Using Your Product Control Panel
A. Speed Dial – Turn dial clockwise to choose from manual speed
settings from “Low” to “High”. Once you select a speed, the blender
will run until you turn it back to “Off.”
B. Programmed Settings – In order to activate the programmed buttons,
first turn the speed dial counter-clockwise to the Programmed/Pulse
Setting. Then select the programmed button you would like to use.
They have been developed for optimal use when blending those types
of foods.
Soup: 20 second ramp up to “Medium”, 5 minutes on “High”.
Dips/Spreads: 2 (10-second) pulses at “Medium-low”, 30 seconds on “High”.
Smoothie: 10 seconds to ramp up to “Medium”, 20 seconds on “High”.
NOTES:
1. If you would like to stop the blender in the middle of a programmed
cycle, simply press any button.
2. For some blending tasks, it may be necessary to supplement the
programmed setting with additional blending time.
C. Pulse – Turn the speed dial counter-clockwise to the Programmed/
Pulse Setting. Then press the “Pulse” button for the desired time.
D. LED Lights – The lights around the selected programmed buttons will
pulse when the unit is operating in that mode.
E. Flashing Light – When speed dial is turned to the Programmed/Pulse
setting, the Pulse button light will flash red to indicate the unit is ready
to operate. Warning: Flashing light indicates ready to operate. Do not
touch the blade.
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Using your Product
Tamper – The tamper allows you to accelerate the process of very thick and/
or frozen mixtures that cannot be processed in a regular blender. If food is not
circulating the machine may be overloaded or may have a trapped air bubble.
Using the tamper helps to maintain circulation by preventing air pockets from
forming. While the machine is running, remove the filler cap, and through the
hole in the lid insert the tamper and use it to press ingredients into the blades as
you make frozen ice creams, nut butters, etc.
The container should not be more than 2/3 full when the tamper is used
during blending.
Do not use tamper for more than 30 consecutive seconds (to avoid stressing
the motor).
You may need to move the tamper not only up and down, but also side to side.
Jar Sensor – The unit is supplied with a jar sensor on the base. This will prevent
the motor or the control panel from starting if the blender jar is not properly
placed on the base.
If the jar is removed from the base during operation the unit will stop. To restart
the blender, turn the speed dial to “Off”, place the jar on the blender base and
select the preferred speed to begin again.
NOTE: The motor will not restart unless the unit is turned OFF first.
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