Andrew James AJ000010 User manual

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Please read the manual fully before using the appliance and keep the
manual safe for future reference.
Electric Knife Sharpener
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Important safeguards
When using any electrical
appliance, basic safety
precauons should always be
followed, including:
 This appliance can be used by
children aged from 8 years
and above and persons with
reduced physical, sensory or
mental capabilies or lack of
experience and knowledge if
they have been given
supervision or instrucon
concerning use of the
appliance in a safe way and
understand the hazards
involved. Children shall not
play with the appliance.
Cleaning and user
maintenance shall not be
made by children unless they
are older than 8 and
supervised. Keep the
appliance and its cord out of
reach of children less than 8
years old.
 Always ensure the voltage
on the rang label
corresponds to the voltage
in your home.
 Check the power cord and
plug regularly for any
damage. If the cord or the
plug is damaged, it must be
replaced by a qualied
electrician or a service
repair centre. If in doubt
please contact our customer
service team.
 The appliance is intended
for domesc use only.
Industrial or commercial use
will void the warranty. The
supplier cannot be held
responsible for injury or
damage if the appliance has
been used for anything
other than its intended use.
 Incorrect operaon and use
can damage the appliance
and cause injury to the user.
 Do not use the appliance if

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it has been dropped or
damaged in any way. If the
unit has been damaged take
the unit for examinaon and
or repair by an authorised
service agent.
 Do not immerse or expose
the motor assembly, plug or
the power cord in water or
any other liquid for any
reason.
 If the supply cord is damaged
it must be replaced by the
manufacturer or by someone
who is suitably qualied to
avoid a potenal hazard.
 Do not let the cord hang over
the edge of a table or
counter. Ensure that the cord
is not in a posion where it
can be pulled or tripped over
accidentally.
 Do not allow the cord to
touch hot surfaces and do
not place the cord near hot
gas or electric burners or in a
heated oven.
 Use of an extension cord
with this appliance is not
recommended. However if
it is necessary to use an
extension cord, ensure that
the extension cord is equal
to or greater than the
power consumpon of the
appliance to avoid
overheang of the
appliance and extension
cord. Do not use any other
appliance on the extension
cord. Do not place the
extension cord in a posion
where it can be pulled on by
children or animals or be
tripped over.
 Always operate the
appliance on a smooth,
even and stable surface. Do
not place the unit on a hot
surface.
 Always remove the plug of
the appliance safely. Do not

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pull on the appliances cord
to remove the appliance
plug from the electrical
socket.
 Never handle or operate the
appliance with wet hands.
Appliance specic safety
instrucons
 Before using the knife
sharpener, remove the twist-
e which is secured to the
electrical cord. Uncoil the
cord and straighten it to
remove any kinks. During
sharpening, be sure the cord
is posioned so the knife will
not come in contact with it.
 At a professional knife
sharpening shop, certain
knives (those made of high
carbon steel) spark or
produce a stream of sparks
as they are drawn across the
sharpening wheel. As your
Andrew James knife
sharpener uses the same
type of sharpening wheels ,
you can expect to see similar
sparking when you sharpen
high carbon knives. The
sparking is normal.
 You will nd that most
knives can be sharpened so
they are razor sharp in
seconds with your new knife
sharpener. Some knives may
take longer to sharpen,
parcularly on inial
sharpening. Typically, these
knives have either been
improperly sharpened
previously or are made of
tempered steel and are
extremely hard. Please refer
to page 6 of the instrucon
folder for informaon on
sharpening dierent types
of knives.

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Appliance Components Illustraon
Stage 1
Precision grinding
Stage 2
Fine hones
Blade guides ON/OFF
switch
Sucon feet

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How to use the appliance
 Your Andrew James knife sharpener
will sharpen carbon, alloy and
stainless steel knives.
 It is designed to sharpen kitchen
knives and most sporng knives.
 Do not aempt to sharpen scissors,
serrated electric knives, or any blade
that does not t freely in the blade
guides.
 For best results, moisten the boom
of the sucon feet of the knife
sharpener and place the unit on a at
stable surface. Connect the power
plug to a suitable power outlet and
turn the unit on by pressing the ON/
OFF switch.
 The knife sharpener has two stages of
sharpening, for precision grinding and
ne honing. The precision slots are
situated on the le of the ON/OFF
switch and the ne honing slots are
situated on the right of the ON/OFF
switch. Each funcon has two slots to
sharpen each side of the knife. When
using the knife sharpener on your
knives for the rst me, begin with
the precision grinding.
Precision grinding
1. Precision grinding begins by
sharpening and creang a precision
angled edge.
2. Slowly draw the knife towards
yourself through both blade guide
slots in stage 1 (Fig 1) three mes,
alternang passes between the two
slots.
3. The knifes cung edge should be
kept parallel with the table or
counter top (Fig 1) and drawn
through the slots without using any
downward pressure. To sharpen the
p, li up the knife handle slightly as
the curved poron of the blade is
drawn through the blade guides.
4. When drawing the blade through
the blade guides, allow approx. one
second for every two inches of
blade. For example 6 inch knife = 3
seconds for each pass.
Fine Honing
1. Complete the knife sharpening
process by honing and polishing the
knife to a precise razor sharp edge.
2. Slowly draw the knife through the

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blade guide slots in stage 2 (Fig 1.)
three mes, alternang passes
between the two slots. Each pass
should take approximately three or
more seconds, depending on the
length of the knife blade.
3. Complete the honing process with one
quick pass (approximately one
second) through both slots of stage 2.
4. Before using the knife to slice food,
always wipe the blade with a damp
cloth.
5. If the knife does not slice food with
ease, repeat stages 1 and 2.
Warning
 Do not run your ngers along the
edge of the knife to check its
sharpness.
 To avoid injury, handle the knives with
extreme care.
 Never insert the p of the knife into
the blade guide rst and push it
through the knife sharpener.
 Before using the knife to slice food,
always wipe the knife blade with a
damp cloth to remove any metal
lings that may remain from the
sharpening process.

