V-ZUG GKD46TIMASZO User Manual

Operating instructions

GKD46TIMASZO | Fusion

Induction hob with integrated range hood

Thank you for choosing to buy one of our products. Your appliance is made to high
standards and is easy to use. Nevertheless, please take the time to read these operating
instructions in order to familiarize yourself with the appliance and get the best use out of
it.

Please follow the safety precautions.

Modifications

Text, diagrams and data correspond to the technical standard of the appliance at the
time these operating instructions went to press. The right to make technical modifications
for the purpose of the further development of the appliances is reserved.

Validity

The model number corresponds to the first alphanumerics on the identification plate.
These operating instructions apply to:

Model designation Model number Type

Fusion 31094 GKD46TIMASZO

Variations depending on the model are noted in the text.
Colour operating instructions can be downloaded from the internet from www.vzug.com.

© V-ZUG Ltd, CH-6302 Zug, 2018

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Contents

1 Safety warnings 4

1.1 Symbols used......................................................... 4

1.2 General safety precautions.................................. 4

1.3 Appliance-specific safety precautions ............... 5

1.4 Instructions for use................................................ 5

2 Using for the first time 9

3 Appliance description 9

3.1 Appliance overview ............................................... 9

3.2 Operating and display elements......................... 9

3.3 How induction hobs function............................. 10

3.4 Flexible cooking...................................................10

3.5 Pan detection .......................................................10

3.6 Cookware ..............................................................10

3.7 Range hood..........................................................12

4 General operation 13

5 Operating the hob 13

5.1 Switching the appliance on ...............................13

5.2 Setting the power level for a cooking zone....13

5.3 Overview of power levels ................................... 14

5.4 Switching a cooking zone off ............................ 14

5.5 Residual heat indicator....................................... 14

5.6 Power management ............................................ 15

5.7 PowerPlus .............................................................15

5.8 Operating time .....................................................15

5.9 Cooking functions................................................17

5.10 Easy cooking........................................................18

5.11 Timer ...................................................................... 20

5.12 Pause cooking .....................................................21

5.13 Wipe protection....................................................22

5.14 Recall function......................................................22

6 Operating the range hood 23

6.1 Switching the range hood on manually........... 23

6.2 Power level "P" ..................................................... 23

6.3 Switching the range hood off ............................ 23

6.4 OptiLink..................................................................23

6.5 CleanAir.................................................................24

6.6 After-running time .................................................25

6.7 Filter.........................................................................25

7 User settings 26

7.1 Childproof lock......................................................26

7.2 Languages .............................................................27

7.3 Brightness ..............................................................27

7.4 Loudness................................................................27

7.5 Button signal..........................................................28

7.6 Ventilation...............................................................28

7.7 Factory setting.......................................................28

8 Care and maintenance 29

8.1 Glass ceramic surfaces.......................................29

8.2 Range hood ...........................................................30

9 Trouble-shooting 32

10 Accessories and spare parts 35

11 Technical data 35

11.1 Hob..........................................................................35

11.2 Range hood ...........................................................35

12 Disposal 36

13 Index 37

14 Service & Support 39

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1 Safety warnings

1.1 Symbols used

Denotes important safety precau­tions.
Failure to observe said precautions
can result in injury or in damage to
the appliance or fittings!

Information and precautions that
should be observed.

Information on disposal

Information about the Operating In­structions

▸ Indicates step-by-step instructions.

– Describes how the appliance reacts

to the steps taken.

▪ Indicates a list.

1.2 General safety precautions

▪ Read the operating instruc-

tions before using the appli­ance for the first time!

Cleaning and user mainten­ance shall not be undertaken
by children without supervi­sion.

▪ If an appliance is not

equipped with a mains cable
and a plug or other means for
disconnecting from the mains
with a contact opening on
each pole complying with the
conditions of overvoltage cat­egory III for full isolation, an
isolating device must be in­corporated into the perman­ently installed electrical install­ation in accordance with the
installation regulations.

▪ If the mains cable of this ap-

pliance is damaged, it must
be replaced by the manufac­turer or its Customer Services
or a similarly qualified person
in order to avoid hazard.

▪ This appliance can be used

by children aged 8 and above
and by persons with reduced
physical, sensory or mental
capabilities, or lack of experi­ence and/or knowledge,
provided they are supervised
or have been instructed on
the safe use of the appliance
and have understood the haz­ards involved. Children shall
not play with the appliance.

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1.3 Appliance-specific safety precautions

▪ WARNING: Under no circum-

stances may hot pots or pans
be placed on the display.

