Important Safeguards - Hamilton Beach Single-Serve Blender Use & Care Manual

When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following:
1. Read all instructions.
2. This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as:
– staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments;
– farm houses;
– by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments;
– bed and breakfast type environments.
3. This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduce
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. To protect against risk of electrical shock, do not put cord, plug, or base in water or
other liquid.
5. Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by
or near children.
6. Unplug cord from outlet when not in use, before putting on or taking off parts, and
before cleaning.
7. Avoid any contact with blades or moveable parts.
8. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug,
or after appliance malfunctions, or is dropped or damaged in any manner. Call
our customer service number for information on examination, repair or electrical
or mechanical adjustment. If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by
the manufacturer, its service agentor similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a
This appliance accessory is intended for household use only. Use for food or
liquids only.
The length of the cord used on this appliance was selected to reduce the
hazards of becoming tangled in or tripping over a longer cord. If a longer cord
is necessary, an approved extension cord may be used. The electrical rating of
the extension cord must be equal to or greater than the rating of the appliance.
Care must be taken to arrange the extension cord so that it will not drape over
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hazard.
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.
12. Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner or in a heated oven.
13. Keep hands and utensils out of jar while blending to reduce the risk of severe inju-
ry to persons or damage to the blender. A rubber spatula may be used but must
be used only when blender is not running.
14. Blades are sharp; handle carefully–especially when cleaning inside blender jar.
15. Do not use a broken, chipped, or cracked blender jar.
16. Do not use broken, cracked, or loose cutting blades.
17. Always operate blender with lid in place.
18. Do not blend hot liquids.
19. Do not use appliance for other than intended purpose.
20. Always switch off and unplug from the outlet before changing accessories or
access to the moving parts.
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.
the countertop or tabletop where it can be pulled on by children or accidentally
tripped over.
If the cutting unit blades lock and do not move, it will damage the motor. Do not
use. Call the customer service number for information.
Do not place blender jar in the freezer filled with food or liquid. This will freeze
and damage the cutting unit, jar, and motor.