ASKO HID925MC (01) PDF Document

Before use, read the safety instructions first.

General Safety Instructions:

• The appliance is not intended to be operated by means of 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 in order 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 has to be supervised. A short term cooking process has to 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.

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, but switch off the appliance and then cover flame e.g. with a lid or a fire blanket.

Households with Children and People with Special Needs:

• 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 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.

• 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.

Risk of Electric Shock:

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

The cooking-time limiter is a safety function on your ASKO HID925MC that will operate if you forget to switch off your hob. Depending on the power level setting, the cooking zone will automatically switch off after a specific period.

Automatic Switch-off Times for Power Levels:

The Boost setting will automatically switch to setting 12 after 10 minutes. The cooking-time limiter for a specific cooking zone is reset when you change the cooking level. Note that cooking zone related timers (count-down 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.

A magnetic field is generated in the appliance. By placing a pan with an iron base on a cooking zone, a current is induced in the pan base. This induced current generates heat directly in the base of the pan. This method offers several advantages:

• Easy: The electronic controls are accurate and easy to set. On the lowest setting, you can melt chocolate directly in the pan.

• Fast: Thanks to high power levels, bringing liquid to the boil is very quick.

• Clean: The cooking zones do not get any hotter than the pans themselves, so food spills cannot be burnt onto the cooking zone.

• Safe: The heat is generated in the pan itself. The glass top does not get any warmer than the pan. Once a pan has been removed, the cooking zone cools down quickly.

Your ASKO HID925MC induction hob has a smart power management system that ensures the maximum permissible power is not exceeded for safety. Here is how it works:

• The system automatically distributes power across the zones. This means the hob might automatically decrease the power on one zone when the power level of another zone is increased.

• If the combined power of the zones reaches the maximum available power when a new power level is set, 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 used for Celsius°Cooking™, that zone always gets 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. Use only pans suitable for induction cooking with a thick, flat base (minimum 2.25 mm). Pans that have been used on a gas hob are no longer suitable. You can test if your pans are suitable with a magnet; if the magnet is attracted to the base of the pan, it is suitable.

Important Notes:

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

• Never use pans with a misshapen, hollow, or rounded base. This can interfere with the overheating protection, causing the appliance to become too hot.

• The diameter of the bottom of the pan must be at least 12 cm. For best results, use a pan with the same diameter as the cooking zone.

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

• 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 fans to cool the electronics. During intense use, the 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. This is normal.

The following table provides a guideline for power level settings on your ASKO HID925MC. The ideal settings can vary depending on the quantity and composition of the food in the pan.

Touch the on/off key to switch on the hob. A short beep will sound. 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 you remove a pan, the slider for that zone will switch off, but the internal rings will remain lit.

To switch the cooking zone off, slide the control backwards or touch the empty area on top of the slider at the right side.

If no cooking zone is active for 60 seconds, the cooking hob will automatically power off.

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 the on/off key 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 process. 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. It can be activated for any cooking zone.

Boost is active for no more than 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:

• Method 1: First, activate power level 12. Then press the button for power level 12 a second time. “boost” will appear on the display.

• Method 2: Activate power level 12 clockwise and slide a little beyond the button 12.

• Auto Boost: If auto boost is activated in the settings, boost is always activated together with power level 12.

Deactivating Boost:

To deactivate the boost for the selected cooking zone, press level 12 again or select any other power level on the slider.

The Move function allows you to transfer all your current settings (timer, power level) from one cooking zone to another. If you remove a pan from an active cooking zone and place it on a different cooking zone within 6 seconds, you can transfer the settings. To do this, touch the slider of the new cooking zone. The new zone’s display will show the copied settings to indicate this is possible. Once you confirm by touching the slider, the settings are transferred, and the previous cooking zone is deactivated.

Two adjacent square cooking zones can be merged into a single large cooking zone, which is useful for large or oblong pans. When you switch on the appliance, the pan position recognition is automatically activated. If you place a large pan covering two adjacent bridgeable zones, the hob will recognize its position and automatically connect the zones. The power level will be 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.

Chef mode (available on specific models) divides the hob into three zones with pre-set power levels. When activated, all cooking zones switch on simultaneously:

• All left-hand side cooking zones: Power level 12 is automatically activated.

• All middle cooking zones: Power level 7 is automatically activated.

