Before Your First Use

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Prior to using your Food Processor, wash all parts as outlined in the section “Care and Cleaning.”

Assembling Your

Food Processor

figure 1	Before you assemble the food processor,
figure 1	ensure that the power cord is unplugged.
	ensure that the power cord is unplugged.
	1	Place the motor base facing you on a dry,
	1	Place the motor base facing you on a dry,
		level surface.
	2	level surface.
	2	Place the processing bowl onto the motor
		base, the bowl will only sit correctly on the
		base when the handle is at the 3 o’clock
		position, see figure 1.
	3	Rotate the handle clockwise to lock, as
figure 2		indicated by the graphics on the left side
figure 2		of the motor base. The bowl handle should
		of the motor base. The bowl handle should
		be at the 6 o’clock position, see figure 2.
	4	Position the lid onto the processing bowl.
		You will notice an arrow on the lid in front
		of the feed tube. When placing the lid onto

the bowl this arrow needs to align with the arrow on the handle of the bowl. To lock, turn the lid clockwise, as indicated by the graphics on the top of the handle, until it snaps into place. See figure 3.

figure 3

Assembling Your Attachments

	figure 4	Warning: Use caution, as blades are
	figure 4	extremely sharp. Always handle all blades by
		extremely sharp. Always handle all blades by
		their central plastic section. Never grasp the
		cutting blade itself.
		cutting blade itself.
		Note: All attachments must be firmly attached
		Note: All attachments must be firmly attached
		to the Spindle. Always adjust the attachments
		until you are sure that they are correctly fitted.

Placing the Spindle

			1	Fit the Spindle onto the drive shaft,
			1	Fit the Spindle onto the drive shaft,
	figure 5			see figure 4.
	figure 5
			Processing Blade
		1		Fit the processor bowl and Spindle as
		1		Fit the processor bowl and Spindle as
				detailed previously in figures 1, 2 & 4.
				detailed previously in figures 1, 2 & 4.
			2 Remove the processing blade from the
				storage drawer.
	3			Fit the processing blade over the Spindle
				and press down on the plastic center until
				the blade clicks into place. It may be
				the blade clicks into place. It may be
				necessary to turn the blade slightly left or
				right in order to fit the blade properly
				onto the shaft. See figure 5.
4				Place ingredients into the processing bowl.
5				Fit the processing cover to the processing
				bowl (see figure 3), and place the food
				pusher in the feed tube.
6				Plug the power cord into a 120V AC
				power outlet.
7				Start processing using the On/Off or
				Pulse buttons.
8				When processing is complete, remove the
				Spindle and blade from the processing
				bowl before removing the processed food.