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Contents 1. INSTR UCTIONS FOR USE ... ................. ................................ ................. .............................. 28 2. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ...... ................. ................................ ................. .............................. 30 3. ENVIR ONMENT AL RESPONSIBILITY ..... ................ ................. ..[...]
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General instructions 28 1. INSTR UCTIONS FOR USE THIS MANU AL IS AN INTEGRA L P ART OF THE APPLIANCE. IT MUST BE KEPT IN ITS ENTIRETY AND IN AN ACCESSIBLE PLA CE FOR THE WHOLE WORKING LIFE OF THE HOB . WE AD VISE Y OU T O READ THIS MANUAL AND ALL THE INFORMA TION IT CONT AINS CAREFULL Y BEFORE USING THE HOB. INST ALLA TION MUST BE CARR IED OUT BY Q[...]
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General instructions 29 A CTIV A TE THE CHILD LOCK WHEN Y O U HA VE PETS WHICH COULD REACH THE HOB. DO NOT PUT EMPTY SAUCEPANS AND FR YING PAN S ON COOKING ZONES WHICH HAV E BEEN S WITCHED ON. DO NO T USE THE HOB IF PYROL YSIS IS T AKING PLA CE INSIDE THE O VEN. The manufact urer declines all responsibilit y for damage to per sons or things caused [...]
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General instructions 30 2. SAFETY PRECA UTIONS CONSUL T THE INST ALLA TION INS TR UCTIONS FOR THE SAFETY ST AND ARDS APPLICABLE T O ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND FOR THE VENTILA TION FUNC TIONS. IN Y OUR INTERESTS AND FOR Y O UR SAFETY IT HAS BEEN EST ABLISHED BY LA W THA T THE INST ALLA TION AND SER VICING OF ALL ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES IS T O BE CAR RI[...]
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General instructions 31 NEVER A TTEMP T T O REP AIR TH E APPLIANCE. ALL REP AIRS MUST BE CARRIED OUT BY AN A UTHORISED TECHNICIAN OR A T AN A UTHORISED SER VICE CENTRE . IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PRO VISIONS RE GARDING ELECTR OMAG NETIC COMP A TIBILITY , THE ELECTROMA GNETIC INDUCTION COOKING HOB COMES UNDER GROUP 2 AND CLASS B (EN 55011). DO NO T LEA[...]
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Instructions f or disposal 32 3. ENVIR ONMENT AL RESPONSIBILITY 3.1 Our en vironmental care Pursuant to Directiv es 2002/ 95/EC, 2002/96/EC , 2003/108/EC , relating to the reduction of the use of hazardous substances in elect r ical and electronic appliances , as well as to the disposal of refuse, the crossed out bin symbol on the app liance indica[...]
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33 Instructions f or the user 4. GET T O KNO W Y OUR APPLIANCE The hob is equipped with an induction gener ator f or each cooking z one. Each gener ator located unde r the glass ceramic cooking surf ace creates an electr oma gnetic field which induces a thermal current in the base of the saucepan. This means the heat is no long er transmitted from [...]
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34 Instructions f or the user 4.2 Saucepan recognition If there is no saucepan on a cooking zone or if th e saucepan is too small, no energy will be transmitted. If there is a suitab le saucepan on the cookin g zone, t he recognition system notice s it and tur ns on the hob to the pr eset power le v el. Energy transmission is also interrupted when [...]
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35 Instructions f or the user 4.5 Pr otection from hob o verheating If the hob is used on full pow er for a long period, the electroni cs will ha ve troub le cooling down if the room tem perature is high . T o av oid excessiv ely high tempe ratures f or ming in the electronics , the pow er to the cooking zone is reduced automatica lly . If during n[...]
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36 Instructions f or the user 5. USING THE HOB 5.1 General warnings and advice On first connection to the electric al mains, an oper ating check will be carried out automatically and all the indicator lights will come on f or a f ew seconds. After use , switch off the hot plates using th e contro ls described in point “5.4 Switching of f the cook[...]
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37 Instructions f or the user 5.4 Switc hing off the cooking zone T o switch off the cooking zone hold down the On/Off ke y for at least 2 seconds. The displa y will no longer show the po wer le vel. T o switch off all th e cooking zones at the same time hold do wn the On/Off ke y of an active cooking zone f or at least 5 seco nds. 5.5 Residual hea[...]
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38 Instructions f or the user 5.7 Cooking zone automatic shutdown timer After activ ating the cooking z one and having se lected the required po wer lev el y ou can progra m the automatic shutdo wn at the end of a period of time (fro m 1 to 99 minutes). 5.7.1 Setting the cooking time Hold down k ey f or 2 seconds, the displa y will sh ow and the fl[...]
