What you need to know about safety instructions 8
State of California proposition 65 warning (US only) 9
For your safety 9
Surface cooking units 10
Electrical safety 12
Child safety 12
Ventilating hood 13
Glass/ceramic cooking surfaces 13
Critical installation warnings 14
Critical usage warning 15
Usage cautions 17
Critical cleaning warnings 18
Before you start 19
Cooktop at a glance 20
Residual heat indicator 22
Cooking areas 22
First-time use 23
Griddle (Flex Zone) 26
Touch-enabled screen 27
Cookware 28
Energy saving tips 32
Settings 33
Congratulations on your purchase of the very latest in Dacor® products! Our unique
combination of features, style and performance make us The Life of the Kitchen™, and a
great addition to your home.
In order to familiarize yourself with the controls, functions and full potential of your new
Dacor Appliance, read this use and care manual thoroughly, beginning with the Important Safety Instructions section.
All Dacor appliances are designed and manufactured with quality and pride, while working
within the framework of our company value. Should you ever experience a problem with
your product, please first check the Troubleshooting section of this manual for guidance. It
provides useful suggestions and remedies prior to calling for service.
Valuable customer input helps us to continuously improve our products and services, so
please feel free to contact our Customer Service Team for assistance with any of your
product support needs.
Dacor Customer Service Team
14425 Clark Avenue
City of Industry, CA 91745
Telephone:(800) 793-0093
Fax:(626) 403-3130
Hours of Operation:Monday through Friday 6:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Pacific Time
Website:www.Dacor.com
Thank you for choosing Dacor for your home. We are a company built by families for
families, and we are dedicated to serving yours. We are confident that your new Dacor
product will deliver a high level of performance and enjoyment for many years to come.
FCC CAUTION: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved
by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is Subject
to following two conditions:
1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2) This device must accept any interference received including
interference that cause undesired operation.
For products sold in the US and Canadian markets, only channels
1~11 are available. You cannot select other channels.
FCC STATEMENT:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply within the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
Regulatory Notice
the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
• Reorienting or relocating the receiving antenna
• Increasing the separation between the equipment and receiver
• Connecting the equipment to an outlet that is on a different circuit
than the radio or TV.
• Consulting the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for
help.
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FCC RADIATION EXPOSURE STATEMENT:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set
forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be
installed and operated so there is at least 8 inches (20 cm) between
the radiator and your body. This device and its antenna(s) must not
be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or
transmitter.
2. IC Notice
The term “IC” before the radio certification number only signifies
that Industry Canada technical specifications were met. Operation
is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not
cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference,
including interference that may cause undesired operation of the
device.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
For products sold in the US and Canadian markets, only channels
1~11 are available. You cannot select other channels.
This equipment complies with IC RSS-102 radiation exposure limits
set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be
installed and operated so there is at least 8 inches (20 cm) between
the radiator and your body. This device and its antenna(s) must not
be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or
transmitter.
General safety instructions
This unit has been tested and found to comply with the limits for
a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 18 of the FCC rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This unit generates, uses and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this unit does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning
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the unit off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorienting or relocating the receiving antennae.
• Increasing the distance between the unit and receiver.
• Connecting the equipment to an outlet that is on a different circuit
than the radio or TV.
Read and follow all instructions before using your cooktop to prevent the risk of fire,
electric shock, personal injury, or damage when using the cooktop. This guide does not
cover all possible conditions that may occur. Always contact your service agent or the
manufacturer about problems that you do not understand.
What you need to know about safety instructions
Warnings and Important safety instructions in this manual do not cover all possible
Important safety instruction
conditions and situations that may occur. It is your responsibility to use common sense,
caution, and care when installing, maintaining, and operating your cooktop.
Important safety symbols and precautions
WARNING
Hazards or unsafe practices that may result in severe personal injury or death.
CAUTION
Hazards or unsafe practices that may result in minor personal injury or property damage.
CAUTION
To reduce the risk of fire, explosion, electric shock, or personal injury when using your
cooktop, follow these basic safety precautions.
