AEG Induction hob HK953400FB User Manual

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							CONTENTS
1. SAFETY INFORMATION.................................................................................................3
2.  SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS................................................................................................ 4
3.  PRODUCT DESCRIPTION.............................................................................................. 7
4.  DAILY USE.......................................................................................................................\
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5.  HINTS AND TIPS........................................................................................................... 11
6.  CARE AND CLEANING................................................................................................ 13
7.  TROUBLESHOOTING................................................................................................... 13
8.  INSTALLATION............................................................................................................. 16
9.  TECHNICAL DATA........................................................................................................ 18
10.  ENERGY EFFICIENCY.................................................................................................18
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							1.  SAFETY INFORMATION
Before the installation and use of the appliance,carefully read the supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not responsible for any injuries ordamages that are the result of incorrect installation or
usage. Always keep the instructions in a safe and
accessible location for future reference.
1.1  Children and vulnerable people safety
•This appliance can be used by children aged 8 years
and above and by persons with reduced capabilities
provided that they have been given instruction and/or
supervision regarding the safe use of the appliance and understand the potential hazards involved.
• Do not let children play with the appliance.
• Keep all packaging away from children and dispose of
it appropriately.
• 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, this should
be activated.
• Children shall not carry out cleaning and user
maintenance of the appliance without supervision.
• Children aged 3 years and under must be kept away
from this appliance when it is in operation at all times.
1.2  General Safety
•
WARNING: The appliance and its accessible parts
become hot during use. Care should be taken to
avoid touching heating elements. Children less than 8
years of age shall be kept away unless continuously supervised.
• Do not operate the appliance by means of an external
timer or separate remote-control system.
• WARNING: Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or
oil can be dangerous and may result in fire.
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							•NEVER try to extinguish a fire with water, but switch
off the appliance and then cover flame e.g. with a lidor a fire blanket.
• CAUTION: The cooking process has to be supervised.
A short term cooking process has to be supervised
continuously.
• WARNING: Danger of fire: Do not store items on the
cooking surfaces.
• Metallic objects such as knives, forks, spoons and lids
should not be placed on the hob surface since they
can get hot.
• Do not use a steam cleaner to clean the appliance.
• After use, switch off the hob element by its control
and do not rely on the pan detector.
• If the glass ceramic surface / glass surface is cracked,
switch off the appliance to avoid the possibility of electric shock.
• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by
the manufacturer, an authorized Service or similarly
qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.
• WARNING: Use only hob guards designed by the
manufacturer of the cooking appliance or indicated by the manufacturer of the appliance in the instructionsfor use as suitable or hob guards incorporated in the appliance. The use of inappropriate guards can causeaccidents.2.  SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS2.1  InstallationWARNING!
Only a qualified person must
install this appliance.
• Remove all the packaging.
• Do not install or use a damaged appliance.
• Follow the installation instruction supplied with the appliance.
• Keep the minimum distance from the other appliances and units.
• Always take care when moving theappliance as it is heavy. Always use
safety gloves and enclosed footwear.
• 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.
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							between the bottom of the appliance
and the upper drawer, is sufficient for air circulation.
• The bottom of the appliance can get hot. Make sure to install a non-
combustible separation panel under
the appliance to prevent access to the
bottom.
• 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 adequate
ventilation space.2.2  Electrical ConnectionWARNING!
Risk of fire and electrical
shock.
• All electrical connections should be made by a qualified electrician.
• The appliance must be earthed.
• Before carrying out any operation make sure that the appliance isdisconnected from the power supply.
• Make sure that the electrical information on the rating plate agrees
with the power supply. If not, contact
an electrician.
• Make sure the appliance is installed correctly. Loose and incorrect
electricity mains cable or plug (if
applicable) can make the terminal
become too hot.
• Use the correct electricity mains cable.
• Do not let the electricity mains cable tangle.
• Make sure that a shock protection is installed.
• Use the strain relief clamp on the cable.
• 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
• Do not use multi-plug adapters and extension cables.
• Make sure not to cause damage to the mains plug (if applicable) or to themains cable. Contact our Authorised
Service Centre or an electrician to
change a damaged mains cable.
• The shock protection of live and insulated parts must be fastened in
such a way that it cannot be removed without tools.
