Cuisinart SMO-56 - Manual (Page 4)

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USE AND CARE
ASSEMBLY
To use your Cuisinart ® Smooth Operator ® Blender, begin by assembling the
blender jar.
1. Turn the blender jar (a) upside down, and place it flat on a sturdy
surface.
2. Position the rubber gasket (b) on the round opening on the bottom of the
blender jar.
3. Turn the locking ring with cutting
assembly (c) upside down, and
place the blade end in the blender
jar opening. Engage threads by twist-
ing the locking ring clockwise until
tightened. Make sure locking ring is
tightly fastened to blender jar. Once
assembled, turn the blender jar
right-side up.
Note: Blades are sharp…
handle carefully.
4. Push the cover onto the top of the
blender jar. Twist the measured
pour lid into the cover, or place the
blending stick into the cover.
5. Place the blender jar on the motor base so that the handle is positioned
to the back of the blender.
6. Screw the dispenser tap or dispenser plug onto the front of the locking
ring.
7. Plug in power cord. Your blender is now ready to be used.
HELPFUL REMINDERS
• Once the cover is in position, additional ingredients can be added during
blending by simply lifting the measured pour lid, adding ingredients, and
replacing the measured pour lid.
• Cover should always be in place while the unit is on.
• Warning: Do not place blender jar onto base while motor is running.
• Do not twist locking ring from blender jar when removing blender jar from
base. Simply lift blender jar from motor base.
• Boiling liquid or solid frozen foods (with the exception of ice cubes or
1 ⁄
2
inch [1.3 cm] pieces of frozen fruit) should never be placed in the
blender jar.
• Do not place ice, frozen foods or very cold liquids into a blender jar
which has come directly from a hot dishwasher.
• Do not place very hot liquids or foods into a blender jar which has come
directly from the freezer. Boiling liquids should cool for 5 minutes before
being placed in blender jar.
• Follow Cleaning and Maintenance instructions in this booklet prior to your
first use.
OPERATION
1. Place the motor base of your Cuisinart ® Smooth Operator ® Blender on
a flat, sturdy surface. It is important that the surface be clean and dry.
Assemble the blender by following the assembly instructions. Once the
jar is assembled and is in position on the motor base, plug the Cuisinart
®
Smooth Operator ® Blender into an electrical outlet.
2. Add all necessary ingredients to the blender jar, and replace the cover.
You may use the blending stick or measured pour lid when blending. The
blending stick helps to keep frozen ingredients moving without having to
remove the lid. You may add more ingredients by lifting the measured
pour lid or blending stick and dropping ingredients through the fill area.
Replace the measured pour lid or blending stick after adding ingredients.
Do not place hands into blender jar with blender plugged in.
Note: Add liquid ingredients first, then follow with solid ingredients. This
will provide more consistent blending and prevent unnecessary stress on
the motor.
Note: To remove blender jar cover, lift edge of
cover upwards. Lifting measured pour lid will not
remove cover.
3. START BLENDING: Press the ON button.
The red LED indicator light will illuminate,
indicating that the blender is turned on but
no speed has been selected.
4. CHOOSE BLENDING SPEED: Press HIGH
or LOW button to determine the speed at
(c)
(b)
(a)