Abouttheceramic Glasscooktop - Frigidaire Glef389Hbb Use & Care Manual

AbouttheCeramic GlassCooktop
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ElementON&
Hot Surface Indicator Lights
Your appliance is equipped with two different types of radiant surface control indicator lights that
will glow on your range-- the Element ON indicator lights and the Hot Surface indicator light
(Refer to Fig. 3).
Fig. 1; Models with 3 Single & 1
Dual Element
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Fig. 3
] The Element ON indicator lights are located on
Surface
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HOTSURFACE the control panel above each radiant element ::::-- T],
Q T control knob and will glow when a radiant
element is turned ON. A quick glance at this
hi indicator light after cooking is an easy check to
be sure ALL surface controls are turned OFF. The
R Hot Surface indicator light located on the control
panel will glow when any surface cooking area
7 heats up and will REMAIN ON until the glass Fig. 2; Models with four Dual
cooktop has cooled to a MODERATE level. Elements
NOTE: Radiant elements have a limiter that allows the radiant element to cycle ON & OFF, even
at the HI setting. This helps to prevent damage to the ceramic smoothtop. Cycling at the HI
setting is normal and will occur more often if the cookware is too small for the radiant element or
if the cookware bottom is not flat.
To Operate a Single Radiant Element (See Figs. 1 & 3; some models):
1. Place correctly sized cookware on radiant surface element.
2. Push in & turn the surface control knob in either direction to the desired setting (Refer to the Suggested Radiant Surface
Element Settings Table & Fig. 3 above). Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then turn to a lower setting to
finish cooking. The surface control knobs do not have to be set exactly on a particular mark. Use the marks as a guide and
adjust the control knob as needed. Each surface element provides a constant amount of heat at each setting. A glowing red
surface heating area extending beyond the bottom edge of the cookware indicates the cookware is too small for the surface
heating area.
3. When cooking is complete turn the surface element OFF before removing the cookware.
To Operate Dual Radiant Surface Elements (See Figs. 1, 2, 4 & 5):
Push in & turn the control knob in the direction required for a single or dual
setting as shown in Figs. 4 & 5. Follow the remainder of instructions shown
above for under "To Operate a Single Radiant Element."
Symbols shown on the backguard are used to indicate which coil of the Dual
Radiant element will heat. The o symbol indicates the inner coil only. The @
symbol indicates both inner and outer coils will heat (Refer to Figs. 4, 5 &
Suggested Radiant Surface Element Settings Table). You may switch from
either coil setting at any time during cooking. Note: Surface areas that heat are
shown in black (Figs. 4 & 5).
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 & 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.
DO NOT allow aluminum foil, or ANY material that can
melt to make contact with the ceramic glass cooktop, if these items
melt on the cooktop they will damage the ceramic cooktop.
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Element OFF Element _lernent OFF Element
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elements together
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