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To Lock The Touch Controls
To prevent accidental turning on by children or during cleaning, press the
button. A dot
appears next to the button to indicate locking is active. To unlock the controls, press the button
again.
Auto Preheat Feature
This feature allows you to preset the power and provides rapid heat up as well, all with the one
setting.
Select the element you wish to turn on by touching its control. A dot should appear next to the
corresponding zero to show that it is the element that is about to be set
Press
+
till the element control reads
9
, then press it one more time so that it reads
A
.
Now press
-
till the element control shows the setting you want for your cooking.
The element will now heat the pot up for a short time with maximum power, then switch itself down
and maintain that setting without any further action on your part.
Example: Suppose you wish to cook a stew on heat setting
6
. Select the element you wish to use.
Press
+
till the display goes past
9
and an
A
appears. Then press
-
till the element control
displays
6
. The element will work for a short while on full power, and the display near the element
control will alternate between
A
and
6.
It will then turn itself down to
6
and remain there until it is
turned off.
To Deactivate Auto Preheat While Cooking: If you set an element to auto preheat, wait till the
setting has been in place for at least 10 seconds, then press
-
. The auto preheat will cancel,
and the element will continue to heat up as if you had set the element directly.
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Using The Touch Controls
Timer
The timer automatically switches an element off after a preset time. The timer controls whichever
element has been most recently set, as indicated by a dot next to the element control.
Select an element,
Press the
button,
Press
+
and
-
until the timer display shows the required number of minutes. The dot near
the timer display corresponds to the position of the element which is under timing control. To
change the set time more quickly, you can press and hold down either
+
or
-
.
Once the time has elapsed, a beep will sound several times, the number display will fl ash and the
element will automatically switch off. If you wish, you can cancel the alarm tone by pressing any
button.
To Deactivate The Timer: If you wish to cancel the timer while cooking, press
, then press
-
until the timer display reads
00
. The timer is now deactivated, and the element will now remain on
until it is switched off manually.
Extra Features: The timer also works without any element being on, and so can be used as a
general household timer.
You can time each element independently. For example, if the timer has been
set for two elements, the two corresponding dots near the minutes display will
be on. The number of minutes showing on the display refers to the element
whose dot is fl ashing. By pressing the
button, you can see (or change) the
remaining time for each element in turn.
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