• Connect the mains plug to the mains socket only at the end of the
installation. Make sure that there is
access to the mains plug after the
installation.
• If the mains socket is loose, do not connect the mains plug.
• Do not pull the mains cable to disconnect the appliance. Always pull
the mains plug.
• Use only correct isolation devices: line protecting cut-outs, fuses (screw typefuses removed from the holder), earth
leakage trips and contactors.
• 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.2.3  UseWARNING!
Risk of injury, burns and
electrical 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.
• Make sure that the ventilation openings are not blocked.
• Do not let the appliance stay unattended during operation.
• Set the cooking zone to “off” after each use.
• Do not rely on the pan detector.
• Do not put cutlery or saucepan lids on the cooking zones. They can become
hot.
• Do not operate the appliance with wet hands or when it has contact withwater.
• 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
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							appliance from the power supply. This
to prevent an electrical shock.
• Users with a pacemaker must keep a distance of minimum 30 cm from theinduction cooking zones when the
appliance is in operation.
• When you place food into hot oil, it may splash.WARNING!
Risk of fire and explosion
• Fats and oil when heated can release flammable vapours. Keep flames orheated 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 lowertemperature than oil used for the firsttime.
• Do not put flammable products or items that are wet with flammableproducts in, near or on the appliance.
WARNING!
Risk of damage to the
appliance.
• Do not keep hot cookware on the control panel.
• Do not put a hot pan cover on the glass surface of the hob.
• Do not let cookware to boil dry.
• Be careful not to 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 /
glass ceramic. Always lift these
objects up when you have to move them on the cooking surface.
• This appliance is for cooking purposes only. It must not be used for
other purposes, for example room heating.2.4  Care and cleaning
• Clean regularly the appliance to
prevent the deterioration of the
surface material.
• Deactivate the appliance and let it cool down before you clean it.
• Disconnect the appliance from the electrical supply before maintenance.
• 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.
2.5  DisposalWARNING!
Risk of injury or suffocation.
• Contact your municipal authority for information on how to discard the
appliance correctly.
• Disconnect the appliance from the mains supply.
• Cut off the mains electrical cable close to the appliance and dispose of
it.
2.6  Service
• To repair the appliance contact an
Authorised Service Centre.
• Use original spare parts only.
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							3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION3.1  Cooking surface layout1Induction cooking zone2
Control panel
3.2 Control panel layout
Use the sensor fields to operate the appliance. The displays, indicators and sounds tell
which functions operate.
Sensor
fieldFunctionComment1ON / OFFTo activate and deactivate the hob.2Lock / The Child Safety De-
viceTo lock / unlock the control panel.3STOP+GOTo activate and deactivate the function.4-Heat setting displayTo show the heat setting.5-Timer indicators of cooking
zonesTo show for which zone you set the time.6-Timer displayTo show the time in minutes.7-To select the cooking zone.ENGLISH72
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							Sensor
fieldFunctionComment8 /-To increase or decrease the time.9Power functionTo activate and deactivate the function.10-Control barTo set a heat setting.3.3  Heat setting displaysDisplayDescriptionThe cooking zone is deactivated. - The cooking zone operates.STOP+GO function operates.Automatic Heat Up function operates.Power function operates. + digitThere is a malfunction. /  / OptiHeat Control (3 step Residual heat indicator): continue cooking /
keep warm / residual heat.Lock / The Child Safety Device function operates.Incorrect or too small cookware or no cookware on the cooking zone.Automatic Switch Off function operates.3.4  OptiHeat Control (3 step
Residual heat indicator)WARNING!
 /  /  There is a risk of
burns from residual heat.
The indicator shows the level
of the residual heat.
The induction cooking zones make the heat necessary for cooking process
directly in the bottom of the cookware.
The glass ceramic is heated by the heat
of the cookware.4.  DAILY USEWARNING!
Refer to Safety chapters.4.1  Activating and
deactivating
Touch 
 for 1 second to activate or
deactivate the hob.
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							4.2 Automatic Switch Off
The function deactivates the hob
automatically if:
• all cooking zones are deactivated,
• you do not set the heat setting after you activate the hob,
• you spill something or put something on the control panel for more than 10seconds (a pan, a cloth, etc.). An
acoustic signal sounds and the hob
deactivates. Remove the object or
clean the control panel.
