Oster VERSA - Important Safety Precautions

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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
When using your blender, you should always follow basic safety precautions,
including the following:
•Readallinstructionsbeforeuse.
•Toprotectagainstelectricalhazards,donotimmersethecord,plugormotorbasein
waterorotherliquids.
•Alwaysusetheproductonaclean,at,hard,drysurface.Thereshouldbeno
materialsuchasatableclothorplasticbetweentheunitandsurface.
•FlashingcontrolbuttonLEDlightindicatesreadytooperate.Avoidanycontactwith
bladesormoveableparts.
•Keephandsandutensilsoutofjarwhileblendingtoreducetheriskof:
 –Severepersonalinjury.
 –Damagetotheblender.
•Ifscrapingisnecessary,turnthepowerOFF,unplugfromtheelectricaloutlet,and
usearubberspatulaonly.
•Donotusetheappliance:
 –Withadamagedcordorplug.
 –Aftertheunitfailstoworkcorrectly.
 –Afteryoudropordamagetheproductinanyway.
ReturntheproducttoyournearestAuthorizedOster
®
ApplianceServiceCenterfora
safetycheck,adjustmentorrepair.Callourtoll-free,automatedphonelinetondthe
ServiceCenternearesttoyou.
•The6PointStarBladeissharp.Handleitcarefully.Toreducetheriskofinjury,
neverplacethebladeassemblyonthebasewithoutajarproperlyattached.
•Alwaysputthelidonthejarbeforeoperatingtheblender.
•Donotuseoutdoors.
•Donotallowthecordtotouchhotsurfacesorhangovertheedgeof
atableorcounter.
•TurnallcontrolstoOFFandunplugtheblenderwhenitisnotinuse,beforetaking
offorputtingonparts,andbeforecleaning.
•Neverleavetheapplianceunattendedwhileitisrunning.
•Youriskpersonalinjury,reorelectricshockifyouuseattachments,jars
orpartsotherthanthoserecommendedbytheOster
®
brand.
•Supervisechildrencloselywhentheyuseorarenearbyappliances.
•Theuseofattachments,includingcanningorordinaryjarandprocessingassembly
parts,isnotrecommendedbyJardenConsumerSolutionsandmaycauseriskor
injurytopersons.
•Thecontainershouldnotbemorethan2/3fullwhenthetamperisleftinwhile 
 blending.Donotexceed20secondsofcontinuousblendingwiththetamperinplace.
•Whenmakingnutbuttersoroilbasedfoods,donotprocessformorethanone
minuteafterthemixturestartscirculating.Over-processingcancausedangerous
overheating.
• Whenprocessinghotliquids:the2-partlidmustbesecurelylockedinplace.Thisallows
steamtoescapenaturally,andwillpreventthelidfromcomingoffwhenthemachineis
turnedon.Alwaysstarthotliquidson“Low”,thenincreasetothedesiredspeedinthe
recipe.Neverstarton“High”withhotliquids.Usecautionwithhotliquids.
•Neverputnon-fooditemsintothepitchertoblend.