Important Safeguards - Hamilton Beach Personal Creations 51146 Manual

When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and/or injury
to persons, including the following:
1. Read all instructions.
2. To protect against risk of electrical shock, do not put cord, plug,
or base in water or other liquid.
3. This appliance is not intended for use by persons with reduced
physical, sensory, or mental capabilities, or lack of experience
and knowledge, unless they are closely supervised and instructed
concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their
safety.
4. This appliance shall not be used by children. Keep the appliance
and its cord out of reach of children.
5. Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used near
children. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do
not play with the appliance.
6. Turn the appliance OFF( ), then unplug from outlet when not in
use, before putting on or taking off parts, and before cleaning. To
unplug, grasp the plug and pull from the outlet. Never pull from
the power cord.
7. Avoid any contact with blades or moveable parts.
8. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged supply cord or
plug, or after the appliance malfunctions or has been dropped
or damaged in any manner. Supply cord replacement and
repairs must be conducted by the manufacturer, its service
agent, or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.
Call the provided customer service number for information on
examination, repair, or adjustment.
9. The use of attachments, including canning jars, not
recommended or sold by the appliance manufacturer may cause
a risk of injury to persons.
10. Do not use outdoors.
11. Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter or touch
hot surfaces, including the stove.
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
12. Keep hands and utensils out of the jar and away from the cutting
blade, while blending or chopping food, to reduce the risk of
severe personal injury and/ or damage to the blender or available
attachments (attachments may not be provided with blender). A
rubber spatula may be used but must be used only when blender
is not running.
13. Blades are sharp; handle carefully–especially when cleaning
inside blender jar.
14. Do not use a broken, chipped, or cracked blender jar.
15. Do not use broken, cracked, or loose cutting blades.
16. Always operate blender with lid in place.
17. Do not blend hot liquids.
18. Do not use appliance for other than intended purpose.
19. Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner, or in a
heated oven.
20. Check that the appliance is OFF ( ) before plugging cord into wall
outlet. To disconnect, turn the control to OFF ( ); then remove
plug from wall outlet. To unplug, grasp the plug and pull from the
outlet. Never pull from the power cord.
21. CAUTION! In order to avoid a hazard due to inadvertent resetting
of the thermal cut-out, this appliance 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.
22. If the jar should twist or rotate when the motor is switched ON,
switch OFF ( ) immediately and tighten jar in collar or on blender
base.
23. Ensure cutter assembly is tight and secure to jar. Injury can result
if moving blades accidentally become exposed.