ASKO HID754MC (01) PDF Document

Before using your ASKO HID754MC, please read the safety instructions first. Here are the key points:

General Safety:

• 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, as this may result in an electric shock.

• 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 as they can get hot.

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

Households with children and people with special needs:

• 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.

• Children shall not play with the appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children without supervision.

• 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.

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 fire. NEVER try to extinguish a fire with water; instead, switch off the appliance and then cover the flame with a lid or a fire blanket.

Risk of Electric Shock:

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

Other Important Instructions:

• The appliance is for household use only. Do not use it for other purposes like room heating or drying items, as this may lead to injury or fire.

• Only an authorized service technician or expert should connect the appliance to the power mains.

• If another electrical appliance is connected near the hob, ensure its power cord does not contact hot cooking zones.

• Do not store temperature-sensitive items like cleaners, detergents, or spray cans underneath the appliance.

The cooking-time limiter on your ASKO HID754MC is a safety feature that automatically switches off a cooking zone if you forget to do so. The operating time is limited based on the power setting you have chosen.

Automatic switch-off times for standard settings:

Automatic switch-off time for boost setting:

The cooking-time limiter for a specific zone is reset whenever you change the cooking level for that zone. Note that any cooking zone related timers you set will take priority over the cooking-time limiter.

Operating the touch controls on your ASKO HID754MC is simple and precise. Follow these tips for the best results:

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

• The touch sensors react only to the light pressure of a fingertip. Do not use other objects to operate the controls.

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

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

The ASKO HID754MC uses a magnetic field to generate heat. When you place a pan with an iron base on a cooking zone, a current is induced directly in the pan’s base, which generates heat. This method has several benefits:

• Easy: The electronic controls are accurate and easy to set. On the lowest setting, you can melt chocolate directly in the pan without a bain-marie.

• Fast: High power levels bring liquids to a boil very quickly. Food cooks through just as fast as with other cooking methods.

• Clean: The hob is easy to clean because the cooking zones don’t get hotter than the pans themselves, so food spills cannot burn onto the surface.

• Safe: Heat is generated in the pan itself, so the glass top stays considerably cooler than a ceramic hob or gas burner. Once a pan is removed, the cooking zone cools down quickly.

The ASKO HID754MC is equipped with a smart power management system to ensure that the maximum permissible power is not exceeded, providing safety and efficient power distribution.

• The system automatically arranges power distribution across the cooking zones. If you increase the power level of one zone, the hob might automatically decrease the power on another zone to stay within the limits.

• The power level of one zone can affect another as the maximum available power is distributed among them. If the combined power demand reaches the maximum available, the power levels of one or more zones are automatically reduced. This is indicated by the flashing of the relevant control element.

• If a zone is being used for Celsius°Cooking™, it will always have the highest priority for power.

• Intervention by the power management system is more likely when the current limiter is set to a lower level by a qualified installer.

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 previously used on a gas hob are no longer suitable for induction.

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 for induction cooking.

Pan Suitability Chart:

Important Cautions:

• Be careful with enamelled sheet-steel pans as the enamel may chip if you switch the hob on at a high setting when the pan is dry. The base may also warp due to overheating. Always heat up enamelled pans slowly.

• Never use pans with a misshapen, hollow, or rounded base, as this can interfere with the overheating protection and may cause the glass top to crack or the pan base to melt.

It is normal for your ASKO HID754MC induction hob to make certain noises during operation. These are not signs of a malfunction.

• A ticking sound: This can be heard at lower power level settings or when the automatic pot detection is active. This is normal.

• Pans making noise: Some pans may make noise during cooking. This is caused by the energy flowing from the hob to the pan and is perfectly normal. It will not damage the pans or the hob.

• The fan is making noise: The appliance is equipped with cooling fans to protect the electronics. During intense use, a fan will activate, and you will hear a buzzing sound. The fan may continue to run for several minutes after the hob has been switched off to cool down the components.

The following table provides a guideline for power level settings on your ASKO HID754MC. The ideal setting can depend on the quantity and composition of the food in the pan.

To switch the hob on, touch the on/off key. You will hear a short beep. The rings on all sliders will light up and then gradually fade out. The slider will only remain lit on the cooking zones where you have placed a pan. When you remove a pan, its slider will switch off, but the internal rings will remain lit.

The cooking hob will automatically power off if no cooking zone is active for 60 seconds.

To switch a specific cooking zone off, slide the control backward to ‘0’ or touch the empty area on top of the slider at the right side.

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

To activate 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, and the hob controls will be locked.

To deactivate the Child Lock:

1. With the hob on, touch and hold the on/off key for 3 seconds.

2. The ‘L’ indication will disappear, and sliders will appear on all cooking zones where pans are present. The hob controls are now unlocked.

The Boost function provides extra power to rapidly heat large amounts of food. It can be activated for any cooking zone but is active for a maximum of 10 minutes, after which the power level automatically decreases to 12. If the hob is not too hot, you can reactivate Boost for another 10 minutes.

Activating Boost:

• Method 1: Set the power level to 12, then press the button for power level 12 a second time. “boost” will appear on the display.

• Method 2: Slide the control clockwise a little beyond the button for power level 12.

• Auto Boost: If Auto Boost is activated in the Settings menu, Boost will always be activated together 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.

Your ASKO HID754MC has several advanced features to make cooking more flexible:

• Move function: If you remove a pan from an active cooking zone and place it on a different zone within 6 seconds, you can transfer all timer and cooking settings to the new zone. To do this, simply touch the slider of the new cooking zone. The previous zone will then be deactivated.

• Automatic cooking zone bridging: Two adjacent square cooking zones can automatically merge into a single large cooking zone when a large pan is placed over them (this happens automatically after the hob is switched on). 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.

