MONSHER MHE 6181 (01) PDF Document

Never leave the appliance unattended when in use. Boil over causes smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite.

Never use your MONSHER MHE 6181 appliance as a work or storage surface.

Never leave any objects or utensils on the MONSHER MHE 6181 appliance.

Do not place or leave any magnetisable objects (e.g. credit cards, memory cards) or electronic devices (e.g. computers, MP3 players) near the MONSHER MHE 6181 appliance, as they may be affected by its electromagnetic field.

Never use your MONSHER MHE 6181 appliance for warming or heating the room.

After use, always turn off the cooking zones and the hob as described in this manual. Do not rely on the pan detection feature to turn off the cooking zones when you remove the pans.

Do not allow children to play with the MONSHER MHE 6181 appliance or sit, stand, or climb on it.

Do not store items of interest to children in cabinets above the hob. Children climbing on the hob could be seriously injured.

Do not leave children alone or unattended in the area where the MONSHER MHE 6181 appliance is in use.

Children or persons with a disability which limits their ability to use the MONSHER MHE 6181 appliance should have a responsible and competent person to instruct them in its use. The instructor should be satisfied that they can use the appliance without danger to themselves or their surroundings.

Do not repair or replace any part of the MONSHER MHE 6181 appliance unless specifically recommended in the manual. All other servicing should be done by a qualified technician.

Do not use steam cleaner to clean hob.

Do not place or drop heavy objects on hob.

Do not stand on your hob.

Do not use pans with jagged edges or drag pans across the ceramic glass surface as this can scratch the glass.

Do not use scourers or any other harsh abrasive cleaning agents to clean your hob, as these can scratch the ceramic glass.

If the power supply cable is damaged, it must only be replaced by qualified technician.

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 flame e.g. with a lid or a fire blanket.

The MONSHER MHE 6181 appliance is not intended to be operated by means of an external timer or separate remote-control system.

The MONSHER MHE 6181 is a 60cm induction hob.

The dimensions are:

In every case, adequate ventilation must be provided for the appliance. The air inlet and outlet openings of the appliance must never be blocked. Ensure the hob is operated under normal operating conditions.

Safety distance between the hotplate and the cupboard above the hotplate should be at least 760mm.

The dimensions for the safety distance are:

Before inserting the hob into the opening in the kitchen worktop, the supplied foam gasket (in a plastic bag) must be attached to the lower side of the ceramic glass. Do not install the MONSHER MHE 6181 hob without the foam gasket!

The gasket should be attached to the hob in the following method:

Remove the protective film from the gasket.

Then attach the gasket to the lower side of the glass, next to the edge.

The gasket must be attached along the entire length of the glass edge and should not overlap at the corners.

When installing the gasket, make sure that the glass does not come into contact with any sharp objects.

Insert the fixing clip into fixing hole reserved on sides of housing, fix clip to housing with screw, then insert hob into cabinet/work surface.

Insert the MONSHER MHE 6181 hob into the cabinet/work surface as below diagrams, the mounted clips on the sides can secure your hob sturdily.

The MONSHER MHE 6181 has the following cooking zones:

1. 1200W Cooking Zone

2. 2300W/1500W/700W Triple Cooking Zone

3. 1800W Cooking Zone

4. 1200W Cooking Zone

5. Glass plate

6. Control panel

The controls on the Control Panel for the MONSHER MHE 6181 are:

1. Booster function control button

2. Cooking Zone selection button

3. Child Lock control button

4. Stop & Go control button

5. Timer control button

6. Heating level/Timer slider control

7. ON/OFF button

You can check whether your cookware is suitable by carrying out a magnet test. Move a magnet towards the base of the pan. If it is attracted, the pan is suitable for induction hob.

If you do not have a magnet:

Put some water in the pan you want to check.

If does not flash in the display and water is heating, the pan is suitable.

Cookware made from the following materials is not suitable for an induction hob: pure stainless steel, aluminum or copper without a magnetic base, glass, wood, porcelain, ceramic, and earthenware.

The cooking zones are, up to a limit, automatically adapted to the diameter of the pan. However, the bottom of this pan is suggested to have a minimum of diameter according to the corresponding cooking zone. To obtain the best efficiency of your hob, please place the pan in the centre of the cooking zone.

