AEG IAE84881XB User Manual

USER
MANUAL

IAE84881XB

EN User Manual

Hob

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warranty in the event that your product fault is due to failure to adhere this manual.

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CONTENTS

1. SAFETY INFORMATION.............................................................................................2

2. CONDITIONS OF USE................................................................................................4

3. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.............................................................................................5

4. INSTALLATION............................................................................................................7

5. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION...........................................................................................8

6. BEFORE FIRST USE................................................................................................... 11

7. DAILY USE..................................................................................................................13

8. HINTS AND TIPS........................................................................................................20

9. CARE AND CLEANING.............................................................................................26

10. TROUBLESHOOTING.............................................................................................27

11. TECHNICAL DATA..................................................................................................31

12. ENERGY EFFICIENCY.............................................................................................32

13. WARRANTY .............................................................................................................32

FOR PERFECT RESULTS

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impeccable performance for many years, with innovative technologies that help
make life simpler features you might not find on ordinary appliances. Please
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CUSTOMER CARE AND SERVICE

Always use original spare parts.
When contacting our Authorised Service Centre, ensure that you have the
following data available: Model, PNC, Serial Number.
The information can be found on the rating plate.

Warning / Caution-Safety information
General information and tips
Environmental information

Subject to change without notice.

SAFETY INFORMATION

1.

Before the installation and use of the appliance,
carefully read the supplied instructions. The
manufacturer is not responsible for any injuries or
damages that are the result of incorrect installation or

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usage. Always keep the instructions in a safe and
accessible location for future reference.

1.1 Children and vulnerable people safety

• This appliance can be used by children aged from 8

years and above and persons with reduced physical,
sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience
and knowledge if they have been given supervision or
instruction concerning the use of the appliance in a
safe way and understand the hazards involved.

• Children between 3 and 8 years of age and persons

with very extensive and complex disabilities shall be
kept away from the appliance unless continuously
supervised.

• Children of less than 3 years of age should be kept

away from the appliance unless continuously
supervised.

• Do not let children play with the appliance.

• Keep all packaging away from children and dispose of

it appropriately.

• Keep children and pets away from the appliance when

it operates or when it cools down. Accessible parts are
hot.

• If the appliance has a child safety device, it should be

activated.

• Children shall not carry out cleaning and user

maintenance of the appliance without supervision.

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General Safety

1.2

• WARNING: The appliance and its accessible parts

become hot during use. Care should be taken to
avoid touching heating elements.

• Do not operate the appliance by means of an external

timer or separate remote-control system.

• WARNING: Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or

oil can be dangerous and may result in fire.

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• NEVER try to extinguish a fire with water, but switch

off the appliance and then cover flame e.g. with a lid

or a fire blanket.

• CAUTION: The cooking process has to be supervised.

A short term cooking process has to be supervised

continuously.

• WARNING: Danger of fire: Do not store items on the

cooking surfaces.

• Metallic objects such as knives, forks, spoons and lids

should not be placed on the hob surface since they

can get hot.

• Do not use the appliance before installing it in the

built-in structure.

• Do not use a steam cleaner to clean the appliance.

• After use, switch off the hob element by its control

and do not rely on the pan detector.

• If the glass ceramic surface / glass surface is cracked,

switch off the appliance and unplug it from the mains.

In case the appliance is connected to the mains

directly using junction box, remove the fuse to

disconnect the appliance from power supply. In either

case contact the Authorised Service Centre.

• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by

the manufacturer, an authorized Service or similarly

qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.

• WARNING: Use only hob guards designed by the

manufacturer of the cooking appliance or indicated by

the manufacturer of the appliance in the instructions

for use as suitable or hob guards incorporated in the

appliance. The use of inappropriate guards can cause

accidents.

2.

CONDITIONS OF USE

This appliance is intended to be used in
household and similar applications such
as:

• Farm houses

• By clients in serviced apartments,
holiday apartments and other
residential type environments.

3. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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3.1 Installation

WARNING!

Only a qualified person must
install this appliance.

WARNING!

Risk of injury or damage to
the appliance.

• Remove all the packaging.

• Do not install or use a damaged
appliance.

• Follow the installation instructions
supplied with the appliance.

• Keep the minimum distance from
other appliances and units.

• Always take care when moving the
appliance as it is heavy. Always use
safety gloves and enclosed footwear.

• Seal the cut surfaces with a sealant to
prevent moisture to cause swelling.

