Hitachi CM1721ME User Manual page 4

As the colours of the wires in your mains lead in this equipment
may not correspond with the markings identified with the terminals
of your plug. proceed as follows:
The wire which is coloured Green and Yellow must be connected to
the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or by the
symbol or coloured Green or Green and Yellon,
The wire which is coloured Brown must be connected to the
terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured Red.
The wire which is coloured Blue must be connected to the terminal
which is marked N or colourcd Black
The plug moulded on to the cord incorporates a fuse. For
replacement, use a 5 amp BS 1362 fuse. Only ASTA approved
fuses should be used. The fuse cover/carrier must be refitted when
changing the fuse. In the event of losing the fuse cover/carrier, the
plug must not be used until a replacement has been obtained from
your nearest electrical stockist and fitted. The colour of the fuse
cover/carrier is that of the coloured marks on the insert in the base
of the plug.