AEG Induction hob HK884400XG User Manual

							HK884400XGENHOB USER MANUAL 
						

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							CONTENTS
4 Safety information
5 Safety instructions
8 Product description
10 Operating instructions
13 Helpful hints and tips
15 Care and cleaning
16 What to do if…
17 Installation instructions
19 Environment concerns
20 GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND -
Guarantee/Customer Service
21 European Guarantee
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manual:
Important information concerning your
personal safety and information on how to
avoid damaging the appliance.
General information and tips
Environmental information
Subject to change without notice.Contents
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							SAFETY INFORMATION
Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully read the
supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not responsible if an incor-
rect installation and use causes injuries and damages. Always keep the
instructions with the appliance for future reference.
Children and vulnerable people safety
WARNING!
Risk of suffocation, injury or permanent disability.
• This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above
and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or
lack of experience and knowledge if they are supervised by an adult
or a person who is responsible for their safety.
• Do not let children play with the appliance.
• Keep all packaging away from children.
• Keep children and pets away from the appliance when it operates
or when it cools down. Accessible parts are hot.
• If the appliance has a child safety device, we recommend that you
activate it.
• Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children with-
out supervision.
General Safety
• The appliance and its accessible parts become hot during use. Do
not touch the heating elements.
• Do not operate the appliance by means of an external timer or sep-
arate remote-control system.
• Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil can be dangerous and
may result in fire.
• Never try to extinguish a fire with water, but switch off the appli-
ance and then cover flame e.g. with a lid or a fire blanket.
• Do not store items on the cooking surfaces.
• Do not use a steam cleaner to clean the appliance.
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							• Metallic objects such as knives, forks, spoons and lids should not be
placed on the hob surface since they can get hot.
• If the glass ceramic surface is cracked, switch off the appliance to
avoid the possibility of electric shock.
• After use, switch off the hob element by its control and do not rely
on the pan detector.
 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Installation
WARNING!
Only a qualified person must install this appliance.
• Remove all the packaging.
• Do not install or use a damaged appliance.
• Obey the installation instruction supplied with the appliance.
• Keep the minimum distance from the other appliances and units.
• Always be careful when you move the appliance because it is heavy. Always wear safety
gloves.
• Seal the cut surfaces with a sealant to prevent moisture to cause swelling.
• Protect the bottom of the appliance from steam and moisture.
• Do not install the appliance adjacent to a door or under a window. This prevents hot
cookware to fall from the appliance when the door or the window is opened.
• If the appliance is installed above drawers make sure that the space, between the bottom
of the appliance and the upper drawer, is sufficient for air circulation.
• Make sure that the ventilation space of 2 mm, between the worktop and the front of the
below unit, is free. The warranty does not cover damages caused by the lack of an ade-
quate ventilation space.
• The bottom of the appliance can get hot. We recommend to install a non-combustile
separation panel under the appliance to prevent access to the bottom.
Electrical connection
WARNING!
Risk of fire and electrical shock.
• All electrical connections must be made by a qualified electrician.
• The appliance must be earthed.
• Before carrying out any operation make sure that the appliance is disconnected from the
power supply.
• Use the correct electricity mains cable.
• Do not let the electricity mains cable tangle.Safety instructions
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							• Make sure the mains cable or plug (if applicable) does not touch the hot appliance or hot
cookware, when you connect the appliance to the near sockets
• Make sure the appliance is installed correctly. Loose and incorrect electricity mains cable
or plug (if applicable) can make the terminal become too hot.
• Make sure that a shock protection is installed.
• Use the strain relief clamp on cable.
• Make sure not to cause damage to the mains plug (if applicable) or to the mains cable.
Contact the Service or an electrician to change a damaged mains cable.
• The electrical installation must have an isolation device which lets you disconnect the
appliance from the mains at all poles. The isolation device must have a contact opening
width of minimum 3 mm.
• Use only correct isolation devices: line protecting cut-outs, fuses (screw type fuses re-
moved from the holder), earth leakage trips and contactors.
Use
WARNING!
Risk of injury, burns or electric shock.
• Remove all the packaging, labelling and protective film (if applicable) before first use.
• Use this appliance in a household environment.
• Do not change the specification of this appliance.
• Do not let the appliance stay unattended during operation.