• Protect the bottom of the appliance
from steam and moisture.

• Do not install the appliance adjacent
to a door or under a window. This
prevents hot cookware falling from
the appliance when the door or the
window is opened.

• Each appliance has cooling fans on
the bottom.

• If the appliance is installed above a
drawer:

– Do not store any small pieces or

sheets of paper that could be
pulled in, as they can damage the
cooling fans or impair the cooling
system.

– Keep a distance of minimum 2 cm

between the bottom of the
appliance and parts stored in the
drawer.

• Remove any separator panels
installed in the cabinet below the
appliance.

3.2 Electrical Connection

WARNING!

Risk of fire and electric
shock.

• All electrical connections should be
made by a qualified electrician.

• The appliance must be earthed.

• Before carrying out any operation
make sure that the appliance is
disconnected from the power supply.

• Make sure that the parameters on the
rating plate are compatible with the
electrical ratings of the mains power
supply.

• Make sure the appliance is installed
correctly. Loose and incorrect
electricity mains cable or plug (if
applicable) can make the terminal
become too hot.

• Use the correct electricity mains
cable.

• Do not let the electricity mains cable
tangle.

• Make sure that a shock protection is
installed.

• Use the strain relief clamp on the
cable.

• Make sure the mains cable or plug (if
applicable) does not touch the hot
appliance or hot cookware, when you
connect the appliance to the near
sockets.

• Do not use multi-plug adapters and
extension cables.

• Make sure not to cause damage to
the mains plug (if applicable) or to the
mains cable. Contact our Authorised
Service Centre or an electrician to
change a damaged mains cable.

• The shock protection of live and
insulated parts must be fastened in
such a way that it cannot be removed
without tools.

• Connect the mains plug to the mains
socket only at the end of the
installation. Make sure that there is
access to the mains plug after the
installation.

• If the mains socket is loose, do not
connect the mains plug.

• Do not pull the mains cable to
disconnect the appliance. Always pull
the mains plug.

• Use only correct isolation devices: line
protecting cut-outs, fuses (screw type
fuses removed from the holder), earth
leakage trips and contactors.

• The electrical installation must have
an isolation device which lets you

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disconnect the appliance from the
mains at all poles. The isolation
device must have a contact opening
width of minimum 3 mm.

3.3 Use

WARNING!

Risk of injury, burns and
electric shock.

• Remove all the packaging, labelling
and protective film (if applicable)
before first use.

• This appliance is for household use
only.

• Do not change the specification of
this appliance.

• Make sure that the ventilation
openings are not blocked.

• Do not let the appliance stay
unattended during operation.

• Set the cooking zone to “off” after
each use.

• Do not rely on the pan detector.

• Do not put cutlery or saucepan lids on
the cooking zones. They can become
hot.

• Do not operate the appliance with
wet hands or when it has contact with
water.

• Do not use the appliance as a work
surface or as a storage surface.

• If the surface of the appliance is
cracked, disconnect immediately the
appliance from the power supply. This
to prevent an electrical shock.

• Users with a pacemaker must keep a
distance of minimum 30 cm from the
induction cooking zones when the
appliance is in operation.

• When you place food into hot oil, it
may splash.

WARNING!

Risk of fire and explosion

• Fats and oil when heated can release
flammable vapours. Keep flames or
heated objects away from fats and oils
when you cook with them.

• The vapours that very hot oil releases
can cause spontaneous combustion.

• Used oil, that can contain food
remnants, can cause fire at a lower
temperature than oil used for the first
time.

• Do not put flammable products or
items that are wet with flammable
products in, near or on the appliance.

WARNING!

Risk of damage to the
appliance.

• Do not keep hot cookware on the
control panel.

• Do not put a hot pan cover on the
glass surface of the hob.

• Do not let cookware to boil dry.

• Be careful not to let objects or
cookware fall on the appliance. The
surface can be damaged.

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

• Do not put aluminium foil on the
appliance.

• Cookware made of cast iron,
aluminium or with a damaged bottom
can cause scratches on the glass /
glass ceramic. Always lift these
objects up when you have to move
them on the cooking surface.

• This appliance is for cooking
purposes only. It must not be used for
other purposes, for example room
heating.

3.4 Food Sensor

• The Food Sensor can read
temperatures up to 120 °C.

• Make sure that the Food Sensor is
always inside the food or liquid up to
the minimum marked level.

• Do not use the Food Sensor in the
oven.

• Do not use it when it is
malfunctioning or damaged.

