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Precautions and tips
! This appliance has been designed and
manufactured in compliance with international safety
standards. The following warnings are provided for
safety reasons and must be read carefully.
General safety
This manual is for a class 3 built-in cooktop.
These instructions are only valid for the
countries the symbols for which appear on the
manual and the serial plate.
This appliance is designed for non-professional use
in the home.
This appliance was designed for domestic use
inside the home and is not intended for commercial
or industrial use.
Do not touch the appliance with bare feet or with
wet or damp hands and feet.
The appliance must be used by adults only, to cook
food according to the instructions in this manual.
Do not use the hob as a worktop or chopping
board.
Ensure that power supply cables of other electrical
appliances do not come into contact with the hot
parts of the hob.
The openings and slots used for ventilation and
heat dispersion must never be covered.
Make sure the knobs are in the •/
¡ position when
the appliance is not in use.
When unplugging the appliance always pull the plug
from the mains socket, do not pull on the cable.
Never carry out any cleaning or maintenance work
without having unplugged the plug from the mains.
In the case of a malfunction, under no
circumstances should you attempt to repair the
appliance yourself. Repairs carried out by
inexperienced persons may cause injury or further
malfunctioning of the appliance. Contact a Service
Centre (see Assistance).
Always make sure pan handles are turned towards
the centre of the hob in order to avoid accidental
burns.
Do not leave the electric plate switched on without
a pan placed on it.
Do not use cookware with uneven or deformed
bottoms.
Disposal
When disposing of packaging material: observe
local legislation so that the packaging may be
reused.
The European Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste
Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE),
requires that old household electrical appliances
must not be disposed of in the normal unsorted
municipal waste stream. Old appliances must be
collected separately in order to optimise the
recovery and recycling of the materials they contain
and reduce the impact on human health and the
environment. The crossed out wheeled bin
symbol on the product reminds you of your
obligation, that when you dispose of the appliance
it must be separately collected.
Consumers should contact their local authority or
retailer for information concerning the correct
disposal of their old appliance.
Practical Advice on Using the Electric
Hot Plates
In order to avoid heat loss and damage to the hot
plate, use cookware with a flat bottom the diameter of
which is not less than that of the hot plate.
Setting Normal or Fast Plate
0
Off
1
Cooking vegetables, fish
2
Cooking potatoes (using steam) soups,
chickpeas, beans.
3
Continuing the cooking of large quantities of
food, minestrone
4
For roasting (average)
5
For roasting (above average)
6
For browning and reaching a boil in a short
time.
! Before using the hot plates for the first time, you
should heat them at maximum temperature for
approximately 4 minutes, without any pans. During
this initial stage, their protective coating hardens and
reaches its maximum resistance.