Blender Operation

1.Place the motor base of your Cuisinart® SmartPower Duet® Blender/Food Processor onto a flat, sturdy surface. It is important that the surface be clean and dry. Assemble the blender by following the “Assembly” instructions. Once the jar is assembled and is in position on the motor base, plug the Cuisinart® SmartPower Duet® Blender/Food Processor into an electrical outlet.

2.Add all necessary ingredients to the blender jar and replace the cover. You may add additional ingredients by lifting the measured pour lid and dropping ingredients through the fill area. Replace the measured pour lid after adding ingredients. Do not place hands into blender jar with blender plugged in.

Note: Add liquid ingredients first, then follow with solid ingredients. This will provide more consistent blending and prevent unnecessary stress on the motor.

Tip: Liquid ingredients can be measured in the measured pour lid using the measurement marking. Solid ingredients can be added by simply dropping them through the fill area into the blender jar. Replace the measured pour lid after adding ingredients.

Note: To remove blender jar cover, lift edge of cover upwards. Lifting measured pour lid will not remove cover.

3.TO START BLENDING: press the ON button. The red ON LED light will flash, indicating that the blender is turned on but no speed has been selected.

4.PRESS THE DESIRED BLENDING SPEED: both the ON indicator light and the activated speed indicator light will glow. The blender will now be functioning at the desired speed. It is possible to switch speeds without pressing the OFF button by simply pushing the next desired speed button.

5.TO STOP THE BLENDING PROCESS: re-press the activated speed button. The blending process will stop. The red ON indicator light will continue to flash to let you know that the blender is still ON and can be reactivated by pushing the desired speed button. The blender can be completely deactivated and stopped from any speed by pushing the OFF button.

You will need to press the ON button again to continue blending.

6.PULSE MODE: while the blender is turned ON, you can create a burst of power for quick, efficient blending by activating the PULSE function.

To do so, first push the PULSE button which will cause the PULSE indicator light to flash. Next, push and release the desired speed button. Repeat as desired. You determine the duration of each pulse. While pulsing, all indicator lights (the ON, the PULSE, and the desired SPEED) will glow.

QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

FOR BLENDER FUNCTION

To Activate Blender	Press ON
To Begin Blending	Press desired Speed Button.
To Change Speeds	Press desired Speed Button.
To Pulse	In ON mode press PULSE,
	then press and release desired speed
	button as needed.
To Crush Ice	In ON mode, press and release ICE
	CRUSH Button as needed.
To Stop Blending (and Deactivate Blender)	Press OFF Button.
To Stop Blending (in Pulse or ICE	Release button.
CRUSH Mode)
To Stop Blending in Stir, Chop,	Press Speed Button again. This will
or Food Processor Mode	return the blender to ON mode. Press
	OFF Button to turn blender OFF.

SPEED SELECTION GUIDE

FOR BLENDER FUNCTION

Refer to this guide to choose the best speed for your desired result.

Ingredient/Recipe	Speed	Result
Reconstituting frozen
orange juice concentrate	Stir	Smooth and full-bodied
Mayonnaise	Stir	Thick and creamy
Salad dressings	Stir	Desired consistency
Nuts	Chop	Coarse to fine
Whipping cream	Chop	Thick topping
Bread crumbs	Chop	Uniformly fine
Grating citrus zest	Food Processor	Uniformly fine
Milk shakes	Food Processor	Smooth and creamy
Baby food	Food Processor	Smooth and creamy
Health drinks	Food Processor	Smooth and creamy
Frozen cocktails	Food Processor	Thick and slushy
Grinding hard cheese	Food Processor	Coarse to fine
Spices	Food Processor	Coarse to fine
Ice	Ice Crush	Snowy

•when used with blender mode, food processor is the same as liquefy.