To start cooking:

After the hob be connected to electricity and power on. Press and hold the ON/OFF control button for about 3 seconds till you hear a “beep” to turn the hob on. Now the hob enters into Standby mode, all heat setting indicators and Timer setting indicators shows “-”.

Place a suitable pan on the cooking zone that you wish to use.

Make sure the bottom of the pan and the surface of the cooking zone are clean and dry.

Set heating level of cooking zone.

Before adjusting heating level, need to touching the heating zone selection control button to select and active the cooking zone you wish to use.

The heat setting indicator of the selected zone flashing when be active, then you could adjust its heat level by below:

Adjust heat setting by sliding the slider control.

Notes:

After connect to electricity, when power on, the buzzer of hob beeps once, all indicators light up for 1 second then go out.

When the hob in Standby mode, if there is no practice within 1 minute, the electric hob will auto turn off, with buzzer beeps once.

To turn on hob, press the ON/OFF control button and hold on for about 3 seconds; To turn it off, just need to press ON/OFF button again.

The power level can be adjusted from 0 to 9, default setting is level 5.

The heat setting indicator of the selected zone flashing when adjusting. After adjusting, the number flashing for 5 seconds then stop flashing, then the setting is be confirmed.

The heat setting indicator of the selected zone will flash when adjusting. After adjusting, the number in indicator will flash for 5 seconds and then stop flash, then the setting be confirmed.

You can turn the cooking zone off by adjust heat setting to level 0, which indicator shows “-“.

You can also turn the whole hob off by touching the ON/OFF control button.

Note: If there is power cut off during cooking, all programmer setting will be cancelled, you need to reset the programmer again.

Note: The cooling fan of induction hob will remain on for about 1 minute after the hob be turned off.

To use Extended zone when hob is working, follows below:

Select and active the cooking zone which you would like to use extended zones, for those cooking zone with this feature. Touch the heating zone selection control button to select and active it for adjustment.

The central zone will be switched on, when first adjust of heat level for extended cooking zone.

When the heating zone be selected and active (power level indicator flashing), touch extended zone control button to active extended heating element to get a large heating area.

Notes:

By continuous touch the control button, the extended zones work at below consequence:

-Oval zone: Central-Oval-Central-Oval-Central zone…

-Dual zone: Central-Dual-Central-Dual-Central zone…

-Triple zone: Central-Dual-Triple-Central-Dual-Triple-Central zone…

When Oval Zone or Dual Zone active, the LED indicator of it will show heat setting and “ “ alternately ; When Triple Zone active, the LED indicator of it will show power setting and “ ” alternately.

To use booster function when hob is working, follows below:

Active the cooking zone you want to use booster function. Touch the heating zone selection control button to select the cooking zone you want to use boost function.

Touch the Booster function control button , the heating zone indicator will show “b” and flashing for 5 seconds then stop flashing, then Booster function be actived.

Note:

After booster finish, the cooking zone will return to original setting.

Follow above practice of active Booster function one more time when Booster is working, could cancel the Booster function.

You can also cancel Booster function by adjust power level setting.

You can lock the controls to prevent unintended use (for example children accidentally turning the cooking zones on) by active Child Lock function.

When the controls are locked, except the ON/OFF control button and Child Lock control button, all other touch control buttons are disabled.

To lock the controls:

Touch the Child Lock control button once. The timer indicator will show “Lo“, and Child Lock function be active.

To unlock the controls:

Make sure the electric hob is turned on.

Touch and hold the Child Lock control button for 3 seconds, the buzzer beeps once and “Lo” disappears in timer indicator, the Child Lock be inactive.

You can now start using your electric hob.

Under the child lock mode, all controls button are disable except the ON/OFF and child lock .

You can always turn the hob off with the ON/OFF control in an emergency, but you shall unlock the hob first in the next operation.

Note: Under Child Lock function, if turn the hob off without inactive the Child Lock function. When turn on the hob later, the Child Lock function will still valid.

To active Stop & Go function, you can press the Stop & Go function button once. Then all programmer setting be hold on and hob stop heating, all heat setting indicators show “P”.

To cancel Stop & Go function, you can press the Stop & Go function again, after come back. Then all programmer setting will return to what they were, Stop & Go indicator “P” disappear from all indicators.

