V-Zug GK46TIABS manual

Glass ceramic hob Induction with multi-slider Operating instructions V-ZUG Ltd[...]

2 Thank you for choosing to buy one of our products. Your appliance is made to high standards and i s easy to use. Neverth eless, please take th e time to read these operating instructions in or der to familiarize yourself with the appliance and get the best use out of it. Please follow t he safety preca utions. Modifi cations Text, diagrams and da[...]

3 Contents 1 Safety precautions 4 1.1 Symbols used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.2 General safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.3 Appliance-specific safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 [...]

4 1 Safety precautions 1.1 Symbols used Denotes impor tant safety precautions. Failure to observe s aid precautions can result in inju ry or damage to the appliance or fittings! Information and precautions to observe. Information and precautions to observe. Tips for ease of use. Read the operating instructions befo re using the appliance for the fi[...]

1 Safety precautions 5 1.2 General safety precautions • Read the operating instructions before using the appliance for the first time! • This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and/or knowledge, unless they are supervised or have been giv[...]

1 Safety precautions 6 1.3 Appliance-specific safety precautions • WARNING: If the surface is cracked, switch the appliance off and di sconnect it from the mains to avoid possible electric shock. • WARNING: The appliance and its accessible parts get hot during use. Be careful not to touch the heating elemen ts. Children under 8 must be kept awa[...]

1 Safety precautions 7 • WAR NING: It can be da ngerous to leave the hob unattended when cook ing with fat or oil, as this can lead to fires. NEVER attempt to extinguish a fire with wa ter. Instead, switch the appliance off and then carefully smother the flames with a lid or a fire blanket. • WARNING : Never store objects on top of the hob beca[...]

1 Safety precautions 8 1.4 Disclaimer • Any repairs, modifications or manipulations to the appliance, especially any live parts, may only be carried out by the manufacturer, its Customer Services or similarly qual ified persons. Repairs if carried out incorrectly may cause serious injury , damage to the applia nce and fittings , as well as affect[...]

1 Safety precautions 9 • Do not climb onto the appliance. • Do not put hot cookware on the hob frame in order not to damage the silicon joints. • A lways ensure that th e base of the cookw are and the surfac e of the hob are clean and d ry before use. • Do not cut or prepare food on the su rface. Avoid impact with hard objects. Do not drag [...]

1 Safety precautions 10 1.6 Disposal Packaging Disconnection ➤ Pull the plug out of the ma ins socket or have th e appliance disconnected from the mains supp ly by an electrician. The n cut off the mains ca ble. ➤ Disable the applianc e after discon necting it. Appliance disposal • The symbol on the identif ication plate warns th at the appli[...]

11 2 Using for the first time • The appliance must be installed and connecte d to the mains supply in accordance with the separate install a tion instructions. Have a qualified fitter/electrician carry out the necessary work. • A cooking zone can give off an unpleasant smell during the firs t few hours of use. This is normal for brand new appli[...]

12 3 Your appliance 3.1 Appliance overview GK36TIPS, GK36TIPSC, GK36TIPSF • 1 dual ring cooking zone ø 180/260 mm • 1 cooking zone ø 210 mm • 1 cooking zone ø 145 mm GK46TIPS, GK46TIPSC, GK46TIPSF • 1 cooking zone ø 210 mm • 2 cooking zones ø 180 mm • 1 cooking zone ø 145 mm[...]

3 Your appliance 13 GK46TIAS, GK46TIASC, GK46TI ASF, GK46TIASU • 1 cooking zone ø 210 mm • 2 cooking zones ø 180 mm • 1 cooking zone ø 145 mm GK46TIABS, GK46TIABSC, GK46TIABSF, GK46TIAB SU • 1 frying zone ø 180/280 mm • 1 cooking zone ø 210 mm • 1 cooking zone ø 180 mm • 1 cooking zone ø 145 mm[...]

3 Your appliance 14 3.2 Operating and display elements GK36TI… GK46TI… Touch buttons Displays Appliance ON/OFF Slider (for setti ng the power level ) PowerPlus Pause cooking ON/OFF and restore function Operating time/timer Wipe protection ON/OFF 1 Cooking zone p ower level 2 Operating time activated 3 Pause activated/possibility for restoring s[...]

