MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE POWER
LEVEL
5
P
9
8
8
12
TYPE OF COOKING
LEVEL FOR OTHER HEATER
P
5
8
9
8