ZEE6940FXA - Cooker ZANUSSI - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL ZEE6940FXA ZANUSSI

PROD.NO.SER.NO.03 ITMADE IN ITALY TYPE IP20

(EC electric cooking)

Care and cleaning 17

Energy efficiency 20

Subject to change without notice.

Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully read the

supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not responsible for any

injuries or damages that are the result of incorrect installation or

usage. Always keep the instructions in a safe and accessible

location for future reference.

Children and vulnerable people safety

• 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 the use of the

appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved.

• Do not let children play with the appliance.

• Keep all packaging away from children and dispose of it

• Keep children and pets away from the appliance when it

operates or when it cools down. Accessible parts are hot.

• If the appliance has a child safety device, this should be

• Children shall not carry out cleaning and user maintenance of

the appliance without supervision.

• Children aged 3 years and under must be kept away from this

appliance when it is in operation at all times.

• WARNING: The appliance and its accessible parts become hot

during use. Care should be taken to avoid touching heating

12 www.zanussi.comelements. Children less than 8 years of age shall be kept away

unless continuously supervised.

• Do not operate the appliance by means of an external timer or

separate remote-control system.

• 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.

• CAUTION: The cooking process has to be supervised. A short

term cooking process has to be supervised continuously.

• WARNING: Danger of fire: Do not store items on the cooking

• Metallic objects such as knives, forks, spoons and lids should

not be placed on the hob surface since they can get hot.

• Do not use a steam cleaner to clean the appliance.

• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the

manufacturer, an authorized Service or similarly qualified

persons in order to avoid a hazard.

• WARNING: Use only hob guards designed by the

manufacturer of the cooking appliance or indicated by the

manufacturer of the appliance in the instructions for use as

suitable or hob guards incorporated in the appliance. The use

of inappropriate guards can cause accidents.

Only a qualified person must install

Risk of injury or damage to the

• Remove all the packaging.

• Do not install or use a damaged appliance.

• Follow the installation instruction supplied

• Keep the minimum distance from the other

appliances and units.

Always take care when moving the appliance

as it is heavy. Always use safety gloves and

• Seal the cut surfaces with a sealant to

prevent moisture to cause swelling.

• Protect the bottom of the appliance from

• Do not install the appliance adjacent to a

door or under a window. This prevents hot

cookware to fall from the appliance when the

door or the window is opened.

• If the appliance is installed above drawers

make sure that the space, between the

bottom of the appliance and the upper

drawer, is sufficient for air circulation.

The bottom of the appliance can get hot.

Make sure to install a non-combustible

separation panel under the appliance to

prevent access to the bottom.

13Electrical Connection

Risk of fire and electrical shock.

• All electrical connections should be made by

a qualified electrician.

• The appliance must be earthed.

• Before carrying out any operation make sure

that the appliance is disconnected from the

• Make sure that the electrical information on

the rating plate agrees with the power

supply. If not, contact an electrician.

Make sure the appliance is installed

correctly. Loose and incorrect electricity

mains cable or plug (if applicable) can make

the terminal become too hot.

• Use the correct electricity mains cable.

• Do not let the electricity mains cable tangle.

• Make sure that a shock protection is

• Use the strain relief clamp on the cable.

applicable) does not touch the hot appliance

or hot cookware, when you connect the

appliance to the near sockets

• Do not use multi-plug adapters and

• Make sure not to cause damage to the

mains plug (if applicable) or to the mains

cable. Contact our Authorised Service

Centre or an electrician to change a

damaged mains cable.

• The shock protection of live and insulated

parts must be fastened in such a way that it

cannot be removed without tools.

• Connect the mains plug to the mains socket

only at the end of the installation. Make sure

that there is access to the mains plug after

• If the mains socket is loose, do not connect

• Do not pull the mains cable to disconnect

the appliance. Always pull the mains plug.

• Use only correct isolation devices: line

protecting cut-outs, fuses (screw type fuses

removed from the holder), earth leakage trips

• The electrical installation must have an

isolation device which lets you disconnect

the appliance from the mains at all poles.

The isolation device must have a contact

opening width of minimum 3 mm.

Risk of injury, burns and electrical

• Remove all the packaging, labelling and

protective film (if applicable) before first use.

• Use this appliance in a household

• Do not change the specification of this

• Make sure that the ventilation openings are

Do not let the appliance stay unattended

• Set the cooking zone to “off” after each use.

• Do not put cutlery or saucepan lids on the

cooking zones. They can become hot.

• Do not operate the appliance with wet hands

or when it has contact with water.

• Do not use the appliance as a work surface

or as a storage surface.

• When you place food into hot oil, it may

Risk of fire and explosion

• Fats and oil when heated can release

flammable vapours. Keep flames or heated

objects away from fats and oils when you

• The vapours that very hot oil releases can

cause spontaneous combustion.

• Used oil, that can contain food remnants,

can cause fire at a lower temperature than

oil used for the first time.

• Do not put flammable products or items that

are wet with flammable products in, near or

Risk of damage to the appliance.

• Do not keep hot cookware on the control

• Do not let cookware to boil dry.

• Be careful not to let objects or cookware fall

on the appliance. The surface can be

• Do not activate the cooking zones with

empty cookware or without cookware.

• Do not put aluminium foil on the appliance.

• Do not use the solid hot plate for direct

cooking. It must be used with appropriate

14 www.zanussi.com• This appliance is for cooking purposes only.

It must not be used for other purposes, for

example room heating.

• Do not let acid liquids, for example vinegar,

lemon juice or limescale remover, touch the

hob. This can cause matt patches.

Do not remove the buttons, knobs or

gaskets from the control panel.