Do NOT attempt.
Do NOT disassemble.
Do NOT touch.
Follow directions explicitly.
Unplug the power plug from the wall socket.
Make sure the machine is grounded to prevent electric shock.
Call a Dacor service center for help.
Note
These warning signs are here to prevent injury to you and others.
Please follow them explicitly.
After reading this section, keep it in a safe place for future reference.
State of California proposition 65 warning (US only)
WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause
cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
For your safety
When using electrical appliances, you should follow basic safety
precautions, including the following:
CAUTION
• Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this Owner’s Manual.
• Potentially hot surfaces include cooktop, the cooktop facing, and areas near the
cooktop.
User servicing - Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless
specifically recommended in this manual. All other servicing should be referred to
a qualified technician.
• Do not store items of interest to children in cabinets above the cooktop surface.
Children climbing on the cooktop to reach items could be seriously injured.
• Do not leave children alone. Never leave children alone or unattended in an
area where this appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand
on any part of the appliance.
• Never use your appliance for warming or heating the room.
• Do not use water on grease fires. Turn off the cooktop to avoid spreading the
flames. Smother the fire or flames or use a dry chemical, baking soda, or foamtype extinguisher.
Important safety instruction
• Storage in or on the appliance. Do not store flammable materials near the
surface units. Be sure all packing materials are removed from the appliance
before operating it. Keep plastics, clothes, and paper away from parts of the
appliance that may become hot.
• Wear proper apparel. Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments while using
the appliance.
• Use only dry potholders. Placing moist or damp potholders on hot surfaces may
result in burns from steam. Do not let the potholder touch hot heating elements.
Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth.
• Teach children not to play with the controls or any other part of the cooktop.
Be sure your appliance is properly installed and grounded by a qualified technician.
Avoid scratching or striking the cooktop. Doing so may lead to glass breakage. Do
not cook on a cooktop with broken glass. Shock, fire, or cuts may occur.
• For your safety, do not use high-pressure water cleaners or steam jet cleaners
to clean any part of the cooktop.
• If the power cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its
service agent, or similarly qualified persons to avoid creating a hazard.
Important safety instruction
• The appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with
reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and
knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning
use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.
• Do not lean on the cooktop as you may turn the control knobs inadvertently.
Surface cooking units
• Never leave surface units unattended at high heat settings.
Boilovers cause smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite.
• Protective Liners – Do not use aluminum foil to line surface unit drip bowls or
oven bottoms, except as suggested in the manual. Improper installation of these
liners may result in a risk of electric shock or fire.
• Do not lift the cooktop. Lifting the cooktop can damage the cooktop and cause
the cooktop to malfunction.
• Never use the glass cooktop surface as a cutting board.
• Metallic objects such as knives, forks, spoons and lids should not be placed on
the cooking surface since they can get hot.
• After use, switch off the cooking surface by its control and do not rely on the
pan detector.
• CAUTION: The cooking process has to be supervised. A short term cooking
process has to be supervised continuously.
• WARNING: Unattended cooking on the cooking surface with fat or oil can be
dangerous and may result in a fire.
• Use care when touching the cooktop. The glass surface of the cooktop will retain
heat after the controls have been turned off.
• Use proper pan sizes. This appliance is equipped with surface units of different
size. Select pots and pans that have flat bottoms large enough to cover the
surface area of the heating element. Using undersized cookware will expose a
portion of the heating element to direct contact and may result in the ignition
of clothing. Matching the size of the pot or pan to the burner will also improve
efficiency.
• Cookware Handles Should Be Turned Inward and Not Extend Over Adjacent Surface Units – To reduce the risk of burns, ignition of flammable materials, or
spillage due to unintentional contact with cookware, position cookware handles
so that they are turned inward and do not extend over adjacent surface units.
• Glazed cookware. Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic,
earthenware, or other glazed cookware can be used for rangetop service
without breaking due to sudden changes in temperature.
