To override the child safety device for only one cooking time• Activate the appliance with . The symbol comes on.• Touch for 4 seconds. Set the heat setting in 10 seconds. You can operate the appli-ance.• When you deactivate the appliance with , the child safety device operates again.OffSound Control (Deactivation and activation of the sounds)Deactivation of the soundsDeactivate the appliance.Touch for 3 seconds. The displays come on and go out. Touch for 3 seconds.comes on, the sound is on. Touch , comes on, the sound is off.When this function operates, you can hear the sounds only when:• you touch• the Minute Minder comes down• the Count Down Timer comes down• you put something on the control panel.Activation of the soundsDeactivate the appliance.Touch for 3 seconds. The displays come on and go out. Touch for 3 seconds.comes on, because the sound is off. Touch , comes on. The sound is on.HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPSCookware• The bottom of the cookware must be as thick and flat as possible.• Cookware made of enamelled steel and with aluminium or copper bottoms can cause thecolor change on the glass-ceramic surface.Energy saving• If it is possible, always put the lids on the cookware.• Put cookware on a cooking zone before you start it.• Stop the cooking zones before the end of the cooking time to use residual heat.• The bottom of pans and cooking zones must have the same dimension.Öko Timer (Eco Timer)To save the energy, the heater of the cooking zone deactivates before the count down timersignal. The difference in the operation time is depends of the heat setting level and the timeyou cook.The examples of cooking applicationsThe data in the table is for guidance only.12 Helpful hints and tips