Oster BLSTDG-W00 User manual

MODEL/MODÈLE
MODELO
MODEL/MODÈLE
MODELO
Instruction Manual
BLENDER
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING THIS APPLIANCE
Manuel d’Instructions
MÉLANGEUR
LIRE TOUTES LES INSTRUCTIONS AVANT D ’ UTILISER CET APPAREIL
Manual de Instrucciones
BATIDORA
LEA TODAS LAS INSTRUCCIONES ANTES DE USAR ESTE APARATO
Manual de Instruções
LIQUIDIFICADOR
LEIA TODAS AS INSTRUÇÕES ANTES DE USAR ESTE APARELHO
BLSTDG-W00
BLSTDG-W00
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always
be followed, including the following:
• READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING YOUR BLENDER. KEEP THEM FOR
FUTURE REFERENCE.
• Verifythatthevoltageinyourhomecorrespondstothatofyourappliance.
• Toprotectagainstriskofelectricalshock,donotputcord,plug,base,ormotorinwater
orotherliquid.
• Unplugcordfromoutletwhennotinuse,beforeputtingonortakingoffpartsand
beforecleaning.
• Theblinkingonlightindicatestheblenderisreadytooperate.Alwaysavoidany
contactwithbladesormoveableparts.
• DO NOToperateanyelectricalappliancewithadamagedcordorplugorafterthe
appliancemalfunctionsorhasbeendroppedordamagedinanymanner.Return
appliancetonearestAuthorizedOster®ServiceCenterforexamination,electrical
repair,mechanicalrepair,oradjustment.
• Theuseofattachments,includingcanningjars,notrecommendedbythemanufacturer
maycauseariskofinjurytopersons.
• DO NOTuseoutdoors.
• DO NOTletcordhangovertheedgeofatableorcounterortouchhotsurfaces,
includingthestove.
• Keephandsandutensilsoutofcontainerwhileblendingtoreducetheriskofsevere
personalinjuryand/ordamagetoblender.Arubberspatulamaybeusedbutmustbe
usedonlywhenblenderisnotrunning.
• DO NOTuseabroken,chippedorcrackedblenderjar.
• DO NOTusebroken,crackedorloosecuttingblades.
• Toreducetheriskofinjury,neverplacecuttingunitbladesonbasewithoutjarproperly
attached.Bladesaresharp,handlewithcare.
• Alwaysoperateblenderwithcoverinplace.
• HotFoods:Openfeedercaptoventsteam.Makesuretotiltfeedercapawayfrom
youwhenopeningit.Keephandsawayfromthelidopeningtopreventpossibleburns.
Whenworkingwithhotliquids,removefeedercapandstartblendingatalowspeed
thenmovetoafasterspeed.
• Screwonbladeassemblyrmly.Injurycanresultifmovingbladesaccidentallybecome
exposed.
• DO NOTleaveblenderunattendedwhileitisoperating.
• Todisconnectappliance,presson/offbuttontoturntheblenderoff“ ”,andthen
removetheplugfromwalloutlet.

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• Ifjariscracked,donotuse.Itcouldbreakduringoperation.
• DO NOTuseapplianceforotherthanitsintendedpurpose.
• Thisapplianceisnotintendedforusebypersons(includingchildren)withreduced
physical,sensoryormentalcapabilities,orlackofexperienceandknowledge,unless
theyhavebeengivensupervisionorinstructionconcerninguseoftheappliancebya
personresponsiblefortheirsafety.Childrenshouldbesupervisedtoensurethatthey
DO NOTplaywiththeappliance.
• Closesupervisionisnecessarywhenanyapplianceisusedbyornearchildren,or
incapacitatedindividuals.
• DO NOT operate blender continuously for more than 3 minutes.
THIS APPLIANCE IS INTENDED FOR HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
POWER CORD SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
• Thelengthofthecordusedonthisappliancewasselectedtoreducethehazards
ofbecomingtangledin,ortrippingoveralong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electricalratingoftheblender.Caremustbetaken
toarrangetheextensioncordsothatitwillnotdrapeoverthecountertoportabletop
whereitcanbepulledonbychildrenoraccidentallytrippedover.
• Iftheblenderbladeslockanddonotmove,itwilldamagethemotor.Donotuse.

