ASKO HID144MC (01) PDF Document

Before use, read the Safety instructions first. Key safety points include:

General Safety:

• The cooking process must be supervised. A short-term cooking process must be supervised continuously.

• Do not place metallic objects such as knives, forks, spoons, and lids on the hob surface as they can get hot.

• After use, switch off the hob element by its control and do not rely solely on the pan detector.

• If the surface is cracked, switch off the appliance to avoid the possibility of electric shock.

Danger of Fire:

• Do not store items on the cooking surfaces.

• Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil can be dangerous and may result in a fire. NEVER try to extinguish a fire with water, but switch off the appliance and then cover the flame e.g. with a lid or a fire blanket.

Households with Children:

• This appliance can be used by children aged 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning safe use.

• The appliance and its accessible parts become hot during use. Care should be taken to avoid touching heating elements. Children younger than 8 years of age shall be kept away unless continuously supervised.

The cooking-time limiter is a safety function on your ASKO HID144MC that operates if you forget to switch off your hob. Depending on the power setting, the cooking zone will automatically switch off after a specific period. This limiter is reset whenever the user changes the cooking level of the zone. Timers set for a specific cooking zone take priority over the cooking-time limiter.

• Place the tip of your finger flat on the control to achieve the best results. You do not need to apply pressure.

• The touch sensors react only to the light pressure of a fingertip.

• The cooking hob is operated by a slider. You can either touch a selected part of the slider or slide in a circular motion (clockwise to increase, anti-clockwise to decrease) the power level and temperature.

• To set the power level, touch the desired spot on the slider. The selected power level will appear on the cooking zone display, and the selected part of the slider will be fully lit.

Induction cooking requires pans of a particular quality. Only use pans suitable for induction cooking with a thick base (minimum 2.25 mm) and a flat base. Pans that have been used on a gas hob are no longer suitable. You can check if your pans are suitable by using a magnet; if the base of the pan is sufficiently attracted to the magnet, it is suitable.

Be careful with enamelled sheet-steel pans as the enamel may chip, or the base may warp due to overheating. Heat these pans slowly. Also, never use pans with a misshapen, hollow, or rounded base.

Touch the on/off key to switch on the hob. A short beep will be emitted. The rings on all sliders will light up, then gradually fade out. The slider will only remain lit on the cooking zones where you have placed pans. To switch off, touch the on/off key again. When no cooking zone is active for 60 seconds, the cooking hob will power off automatically.

To prevent the hob from being switched on inadvertently, you can use the child lock.

1. Turn on the hob by pressing the on/off key.

2. Touch the on/off key again and hold it for 3 seconds.

3. The indication ‘L’ will appear on the display unit, and the hob controls will be locked.

To unlock the controls, repeat the same procedure. The indication ‘-‘ together with the sliders will appear on all cooking zones where pans are present, and the hob controls will be unlocked.

The Boost function allows you to rapidly heat large amounts of food using extra power. It is active for a maximum of 10 minutes, after which the power level automatically decreases to 12.

Activating boost:

First, activate power level 12. Then, press the button for power level 12 a second time. “boost” will appear on the display. Alternatively, slide clockwise slightly beyond the button for level 12. If ‘Auto boost’ is enabled in the settings, boost will always activate along with power level 12.

Deactivating boost:

To deactivate, press level 12 again or select any other power level on the slider.

If you remove a pan from an active cooking zone and place it on a different cooking zone within 6 seconds, all timer and cooking-related settings can be transferred to the new zone. To confirm the transfer, touch the slider of the new cooking zone. The new cooking zone will display the copied settings on its slider to indicate this possibility. Once confirmed, the previous cooking zone is deactivated.

Two adjacent square cooking zones can be merged into a single large cooking zone. When the hob is on, the pan recognition function automatically detects the position and size of a pan placed over these zones and connects them. The power level is displayed on both bridged zones, but can only be adjusted on the left or upper slider. You can also manually bridge or un-bridge the zones by touching the two corresponding sliders at the same time.

The pause function can pause the entire cooking hob for up to 10 minutes. This allows you to walk away or safely clean the hob without losing your settings.

Switching on the pause:

With at least one cooking zone active, touch the pause button (II). You will hear a short beep. The settings on all active hobs are reduced to level 2, and all timer functions are paused. All keys are inactive except the pause and on/off keys. If no key is pressed within 10 minutes, all active hobs will automatically turn off.

Switching off the pause:

Press the pause key again within 10 minutes. The hob will continue to operate with the same settings as before the break, and timers will be unpaused.

This feature allows you to recall all the settings of the cooking zones if the hob was accidentally switched off. Within 6 seconds of it being switched off, you must switch the hob back on. Then, press anywhere on any slider within the next 6 seconds to recall all the settings from before the appliance was last switched off.

The count-down timer allows you to set a cooking time for a selected zone. When the time expires, the zone will automatically switch off and an alarm will sound.

Setting the timer:

1. Press the count-down timer selector key for the desired active cooking zone. The key and ‘0:00’ will flash on the display.

2. Set the desired cooking time with the ‘+’ and ‘-‘ keys.

3. If the time is not set within five seconds, the timer is disabled.

Deactivating the timer:

Press the timer icon for the selected cooking zone and hold it for 3 seconds. The timer will be switched off.

Stopping the alarm:

When the time expires, press the count-down timer selector key or remove the pan from the cooking zone to stop the alarm.

The PLUS menu allows for temperature-based cooking with semi-automatic programs for all kinds of cookware. Always add water, oil, or butter before starting a program; do not use an empty pan or pot.

