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Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Induction Hob IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS: Before operating this appliance, please read these instructions carefully and keep for future reference. KY -B64CG FOR DOMESTIC USE ONL Y Model No. KY -B64CG KY -B64CA[...]
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3 Thank you for pur chasing this Panasonic appliance Contents Operating Instructions ............... 3-37 IH Cooking Mechanism ....................... 3 Safety Instructions .......................... 4-8 General Precautions .......................... 9 Disposal of W aste Products .............. 9 Genius Sensor T echnology ................ 10 Energy[...]
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4 ■ This appliance can be used by childr en aged fr om 8 years and above and persons with r educed physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concer ning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazar ds involved. Children shall not play with the app[...]
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5 Safety Instructions - Minimum amount of oil must be used as follows; Amount: minimum 200 g (0.22 L) Depth: minimum 1 cm If these war nings ar e not observed, Genius Sensor may not function pr operly and could cause oil to overheat r esulting in a re. ■ W ARNING: In case of malfunction or breakdown, immediately stop using the appliance. T urn[...]
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6 ■ Do not place portable gas bur ners, steel cylinders and canned goods on or near the appliance. If they ar e heated, they may explode. ■ Metal objects such as knives, forks, spoons and lids should not be placed on the hob surface since they can get hot. ■ After use, switch of f the hob element by its contr ol and do not rely on the pan det[...]
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7 Safety Instructions ■ W ARNING: Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil can be danger ous and may result in r e. NEVER try to extinguish a r e with water , but switch of f the appliance and then cover ame with a lid or a r e blanket. ■ W ARNING: Danger of re: do not stor e items on the cooking surfaces. ■ W ARNING: If the[...]
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8 Safety Instructions ■ Ensur e cookware is stable. Otherwise, it may cause injuries or bur ns. ■ Do not heat empty cookwar e or overheat ingr edients. The ingredients may burn and the cookwar e may be damaged. ■ Do not use the appliance for purposes other than cooking. This may cause overheating or malfunction r esulting in a re. ■ If y[...]
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9 Disposal of W aste Products Information on Disposal for Users of W aste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (private households) This symbol on the products and/ or accompanying documents means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with general household waste. For proper treatment, recovery and recycling, please take[...]
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10 Genius Sensor regulates the set temperatures by quickly detecting the temperatures on the base of the cookware, which is suitable for the following cooking modes. KY -B64CG model: ■ Autoboil Mode ■ Low T emperature Cooking Mode ■ Pan Frying Mode ■ Deep/Shallow Frying Mode ■ Pan Frying Mode ■ Deep/Shallow Frying Mode KY -B64CA model: [...]
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11 Features and Functions KY -B64CG Contr ol Panel KY -B64CG Right front Left front Right rear Left rear 1. Main Power (See page 13) 2. Child Lock / Control Panel Lock key (See page 13) 3. Timer key (See pages 13, 26-27) 4. Cooking Timer display (See page 26) 5. Kitchen Timer display (See page 27) 6. Cooking Zone Selectors (See pages 20-27) 7. Slid[...]
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12 Features and Functions KY -B64CA Contr ol Panel KY -B64CA Right front Left front Right rear Left rear T op plate Cooking zone Cooking zone 1. Main Power (See page 13) 2. Child Lock / Control Panel Lock key (See page 13) 3. Timer key (See pages 13, 26-27) 4. Cooking Timer display (See page 26) 5. Kitchen Timer display (See page 27) 6. Cooking Zon[...]
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13 Main Power ■ The main power light illuminates when the main power is turned on. ■ If 1 minute has elapsed without any operation, the main power automatically turns off. Child Lock ■ This is used to lock the control panel to prevent misuse of the appliance. ■ With the main power off, touch and hold for 3 seconds. A light will indicate tha[...]
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14 Boost Function ■ With a cooking zone power level set to 9, touching boosts the power to the selected zone. After 10 mins the power level will return to 9. Residual Heat Indicator ■ When ashes on the display , the corresponding cooking zones are hot. T ake care not to touch cooking zones that are indicated to be hot. Autoboil key (KY -B64C[...]
