Electrolux 316520101 Use And Care Manual page 17

Setting the Wave-Touch™
cooktop
Setting cooktop elements
• If needed, wake the control panel.
• Touch the ON OFF key for the desired heating
zone.
• If the heating zone has more than one burner ring
size available, press and continue to press the
BURNER SIZE key for the desired heating zone
to change the ring size.
• Press the desired power level key (hi+, med or
lo-) or for more precise level settings use the hi+
or lo- keys to make specific level changes.
Hot Element (HE) Message
After using any of the radiant element positions the
ceramic cooktop will become very hot. Even after
turning the control off, the cooktop will remain hot
for some time.
The cooktop control monitors the temperature of
the cooktop surface and displays a message "HE"
(hot element) and flashes the burner rings when the
cooktop is still too hot to touch -Fig. 1-. If the HE
message remains displayed in the LED, the
heating zone may be set again and used for
cooking.
Suggested cooktop power settings
Use the chart -Fig. 2- to determine the suggested
setting for the type of food you are preparing.
Setting
High (8-Hi)
Medium high (5-8)
Medium (3-5)
Medium low (2-3)
Lo (Lo-2)
Setting Surface Controls
Suggested Settings for Cooktop Zones
Type of cooking
Start most foods, bring water to boil, pan broiling
Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep fat fry
Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces and gravies, steam vegetables
Keep foods cooking, poach, stew
Keep warm, melt, simmer
• Radiant surface elements may appear to have
cooled after they have been turned off. The
glass surface may still be hot and burns may
occur if the glass surface is touched before it
has cooled sufficiently.
• Do not place plastic items such as salt and
pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic
wrappings on top of the range when it is in use.
These items could melt or ignite. Potholders,
towels or wooden spoons could catch fire if
placed too close to the surface elements.
Fig. 1
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Fig. 2