Cuisinart CB-9 - Manual (Page 4)

USE AND CARE
ASSEMBLY
To use your Cuisinart ® SmartPower ™ Electronic
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 cutting assembly (c) upside down,
and place the blade end in the blender
jar opening.
Note: Blades are sharp…handle carefully.
4. Secure the rubber gasket and cutting
assembly into position by placing the smaller
opening of the locking ring (d) on top of the
cutting assembly. Engage threads by twisting
the locking ring clockwise until tightened.
Make sure locking ring is tightly fastened to
blender jar. Once blender jar is assembled,
turn right side up.
5. Push the cover onto the top of the blender jar.
Push the measured pour lid into the cover.
6. Place the blender jar on the motor base so
that the jar markings are facing you and the
handle is positioned to one side.
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" 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 on page 6 prior to your first use.
OPERATION
1. Place the motor base of your Cuisinart ®
SmartPower ™ Electronic Blender onto 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 ® SmartPower ™
Electronic Blender into an electrical outlet.
2. Add all necessary ingredients to the blender
jar, and replace the cover. You may add
additional ingredients by lifting the measured
pour lid and dropping ingredients through the
fill area. Replace the measured pour lid 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.
Tip: Liquid ingredients can be measured in the
measured pour lid, using the measurement marking.
Solid ingredients can be added by simply dropping
them through the fill area into the blender jar.
Replace the measured pour lid after adding ingredients.
Note: To remove blender jar cover, lift edge of cover
upwards. Lifting measured pour lid will not
remove cover.
3.
TO START BLENDING: press the ON
button. The red ON LED light will flash,
indicating that the blender is turned on but no
speed has been selected.
4. PRESS THE DESIRED BLENDING
SPEED: both the ON indicator light and
the activated speed indicator light will glow.
Now the blender will be functioning at the
desired speed. It is possible to switch speeds
without pressing the OFF button, by simply
pushing the next desired speed button.
5. TO STOP THE BLENDING PROCESS:
re-press the activated speed button. The
blending process will stop. The red ON
indicator light will continue to flash to let
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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Stir
Chop Liquefy
Pulse Ice Crush
On
Off