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15 General Controls ■ Sensor Option key for Pan Frying Mode maintains an optimum temperature with ve settings 140 °C / 160 °C / 180 °C / 200 °C and 230 °C Deep/Shallow Frying Mode controls the temperature of the oil ranging from 140 °C - 200 °C in 10 °C steps. Pause key (KY -B64CG model only) ■ T ouch and hold for 1 second to reduce [...]
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16 Cooking Zones KY -B64CG ø180 mm ø210 mm ø180 mm ø150 mm KY -B64CA ø180 mm ø180 mm ø150 mm ø150 mm Ensure that cookware is placed in the centre of the cooking zone indicated. Cooking zone groups The cooking zones are grouped into two, i.e. front and rear on the right and front and rear on the left. When the two cooking zones within the sa[...]
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17 Material Shape of the Base Size (base diameter) Suitable Cookware Compatible cookware ■ Iron/Cast iron ■ Enamelled iron ■ Magnetic stainless steel The heating power may not be as strong for some stainless steel cookware. Compatible cookware Minimum size of the pan which can be used on each cooking zone is as follows; Cooking zone Minimum s[...]
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18 Checking Cookwar e Compatibility 1. Fill cookware with 1 cup of water and place on a cooking zone. 2. T ouch and hold the main power key to turn on the power . 3. T ouch the key of the cooking zone to be used and set the power level using the slider (KY -B64CG) or ‘+’ and ‘-’ (KY -B64CA) . ■ If the cookware is compatible, power indicat[...]
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19 Safety Featur es Auto Switch Off ■ The IH heater is automatically turned off when an abnormality is detected. - Cookware not detected (See page 36) - Small object on the cooking zone (See page 36) - Empty pan on the cooking zone (See page 37) - Long cooking time (See page 32) IH Cooking ■ The main power is automatically turned off if 1 minut[...]
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20 Selecting the Power Level 1. T ouch and hold the main power key to turn on the power . 2. Select a cooking zone e.g. left front 3. T ouch slider (KY -B64CG) or ‘+’ and ‘-’ (KY -B64CA) to set the power level. Power level adjustable range: 1 - (18 levels). T ouch and hold the + / - keys to quickly change the power level. See Power Level Gu[...]
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21 A vailable on the cooking zone with . 1. T ouch and hold the main power key to turn on the power . 2. Select the cooking zone with . 3. T ouch Autoboil key . The appliance beeps 5 times when the water reaches boiling point and the boiling temperature is maintained. After beeping add ingredients and adjust the heating power with the slider as req[...]
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22 Low T emperatur e Cooking Mode (KY -B64CG model only) A vailable on the cooking zone with . 1. T ouch and hold the main power key to turn on the power . 2. Select the cooking zone with . 3. T ouch Sensor Option key once to select Low T emperature Cooking. 4. T ouch slider to set the required temperature. T emperature adjustable range: 65 o C to [...]
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23 Pan Frying Mode A vailable on the cooking zones with and . 1. T ouch and hold the main power key to turn on the power . 2. Place the pan with the required amount of oil on the cooking zone. 3. Select the cooking zone required. 4. T ouch Sensor Option key until is shown. 5. T ouch slider (KY -B64CG) or ‘+’ and ‘-’ (KY -B64CA) to set the r[...]
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24 A vailable on the cooking zones with and . Deep/Shallow Frying Mode 1. T ouch and hold the main power key to turn on the power . 2. Place the pan with required amount of oil on the cooking zone. 3. Select the cooking zone required. 4. T ouch the sensor option key until is shown. 5. T ouch slider (KY -B64CG) or ‘+’ and ‘-’ (KY -B64CA) to [...]
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25 Deep/Shallow Frying Mode IH Cooking Observe the following to keep Genius Sensor functioning efciently . ■ Follow instructions for quantity of oil. Amount: 200 g to 800 g (0.22 L to 0.9 L) Depth: minimum 1 cm ■ Place the pan in the centre of the cooking zones. ■ Do not use hot oil, brown-coloured oil, cloudy oil, or oil with food sedimen[...]
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26 IH Cooking T imer Using Cooking T imer Used to switch a cooking zone off automatically . Cooking T imer can be set for multiple cooking zones. 1. T ouch and hold the main power key to turn on the power . 2. Perform the desired operation. (see pages 20-23) . 3. T ouch Timer key once to select Cooking Timer . Cooking T imer symbol ashes when th[...]
