Cuisinart DLC-XP manual Assembling the Parts, Using the Pusher Assembly

Both the metal blade and the dough blade have locking devices that prevent heavy, sticky mixtures from driving the blade upward on the shaft. See page 5 for details.

Each slicing disc has a long blade that makes beautiful whole slices with no torn edges. In addition to slicing whole fruits and vegetables, these discs slice cooked meat, semi-frozen raw meat, slender loaves of bread and even sticks of butter, if they are very cold.

The medium shredding disc processes most firm and hard cheese into long, attractive shreds. It also shreds vegetables like carrots, onions, radishes and zucchini, and it processes nuts and chocolate to a uniform fine texture. The single detachable stem fits all the slicing discs and the shredding disc, making storage easy in limited space. Stem locks securely to the underside of any disc. See page 5 for assembly instructions.

ASSEMBLING THE PARTS

Place the base on a counter or table near a 3-prong electrical outlet. Position it so you look at the front of it. Do not plug it in until the processor is completely assembled.

Pick up the transparent work bowl, holding it in both hands with the handle toward you.

Place the bowl on the base, fitting its central tube over the motor shaft on the base and placing its handle slightly to the left of front-center (at about a 7 o’clock position).

Turn the bowl counterclockwise as far as it will go. It will lock into position.

Pick up the metal blade, noting the outline on top. It matches the shape of the motor shaft.

Place the blade over the motor shaft, lining up the outline with the shaft. It should easily drop into place. Be sure it is pushed down as far as it will go. If it is not all the way down, it may become damaged. Push only on the center section; never touch the cutting blade. Check to be sure the blade is all the way down by turning it back and forth while pushing it down.

See page 5 for complete instructions on connecting the detachable stem to a slicing or shredding disc.

Place the cover on the bowl, with the feed tube at the rear, slightly to the right of rear center. The locking devices on the cover should be at the left of the locking tabs on the front rim of the work bowl. Turn the cover counterclockwise to lock it into place.

Pick up the pusher assembly in your left hand, with the two descending tabs away from you. Slide the assembly over the feed tube on the work bowl cover and push it down as far as it will go. It will click into a locked position. The motor will not start unless the pusher assembly is locked in place.

USING THE PUSHER ASSEMBLY

The pusher assembly has 3 parts:

1.A small removable pusher that fits into a central tube in a large pusher. The small pusher is for processing food like single carrots or cucumbers, for continuous feeding of small, hard food like garlic, onions and chunks of cheese, and for adding liquid while the machine is running. A funnel helps when adding dry ingredients like flour and sugar through the small feed tube.

2.A larger pusher that is permanently mounted within a sleeve. The pusher moves freely within the sleeve to allow slicing and shredding large pieces of food.

3.A sleeve, with two descending tabs. One locks the sleeve to the work bowl; the other pushes down the activating rod at the back of the work bowl, permitting the processor motor to start. A white slide lock on the back of the sleeve locks the large pusher so it cannot slide up and down. Always lock it when using the small feed tube.

When you use the large feed tube, the small pusher must always be locked into place. To lock it, turn it counterclockwise until the tabs on its rim slide under ridges on the rim of the large pusher.

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