Operating The Single Radiant Surface Elements - Kenmore Electric Cooktop Use & Care Manual

Setting Surface Controls (cont'd)
Operating Single Radiant Surface Elements
The 30" cooktop has 2 SINGLE radiant surface elements: the RIGHT REAR and the LEFT FRONT positions (Fig. 1); The 36"
cooktop has 3 SINGLE radiant surface elements: the RIGHT and LEFT REAR and the LEFT FRONT positions (Fig. 2).
To Operate the Single Radiant Surface Elements:
1. Place correctly sized cookware on the radiant surface element.
2. Touch and hold the
Note: If no key pad is touched within 10 seconds the request to Power ON the cooktop will
clear.
3. Touch and hold
will show "--". Note: If no further pads are touched within 10 seconds the request to power
the element ON will clear.
4. Touch pad once to turn ON the power level to HI (See Fig. 3). Touch
once for Lo.
5. Each touch of the
9.5 through 3.0 by .5 increments. Simmer power levels between 3.0 and 1.2 will
decrease or increase by .2 increments. Lo is the lowest power level available. Note:
The power level may be adjusted at any time while the element is ON.
6. Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then turn to a lower setting
to finish cooking. 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.
7. When cooking has been completed touch the
OFF and if no other surface element is used touch the
cooktop.
Note: The HE (hot element) message will remain ON if the cooktop is still hot and
will remain ON until the heating surface area has cooled sufficiently.
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.
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.
key pad until a beep sounds. The power indicator light will turn ON.
pad for the desired element position until a beep is heard. The display
or pad will decrease or increase the power level from
pad
pad once to turn the element
key pad to turn off the
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Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3