3 Your appliance 15 3.3 How induction hobs function Induction hobs work very d ifferently from conventional hobs or h ot plates. The induction coils under the glass ceramic plate produce a rapidly changing magnetic field which dir ectly heats up the magnetic base of the cookware. The glass ceramic plate is only warmed by the hot cook ware. Removing[...]

3 Your appliance 16 3.4 Pan detection Each cooking zone is equi pped with pan dete ction. This detects: – suitable induction co mpatible cookware with a magnetic base – the magnetic base of the cookwa re and switches on the outer cooking ring of the dual ring cooking zone. • If the cookware is removed during ope ration or if unsuitable cookwa[...]

3 Your appliance 17 Energy-e fficient co oking For maximum energy effi ciency and even heat distr ibution note the following: • The base of the cookware must be clean, dry a nd smooth. • The diameter of the base of the cookware shoul d as far as possible co rre- spond to the diameter of the cooking zone. • Centre the cookware in the middle of[...]

18 4 Operating the appliance The individual cookin g zones are all op erated in the same way. When the appliance is switched off, all the displays are dark (stand-by mode), except for the residual heat indicator shou ld any cooking zone still be hot. 4.1 Switching the ap pliance on and off ➤ Switch the appliance on: Press and hold the touch butto[...]

4 Operating the appliance 19 4.4 Switching a cooking zone off ➤ Press on the slider. – If no other entry is made and none of the other cooking zones ar e in use, the appliance switches off automatical ly after 10 seconds. Residual heat indicator After the cooking zone is switched off , remains illuminated in the display as long as a burn hazard[...]

4 Operating the appliance 20 Power management GK36TIPS, GK36TIPSC, GK36TIPSF PowerPlus cannot be used with all the cooking zones at the same time. When PowerPlus is activated, the other c ooking zones work at reduce d power. PowerPlus with cooking zone Maximum available power level with cooking zone 1 2 3A 3A + B 1 2 3A – 3A + B – If the power [...]

4 Operating the appliance 21 GK46TIPS, GK46TIPSC, GK46TIPSF, GK46TIAS, GK46TIASC, GK46TI ASF, GK46TIASU PowerPlus cannot be used with bo th cooking zones of any group ( A or B ) at the same time. If PowerPlus is activa ted with both cooki ng zones of any group, then the power output is re duced for the cooking zone that was selected first. * Maximu[...]

4 Operating the appliance 22 GK46TIABS, GK46TIABSC, GK46TIABSF, GK46TIABSU PowerPlus cannot be used with bo th cooking zones of any group ( A or B ) at the same time. If PowerPlus is activate d with both cooking zones of a group, then the power output is red uced for the cooking zone that was selected first. * Maximum available power level with coo[...]

4 Operating the appliance 23 4.7 Automatic boost All the cooking zones are equipped wi th a selecta ble automatic boost. With this function, a cooking zone works at power level 9 for a certain length of time (see table). Then it automatically goes back to the power le vel set. Switching the auto matic boost on ➤ Press and hold the r equired power[...]

4 Operating the appliance 24 4.8 Operating time With the operating time function, a cooking zone swi tches off au tomatically after a set time (between 1–99 minutes). Setting the operating t ime ➤ Select the required cooking zone. ➤ Press the touch button. – flashes in the display. ➤ Touch the slider for the required cooking z one and sli[...]

4 Operating the appliance 25 End of the operating time When the operating time i s up – the relevant cooking zone switche s off – an acoustic signal is emitted – and the power leve l flash. ➤ Press any touch button to switc h off t he acoustic signal and the displays. Several operating times If operating times are set for several cooki ng z[...]

4 Operating the appliance 26 4.9 Timer The timer functions like an egg timer (1–99 minute s). It can be used at any time and independently of a ll other functions. Setting the timer ➤ Switch the appliance on. ➤ Press the touch button 2×. – flashes in the display. ➤ The required duration of the ti mer can be set using any slider. Changing[...]

