Hamilton Beach 64640 Use and Care Manual - Page 2

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and/or injury to persons, including the following: 1. Read all instructions. in any manner. Supply cord replacement and 2. This appliance is not intended for use by repairs must be conducted by the manufacturer, persons with reduced physical, sensory, or its service agent, or similarly qualified persons mental capabilities, or lack of experience and in order to avoid a hazard. Call the provided knowledge, unless they are closely supervised customer service number for information on and instructed concerning use of the appliance examination, repair, or adjustment. by a person responsible for their safety. 11. The use of attachments not recommended or 3. This appliance shall not be used by children. sold by the appliance manufacturer for use with Keep the appliance and its cord out of reach of this model may cause fire, electric shock, or children. injury. 4. Close supervision is necessary when any 12. Do not use outdoors. appliance is used near children. Children should 13. Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric be supervised to ensure that they do not play burner, or in a heated oven. with the appliance. 14. Check that the appliance is OFF ( ) before 5. To protect against risk of electrical shock, do plugging cord into wall outlet. To disconnect, not put cord, plug, or mixer body in water or turn the control to OFF other liquid. ( ); then remove plug from wall outlet. To 6. Turn the appliance OFF( ), then unplug from unplug, grasp the plug and pull from the outlet. outlet when not in use, before putting on or Never pull from the power cord. taking off parts, and before cleaning. To unplug, 15. Do not use appliance for other than intended grasp the plug and pull from the outlet. Never purpose. pull from the power cord. 16. CAUTION! In order to avoid a hazard due to 7. Avoid contacting moving parts. Keep hands, inadvertent resetting of the thermal cut-out, hair, and clothing, as well as spatulas and other this appliance must not be supplied through an utensils, away from beaters during operation to external switching device, such as a timer, or reduce risk of injury to persons and/or damage connected to a circuit that is regularly switched to mixer. on and off by the utility. 8. Remove beaters from mixer before washing. 9. Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter or touch hot surfaces, including stove. 10. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged supply cord or plug, or after the appliance malfunctions or has been dropped or damaged SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Other Consumer Safety Information This appliance is intended for household use only. where it can be pulled on by children or accidentally w WARNING Electrical Shock Hazard: This appliance is provided with a polarized plug (one wide blade) to reduce the risk of electric shock. The plug fits only one way into a polarized outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the plug by modifying the plug in any way or using an adapter. If the plug does not fit fully into the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not fit, have an electrician replace the outlet. tripped over. BEFORE FIRST USE: Wash bowl and beaters in hot, soapy water. Rinse and dry. NOTICE: Never place mixing bowl in oven, microwave oven, or on a hot cooking surface. Mixing bowl is not intended to be used at high temperatures and should never be used as cookware, ovenware, or bakeware. The length of the cord used on this appliance was selected to reduce the hazards of becoming tangled in or tripping over a longer cord. If a longer cord is necessary, an approved extension cord may be used. The electrical rating of the extension cord must be equal to or greater than the rating of the appliance. Care must be taken to arrange the extension cord so that it will not drape over the countertop or tabletop WATTAGE/PEAK POWER INFORMATION The marked rating of the hand mixer is determined by Underwriters Laboratories as the maximum stabilized power consumption of the hand mixer at high speed under a loaded condition. Peak power is an average of the maximum wattage a hand mixer may consume during initial operation at high speed. 2