IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
When using electrical appliances, in order to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and/or injury, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following:
■Read all instructions.
■To protect against risk of electrical shock, do not immerse Base, cord, or plug in water or other liquid. To clean, wipe exterior with a damp cloth.
■Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children.
■Unplug from outlet when not in use, before putting on or taking off parts, and before cleaning. To unplug, grasp plug and pull straight out from outlet. Never pull cord.
■Avoid contacting moving parts.
■Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after the appliance malfunctions or is dropped or damaged in any manner. Return appliance to the nearest authorized service facility for examination, repair, or adjustment.
■The use of attachments not recommended or sold by the appliance manu- facturer may cause fire, electric shock, or injury.
■Do not use outdoors.
■Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter, or touch hot surfaces including the stove.
■The Blade is sharp. Handle carefully. Store out of reach of children.
■To reduce the risk of injury, never place Knife Blade on Base without first putting Bowl properly in place. Make sure Motor and Knife Blade have stopped completely before removing Cover.
■Do not attempt to defeat the Cover interlock mechanism.
■This appliance is intended for processing small quantities of food for immediate consumption. This appliance is not intended to prepare large quantities of food at one time.
■Keep hands and utensils away from cutting blade while chopping food to reduce the risk
of injury to persons or damage to the food chopper. A scraper may be used but only when the food chopper is not running.
■This product has a “pulse action” feature. Avoid running the motor con- tinuously in this mode for periods over 1 minute.
■Do not operate the appliance when empty.
■Be certain Cover is locked securely in place before operating appliance.
■Check Bowl for presence of foreign objects before operating.
■This appliance is intended for household use only, not for commercial or industrial use.