4 Operating the appliance 27 4.10 Childproof lock The childproof lock is to prevent the a ppliance from being accidentally switched on. Switching th e childproof l ock on ➤ Switch the appliance on. Ensure all cooking zones are switched off. ➤ Press the and touch buttons at the same tim e. – An acoustic signal is emitted. ➤ Press the touch b[...]

4 Operating the appliance 28 4.11 Restore function If the appliance h as been inadvertently switched off, the settings ca n be restore d within 6 secon ds. ➤ Switch the appliance on. – The indicator light at the touch button flashes. ➤ Press the touch button. 4.12 Pause cooking With this function, the po wer level of all co oking zones that a[...]

4 Operating the appliance 29 4.13 Wipe protection This function prevents inadvertently changing the power level, e.g. when wiping the control panel with a cloth. ➤ Press the touch button. – The indicator light for the tou ch button illuminates. ➤ Wipe protection is switched off by pressing the touch button again or automatically after 30 seco[...]

30 5 User settings The following user settings can be s et and stored individually. User setting Setting value Factory setting P0 Loudness of acoustic signal 0 No aco ustic signal 7 1–8 Adjustable (1 = quiet, 8 = loud) P1 Acoustic si gnal at end of operating time /timer 0 No aco ustic signal 2 1 Automatically o ff afte r 10 seconds 2 Automaticall[...]

5 User settings 31 5.1 Changing user settings ➤ With the induction hob switched off, press and hold the touch button and touch three slider fi elds from left to right within 1 second. – An acoustic signa l confirms each time a slider is touched. – flashes alter nately with in displ ay 2 . – The current use r setting value appears in display[...]

32 6 Care and maintenance 6.1 Cleaning Always clean the hob after use. This prevents food resid ues from burning on. Dried-on or burned-on food residue is harder to clean off. Use of improper cleaning te chniques can result in damage to the marki ngs or surface. ➤ Use only a soft cloth or sponge with water and a suitable detergent for cleaning ev[...]

33 7 Trouble-shooting and error messages 7.1 What to do if … … the appliance is not wor king and the displays are not illuminated … flashes alternately with the power level in t he display … illuminates in the displays Possible cause Solution • The fuse or circuit breaker for electrical installations in the home is defective. ➤ Change t[...]

7 Trouble-shooting and er ror messages 34 … a continuous acoustic s ignal is emitted, flashes in a display and the appliance swit ches off … and flash alternately i n the display Possible cause Solution • A touch button or slider was touched for longer than 10 seconds. ➤ Remove object or food that has boil ed over. ➤ The appliance can be [...]

7 Trouble-shooting and err or messages 35 … flashes in the disp lay … flash es in the display … and ill uminates in the display Possible cause Solution • The excess temperature protection of a cooking zone was triggered. ➤ Allow the cooking zone to co ol down. ➤ Resume cooking on a different coo king zone. ➤ Check the cookwa re. Possi[...]

7 Trouble-shooting and er ror messages 36 … or and a number illuminate in the display Possible cause Solution • Internal error occurred. ➤ Note down the error number. ➤ Note down the serial number (FN) of the appliance. See the identificati on plate for this. ➤ Call Customer Se rvices.[...]

37 8I n d e x A Accessories Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Appliance Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 40 Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 40 Appliance overview . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Automatic boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 C Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Childproof lock . [...]

38 8 Index T Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Touch buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Trouble-shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 U User settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Using for the first time . . . . . . . . . . 11 V Validity . . . . . . . . [...]

39 9 Repair service Whether you contact us abo ut a malfunction or an orde r, please alwa ys state the serial number (FN) and the model type of your appli ance. Enter these details below and also on the s ervice sticker which comes with the ap pliance. Stick it in a co nspicuous place or i n your telephone or address book. You will also find the sa[...]

Quick instructions Please firs t read the sa fety preca utions in th e operatin g instructi ons! To switch applia nce on ➤ Press the touch button pr essed for about 1 second. To select cooking zo ne ➤ Press the slider for the required co oking zone or slide your finger along it to set the power level. Alternatively ➤ Press to heat a large amo[...]