• All right-hand side cooking zones: Power level 1 is automatically activated.

You can then adjust the power levels to any value as needed. This mode allows you to move pans between zones for different heat levels without adjusting the controls each time. Please lift pans when moving them, do not slide them.

To activate Chef mode: Touch any two sliders at the same time for 3 seconds. All zones must be inactive.

To turn off Chef mode: Tap any two 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. This is useful if you need to step away briefly or clean the hob.

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 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 resume.

The Recall function allows you to restore all the settings of the cooking zones if the hob was accidentally switched off. To use this feature, you must switch the hob back on within 6 seconds of it being switched off. After turning it back on, press anywhere on any slider within 6 seconds to recall all the settings from before the appliance was last switched off.

Every cooking zone on your ASKO HID925MC has two timers: a count-down program timer and a stopwatch (count-up timer).

Count-down timer:

This timer automatically switches off a cooking zone after the set time expires and emits an acoustic signal.

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 with the + and – keys.

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

4. Repeat for other cooking zones if needed.

Deactivating the count-down timer:

Press the timer icon for the selected cooking zone and hold it for 3 seconds.

Deactivating the alarm:

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

Cooking time display – stopwatch:

The stopwatch shows how long you have been continuously cooking on a selected zone. It starts counting automatically in the background.

• To display the stopwatch time, press the stopwatch key.

• To reset the stopwatch, press and hold the stopwatch key for 3 seconds.

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

1. Touch the PLUS menu key to display the program line.

2. Choose a program by touching the relevant symbol:

• 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 to cook vegetables, fish, bacon, meat, fried potatoes, or eggs with butter or oil.

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

3. Set the desired temperature with the slider.

4. The program activates after 3 seconds of no changes. Always add water, oil, or butter before starting a program; do not use an empty pan.

5. During the heating-up stage, the slider and set temperature will flash. When the set temperature is reached, a short beep will sound, and the slider will be constantly lit. You can then start cooking.

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

Celsius°Cooking™ accessories like the Probe, Frying Pan, or Chef’s Pot allow for precise temperature-controlled cooking.

Prepare Celsius°Cooking™ Probe:

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

2. The Probe is ready to use. If necessary, replace the battery by unscrewing the battery cover (negative (-) side goes in first).

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. 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 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 the hob detects the pan, 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 cookware.

5. The Celsius°Cooking™ menu will open. You can now select a cooking program (Heating up and frying, Boiling or cooking with water, Slow cooking or sous vide).

If you have a compatible RF enabled hood, you can connect it to your ASKO HID925MC. First, you must pair the devices via the ‘hth’ (Hob to Hood) setting in the settings menu.

Switching extraction on and off:

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

You can also set up automatic control via the Synchro Start, Synchro Control, and Synchro Stop settings in the menu.

To connect your hob to the internet, you will need the ConnectLife app on a smartphone or tablet.

Preparation:

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

2. Have the label with the QR code and appliance unique ID (‘AUID’) accessible.

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

4. Install and open the ConnectLife app and log in or register an account.

Connection Setup:

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

2. Scan the AUID QR code when prompted.

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

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

5. Follow the remaining instructions in the ConnectLife app to connect your mobile device to the hob’s network and then share your home network details with the hob.

Your hob must be connected to the cloud via the ConnectLife app to receive firmware updates. When a new firmware is available, you will receive a notification in the app.

1. Go to the settings menu on your hob (see “How do I access and change the settings?”).

2. Find the ‘FoA’ (Firmware over the Air) setting and set it to ‘ON’. This confirms your presence at the hob. This setting will automatically reset to ‘OFF’ after 90 minutes.

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

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

NOTE: 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 during the update.

You can customize the behavior of your induction hob through the settings menu.

To enter the settings menu:

1. Ensure there are no pans on any zone.

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

To navigate and change settings:

1. Toggle through the different settings using the slider.

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

3. Toggle to the desired value for that setting.

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

To exit the menu:

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

Available Settings:

Set the locking function (Child Lock) before you start cleaning to prevent accidental activation. 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-related remains can permanently damage the surface.

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

3. After removing stubborn stains, clean the hob as described in the daily cleaning steps.

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 type of sharp objects to clean the appliance as they can cause scratches.

If your appliance does not work properly, it may not be defective. Try to address the problem yourself first by checking the points below. 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.