▪ WARNING: If the surface is

cracked, switch the appliance
off and disconnect it from the
mains to avoid possible elec­tric shock.

▪ Children under 8 years of age

must not operate the appli­ance, unless they are con­stantly supervised.

▪ WARNING: The appliance

and its accessible parts get
hot during use.

▪ Under no circumstances use

a steam cleaner to clean the
appliance.

▪ Do not place metal objects

such as knives, forks,
spoons, lids or aluminium foil
on the hob as they can get
hot.

▪ After use, switch the hob off

using the controls and do not
rely on the pan detector.

▪ WARNING: It can be danger-

ous to leave the hob unatten­ded when cooking with fat or
oil, as this can lead to fires.
NEVER attempt to extinguish
a fire with water. Switch the

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appliance off. Try to smother
the flames with a pan lid or
fire blanket.

▪ WARNING: NEVER store ob-

jects on the hob due to the
risk of fire.

▪ WARNING: The cooking pro-

cess must be constantly su­pervised. A short cooking
process must be supervised
the whole time.

▪ Do not operate the appliance

using an external time switch
or a separate remote control
system.

1.4 Instructions for use

Before using for the first time

▪ The appliance must be installed and

connected to the electricity supply in
accordance with the separate installa­tion instructions. Have a qualified fitter/
electrician carry out the necessary
work.

▪ Observe the official regulations for the

exhaust-air layout.

Correct use

▪ The appliance is designed for use in

the home for preparing food. No liability
is assumed for any damage caused by
improper use or incorrect handling.

▪ The appliance is designed for use in

the home for extracting cooking fumes
and smells from above the cooking sur­face.

▪ Any repairs, modifications or manipula-

tions to the appliance, especially any
electrically live parts, may only be car­ried out by the manufacturer, its cus­tomer service department or similarly
qualified persons. Repairs if carried out
incorrectly may cause serious injury,

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1 Safety warnings

damage to the appliance and fittings,
as well as affect the functioning of the
appliance. If the appliance is not work­ing properly or in case of a repair order,
follow the instructions given in the Re­pair service section. Contact our Cus­tomer Services if necessary.

▪ Use original spare parts only.
▪ Retain these operating instructions for

future reference. If you sell the appli­ance or pass it on to a third party,
please ensure these operating instruc­tions accompany the appliance, to­gether with the installation instructions.

▪ The appliance corresponds to recog-

nized technology standards and the rel­evant safety regulations. However,
proper use of the appliance is essential
to avoid damage and accidents. Please
therefore follow the precautions given in
these operating instructions.

▪ The heated surface will remain hot for

some time after it is switched off and
will cool down only slowly to room tem­perature. Please allow sufficient time for
the appliance to cool down before, for
instance, cleaning it.

Children in the home

▪ Packaging materials, e.g. plastic film

and polystyrene, can be dangerous for
children. Danger of suffocation! Keep
packaging material away from children.

▪ The appliance is designed for use by

adults who are familiar with these oper­ating instructions. Children may not al­ways be aware of the danger involved
in using electrical appliances. Ensure
proper supervision and do not allow
children to play with the appliance –
there is a danger that children could
hurt themselves.

Caution: Burns hazard

▪ Overheated fat and oil can easily catch

fire. NEVER attempt to extinguish burn­ing oil or fat with water. Danger of ex­plosion! Smother the flames with a fire
blanket. Keep doors and windows
closed.

▪ The accessible surfaces of the hob can

get very hot when operated with pans in
place.

Caution: Risk of injury

▪ Use of unsuitable protective guards can

cause accidents.

▪ Keep pets away from the appliance.

Caution: Risk to life

▪ Packaging materials, e.g. plastic film

and polystyrene, can be dangerous for
children. Danger of suffocation! Keep
packaging material away from children.

How to avoid damaging the appliance

▪ Under no circumstances place hot pots

and pans on the display!

▪ In case of overheating, switch the hot-

plate off and allow it to cool down com­pletely. Do not put any dishes on it. Un­der no circumstances use cold water to
cool it down quickly.

▪ Do not climb on to the appliance.
▪ Do not put hot cookware on the silicone

joints to prevent damaging them.

▪ Do not cut or prepare food on the sur-

face and avoid impact with hard ob­jects. Do not drag cookware across the
surface.

▪ Take particular care that sugary foods

or juices do not get onto the hot cook­ing zones as this can damage the sur­face. If sugary foods or juices do get on
to the hot cooking zones clean away
immediately (while still hot) with a
scraper.

