SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS
Read before operating your cooktop
All appliances -- regardless of the manufacturer -- have the
potential through improper or careless use to create safety
problems. Therefore the following safety precautions should
be observed:
1. Be sure your appliance is properly installed and grounded
by a qualified technician.
2. Never use your appliance for warming or heating the room.
3. Children should not be left alone or unattended in area
where appliance is in use or still hot. They should never
be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the appliance.
4. Wear proper apparel. Loose-fitting or hanging garments
should never be worn while using the appliance.
5. Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless
specifically recommended in this manual. All other
servicing should be referred to an authorized Jenn-Air
Service Contractor.
6. Flammable materials should not be stored near surface
units.
7. Do not use water on grease fires. Smother fire or flame
or use dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.
8. Use only dry potholders. Moist or damp potholders on
hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let
potholder touch hot heating elements. Do not use a towel
or other bulky cloth.
9. Use proper pan size. Many appliances are equipped with
one or more surface units of different size. Select cookware
having flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface
unit heating element. The use of undersized cookware
will expose a portion of the heating element to direct
contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper
relationship of cookware to heating element will also
improve efficiency and performance.
10. Never leave surface units unattended at high heat settings.
Boil over may cause smoking and greasy spillovers that
may ignite.
11. Glazed cookware -- only certain types of glass, glass-
ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed cookpots
are suitable for cooktop surface without breaking due to
the sudden change in temperature. Use only such cookware
as you know have been approved for this purpose.
12. Cookware handles should be turned inward and not extend
over adjacent surface heating elements to avoid burns,
ignition of flammable materials and spillage due to
unintentional contact with the cookware.
13. CAUTION -- Do not-store items of interest to children in
cabinets above a cooktop -- children climbing on the
cooktop to reachitems could be seriously injured.
14. 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 these areas until they have
had sufficient time to cool.
15. Do not cook on glass-ceramic cooking surface if the
cooktop is broken. Cleaning solutions and spillovers may
penetrate the broken cooktop and create a shock hazard.
Contact an authorized Jenn-Air Service Contractor.
16. Clean glass with caution. If wet sponge or cloth is used
to wipe spills on a hot cooking area, be careful to avoid
steam burns. Some cleansers can produce noxious fumes
if applied to a hot surface.
17. Do not operate with damaged cooking element after any
product malfunction until proper repair has been made.
18. Keep all controls "OFF" when unit is not in use.
19. Clean only parts listed in this manual and use procedures
recommended.
--SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS--
About YourJenn-Air
Congratulations on your choice of a Jenn-Air radiant cooktop. The
four cooking areas are identified by circles on the ceramic cooktop.
When an element is turned ON, the element under the cooktop
will heat up and the red glow of the wire can be seen through
the ceramic top. The element will cycle on and off for all control
settings except HI. It is normal to see the red glow of the element
whenever it cycles on.
For best results, always use proper cookware. Cookpots should
be about the same diameter as the cooking area and should be
centered to be energy efficient.
The ceramic cooking area retains heat for a period of time after
the elements have been turned off. Put this residual heat to good
use. Turn the element off a few minutes before food is completely
cooked and use the retained heat to complete the cooking
operation. Because of this heat retention characteristic, the
elements will not respond to changes in heat settings as quickly
as coil elements.
Before you begin cooking with your new cooktop, please take a
few minutes to read and become familiar with the instructions in
this book. On the following pages you will find a wealth of
information regarding all aspects of using your new cooktop. By
following the instructions carefully, you will be able to fully enjoy
and properly maintain your cooktop and achieve excellent results
with the food you prepare.
Should you have any questions about using your Jenn-Air cooktop,
write to us. Be sure to provide the model number.
ConsumerRelationsDepartment
Jenn-Air Company
3035 Shadeland Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46226-0901