ASKO HID654GC (01) PDF Document

Before using your ASKO HID654GC, please read the following safety instructions:

• The appliance is not intended to be operated by an external timer or separate remote-control system.

• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent, or similarly qualified persons to avoid a hazard.

• Do not use steam cleaners or high-pressure cleaners to clean the appliance, as this may result in an electric shock.

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

• Metallic objects such as knives, forks, spoons, and lids should not be placed on the hob surface since they can get hot.

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

To prevent the risk of fire with your ASKO HID654GC, please follow these warnings:

• Danger of fire: Do not store items on the cooking surfaces.

• WARNING: Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil can be dangerous and may result in 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.

• 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 the use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved.

• Children shall not play with the appliance.

• Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children without supervision.

• Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

• WARNING: 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.

• WARNING: Accessible parts may become hot when in use. To avoid burns and scalds children should be kept away.

The cooking-time limiter is a safety function on your ASKO HID654GC that operates if you forget to switch off a cooking zone. The cooking time is limited based on the power setting as follows:

The limiter is reset when the user changes the cooking level. Note that cooking zone related timers take priority over the cooking-time limiter.

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

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

• The hob is operated by a slider. You can touch a specific part of the slider or slide your finger in a circular motion (clockwise to increase, anti-clockwise to decrease) to adjust the power level.

• When you touch the slider, the selected power level appears on the display, and that part of the slider will be fully lit.

Induction cooking requires pans of a particular quality. Use only pans suitable for induction cooking with a thick, flat base (minimum 2.25 mm). Pans with the ‘Class Induction’ quality mark are best. You can test a pan’s suitability with a magnet; if the magnet is attracted to the base of the pan, it is suitable.

WARNING: Pans previously used on a gas hob are no longer suitable for an induction hob.

Be careful with enamelled sheet-steel pans as the enamel may chip if heated empty, and the base may warp due to overheating. Always heat enamelled pans slowly.

Certain noises are normal during operation of your ASKO HID654GC induction hob:

• A ticking sound: This can occur at lower power level settings or during automatic pot detection.

• Pans making noise: This is caused by the energy flowing from the hob to the pan. It is normal for some pans and will not damage the pans or the hob.

• The fan is making noise: The appliance is equipped with a cooling fan to protect the electronics. During intense use, the fan will activate, creating a buzzing sound. The fan may continue to run for several minutes after the hob is switched off.

The following table provides a guideline for power level settings on your ASKO HID654GC. Actual settings may vary depending on the quantity and composition of the food.

To switch the hob on, touch the on/off key. A short beep will sound. The rings on all sliders will light up and then gradually fade out. A slider will only remain lit on cooking zones where a pan is placed. When you remove a pan, the slider for that zone will switch off. If no cooking zone is active for 60 seconds, the hob will power off automatically.

The Child Lock prevents the hob from being switched on inadvertently. It is recommended to activate it before cleaning.

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

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

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

To unlock the controls, repeat the same process. The ‘L’ indication and sliders will appear on all cooking zones with pans, and the 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 past the button for power level 12.

• If auto boost is enabled in the settings, boost is always activated along with power level 12.

Deactivating boost:

• To deactivate boost for a selected cooking zone, 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, you can transfer all the timer and cooking-related settings to the new zone. To do this, simply touch the slider of the new cooking zone. The new zone will display the copied settings to indicate this possibility. Once confirmed, the previous cooking zone is deactivated.

On your ASKO HID654GC, 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 size of a pan placed over these zones and connects them to form a bridge. The power level or temperature is displayed on both bridged zone displays 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 allows you to pause the entire hob for up to 10 minutes without losing your settings.

Switching on the pause:

1. At least one cooking zone must be active.

2. Touch the pause button (II). You will hear a short beep.

3. The settings on all active hobs are reduced to level 2, and all timer functions are paused.

4. All keys are inactive except the pause and on/off keys. If no key is pressed within 10 minutes, all active hobs 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.

The Recall function allows you to restore all cooking zone settings if the hob was accidentally switched off. To use it, you must switch the hob back on within 6 seconds of it turning off. 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 specific cooking time for a zone, after which it will automatically switch off.

