Operating The Appliance; Switching The Hob On And Off; Setting A Hotplate - Siemens EX8 LY Series Instruction Manual

1Operating the appliance

T his chapter explains how to set a hotplate. The table
O p e r a t i n g t h e a p p l i a n c e
shows heat settings and cooking times for various
meals.

Switching the hob on and off

Switch the hob on and off using the main switch.
To switch on: Touch the
sounds. The symbols for the hotplates and the functions
available at this time light up. The hob is ready to use.
To switch off: Touch the
go out. The residual heat indicator remains lit until the
hotplates have cooled down sufficiently.
Notes
The hob switches off automatically if all hotplates
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have been switched off for more than 20 seconds.
The selected settings are stored for four seconds
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after the hob has been switched off. If you switch it
on again during this time, the hob will operate using
the previously stored settings.

Setting a hotplate

Set the desired heat setting in the settings area.
Heat setting 1 = lowest setting.
Heat setting 9 = highest setting.
Every heat setting has an intermediate setting. This is
marked with .
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The left-hand hotplates are set in the settings
Note:
area on the left and the right-hand hotplates are set in
the settings area on the right.
Notes
To protect the fragile parts of your appliance from
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overheating and electrical overloading, the hob may
temporarily reduce the power.
In order to prevent the appliance from producing
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excess noise, the hob may temporarily reduce the
power.
symbol. An audible signal
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symbol until the indicators
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Selecting a hotplate and heat setting
The hob must be switched on.
Touch the and
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1.
hotplate.
The indicator gets brighter.
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Swipe your finger over the relative settings area until
2.
the required heat setting lights up.
The heat setting is set.
Changing the power level
Select the hotplate and set the desired power level in
the programming zone.
Switch off the hotplate
Select the hotplate and set it to
panel. The hotplate turns off and the residual heat
indicator appears.
Notes
If no pan has been placed on the hotplate, the
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selected power level flashes. After a certain time has
elapsed, the hotplate switches off.
If a pan has been placed on the hotplate before
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switching on the hob, it will be detected within
20 seconds of pressing the main switch and the
hotplate will be selected automatically. Once
detected, select the power level within the next
20 seconds or the hotplate will switch off.
Operating the appliance
symbols for the required
in the programming
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