User manual FRIGIDAIRE FPCC3685KS

[. . . ] Use & Care of your All about the Cooktop TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Welcome & Congratulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Cooktop Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Before Setting Surface Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Setting Surface Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Setting Radiant Surface Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Setting Induction Surface Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Induction Surface Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Care & Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Before You Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Major Appliance Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 318203638 (March 2010) Rev. B www. frigidaire. com USA 1-800-944-9044 www. frigidaire. ca Canada 1-800-265-8352 WELCOME & CONGRATULATIONS Product Registration Register Your Product The PRODUCT REGISTRATION CARD should be filled in completely, signed and returned to Electrolux Home Products. Congratulations on your purchase of a new appliance!At Electrolux Home Products, we are very proud of our product and are completely committed to providing you with the best service possible. [. . . ] Each surface element provides a constant amount of heat at each setting. A glowing red surface heating area extending beyond the bottom edge of the cookware indicates the cookware is too small. Please note that not all cookware will fit the Bridge element correctly. When cooking has completed, turn the surface control knob to OFF before removing the cookware. The BRIDGE element may also be used in combination with the left rear single element (See Figure 7). Because these elements have 2 different controls, one element can be used to cook while the other element may be used to keep food warm. Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 NOTE The surface "Element On" indicator lights will glow when one or more elements are turned on. A quick glance at these indicator lights when cooking is finished is an easy check to be sure all surface elements are turned off. NOTE See Recommended Setting for Surface Element table on page 7. Figure 5 Front portion only Figure 6 Front & Middle portions Figure 7 Front & Middle plus Left Rear 9 SETTING INDUCTION SURFACE CONTROLS Operating the Induction Surface Elements The cooktop is equipped with 2 induction surface elements: the RIGHT FRONT and REAR positions (Figure 1 and 2). To Operate the Induction Surface Elements 1. Place the correctly sized cookware of the proper material on the induction surface element. Push in and turn the surface control knob in either direction to the desired setting (Figure 3). Note: Turning the knob to Hi from Off will activate the Power Boost feature. The Power Boost feature is used to bring large quantities of water or food to cooking temperature at the fastest speed possible. The Power Boost feature will give you up to 139% power output for a set amount of time (approx. Turn the knob to adjust the setting if desired. Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then turn to a lower setting to finish cooking. Each surface element provides a constant amount of heat at each setting. When cooking has completed, turn the surface control knob to OFF before removing the cookware. Figure 1 Power Sharing Your cooktop is equipped with two induction elements within one heating section. The Cooking Zones are powered by an independent induction inverter. The two Cooking Zones in the heating section share the power of the inverter. For example, if pans are cooking food items on both Cooking Zones, the last Power Level set will be maintained, while the first pan may experience a slight reduction in the power level setting. The element ON indicator light will turn GREEN when power sharing is enabled. POWER SHARING TIPS: Remember to set the power level for the food item you wish to maintain last (See Fig. 4). Figure 2 Figure 3 Control knob shown is typical only. CAUTION The glass cooktop may appear to have cooled after the elements have been turned OFF. [. . . ] 6 Products used in a commercial setting. 7 Service calls which do not involve malfunction or defects in materials or workmanship, or for appliances not in ordinary household use or used other than in accordance with the provided instructions. 8 Service calls to correct the installation of your appliance or to instruct you how to use your appliance. 9 Expenses for making the appliance accessible for servicing, such as removal of trim, cupboards, shelves, etc. , which are not a part of the appliance when it is shipped from the factory. [. . . ]