Siemens EX8 HYC Series Information For Use page 18

en Home Connect
Follow the instructions in the Home Connect app.
3.
23.2 Wi-Fi symbol
The Wi-Fi indicator on the main screen changes ac-
cording to the status and quality of the connection and
the availability of the Home Connect server.
status
Lights up steadily at half
brightness.
Flashes at full brightness.
Lights up steadily at full
brightness.
Flashes.
Switched off.
23.3 Adding or removing a Wi-Fi home
network
The following overview shows how to add or remove a
Wi-Fi home network.
Wi-Fi home network
status
No Wi-Fi home network
stored.
The Wi-Fi home network
has now been saved.
The Wi-Fi home network
has now been saved.
23.4 Changing settings via the
Home Connect app
You can use the Home Connect app to change the set-
tings for the cooking zones and send them to the hob.
Requirement: The hob is connected to the Wi-Fi and to
the Home Connect app.
Select the setting in the Home Connect app and
1.
send it to the hob.
Follow the instructions in the Home Connect app.
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Description
No network connection
saved.
Network connection is be-
ing established.
Network connection
saved and Wi-Fi active.
Network settings are re-
set.
Network not active.
Action
To add the Wi-Fi home
network, briefly press
To pair another appliance,
press and hold ⁠ .
To reset the Wi-Fi home
network settings, press
and hold . If flashes,
press and hold again.
Settings that you send from the Home Connect app
to the hob must be confirmed on the hob.
a As soon as cooking settings are transmitted to a
cooking zone, the display starts to flash, depending
on the setting.
Press to confirm the setting.
2.
To discard the setting, press any other touch field
3.
on the hob.
23.5 Activating automatic presence
1
detection
Thanks to the automatic presence detection function,
you no longer need to confirm parameters on the hob
from your mobile device, provided you are near the
hob. If you send settings to a cooking zone, you can
confirm these directly from your mobile device.
Requirements
¡ The hob is connected to the Wi-Fi and to the
Home Connect app.
¡ The Bluetooth is connected to the mobile device.
¡ The user is near the hob.
Open the Home Connect app.
1.
In order to set the automatic presence detection, fol-
2.
low the instructions in the Home Connect app.
23.6 Software update
Your appliance's software can be updated using the
software update function, e.g. for the purposes of op-
timisation, troubleshooting or security updates.
To do this, you must be a registered Home Con-
nect user, have installed the app on your mobile device
and be connected to the Home Connect server.
As soon as a software update is available, you will be
informed via the Home Connect app and will be able to
start the software update via the app. Once the update
has been successfully downloaded, you can start in-
stalling it via the Home Connect app if you are in your
home network (Wi-Fi). The Home Connect app informs
⁠ .
you once installation is successful.
Notes
¡ The software update consists of two steps.
– The first step is the download.
– The second step is the installation on your appli-
ance.
¡ You can continue to use your appliance as normal
while updates are downloading. Depending on your
personal settings in the app, software updates can
also be set to download automatically.
¡ Installation takes a few minutes. You cannot use
your appliance during installation.
¡ We recommend that you install security updates as
soon as possible.
23.7 Remote diagnostics
Customer Service can use Remote Diagnostics to ac-
cess your appliance if you contact them, have your ap-
pliance connected to the Home Connect server and if
Remote Diagnostics is available in the country in which
you are using the appliance.