Kenmore 4290 Use and Care Guide - Page 10

Setting, Cooktop, Controls - appliances

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Setting Cooktop Controls To Turn ON one or more of the Cooking Zones (cont'd) IMPORTANT OPERATING NOTES: • Fluids spilled or objects lying on the controls area of the cooktop may cause the cooktop to display an error code and turn OFF while cooking. Clean the spills or remove the objects from the cooktop. • Be sure the cooktop vent holes are NOT blocked. If the vent holes are blocked the cooktop internal sensor may shut OFF the cooktop to avoid overheating the appliance. • If the cookware or pan is moved from the center of any active Cooking Zone for any reason, a sensor will detect the situation and the cookware will no longer heat. The affected Cooking Zone LED will flash between Fand the last power level set for the Cooking Zone. The Cooking Zone will remember the power level setting for up to 3 minutes before the Cooking Zone will automatically shut OFF. To Turn OFF the Cooking Zones: 1. Once cooking is complete, touch the Q key pad to turn the Cooking Zone OFF. 2. The corresponding Cooking Zone ON/OFF Indicator light located above the Q key pad will turn OFF. A beep will sound and the chosen Cooking Zone power level LED will display 0. If no other key pads are touched the Cooking Zone will shut OFF automatically in 10 seconds. If no other Cooking Zones are active and no other key pads are touched the entire cooktop will shut OFF automatically in 20 more seconds. 3. When any Cooking Zone is OFF, the corresponding Cooking Zone LED may display/1' if the Cooking Zone temperature is too HOT. The LED will continue to display H, and even if the Cooktop is switched OFF the LED will continue to display/-/as long as the cooktop remains HOT. The Cooking Zones may appear to be cool while turned ON and after they have been turned OFF. The glass surface may be HOT from residual heat transferred from the cookware and burns may occur. Preheat Recommendations When preheating a pan on the cooktop always watch carefully. Whenever using the cooktop, always pay attention to any items cooking and remain attentive until the cooking process is complete. Keep in mind that induction may decrease the amount of time required to preheat a cooking utensil. Keep Warm Feature The Warm feature may be used with any of the Cooking Zones. To Turn the Keep Warm Feature ON: 1. To select the Keep Warm feature for any Cooking Zone touch the _ key pad for the corresponding Cooking Zone. 2. Touch the _._ key pad located in the main control area. The Cooking Zone will display / (LOW) indicating that the Cooking Zone is properly set to Keep Warm. If no other key pads are pressed the control will activate the desired Cooking Zone at the Keep Warm setting (See Fig. 16). 10

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Setting
Cooktop
Controls
To Turn ON one or more of the Cooking Zones
(cont'd)
IMPORTANT
OPERATING
NOTES:
• Fluids spilled or objects lying on the controls area of the cooktop may cause the cooktop to display an error code and
turn OFF while cooking. Clean the spills or remove the objects from the cooktop.
• Be sure the cooktop vent holes are NOT blocked. If the vent holes are blocked the cooktop internal sensor may shut
OFF the cooktop to avoid overheating
the appliance.
• If the cookware
or pan is moved from the center of any active Cooking Zone for any reason, a sensor will detect the
situation and the cookware will no longer heat. The affected
Cooking Zone LED will flash between
Fand
the last
power level set for the Cooking Zone. The Cooking Zone will remember
the power level setting for up to 3 minutes
before the Cooking Zone will automatically
shut OFF.
To Turn
OFF
the
Cooking
Zones:
1.
Once cooking is complete,
touch the Q
key pad to turn the Cooking Zone OFF.
2.
The corresponding
Cooking Zone ON/OFF Indicator light located above the Q
key pad will turn OFF. A beep will
sound and the chosen Cooking Zone power level LED will display 0. If no other key pads are touched the Cooking Zone
will shut OFF automatically
in 10 seconds.
If no other Cooking Zones are active and no other key pads are touched
the
entire cooktop will shut OFF automatically
in 20 more seconds.
3.
When any Cooking Zone is OFF, the corresponding
Cooking Zone LED may display/1'
if the Cooking Zone temperature
is too HOT. The LED will continue
to display
H,
and even if the Cooktop is switched
OFF the LED will continue
to
display/-/as
long as the cooktop remains
HOT.
The Cooking Zones may appear to be cool while turned ON and after they have been turned OFF. The
glass surface
may be HOT from residual heat transferred
from the cookware and burns may occur.
Preheat
Recommendations
When preheating a pan on the cooktop always watch carefully.
Whenever
using the cooktop, always pay attention
to any
items cooking and remain attentive
until the cooking process is complete.
Keep in mind that induction
may decrease
the amount of time required
to preheat a cooking utensil.
Keep
Warm
Feature
The
Warm feature may be
used
with
any of the
Cooking Zones.
To Turn
the
Keep Warm
Feature ON:
1.
To select the Keep Warm feature for any Cooking Zone touch the _
key pad for the corresponding
Cooking Zone.
2.
Touch the _._
key pad located in the main control area. The Cooking Zone will display
/
(LOW) indicating
that the
Cooking Zone is properly set to Keep Warm. If no other key pads are pressed the control will activate the desired
Cooking Zone at the Keep Warm setting (See Fig. 16).
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