Kenmore 790-.9663 - Manual (Page 14)

Operating the Bridge Element (some models)
The cooktop is equipped with a “BRIDGE” surface element located at the
left cooktop position (See Fig. 1). Indicator lights on the control panel are
used to indicate what portions of the Bridge element will heat. The Bridge
element begins with the left FRONT position only (Fig. 2) and when
selected with the +BRIDGE element (Fig. 3) it will provide a combination
of 2 heating surfaces. When set for ALL 3 element positions the left rear
element is added for a total combination of 3 even heating surfaces (See
Fig. 4).
The Bridge element is designed for rectangular or oval shaped cookware.
The griddle that is supplied with this appliance should be used with the
Bridge element ONLY. For round shaped cookware, the left front
element may be used as a single element.
To Operate the Bridge Surface Element:
1. Place correctly sized cookware on the radiant surface element.
Touch and hold the pad for the Bridge element position until a beep
is heard. The display will show " - - ". NOTE: Each time a pad is touched a
beep will sound. If no further pads are touched within 10 seconds the
request to power the element ON will clear.
Select the FRONT (See Fig. 2), +BRIDGE (See Fig. 3) or ALL 3 elements
(See Fig. 4) to heat by pressing the pad once, twice or three times
(Figs. 4 & 5 shows indicator lights with ALL 3 elements selected).
Setting Surface Controls ■
• Operating the Bridge Radiant Surface Element Control
2
.
3.
4. Touch the Bridge element pad once to turn ON the power level Hi
([jv^ pad once for Lo (See Fig. 4). The Hot Surface indicator light will
or
turn ON when the element becomes hot.
5. Each touch of the or pad will decrease or increase the power
level by 1/2 from 9.0 through 3.0. Simmer power levels between 3.0 and 1.0
will decrease or increase by .2 increments. Lo is the lowest power level
available. Note: The power level may be adjusted at any time while the
element is ON.
6 . When cooking has been completed touch the
element OFF.
pad once to turn the
Each surface element provides a constant amount of heat at each setting. A
glowing red surface heating area extending beyond the bottom edge of the
cookware indicates the cookware is too small for the surface heating area.
Fig. 1
Fig. 3 Fig. 4
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Lo
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Left
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Hot Surface
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Fig. 5
NOTE: If all 3 Bridge elements are
selected, any previous power level
setting for the LEFT REAR element
will be changed to the power level
setting for the Bridge.
Note: The Hot Surface indicator light will remain ON if the cooktop is still hot and will remain ON until the heating
surface area has cooled sufficiently. If no element size is chosen when the Bridge element is turned ON, the control will
default to the left front element only. See page 11, Fig. 1 for recommended surface cooking settings.
Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled after they have been turned off. The glass surface
may still be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is touched before it has cooled sufficiently.
Do not place aluminum foil or plastic items such as salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or
plastic wrappings on top of the range when it is in use. These items could melt or ignite. Potholders, towels or
wooden spoons could catch fire if placed too close to the surface elements.
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