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29 Contents THESE INSTR UCTIONS ARE V ALID ONL Y FOR THE DESTIN A TION COUNTRIES WHOSE IDENTIFYING SYMBOLS ARE INCLUDED ON THE COVER OF THIS MANUAL. THIS IS A CLASS 3 B UIL T IN HOB. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE USER: th ese contain user advice, the description of the controls and the correct procedures for c leaning and maintenance of the ap pliance. INST[...]
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General instructions 30 1. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE This manual is an integral part of the appliance. It must be kept in its entirety and in an accessible place for the whole working life of the appliance. W e recommend reading this manual and all informati on it contains carefully before using the appli ance. Installation must be carried o ut by quali[...]
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General instructions 31 Nev er pla ce saucepans with bases which ar e not perf ectly flat and smooth on the hob . Nev er use cookware which extends bey ond the external per imeter of the hob .[...]
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General instructions 32 2. SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Consult the installation in structions fo r safety standards on electrical or gas appliances and for ventilation functions. In y our interests and f or your saf ety the law requires that the installation and ser vicing of all electr ical and gas appliances be carr ied out by qualified personne l in acc[...]
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General instructions 33 This appliance may be used by children from the age of 8 and by people of reduced physical and mental ability or lacking in e xper ience and knowledge, provided they are supervised or instr ucted on the safe use of the appliance and if they understand the associated risks. Do not allow children to play with the appliance. Do[...]
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Instructions f or disposal 34 3. ENVIR ONMENT AL CARE 3.1 Our en vironmental care Pursuant to Directives 2002/95/EC , 200 2/96/EC and 2003/108/EC re lating to the reduction of the use of hazardous s ubstan ces in electrical and electronic appliances, as well as to the disposal of refuse, the crossed out bin symbol on the appliance indicate s that t[...]
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Instructions f or the user 35 4. DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTROLS 4.1 Cont rol zone All the hob controls are grouped together on th e front panel. CONTROL ZONE 3-b urner hob 4-b urner hob 5-burner hob KNOB DESCRIPTION T o li ght the flame, press the knob and, at the same time, tur n it anti-clockwise to the minimum flame symbol . T o adju st the flame, [...]
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Instructions f or the user 36 5. USING THE HOB Make sure that the f astening plates E, the burners, the crowns and the pan stands are assemb led correctly . The notches A of the flame-sprea der crowns m ust be inser ted into the housings B of the burne r . The holes C in the burn er should be slid over the igniters and ther mocouples D on the hob .[...]
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Instructions f or the user 37 T o p osition each pan stand correctly on it s bur ner , f ollow the instructions below: 3-burner hob 4-burner hob 5-burner hob At the ends of the legs of the pan stands there are silicone rests with a hole that mu st be centred onto th e matching fixing pins on the surf ace.[...]
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Instructions f or the user 38 P osition the suppor t pan stand on the side burne rs, centring the fastening pins ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) and then resting it on the hob. Then position the central pan stand (5-b urner mo del) or the resting pan stand (4-burner model ) so that the dent rests on the suppor ting bar of the su ppor t pan stand as shown in the fi[...]
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Instructions f or the user 39 5.2 Lighting the burne rs using a saf ety de vice The burner controlle d by each knob is shown ne xt to the knob (the example to the left corresponds to the front left bur ner). The appliance is equip ped with electronic igniti on. Simply press the knob and simultaneously tur n it anticlockwise to the minimum flame sym[...]
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Instructions f or the user 40 5.4 Cookware diameter s (*) Burner min. and max. Ø (in cm) 1 Au xiliar y 7 - 18 2 Semi-rapid 10 - 24 3 - 4 Rapid 18 - 24 5 - 6 Ultra-rapid 24 - 28 • Do not use gr iddles or plate s to c ook or heat food on the ultra-rapid/triple cr own bur n er ; • Do not place aluminium foil under the b ur ners during use. • It[...]
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Instructions f or the user 41 6. CLEANING A ND MAINTENANCE Bef ore perfor ming any operations requirin g access to powered par ts, disconnect the appliance from the pow er supply . NEVER USE A JET OF STEAM T O CLEAN THE APPLIANCE. W ARNIN G: For y our safety , you are ad vised to wear pr otective gloves while performing any cleaning or extraordinar[...]
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Instructions f or the user 42 6.2 Cleaning the ac id-etched glass ho b 6.2.1 Grease Use washing up liquid and a microfibre cloth. 6.2.2 Rings an d encrustati ons Use stainless stee l cream Crema Inox or mildly abrasive creams; lea ve the product to act f or a f ew minutes , then wipe awa y with a microfibre cloth. 6.2.3 Stubborn encrustations If us[...]
