Maytag MIT8795BS Use & Care Guide - Page 6

For maximum surface cooking area operation, all cooktop touchactivated electronic controls can be set to the Performance Boost function when bringing liquids to a fast and rapid boil. Select the desired surface cooking area, then press "Boost" to immediately reach the highest setting. NOTE: Where 240V installation is not available, this cooktop will automatically adjust to 208V operation. Control Lock The Control Lock avoids unintended use of the surface cooking areas. If Control Lock is activated when power to the cooktop is off, the cooktop is locked out, and the surface cooking areas cannot be turned on by the cooktop touch controls. If Control Lock is activated when power to the cooktop is on, all keypads are locked out except for Power and Off. To Lock Cooktop: Touch and hold CONTROL LOCK for 3 seconds. After 3 seconds, a tone will sound and the indicator light above Control Lock will light, indicating that the cooktop controls are in the lockout position. If the cooktop is in use when Control Lock is activated, cooking will proceed as normal and any timers that have been set will continue their countdown. To Unlock Cooktop: Touch and hold CONTROL LOCK for 3 seconds. To Use To Turn On the Cooktop: 1. Press POWER. The indicator light above the Power keypad and a dash ("-") in each surface cooking area will light to indicate that each surface cooking area is ready to be activated. Inactivity for 60 seconds after the main power has been turned on will automatically turn off the power to the cooktop. If a cooking function or the heat level power slider is touched without first selecting a surface cooking area, all dashes (one for each zone) will flash and an invalid tone will sound 3 times. To Turn on a Surface Cooking Area: 2. Touch directly on the display area for the surface cooking area you want to use. See D, E, I and J of previous illustration. The current power level and indicator light will flash for 10 seconds then remain on. Touching any other feature or the heat level power slider stops the flashing, and information for the keypad that was touched will be displayed. When a surface cooking area is selected, the timer will also turn on to show that it can now be set. When a surface cooking area is left at the "0" power level for 30 seconds, the surface cooking area will automatically turn off and display only the middle dash without the indicator light. 3. Select a heat setting from 1 - 9 by touching/sliding on the heat level power slider. The heat setting will appear in the surface cooking area display. The heat level power slider consists of 9 positions plus a "Boost" position. When the user slides to 0, "0" will be displayed. The surface cooking area will not turn on but remains active/selected. When a surface cooking area is left at the "0" power level for 30 seconds, the zone will automatically turn off and display only the middle dash without the indicator light. IMPORTANT: The heat setting for an active cooking area may be adjusted by a hand or cooking utensil above the heat level slider even if there is no contact with the cooktop glass. A beep will sound only if the slider moves to "0" or "Boost," or if the cooking area is turned off. Use the following chart as a guide when setting heat levels. SETTING RECOMMENDED USE 9 - Boost ■ Bring liquid to a boil. 9 ■ Start food cooking. 7 - 8 ■ Quickly brown or sear food. 6 - 7 ■ Hold a rapid boil. 5 - 6 ■ Fry poultry or meat. ■ Cook soups, sauces and gravies. 4 - 5 ■ Maintain a slow boil. ■ Stew or steam food. 3 - 5 ■ Simmer. 1 - 2 or Melt and Hold ■ Keep cooked food warm. ■ Melt chocolate or butter. Simmer ■ Maintain a slow boil. To Turn Off: 1. Touch OFF to turn off desired surface cooking area. One tone will sound when Off is pressed. 2. Touch POWER to turn off the cooktop when finished. Hot Surface Indicator An "H" will flash in the heat setting display of a surface cooking area that is too hot to touch, even after that surface cooking area is turned off. AB A. Heat setting display B. Hot surface indicator "H" If the cooktop is on when a power failure occurs, the Hot Surface Indicator "H" will remain on up to 45 minutes after the power is restored to the cooktop. Simmer The Simmer function can be used on all surface cooking areas. To Use: To Turn On: 1. Check that a surface cooking area has been selected. 2. Touch SIMMER. "A" will appear in the display, and the indicator light next to Simmer will light. The timer remains visible and can be set if desired. 6