switch on

12Check that the blender is switched off – turn the selector to bring the mark to 0.

13Put the plug into the power socket (switch the socket on, if it’s switchable).

14Turn the selector to bring the mark to 1:

a)The lights on the program buttons (Y W U) flash, to let you know they’re available

b)The + symbol on the central push-button will also flash

c)If nothing happens, the jug isn’t properly seated in the jug base, or the jug base isn’t properly located on the motor unit.

d)Lift the jug off the motor unit, tighten the jug in the jug base, replace the jug on the motor unit, and try again.

program buttons or speed selector?

15 You now have two options – you may use the program buttons, or the speed selector.

program buttons – Y W U

16These have been programmed to perform three common functions automatically – cleaning, making smoothies, and crushing ice.

17Press the button for the function you want, stand back, and let the blender do all the work.

18The light on the button, and the B symbol on the central push-button will both glow.

19The blender will run through a program of speeds and pauses optimised for the function

chosen, then it’ll turn the motor off.

20 If you want to stop the program before it has finished, simply press the central push-button.

speed selector

21Turn the selector past 1, to select the speed you want – more lights = more speed.

22Press the central push-button, and hold it in for a count of two, to start the motor. The count of two is intended to prevent accidental operation of the blender by the bewildered.

23The B symbol on the central push-button will glow.24Press the central push-button again, to stop the motor.

25Don’t bother turning the selector, to adjust the speed, while the motor is running – the fuzzy logic chip will do this for you.

fuzzy logic – clever, or what!

26 The chip controlling the motor is one of the new generation of “clever” chips – it’ll vary the speed and power of the motor according to the load it senses.

27 The lights will show the speed you selected, but you’ll hear the motor change speed/power, to suit the current state of the contents of the jug.

switch off

28 To switch the blender off, turn the selector to bring the mark to 0.

adding ingredients

29To add ingredients while the blender is working, turn the cap anti-clockwise to unlock it, lift it off, pour the new ingredients through the hole, replace the cap, and turn clockwise to lock it.

30Check that the added ingredients don’t push the volume in the jug past the 1.8 litre mark.

31You may use the cap as a measure – it is marked at 30ml, and brim-full is about 60ml.

finished?

32 Switch off (0), and wait till the blades come to a stop before removing the lid from the jug, or removing the jug from the motor unit.

hot liquids

33 No matter how careful you are, some splashing is inevitable. At higher temperatures, splashes on skin can hurt. In extreme cases, they may scald, so, when using hot liquids:

a)before pouring into the jug, let the liquid cool down to the sort of temperature you can handle comfortably (i.e. liquid temperature below 40°C).

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