AEG EHC3833U User Manual

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Installation and Operating Instruc-

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EHC 3833-U

315 821 903-A-050406-01

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Dear customer,

Please read these operating instructions carefully.

Pay particular attention to the section “Safety information” on the first few pages. Please retain these operating instructions for later reference. Pass them on to possible new owners of the appliance.

The following symbols are used in the text:

1 Safety instructions

Warning: Information concerning your personal safety. Important: Information on how to avoid damaging the appliance.

3 Information and practical tips

2 Environmental information

1.These numbers indicate step by step how to use the appliance.

2.…

3.…

These operating instructions contain information on steps you can take yourself to rectify a possible malfunction. Refer to the section “What to do if...”.

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Contents
Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4
Description of the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	6
Cooking surface layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	6
Control panel layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	6
Touch Control sensor fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	7
Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	7
Residual heat indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	7
Operating the appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	8
Switching the appliance on and off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	8
Setting the heat setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	8
To switch the outside ring on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	8
Using the automatic warm-up function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	9
Using the child safety device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	10
Using the timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	11
Safety cut-out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	13
Tips on Cooking and Frying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	14
Cookware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	14
Energy saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	14
Examples of cooking applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	15
Cleaning and Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	16
What to do if … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	17
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	18
Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	19
Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	20
Installing more than one Frontline hob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	23
Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	27

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Operating Instructions

1 Safety instructions

3 Please comply with these instructions. If you do not, any damage resulting is not covered by the warranty.

5 This appliance conforms with the following EU Directives:

–73/23/EEC dated 19.02.1973 Low Voltage Directive

–89/336/EEC dated 03.05.1989 EMC Directive inclusive of Amending Directive 92/31/EEC

–93/68/EEC dated 22.07.1993 CE Marking Directive

Correct use

•This appliance should be used only for normal domestic cooking and frying of food.

•The appliance must not be used as a work surface or as a storage surface.

•Additions or modifications to the appliance are not permitted.

•Do not place or store flammable liquids, highly inflammable materials or fusible objects (e.g. plastic film, plastic, aluminium) on or near the appliance.

Children’s safety

•Small children must be kept away from the appliance.

•Only let bigger children work on the appliance under supervision.

•To avoid small children and pets unintentionally switching the appliance on, we recommend activation of the child safety device.

General safety

•The appliance may only be installed and connected by trained, registered service engineers.

•Built-in appliances may only be used after they have built in to suitable built-in units and work surfaces that meet standards.

•In the event of faults with the appliance or damage to the glass ceramic (cracks, scratches or splits), the appliance must be switched off and disconnected from the electrical supply, to prevent the possibility of an electric shock.

•Repairs to the appliance must only be carried out by trained registered service engineers.

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Safety during use

•Overheated fats and oils can ignite quickly. When cooking with fat or oil (e.g. chips) do not leave the appliance unattended.

•There is the risk of burns from the appliance if used carelessly.

•Remove stickers and film from the glass ceramic.

•Cables from electrical appliances must not touch the hot surface of the appliance or hot cookware.

•Switch the cooking zones off after each use.

Safety when cleaning

•For cleaning, the appliance must be switched off and cooled down.

•For safety reasons, the cleaning of the appliance with steam jet or highpressure cleaning equipment is not permitted.

How to avoid damage to the appliance

•The glass ceramic can be damaged by objects falling onto it.

•The edge of the glass ceramic can be damaged by being knocked by the cookware.

•Cookware made of cast iron, cast aluminium or with damaged bottoms can scratch the glass ceramic if pushed across the surface.

•Objects that melt and things that boil over can burn onto the glass ceramic and should be removed straightaway.

•To avoid damaging cookware and glass ceramics, do not allow saucepans or frying pans to boil dry.

•Do not use the cooking zones with empty cookware or without cookware.

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Description of the Appliance

Cooking surface layout

Single cooking zone 1200W

Double ring cooking zone

700/1700W

Frontline strip

Control panel

Control panel layout

	Child lock pilot light Warm up pilot		Double ring pi-	Heat setting
	light		lot light	indicator
	Heat setting in-	Timer indicator	Warm up pi-	On/Off pilot
	dicator		lot light	light

Heat setting se-

Timer selec-

Automatic

On/Off

lection

tion

warm-up

Child

lock

Outside

ring

Heat

setting se-

Automatic

Timer

warm-up func-

On/Off

lection

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Touch Control sensor fields

The appliance is operated using Touch Control sensor fields. Functions are controlled by touching sensor fields and confirmed by displays and acoustic signals.

Touch the sensor fields from above, without covering other sensor fields.

	Sensor field	Function
	On / Off	To switch the appliance on and off
	Increase settings	To increase heat settings
	Reduce settings	To reduce heat settings
	Automatic warm-up func-	To switch automatic warm-up func-
	tion	tion on/off
	Double ring switch	Switches outside ring
		on and off
	Timer	Timer selection
	Increase settings	To increase Timer time
	Reduce settings	To reduce Timer time
	Child lock	Locking control panel for children
Displays

	Display	Description
¾		Cooking zone is switched off
u	Keep warm setting	Keep warm setting is set
¿ - Ç	Heat settings	Heat setting is set
e	Fault	Malfunction has occurred
h	Residual heat	Cooking zone is still hot
l	Child safety device	Child safety device is engaged
_	Safety cut-out	Safety cut-out has been activated

Residual heat indicator

1 Warning! Risk of burns from residual heat. After being switched off, the cooking zones need some time to cool down. Look at the residual heat indicator h .

3 Residual heat can be used for melting and keeping food warm.

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Operating the appliance

Switching the appliance on and off

	Control panel		Display	Pilot light
Switch on	Touch	for 2 seconds	¾ / h	lights up
Switch off	Touch	for 1 second	h / none	goes out

3 After switching on, within approx. 10 seconds a heat setting or a function must be set, otherwise the appliance automatically switches itself off.

3 Switching off also works by touching and at the same time. This applies for all individual functions, for example, ”Switching off the Timer”.

Setting the heat setting

	Control panel			Indicator
To increase	Touch			u to Ç
To decrease	Touch			Ç to ¾
To switch off	Touch	and	at the same time	¾

To switch the outside ring on and off

By switching the outside ring on or off, the effective heating surface can be matched to the size of the cookware.

3 Before the outside ring can be switched on, the inside ring must be switched on.

Double ring cooking zone		Sensor field	Pilot light
To switch on outside ring	Touch	for 1-2 seconds	is lit
To switch off outside ring	Touch	for 1-2 seconds	goes out

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Using the automatic warm-up function

All cooking zones are equipped with an automatic warm-up function. The automatic warm-up function sets the cooking zone to the highest setting for a certain period of time and then automatically switches back to the cooking setting that was originally set.

Automatic warm-up	Sensor field	Power indicator
function
To switch on	Touch for 1 second	is lit throughout the
		automatic warm up
		period
To switch off	Touch for 1 second	goes out

3 If during the automatic warm up a higher heat setting is selected, e.g. from Á to Ã, the automatic warm up is adjusted.

The length of time that the automatic warm up function operates depends on the heat setting selected.

Heat setting	Length of the automatic warm up
	[min:sec]
v	0:30
1	1:00
2	1:40
3	4:50
4	6:30
5	10:10
6	2:30
7	3:30
8	4:30
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