Status messages

This page describes the various status messages that the Ztove induction hob reports to the user.

There are 3 types of status messages:

Zone status messages
Home screen status icons
Status screens

Zone status messages

These are status messages that are shown on each zone.

Auto detecting cookware type

When the Ztove induction hob is auto-detecting the cookware type on a zone it shows the following animation.

Figure 1. Example of auto-detecting the cookware type.

The Ztove induction hob will auto-detect the cookware type on a zone in the following scenarios:

When a zone is turned on and the Ztove induction hob connects to the cookware.
If multiple zones are turned on quickly one after another.
If the Ztove induction hob detects that an incorrect zone assignment has happened.

Zone F

The Ztove induction hob reports 'F' on a zone if it is not able to detect any cookware on the zone. Here are some usage patterns that can cause an 'F' on a zone:

Turning on a zone with no cookware present.
Removing the cookware from a zone while cooking will cause an 'F'.

Zone H

If a zone reports 'H' the zone is hot. During cooking the cookware heats up the glasstop and this alert tells the user that the zone is hot. This alert dissapears automatically when the zone has cooled down.

Low battery warning

The low battery icon battery low red is shown on a zone if the battery percentage in the cookware is running low. When this icon is shown the cookware will have 1-2 weeks of battery life left so no need to panic.

Home screen status messages

These status messages are shown on the home screen in the top-right corner. These icons report the general status of the induction hob.

Wifi status

No wifi
Wifi connected

Update available

Update available, see Updating firmware.

Bluetooth device connected

A phone or tablet is connected to the Ztove induction hob using the Ztove app.

Only one device can be connected to the Ztove induction hob simultaneously. Other devices will not be able to see the Ztove induction hob in the app while others are connected.

Touch warning

The Ztove induction hob alerts the user by beeping if any touch point is pressed for more than 5 seconds. If a touch point remains activated for over 15 seconds, a touch warning screen appears, reminding the user to keep the screen and touch panel clear.

The touch warning helps remind the user to not put hot items ontop of the screen.

Figure 2. Example of the touch warning screen.

The Ztove touch controls are designed to ignore touches from water and grease. However, a sudden splash of water may still trigger a touch warning.

Slow heating warning

The Ztove induction hob will alert the user if a zone with Ztove cookware is heating slowly. When using Ztove cookware, the user sets both a temperature setpoint and a power limit. Read more about the power limit and temperature setpoint here: The difference between power and temperature setpoint.

To achieve the fastest possible heating, the power limit can be set to ‘P’. If the cookware is unable to reach the selected temperature and the power limit is not set to ‘9’ or ‘P’, the Ztove induction hob will display a slow heating warning, prompting the user to increase the power limit.

Figure 3. Example of a slow heating warning where the user has selected power level '3'.

Cookware is critically hot

The Ztove induction hob is constantly checking all Ztove cookware that is within bluetooth range of the cooktop. If a piece of cookware becomes critically hot the Ztove induction will show the following screen and stop the zones from heating. This can happen if the cookware was not connected correctly to the Ztove induction hob, see Conencting Ztove cookware. It can also happen if a sensor fault appears in the Ztove cookware, see Cookware blink patterns.

How to resolve the issue?:

Check if a piece of cookware has become very too due to bad zone assignment.
Check if any Ztove cookware has a sensor fault. Remove the battery from any faulty cookware to clear the error.