• Chef mode (on select models): In this mode, the hob is divided into three zones with pre-set power levels. To activate, touch two sliders at the same time for 3 seconds. The zones are set as follows:

– All left-hand side cooking zones: Power level 12

– All middle cooking zones: Power level 7

– All right-hand side cooking zones: Power level 1

You can then adjust the power levels to any value. To turn off Chef mode, tap any two sliders at the same time.

Pause Function

The Pause function allows you to pause the entire cooking hob for up to 10 minutes, for example, to clean a spill or step away briefly without losing your settings.

• Switching on 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 will be reduced to level 2, and all timers will be 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 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 resume.

Recall Function

This feature allows you to recall all cooking zone settings if the hob was accidentally switched off.

• To use it, you must switch the hob back on within 6 seconds. Then, press anywhere on any slider within the next 6 seconds to recall all the settings from before the appliance was switched off.

Each cooking zone has a count-down timer that automatically switches the zone off when the set time expires.

Setting the count-down 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 using the ‘+’ and ‘–’ keys.

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

4. Repeat these steps to set a timer for another cooking zone.

Deactivating the count-down timer:

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

Stopping the timer alarm:

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

The PLUS menu offers semi-automatic programs for temperature-controlled cooking with any suitable cookware.

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

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. Always add water, oil, or butter before starting; do not use an empty pan.

PLUS Programs:

• Keeping warm and Heating up: Use this to 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, or eggs using butter or oil.

• Grill: This function is for bridged cooking zones and is optimized for ASKO grill plate and teppanyaki accessories.

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

Celsius°Cooking™ accessories allow for precise temperature control by communicating directly with your hob.

Prepare Celsius°Cooking™ Probe:

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

2. To install/replace the battery, unscrew the 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 into the bracket from the top. The tip of the probe should be at least 1 cm from the pan bottom.

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

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

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

Assigning 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. Once detected, quickly tap twice on the handle cap sensor or probe housing to activate it.

4. The Celsius°Cooking™ mode key will light up on every possible cooking zone. Press the key on the needed cooking zone to assign the accessory and open the Celsius°Cooking™ menu.

If you have a compatible RF-enabled hood, you can connect it to your ASKO HID754MC for integrated control. Pairing is done via the ‘hth’ (Hob to Hood) parameter in the Settings menu.

Controlling the Hood from the Hob:

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

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

Automatic Functions (configurable in Settings):

• Synchro Start: Automatically activates the hood lights (and fan, depending on the setting) every time the hob is turned on.

• Synchro Control: In addition to Synchro Start, the hood fan speed is controlled automatically based on the highest activated cooking level on the hob.

• Synchro Stop: The hood lights switch off with the hob, and the fan switches off after a delay.

Connecting your hob allows you to monitor its status and perform firmware updates via the ConnectLife app.

Preparation:

1. Know your home Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and password (only 2.4GHz networks are supported).

2. Have the QR code/AUID label of your appliance accessible.

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

4. Ensure Wi-Fi is activated on the hob (the Wi-Fi key should be visible when the hob is on). To activate it for the first time, switch the hob off, then touch the on/off key for 5 seconds.

Connection Setup:

1. Launch the ConnectLife app, select “Add appliances”, choose “Hob”, and follow the instructions.

2. Scan the appliance’s QR code when prompted.

3. On the hob: Switch it on. Touch the Wi-Fi key for 3 seconds to enter the Wi-Fi menu. ‘C’ (connection) will be shown.

4. Touch the Wi-Fi key again to activate Connection Setup Mode. ‘C’ will flash, and the hob is ready to connect for 5 minutes.

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

To receive firmware updates, your ASKO HID754MC must be connected to the cloud via the ConnectLife app.

1. When a new firmware update is available, you will receive a notification in the ConnectLife app. Follow the instructions on the mobile app.

2. To start the update, you must first confirm your presence at the hob. Go to the hob’s settings menu and set the ‘FoA’ (Firmware over Air) setting to ON. This setting automatically resets to OFF after 90 minutes.

3. After setting ‘FoA’ to ON, start the update process from your mobile app.

4. The hob will switch off. The Wi-Fi symbol will flash during the update process, which can take up to 60 minutes.

Important: During the update, the hob cannot be used. Do not terminate the power supply or Wi-Fi connection. It is normal for the hob to be unresponsive or restart multiple times. If the update fails, the hob will remain on the previous firmware version and should operate normally. If the hob is unresponsive for multiple hours after an update, contact the service department.

You can tailor the behavior of your induction hob by adjusting its settings.

To access the settings menu:

1. Ensure there are no pans on any cooking zone.

2. Touch any slider with two fingers and keep them pressed for 3 seconds.

3. You can now toggle through the different settings using the slider.

4. To view or change a setting, touch its element on the slider with one finger and hold for 3 seconds.

5. Toggle to the desired value. After 3 seconds of inactivity, the new setting will be confirmed.

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

Available Settings:

To keep your hob in the best condition, clean it after each use. This prevents cooked-on food from damaging the glass surface. Always set the locking function (Child Lock) before you start cleaning.

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.

Cleaning heavily polluted glass:

1. For burned grease, sugar, or stubborn stains, immediately use a glass scraper, even if the hob is still hot. Sugar and other food remains can permanently damage the surface.

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

3. After removing the stubborn stains, perform the daily cleaning steps.

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

Important: Do not use abrasive cleaning agents, steel wool, scourers, or any type of sharp objects, as they can cause scratches.

If your hob isn’t working properly, first check the following troubleshooting table. If you see a crack in the glass top, switch the hob off immediately, unplug it, and contact the service department.

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