ASKO HID865MFC (01) PDF Document

Please adhere to the following safety instructions when using your ASKO HID865MFC induction hob:

• 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.

• 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.

To prevent the risk of fire, 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 a 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.

This appliance can be used by children aged 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 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 during use. Young children should be kept away.

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

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

The cooking-time limiter is a safety function that automatically switches off the cooking zones if you forget to do so. The time until shut-off depends on the power level setting. Cooking zone related timers 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 have to apply any pressure.

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

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

• To set the cooking zone power level, touch the desired spot on the slider. As you touch the slider, the selected power level will appear on the cooking zone display unit.

• The selected part of the slider will be fully lit.

The ASKO HID865MFC is equipped with a smart power management system to ensure that the maximum permissible power is not exceeded. Here’s how it works:

• The system automatically distributes power across the cooking zones. If you increase the power on one zone, the hob may automatically decrease the power on another zone to stay within the limit.

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

• When a zone is used for Celsius°Cooking™, it always receives the highest priority for power.

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

Induction cooking requires pans of a particular quality. Only use pans that are suitable for induction cooking with a thick (minimum 2.25 mm) and flat base. Pans that have been used on a gas hob are no longer suitable for use on an induction hob.

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.

Be careful with enamelled sheet-steel pans as the enamel may chip if heated on high when empty, the base may warp due to overheating, and they should be heated slowly.

It is normal for the induction hob to make certain noises during operation:

• **A ticking sound:** This can be caused by lower power level settings or the automatic pot detection.

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

• **The fan is making noise:** The appliance has 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 is a guideline for power level settings. Actual settings may vary depending on the quantity and composition of the food.

Touch the on/off key to switch on the hob. A short beep will be emitted. 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 pans. 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 function. It is also recommended to activate the child lock before cleaning to avoid accidental switching.

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 unit, and the hob controls will be locked.

To unlock the controls, repeat the same process. Touch and hold the on/off key for 3 seconds. The ‘L’ indication and sliders will appear on all cooking zones with pans, and the hob controls will be unlocked.

The Boost function allows you to rapidly heat large amounts of food using extra power. Boost 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 after it switches off.

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, activate power level 12 and then slide a little beyond the button 12.

• If auto boost is activated 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, the Move function allows you to transfer all 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.

Two adjacent square cooking zones can be merged into a single large cooking zone for larger cookware. When the hob is on, the pan recognition function automatically detects the position and size of a pan and will bridge the cooking zones accordingly. The power level is displayed on both bridged zones, but can only be adjusted on the left or upper slider. You can 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 cooking 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 will be reduced to level 2, and all timer functions will be paused.

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

The count-down timer can be set for each cooking zone to automatically switch it off after a set time.

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 unit.

2. Set the desired cooking time with the + and – keys.

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

4. Repeat these steps for other cooking zones.

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 the alarm, press the count-down timer selector key or remove the pan from the cooking zone.

The PLUS menu allows for semi-automatic, temperature-based cooking programs.

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. Then set the desired temperature with the slider.

3. The program activates after 3 seconds of inactivity. Always add water, oil, or butter before starting a program; do not use an empty pan.

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

Program details:

• **Keeping warm and Heating up:** Use for tasks like melting chocolate (45 °C), keeping food warm (70 °C), simmering (94 °C), or boiling (100 °C).

• **Frying/wok:** Use for cooking vegetables, fish, bacon, meat, fried potatoes, or eggs with butter or oil.

• **Grill:** This function is for bridged cooking zones and is optimized for ASKO induction accessories like a grill plate or teppanyaki.

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.

Celsius°Cooking™ uses connected cookware (Frying Pan, Chef’s Pot) or a temperature Probe to precisely control cooking temperatures.

Preparing the Celsius°Cooking™ Probe:

1. Pull the battery protection tab out of the Probe housing. To replace the battery, unscrew the cover, replace the battery (negative (-) side in first), and replace the cover without overtightening.

2. To use in a pan, slide the suspension bracket over the pan edge. Slide the Probe pin into the bracket. The tip of the probe should be at least 1 cm from the pan bottom.

Preparing Celsius°Cooking™ Cookware:

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

2. Insert the handle cap end into the panhandle and turn it a quarter 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. After it is 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 needed cooking zone to assign the accessory.

5. The Celsius°Cooking™ menu will open, showing programs applicable to the cookware.

If you have a compatible RF-enabled hood, you can connect it to your hob for integrated control. (Pairing is done in the Settings menu).

• **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 lighting intensity.

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

• **Synchro Settings (configured in the menu):**

– **Synchro Start:** Automatically activates the hood lights (and fan, depending on the setting) when the hob is turned on.

– **Synchro Control:** Automatically adjusts the hood fan speed based on the highest activated cooking level on the hob.

– **Synchro Stop:** Switches off the lights and fan (with a delay) when the hob is switched off.

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. Ensure Wi-Fi is activated on the hob (the Wi-Fi key should be visible).

4. Install the ConnectLife-app on your mobile device and register/log in to your account.

Connection Setup:

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

2. Scan the QR code with the AUID when prompted.

3. On the hob (while not cooking), touch the Wi-Fi key for 3 seconds to enter the Wi-Fi menu.

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

5. In the ConnectLife-app, connect your mobile device to the hob’s Wi-Fi network when asked.

6. Follow the remaining instructions in the app to share your home network details and complete the connection.

To receive firmware updates, your hob must be connected to the cloud via the ConnectLife app with a registered user account.

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

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

3. After setting FoA to ON, start the update process on your mobile app.

4. The cooking hob will switch off. The Wi-Fi symbol will flash during the update process, which can take up to 60 minutes. The hob cannot be used during the update.

Do not terminate the power supply or Wi-Fi connection during the update. If the update fails, the hob will remain on the previous firmware version. If the hob is not responding after the process, wait for some time before contacting the service department.

You can tailor the hob’s behavior using the settings menu.

To enter the menu:

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

2. Touch any slider with two fingers and hold for 3 seconds.

To navigate and change settings:

1. Toggle through the different settings using the slider.

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

3. Toggle to the desired value for that setting.

4. The new setting will be confirmed after 3 seconds of inactivity.

To exit the menu:

Press anywhere on the slider with two fingers for 3 seconds.

Set the locking function (Child Lock) before you start cleaning. It is 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.

For heavily polluted glass:

1. Immediately remove food remains, burned grease, or sugar stains 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 dirt.

3. After removing stubborn stains, clean the hob as described under ‘Daily cleaning’.

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 sharp objects, as they can cause scratches.

If your appliance is not working properly, first check the points below before contacting the service department.

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