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SETTINGTHE CONTROLS
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Place a pan on the burner grate. (To
preservethe grate finish,do notoperate
the burnerswithouta pan on the grateto
absorbthe heatfrom the burnerflame.)
2. Pushin knobandturn immediately coun-
terclockwiseto the LITE setting.
>-A clicking (spark)soundwill be heard
and the burnerwill light. (All ignitors
will spark when anysurface burner
knobis turned on. However,only
the selectedburnerwill light.)
3. Turn knob to desiredsetting.
4. Do not leavecooktopunattended.
OPERATING DURING A
POWER FAILURE
1. Holda lightedmatchto the desiredsur-
face burnerhead.
2. Pushin andturnthecontrolknobslowlyto
the desiredsetting.
SURFACE CONTROL
KNOBS
Usetoturnon thesur-
face burners. An infi-
nitechoiceofheatset-
tings is availablefrom
LOtoHI. At the HI
setting a detent or
notchmay be felt.
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PILOTLESS IGNITION
Pilotlessignition eliminates the need for a
constant standing pilot light. Each surface
burner has a spark ignitor. Use care when
cleaningaroundthe surfaceburner.
If the surfaceburnerdoes not light,check if
ignitoris broken,soiledor wet.
BURNER CAP
BURNER BASE
The size and type of cookwarewill affect the heat setting.
Settings Uses
HI Use HI to bring liquid to a boil,or reach pressurein a pressure
cooker.Alwaysreducesettingto a lowerheatwhenliquidsbegin
to boil or foods begin to cook.
An intermediateflame size is usedto continue cooking.Food
will not cook any fasterwhen a higherflame settingis used
than neededto maintaina gentle boil.Water boils at the same
temperaturewhether boilinggently or vigorously.
LO
Use LO to simmerfoods, keepfoods warm and melt
chocolateor butter.
Somecookingmay take placeon the LO settingif the pan is
covered.It is possibleto reducethe heat by rotatingthe knob
toward OFF.Be sure flame is stable.