• Use the Food Sensor according to its
purpose. Do not use it to open or lift
anything.

• Use only the Food Sensor
recommended for the hob, one at a
time.

• Clean the Food Sensor before the
first use. Only use neutral detergents.
Do not use any abrasive products,
abrasive cleaning pads, solvents or
metal objects. The silicone handle
may discolour, which has no effect on
how the Food Sensor operates.

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• Use the original packaging to store
the Food Sensor.

• If you replace the Food Sensor, store
the old one minimum 3 m away. The
old Food Sensor may influence the
functioning of the new one.

3.5 Care and cleaning

• Clean the appliance regularly to
prevent the deterioration of the
surface material.

• Deactivate the appliance and let it
cool down before you clean it.

• Disconnect the appliance from the
electrical supply before maintenance.

• Do not use water spray and steam to
clean the appliance.

• Clean the appliance with a moist soft
cloth. Only use neutral detergents. Do
not use any abrasive products,
abrasive cleaning pads, solvents or
metal objects.

4. INSTALLATION

WARNING!

Refer to Safety chapters.

4.1 Before the installation

Before you install the hob, write down
the information bellow from the rating
plate. The rating plate is on the bottom
of the hob.

Serial number ...........................

3.6 Service

• To repair the appliance contact the
Authorised Service Centre.

• Use original spare parts only.

3.7 Disposal

WARNING!

Risk of injury or suffocation.

• Contact your municipal authority for
information on how to discard the
appliance correctly.

• Disconnect the appliance from the
mains supply.

• Cut off the mains electrical cable
close to the appliance and dispose of
it.

higher. Speak to your local Service
Centre.

4.4 Assembly

4.2 Built-in hobs

Only use the built-in hobs after you
assemble the hob into correct built-in
units and work surfaces that align to the
standards.

4.3 Connection cable

• For a single phase or two phase
connection, use the cable type:
H05V2V2-F which withstands a
temperature of 90 °C or higher. Speak
to your local Service Centre.

• To replace the damaged mains cable,
use the cable type: H05V2V2-F which
withstands a temperature of 90 °C or

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5. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

5.1 Cooking surface layout

If the appliance is installed
above a drawer, the hob
ventilation can warm up the
items stored in the drawer
during the cooking process.

Induction zone with Assisted

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Cooking
Induction zone with Assisted

2

Cooking and Pan Fry
Control panel

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Induction cooking zone

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Area with antenna

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CAUTION!

Do not put anything on
the hob in this area.

5.2 Control panel layout

To see the available settings touch the appropriate symbol.

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Sym­bol

1

2

3

4

- Zone indicator To show for which zone the slider is active.

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- Slider To adjust the heat setting.

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9

10

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0 - 9 - To show the current heat setting.

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Comment

ON / OFF To activate and deactivate the hob.

Menu To open and close the Menu.

Food Sensor To open the Food Sensor menu.

Zone selection To open the slider for the selected zone.

- To set the timer functions.

PowerBoost To activate the function.

Lock To activate and deactivate the function.

- The window of the Hob²Hood infrared signal com­municator. Do not cover it.

Pause To activate and deactivate the function.

Bridge To activate and deactivate the function.

5.3 Food Sensor

The Food Sensor is a wireless
temperature probe operating without a
battery, delivered in a packaging with
the hob. Inside its handle there is an
antenna. Another antenna is located
below the hob surface, in the area
between the two rear cooking zones. To
ensure proper communication between
the Food Sensor and the hob do not put
anything on the hob in this area.

Measurement point

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Minimum marked level

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Recommended immersion range (for

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liquids)
Calibration code

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Hook for placing the Food Sensor on

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the rim
Handle with antenna inside

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The measurement point is located
halfway between the tip and the
minimum marked level. Insert the Food
Sensor in the food at least up to the
minimum marked level, if possible. For
liquids, to get the best cooking results,
immerse the Food Sensor in the liquid
2-5 cm above the minimum marked level.
Place the Food Sensor on the rim of the

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pot or pan by the hook; close to the area
with the antenna, at 1 - 3 o'clock position
(for the left side of the hob) or 9 - 11
o'clock position (for the right side of the
hob).

For more information refer
to "Hints and Tips for the
Food Sensor".

5.4 Key features of your hob

Your new SensePro® hob expertly
guides you through the entire cooking
session. Refer to the information below
to discover several of its best features.

