Electrolux EKC607601 User Manual

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Cooker

EKC607601

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CONTENTS

Safety information 2
Product description 5
Before first use 5
Hob - Daily use 6
Hob - Helpful hints and tips 9
Hob - Care and cleaning 9
Oven - Control panel 10
Oven - Daily use 11
Oven - Clock functions 13

SAFETY INFORMATION

Before the installation and use, read this
manual carefully:

• For your own safety and the safety of
your property

• For the protection of the environment

• For the correct operation of the appli­ance.

Always keep these instructions with the ap­pliance also if you move or sell it.
The manufacturer is not responsible if incor­rect installation or use results in damage.

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 use
of the appliance in safe way and under­stand the hazards involved. Children shall
not play with the appliance.

• Keep all packaging away from children.
There is the risk of suffocation or physical
injury.

• Keep children and animals away from the
appliance when the door is open or the
appliance is in operation. There is the risk
of injury or other permanent disability.

• If the appliance has Child lock or Key
lock function, use it. It prevents children
and animals from accidental operation of
the appliance.

Oven - Additional functions 14
Oven - Using the accessories 14
Oven - Helpful hints and tips 15
Oven - Care and cleaning 22
What to do if… 24
Installation 25
Environment concerns 27
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Subject to change without notice

GENERAL SAFETY

• Do not change the specifications of this
appliance. There is the risk of injury and
damage to the appliance.

• Do not let the appliance stay unattended
during operation.

• Switch off the appliance after each use.

INSTALLATION

• The adjustment conditions for this appli­ance are described on the label (or data
plate).

• Only an approved technician can install
and connect the appliance. Contact an
approved service centre. This is to pre­vent the risks of structural damage or
physical injury.

• Make sure that the appliance is not dam­aged because of transport. Do not con­nect a damaged appliance. If necessary,
contact the supplier.

• Remove all packaging, stickers and lay­ers from the appliance before first use.
Do not remove the rating plate. It can in­validate the guarantee.

• Fully obey the laws, ordinances, direc­tives and standards in force in the coun­try where you use the appliance (safety
regulations, recycling regulations, electri­cal or gas safety rules etc.).

• Be careful when you move the appliance.
The appliance is heavy. Always use safe­ty gloves. Do not pull the appliance by
the handle.

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• Make sure that the appliance is discon­nected from the power supply during the
installation (if applicable).

• Keep the minimum distances to the other
appliances and units.

• Do not put the appliance on a base.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION

• The appliance must be earthed.

• Make sure that the electrical data on the
rating plate agree with your domestic
power supply.

• Information on the voltage is on the rating
plate.

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

• The shock protection parts must be fixed
in such a way that they cannot be un­done without tools.

• Always use a correctly installed shock­proof socket.

• When you connect electrical appliances
to mains sockets, do not let cables touch
or come near the hot appliance door.

• Do not use multi-way plugs, connectors
and extension cables. There is a risk of
fire.

• Make sure not to squash or cause dam­age to the mains plug (if applicable) and
cable behind the appliance.

• Make sure that the mains connection is
accessible after the installation.

• Do not pull the mains cable to disconnect
the appliance. Always pull the mains plug
(if applicable).

• Do not replace or change the mains ca­ble. Contact the service centre.

USE

• Only use the appliance for domestic
cooking tasks. Do not use the appliance
for commercial and industrial use. This is
to prevent physical injury to persons or
prevent damage to property.

• Always monitor the appliance during op­eration.

• Always stay away from the appliance
when you open the door while the appli­ance is in operation. Hot steam can re­lease. There is a risk of burns.

• Do not use this appliance if it is in contact
with water. Do not operate the appliance
with wet hands.

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

• The cooking surface of the appliance be­comes hot during use. There is a risk of
burns. Do not put metallic objects, for ex­ample cutlery or saucepans lids, on the
surface, as they can become hot.

• The interior of the appliance becomes hot
during use. There is a risk of burns. Use
gloves when you insert or remove the ac­cessories or pots.

• The appliance and its accessible parts
become hot during use. Take care to
avoid touching the heating elements.
Young children must be kept away un­less continuously supervised.

• Open the door carefully. The use of ingre­dients with alcohol can cause a mixture
of alcohol and air. There is the risk of fire.

• Do not let sparks or open flames come
near the appliance when you open the
door.

