Important Safeguards - West Bend 48-OZ Instruction Manual

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

To prevent personal injury or property damage, read and follow all instructions
and warnings.
When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be
followed including:
• Read all instructions.
• To protect against risk of electrical shock do not put the motor base in water or
other liquid.
• Unplug from outlet when not in use, before putting on or taking off parts and before
cleaning.
• Avoid contact with moving parts.
• DO NOT operate any appliances with a damaged cord or plug, or after the
appliance malfunctions or is dropped or damaged in any manner.
• The use of attachments, including canning jars, not recommended or sold by the
manufacturer may cause fire, electric shock or injury.
• DO NOT let cord hang over edge of table or counter, or touch hot surfaces.
• DO NOT place on or near a hot gas or electric burner or in a heated oven.
• DO NOT use appliance for other than intended use.
• Be sure to switch to off position after each use of your blender.
• Blades are sharp. Use extreme caution during assembly, while operating,
disassembly and cleaning.
• Do not use if blades are broken, cracked or loose.
• Always operate blender with lid in place.
• Always hold blending jar while processing for stability.
• Do not leave blender unattended while it is operating.
• Do not remove blending jar from base until the motor has stopped completely.
• Do not use a cracked, chipped or broken blending jar.
• When blending hot liquids, remove lid cap.
• Avoid contacting moving parts.
• To reduce the risk of injury, never place cutting assembly blades on motor base
without blending jar properly attached.
• DO NOT put your fingers or other objects into the blender opening while it is in
operation.
• DO NOT plug in until familiar with all the instructions and operating procedures.
• DO NOT unplug from electrical outlet by pulling on the cord. To unplug grasp the
plug, not the cord, and pull.
• Turn off all controls before unplugging from or plugging into an electrical outlet.
• Check blending jar for presence of foreign objects before using.
• The blending jar is designed for use with this appliance only. Do not use the
blending jar provided with this appliance for any other appliance or application.
• Do not place blending jar on hot surface or in a heated oven.
• Use caution when cleaning blending jar with blades assembled. Wipe exterior with
damp cloth, and only rinse interior. If necessary to clean inside of blending jar,
disassemble and clean following the instructions in the assembly and cleaning
sections of this manual.
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