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27 NOTE ■ Kitchen T imer does not stop the cooking process. ■ Cooking T imer and Kitchen T imer can be set together . IH Cooking T imer Using Kitchen T imer Used independently from all other cooking functions. It counts down from a set time. 1. T ouch and hold the main power key to turn on the power . 2. T ouch T imer key to select Kitchen Time[...]
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28 Low Medium High Power level 1 1. 2 2. 3 3. 4 4. 5 5. 6 6. 7 7. 8 8. 9 Melting Chocolate Butter Honey Heating Soup (e.g. lentil) Milk Frankfurters Simmering Stew Pasta sauce Rice pudding Fish llets White sauce Pan-frying Pre-heat pan Stir-fry Fried eggs Pancakes Omelette Steak, Bacon, Chops Fish llets Meatballs Boiling Pasta, W ater V egeta[...]
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29 Genius Sensor Cooking Chart Low T emperatur e Cooking Mode (12 levels) Menus 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 11 0 11 5 120 Heating Milk Canned foods Poaching Egg Chicken breast Fish Boiling Rice Boiled egg Potato Steaming Fish and Shell sh V egetables Potato Chicken breast Baine marie Melting chocolate Sauce (e.g Hollandaise) Simmering * Curry P[...]
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30 Genius Sensor Cooking Chart Pan Frying Mode (5 levels) Deep/Shallow Frying Mode (7 levels) °C 140 160 180 200 230 S uggested menus Pancakes Stir fry Lamb chops, Fish llets Steak, Pork, Chicken llets Schnitzel, Breaded escalope Sautéed potato Bacon, Sausages Fried eggs French toast Omelette Croque monsieurs Burgers °C 140 150 160 170 180[...]
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31 Always keep the appliance in a clean condition. Spilled food or oil scorched on the appliance may become difcult to clean. T op Plate and Operation Panel Cleaning T roubleshooting CAUTION ■ Before cleaning, turn off the main power switch. Allow to cool before cleaning the top plate. ■ Do not use a steam cleaner . W ater may get into the e[...]
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32 Power Sour ce Check the following for some advice on rectifying some common problems before calling the service centre. Operation Panel Symptom Possible cause The IH cannot be turned ON. ■ The main power switch has not been turned ON. T ouch the main power switch a little longer . ■ Child Lock has been activated. (See page 13). Auto switch o[...]
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33 Sounds and Noises Heat Power Symptom Possible cause Noise is heard during heating. V arious sounds may be heard depending on the type of cookware. Y ou may feel a small vibration when you hold the handle and the cookware may move slightly . This is not a malfunction. Moving the cookware slightly or replacing it may eliminate the sound. If the co[...]
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34 T roubleshooting Low T emperatur e Cooking Mode Autoboil Mode Symptom Possible cause ■ Heating time takes too long. ■ The base of the pan or top plate is dirty . ■ A lid has not been used. ■ W ater was added to the pan during Autoboil mode. ■ The lid is removed or the pan is moved during Autoboil Mode. ■ Cookware with a non-stick coa[...]
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35 Deep/Shallow Frying Mode Symptom Possible cause ■ Preheating time takes too long. ■ The actual temperature is different from the set temperature. ■ The pan has been moved away from Genius Sensor . ■ The base of the pan or top plate is dirty . ■ More than 800 g of oil has been added. ■ Hot oil, brown-coloured oil, cloudy oil, or oil w[...]
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36 Heating automatically resumes after the causes of the following errors are eliminated. Indication Possible cause ■ There is water or objects on or around the control panel. ■ Key is held longer than required. Cookware not detected ■ No pan placed on the cooking zone. ■ The pan has been removed. ■ The pan is not placed in the centre of [...]
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37 Indication Possible cause Empty pan on the cooking zone ■ An empty pan has been heated. ■ When Deep/Shallow Frying, oil was preheated by selecting the power level instead of “Deep/Shallow Frying Mode”. Use Deep/Shallow Frying Mode for heating up a large amount of oil. ■ Incompatible cookware is used for Deep/ Shallow Frying Mode. (See [...]
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38 Please fully observe the following safety pr ecautions. IMPORT ANT ■ Install the appliance in accordance with the Installation Instructions. Otherwise, the performance of the appliance may be affected. ■ After installation perform a test run and explain to the customer how to operate the appliance. ■ Correct installation is the responsibil[...]
