Midea MEC64 User Manual

Midea

Ceramic Hob

Instruction

MODEL : MEC64

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

Read these instructions carefully before using your hob,and keep it

carefully. If you follow the instructions, your hob will provide you with many years

of good service.

Content

1. Foreword ........................................................................................ 4

1.1 Safety Warnings ......................................................................... 4

1.2 Installation ................................................................................ 4

1.2.1 Electrical Shock Hazard .................................................. 4

1.2.2 Cut Hazard ................................................................... 4

1.2.3 Important safety instructions .......................................... 4

1.3 Operation and maintenance .......................................................... 5

1.3.1 Electrical Shock Hazard .................................................. 5

1.3.2 Health Hazard .............................................................. 6

1.3.3 Hot Surface Hazard ....................................................... 6

1.3.4 Cut Hazard ................................................................... 6

1.3.5 Important safety instructions .......................................... 6

2. Product Introduction ....................................................................... 8

2.1 Top View ................................................................................... 8

2.2 Control Panel ............................................................................. 8

2.3 Product Information .................................................................... 8

2.4 Working Principle ........................................................................ 9

2.5 Before using your New Ceramic Hob .............................................. 9

2.6 Technical Specification ................................................................. 9

3. Operation of Product ....................................................................... 9

3.1 Touch Controls ........................................................................... 9

3.2 Choosing the right Cookware ....................................................... 10

3.3 How to use ............................................................................... 10

3.3.1 Start cooking ............................................................... 10

3.3.2 Finish cooking.............................................................. 11

3.3.3 Locking the Controls ..................................................... 11

3.3.4 Using the Dual zone function ......................................... 11

3.3.5 Timer control ............................................................... 13

3.3.6 Over-Temperature Protection ......................................... 15

3.3.7 Residual Heat Warning .................................................. 15

3.3.8 Default working times ................................................... 15

4. Cooking Guidelines ........................................................................ 16

4.1 Cooking Tips ............................................................................. 16

4.1.1 Simmering, cooking rice ................................................ 16

4.1.2 Searing steak .............................................................. 16

4.1.3 For stir-frying .............................................................. 16

5. Heat Settings ................................................................................ 17

6. Care and Cleaning ......................................................................... 18

7. Hints and Tips ............................................................................... 19

8. Installation ................................................................................... 20

8.1 Selection of installation equipment ............................................... 20

8.2 Before locating the fixing brackets ................................................ 21

8.3 Cautions ................................................................................... 22

8.4 Connecting the hob to the mains power supply .............................. 23

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1. Foreword

1.1 Safety Warnings

Your safety is important to us. Please read this information
before using your cooktop.

1.2 Installation

1.2.1 Electrical Shock Hazard

 Disconnect the appliance from the mains electricity supply

before carrying out any work or maintenance on it.

 Connection to a good earth wiring system is essential and

mandatory.

 Alterations to the domestic wiring system must only be

made by a qualified electrician.

 Failure to follow this advice may result in electrical shock or

death.

1.2.2 Cut Hazard

 Take care - panel edges are sharp.
 Failure to use caution could result in injury or cuts.

1.2.3 Important safety instructions

 Read these instructions carefully before installing or using

this appliance.

 No combustible material or products should be placed on

this appliance at any time.

 Please make this information available to the person

responsible for installing the appliance as it could reduce
your installation costs.

 In order to avoid a hazard, this appliance must be installed

according to these instructions for installation.

 This appliance is to be properly installed and earthed only by

a suitably qualified person.

 This appliance should be connected to a circuit which

incorporates an isolating switch providing full disconnection
from the power supply.

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 Failure to install the appliance correctly could invalidate any

warranty or liability claims.

 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 a safe way and understand the
hazards involved.

 Children shall not play with the appliance. Cleaning and user

maintenance shall not be made by children without
supervision.

 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.

 Warning: If the surface is cracked, switch off the appliance

to avoid the possibility of electric shock, for hob surfaces of
glass-ceramic or similar material which protect live parts

 Metallic objects such as knives, forks, spoons and lids should

not be placed on the hob surface since they can get hot

 A steam cleaner is not to be used.
 Do not use a steam cleaner to clean your cooktop.
 The appliance is not intended to be operated by means of an

external timer or separate remote-control system.

 WARNING: Danger of fire: do not store items on the cooking

surfaces.

 The cooking process has to be supervised. A short term

cooking process has to be supervised continuously.

 WARNING: Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil can

be dangerous and may result in fire. 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.

1.3 Operation and maintenance

1.3.1 Electrical Shock Hazard

 Do not cook on a broken or cracked cooktop. If the cooktop

surface should break or crack, switch the appliance off
immediately at the mains power supply (wall switch) and
contact a qualified technician.

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 Switch the cooktop off at the wall before cleaning or

maintenance.

 Failure to follow this advice may result in electrical shock or

death.

1.3.2 Health Hazard

 This appliance complies with electromagnetic safety

standards.

