User manual INDESIT VIA640C

[. . . ] Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children without supervision. WARNING: Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil can be dangerous and may result in fire. NEVER try to extinguish a fire with water, but switch off the appliance and then cover flame e. WARNING: If the surface in glassceramic is cracked, switch off the appliance to avoid the possibility of electric shock. [. . . ] Single-phase connection The hob is equipped with a pre-connected electricity supply cable, which is designed for single-phase connection. Connect the wires in accordance with the instructions given in the following table and diagrams: Voltage and mains frequency Electrical cable Wire connection : yellow/green 220-240V 1+N ~ 50 Hz N: the two blue wires together L: brown and black together Other types of connection If the mains supply corresponds with one of the following: Voltage and mains frequency ?Before using the appliance, we recommend you remove these with a special nonabrasive cleaning product. During the first few hours of use there may be a smell of rubber which will disappear very quickly. A few seconds after the hob is connected to the electricity supply, a buzzer will sound. Buzz: due to the vibration of the metallic parts that make up the induction element and the pot; it is generated by the electromagnetic field required for heating and increases as the power of the induction element increases. Soft whistle: heard when the pot placed on the heating zone is empty; the noise disappears once food or water is placed into the pot. Crackle: produced by the vibration of materials on the bottom of the pot due to the flow of parasitic currents caused by electromagnetic fields (induction); can be more or less intense depending on the material making up the bottom of the pot, and decreases as the pot dimensions increase. Loud whistle: heard when two induction elements of the same group function simultaneously at maximum power and/or when the booster function is set on the larger element while the other is auto-adjusted. Noise is reduced by decreasing the power level of the auto-adjusted induction element; pot bottom layers made of different kinds of materials are among the main causes of this noise. Fan noise: a fan is necessary to ensure the hob functions correctly and to safeguard the electronic unit from possible overheating. SUITABLE UNSUITABLE Overheating protection If the electronic elements overheat, the hob switches off automatically and appears on the display, followed by a flashing number. When the temperature has reached a suitable level, this message disappears and the hob may be used again. Safety switch The appliance has a safety switch which automatically switches the cooking zones off after they have been in operation for a certain amount of time at a particular power level. For example: the right rear hotplate is set to 5 and will switch off after 5 hours of continuous operation, while the front left hotplate is set to 2 and will switch off after 8 hours. Power level 1 Maximum operating time in hours 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 F * Cast iron Enamelled steel Special stainless steel Copper, Aluminium, Glass, Earthenware, Ceramic, non magnetic Stainless steel In addition, to obtain the best results from your hob: ?Use pans with a thick, flat base in order to fully utilise the cooking zone. Always use pans with a diameter which is large enough to cover the hotplate fully, in order to use all the available heat. Make sure that the base of the cookware is always clean and dry, in order to fully utilise and extend the life of both the cooking zones and the cookware. Avoid using the same cookware which has been used on gas burners: the heat concentration on gas burners may distort the base of the pan, causing it not to adhere correctly. If the cause of the problem is not removed, the buzzer will keep sounding and the hob will switch off. Safety devices Pan sensor Each cooking zone is equipped with a pan sensor device. [. . . ] Please consult the pacemaker manufacturer or your doctor concerning its conformity or any possible incompatibility. The appliance is not intended to be operated by means of an external timer or separate remotecontrol system. When disposing of packaging material: observe local legislation so that the packaging may be reused. The European Directive 2002/96/EC relating to Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) states that household appliances should not be disposed of using the normal solid urban waste cycle. [. . . ]