Frigidaire GLEFZ389HC Use and Care Guide - Page 7
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Setting Surface Controls About the Ceramic Glass Cooktop The ceramic cooktop has radiant surface elements located below the surface of the glass. The design of the ceramic cooktop outlines the area of the surface element underneath. Be sure to match the pan size with the diameter of the element outline on the cooktop. Heat is transferred up through the surface of the cooktop to the cookware. Only flat-bottomed cookware should be used. Element ON & Hot Surface Indicator Lights Your appliance is equipped with two different types of radiant surface control indicator lights that will glow on your range- the Element ON indicator lights and the Hot Surface indicator light (Refer to Fig. 3). ELEMENT ON INDICATOR LIGHT HOT SURFACE INDICATOR LIGHT The Element ON indicator lights are located on the control panel above each radiant element control knob and will glow when a radiant element is turned ON. A quick glance at this indicator light after cooking is an easy check to be sure ALL surface controls are turned OFF. The Hot Surface indicator light located on the control panel will glow when any surface cooking area heats up and will REMAIN ON until the glass cooktop has cooled to a MODERATE level. Fig. 1; Models with 3 Single & 1 Dual Element Fig. 2; Models with four Dual Elements Fig. 3 NOTE: Radiant elements have a limiter that allows the radiant element to cycle ON & OFF, even at the HI setting. This helps to prevent damage to the ceramic smoothtop. Cycling at the HI setting is normal and will occur more often if the cookware is too small for the radiant element or if the cookware bottom is not flat. To Operate a Single Radiant Element (See Figs. 1 & 3; some models): 1. Place correctly sized cookware on radiant surface element. 2. Push in & turn the surface control knob in either direction to the desired setting (Refer to the Suggested Radiant Surface Element Settings Table & Fig. 3 above). Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then turn to a lower setting to finish cooking. The surface control knobs do not have to be set exactly on a particular mark. Use the marks as a guide and adjust the control knob as needed. Each surface element provides a constant amount of heat at each setting. A glowing red surface heating area extending beyond the bottom edge of the cookware indicates the cookware is too small for the surface heating area. 3. When cooking is complete turn the surface element OFF before removing the cookware. To Operate Dual Radiant Surface Elements (See Figs. 1, 2, 4 & 5): Push in & turn the control knob in the direction required for a single or dual setting as shown in Figs. 4 & 5. Follow the remainder of instructions shown above for under "To Operate a Single Radiant Element." Symbols shown on the backguard are used to indicate which coil of the Dual Radiant element will heat. The symbol indicates the inner coil only. The symbol indicates both inner and outer coils will heat (Refer to Figs. 4, 5 & Suggested Radiant Surface Element Settings Table). You may switch from either coil setting at any time during cooking. Note: Surface areas that heat are shown in black (Figs. 4 & 5). Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled after they have been turned off. The glass surface may still be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is touched before it has cooled sufficiently. DO NOT place plastic items such as salt & pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on top of the range 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. 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. Heating with inner Fig. 4 Heating with both elements together Fig. 5 7