Kenmore 790,40503- Quick Guide

QUICK START INSTRUCTIONS

OPERATION

QUICK START INSTRUCTIONS

Setting Your Electric Cooktop Controls

p/n 318203400 REV B

1. Place correctly sized cookware on the radiant surface element.

2. Push in and turn the surface control knob in either direction to the desired setting (Fig. 1). Turn the knob

to adjust the setting if desired. Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then turn to a lower

setting to finish cooking. Each surface element provides a constant amount of heat at each setting. A

glowing red surface heating area extending beyond the bottom edge of the cookware indicates the

cookware is

too small

for the surface heating area.

3. When cooking has completed, turn the surface control knob to OFF before removing the cookware.

To Operate the Single
Surface Radiant Element

IMPORTANT NOTES:

The instructions on this page are intended to provide a quick reference ONLY. Read all the instructions in the Use & Care Guide before using

this appliance. The Use & Care Guide provides more detailed instructions that are required to understand all of the functions and features of

your Cooktop. Also before using the glass cooktop for the first time,protect it by applying the supplied cooktop cleaning cream and buffing

the surface clean with a soft non-abrasive cloth or non-scratch cleaning pad. Visit

www.sears.com

for replacement cooktop cleaning cream

(Item No. 40079).

Typical Single Element Controls

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Typical Dual or Bridge Element Controls

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o Operate the Dual

Surface Radiant Element

6”

1200W

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Warmer Zone

100W

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800/1800W
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1700/2700W

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3000W

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Words on the control knob are used to indicate which coil of the dual radiant element will heat (Fig. 2).

“

Single”

indicates that only the inner coil will heat (Fig. 3). “

Multi”

indicates that both inner and outer coils

will heat (Fig. 4). You may switch between settings at any time during cooking.

1. Place correctly sized cookware on the dual surface element.

(Fig. 3)

(Fig. 4)

2. Push in and turn the control knob counterclockwise (See Fig. 3) for smaller cookware

or clockwise (See Fig. 4) for larger cookware.

3. Turn the knob to adjust the setting if needed.

4

. When cooking has completed, turn the surface control knob to OFF before

removing the cookware.

To Operate the Bridge
Surface Radiant Element

Words on the control knob are used to indicate which coil of the Bridge radiant element will heat (Fig. 2).

“Single”

indicates that only the single portion of the Bridge element will heat (Fig. 5).

“Multi”

indicates that

NOTE: T

he Hot Surface Indicator light will come on when the control knob is turned on and will continue to glow until the glass cooktop

has cooled down to a moderate level. The light may remain on even though the controls are turned OFF.

Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled after they have been turned off. A hot surface indicator light will

come on and will continue to glow until the glass cooktop has cooled down to a moderate level.

The glass surface may still be hot

and

burns may occur if the glass surface is touched before the indicator light has turned off.

both the single and Bridge portions of the element will heat together (Fig. 6). You may

switch between these settings at any time during cooking.

1. Place correctly sized cookware on the Bridge surface element.

2. Push in and turn the control knob counterclockwise to heat the portion of the

Bridge element for normal shaped cookware (See Fig. 5) or clockwise for larger or

rectangular shaped cookware (See Fig. 6).

3. Turn the knob to adjust the setting if needed. Please note that not all cookware will fit

the Bridge element correctly.

4.

When cooking has completed, turn the surface control knob to OFF before removing the cookware.

The BRIDGE element may also be used in combination with the left rear single element (See Fig. 7). Because these ele-

ments have 2 different controls, one element can be used to cook while the other element may be used to keep food

warm.

6”

1200W

318198810

Warmer Zone

100W

318198804

BRIDGE

800/1800W
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9”/12”

1700/2700W

316216600

9”

3000W

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(Fig. 5)

(Fig. 6)

(Fig. 7)

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