• Do not put flammable products or items
that are wet with flammable products,
and/or fusible objects (made of plastic or
aluminium) in, near or on the appliance.
There is a risk of explosion or fire.

• Set the cooking zones to "off" after each
use.

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

• Do not let cookware boil dry. This can
cause damage to the cookware and hob
surface.

• If an object or cookware falls on the hob
surface, the surface can be damaged.

• Do not put hot cookware near to the
control panel because the heat can
cause a damage to the appliance.

• Be careful when you remove or install the
accessories to prevent damage to the
appliance enamel.

• Cookware made of cast iron, cast alumi­nium or with damaged bottoms can

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scratch the hob surface if you move them
on the surface.

• Discoloration of the enamel has no effect
on the performance of the appliance.

• To prevent damage or discoloration to
the enamel:
– do not put any objects directly on the

appliance floor and do not cover it with
aluminium foil;

– do not put hot water directly into the

appliance;

– do not keep moist dishes and food in

the appliance after you finish the cook­ing.

• Do not apply pressure on the open door.

• Do not put flammable materials in the
compartment below the oven. Keep
there only heat-resistant accessories (if
applicable).

• Do not cover oven steam outlets. They
are at the rear side of the top surface (if
applicable).

• Do not put anything on the hob that is lia­ble to melt.

• If there is a crack on the surface, discon­nect the power supply. There is a risk of
electric shock.

• Do not put heat-conducting materials
(e.g. thin metal mesh or metal-plated
heat conductors) under the cookware.
Excessive heat reflection can damage the
cooking surface.

CARE AND CLEANING

• Before maintenance, make sure that the
appliance is cold. There is a risk of burns.
There is a risk that the glass panels can
break.

• Keep the appliance clean at all times. A
build-up of fats or other foodstuff can re­sult in a fire.

• Regular cleaning prevents the surface
material from deteriorating.

•For your personal safety and the safety of
your property, only clean the appliance
with water and soap. Do not use flamma­ble products or products that can cause
corrosion.

• Do not clean the appliance with steam
cleaners, high-pressure cleaners, sharp

objects, abrasive cleaning agents, abra­sive sponges and stain removers.

• If you use an oven spray, follow the in­structions from the manufacturer. Do not
spray anything on the heating elements
and the thermostat sensor (if applicable).

• Do not clean the glass door with abrasive
cleaning agents or metal scraper. Heat
resistant surface of the inner glass can
break and shatter.

• When the door glass panels are dam­aged they become weak and can break.
You must replace them. Contact the
service centre.

• Be careful when you remove the door
from the appliance. The door is heavy.

• Bulb lamps used in this appliance are
special lamps selected for household ap­pliances use only. They cannot be used
for the full or partial illumination of a
household room.

• If it becomes necessary to replace the
lamp use one of the same power and
specifically designed for household appli­ances only.

• Disconnect the appliance from the power
supply before the replacement of the
oven lamp. There is the risk of electrical
shock. Cool down the appliance. There is
a risk of burns.

• Do not clean catalytic enamel.

SERVICE CENTRE

• Only an approved engineer can repair or
work on the appliance. Contact an ap­proved service centre.

• Use only original spare parts.

DISPOSAL OF THE APPLIANCE

• To prevent the risk of physical injury or
damage:
– Disconnect the appliance from the

power supply.
– Cut off the mains cable and discard it.
– Discard the door catch. This prevents

children or small animals from being

closed inside of the appliance. There is

a risk of suffocation.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

GENERAL OVERVIEW

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COOKING SURFACE LAYOUT

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Hob

1

Air vents for cooling fan

1
2
3

4
5

6
7

8

2

Heating element

3

Oven lamp

4

Rating plate

5

Heating element

6

Oven lamp

7

Fan

8

Shelf positions of the main oven

9

Shelf positions of the top oven

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145

mm

120/175/210

mm

56

120/180

mm

180

mm

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3

ACCESSORIES

Deep grill roasting pan

•
To bake and roast or as pan to collect
fat.

BEFORE FIRST USE

Warning! Refer to "Safety information"
chapter.

INITIAL CLEANING

• Remove all parts from the appliance.

Single cooking zone 1200 W

1

Double cooking zone 700/1700 W

2

Single cooking zone 1800 W

3

Oven Control panel

4

Hob control panel

5

Triple cooking zone 800/1600/2300 W

6

The roasting pan grid

•
To put in the deep roasting pan.