• Always turn the surface units off before removing cookware.
• Keep an eye on foods being fried at high or medium high heat settings.
• To avoid oil spillover and fire, use a minimum amount of oil when shallow panfrying and avoid cooking frozen foods that have excessive amounts of ice.
• Do not operate the cooktop without cookware. If the cooktop operates without
cookware, the control knobs will become hot.
Important safety instruction
• Do not move the container and bowl in a horizontal position on cooktop surface.
• Be careful when placing spoons or other stirring utensils on the glass cooktop surface when it is in use. They may become hot and could cause burns.
• Cleaning. Read and follow all instructions and warnings on the cleaning cream
labels.
• Be sure you know which control knob operates each surface unit. Make sure you
have turned on the correct surface unit.
• When preparing flaming foods under the hood, turn the fan on.
• Do not store heavy items above the cooktop surface that could fall and damage
it.
• Do not Use Decorative Surface Element Covers – If an element is accidentally
turned on, the decorative cover will become hot and possibly melt. Burns will
occur if the hot covers are touched. Damage may also be done to the cooktop.
Use factory installed flexible cord to connect to power supply only, do not use power
supply cord kit.
• The cooktop should be serviced only by qualified service personnel. Repairs
carried out by unqualified individuals may cause injury or a serious malfunction.
Important safety instruction
If your appliance is in need of repair, contact a Dacor authorized service center.
Failure to follow these instructions may result in damage and void the warranty.
• Flush - mounted appliances may be operated only after they have been
installed in cabinets and workplaces that conform to the relevant standards.
This ensures that the appliances are installed in compliance with the appropriate
safety standards.
• If your appliance malfunctions or if fractures, cracks, or splits appear:
- switch off all cooking zones
- unplug the cooktop from the AC wall outlet
- contact your local Dacor service center.
WARNING
If the surface is cracked, switch off and unplug the appliance to avoid the possibility of
electrical shock. Do not use your cooktop until the glass surface has been replaced.
Child safety
WARNING
• This appliance is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons without the
adequate supervision of a responsible adult.
• Young children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the
appliance.
• The cooking zones will become hot when you cook. To keep small children from being
burned, always keep them away from the appliance while you are cooking.
WARNING
Accessible parts may become hot during use. To avoid burns, young children should be
kept away.
• Clean ventilating hoods frequently. Do not let grease accumulate on the hood or
filter.
• When flaming foods under the hood, turn the fan on.
Glass/ceramic cooking surfaces
• DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS OR AREAS NEAR UNITS.
Surface units may be hot even though they are dark in color. Areas near surface
units may become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not
touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact the surface units or
areas near the units until they have had sufficient time to cool. Among these
areas are the cook-top and the facing of the cooktop.
• Do not cook on a broken cooktop. If the cooktop should break, cleaning
solutions and spillovers may penetrate the broken cooktop and create a risk
of electric shock. If your cooktop breaks, contact an authorized Dacor service
center immediately.
Clean the cooktop with caution. If a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on
a hot cooking area, be careful to avoid steam burns. Some cleaners can produce
noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface.
• This appliance must be installed by a qualified technician or service company.
- Failing to have a qualified technician install the cooktop may result in electric
shock, fire, an explosion, problems with the product, or injury.
Important safety instruction
• Unpack the cooktop, remove all packaging material and examine the cooktop for
any damage such as dents. If there is any damage, do not operate the cooktop
and notify your dealer immediately.
• Keep all packaging materials out of the reach of children. Children may use
them for play and injure themselves.
• Install the cooktop on a sturdy, level cabinet that can support its weight.
- Failing to do so may result in problems with the cooktop.
• This appliance must be properly grounded.
• Do not ground the appliance to a gas pipe, plastic water pipe, or telephone line.
- This may result in electric shock, fire, an explosion, or problems with the
product.
• Do not cut or remove the grounding prong from the power cord under any
circumstances.
• Connect the cooktop to a circuit that provides the correct amperage.