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Instructions f or the user 43 6.3.3 Flame-spreader crowns F or easier cleaning, the burner caps and fl ame-spreader crowns can be remov ed; wash them with w arm water and non-abrasive detergent making sure to remov e any encr ustations and wait until they are perfectl y dry . The burner pins A must be inser ted in the housings B in th e burner crow[...]
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Instructions f or the installer 44 7. MOUNTING ONT O FURNITURE The follo wing operation requires buil ding and/or car pentr y wor k and must therefore be carried out by a competent tradesman. Installatio n can be carried ou t on v arious materials su ch as masonry , metal, solid wood or plastic laminated wood as long as they are heat resistant (T 9[...]
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Instructions f or the installer 45 7.3 Fixing using brac kets The figure to the side shows the exact holes to be used to correctly attach the hob to the counter top with brack ets. Fix the hob to the un it using the appropr iate brack ets supplied. T o se cure the hob correctly to the counter top, tighten the brackets A in the appropriate holes on [...]
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Instructions f or the installer 46 7.4 Distances t o respect IMPORT ANT: In case of install ation on an empty kitchen u nit with doors, a separation panel must be placed und er the hob , which must be easily e xtractable to allo w sufficient access for an y technical assistance. K eep a minimum distance of 10 mm between the bottom of th e appliance[...]
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Instructions f or the installer 47 8. GAS CONNECTION After carr ying out any operation on the appliance, check that the gas connections are properly tighten ed. The tightening torque must be 15 Nm minimum and 20 Nm maximum. If required by the type of gas, use a pres sure regulator that complies with current regulations. At the end of the installati[...]
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Instructions f or the installer 48 8.3 Connection with a rigi d copper hose The connection to the gas su pply network must be made in such a way that it does not cause stresses of any type on the appliance. Carefully screw the adapter unit 4 with double cone to the gas connector 1 of the appliance, placing the supplied seal 3 between them. 8.4 Conn[...]
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Instructions f or the installer 49 9. AD APT A TION T O DIFFE RENT TYPES OF GAS Bef ore carr ying out the following operations, disconnect the appliance from the power supply . The appliance is preset for natural gas G20 (2H) at a pressure of 20 mbar . If other types of gas are to be used , the nozzl es must be replaced and th e primar y air must b[...]
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Instructions f or the installer 50 9.2 Burner and nozzle c haracteristi cs table Burner Rated heating capacity (kW) Natural gas – G20 20 mbar Nozzle diameter 1/100 mm Reduced capacity (W) Au xiliary (1) 1.1 76 400 Semi-rapid (2) 1.7 95 500 Rapid (3) 2.6 115 1050 Rapid (4) 3.0 125 1050 Ultra-rapid (5) 3.5 135 1600 Ultra-rapid (6) 4.2 150 1600 Burn[...]
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Instructions f or the installer 51 9.3 Adjustment f or LPG Unscrew scre w C and push air regulator D as far as it will go . Using a 7-mm wrench, remov e nozzle E and replace it with the appropr iate nozzle, f ollowing the instructions in the tables f or the type of gas to be used. The nozzle tightening torque must be n o more than 3 Nm . Adjust the[...]
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Instructions f or the installer 52 9.5 Primary air adjustment Ref ers to distance “ X ” in mm. BURNER G20 20 mbar G30/G31 28/37 mbar Au xiliary (1) 1 1.5 Semi-rapid (2) 1 1.5 Rapid (3) 1 2 Rapid (4) 1 2 Ultra-rapid (5) 1 2 Ultra-rapid (6) 1.5 2.5 T o identify the burners on your hob , refer to the dr awings in “9.8 Arrangement of the burners [...]
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Instructions f or the installer 53 9.8 Arrangement of the b urners on the cooking hob BURNERS 1 A uxiliar y 2 Semi-rapid 3 Rapid 4 Rapid 5 Ultra-rapid 6 Ultra-rapid 9.9 Lubrication of gas t aps Over time the gas taps ma y become difficu lt to tur n and get block ed. Clean them inter nally and replace the lubr ication grease. This procedure m ust be[...]
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Instructions f or the installer 54 10.ELECTRICAL CONNECTION Make sure that the v oltage and ca pacity of the power line conf orm to the data shown on the plate located under the casing. Do not remove this plate for any reason . The plug at the end of the suppl y cable and the wall soc ket must be of the same type and must conform to the applicable [...]