Zanussi ZEI3921IBS User Manual

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SAFETY INFORMATION

Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully read the
supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not responsible for any
injuries or damages that are the result of incorrect installation or
usage. Always keep the instructions in a safe and accessible
location for future reference.

CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE SAFETY

• 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 the use of the
appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved.

• Do not let children play with the appliance.

• Keep all packaging away from children and dispose of it

appropriately.

• Keep children and pets away from the appliance when it

operates or when it cools down. Accessible parts are hot.

• If the appliance has a child safety device, this should be

activated.

• Children shall not carry out cleaning and user maintenance of

the appliance without supervision.

• Children aged 3 years and under must be kept away from this

appliance when it is in operation at all times.

GENERAL SAFETY

• 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.

• Do not operate the appliance by means of an external timer or

separate remote-control system.

• 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.

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• CAUTION: The cooking process has to be supervised. A short

term cooking process has to be supervised continuously.

• WARNING: Danger of fire: Do not store items on the cooking

surfaces.

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

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

• Do not use a steam cleaner to clean the appliance.

• After use, switch off the hob element by its control and do not

rely on the pan detector.

• If the glass ceramic surface / glass surface is cracked, switch

off the appliance to avoid the possibility of electric shock.

• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the

manufacturer, an authorized Service or similarly qualified
persons in order to avoid a hazard.

• WARNING: Use only hob guards designed by the manufacturer

of the cooking appliance or indicated by the manufacturer of
the appliance in the instructions for use as suitable or hob
guards incorporated in the appliance. The use of inappropriate
guards can cause accidents.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

INSTALLATION

WARNING! Only a qualified person

must install this appliance.

WARNING! Risk of injury or damage
to the appliance.

• Remove all the packaging.

• Do not install or use a damaged appliance.

• Follow the installation instruction supplied with
the appliance.

• Keep the minimum distance from the other
appliances and units.

• Always take care when moving the appliance as
it is heavy. Always use safety gloves and
enclosed footwear.

• Seal the cut surfaces with a sealant to prevent
moisture to cause swelling.

• Protect the bottom of the appliance from steam
and moisture.

• Do not install the appliance adjacent to a door
or under a window. This prevents hot cookware

to fall from the appliance when the door or the
window is opened.

• If the appliance is installed above drawers make
sure that the space, between the bottom of the
appliance and the upper drawer, is sufficient for
air circulation.

• The bottom of the appliance can get hot. Make
sure to install a separation panel made from
plywood, kitchen carcass material or other non­flammable materials under the appliance to
prevent access to the bottom.

• Make sure that the ventilation space of 2 mm,
between the worktop and the front of the below
unit, is free. The warranty does not cover
damages caused by the lack of an adequate
ventilation space.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION

WARNING! Risk of fire and electrical

shock.

• All electrical connections should be made by a
qualified electrician.

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• The appliance must be earthed.

• Before carrying out any operation make sure
that the appliance is disconnected from the
power supply.

• Make sure that the parameters on the rating
plate are compatible with the electrical ratings
of the mains power supply.

• Make sure the appliance is installed correctly.
Loose and incorrect electricity mains cable or
plug (if applicable) can make the terminal
become too hot.

• Use the correct electricity mains cable.

• Do not let the electricity mains cable tangle.

• Make sure that a shock protection is installed.

• Use the strain relief clamp on the cable.

• Make sure the mains cable or plug (if
applicable) does not touch the hot appliance or
hot cookware, when you connect the appliance
to the near sockets

• Do not use multi-plug adapters and extension
cables.

• Make sure not to cause damage to the mains
plug (if applicable) or to the mains cable.
Contact our Authorised Service Centre or an
electrician to change a damaged mains cable.

• The shock protection of live and insulated parts
must be fastened in such a way that it cannot be
removed without tools.

• Connect the mains plug to the mains socket
only at the end of the installation. Make sure that
there is access to the mains plug after the
installation.

• If the mains socket is loose, do not connect the
mains plug.

• Do not pull the mains cable to disconnect the
appliance. Always pull the mains plug.

• Use only correct isolation devices: line
protecting cut-outs, fuses (screw type fuses
removed from the holder), earth leakage trips
and contactors.

• The electrical installation must have an isolation
device which lets you disconnect the appliance
from the mains at all poles. The isolation device
must have a contact opening width of minimum
3 mm.

USE

WARNING! Risk of injury, burns and

electrical shock.

• Remove all the packaging, labelling and
protective film (if applicable) before first use.

• Use this appliance in a household environment.

• Do not change the specification of this
appliance.

• Make sure that the ventilation openings are not
blocked.

• Do not let the appliance stay unattended during
operation.

• Set the cooking zone to “off” after each use.

• Do not rely on the pan detector.

• Do not put cutlery or saucepan lids on the
cooking zones. They can become hot.

• Do not operate the appliance with wet hands or
when it has contact with water.

• Do not use the appliance as a work surface or
as a storage surface.

• If the surface of the appliance is cracked,
disconnect immediately the appliance from the
power supply. This to prevent an electrical
shock.

• Users with a pacemaker must keep a distance
of minimum 30 cm from the induction cooking
zones when the appliance is in operation.

• When you place food into hot oil, it may splash.

WARNING! Risk of fire and explosion

• Fats and oil when heated can release flammable
vapours. Keep flames or heated objects away
from fats and oils when you cook with them.

• The vapours that very hot oil releases can cause
spontaneous combustion.

• Used oil, that can contain food remnants, can
cause fire at a lower temperature than oil used
for the first time.

• Do not put flammable products or items that are
wet with flammable products in, near or on the
appliance.

WARNING! Risk of damage to the
appliance.

• Do not keep hot cookware on the control panel.

• Do not put a hot pan cover on the glass surface
of the hob.

• Do not let cookware to boil dry.

• Be careful not to let objects or cookware fall on
the appliance. The surface can be damaged.

• Do not activate the cooking zones with empty
cookware or without cookware.

• Do not put aluminium foil on the appliance.

• Cookware made of cast iron, aluminium or with
a damaged bottom can cause scratches on the
glass / glass ceramic. Always lift these objects
up when you have to move them on the cooking
surface.

• This appliance is for cooking purposes only. It
must not be used for other purposes, for
example room heating.

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