Omega OC90TZ User Manual

Ceramic Cooktop

Instruction Manual / Installation Manual

OC90TZ

Congratulations

Enjoy your new ceramic cooktop

Content

1. Foreword ........................................................................................ 3

1.1 Safety Warnings ......................................................................... 3

1.2 Installation ................................................................................ 3

1.2.1 Electrical Shock Hazard .................................................. 3

1.2.2 Cut Hazard ................................................................... 3

1.2.3 Important safety instructions .......................................... 3

1.3 Operation and maintenance .......................................................... 4

1.3.1 Electrical Shock Hazard .................................................. 4

1.3.2 Health Hazard .............................................................. 4

1.3.3 Hot Surface Hazard ....................................................... 4

1.3.4 Cut Hazard ................................................................... 5

1.3.5 Important safety instructions .......................................... 5

2. Product Introduction ....................................................................... 7

2.1 Top View ................................................................................... 7

2.2 Control Panel ............................................................................. 7

2.3 Product Information .................................................................... 7

2.4 Working Principle ........................................................................ 7

2.5 Before using your New Ceramic Hob .............................................. 7

2.6 Technical Specification ................................................................. 8

3. Operation of Product ....................................................................... 8

3.1 Touch Controls ........................................................................... 8

3.2 Choosing the right Cookware ........................................................ 8

3.3 How to use ................................................................................ 9

3.3.1 Start cooking ................................................................ 9

3.3.2 Finish cooking.............................................................. 10

3.3.3 Locking the Controls ..................................................... 10

3.3.4 Using the Double zone function ...................................... 11

3.3.5 Timer control ............................................................... 11

3.3.6 Over-Temperature Protection ......................................... 13

3.3.7 Residual Heat Warning .................................................. 13

3.3.8 Default working times ................................................... 13

4. Cooking Guidelines ........................................................................ 13

4.1 Cooking Tips ............................................................................. 14

4.1.1 Simmering, cooking rice ................................................ 14

4.1.2 Searing steak .............................................................. 14

4.1.3 For stir-frying .............................................................. 14

5. Heat Settings ................................................................................ 14

6. Care and Cleaning ......................................................................... 15

7. Hints and Tips ............................................................................... 16

8. Installation ................................................................................... 16

8.1 Selection of installation equipment ............................................... 16

8.2 Before locating the fixing brackets ................................................ 17

8.3 Cautions ................................................................................... 18

8.4 Connecting the hob to the mains power supply .............................. 18

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 cleaning 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.

 CAUTION-The cooking process has to be supervised. A short

term cooking process has to be supervised continuously.

 This appliance should be connected to a circuit which

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

 Failure to install the appliance correctly could invalidate any

warranty or liability claims.

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.

 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 Ceramic glass until the surface is cool.

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

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

 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.  Magnetisable metal objects warn on the body can become

hot in the vicinity of the appliance (materials like gold are not affected).

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 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 allow children to play with the appliance or sit, stand, or climb on it.

 Handles of cooking utensils may be hot to touch. Check that

handles do not hang over other cooking zones that are active. Keep handles out of reach of children. Failure to follow this advice can result in scalding.

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

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

 This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including

children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience or knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning the use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

 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 use a steam cleaner to clean your cooktop.  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

Ceramic 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

Ceramic glass.

 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.

 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.  Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by

children without supervision.

 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.

 WARNING: Danger of fire: Do not store items on the

cooking surfaces.

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

to avoid the possibility of electric shock.

 The appliance is not intended to be operated by means of an

external timer or separate remote-control system.

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.

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