Whirlpool G7CE3034XB Owners Manual - Page 5

COOKTOP CONTROLS - TOUCH-ACTIVATED CONTROLS WARNING Use the following chart as a guide when setting heat levels. SETTING RECOMMENDED USE High 10 ■ Start food cooking. ■ Bring liquid to a boil. Fire Hazard Turn off all controls when done cooking. Failure to do so can result in death or fire. The electronic touch controls offer a variety of heat settings for optimal cooking results. When you are melting foods such as chocolate or butter, or when proofing bread, the surface cooking area can be set to Power Level 1 for minimal element operation. For maximum element operation, all cooktop touch controls can be set to High when bringing liquids to a fast and rapid boil. Touch Power Level 10 to immediately reach the highest setting. Medium High Between 7-9 Med 6 Medium Low Between 3-5 Low Between 1-2 ■ Hold a rapid boil. ■ Quickly brown or sear food. ■ Maintain a slow boil. ■ Fry or sauté foods. ■ Cook soups, sauces and gravies. ■ Stew or steam food. ■ Provide lowest simmer/heat setting. ■ Simmer (range of simmer temperatures). ■ Melt chocolate and butter Dual/Triple Elements ■ Large-diameter cookware. ■ Large quantities of food. ■ Home canning. A REMEMBER: When cooktop is in use, the entire cooktop area may become hot. A. Power level 1 light To Use: 1. Touch the ON keypad for the desired element. The Power Level 1 light will blink. 2. While the Power Level 1 light is blinking, touch the desired power level on the Power Level selector bar. Hot Surface Indicator Light The Hot Surface Indicator Light is located in the central area of the control panel, above the Power Level selector bar. The Hot Surface Indicator Light will glow as long as any surface cooking area is too hot to touch, even after the surface cooking area(s) is turned off. Power level selector bar A beep will sound each time a pad is touched. The lights for the selected temperature setting and all lower temperatures will glow. NOTE: If a power level setting is not selected within approximately 10 seconds, the element will automatically shut off. 3. To change the temperature setting while cooking, touch the ON keypad for the desired element and select a new Power Level temperature on the Power Level selector bar while the Power Level 1 light is blinking. 4. When finished cooking, touch OFF to turn off surface cooking area(s) individually or ALL OFF/LOCK to turn off all surface cooking areas at once. If the cooktop is on when a power failure occurs, the Hot Surface Indicator Light will remain on up to 45 minutes after the power is restored to the cooktop. Component Temperature Management The cooktop regulates the temperature of the internal components during use. The cooktop automatically reduces the power of all the elements in use to keep the internal components from over-heating. To resume optimal cooking performance, allow the cooktop to cool down for 30 minutes. Surface On Indicator Light The control panel has a Surface On indicator light. When any of the elements are on, the light will glow. The power level 1 light next to an element will glow when that element is on. 5