• Do not install this appliance in a humid, oily or dusty location, or in a location
exposed to direct sunlight or water (rain drops).
- This may result in electric shock or fire.
• Do not use a damaged power cord or loose wall socket.
- This may result in electric shock or fire.
• Do not pull or bend the power cord excessively.
• Do not twist or tie the power cord.
• Do not hook the power cord over a metal object, place a heavy object on the
power cord, or insert the power cord between objects.
- This may result in electric shock or fire.
If the power cord is damaged, contact your nearest Dacor service center.
• If the appliance is flooded by any liquid, please contact your nearest Dacor
service center. Failing to do so may result in electric shock or fire.
• If the appliance produces a strange noise, a burning smell, or smoke, unplug the
power plug immediately and contact your nearest Dacor service center.
- Failing to do so may result in electric shock or fire.
• In the event of a gas leak (such as propane gas, LP gas, etc.), ventilate the area
immediately. Do not touch the power cord. Do not touch the appliance.
- A spark may result in an explosion or fire.
• Take care not to contact the cooktop surface with your body while cooking or
just after cooking.
- Failing to do so may result in burns.
• Always observe safety precautions when using your cooktop. Never try to
repair the cooktop on your own - there is dangerous voltage inside. If the
cooktop needs to be repaired, contact an authorized Dacor service center near
you.
• If you use the appliance when it is contaminated by foreign substances such as
food waste, it may result in a problem with the appliance.
Important safety instruction
• Do not attempt to repair, disassemble, or modify the appliance yourself.
- Since a high voltage current enters the product chassis, it may result in
electric shock or fire.
- When a repair is needed, contact your nearest Dacor service center.
• If any foreign substance such as water has entered the appliance, contact your
nearest Dacor service center.
- Failing to do so may result in electric shock or fire.
• Do not touch the power cord with wet hands.
- This may result in electric shock.
• Do not turn the appliance off while an operation is in progress.
- This may cause a spark and result in electric shock or fire.
• Keep all packaging materials well out of the reach of children, as packaging
materials can be dangerous to children.
- If a child places a plastic bag over his or her head, the child can suffocate.
• Do not let children or any person with reduced physical, sensory, or mental
capabilities use this appliance unsupervised.
• Keep pets away from the appliance because pets may step on the controls of
the appliance, causing a malfunction.
• Make sure that the appliance’s controls and cooking areas are out of the reach
of children.
Important safety instruction
- Failing to do so may result in electric shock, burns, or injury.
• Do not use or place flammable sprays or objects near the cooktop.
- Flammable items or sprays can cause fires or an explosion.
• Do not insert fingers, foreign substances, or metal objects such as pins or
needles into inlets, outlets, or holes. If foreign substances are inserted into any
of these holes, contact your product provider or nearest Dacor service center.
• Never use this appliance for purposes other than cooking.
- Using the appliance for any purpose other than cooking may result in fire.
• Never heat plastic or paper containers and do not use them for cooking.
- Failing to do so may result in a fire.
• Do not heat food wrapped in paper from magazines, newspapers, etc.
- This may result in a fire.
• Do not hold food in your bare hands during or immediately after cooking.
- Use cooking gloves. The food may be very hot and you could burn yourself.
- As the handle and cooktop surfaces may be hot enough to cause burns after
cooking, use cooking gloves to protect your hands from burns.
• If the surface is cracked, turn the appliance off.
- Failing to do so may result in electric shock.
• Dishes and containers can become hot. Handle with care.
• Hot foods and steam can cause burns. Carefully remove container coverings,
directing the steam away from your hands and face.
• Remove lids from baby food jars before heating. After heating baby food, stir
well to distribute the heat evenly.
Always test the temperature by tasting before feeding the baby. The glass jar or
the surface of the food may appear to be cooler than the interior, which can be
hot enough to burn an infant’s mouth.
• Take care as beverages or food may be very hot after heating.
- Especially when feeding a child, make sure that the food or beverage has
cooled sufficiently.
• Take care when heating liquids such as water or other beverages.
