5
5 . When fully charged, the green light will
come on .
NOTE: Fully charged mills operate for 20
minutes – a regular grinding operation is just
5 to 10 seconds .
OPERATION
Turning your Cuisinart
®
Rechargeable Salt
& Pepper Mills on and off: Press and hold
ON/OFF button on top of handle to turn
motor ON . The unit will continue to run as
long as the switch is pressed in . To turn Salt
& Pepper Mills off, release ON/OFF button
and the motor will stop . We recommend that
you pulse the button for best results .
Your Cuisinart
®
Rechargeable Salt & Pepper
Mills have a light on the underside of the mill
that turns on when the ON button is
depressed . This allows you to see just how
much you are dispensing . When your light is
no longer working, please contact our
customer service centre at 1-800-472-7606
to order a new light bulb .
ADJUSTING THE GRIND
To perfect the grind from fine to coarse, use
the adjustment dial on the underside of the
mill . Clockwise for a finer grind and
counterclockwise for a coarser grind .
QUICk TIPS
• Before first use, the batteries must be
charged for 16 hours .
• To clear a peppercorn that is stuck in the
grinding wheel you may either:
1 . Turn the mill upside down and shake
gently while depressing the “On/Off”
Power Button” .
2 . Turn the mill upside down and position
the grind selector to coarse, then hold
over a plate and grind until peppercorn
is no longer stuck .
• Never use moist or wet spices in the mills.
This will clog the grinding mechanism . We
recommend using only store-bought dried
spices .
• To improve battery performance, it is
recommended that you occasionally
unplug the charging base and use each
mill until its battery is fully discharged and
it stops operating . Once discharged, plug
the charging base back into the electrical
outlet and recharge the mills for 16 hours .
This procedure improves battery capacity
and should be repeated every 2-3 months .
• Clean the mills and base by simply wiping
all parts with a damp cloth and thoroughly
drying . Do not place in the dishwasher .
Avoid wetting battery contacts .
CHARGING & BATTERY
LIFE
Your Cuisinart
®
Cordless Rechargeable Salt
& Pepper Mills are equipped with NiMH
batteries . We have selected these batteries
to give you maximum battery life and long
running times .
If batteries should run down completely, it
will take between 12 and 18 hours to fully
recharge them . Normally, you won’t run
batteries down completely, since the running
time with a full charge is up to 20 minutes . It
varies depending on your usage, but most
grinding tasks take only about 5 seconds . If
your battery is no longer charging, it is time
to replace the battery . Please call our
Consumer Service Centre at 1-800-472-7606
to order a new battery .
CONTINUOUS CHARGING
The unit is designed so that the batteries
may remain on continuous charge . It is
recommended that the Cuisinart
®
Cordless
Rechargeable Salt & Pepper Mills charger be
kept plugged into a wall socket, so that the
mills will always be ready to use . Leaving the
unit on continuous charge is inexpensive in
terms of the amount of electricity being
used .
Use only with the charger provided with
the appliance . Do not attempt to use this
charger with any other product . Likewise,
do not attempt to charge this appliance
with any other charger .
HOLDING THE CHARGE
The batteries hold most of their charge even
when not plugged in and charging, losing
only about 30% of total charge per month .
SHORT RUN TIMES
If, after repeated use, the run time seems
to get shorter and the Salt & Pepper Mills
have less power, remove the plug from the
wall outlet and continue to use mills until
both are fully discharged and stop operating .
Plug base back into wall outlet and recharge
5