Oven shelf

•
For cookware, cake tins, roasts.

• Clean the appliance before first use.

Important! Refer to chapter "Care and
Cleaning".

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SETTING THE TIME

The oven only operates after time set.

When you connect the appliance to the
electrical supply or in case of a power cut,
the Time function indicator flashes automat­ically.
To set the current time use

or button.
After approximately 5 seconds, the flashing
stops and the display shows the time of
day set.

You can only change the Time of
day

if :

• the switch-on lock is not on

• none of the clock functions Duration
or End is set

• no oven function is set.

Preheat the two ovens. Heat up one oven
at a time.

PRE-HEATING

1.

Set function

and maximum temper-

ature.

HOB - DAILY USE

Warning! Refer to "Safety information"
chapter.

2. Let the appliance operate without the
food for approximately 1 hour.

3.

Set function

and maximum temper-

ature.

4. Let the appliance operate without the
food for approximately 10 minutes.

5.

Set function

and maximum temper-

ature.

6. Let the appliance operate without the
food for approximately 10 minutes.

This is to burn off the residue in the appli­ance. The accessories can become more
hot than usually. When you pre-heat the
appliance for the first time, the appliance
can make an odour and smoke. This is the
usual effect. Make sure the airflow is suffi­cient.

CONTROL PANEL LAYOUT

1

910

2 3 54 6

8 7

Use the sensor fields to operate the appliance.

sensor field function

1

2

3

with an indicator

/

a heat setting display shows the heat setting

locks/unlocks the control panel

increase or decrease heat setting / time

sensor field function

cooking zone's indicators of timer shows for which zone you set the time

4

the timer display shows the time in minutes

5

6

7

8

9

10

starts double zone

selects the time for cooking zone

starts double and triple zone

starts and stops the STOP&GO function

starts and stops the hob

HEAT SETTING DISPLAYS

Display Description

The cooking zone is off

-

ON AND OFF

Touch

for 2 seconds to start the appli-

ance. Touch

for 1 second to stop the

The cooking zone operates

Keep warm setting is on

The induction cooking zone does not sense the cookware

There is a malfunction

A cooking zone is still hot (residual heat)

Key Lock/Child Lock is on

Power function is active

The automatic heat-up function is on

AUTOMATIC HEAT UP

appliance.

THE HEAT SETTING

Touch
Touch

to increase the heat setting.

to decrease the heat setting. The
display shows the heat setting. Touch
and at the same time to switch off the

cooking zone.

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You can get a necessary heat setting in a
shorter time if you activate the Automatic
Heat Up function. This function sets the
highest heat setting for some time (see the

00

00

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graphic), and then decreases to the neces­sary heat setting.
To start the Automatic Heat Up function:

1.

Touch

2.

Touch
comes on in the display.

3.

Immediately touch
until the necessary heat setting comes
on. After 3 seconds
display.

To stop the function touch

USING THE TIMER

Use the timer to set how long the cooking
zone operates for one cooking session.

Set the timer after the selection of the
cooking zone.

You can set the heat setting before or after
you set the timer.

• Selection of the cooking zone:touch

again and again until the indicator of a

necessary cooking zone comes on.

Starting and changing the timer:

•

touch
the time (

indicator of the cooking zone flashes
slower, the time counts down.

• Stopping the timer: select the cooking

zone with
the timer. The remaining time counts

backwards to
cooking zone goes out. You can also

touch
switch off the timer.

• Checking the remaining time: select

the cooking zone with
of the cooking zone flashes faster. Dis­play shows the remaining time.

When the time elapses, the sound operates
and

00

off.

•

Stopping the sound: touch
You can use the timer as a minute minder
while cooking zones do not operate. Touch

. Touch or to select the time.

When the time elapses, the sound operates
and

00

STARTING THE STOP+GO

The
operate to a keep warm setting.

. comes on in the display.
again and again until

again and again

comes on in the

.

or of the cooking zone to set

- 99 minutes). When the

and touch to switch off

. The indicator of the

and at the same time to

. The indicator

flashes. The cooking zone switches

.

flashes

function sets all cooking zones that

•

Touch

symbol

•

Touch

setting that you set before comes on.

does not stop the timer function.
locks the control bars.

