Smeg Electric Cooktop SE640ID1 manual

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    Contents 28 1. INSTRUCTIONS F OR USE .... ................. ................ ................ ................. ................ ............. 29 2. RECYCLING INSTRUCTIONS - OU R ENVIRONMENT POLICY .............. ................. .......... 30 3. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ...... ................. ................................ ................. ......[...]

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    Precautions f or use 29 1. INSTRUCTIONS F OR USE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION: CONSUL T THE INST ALLA TION INSTR UCTIONS FOR THE SAFETY ST ANDARDS FOR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND FOR THE VENTILA TION FUNCTIONS . IN Y OUR O WN INTEREST , AND THA T OF SAFETY , THE LA W EST ABLISHES THA T ALL ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BE INST ALLED AND SER VICED BY QU A LIFIED PER[...]

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    The environment – Re cycling instructions 30 2. RECYCLING INSTR UCTIONS - OUR ENVIR ONMENT POLICY Our household a ppliances are only pac kaged using non -pollutant, en vironment-friendly , recyclable materials. Please help by disposing of the pack ing correctly . Y ou can obtain the addresse s of collection, recycling and disposal centres fr om y[...]

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    Safety instructions 31 3. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CONSUL T TH E INST ALLA TION INSTR UCTIONS FOR THE SAFETY ST AND ARDS APPLICABLE TO ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND FOR THE VENTILA TION FUNCTIONS. IN Y OUR INTERESTS AND FOR Y OUR SAFETY IT HAS BEEN EST AB LISHED BY LA W THA T THE INST ALLA TION AN D SER VICING OF ALL ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES IS TO BE CARRIED O[...]

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    Safety instructions 32 Please note: Beware of children in the vicinity as the warning lights indi cating residual heat are out of their line of sight. The cooking zones remain hot for a certain pe rio d of time even after they have been turned o ff. Make sure that children never to uch the hob. DUE TO THE RAPID REACTION IN THE CA SE OF EXTREMELY HI[...]

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    Safety instructions 33 SAUCEPANS AND OTHER PANS MUST NOT COV ER THE SENSOR BUTTONS AS OTHERWISE THE APPLIANCE WILL AUTOMATICALLY DEACTIVATE. ACTIVATE THE CHILD SAFETY FUNCTION WHEN Y OU HAV E PETS WHICH COULD REACH THE HOB . DO NOT USE THE HOB IF PYROLYSIS IS TAKING PLACE INSIDE THE OV EN. The manufacturer cannot be held liable for damag e to perso[...]

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    Instructions f or the User 34 4. BEFORE FIRST USE 5. INTENDED USE OF THE APPLIANCE Do not lea ve p ackagi ng unattended in the home environm ent. Separate the v arious waste materials a nd take them to the nearest differentiated waste collec tion centre. Remov e all the REMO V ABLE labels and any protect ive fi lm from the appliance . T o switch on[...]

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    Instructions f or the User 35 6. DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLIANC E AND THE CONTR OLS ON THE FR ONT P ANEL 6.1 The hob The hob is an induction hob . An induction coil located under t he glass ceramic cooking sur face crea tes an alternating electromagne tic field which enters the glass cer amic and induces a thermal current in the base of the sa ucepan.[...]

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    Instructions f or the User 36 6.3 Limitation on the duration of use The hob has an automatic de vice which limits the duration of use . The duration of operation of each coo king zone depends on the po wer le vel selected (see ta ble). The assumption is that no chang es are made to the settings of t he cooking zone while it is in oper ation. When t[...]

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    Instructions f or the User 37 Carry out the magnet test described belo w or chec k whether the cont ainer bears the stamp indicating that it is suitab le f or cooking with an inductio n current. Magnet test : Mov e the ma gnet tow ards the base of your coo king container . If the magne t is attracted, y ou can use the container on the induction hob[...]

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    Instructions f or the User 38 6.9 Residual heat indicator The hob is equipped with a re sidual heat indicator in the f or m of the symbol. When is display ed after the heat has been s witched off, it indicates that the re sidual heat can be used to keep food hot or melt cer tain f oods. The cooking zone ma y still be hot ev en after the sym bol is [...]

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    Instructions f or the User 39 7. USING THE SENSORS The glass cer amic hob is controlled b y means of the T ouch Control sensor b uttons . Operating t he sensor buttons: lightly touch a symbol on the glass cer amic surface . Every effectiv e touch will be confir med by an acoustic signal. For simplicity , from now on we will ref er to the T o uch Co[...]