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Troubleshoong and FAQ’s
How oen should I sharpen my knives?  Hone the knife prior to each use if you want to
maintain a razor sharp edge. Aer extensive
use, (if you have honed the knife and it no
longer slices food with ease) run the knife
through both stages 1 and 2.
How can I tell if my knife is sharp?  Use it to slice food. If the knife does not slice
the food with ease, it needs addional
sharpening. Repeat stages 1 and 2.
My knife is not sharp and I’ve gone through the
whole knife sharpening procedure twice. What am I
doing wrong?
 Although unusual, there are mes when you
will have to repeat stages 1 and 2 more than
once. This may occur during the rst
sharpening of a knife that has been improperly
sharpened by another process previously. It
may also occur when sharpening knives of
tempered steel which have extremely hard
blades, such as some hunng knives.
Somemes the sharpening wheels stall when I am
drawing the knife through the blade guides, what
causes this?
 The sharpener is designed so that very lile
eort is needed to draw the knife through the
blade guides. If downward pressure is applied
to the knife as it is being drawn through the
blade guides, the sharpening wheels will stall.
How do I get an even edge on my knife?  To get an even edge, be sure to hold the knife
blade parallel with the table or counter top
while sharpening. When sharpening the p of
the blade, li up on the handle slightly as the
curved poron of the blade is drawn through
the blade guides.
Occasionally I see sparks when sharpening my
knives. What causes this?
 Knives with high carbon content (usually higher
quality knives) somemes spark when they
come into contact with the sharpening wheels,
this is normal.
Can I sharpen serrated knives with my knife
sharpener?
 No, do not use the knife sharpener to sharpen
serrated knives.

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Care and Cleaning
 The outside surface of the knife
sharpener may be cleaned with a
damp cloth. Do not use abrasives.
 Never immerse the knife sharpener in
water or any other liquid .
 Do not use any type of oil or liquids
with the Andrew James knife
sharpener.
 Your knife sharpener has two special
receptacles on the boom of the unit
for collecng metal lings from your
knives.
 Hold the appliance over a dustbin and
turn it over and shake carefully to
empty the metal shavings from the
slots of the appliance. This should be
done about once a year under normal
usage.
Electrical Informaon
Always ensure the voltage on the rang
label corresponds to the power supply
where the product is being used.
Class II double insulaon. This
tool is double insulated
therefore no earth connecon
is required.
Precauons should be followed for safe
cable management and connecon to
the power supply
If a new mains plug needs to be ed
follow the ng instrucons supplied
with good quality BS1363A plugs. If in
doubt consult a qualied electrician or
appliance repair agent.
Warning! For double insulated product
no connecon is made to the Earth
terminal.
Recommended fuse: 3A.
If an extension cable is required, a 2
core or 3 core (earthed) extension can
be used. To avoid overheang the
extension cable should be rated no less
than 13A and be fully unwound before
use.
Do not aempt to modify electrical
plugs or sockets or aempt to make an
alternave connecon to the electrical
supply.
UK and EU Guarantee
Your new Andrew James product
comes with a 24 month guarantee and
a 2 year xed warranty, eecve from
receipt conrmaon. Your receipt or
order number is required as a proof of
purchase date so it is imperave that
 Safely dispose of the old plug.
 Connect the brown lead to the live
terminal “L” in the new plug.
 Connect the blue lead to the neutral
“N” terminal.

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you keep it safe. This guarantee only
applies if the item has been used solely
for the use intended, and all
instrucons have been followed
accordingly. Please note this product is
only for domesc not commercial use.
Abuse of your product will invalidate the
guarantee. Returned goods can only be
accepted if repackaged properly within
the original colour product box, and
presented with the original receipt of
sale/order number. This does not aect
your statutory rights.
Returned products must be cleaned and
returned to us in as close to delivery
condion as possible.
If your product develops a problem
within the rst 12 months of the xed
warranty, we will pay all shipping costs
to have it returned to us. Aer 12
months the customer will be liable for
the cost of returning the product to us.
We will then pay to have the repaired /
replaced item shipped back to the
customer.
If you wish to return your item for a full
refund, you have the right to do so
within the rst 7 days. For our returns
policy please go to:
www.andrewjamesworldwide.com
Customers are responsible for any taxes
applied to our products when they are
shipped outside of the EU.
All of our prices are inclusive of VAT.
Once a product has been returned to
us, we will aim to repair or replace it
within 30 days of receipt.
The guarantee does not cover any
defect arising from improper use,
damage, build-up of lime scale or repair
aempts made by third-pares. Also,
the guarantee does not cover normal
wear and tear of individual parts.
Disposal of the appliance
Waste Electrical & Electronic
Equipment (WEEE) Waste & Recycling
Disposal of Electrical and Electronic
Waste
Non-household waste. This product
must not be disposed of together with
ordinary household waste.
Separate collecon of used products,
baeries and packaging allows the
recovery and recycling of materials. Re-
use of materials helps prevent environ
mental polluon and reduces the
demand for raw materials.
Local authories, retailers and
collecon organisaons may provide
for separate collecon of electrical
products, baeries and packaging.

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Contact details
Andrew James UK LTD
Unit 1
P C Henderson Premises
Bowburn North Industrial Estate
Bowburn
Co Durham
DH6 5NG
Customer Service / Technical Support
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Web: www.andrewjamesworldwide.com
Twier: @andrewjamesltd
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AJ000010
01/2017