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well as any attachment fi tted should
be checked thoroughly for any defects.
Should the appliance, for instance, have
been dropped onto a hard surface, or if
excessive force has been used to pull the
power cord, it must no longer be used:
even invisible damage may have adverse
effects on the operational safety of the
appliance.
∙ Do not allow the appliance or its power
cord to touch hot surfaces or to come into
contact with any heat sources.
∙ After switching off, always wait until the
motor has come to a complete standstill
before removing the drive unit from
the processing bowl. Do not touch any
moving parts.
∙ Do not operate the appliance when the
bowl is empty.
∙ No responsibility is accepted if damage
results from improper use, or if these
instructions are not complied with.
Before using for the fi rst time
Before the appliance is used for the fi rst
time, all parts must be thoroughly cleaned
as described in the section Cleaning and
care.
Short-time operation
The appliance is designed to be operated
without interruption for a maximum of 10
seconds, when it should be allowed to cool
down for approximately 1 minute.
Safety switch
This appliance is equipped with two safety
switches. The appliance can only be
switched on if the lid is correctly fi tted and
the drive unit properly mounted on top of the
processing bowl.
Operation
∙ Fit the cutting blade unit into the bowl
before fi lling the bowl with the food to be
processed. Exercise extreme caution: the
blades are very sharp. When handling
the blades, always hold them by their
upper protective plastic covering.
∙ Place the lid into the processing bowl,
ensuring that the blade unit shaft fi ts
through the opening in the lid.
∙ Fit the drive unit to the bowl.
∙ Insert the plug into the wall socket and
press the push switch in brief bursts until
the food being processed has reached
the required consistency.
∙ Avoid overfi lling the bowl: the maximum
fi ll marks must not be exceeded.
Before the bowl is fi lled, the food to be
processed should be cut into pieces of
about 1 cm.
∙ After processing, always remove the plug
from the wall socket before detaching
the drive unit and removing the lid. The
blade unit must be removed before the
processed food can be taken out of the
bowl.
∙ When processing further food after the
fi rst cycle, make sure that the receptacle
for the blade unit at the bottom of the
bowl is free of food residue before
refi tting the unit.
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