CHARGING & BATTERY LIFE
Your Cuisinart® Cordless Rechargeable Hand Blender is equipped with nickel cadmium batteries. We have selected these batteries to give you maximum life and long running times, as well as rapid recharging times.
If you run your batteries down completely, it will take between 12 and 24 hours to completely recharge them. They will be over 50% charged after only 3 hours. Normally, you will not run them down completely. The normal running time with a full charge varies depending on what you are blending, but you can expect up to 20 minutes. The maximum time for most mixing tasks is up to 2 minutes.
CHARGING PROCEDURES
When brand new, the Cuisinart® Cordless Rechargeable Hand Blender is not fully charged. Plug the charger handle into the electrical socket and leave it plugged in for 24 hours to insure maximum operating capability. For best performance, fully discharge and recharge the battery 3 times before first use.
To Charge
Detach charger handle from motor body. Turn charger handle upside down. Using the thumb grip on the underside of the charger handle, push down slightly and slide the plug as far as it will go until it is fully exposed and extending from the handle housing (see illustration). Plug the prongs into a wall outlet. The batteries will begin charging. The charging light will be illuminated.
Continuous Charging
The unit is designed so that the batteries may remain on continuous charge. It is recommended that the Cuisinart® Cordless Rechargeable Hand Blender charger be kept plugged into a wall socket to charge, so that it will always be ready to use. Leaving the unit on continuous charge is very inexpensive in terms of the amount of electricity being used.
Holding the Charge
The batteries will keep most of their charge even when not plugged in. The batteries will lose approximately 20% of their total charge per month, if they are not plugged in and charging.
Thumb Grip
Push thumb grip out
Short Run Times
If after repeated use the run time seems to get shorter and the hand blender has less power, it may not be the result of a faulty unit. This condition can be remedied by allowing the Cuisinart® Cordless Rechargeable Hand Blender to run until it stops. Then recharge the unit for 24 hours for a new charge. This procedure improves the batteries’ capacity. You may need to repeat this a few times for the best results.
Charging Light
The charging light on the tip of the handle glows when the unit is charging. This light will be illuminated even when the batteries are fully charged. If the unit does not function, make sure that the charger handle is securely plugged into the outlet, and check to see if the outlet is controlled by a wall switch. Also, check for a blown house fuse. Note that if this light is on, the charger is operating.
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