Hamilton Beach PowerMax Professional-Performance Manual page 2

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. 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.
3. This appliance shall not be used by children. Keep the appliance
and its cord out of reach of children.
4. 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.
5. To protect against risk of electrical shock, do not put cord, plug,
base, or motor in water or other liquid.
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 contact with moving 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. Contact Customer
Service for information on examination, repair, or adjustment as set
forth in the Limited Warranty.
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 stove.
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
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 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.
14. Blades are sharp; handle carefully—especially when assembling,
disassembling, emptying or cleaning blender jar.
15. Do not use a broken, chipped, or cracked blender jar.
16. Do not use broken, cracked, or loose cutting blade assembly.
17. Always operate blender with lid in place.
18. Do not use appliance for other than intended purpose.
19. Do not leave blender unattended while it is operating.
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 cutting blade assembly is tight and secure to jar. Injury can
result if moving blades accidentally become exposed.
24. To reduce the risk of injury, never place cutting blade assembly on
base without jar properly attached.