Maintenance and care
CAUTION! Danger of crushing when
opening and closing the housing! Hand and
finger injuries may occur!
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Beware of your hands and fingers when
opening and closing the housing.
NOTE When closing the housing, ensure
that the top part of the housing is correctly seated
in the cutouts of the lower part.
1. Switch off the shredder.
2. Disconnect the machine from the mains pow-
er supply.
3. Unscrew the locking screw and remove the
housing.
4. Remove the material causing the blockage.
5. Check the cutting disk and shredder blade for
damage.
6. Close the housing and tighten the locking
screw again.
7. Reconnect the machine to the mains power
supply.
8. Press the overload protection switch.
9. Switch on the shredder again.
If the blockage cannot be cleared, contact our
customer service.
7 MAINTENANCE AND CARE
DANGER! Fatal electric shock hazard!
Touching live parts poses an immediate risk of
fatal injury due to electric shock.
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Disconnect the appliance from the mains pri-
or to all maintenance, care and cleaning
work.
WARNING! Danger of lacerations. Danger
of cutting injuries when reaching into sharp-
edged, moving appliance parts and into cutting
tools.
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Before maintenance, care and cleaning work,
always switch off the appliance. Disconnect
the appliance from the mains power supply.
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Always wear protective gloves during mainte-
nance, care and cleaning work.
WARNING! Risk of injury during repair
work. Improper repairs can lead to serious inju-
ries and damage to the appliance.
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Have repair work performed by the manufac-
turer's service centres and authorised spe-
cialist companies only!
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After each use, check the shredder for wear
and renew any damaged components.
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Keep venting slots free of remnants and ac-
cumulations.
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Only use spare parts specified by the manu-
facturer.
7.1
Shredder blade
To obtain an optimum shredding result and pre-
vent damage to the machine, the blades must be
replaced at regular intervals.
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Always replace the blades in pairs.
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Always tighten the bolts securely.
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Do not work with blunt blades.
7.2
Removing the feed tube
1. Switch off the appliance.
2. Wait for the cutting disc to come to a stand-
still.
3. Disconnect the mains plug.
4. Loosen and remove the securing bolt (02/1).
Danger! The securing bolt must not be re-
placed with any other bolt. Use only the origi-
nal securing bolt!
5. Turn the central lock (02/2) and fold the feed
tube away.
7.3
Exchanging/turning the shredder blades
(10)
1. Use the Torx bit T30 and open-end/ring
spanner WAF 10/8 to loosen and remove the
countersunk head screws (10/1).
2. Remove and turn blade (10/2). Exchange the
blade if both sides are blunt.
3. Fasten the blade again and turn or exchange
the second blade.
4. Close the housing and tighten the securing
bolt.
7.4
Dismantling the pre-cutter and cutting
disc (10 – 13)
1. Use the Allen key to release the Allen screw
in the blade holder and hold the lower cutting
disc to prevent it from turning (10).
2. Remove the following parts upwards:
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Allen key with pre-cutter (11) and washer
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Upper cutting disc (12)
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Spacer tube (13)
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Lower cutting disc
Assemble in reverse order.
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