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▪ Pots with pure copper or aluminium

bases should not be used for cooking
as they can leave behind traces that
can be difficult to clean. If the traces
are not removed immediately after
cooking with a suitable cleaning agent,
they can be permanently burned on and
therefore permanently ruin the visual
appearance of the appliance.

▪ Sliding pans and cookware across the

glass ceramic causes scratches. This
can be largely prevented by lifting pans
and cookware up and then placing
them down in position.

▪ The hob is designed to be used – signs

of use, such as scratches or the wear
and tear from pans and cookware, are
normal. The more intensively it is used,
the greater the signs of use; however,
the appliance remains in perfect work­ing order and therefore does not give a
right of complaint. Safety is guaranteed
at all times.

▪ There is no such thing as completely

scratch-proof glass; scratches can even
develop on sapphire glass, which is
used in watches. The glass ceramic
used is of the best quality available on
the market.

Note on use

▪ Tests have shown that under normal cir-

cumstances there is no risk to cardiac
pacemaker users. If, as the user of a
cardiac pacemaker (or a hearing aid or
another type of implant), you would like
to be reassured that using the appli­ance does not pose a risk, you are ad­vised to consult a competent medical
authority.

▪ If the appliance is visibly damaged, do

not use it. Contact our Customer Ser­vices.

▪ If the appliance is not functioning prop-

erly, disconnect it from the power sup­ply immediately.

▪ If the mains cable of the appliance is

damaged, it must be replaced by Cus­tomer Services in order to avoid hazard.

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▪ Caution: Accessible parts may become

hot when used with cooking appliances.

▪ The room must be adequately ventil-

ated when operating the range hood at
the same time as other appliances that
burn gas or other fuels.

▪ Do not flambé food next to the range

hood.

▪ Do not leave the appliance unattended

when deep-frying on the cooking sur­face. The cooking oil in the deep-frying
appliance could overheat and catch
fire. Constantly monitor the temperature
of the cooking oil, keeping it below the
temperature at which it can catch fire.
Change the cooking oil regularly – dirty
oil catches fire more easily than clean
oil.

▪ Do not operate the individual cooking

zones of the cooking surface without a
pan or with an empty pan on them so
as to avoid damaging the appliance or
the kitchen fittings through a build-up of
heat.

▪ Ensure there is adequate ventilation

when the extractor fan is on so as to
avoid creating a disturbing underpres­sure in the kitchen and to achieve op­timal air extraction.

▪ Avoid a cross-current of air, which

could blow the cooking vapours over
the cooking surface.

▪ If other appliances – fired by gas or

other fuels – are being used at the
same time, ensure that there is a suffi­cient supply of fresh air. This does not
apply to air recirculation appliances.

▪ If other firing systems are being used at

the same time (e.g. wood, gas, oil or
coal fired heating appliances), safe op­eration is only possible providing a
room negative pressure of 4Pa
(0.04mbar) is not exceeded at the loc­ation of the appliance. Risk of toxic

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1 Safety warnings

fumes! An adequate flow of fresh air
must be guaranteed e.g. via non-clos­able openings in doors or windows and
in combination with an air-intake/ex­haust-air wall box or by other technical
means.

▪ When carrying out maintenance work

on the appliance, including replacing
light bulbs, cut off the electricity supply
to the appliance: remove the screw fuse
from the holder or switch the circuit
breaker off, or disconnect from the
mains supply.

▪ When cleaning the appliance make

sure no water gets inside it. Use a mod­erately damp cloth only. NEVER spray
the inside or the outside of the appli­ance with water. If water gets inside the
appliance, it can cause damage.

▪ Observe the cleaning intervals (see

page 30). Failure to do so increases
the fire hazard due to the build-up of
grease in the metal grease filters.

▪ Failure to follow the cleaning instruc-

tions may cause a fire hazard.

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2 Using for the first time

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4 5 6 7

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The appliance must be installed and connected to the electricity supply in accord­ance with the separate installation instructions. Have a qualified fitter/electrician
carry out the necessary work.

During the first few hours of use, a cooking zone can give off an unpleasant smell.
This is normal for brand new appliances. Ensure that the room is well ventilated.

