Using The Touch Control; Light Indicators Displayed By Main Control; Led Messages Or Light Indicators Displayed By; Cooking By Cooking Element Controls - Kenmore Electric Cooktop Use & Care Manual

Setting Surface Controls (cont'd)

Using the Touch Control

Be sure that your finger is placed in the center of the touch
pad. If the finger is not placed on the center of a pad, the
cooktop may not respond to the selection made.
Lightly contact the pad with the flat part of your entire
fingertip. Do not just use the narrow end of your fingertip.

Light Indicators Displayed by Main Control

CONTROLS LOCK- This feature allows the cooktop to be
locked when no cooking zones are active. If the cooktop is
in use, it will not be possible to lock the controls. Touch and
hold the key pad for few seconds. A beep will sound
and the Lock indicator light will glow (Fig. 2). Once locked
no Cooking Zones will activate. To turn the Controls Lock
OFF, touch and hold the
beep will sound, the Lock indicator light will turn OFF (Fig. 1)
and the cooktop may be used normally.
COOKTOP POWER- The Cooktop POWER key pad
activates the entire Cooktop. To power the cooktop, touch
and hold the POWER key pad. A beep will sound and the
Power LED will glow (See Fig. 4). The cooktop will be in a
ready mode. If no other key pads are touched the Cooktop
Main POWER will turn OFF automatically. To turn the Main
Power OFF touch and hold the Main POWER key pad. A
beep will sound and the Power Indicator Light will turn OFF
(See Fig. 3).
ERROR CODES X - The element power level displays can
show error codes. When this happens, single zone display
"C" (Fig. 5) followed by the error code number. Error code
can also be shown steadily in the 4 zones displays. If this
happens, please refer to section "Before you call" in this
manual.
Fig. 2
Fig. 1

LED Messages or Light Indicators Displayed by

Cooking Element Controls
COOKING ZONE ON/OFF PAD - Each Cooking Element
has separate ON/OFF key pads. Once the Main Power key
pad has been touched to activate the cooktop, touch the
corresponding Cooking Element ON/OFF key pad once
to activate the Cooking Zone needed. "0" will appear in
the LED display. If the corresponding
(decrease) key pad is not touched, the request to turn the
Cooking Element ON will cancel and the Cooktop Main
Power will turn OFF. To set a Cooking Element power level
key pad for few seconds. A
Fig. 3 Fig. 4
(increase) /
touch the corresponding Cooking Element
or (decrease) key pad once. To turn OFF a Cooking
Element, touch the Cooking Element ON/OFF key pad once.
The Cooking Element Indicator Light will turn OFF.
The available Window Display Settings
The control will display heat levels ranging from 9 indicating
the higher level (Fig. 6) to 1 indicating the lower level (Fig.
7) and OFF (Fig. 9). The settings between 1 (Fig. 7) and 7
(Fig. 8) decrease or increase in increments of .5 for more
precise settings at lower heat levels (example 3.5; Fig. 10).
The settings between 7 (Fig. 8) and 9 (Fig. 6) decrease or
increase in increments of 1. Use the Recommended Surface
Setting Chart to determine the correct setting for the kind of
food you are preparing.

Hot Surface Indicators

After using any of the radiant element positions the cooktop
will become very hot. After turning any of these elements
OFF, the cooktop will remain HOT for some time. "H" (hot
element) will appear in the element power level display
while the element is still hot. The H indicator will remain in
the display until the element has cooled sufficiently (See Fig.
11).
Fig. 6 Fig. 7

Recommended Surface Cooking Settings

The suggested power level settings are based on cooking
with medium sized aluminum pans with lids. Be sure to make
any further setting adjustments for best surface cooking
results.
Recommended Settings for Single, Bridge &
Setting
HIGH (8 - 9)
Fig. 5
MEDIUM HIGH
(5 - 7)
MEDIUM (5)
MEDIUM LOW
(2 - 4)
LOW (1 - 2)
Note: The size and type of cookware used will influence the
setting needed for best cooking results. The Simmer settings
are used to simmer and keep larger quantities of foods warm
such as stews and soups. The lower Simmer settings are ideal
for delicate foods and melting chocolate or butter.
8
Fig. 8 Fig. 9
Double Surface Elements
Type of Cooking
Start most foods, bring water to a boil or
pan broiling.
Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep fat fry.
Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces and
gravies, steam vegetables.
Keep foods cooking, poach, stew.
Keep warm, melt, simmer.
(increase)
Fig. 10 Fig. 11