User manual RYOBI RD5224 VUE GLOBALE

[. . . ] 31 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ THE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE COOKTOP WARNING When using your appliance, follow basic safety precautions including the following: Installation Be certain your appliance is properly installed and grounded by a qualified technician in accordance with national and local safety regulations. The manufacturer cannot be held responsible for damage caused by an incorrect installation or connection. This appliance is only intended for residential cooking. The manufacturer can not be held responsible for damage or injury caused by improper use or for uses other than those for To guarantee the electrical safety of this appliance, continuity must which this appliance is exist between the appliance and an efintended. fective grounding system. It is imperative that this basic safety requirement is met. [. . . ] If a setting is not chosen within 30 seconds the cooktop will turn itself off as a safety measure. Turning on a burner ^ Once the cooktop is turned on, touch the s "ON/OFF" control of the burner you wish to use. ^ Select the desired setting between 1 and 12 by touching the - or + touch controls. Make sure to touch only one of the controls at a time or they will not respond. When turning on the cooktop you can decide whether you want to cook with auto heat (see, "Auto heat" for more information) or not: Turn on with + to: Cook without auto heat Turn on with ­ to: Cook with auto heat 14 Using the cooktop Auto heat When auto heat has been activated, the burner turns on automatically at the highest setting and then changes to the continued cooking setting which you have previously selected. The "heat-up" time depends on which continued cooking setting has been chosen. Continued cooking setting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Heat-up time in minutes 0. 5 2. 0 2. 5 3. 0 4. 0 6. 0 9. 0 2. 0 2. 0 2. 5 2. 5 You can increase or decrease the continued cooking setting at any time during the auto heat time with the + or touch controls. The heat-up time will adjust accordingly. during the continued cooking time How to activate auto heat: ^ If 0 shows in the display, touch the touch control until the continued cooking setting you want appears in the display e. g. The 12 segments show in the light ring, q, during the auto heat time. When the heat-up time has finished only the number of segments for the selected continued cooking setting show in the light ring. Example: during the auto heat time q q 15 Using the cooktop To turn off auto heat before the heat-up time has finished: ^ Set the display to 0. The surface is scratch resistant, not scratch proof. Avoid using cookware with ridged bottoms. Ridged pots with dirty or chipped enamel bottoms may scratch the cooktop if they are pulled across the ceramic surface. Make sure the cooktop and pot bottoms are clean before cooking. Certain items, particularly sugar grains or crystallized liquids such as molasses or syrups are actually harder than ceramic and can scratch the surface if they are not cleaned off immediately. Small or light scratches will not affect the safety or performance of the cooktop however. The burner rings and touch controls are fused into the ceramic glass and are resistant to wear if properly maintained. Do not use abrasive cleaners or pads, as they may eventually wear off the rings. Pots and pans Special cookware is not required, but as is true with all types of cooking appliances, the better the cookware, the better the performance. Following these tips will allow you to make the most of your ceramic cooktop. ­ For the most even and energy efficient cooking, the diameter of the pots should match the diameter of the burners as closely as possible. ­ Use cookware with thick, flat, smooth bottoms. Slightly concave bottoms will also work adequately. [. . . ] After cleaning, wipe the ceramic surface with a damp cloth to remove any residue. Cleaner residues could damage the cooktop or create toxic fumes when heated. Finally, dry the cooktop with a clean soft cloth. sugar, plastic, syrup, aluminium foil, etc. ) should be removed as quickly as possible and while the burner is still warm. [. . . ]