 However, persons with cardiac pacemakers or other

electrical implants (such as insulin pumps) must consult with
their doctor or implant manufacturer before using this
appliance to make sure that their implants will not be
affected by the electromagnetic field.

 Failure to follow this advice may result in death.

1.3.3 Hot Surface Hazard

 During use, accessible parts of this appliance will become

hot enough to cause burns.

 Do not let your body, clothing or any item other than

suitable cookware contact the Induction glass until the
surface is cool.

 Keep children away.
 Handles of saucepans may be hot to touch. Check saucepan

handles do not overhang other cooking zones that are on.
Keep handles out of reach of children.

 Failure to follow this advice could result in burns and scalds.

1.3.4 Cut Hazard

 The razor-sharp blade of a cooktop scraper is exposed when

the safety cover is retracted. Use with extreme care and
always store safely and out of reach of children.

 Failure to use caution could result in injury or cuts.

1.3.5 Important safety instructions

 Never leave the appliance unattended when in use. Boilover

causes smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite.

 Never use your appliance as a work or storage surface.
 Never leave any objects or utensils on the appliance.
 Do not place or leave any magnetisable objects (e.g. credit

cards, memory cards) or electronic devices (e.g. computers,
MP3 players) near the appliance, as they may be affected by
its electromagnetic field.

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 Never use your appliance for warming or heating the room.
 After use, always turn off the cooking zones and the cooktop

as described in this manual (i.e. by using the touch controls).
Do not rely on the pan detection feature to turn off the
cooking zones when you remove the pans.

 Do not allow children to play with the appliance or sit, stand,

or climb on it.

 Do not store items of interest to children in cabinets above

the appliance. Children climbing on the cooktop could be
seriously injured.

 Do not leave children alone or unattended in the area where

the appliance is in use.

 Children or persons with a disability which limits their ability

to use the appliance should have a responsible and
competent person to instruct them in its use. The instructor
should be satisfied that they can use the appliance without
danger to themselves or their surroundings.

 Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless

specifically recommended in the manual. All other servicing
should be done by a qualified technician.

 Do not place or drop heavy objects on your cooktop.
 Do not stand on your cooktop.
 Do not use pans with jagged edges or drag pans across the

Induction glass surface as this can scratch the glass.

 Do not use scourers or any other harsh abrasive cleaning

agents to clean your cooktop, as these can scratch the
Induction glass.

 This appliance is intended to be used in household and

similar applications such as: -staff kitchen areas in shops,
offices and other working environments; -farm houses; -by
clients in hotels, motels and other residential type
environments; -bed and breakfast type environments.

 WARNING: The appliance and its accessible parts become

hot during use.

 Care should be taken to avoid touching heating elements.
 Children less than 8 years of age shall be kept away unless

continuously supervised.

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1. Max. 1200 W zone

Congratulations on the purchase of your new Ceramic Hob.

We recommend that you spend some time to read this Instruction / Installation Manual in order to fully
understand how to install correctly and operate it. For installation, please read the installation section.
Read all the safety instructions carefully before use and keep this Instruction / Installation Manual for
future reference.

2. Product Introduction

2.1 Top View

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2. Max. 1800 W zone

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3. Max. 1200 W zone

4. Max. 1000 / 2200 W zone

5. Glass plate

6. ON / OFF

7. Control panel

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2.2 Control Panel

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2.3 Product Information

1. ON/OFF control

2. Power regulating controls

3. Keylock control

4. Timer regulating controls

5. Dual zone control

The microcomputer ceramic cooker hob can meet different kinds of cuisine demands because of
resistance wire heating, micro-computerized control and multi-power selection, really the optimal choice
for modern families.
The ceramic cooker hob centers on customers and adopts personalized design. The hob has safe and
reliable performances, making your life comfortable and enabling to fully enjoy the pleasure from life.

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2.4 Working Principle

Cooking Hob

MEC64

Cooking Zones

4 Zones

Supply Voltage

220-240V~ 50Hz or 60Hz

Installed Electric Power

6000-7000W

Product Size D×W×H(mm)

590X520X55

Building-in Dimensions A×B (mm)

560X490

This ceramic cooker hob directly employs resistance wire heating, and adjust the output power by the
power regulation with the touch controls.

2.5 Before using your New Ceramic Hob

 Read this guide, taking special note of the „Safety Warnings‟ section.
 Remove any protective film that may still be on your ceramic hob.

2.6 Technical Specification

Weight and Dimensions are approximate. Because we continually strive to improve our products we may
change specifications and designs without prior notice.

3. Operation of Product

3.1 Touch Controls

 The controls respond to touch, so you don‟t need to apply any pressure.
 Use the ball of your finger, not its tip.
 You will hear a beep each time a touch is registered.
 Make sure the controls are always clean, dry, and that there is no object (e.g. a utensil or a cloth)

covering them. Even a thin film of water may make the controls difficult to operate.

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