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be kept away from the appliance and watched over to ensure they do

not play with it.

• Do not touch the appliance heating elements during and after use. Do not

allow the appliance to come into contact with cloths or other ammable

materials until all the components have cooled sufciently.

• Do not place ammable materials on or near the appliance.

• Overheated oils and fats catch re easily. Pay attention when cooking

food products rich in fat and oil.

• 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 use of the appliance in a safe way and understand

hazards involved. Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by

children without supervision.

• 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.

• Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil can be dangerous and may

result in re. NEVER try to extinguish a re with water, but switch off the

appliance and then cover ame e.g. with a lid or a re blanket. Danger

of re: do not store items on the cooking surfaces.

• Do not use steam cleaners.

• Metallic objects such as knives, forks, spoons and lids should not be

placed on the hob surface since they can get hot.

BEFORE USING THE COOKING HOB

Before use, remove:

• adhesives stuck on the hob;

• cardboard guards and protective plastic lm;

• check whether the hob has been damaged during transport. If in doubt,

contact the After Sales Service.

Care and maintenance

• Clean the hob, when it is cool, after each use. This will prevent the

build-up of dirt and make cleaning easier.

• Use a clean cloth, absorbent kitchen wipes and washing up liquid or a

specic glass ceramic cleaner.

• Remove baked-on dirt with the special scraper tool (if provided) and

specic cleaning products.

• Any food spills should be cleaned off before they dry.

• Do not use abrasive products, chlorine-based cleaners, oven-cleaner

spray or pan scourers.

• The hob should be treated periodically with specic products available

from the shops, following the manufacturer’s instructions.

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

The hob does not work:

• Make sure that the power supply is on.

• Turn the hob off and on again, to make sure that the problem has been

solved.

• Make sure that the knob is not turned to “0”. Turn the multi-pole switch

to “Off” for a few minutes and then turn it back to “On”.

The hob will not switch off:

• disconnect the hob immediately from the power supply.

AFTER SALES SERVICE

Before you call the After Sales Service

• Make sure that you cannot solve the problem yourself following the

points described in chapter “Troubleshooting Guide“.

If after the above checks the fault still occurs, get in touch with the

nearest After Sales Service.

Please give:

• a short description of the fault;

• the exact type and model of hob;

• service number (i.e., the number that follows the word SERVICE on the

rating plate under the hob itself);

• your full address;

• your telephone number.

If any repairs are required, please contact an authorised After Sales Service

(to guarantee that original spare parts will be used and repairs carried out

correctly).

Failure to comply with these instructions may compromise the safety

and quality of the product.

INSTALLATION

RECOMMENDATIONS

Important: Disconnect the hob from the mains before carrying out any

installation work or servicing.

• All electrical connections must be made before connecting the appliance

to the power supply.

• Installation must be carried out by a qualied technician in accordance with

the manufacturer’s instructions and in compliance with local regulations.

• Unpack the hob and make sure that the appliance has not been damaged

during transport. If you are not sure contact the dealer or the nearest

service centre.

PREPARING THE HOUSING UNIT

• Cut the worktop to t before installing the appliance. Carefully remove

any shavings or sawdust that could prevent the appliance from running

properly.

Attention: to install the hob on other surfaces than wood (marble, plastic,

ceramic, marble, stone, etc.) remember to ask After Sales Service for the

xing plates (g. 2) Code 4819 404 78697.

• The hob must be tted in a worktop with a minimum thickness of 20 mm

and a maximum of 50 mm.

• Insert a separator panel at a minimum distance of 20 mm from the bottom

of the hob, so that it cannot be accessed by the user.

• If there is an oven under the hob, make sure that it is manufactured by

us and equipped with a cooling system.

• There must be nothing between the hob and the oven (e.g. cables,

insulating material, etc.).

• An adjacent column unit must be installed at least 100 mm from the

edge of the hob.

• Cut an opening in the worktop of the given dimensions.

• We recommend you seal the internal edges of the worktop with wood

glue or silicone.

• If not already in place, apply the supplied seal to the hob, after cleaning

the adhesive surface thoroughly.

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