Water may get inside the appliance

• Clean regularly the appliance to prevent the

deterioration of the surface material.

• Deactivate the appliance and let it cool

down before you clean it.

• Disconnect the appliance from the electrical

supply before maintenance.

• Do not use water spray and steam to clean

• Clean the appliance with a moist soft cloth.

Only use neutral detergents. Do not use any

abrasive products, abrasive cleaning pads,

solvents or metal objects.

Risk of injury or suffocation.

• Contact your municipal authority for

information on how to discard the appliance

• Disconnect the appliance from the mains

• Cut off the mains electrical cable close to

the appliance and dispose of it.

• To repair the appliance contact an

Authorised Service Centre.

Use original spare parts only.

Cooking surface layout

There is a risk of burns from residual

Refer to Safety chapters.

Put cookware containing water on each cooking

zone, set the maximum position and operate the

hob for 10 min. This is to burn off the residue in

the appliance. After that, operate the hob at

minimum position for 20 min. During this period,

an odour and smoke can occur. This is normal.

Make sure that the airflow is sufficient.

Using the rapid hot plate

A red dot in the middle of the plate shows a

rapid hot plate. A rapid hot plate heats up faster

than usual plates. The red dots are painted on

the plates. They can deteriorate during use and

even disappear completely after a period of

time. It does not have an effect on the

performance of the hob.

To set or change the heat setting turn the knob

to the correct heat setting. To deactivate turn

the knob to off position.

Power indicator activates when one or more

cooking zones are activated. When you

deactivate the cooking zones the indicator

Refer to Safety chapters.

The bottom of the cookware must be

as thick and flat as possible.

Do not use cast iron pans,

potstones, earthenware, grill or

toaster plates. The stainless steel

can become tarnished if it is too

Examples of cooking applications

5 Bringing to the boil

6 Bringing to the boil / quick frying /

16 www.zanussi.comCare and cleaning

Refer to Safety chapters.

• Clean the hob after each use.

• Always use cookware with clean bottom.

• Scratches or dark stains on the surface have

no effect on how the hob operates.

• For stainless steel edges of the hob use a

special cleaner applicable for the stainless

The stainless steel edge of the plate can

change the colour as a result of high

• Wash stainless steel parts with water, and

then dry them with a soft cloth.

Cleaning the electric hotplate

1. Use the cleaning powder or the cleaning

2. Clean the hob with a moist cloth and some

3. Heat the hotplate to a low temperature and

4. To keep the hotplates in good shape, rub in

a sewing machine oil regularly. Polish off

the oil with absorbent paper.

Refer to Safety chapters.

Problem Possible cause Remedy

You cannot activate or operate

The hob is not connected to an

electrical supply or it is connec-

Check if the hob is correctly con-

nected to the electrical supply.

Refer to the connection diagram.

The fuse is blown. Make sure that the fuse is the

cause of the malfunction. If the

fuse is blown again and again,

contact a qualified electrician.

If you cannot find a solution...

If you cannot find a solution to the problem

yourself, contact your dealer or an Authorised

Service Centre. Give the data from the rating

plate. Make sure, you operated the hob

correctly. If not the servicing by a service

technician or dealer will not be free of charge,

also during the warranty period. The instructions

about the Service Centre and conditions of

guarantee are in the guarantee booklet.

17Labels supplied with the accessories

Stick the adhesive labels as indicated below:

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A B C A. Stick it on Guarantee Card and send this

part (if applicable).

B. Stick it on Guarantee Card and keep this

part (if applicable).

C. Stick it on instruction booklet.

Refer to Safety chapters.

Before the installation

Before you install the hob, write down the

information bellow from the rating plate. The

rating plate is on the bottom of the hob.

Only use the built-in hobs after you assemble

the hob into correct built-in units and work

surfaces that align to the standards.

• For a single phase or two phase connection

use the following (or higher) mains cable

type: H05V2V2-F T min 90°C.

• To replace the damaged mains cable use

the following (or higher) mains cable type:

H05V2V2-F T min 90°C. Speak to your local

B. supplied brackets

Install the appliance only on a

worktop with flat surface.

Possibilities for insertion

The panel installed below the hob must be easy

to remove and let an easy access in case a

technical assistance intervention is necessary.

Kitchen unit with door

min 20 mm(max 150 mm)30 mm60 mm

B A A. Removable panel

B. Space for connections

Kitchen unit with oven

The electrical connection of the hob and the

oven must be installed separately for safety

reasons and to let easy remove oven from the

Nominal Power (Max heat setting)

Cooking zone diameter [mm]

Right front 1500 145

For optimal cooking results use cookware not

larger than the diameter of the cooking zone.

Product information according to EU 66/2014

Model identification ZEE6940FXA Type of hob Built-In Hob

Number of cooking zones 4

Heating technology Solid Hot Plate

Diameter of circular cooking

Energy consumption per cook-

ing zone (EC electric cooking)

Energy consumption of the hob

EN 60350-2 - Household electric cooking

appliances - Part 2: Hobs - Methods for

measuring performance

You can save energy during everyday cooking if

you follow below hints.

• When you heat up water, use only the

• If it is possible, always put the lids on the

• Before you activate the cooking zone put the

• The cookware bottom should have the same

diameter as the cooking zone.

• Put the smaller cookware on the smaller

• Put the cookware directly in the centre of the

Use the residual heat to keep the food warm

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS Recycle the materials with the symbol . Put

the packaging in applicable containers to

recycle it. Help protect the environment and

human health and to recycle waste of electrical

and electronic appliances. Do not dispose

appliances marked with the symbol with the

household waste. Return the product to your

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