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WARNING: to avoid the risk of serious injury when using your Vitamix® blender, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS, SAFEGUARDS AND WARNINGS BEFORE OPERATING BLENDER.
following.
1. Read all instructions.
2. Do not use blender for other than intended
use.
3. Not intended for use by or near children or
persons with reduced physical, sensory or
mental capabilities or lack of experience
and knowledge. Close supervision is
necessary when any blender is used by
or near children or incapacitated persons.
Children should be supervised to make sure
that they do not play with the blender.
4. WARNING: to avoid inadvertent activation,
switch off appliance and unplug from
socket when not in use, before putting on
or taking off parts and before cleaning.
5. CAUTION: in order to avoid a hazard due to
inadvertent resetting of the thermal cut-out,
power to this blender must not be supplied
through an external switching device, such
as a timer, or connected to a circuit that is
regularly switched on and off by the utility.
6. To protect against risk of electrical shock,
do not put the blender base in water or
other liquid.
7. Always check that the blender is OFF
before plugging cord into wall socket. To
disconnect, turn OFF the blender, then
remove plug from wall socket.
8. Illuminated icons and numbers on the
control panel indicates ready to operate.
Avoid inadvertent contact with the touch
screen.
9. Avoid contacting moving parts.
10. Do not operate any blender with a
damaged cord or plug or after the blender
malfunctions, or is dropped or damaged in
any manner. Call Vitamix Customer Service
on (+44) 0800 587 0019 or email service@
vitamix.co.uk at once for examination,
repair, replacement or adjustment. If
purchased outside the USA or Canada,
contact your local Vitamix dealer.
11. GFI circuit breakers might be installed in
your kitchen. Look for them in outlets near
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sinks. If the blender won't operate, unplug
the blender. Reset the wall outlet or circuit
breaker. If the circuit breaker continues to
trip, unplug the blender from the outlet.
Allow the blender to sit for 24 hours before
attempting to use it again. Contact Vitamix
Customer Service if the problem persists.
12. Alteration or modification of any part of
the blender, including the use of any part
or parts that are not genuine authorised
Vitamix parts, may cause fire, electric shock
or injury and will void your warranty.
13. The use of attachments not expressly
authorised or sold by Vitamix for use with
this blender, including canning jars, may
cause fire, electric shock, or injury. Use in
this way will void your warranty.
14. Do not use outdoors.
15. Do not let cord hang over edge of table or
counter.
16. Do not place the motor base or container
on or near a hot gas or electric burner, in or
on a heated oven.
17. Keep hands and utensils out of container
while blending to reduce the risk of severe
injury to persons or damage to the blender.
A rubber scraper or spatula may be used,
but only when the blender is not running.
18. The tamper provided must be used only
when the main part of the lid is in place.
19. Blades are sharp. Clean around the blade
assembly in the container with extreme
care to avoid injury. To reduce the risk of
injury, never place a blade assembly on
the motor base unless assembled to the
Vitamix container.
20. Care should be taken when handling
the sharp cutting blades, emptying the
container and during cleaning.
21. Do not leave foreign objects, such as
spoons, forks, knives or the lid plug, in the
container as this will damage the blades
and other components when starting the
blender and may cause injury.
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