- Make sure to stir during or after cooking.
- Avoid using a slippery container with a narrow neck.
- Wait at least 30 seconds after heating before removing the heated liquid.
- Failing to do so may result in an abrupt overflow of the contents and cause
burns.
Important safety instruction
• Do not stand on top of the appliance or place objects (such as laundry, lighted
candles, lighted cigarettes, dishes, chemicals, metal objects, etc.) on the
appliance.
- This may result in electric shock, fire, problems with the product, or injury.
• Do not operate the appliance with wet hands.
- This may result in electric shock.
• Do not spray volatile substances such as insecticide onto the surface of the
appliance.
- As well as being harmful to humans, it may also result in electric shock, fire,
or problems with the product.
• Do not put your face or body close to the appliance while cooking.
- Take care that children do not come too close to the appliance.
• Failing to do so may result in children burning themselves. Do not scratch the
glass of the cooktop with a sharp object.
- This may result in the glass being damaged or broken.
• Do not store anything directly on top of the appliance when it is in operation.
Important safety instruction
• Do not over-heat food.
- Overheating food may result in a fire.
Critical cleaning warnings
CAUTION
• Do not clean the appliance by spraying water directly on to it.
• Do not use benzene, thinner, or alcohol to clean the appliance.
- This may result in discoloration, deformation, damage, electric shock, or fire.
• Take care not to hurt yourself when cleaning the appliance (externally or
internally).
- You may hurt yourself on the sharp edges of the appliance.
• Do not clean the appliance with a steam cleaner.
- This may result in corrosion.
• Keep the cooktop surface clean. Food particles or spattered oils stuck to the
cooktop surface can cause paint damage and reduce the efficiency of the
cooktop.
• Do not use this induction cooktop to dry clothes.
• Do not store flammable materials such as aerosols and cleaning agents under the
induction cooktop.
• Users with Pacemakers or Active Heart Implants must keep their upper body at least 1
ft. (30 cm) from the induction cooking zones that are turned on. For more information
or questions, consult with your doctor or the manufacturer of your personal device.
CAUTION
• Do not touch the induction elements until they have cooled down. Otherwise, you can
burn yourself.
• Do not touch the surface of the cooktop until it has cooled down. Otherwise, you can
burn yourself.
• Immediately clean spills on the cooking area to prevent impurities from building up.
• If you have cabinet storage directly above the cooking surface, make sure that the
items in the cabinet are safely stored in a heat-resistant area. Do not store flammable
items such as volatile liquids, cleaners, or aerosol sprays.
• If the cooktop is installed above an oven, do not use the cooktop while the oven’s selfcleaning function is on.
Before you start
NOTE
After you have activated elements on the cooktop, the internal fan may rotate for
cooling purposes. The fan activation time (10 to 20 minutes) may differ depending on the
temperature of the internal sensor.
01 POWERPress to turn the cooktop on or off. When the cooktop is
turned on, the corresponding indicator lights up.
02 LOCKPress and hold to activate or deactivate the lock on the
control panel. For more information, see the Child Lock
section on page 55.
03 Display7-inch touch-enabled screen.
04 Flex ZoneYou can use the Flex Zone function to control two burners
on either side (36” models) or the left side (30” models) as a
single cooking zone.
05 Cooking zoneThe cooking zone is identified by a permanent circle on
the glass cooking surface. You can use the virtual flame
technology.
06 Virtual FlameThe virtual flame technology creates the appearance of
flames for visual references, which are not actual flares.
Before you start
07 Wi-Fi
communication area
08 Bluetooth
communication area
The cooktop sends and receives Wi-Fi signals underneath this
area.
The cooktop sends and receives Bluetooth signals underneath
this area.
WARNING
• Do not put hot cookware on the control-panel area (01, 02, and 03). The LCD screen of
this area can be damaged.
• Leave the Wi-Fi (07) and Bluetooth (08) areas empty at all times. Cookware or any
other object may cause signal interference and consequent communication failure.