When Stop & Go function active, all control buttons are disable except the ON/OFF and Stop & Go button.

Note: The hob will auto turn off, if Stop & Go function last more than 10 minutes.

If you have not selected any cooking zones:

Touch the timer control button , the number in timer indicator flashing.

Then adjust Minute Minder setting:

Set heat setting by touching the «+» or «-» button.

If press and hold either of the two buttons, the value will adjust down or up rapidly in circle.

When the minute minder is set, it will begin to count down immediately, the display will show the remaining time.

Buzzer will beep for 30 seconds and timer indicator shows “- -“ when the setting time finished. Any efficient touching of control buttons during it, would end up the buzzer beeps.

Touch the heating zone selection control button to select the cooking zone you wish to set timer for.

Touch the timer control button , the number in timer indicator flashing.

Then adjust Minute Minder setting.

Touch the timer control button once, the number of single digit in timer indicator flashing, then adjust single digit of minute minder setting by sliding the slider control.

Press the timer control button again, the number of tens digit in timer indicator flashing, then adjust tens digit of minute minder setting by sliding the slider control.

When the timer is set, it will begin to count down immediately, the display will show the remaining time.

When cooking timer expires, the corresponding cooking zone will be switch off automatically.

The default setting of minute reminder and timer is 30 minutes.

After adjusting, the setting in timer indicator will flashing for 5 seconds and then stop flashing, then the setting be confirmed.

When the hob has been operating for some time, there will be some residual heat. The letter “H”appears in power setting indicator to warn you to keep away from it.

It can also be used as an energy saving function: if you want to heat further pans, use the hotplate that is still hot.

For bringing soup to the boil or boiling water, the recommended heat setting is 9.

When food comes to the boil, reduce the power setting.

Using a lid will reduce cooking times and save energy by retaining the heat.

Minimize the amount of liquid or fat to reduce cooking times.

Start cooking on a high setting and reduce the setting when the food has heated through.

For induction hob, if display flashes ” “ alternately with heat setting, it means:

you have not placed a pan on the correct cooking zone or,

the pan you’re using is not suitable for induction cooking or,

the pan is too small or not properly centered on the cooking zone.

Notes:

No heating takes place unless there is a suitable pan on the cooking zone.

The display will auto turn off after 2 minutes if no suitable pan is placed on it.

When an unsuitable size or non-magnetic pan (e.g. aluminum), or some other small item (e.g. knife, fork, key) has been left on the hob, the corresponding cooking zone will automatically turn off in 1 minute.

Check whether there is a power cut of your department;

Check whether the appliance be connected to electricity properly;

Has the timer setting elapsed;

Whether it reaches the longest cooking time setting and auto shut off;

Whether there is liquid boiling over touch control panel and overflow protection devices auto shut off;

Whether it’s under “Child Lock”, which there is “Lo” shows in timer displayer;

Whether liquid/wet cloth over touch control panel active overflow protection;

This is normal. The hob is with Residual Heat Warning safety features. It will remain on until the surface is cool enough for touch.

This is normal, this is to help appliances completely cool down.

This is normal, it’s the sound of induction coils during working, and for different construction of your cookware, the clicking might be slightly different.

Check whether you use unsuitable cookware, like rough-edged cookware.

Check whether unsuitable, abrasive scourer or cleaning products being used.

This is normal and natural feature for ceramic hob. Programmer of ceramic hob, together with the thermostat or thermocouple in heating element, could control the hob work at set power level and avoid overheat by heating element work on/off alternately.

If working at highest power level, heating element will continue turn on for a certain time then on/off alternately.

If working at other lower power level, heating element will on/off alternately at certain frequency since beginning based on power setting of the cooking zone.

Problem: Abnormal supply voltage

What to do: Please check whether power supply is normal, Power on after the power supply is normal.

Problem: High temperature of the pan sensor

What to do: Check whether no liquid in pan, fill with liquid then restart.

Problem: High temperature of the IGBT temperature sensor

What to do: Please restart after the induction hob cools down.

If an abnormality comes up, the induction hob will enter the protective state automatically and display corresponding protective codes. For all other error codes, switch off and call your service provider.

Sound of working of induction cooking zones at activation of increased power

Dark, visually non-luminous segment of the thermostat on a glass ceramic cooking zone

Discoloration of desktop surface when using the product