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    Instructions f or the User 40 8. USING THE HOB 8.1 W arnings and general advice T o operate a h ob equipped with touc h controls, ligh tly press the symbols p rinted on the surf ace of the hob . Every pressure on a symbol is con firmed by a co ntrol beep . On first connection to the elect rical mains, an operat ing chec k will be carried out aut om[...]

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    Instructions f or the User 41 8.3 Switching on the hob and the cooking zone T o activa te the control described here , after pressing one (selection) b utton, y ou need to press anoth er one afterwar ds . The second b utton need s to be pressed within 10 secon ds , as otherwise the desired selection will be deactiv ated. 1P r e s s t h e on/off b u[...]

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    Instructions f or the User 42 8.7 Sensor / child safety loc k Using the loc k, you can lock a setting (e .g. cooking le v el 4). Then only the on/off b utton will be av ailable to turn off the hob. The lock can be activat ed with the hob on or off . The sensor loc k remains on e ven when the hob has been turned off . This protects the appliance fro[...]

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    Instructions f or the User 43 8.9 Quick start cooking Using this function, cookin g star ts at lev el 9 then is automatically reduced (l ev els 1 to 8) after a determined period of time. When the quic k star t cooking funct ion is activa ted, the pow er le vel also needs to be set for the normal co oking period which will be selected automatically [...]

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    Instructions f or the User 44 8.10 Cooking guidelines The tab le below sho ws the pow er v alues which can be set, toget her with the correspond ing type of f ood. Settings ma y v ar y depending on the amount of foo d and personal taste . SETTING TYPE OF FOOD 1 T o melt butter , chocolate or simila r products. 2 - 3 T o heat f ood, ke ep small amou[...]

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    Instructions f or the User 45 9. CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Before performing any operations , switch off the power supply to th e appliance. 9.1 Cleaning the glass ceramic hob The glass ceramic hob should be regularly cleaned, preferably after every use, o nce the residual heat warning lights have gone off. Smudges from al uminium-based pans can be [...]

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    Instructions f or the User 46 10. T ROUBLE-SHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CA USES SOLUTION The hob does not w ork. - The hob is not wired in or the main switch is not on. - There is a po wer f ailure . - The fuse or the magnet othermal s witch of th e appliance h as blown. - The sensor b uttons are loc ked (child safe ty) - is the control light abov e t[...]

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    Instructions f o r the installer 47 11. INST ALLA TION 11.1 Safety instructions for installing kitchen furniture • V eneers, adh esives or plastic co atings on adjacent furniture should be temper ature-resistant (>75°C). If they are not sufficiently temperature-re sistant, they may w ar p over time. • When the appliance has been installed ,[...]

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    Instructions f o r the installer 48 11.3 P ositioning • If there are other pieces of furniture (later al walls , dra wers , etc.) under the hob , a doubl e-la yer base must be insta lled at least 20 mm from t he bottom of the hob to av oid any accidental cont act. It must only be possib le to remo ve the doub le-lay er base using suitab le equipm[...]

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    Instructions f o r the installer 49 11.6 Inser ting the hob into th e hole in the work surface Be v er y careful when inserting the hob . If the process is no t follo wed corr ectly as described, the hob ma y be damaged. • Inser t the h ob , resting the fr ame completely on th e back edge of the hole in the w ork surface . Do not apply pressure t[...]

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    Instructions f o r the installer 50 11.8 T echnical information • Hob mode l See rating plate • Electrical connections 220-240V~ 50 /60Hz / 380-415V 2N~ 50/60Hz • HOB RA TING I • Maximum power See rating plate 11.9 The rating plate Mak e sure that the voltag e and capacity of the power line conf orm to the data sho wn on the pl ate located [...]

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    Instructions f o r the installer 51 If the cab le needs replacing, an original spare can be ordered from A uthorised Service Centres. The manufa cturer cannot be held liable f or damag e to persons or t hings caused b y f ailure to ob ser ve the abov e instr uctions or by tampering with any part of the appliance . 11.11T erminal diagram The adjacen[...]

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    Instructions f o r the installer 52 11.12 P ower limiter release The hob leav es the factory with the powe r limited to 2.8 kW . This setting can be remov ed as indicated below , after which the power will no longer be limited and the hob maximum power will be 7.4kW . After ha ving connected the hob to the po wer supply , enter the configur ation m[...]