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39 Instructions f or the user 5.8 Contr ol lock The control loc k is a device that protects the appliance from accidental or inappropriate use. Useful f or pre ventin g accidental changes to set cooking v alues, the loc k can be activ ated while the hob is on or off . 5.8.1 Activ ating the contr ol lock Press fo r at least 3 seconds, a confir matio[...]
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40 Instructions f or the user 5.10 Secondar y menu (A utomatic contr o l lock - Sho wroom - ECO-logic) The hob is equipped with a secon dar y menu f or activatin g or deactivati ng some parameters: 1 A utoma tic control lock: on activ ating this mode , one min ute after the last oper ation by t he user , the controls will automatically be lock ed ([...]
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41 Instructions f or the user 5.11 Cooking guidelines The tab le below sho ws the pow er valu es which can be set, toge ther with the correspo nding type of f ood. Settings ma y vary depending on the amount of f ood and persona l taste. SETTING TYPE OF FOOD U T o me lt butter , chocolate or similar produc ts. 1 - 4 T o heat fo od, keep small amount[...]
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42 Instructions f or the user 6. CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Bef ore perf orming any opera tions requiring access to powered par ts, disconne ct the appliance from the pow er supply . Do not use a steam jet f or cleaning the ap pliance. 6.1 Cleaning the gl ass ceramic hob The glass cera mic hob should be regularly cleaned, prefer ably after e v er y u[...]
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43 Instructions f or the user 7. TR OUBLESHOO TING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CA USES SOLUTION The hob does not w ork. - The hob is not wired in or the main s witch is not on. - There is a po wer f ailure. - The fuse or the magnet other mal s witch of the appliance has b lown. - The sensor k eys ar e bloc ked (child lock). - The ke ys ar e par tially cov ere[...]
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44 Instructions f or the installer 8. INST ALLA TION 8.1 Safety instructions f or installing in kitchen units USE PERSONAL PRO TECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN INST ALLING THE APPLIANCE. V eneers, adh esives or plastic coatin gs on adjace nt fur niture sh ould be tempe rature-resistan t (>90°C). If they are not sufficie ntly temperature-r esistant, they [...]
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45 Instructions f or the installer L (mm) X (mm) Y (mm) A ( mm) B (mm) C (mm) 900 882 33 2 50 mi n. 50 min. 750 min. 8.2.2 Mounting dimensions f or hobs with straight edge L (mm) X (mm) Y (mm) G (mm) H (mm) A (mm) B (mm) C (mm) 300 270 490 304 519 50 min. 50 min. 750 min. 600 560 490 604 519 50 min. 50 min. 750 min. 700 665 490 704 519 50 min. 50 m[...]
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46 Instructions f or the installer 8.3 Mounting 8.3.1 Over empty kitchen unit or dra wers If there ar e other pieces of furniture (later al walls , dra wers , etc.) under the hob , a doub le-la yer wooden base must be installed at le ast 30 mm fro m the bottom of the hob to av oid any acciden tal contact. It must only be possible to re mov e the do[...]
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47 Instructions f or the installer 8.4 V entilation The illustrations below sho w two e xamples of installa tion suitable f or proper v entilation and one example of incorrect installation to be av oided. Do not obstruct the ve ntilation grille in front of t he product in any type of installation. 8.5 Hob seal T o prev ent leakage of liquid between[...]
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48 Instructions f or the installer 8.7 Electrical connection Mak e sure that the voltag e and capacity of the pow er line conf or m to the data sho wn on the plate located under the casing. Do no t remove this plate for any reason. THE HOB MUST BE CONN ECTED T O THE ELECTRIC SUP PL Y BY A QU ALIFIED TECHNICIAN. BEFORE ANY INTER VENTION, DISCONNE CT[...]
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49 Instructions f or the installer HOB TYPE (CM) POSSIBLE CONNECTION TYPES CABLE TYPE (if not present) 60 - 70 -9 0 380 - 415 V 3N~ 5-pole 5 x 2,5 mm² H05V2V2-F 380 - 415 V 2N~ 4-pole 4 x 2.5 mm² H05V2V2-F 220 - 240 V 3~ 4-pole 4 x 2.5 mm² H05V2V2 -F 60 - 70 220 - 240 V 1N~ 3-pole 3 x 4 mm² H05V2V2-F 70 - 90 220 - 240 V 1N~ 3-pole 3 x 6 mm² H0[...]
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50 Instructions f or the installer 8.7.1 T erminal diagram The adjacent diagram illustr a tes the power supply terminal from belo w , with no cab les connected. T er minals 4 and 5 must be connecte d at all times.[...]