How To Use - Smith's 50378 Manuel De L'utilisateur

Electric Sharpening - Straight Edge Blades Only
1. Clean all food or dirt off your blade. Never sharpen a dirty knife blade as this could
cause the sharpener to malfunction or damage to the sharpening wheel.
2. Insert the plug on the end of the power cord into a standard 120 volt electrical outlet.
3. Place the unit on a flat, sturdy surface and turn the unit ON by pressing the ON/OFF
switch. You will notice two sharpening slots for electric sharpening, one for each side
of your blade. Select the sharpening slot you would like to use first.
4. Hold the knife securely by the handle as you would in normal usage and position the
heel of the blade over the selected sharpening slot. Insert the blade into the upper
portion of the sharpening slot then rotate the handle of the knife down (slightly raising
the tip of the blade) until the heel of the blade contacts the sharpening wheel (Fig. 1).
As soon as contact is made and you hear the distinctive grinding sound, pull the blade
at a consistent speed through the sharpening slot using light, downward pressure.
To sharpen all the way out to the tip of the blade, lift up on the knife handle slightly as
the curved portion of the blade is drawn through the blade guides.
NOTE: Due to some handle designs, you may not be able to sharpen the entire length of
the blade using the mechanical sharpening wheel. Smith's recommends using the manual
sharpening slot in these limited cases.
CAUTION:
Always sharpen your knife blade from the heel to the tip of the
blade. Never insert the tip of the knife blade into the blade guide
first or push your knife blade through the sharpening slot. This
could damage the knife sharpener and/or your knife.

HOW TO USE

Fig. 1