1. Touch the PLUS menu key (+) to display the program line: keeping warm/heating up, frying/wok, and grill (in bridge mode).

2. Choose one of the programs by touching the relevant symbol.

3. Set the desired temperature with the slider.

4. The program activates after 3 seconds of inactivity. During heat-up, the slider and set temperature will flash. When the temperature is reached, a short beep will sound, and the slider will be constantly lit. You may then start cooking.

5. To deactivate a PLUS program, press the active program key for about three seconds or select a power level manually.

Program Functions:

• Keeping warm and Heating up: Melt chocolate (45 °C), keep food warm (70 °C), simmer (94 °C), or bring to a boil (100 °C).

• Frying/wok: Cook vegetables, fish, bacon, meat, fried potatoes, or eggs using butter or oil.

• Grill: Exclusively for bridged cooking zones. Optimized for ASKO grill plate and teppanyaki accessories.

Prepare Celsius°Cooking™ Probe:

1. Pull the battery protection tab out of the Probe housing.

2. If you need to replace the battery, unscrew and remove the battery cover. Replace the battery (negative (-) side goes in first) and replace the cover without overtightening.

Install Celsius°Cooking™ Probe in a Pan:

1. Slide the suspension bracket over the pan edge.

2. Slide the Probe pin from the top into the suspension bracket. The tip of the probe should be 1 cm or more from the pan bottom.

Prepare Celsius°Cooking™ Cookware (Pan/Pot):

1. Insert an AAA battery in the panhandle (negative (-) end goes in first).

2. Insert the handle cap end into the panhandle and turn it a quarter turn to secure.

1. Switch on the hob and wait for the start-up animation to finish.

2. Place the Celsius°Cooking™ cookware or a regular pot fitted with the Celsius°Cooking™ probe on a desired cooking zone.

3. After the hob detects the cookware, quickly tap twice with your fingertip on the handle cap sensor (for cookware) or the probe housing to activate it.

4. The Celsius°Cooking™ mode key (▷) will light up on every possible cooking zone.

5. Press the Celsius°Cooking™ mode key (▷) on the desired cooking zone to assign the accessory. The Celsius°Cooking™ menu will open.

If you have a compatible RF-enabled hood, you can pair it with your hob for synchronized control. Pairing is done in the hob’s Settings menu under ‘hth’.

Switching extraction on and off:

• Press the ‘+’ key for a higher fan setting. Press and hold ‘+’ for 1 second for the highest setting.

• Press the ‘-‘ key to select a lower setting.

Switching the light on and off:

• Press the light key to switch the light on at maximum strength.

• Press the light key again to turn it off.

• Press and hold the light key to set the lighting intensity.

Changing the colour lighting temperature:

• Press the light key together with the ‘-‘ key to make the light ‘colder’.

• Press the light key together with the ‘+’ key to make the light ‘warmer’.

Additional Synchro settings (Start, Control, Stop) can be configured in the main settings menu to automate hood operation based on hob usage.

You will need the ConnectLife app, the name (SSID) and password of your 2.4Ghz home Wi-Fi network, and the QR code/AUID from the appliance label.

Activate Wi-Fi on the hob (if not already active):

1. With the hob switched off, touch the on/off key for 5 seconds.

2. A short beep will sound, and the Wi-Fi key will appear.

Wi-Fi Connection Setup:

1. Launch the ConnectLife app on your mobile device and select “Add appliances”. Follow the instructions to scan the AUID QR code.

2. On the appliance, switch on the hob.

3. Touch the Wi-Fi key for 3 seconds to enter the Wi-Fi menu (only possible when not cooking).

4. ‘C’ (connection) will be shown. Touch the Wi-Fi key to activate the Connection setup. ‘C’ will start flashing.

5. Proceed on your mobile device in the ConnectLife app. Connect your mobile device to the appliance’s own Wi-Fi network when prompted.

6. Follow the remaining instructions in the app to connect the hob to your home network.

1. With no pans on any zone, touch any slider with two fingers and keep it pressed for 3 seconds to enter the settings menu.

2. Toggle through the different settings using the slider.

3. To view or change a setting, touch the slider element with one finger and keep it pressed for 3 seconds.

4. Toggle to the desired value for that setting.

5. After 3 seconds of inactivity, the new setting will be confirmed.

6. To exit the menu, press with two fingers anywhere on the slider for 3 seconds.

Set the locking function (Child Lock) before you start cleaning to prevent accidental operation. It is recommended to clean the appliance after each use.

Daily cleaning:

1. Use a damp cloth and a mild cleaning agent (like washing-up liquid) to clean the appliance.

2. Dry the appliance with a paper towel or a cloth.

Heavily polluted glass:

1. Immediately remove any food remains, burned grease, sugar, or stubborn stains from the hob using a glass scraper, even if the hob is still hot. Sugar and other food can permanently damage the surface.

2. Hold the scraper at a 45° to 60° angle to the glass and gently slide it over the surface to remove the dirt.

3. After removing stubborn stains, clean the hob using the daily cleaning steps.

4. If necessary, a special intensive cleaner for ceramic/induction hobs can be used.

Do not use abrasive cleaning agents, steel wool, scourers, or any type of sharp objects to clean the appliance as they can cause scratches.

If you notice a crack in the glass top, switch the hob off immediately, unplug it, and contact the service department. For other issues, check the table below before calling for service.

In case of other error codes, please write down the error code and contact the service department.