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.

Deactivating the timer alarm:

• When the time expires, an alarm will sound. To stop the alarm, press the count-down timer selector key or remove the pan from the cooking zone.

The PLUS menu provides semi-automatic programs for temperature-controlled cooking. Always add water, oil, or butter before starting a program; do not use an empty pan.

1. Touch the PLUS menu key to display the program line: keeping warm/heating up, frying/wok, and grill.

2. Choose a program by touching its symbol.

3. Set the desired temperature with the slider.

4. The program activates after 3 seconds of inactivity. During the heating-up stage, 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 can then start cooking.

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

• 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.

• Grill: For bridged cooking zones, optimized for ASKO grill plate and teppanyaki accessories.

Prepare the Probe:

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

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

Insert the Probe into a cooking pan:

1. Slide the suspension bracket over the pan edge.

2. Slide the Probe pin from the top into the suspension bracket.

3. Ensure the tip of the probe is at least 1 cm from the pan bottom.

Prepare the Cookware:

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

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

Assigning the Cookware to a Cooking Zone:

1. Switch on the hob.

2. Place the Celsius°Cooking™ cookware (or a regular pot with the Probe) on a desired cooking zone.

3. After it’s detected, quickly tap twice on the handle cap sensor or the probe housing to activate it.

4. The Celsius°Cooking™ mode key will light up on every possible cooking zone. Press the key on the desired cooking zone to assign the cookware.

5. The Celsius°Cooking™ menu will open, showing programs applicable to the cookware (e.g., Heating up and frying, Boiling, Slow cooking).

If you have a compatible RF-enabled hood, you can pair it with your ASKO HID654GC (see Settings chapter for pairing).

• 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 for a lower setting.

• Switching the light on and off: Press the light key to turn the light on at maximum strength. Press it again to turn it off. Press and hold the light key to adjust the intensity.

• Changing the light colour temperature: Press the light key together with the ‘-‘ key to make the light ‘colder’ or with the ‘+’ key to make it ‘warmer’.

• Synchro Functions (enabled in settings): The hob can automatically activate the hood’s lights and fan when a cooking zone is activated and switch them off when the hob is turned off.

Preparation:

• Know your 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and password.

• Have the appliance’s QR code (with AUID) accessible.

• Install the ConnectLife-app on your mobile device and create an account.

• Ensure Wi-Fi is activated on the hob (Wi-Fi key is visible when on). To activate, switch the hob off, then touch the on/off key for 5 seconds.

Connection Setup:

1. Launch the ConnectLife-app and select “Add appliances”. Choose “Hob” and follow the instructions.

2. Scan the QR code when prompted.

3. On the appliance: Switch on the hob.

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

5. When ‘C’ (connection) is shown, touch the Wi-Fi key to activate Connection Setup. ‘C’ will flash.

6. On the mobile device: Follow the app instructions to connect your mobile to the hob’s own Wi-Fi network and then share your home network details.

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

2. Different setting codes will be displayed. Toggle through the 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. Now you can 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.

Some available settings include:

• boo – Auto boost activation

• brd – Automatic cooking zone bridging

• rEC – Recovery function

• Atl – Automatic stopwatch timer

• ACL – Auto child lock

• Snd – Sound volume

• Sen – Key responsiveness

• hth, hSt, hSC, hSp – Hob-to-hood control settings

• btP, btC – Bluetooth pairing settings

• FoA – Firmware update over the air

• dE – Demo Mode

• Con – Connection power / Current limiter

Set the locking function (Child Lock) before you start cleaning. It’s recommended to clean the appliance after each use to prevent cooked-on food from damaging the glass surface.

Daily cleaning:

1. Use a damp cloth and a mild cleaning agent (e.g., 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, or sugar with a glass scraper, even if the hob is still hot.

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 as per the daily cleaning instructions.

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

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

If your ASKO HID654GC does not work properly, check the following troubleshooting tables before contacting service.

General Troubleshooting

Error Codes