Kenmore 970-6982 Use & Care Instructions Manual page 12

Setting Surface Controls
• Operating the Triple Surface Radiant Control
Operating the TRIPLE Surface Element
The cooktop is equipped with a TRIPLE radiant surface element
located at the right front cooktop position (Fig. 1). Indicator
lights on the control panel at that position are used to indicate
what portions of the Triple radiant element will heat. The INNER
light indicates that only the inner element will heat. The
+MIDDLE light indicates that both inner and middle elements
will heat together. The ALL light indicates that all 3 portions of
the element will heat. You may switch between all of these
different settings at any time during cooking.
To Operate the Triple Surface Element:
1. Place correctly sized cookware on the radiant surface element.
2. Touch and hold the
heard. The display will show " - - ".
NOTE: Each time a pad is touched a beep will sound. If no further pads are
touched within 10 seconds the request to power the element ON will clear.
3. Select the INNER (See Fig. 2), +MIDDLE (See Fig. 3) or ALL 3 elements
(See Fig. 4) to heat by pressing the
(Figs. 4 & 5 show indicator lights with ALL 3 elements selected).
4. Touch the Triple element
pad once for Lo (See Fig. 4). The Hot Surface indicator light will
turn ON when the element becomes hot.
5. Each touch of the
power level by 1/2 from 9.0 through 3.0. Simmer power levels between 3.0
and 1.0 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. When cooking has been completed touch the
element OFF.
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.
Note: The Hot Surface indicator light will remain ON if the cooktop is still
hot and will remain ON until the heating surface area has cooled sufficiently.
Note: If no element size is choosen when the Triple element is turned ON,
the control will default to the inner coil only. See page 11, Fig. 1 for
recommended surface cooking settings.
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 aluminum foil or 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.
pad for the Triple element position until a beep is
pad once, twice or three times
pad once to turn ON the power level HI or
or pad will decrease or increase the
Fig. 1
Fig. 3
pad once to turn the
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Fig. 2
Fig. 4
Fig. 5