Frigidaire FPIC3677RF Complete Owner s Guide - Page 11

SETTING INDUCTION SURFACE CONTROLS Operating the Single Induction Surface Elements The cooktop is equipped with 3 (or 4) single induction surface elements: the RIGHT FRONT, CENTER and REAR positions (Figure 1 and 2). To Operate the Induction Surface Elements 1. Place the correctly sized cookware of the proper material on the induction surface element. 2. Push in and turn the surface control knob in either direction to the desired setting (Figure 3). Note: Turning the knob to Hi from Off will activate the Power Boost feature. The Power Boost feature is used to bring large quantities of water or food to cooking temperature at the fastest speed possible. The Power Boost feature will give you up to 139% power output for a set amount of time (approx. 10 min). The increased power output will vary per zone. 3. Turn the knob to adjust the setting if desired. Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then turn to a lower setting to finish cooking. Each surface element provides a constant amount of heat at each setting. 4. When cooking has completed, turn the surface control knob to OFF before removing the cookware.  NOTE The surface "Element On" indicator light will glow when one or more induction elements are turned on. A quick glance at this indicator light when cooking is finished is an easy check to be sure all surface induction elements are turned off.  NOTE See Recommended Surface Cooking Settings table on page 10. CAUTION Do not place plastic items such as salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on cooktop when it is in use. These items could melt or ignite. Potholders, towels or wooden spoons could catch fire if placed too close to the surface elements. CAUTION Do not allow aluminum foil, or ANY material that can melt to make contact with the ceramic glass cooktop. If these items melt on the cooktop they will damage the ceramic cooktop. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Control knob shown is typical only. CAUTION The glass cooktop may appear to have cooled after the elements have been turned OFF. The induction elements do not heat directly the cooktop but heat will be transferred from the cookware to the glass cooktop. HE (Hot Element) message will turn ON and will continue to glow until the glass cooktop has cooled down to a moderate level. The glass surface may still be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is touched before the indicator light has turned OFF. The message may remain on even though the controls are turned OFF. 11