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About
the Ceramic
Glass
Cooktop
The ceramic cooktop has radiant surface elements located below the surface of the glass. The
design of the ceramic cooktop outlines the area of the surface element underneath.
Be sure to
match the pan size with the diameter of the element outline on the cooktop. Heat is transferred up
through the surface of the cooktop to the cookware.
Only flat-bottomed
cookware should be used.
Element
ON & 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).
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The Element
ON indicator lights are located on
the control panel above each radiant element
control knob and will glow when a radiant
element is turned ON. A quick glance at this
indicator light after cooking is an easy check to
be sure ALL surface controls are turned OFF. The
Hot Surface
indicator light located on the control
panel will glow when any surface cooking area
heats up and will REMAIN ON until the glass
cooktop has cooled to a MODERATE level.
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Fig. 3
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Fig.
1;
Models
with
3 Single
&
1
Dual
Element
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Fig. 2; Models
with
four
Dual
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.
Fig. 4
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@
o
Small
Large
Smali
Large
Element
OFF
Element
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Element
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hi
hi
hi
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O O
Right
O(_
Front
Heating
with
inner
(smaUer)
element
only
O O Right
O®
Front
Heating
with
both
elements
together
Fig. 5
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