17. Keep hands and utensils out of
container while blending to reduce
the risk of severe injury to persons
or damage to the blender. A rubber
scraper or spatula may be used, but
only when the blender is not running.
18. The tamper provided must be used
only when the main part of the lid
is in place.
19. Blades are sharp. Clean around the
blade assembly in the container
with extreme care to avoid injury.
20. To reduce the risk of injury, never
place a blade assembly on the
motor base unless assembled to
the Vitamix container.
21. Care should be taken when handling
the sharp cutting blades, emptying
the container and during cleaning.
22. Do not leave foreign objects, such
as spoons, forks, knives or the
lid plug, in the container as this
will damage the blades and other
components when starting the
blender and may cause injury.
23. Never attempt to operate with
damaged blades.
24. Never attempt to operate with the
centering pad removed.
25. Always operate blender with lid and lid
plug firmly in place. DO NOT remove
2-part lid while blades are rotating.
Only remove the lid plug to add
ingredients and to use the tamper.
26. When blending hot liquids or
ingredients in the 48 ounce (1.4L)
or 64 ounce (2.0L) container,
use caution; spray or escaping
steam may cause burns. Do not
fill container to the maximum
capacity. Always begin processing
on the lowest speed setting,
variable speed 1. Keep hands and
other exposed skin away from lid
opening to prevent possible burns.
27. DO NOT use your 20 ounce cup
to heat ingredients or to blend hot
liquids. Heated ingredients and
liquids may create internal pressure
which could cause the cup to burst
and cause injury.
28. DO NOT continuously use your
machine for more than 75 seconds
with the 20 ounce cup.
29. If a cup becomes warm to
the touch or steams or vents,
immediately stop blending
ingredients and turn off or
unplug blender. Allow the cup
and ingredients to cool to room
temperature before removing the
blade base.
30. When making nut butters or oil-
based foods, do not process for
more than one minute after the
mixture starts to circulate in the
container. Processing for longer
periods can cause overheating.
31. Make sure that the container or cup
and personal cup adapter are flush
with the centering pad to ensure that
the drive spline is engaged with the
drive socket before operating.
32. Make sure to use the seal on the
blade base and tighten the cup
adequately to the blade base
before blending.
33. Never place the personal cup
adapter onto the blade base
without the cup attached.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
To Avoid Injury.
Read and understand
instruction manual before using
this machine
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