Mistral MRC509, Instruction Manual

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Important Safeguards
When using this electrical appliance,
the following basic safety precautions
should always be followed:
For Your Safety
• Failure to follow these instructions may cause
injury or property damage.
• This appliance is not intended for use by
persons (including children) with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilities,
or lack of experience and knowledge,
unless they have been given supervision or
instruction concerning use of the appliance by
a person responsible for their safety.
Children should be supervised to ensure that
they do not play with the appliance.
• This product is designed for indoor domestic
use only, and is not intended for commercial,
industrial or trade use.
• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be
replaced by a approved appliance cord set
available from the supplier of the product or
local retail outlet.
• Do not spill water or other liquid on the
appliance electrical socket or cord set to
avoid electric shock, or fire caused by short
circuit.
• Never use this appliance to cook any food that
may jam the steam vent:
Foliaceous food (e.g. laver, Chinese cabbage)
or strip food (e.g. kelp) and fragmentary foods
(e.g. corn grit), as this may cause accidents or
damage to the appliance.
• During operation, never have your face or
hands close to the steam vent in order to
avoid scalding.
• Please use an individual earthed power outlet
of 10A rated current, do not plug into power
boards or double adaptors in conjunction with
other appliances, overload may cause fire.
• Any person other than a repair technician
is not allowed to dismantle or repair the
appliance to avoid fire, electric shock or injury.
• Make sure the voltage indicated on the label
of the appliance is the same as your local
supply. Never use a damaged power cord.
• Do not place the appliance in a location which
is unstable, wet or is close to heat sources
where this may damage appliance or cause
accidents.
• Do not do any of the following to avoid fire
and electric shock due to damaged appliance
electrical cordset or, modifying, forcefully
bending, placing near heating elements,
bundling, putting heavy objects on top, etc.
• Regularly inspect appliance electrical cord set
for dust deposits on plug and socket and clean
it to avoid fire.
• The appliance cord set plug and socket must
fully inserted into to both appliance and
power outlet to avoid fire, electric shock or
short circuit.
• Never operate appliance with damaged power
cord or with cord not properly connect to
appliance or power socket outlet, to avoid fire,
electric shock or short circuit.
• Never pull on or remove power cord with wet
hands, dry hands first , switch off appliance
and power outlet before removing cord set, to
avoid electric shock and injury.
• During operation, do not move or shake the
appliance.
• Do not let a child operate the appliance
unattended. Put it out of the reach of children
to avoid electric shock, burns or other
dangerous accidents.
• Never soak or dip the appliance in water.
• Never insert a pin, wire or other object into
Intake Vent, Exhaust Vent or gaps on the
bottom of the appliance to avoid electric
shock.
• Discontinue using the appliance immediately
and unplug when abnormality or breaking
down occurs to avoid smoking, fire or electric
shock.
E.g. for abnormality or breaking down: The
power plug and the power cord become
abnormally hot; The power cord is damaged
or power failure happens when the power cord
is touched; The main body is deformed or is
abnormally hot; Smoke emanates from the
main body or a burning odour is detected; The
main body is cracked, is loose or rattles.
• Close the Outer Lid slowly and firmly until
it clicks to prevent burns or injury by steam
leaking from the opening of the Outer Lid.