LG KA67210FS User Manual

Ceramic Glass Induction
Radiant HOB

Installation and Operating Instructions

KA67210FS

To avoid the risk of accidents or damage to the HOB,
it is essential to read these operating instructions
before it is installed or used for the first time.
And please keep this manual for later reference.

P/No.: MFL62060306

Dear Customer

Please read these operating instructions carefully.
Above all, please observe the “safety” section on the first few
pages.
Please retain these operating instructions for later reference.
Pass them on to any subsequent owners of the appliance.

The following symbols are used in the text:

Safety information

-Warning: Information concerning your personal safety.

-Important: Information on how to avoid damaging the

appliance.

Information and practical tips

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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Safety ........................................................................................ 4-7

Instructions for the user ............................................................ 8

1. Instructions for the use ........................................................... 8

2. Before first use ..................................................................... 10

3. Description of controls .......................................................... 10

4. Use the cooking HOB ........................................................... 11

5. Cleaning and maintenance .................................................. 18

6. Something wrong? ............................................................... 18

Instructions for the installer .................................................... 19

7. Installation ............................................................................ 19

Service ....................................................................................... 23

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Contents

Safety

The safety aspects of this appliance comply with accepted
technical standards and IEC Standards. However, as the
manufacturer we also believe it is our responsibility to
familiarize you with the following safety instructions.

Electrical Safety

• The installation and connection of the new appliance must only be

carried out by qualified personnel.

• Repairs to the appliance are only to be carried out by approved

service persons. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons
may cause injury or serious malfunctioning. If your appliance
needs repairing, please contact your local Service Centre.

• This connection may be achieved by having the plug accessible or

by incorporation a switch in the fixed wiring in accordance with the
wiring rules.

Please follow these instructions, otherwise the warranty will not
cover any damage that may occur.

• Flush-mounted appliances may only be operated following

installation in suitable cabinets and workplaces which conform to
the relevant standards. This ensures sufficient protection against
electric shock as required by certification body.

• If your appliance malfunctions or fractures:

– switch off all cooking zones, and contact Service Center.

If the surface is cracked, switch off the appliance to avoid the
possibility of electric shock. Do not re-use your hob until the
glass surface has been changed.

When using Hob, never use aluminum foil, products wrapped in
aluminum foil, or deep frozen food in aluminum cookware.

If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the
manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified persons in
order to avoid a hazard.

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People who have pacemakers or other similar devices fitted
must make sure that the functioning of these devices is not
jeopardised by the inductive field, whose frequency range is
between 20 and 50 KHz.

Child Safety

Warning: Accessible parts may become hot during use. Young

children should be kept away.
This appliance is not intended for use by young children or

infirm persons unless they have been adequately supervised by
a responsible person to ensure that they can use the appliance
safely.

Young children should be supervised to ensure that they do not
play with the appliance.

The cooking zones will become hot when you cook. Therefore,
always keep small children away from the appliance.

Although cooktop is equipped with a control lock, surfaces may still
be hot.

Safety During Use

• This appliance may only be used for normal cooking and frying in

the home. It is not designed for commercial or industrial purposes.

• Do not use the hob to heat the room.

• Take care when plugging in electric appliances near the hob.

Connection leads must not come into contact with the hot surface.

• Overheated fats and oils catch fire quickly. You should supervise

cooking when preparing foods in fat or oil.

• Switch off the cooking zones after use.

• Always keep the control panels clean and dry.

• Never place combustible items on the hob.

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Safety

• You must not keep any combustible items aerosol cans in a

drawer located under the hob.

• The service cables from electrical appliances must not touch the

hot plates. This could cause damage to the hob and cable
insulation.

Safety When Cleaning

• Always switch off the appliance before cleaning.

• For safety reasons do not clean the appliance with a steam jet or

high pressure cleaner.

• Clean the hob in accordance with the maintenance and cleaning

instructions in this manual.

• Do not use harsh abrasive cleaners or sharp metal scrapers to

clean the oven door glass since they can scratch the surface,
which may result in shattering of the glass.

How to avoid damage to the appliance

• Do not use the cooking area as a worktop or storage space.

• Please be careful the edges when moving pots and pans around.

• Do not have the cooking zones on with empty pans, or with no

pots or pans on them.

• Ceramic glass is very tough, and impervious to sharp temperature

changes, but is not unbreakable. It can be damaged if particularly
hard or sharp objects fall on to it.

• Be very cautious if using pots made of cast iron, or other pots with

rough edges or burrs. Moving these can cause scratches on
glass.

• If sugar or a mixture containing sugar falls onto a hot cooking

zone and melts, remove immediately, while still hot. If left to cool
down, it may damage the surface when removed.

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Important: There is a risk of burning yourself when the glass
scraper is used on a hot cooking zone!

• Keep objects or materials liable to melt away from the ceramic

glass surface, for example, plastic utensils, aluminium foil, or
cooking wraps. If any other materials or foodstuffs have melted on
the ceramic glass surface, these should also be cleaned away
immediately.

Disposal of old appliances

Warning: Before disposing of old appliances please make them

inoperable so that they cannot be the source of danger.

To do this, have a qualified person disconnect the
appliance from the house circuitry.

To protect the environment, it is important that worn out appliances
are disposed of in the correct manner.

• The appliance must not be disposed of with household rubbish.

• You can obtain information about collection dates or public refuse

disposal sites from your local Council or Environmental Health
Office.

Note: Moisture coming from or appearing around Hob.
The moisture could be coming from the wood and hob when the

hob is operated initially or after long time of no operation.
This is not a fault with the Hob.

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Instructions for User

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1. Instructions for use

Electrical connection: refer to the installation instructions for the
safety regulations for electric or gas appliances and ventilation
functions. In your own interest, and that of safety, it is the law that
all gas and electrical appliances be installed and serviced by
competent persons, who will comply with the relevant standards
and regulations. Our regular installers guarantee a satisfactory job.
Gas or electric appliances must always be disconnected by suitably
skilled people.

This manual is an integral part of the appliance and therefore must
be kept in its entirety and in an accessible place for the whole
working life of the hob. We advise reading this manual and all the
instructions therein before using the hob. Installation must be
carried out by qualified personnel in accordance with the
regulations in force. This appliance is intended for domestic uses
and conforms to the ECC directives currently in force. The
appliance has been built to carry out the following functions:
cooking and heating-up of food. All other uses are considered
improper.

The manufacturer declines all responsibility for improper use.

Do not discard packing in the home environment. Separate the
various waste materials and take them to the nearest special
garbage collection centre.

This appliance is marked according to the european directive
2002/96/CE on waste electrical and electronic equipment – (weee).

This guideline is the frame of a european-wide validity of return and
recycling on waste electrical and electronic equipment.

Do not obstruct ventilation openings and heat dispersal slits.