3 Appliance description

3.1 Appliance overview

▪ 1 cooking zone ø210mm (back left)

– PowerPlus output: 3500W

▪ 1 cooking zone ø210mm (back right)

– PowerPlus output: 3700W

▪ 2 cooking zones ø180mm (front)

– PowerPlus output: 3000W

▪ Centrally positioned range hood with filter

cassette

3.2 Operating and display elements

ON/OFF button

1

CleanAir activated

2

Display

3

After-running time for range hood activated

4

Display

Cooking zone power level

1

Range hood mode

2

OptiLink mode

3

Wipe protection

4

Pause cooking

5

Timer

6

Settings

7

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3.3 How induction hobs function

Induction hobs work very differently from conventional hobs or hot plates. The induction
coils under the glass ceramic plate produce a rapidly changing magnetic field which dir­ectly heats up the magnetic base of the cookware.
The glass ceramic plate is only warmed by the hot cookware. Removing the cookware
from the cooking zone immediately interrupts the supply of energy.
Induction hobs are:

▪ quick reacting ▪ energy-efficient

▪ finely adjustable ▪ safe

▪ powerful

Cookware with a full-surface or full magnetic base is required for cooking with an
induction hob.

3.4 Flexible cooking

In flexible cooking, there are no marked cooking zones.
Pans of any diameter can be used on any cooking zone. must, however, be com­pletely covered for pan detection.

For even frying, the pan must be centred on . The diameter of the base of the
pan should not be greater than the diameter of the cooking zone.

3.5 Pan detection

Each cooking zone is equipped with pan detection. This detects suitable induction com­patible cookware with a magnetic base.
▪ If the cookware is removed during operation or if unsuitable cookware is used,

– the power level selected flashes alternately with .

▪ If no suitable cookware is placed on the cooking zone before the pan detection time

(10minutes) elapses,
– the cooking zone switches off.
– the display changes from to «0».
– the appliance switches off after 10seconds if no other cooking zone is in use.

3.6 Cookware

Suitable cookware

Only cookware with a magnetic base (ø 10 cm to 22 cm) is suitable for use with the in­duction hob.
This can be checked in the following ways:

▪ A magnet sticks anywhere on the base of the cookware.
▪ Only the power level set illuminates on the hob.

Do not heat any unsuitable cookware using aids such as metal rings and the like.
This can damage the hob.

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Sandwich base

Multi-layer material

Pressed base

Cast iron

Enamelled cast
iron (silit)

Key:

Noise level Steel

Heat distribution Aluminium

Reaction speed Enamel

Care Good

Weight Satisfactory

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Unfavourable

General notes on cookware

▸ As far as possible ensure that the dia-

meter of the base of the cookware is
the same size as the upper diameter
of the cookware.

▸ We advise against the use of cook-

ware with a pressed base as this type
of cookware does not work with all in­duction hobs.

▸ Some induction hobs have the melt,

keep warm and simmer functions. We
recommend using cookware without a
concave base for these functions.

▸ Handles that are loose or hollow can produce a loud whistling noise.
▸ The adherence of the cookware to the hob surface is reduced during operation, and

the cookware can therefore be moved more easily.

▸ Thick pan walls absorb the vibrations and reduce the noise level.

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3 Appliance description

Pan position

Position pots and pans on the hob so
that the steam is not drawn into the
range hood over the handles.

Energy-efficient cooking

For maximum energy efficiency and even heat distribution note the following:

▪ The base of the cookware must be clean, dry and smooth.
▪ Centre the cookware in the middle of the cooking zone.
▪ Use a well-fitting lid.
▪ Match the diameter of the cookware to the quantity of food to be cooked.

Coated cookware

▪ For frying, do not use a higher power level than «7».
▪ Coated cookware may be operated above level «7» provided that the bottom of the

pan is completely covered with liquid.
– The coating may otherwise become overheated and damaged.

Never use coated frying pans with automatic boost or PowerPlus.

Noise during cooking

Cookware can make noise during cooking. This does not indicate any malfunction, nor
does it affect the functioning of the appliance in any way.

Noise depends on the cookware used. If the noise causes considerable disturb­ance, it can help to change the cookware.

3.7 Range hood

The range hood is designed for extracting cooking vapours and odours. It can be used
in the extraction or recirculation mode.

Extraction mode

Vapours and odours produced during cooking are extracted by a fan. The metal grease
filters clean the extracted air, which is then passed through a connecting pipe fitted with
an integrated non-return valve and through the air duct to the outside.

When in use, ensure there is a sufficient supply of fresh air to replace the air that is
being extracted.

Recirculation mode with activated charcoal filter

Vapours and odours produced during cooking are extracted by a fan. The air is passed
through the metal grease filters and activated charcoal filter, grease particles and odours
are largely removed from the air and it is then circulated back into the room.

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