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39 ■ This appliance must be pr operly earthed following the electric laws. Earth line must not be connected to gas pipe, water pipe, earth of lightning r od and telephone. Otherwise, it may cause electric shock in case of appliance br eakdown or insulation breakdown. ■ Have a qualied electrician earth the appliance. Impr oper earthing may ca[...]
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40 Safety Instructions ■ The power cor d must be accurately connected to ensur e the integrity of the connection. Impr oper wire connections may cause electric leakages or r es. ■ Use heat r esistant materials for the countertop. However , do not use var nished materials as they might get discolour ed. The material of the countertop should h[...]
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41 Installation of the Appliance For more details on cutout, see page 44. Min. 51 mm clearance from cutout to rear wall Max. 330 mm depth of cabinets Min. 51 mm clearance from cutout to side wall Cutout Min. 762 mm clearance from the top of the cooktop to the bottom of the cabinets (2 pieces) See page 48. Clamp Installation Location Accessories[...]
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42 T op View Fr ont View Side View 590 52 6 Power cord length: approx. 1.2 m (Sheath length: approx. 1.1 m) KY -B64CG (measurement: mm) KY -B64CG / KY -B64CA Rear side Front side 520 Intake vent Exhaust vent 52 6 520 Intake vent Exhaust vent 52 6 Dimensions 590 520[...]
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43 (measurement: mm) Bulge at front countertop Minimum 30 for flat part 490 Min. 40 Min. 20 + 3 - 0 Rear side Front side Flow of intake and exhaust When Installing a Partition Inside the Cabinet ■ Allow for a minimum of 20 mm extra space underneath the bottom of the appliance for air circulation. ■ Allow for a minimum of 40 mm extra space in re[...]
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44 Dimensions of Countertop Cutout KY -B64CG / KY -B64CA Side View with an Oven Min. 60 Min. 5 Min. 40 Flow of intake and exhaust Oven When Installing Above an Oven ■ The appliance may only be installed over a Panasonic oven. ■ Allow for extra spaces for air circulation as shown below . Min. 60 Min. 5 Min. 40 Oven Dimensions (measurement: mm) 4[...]
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45 Installing KY -B64CA KY -B64CA can be tted ush when installing. Flush-tting ■ Only suitable for installation on heat and water resistant worktops such as marble, natural stone, solid wood (if cut out edges are sealed). ■ Mount onto other types of worktops only with the recommendation of the worktop manufacturer . ■ Remove the cush[...]
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46 Electrical Requir ements Installation of the Earth Leakage Cir cuit Breaker ■ This appliance must be supplied with the proper voltage and frequency , and connected to an individual, properly earthed branch circuit, protected by a circuit breaker or fuse. (The rating plate is on the bottom of the appliance.) ■ This appliance is not tted wi[...]
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47 1. T urn off power . T urn off power at the circuit breaker or remove fuses to the appliance branch circuit. 2. Connect the power cord. Connect the power cord in accordance with all governing codes and ordinances. ■ Single-phase connection (220-240 V ~ 50 Hz) Connect the wires in accordance with the instructions given in the following table an[...]
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48 2. Embed the appliance in the countertop cutout while keeping it is as level as possible. ■ Do not drop the appliance on the countertop. ■ Press down on top of the appliance to make sure that it rests on the countertop. ■ Make sure that the spaces between the countertop and the under surface of the appliance are even in the front, rear , l[...]
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49 Upon completing installation, check and mark off the following items. I hereby certify that installation has been completed. Signature of installer Checklist Checked Appearance ■ Ensure that the appliance is not tilted. ■ Is the top plate clean? Electrical work ■ Is the power supply a single-phase (220-240 V ~), or a three-phase (380-415 V[...]
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50 Model KY -B64CG KY -B64CA Power supply Single-phase: 220-240 V ~ 50 Hz Three-phase: 380-415 V 2N~ 50 Hz Power consumption 7,200 W Dimensions (approx.) 590 mm (W) 520 mm (D) 58 mm (H) Uncrated weight (approx.) 1 1.3 kg 1 1.0 kg Maximum power consumption by cooking zone Left front 2,600 W 1,800 W Right front 3,300 W 2,600 W Left rear 2,600 W 2,600[...]
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