LOCKING / UNLOCKING THE
CONTROL PANEL

You can lock the control panel, but not
It prevents an accidental change of the heat
setting during a cooking session.
First set the heat setting.

Touch the symbol
comes on for 4 seconds.
The Timer still operates.

Touch the symbol
tion. The heat setting that you set before
comes on.
When you switch off the appliance, you also
switch off this function.

The locking / unlocking function locks
or unlocks the oven interface at the
same time.

THE CHILD SAFETY DEVICE

This function prevents an accidental opera­tion of the hob and oven.

Starting the child safety device

•

Start the hob with
heat settings.

•

Touch
appears. The symbol

hob and the symbol "SAFE"on the oven
display.

•

Stop the hob with

Switching off the child safety device

•

Start the hob with
heat settings. Touch
Acoustic signal appears. The symbol

comes on the hob and the symbol
"SAFE" goes out of the oven display.

•

Stop the hob with

The child safety device function locks
the hob and oven at this same time.

RESIDUAL HEAT INDICATOR

The residual heat indicator comes on when
a cooking zone is hot.

to start this function. The

comes on.

to stop this function. The heat

. The symbol

to switch off this func-

. Do not set the

for 4 seconds. Acoustic signal

comes on the

.

. Do not set the

for 4 seconds.

.

.

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Warning! Risk of burns from residual
heat!

HOB - HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS

Warning! Refer to "Safety information"
chapter.

COOKWARE

• The bottom of the cookware must
be as thick and flat as possible.

• Cookware made of enamelled steel
and with aluminium or copper bot­toms can cause discoloration on
glass ceramic surface.

ENERGY SAVING

• If possible, always put the lids on the
cookware.

Heat

set­ting

Keep cooked foods warm as re-

1

1-2 Hollandaise sauce, melt: butter, choco-

1-2 Solidify: fluffy omelettes, baked eggs 10-40

2-3 Simmer rice and milkbased dishes,

3-4 Steam vegetables, fish, meat 20-45

4-5 Steam potatoes 20-60

4-5 Cook larger quantities of food, stews

6-7 Gentle fry: escalope, veal cordon bleu,

7-8 Heavy fry, hash browns, loin steaks,

9 Boil large quantities of water, cook pasta, sear meat (goulash, pot roast), deep fry chips

late, gelatine

heating up ready-cooked meals

and soups

cutlets, rissoles, sausages, liver, roux,
eggs, pancakes, doughnuts

steaks

Use to: Time Hints

•Put cookware on a cooking zone be­fore you start it.

• Stop the cooking zones before the
end of the cooking time to use resid­ual heat.

• The bottom of pans and cooking
zones must have the same dimen­sion.

EXAMPLES OF COOKING
APPLICATIONS

The data in the table is for guidance only.

quired
5-25

min

min
25-50

min

min

min
60-150

min
as re-

quired

5-15
min

Cover

Mix occasionally

Cook with a lid on

Add at least twice as much liquid as
rice, stir milk dishes part way
through

Add a few tablespoons of liquid

Use max. ¼ l water for 750 g of po­tatoes

Up to 3 l liquid plus ingredients

Turn halfway through

Turn halfway through

HOB - CARE AND CLEANING

Warning! Refer to "Safety information"
chapter.

Clean the appliance after each use.
Always use cookware with clean bottom.

Scratches or dark stains on the glass
ceramic have no effect on how the ap­pliance operates.

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To remove the dirt:

1. – Remove immediately:melted plas­tic, plastic foil, and food with sugar. If
not, the dirt can cause damage to
the appliance. Use a special scraper
for the glass . Put the scraper on the
glass surface at an acute angle and
move the blade on the surface .

Remove after the appliance is

–

sufficiently cool:limescale rings ,

OVEN - CONTROL PANEL

CONTROL PANEL

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7 6 5 4 2

Num-

ber

Button Function Description

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

– Display Shows current settings of the oven.

Clock function

button

Setting buttons To set the value for the temperature and time.

Temperature but-

ton

Oven function se-

lection

Oven selection To switch between top and main oven.

On/Off To set the oven on or off.

To set a clock function.

To show an oven temperature.

To set an oven function or programme.

water rings, fat stains, shiny metallic
discolorations. Use a special cleaning
agent for glass ceramic or stainless
steel.

2. Clean the appliance with a moist cloth
and some detergent.

3. At the end rub the appliance dry

with a clean cloth.

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