• the hob gets too hot (e.g. when a
saucepan boils dry). Let the cooking
zone cool down before you use the
hob again.
• you use incorrect cookware. The
symbol 
 comes on and the cooking
zone deactivates automatically after 2
minutes.
• you do not deactivate a cooking zone or change the heat setting. After
some time 
 comes on and the hob
deactivates.
The relation between the heat setting and the time after which the hob
deactivates:
Heat settingThe hob deacti-
vates after, 1 - 36 hours4 - 75 hours8 - 94 hours10 - 141.5 hour4.3  The heat setting
To set or change the heat setting:
Touch the control bar at the correct heat setting or move your finger along thecontrol bar until you reach the correctheat setting.
4.4  Using the cooking zones
Put the cookware on the cross / square
which is on the surface that you cook. Cover the cross / square fully. Inductioncooking zones adapt to the dimension of
the bottom of the cookware
automatically. You can cook with the large cookware on two cooking zones at
the same time.4.5  Automatic Heat Up
Activate this function to get a desired
heat setting in a shorter time. When it is
on, the zone operates on the highest
setting in the beginning and then
continues to cook at the desired heating
setting.
To activate the function the
cooking zone must be cold.
To activate the function for a cooking
zone:  touch 
 ( comes on).
Immediately touch a desired heat
setting. After 3 seconds 
 comes on.
To deactivate the function:  change the
heat setting.
4.6  Power function
This function makes more power
available to the induction cooking zones. The function can be activated for the
induction cooking zone only for a limited
period of time. After this time the
induction cooking zone automatically
sets back to the highest heat setting.
Refer to “Technical
information” chapter.
To activate the function for a cooking
zone:  touch 
.  comes on.
To deactivate the function:  change the
heat setting.
4.7  TimerCount Down Timer
You can use this function to set how long
the cooking zone should operate for asingle cooking session.
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							First set the heat setting for the cookingzone then set the function.
To set the cooking zone:  touch 
again and again until the indicator of a
necessary cooking zone comes on.
To activate the function:  touch 
 of
the timer to set the time (00 - 99
minutes). When the indicator of the cooking zone starts to flash slowly the
time counts down.
To see the remaining time:  set the
cooking zone with 
. The indicator of
the cooking zone starts to flash quickly.
The display shows the remaining time.
To change the time:  set the cooking
zone with 
. Touch  or .
To deactivate the function:  set the
cooking zone with 
 and touch . The
remaining time counts back to 00. The
indicator of the cooking zone goes out.
When the time comes to an
end, the sound operates and
00 flashes. The cooking zone
deactivates.
To stop the sound:  touch .
CountUp Timer (The count up timer)
You can use this function to monitor how
long the cooking zone operates.
To set the cooking zone:  touch 
again and again until the indicator of a
necessary cooking zone comes on.
To activate the function:  touch 
 of
the timer. 
 comes on. When the
indicator of the cooking zone starts to
flash slowly the time counts up. The
display switches between 
 and
counted time (minutes).
To see how long the cooking zone operates:  set the cooking zone with 
.
The indicator of the cooking zone starts to flash quickly. The display shows how
long the zone operates.
To deactivate the function:  set the
cooking zone with 
 and touch  or
. The indicator of the cooking zone
goes out.Minute Minder
You can use this function as a  Minute
Minder  when the hob is activated and
the cooking zones do not operate. The
heat setting display shows 
.
To activate the function:  touch 
.
Touch 
 or  of the timer to set the
time. When the time comes to an end, the sound operates and  00 flashes.
To stop the sound:  touch 
.
The function has no effect
on the operation of the
cooking zones.4.8  STOP+GO
This function sets all cooking zones that
operate to the lowest heat setting.
When the function operates, you cannot
change the heat setting.
The function does not stop the timer
functions.
To activate the function:  touch 
. comes on.
To deactivate the function:  touch 
.
The previous heat setting comes on.
4.9  Lock
You can lock the control panel while
cooking zones operate. It prevents an
accidental change of the heat setting.
Set the heat setting first.
To activate the function:  touch 
. comes on for 4 seconds. The Timer stays
on.
To deactivate the function:  touch 
.
The previous heat setting comes on.
When you deactivate the
hob, you also deactivate this
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