LG CBIS3618B Owners Manual - Page 37

TROUBLESHOOTING 37 ENGLISH Problem Possible Cause & Solution Noises are heard during cooking. The following noises are normal. Whistling sound • Most noticeable with lighter weight cookware or when cookware is empty. • Under certain conditions, your cookware may produce a high-pitched whistling noise when two elements are in use at the same time. The power levels at which this occurs may vary depending on the kind of cookware being used. Change the power level to eliminate the noise or reduce its volume. Cracking sound • May occur when using composite cookware as the different materials resonate and heat at different rates. This will not damage or impair the performance of the cookware. Clicking sound • Caused by the electrical switches. • It is normal to hear a clicking noise when operating burners below power level 6. Ticking sound • Caused by the cookware detection. The Boost function has been deactivated or cannot be activated. To prevent damage to the product, if one of the right-side elements is turned on when the center dual element is using the Boost setting, the power setting of the center dual element is automatically reduced to power level 9. • To maintain the Boost setting on the center dual element, use any of the left side elements instead. • For safety, after 6 minutes the Boost setting will automatically revert to either power level 9 or the previously set power level. The cookware cannot be detected automatically. There is no cookware on the burner. • Place cookware on the burner. The words "Auto Detected" will be displayed. Cookware is not compatible with induction cooktop. • Use only cookware that is compatible with the induction cooktop. For details of compatible cookware, see Induction Cookware Cookware has been damaged. Cookware is overheated. • Never use the Boost mode to preheat empty cookware or to heat oil, butter or lard. • Use the Boost function to boil water or heat up large quantities of food quickly. Output power is different when the same type of burner is used. Cooktop is overheated. • The power level displayed may be different from the actual power level at the high end of the temperature range. To prevent the cooktop from overheating, the power level is controlled automatically. Power cycling This is normal. • During use, the heating element cycles on/off to control the output power. The LCD screen does Hot cookware is placed on top of the LCD screen. not work properly. • To prevent malfunction, do not place the hot cookware on top of the LCD screen. Timer does not turn off the cooking zone. This is normal. • The kitchen timer/cooking timer acts as a simple timer and does not turn off the cooking zone. The hot surface indicator stays on after the burners are turned off. This is normal. • After you turn off the burners, the indicator remains on until the ceramic glass surface cools down. • If the temperature near the product is high, it may take longer for the ceramic glass surface to cool down.