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Ceramic Glass
Cooktop (somemode s)
The ceramic-glass cooktop has electric heating coils located below the ceramic glass surface. The design of the glass cooktop
outlines the area of the surface heating unit below, Most importantly, make sure the diameter of the pan matches the diameter
ofthe surface unit, Heatistransferred upthroughthesurfaceofthe cooktop. Onlyflat-bottomed pansshould be used, Thetype
and sizeof the cookware, number of surface units in useand the settings of the surface units arefactorsthat will affect the amount
of heat that will spread to areassurrounding the units, The areas surrounding the units may become hot enough to cause burns,
Thecooktop should not be usedasa cutting board or work surface, Dropping heavyor hard objects on the cooktop may crack it.
Panswith rough bottoms mayscratchthe cooktop surface,Placingfoods directly on the smoothtop surface (without cooking utensils)
isnot recommended asdifficult cleaning will result and foods may smoke and cause a potential fire hazard, Never usethe griddle
or similar cooking sheet on the ceramic glasscooktop,
Types of heating units used
Depending on model, three types of heating units may be found under the ceramic glass cooktop:
Regular (single coil) radiant elements of various diameters or shapes.
Expandable type (double circuits) radiant elements of various diameters or shapes,
Bridge Expandable type (triple circuits) radiant elements of various diameters or shapes.
Regular radiant elements (some models)
The ceramic glass design shows the location of the heating surfaces.
Control knobs are used to set the heat power levels; knobs need first to be pressed in when at OFF
position, then turned to the desired heat settings.
A glowing red surface unit extending beyond the bottom edge of the cooking utensil indicates the
utensil istoo small for the unit, The control knob doesnot haveto be set exactly on a particular mark,
Usethe marks asa guide and adjust the control knob asneeded. The hot surface and surface indicator
lights will glow,
The surface control knobs shown below may
not look identical to the surface control knobs
on your appliance; it isonly representational
Expandable radiant elements (some models)
This heating unit combines the characteristics of a small and a large regular radiant
heating unit. Itsprincipal advantage isto allow small and large utensils to be used on
the same heating unit, therefore increasing the cooktop flexibility,
Heat power levels are adjusted by a special control knob that has a duat set of
graduations; for small utensils usethe small graduations; the inner surface only will be
heating, Forlarger utensilsusethe larger grad uations; the whole surface will be heating.
The hot surface and surface indicator lights will glow when the heating unit isturned
ON,
The surface control knobs shown below may
not look identical to the surface control knobs
on your appliance; it isonly representational
dge _OO Follt Bridge _OO Front
_dLations gradL ations gradL ations gradualions
Bridge Radiant elements (some models)
Itsprincipal advantage isto allow you to create larger cooking zone for larger pan such
as roaster, griddle or some other specialty pans,
To usethe bridge element, turn the control knob on left side, to the bridge element
settings,
For full bridge element operation turn on the rear element,
To useonly the front element, tu rn the control knob on right side,to the front element
settings,
Indicator
Hot Surface Indicator Light (some models)
Some models have an indicator light located on the ceramic glass cooktop that glows assoon as
the glass begins to warm up. When the heating unit isturned off, it will continue to glow aslong
asthe glassremains warm enough to cause burns. Other models have ahot surface indicators per
element arranged in acluster, Their location isasshown in the illustration.
(Typica 130" cooktop shown)
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