Depending on the kind of food, you can
use Assisted Cooking with or without the
Food Sensor. For various dishes you get
different sets of functions.

Food Sensor - can be used in two
ways. It measures the temperature in
functions such as Thermometer and Pan
Fry as well as helps you accurately
maintain the temperature for different
food types while cooking Sous Vide or
using functions such as Poach, Simmer or
Reheat.

Assisted Cooking - facilitates cooking by
providing you with ready-made recipes
for various dishes, pre-defined cooking
parameters, and step-by-step
instructions. You can use it with the Food
Sensor, e.g. to prepare a steak, or
without it, e.g. to prepare pancakes. The
available options depend on the kind of
dish you want to make. In this mode you
can use functions such as Sous Vide, Pan
Fry, Simmer, Reheat, and many more.
Pop-up windows and sounds inform you
when the pre-defined temperature is
reached. You can access Assisted
Cooking from the Menu.

Sous Vide
vacuum-packed food in low temperature,
for a prolonged period of time, which

- a method of cooking

helps you save vitamins and maintain the
flavour. Your hob provides you with clear
settings and instructions to follow. Once
you select the function via Assisted
Cooking, the temperatures are defined
for different food types. You can also
choose your own temperatures if you
activate the function via Sous Vide in the
Menu.

Pan Fry

- a frying method with
automatically controlled heat levels,
dedicated to various types of food. It
helps you avoid overheating of food or
oil. You can activate it by selecting
Assisted Cooking from the Menu.

Thermometer - with this function the
Food Sensor measures the temperature
while cooking. You cannot use it when
the Assisted Cooking function operates.

Other useful features of your hob:

Melting - this function is perfect for

melting chocolate or butter.

PowerBoost - this function quickly
boils large quantities of water.

Pause - this function lowers the heat
setting to 1 for all cooking zones,
enabling you to keep the food warm for
a long time.

Bridge

- this function allows you to
combine both left side zones and use
larger cookware. You can use it with Pan
Fry.

Hob²Hood - this function connects the
hob with a special hood and adjusts the
fan speed accordingly.

Lock

- this function temporarily
disables the control panel during
cooking.

Child Lock - this function disables the
control panel while the hob does not
operate, preventing accidental use.

Stopwatch, Count Down Timer, and
Minute Minder - are three functions that

you can choose between to better
control and monitor the cooking time.

For more info, refer to "Daily use".

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5.5 OptiHeat Control (3 step

Residual heat indicator)

WARNING!
III / II / I There is a risk of

burns from residual heat.
The indicator shows the level
of the residual heat.

6. BEFORE FIRST USE

WARNING!

Refer to Safety chapters.

6.1 Using the display

• Only the backlit symbols can be used.

• To activate a given option, touch the
relevant symbol on the display.

• The selected function is activated
when you remove the finger from the
display.

• To scroll the available options, use a
quick gesture or drag your finger
across the display. The speed of the
gesture determines how fast the
screen moves.

• The scrolling can stop by itself or you
can stop it immediately if you touch
the display.

• You can change most of the
parameters shown on the display
when you touch the relevant symbols.

• To select the required function or
time you can scroll through the list
and / or touch the option you want to
choose.

• When the hob is activated and some
of the symbols disappear from the
display, touch it again. All the symbols
come back on.

• For certain functions, when you start
them, a pop-up window with
additional information appears. To
deactivate the pop-up window

permanently, check
activate the function.

• Select a zone first to activate the timer
functions.

Symbols useful for display navigation

To confirm the selection or setting.

before you

The induction cooking zones produce
the heat necessary for the cooking
process directly in the bottom of the
cookware. The glass ceramic is heated by
the heat of the cookware.

Symbols useful for display navigation

To go back / forwards one level in
the Menu.

To scroll up / down the instructions
on the display.

To activate / deactivate the op­tions.

To close the pop-up window.

To cancel a setting.

6.2 First connection to the mains

When you connect the hob to the mains
you have to set Language, Display
Brightness and Buzzer Volume.

You can change the setting in Menu >
Settings > Setup. Refer to "Daily use".

6.3 Food Sensor calibration

Before you start using the Food Sensor
you need to calibrate it, to ensure that
the temperature readings are correct.

Once the Food Sensor is calibrated
properly, it measures the temperature at
the boiling point with the tolerance
range of + / - 2 °C.

Follow the procedure when:

• you install the hob for the first time;

• you move the hob to a different
location (change of altitude);

• you replace the Food Sensor.