Using The Touch Control; Led Messages Or Light Indicators Displayed By Main Control - Kenmore 30" Use & Care Manual

Setting Surface Controls (cont'd)

Using the Touch Control

The recommended way to use the touch pads on the cooktop is shown in Figure 1.
Be sure that your finger is placed in the center of the touch pad as shown. If the
finger is not placed on the center of a pad, the cooktop may not respond to the
selection made.
Lightly contact the pad with the flat part of your entire fingertip. Do not just use the
narrow end of your fingertip.

LED Messages or Light Indicators Displayed by Main Control

CONTROLS LOCK - This feature allows the cooktop to be locked when no cooking zones
are active. If the cooktop is in use, it will not be possible to lock the controls. Touch and hold
the LOCK key pad for few seconds. A beep will sound and the Lock indicator light will glow
(Fig. 2). Once locked, no other displays will glow and no Cooking Zones will activate. To turn
the Controls Lock OFF, touch and hold the LOCK key pad for few seconds. A beep will
sound, the Lock indicator light will turn OFF (Fig. 3) and the cooktop may be used normally.
COOKTOP POWER - The Cooktop POWER key pad activates the entire Cooktop. To power
the cooktop, touch and hold the POWER key pad. A beep will sound and the Power LED will
glow (See Fig. 4). The cooktop will be in a ready mode. If no other key pads are touched the
Cooktop Main POWER will turn OFF automatically. To turn the Main Power OFF touch and
hold the Main POWER key pad. A beep will sound and the Power Indicator Light will turn
OFF (See Fig. 5).
PAN DETECTION - The Pan Sensing «Sensa Cook» (Fig. 6) key will activate / deactivate
the pan sensing and pan sizing feature. When the Pan Sensing feature is on, the pan
sensing LED is «ON» and the elements will be activated only when metallic cookware is
loaded on the cooking zone. When the cooking zone is not loaded with a pan, the display will
flash the power level setting. When a pan is present, the display will steadily indicate the
power level setting.
With the Pan Sensing feature on, when a pan is removed from the cooktop and the element
is «ON», it will stop heating and the display will flash. If the pan is not put back within 1
minute, the cooktop will beep once. After 5 minutes, the unused cooking zone will shut off if
the pan is not put back on the element.
When the Pan Sensing feature is not activated
the elements produce heat with or without a metallic cookware load on the cooking zone.
Note: When the Pan Sensing feature is activated
available. The Element Size Key Pad for the Dual Element will not be available, but the Pan Sensing system will
automatically detect the pan size.
ERROR CODES E XX - The control displays
together showing an error code.
LED Messages or Light Indicators Displayed by Cooking Element Controls
COOKING ZONE ON/OFF PAD - Each Cooking Element has separate ON/OFF key pads. Once the Main Power key pad
has been touched to activate the cooktop, touch the corresponding Cooking Element ON/OFF key pad once to active the
Cooking Zone needed. " - - " will appear in the LED display. If the corresponding
not touched, the request to turn the Cooking Element ON will cancel and the Cooktop Main Power will turn OFF. To set a
Cooking Element power level touch the corresponding Cooking Element
turn OFF a Cooking Element, touch the Cooking Element ON/OFF key pad once. The Cooking Element Indicator Light will
turn OFF.
(Fig. 6), the Pan Sensing LED is «OFF» and
(Fig. 7), the Element Size Key Pad for the Bridge Element will be
E
in Cooking Elements LEDs (Fig. 8) and digits in Main Control LED (Fig. 9)
8
Fig. 2
POWER ON
Fig. 4
Pan Sensing
Fig. 6
Fig. 8
(increase) / (decrease) key pad is
(increase) or (decrease) key pad once. To
Fig. 1
Fig. 3
POWER ON
Fig. 5
Sensa Sensa
Cook Cook
Pan Sensing
Fig. 7
Fig. 9