• Do not operate the appliance with wet hands or when it has contact with water.
• Do not put cutlery or saucepan lids on the cooking zones. They can become hot.
• Set the cooking zone to “off” after each use. Do not rely on the pan detector.
• Do not use the appliance as a work surface or as a storage surface.
• If the surface of the appliance is cracked, disconnect immediately the appliance from the
power supply. This to prevent an electrical shock.
• Users with a pacemaker must keep a distance of minimum 30 cm from the induction
cooking zones when the appliance is in operation.
• When you place food into hot oil, it may splash.
WARNING!
Risk of fire or explosion.
• Fats and oil when heated can release flammable vapours. Keep flames or heated objects
away from fats and oils when you cook with them.
• The vapours that very hot oil releases can cause spontaneous combustion.
• Used oil, that can contain food remnants, can cause fire at a lower temperature than oil
used for the first time.
• Do not put flammable products or items that are wet with flammable products in, near
or on the appliance.
WARNING!
Risk of damage to the appliance.
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							• Do not keep hot cookware on the control panel.
• Do not let cookware to boil dry.
• Be careful not let objects or cookware fall on the appliance. The surface can be damaged.
• Do not activate the cooking zones with empty cookware or without cookware.
• Do not put aluminium foil on the appliance.
• Cookware made of cast iron, aluminium or with a damaged bottom can cause scratches
on the glass or glass ceramic. Always lift these objects up when you have to move them
on the cooking surface.
Care and Cleaning
WARNING!
Risk of damage to the appliance.
• Clean regularly the appliance to prevent the deterioration of the surface material.
• Do not use water spray and steam to clean the appliance.
• Clean the appliance with a moist soft cloth. Only use neutral detergents. Do not use
abrasive products, abrasive cleaning pads, solvents or metal objects.
Disposal
WARNING!
Risk of injury or suffocation.
• Contact your municipal authority for information on how to discard the appliance cor-
rectly.
• Disconnect the appliance from the mains supply.
• Cut off the mains cable and discard it.
Service
• Contact the Service to repair the appliance. We recommend only the use of original
spare parts.Safety instructions
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							PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
General overview
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1Induction cooking zone 2300W, with
Power function 3200W
2Induction cooking zone 2300W, with
Power function 3200W
3Induction cooking zone 2300W, with
Power function 3200W
4Control panel
5Induction cooking zone 2300W, with
Power function 3200W
Control panel layout
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Use the sensor fields to operate the appliance. The displays, indicators and sounds tell which
functions operate.
 sensor fieldfunction
1It activates and deactivates the appliance.
2It locks/unlocks the control panel.
3It activates and deactivates the STOP+GO func-
tion.
4It activates the Power Boost function.
5The displayIt shows the functions that operate.
6The control barTo set the heat setting.
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							 sensor fieldfunction
7It sets the timer ( Automatic Counter , Power-off
timer , Minute Minder ).
8 / It set the settings.
9OKIt confirms the setting.
Display
Messages in the display and sounds tell which functions operate.
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1The cooking zones
2The Key lock function operates.
3The  function operates.
4Automatic Counter
5Power-off timer
6Minute Minder
7Minute Minder indicator
The cooking zone in the dis-
playDescription
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The cooking zone operates. Above: heat setting, below: the timer.
Keep Warm / STOP+GO function operates.
P
Power Boost is activated.
POWER
Power Boost operates.
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Zone in adjustment.
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							The cooking zone in the dis-
playDescription
?
There is no cookware on the cooking zone.
A
The Automatic Heat Up function operates.
 
 
OptiHeat Control. The cooking zone is off. The Dimension and col-
ours show the residual heat:
• Big red - still cooking
• Big bright red - keep warm
• Small bright red - still hot
• Small white - the cooking zone is cold
Residual heat
WARNING!
After, a cooking session the cooking zone stay hot. The risk of burns!
The induction cooking zones make the heat necessary for cooking directly in the bottom of
the cookware. The glass ceramic is hot from the heat of the cookware.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Activation and deactivation
Touch  for 1 second to activate or deactivate the appliance.
Automatic Switch Off
The function deactivates the appliance automatically if:
• All cooking zones are deactivated.
• You do not set the heat setting after you activate the appliance.
• You spill something or put something on the control panel for more than 10 seconds, (a
pan, a cloth, etc.). The sound operates some time and the appliance deactivates. Remove
the object or clean the control panel.
• The appliance gets too hot (e.g. when, a saucepan boils dry). Before you use the hob
again, the cooking zone must be cool.
• You use incorrect cookware. The symbol ? comes on and the cooking zone deactivates
automatically after 2 minutes.
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