To confirm your selection wait until thehob deactivates automatically.When the function is set to you canhear the sounds only when:• you touch• Minute Minder comes down• Count Down Timer comes down• you put something on the controlpanel.6.13 Power management• Cooking zones are groupedaccording to the location and numberof the phases in the hob. See theillustration.• Each phase has a maximum electricityloading of 3700 W.• The function divides the powerbetween cooking zones connected tothe same phase.• The function activates when the totalelectricity loading of the cookingzones connected to a single phaseexceeds 3700 W.• The function decreases the power tothe other cooking zones connected tothe same phase.• The heat setting display of thereduced zones alternates betweenthe chosen heat setting and thereduced heat setting. After some timethe heat setting display of thereduced zones stays on the reducedheat setting.7. HINTS AND TIPSWARNING!Refer to Safety chapters.7.1 CookwareFor induction cooking zonesa strong electro-magneticfield creates the heat in thecookware very quickly.Use the induction cookingzones with correct cookware.Cookware material• correct: cast iron, steel, enamelledsteel, stainless steel, the bottommade of multi-layer (with correct markfrom a manufacturer).• not correct: aluminium, copper,brass, glass, ceramic, porcelain.Cookware is correct for an inductionhob if:• some water boils very quickly on azone set to the highest heat setting.• a magnet pulls on to the bottom ofthe cookware.The bottom of the cookwaremust be as thick and flat aspossible.Cookware dimensionsInduction cooking zones adapt to thedimension of the bottom of thecookware automatically to some limit.The cooking zone efficiency is related tothe diameter of the cookware. Thecookware with a smaller diameter thanthe minimum receives only a part of thepower generated by the cooking zone.Refer to “Technical data”chapter.7.2 The noises duringoperationIf you can hear:• crack noise: cookware is made ofdifferent materials (sandwichconstruction).• whistle sound: you use the cookingzone with high power level and thewww.aeg.com14