Operating The Triple Surface Elements - KENMORE ELITE 790.4531 Série Manuel D'utilisation Et D'entretien

Setting Surface Controls (cont'd)
Operating the Triple Surface Element
The cooktop is equipped with a Triple radiant
surface element located at the right front cooktop
position (Figures 1 & 2). Indicator lights on the
control panel at that position are used to indicate
what portions of the Triple radiant element will heat.
The light indicates that only the inner element
will heat. The light indicates that both inner and
double elements will heat together. The
indicates that all 3 portions of the element will
heat. You may switch between all of these diff erent
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
power indicator light will turn ON. Note: If no key pad is
touched within 10 seconds the request to Power ON the
cooktop will clear.
3. Touch the pad for the Triple element position until a beep
is heard. The display will show "- -".
Note: If no further pads are touched within 10 seconds the
request to power the element ON will clear.
4. Select the (See Fig. 3),
Fig. 5) to heat by pressing the
times (Figures 5 & 6 show indicator lights with ALL 3 elements selected).
5. Touch HI pad once to turn ON the power level to HI. Touch Lo
6. Each touch of the
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.
7. Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then turn to a lower setting to fi nish 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.
8. When cooking has been completed touch the
used touch the key pad to turn off 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 suffi ciently.
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 suffi ciently.
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 fi re 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.
light
key pad until a beep sounds. The
(See Fig. 4) or
pad once, twice or three
or Lo pad will decrease or increase the power level from 9.5 through 3.0 by .5 increments.
Fig. 1 - 30" Model
Fig. 3
3 elements (See
pad once for Lo (See Fig. 6).
pad once to turn the element OFF and if no other surface element is
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Fig. 2 - 36" Model
Fig. 4
Fig. 6
Fig. 5