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FITTING A REPLACEMENT PLUG
FOR U.K. AND IRELAND ONLY
Iftheplugisnotsuitableforthesocketoutletsinyourhome,itcanberemovedand
replacedbyaplugofthecorrecttype.Pleasereferto“Installationofaplug”below.
InstallationofaplugApplicabletoU.K.andIreland.
WARNING - THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED.
NOTE:Iftheterminalsintheplugarenotmarkedorifyouareunsureorindoubtabout
theinstallationoftheplugpleasecontactaqualiedelectrician.Ifa5A3-pinplugistted,
itmustbeanASTAapprovedplug,conformingtoBS1363standard.Replacement5A
fusesmustbeBSIorASTABS1362approved.
Thewiresinthemainsleadarecolouredassuch:
GREEN AND YELLOW - EARTH
BROWN - LIVE
BLUE - NEUTRAL
Pleasenotethatthecolourofthesemainswiresmaynotcorrespondwiththecolour
markingsthatidentifytheterminalsinyourplug.
Pleaseproceedasfollows:
ThewirewhichiscolouredGREEN ANDYELLOWmustbeconnectedtotheterminal
whichismarkedwiththeletter“E”orbytheearthsymbolorcolouredGREENor
GREEN AND YELLOW.
TheBROWNcolouredwiremustbeconnectedtotheterminal,whichismarkedwiththe
letter“L”oriscolouredRED.
TheBLUEcolouredwiremustbeconnectedtotheterminal,whichismarkedwiththe
letter“N”oriscolouredBLACK.
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1. Pourthroughblenderlidwith
 ip-topspoutcover
2. 1.75-liter/7-cupDishwasher-SafeGlassJar
3. Sealingring(gasket)
4. Bladeassembly
5. Bottomcap
6. Base
7. ControlPanel
Control Panel
8. ON/OFFwillceaseoperation“ ”
9. ON/OFFbuttonashesredwhenreadytooperate
10.“Low”,“Medium”and“High”SpeedSelections
11. Pre-Programmed“IceCrush”setting-pulseson
highfor30secondswithautoshut-off“ ”
12.Pre-Programmed“FrozenDrinks”setting-runs
onhighfor45secondswithautoshut-off“ ”
13.“Pulse”forpreciseblendingcontrol“ ”
DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLIANCE
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BEFORE USING YOUR BLENDER
Afterunpackingtheblender,washeverythingexcepttheblenderbaseinwarm,soapy
water.Drythoroughly.Wipetheblenderbasewithadampclothorsponge.Donot
immersethebaseinwater.Careshouldbetakenwhenhandlingtheblades,astheyare
verysharp.
HOW TO ASSEMBLE AND USE
Important:Yourblenderjarandcuttingbladesaresubject
towearduringnormaluse.Alwaysinspectcuttingblades
forbroken,crackedorlooseblades.Ifjarorcuttingblades
aredamaged,donotuse.
• Makesureblenderisunplugged.Placeblenderbaseon
clean,drysurfacetokeepforeignparticlesfrombeing
pulledupintomotorduringoperation.
• Beforeinsertingbladeassembly,besurethatthegasket
isseatedaroundbladebase.
• Insertbladeassemblyontothebottomopeningofthejar.
Tiltthebladeslightlytoproperlyinsertit.
•Placethebottomcapbyscrewingitclockwiseontothejar
bottomuntiltight.
• Placethejaronthemotorbase,ensuringatightt.
• Plugcordintooutlet.
• Putingredientsinjar,placelidonjarmakingsureitis
pusheddowncompletelyintoposition.
• Processfoodorbeverages.Placehandonlidwhen
blendingliquids.Selectthedesiredfunctiononthecon-
trolpaneltostartblending,pleaserefertothe“Useofthe
SpecialFeaturesofYourBlender”sectionforoperating
instructions.
• Alwaysturnblenderofforwaituntilitshutsoff
automaticallyandbladeshavestoppedrotatingbefore
removingjarorlid.
• Removejarafterblendingiscompletebyliftingitfrom
motorbase.
• Neverplacejarontounitwhilemotorisrunning.
• Neverrunempty.
• Neverrunwithoutjar.
• Yourblenderjarwasdesignedwithastablebaseandalidwithsnap-openspoutfor
easyserving.
NOTE: Asanaddedsafetyfeature,thisblenderhasaninterlocksystemandwillnot
operateunlessthejarisinplace.
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USING THE BLENDER’S SPECIAL FEATURES
3 SPEED
Yourblenderhas3speedstochoosefrom;1(low),2
(medium)and3(high).Touseoneofthe3speeds,
presstheon/offbutton“ ”toturnontheblender,theon
indicatorlightwillstartblinkinguntilaspeedorfunctionis
selected.Selectthedesiredspeedtostartblending.The
indicatorlightwillbeon.Youcanchangespeedsduring
theblendingprocessbypressingoneoftheotherspeed
settings.
Note:Theblinkingonlightindicatestheblenderis
readytooperate.Avoidanycontactwithbladesor
moveableparts.Theblenderwillautomaticallyshutoff
after1minuteifnospeedorfunctionisselected.
ICE CRUSH FUNCTION
Tousetheicecrushingfunction,presstheon/offbutton
“ ”toturnontheblender,theonindicatorlightwillstart
blinking.Thenpresstheicecrushbutton“ ”tostartthe
icecrushingprocess.Theindicatorlightwillbeon.The
blenderwillpulseautomaticallyfor30secondsandthen
shutoffafter1minuteifnootherfunctionisselected.
DRINK MIXING FUNCTION
Tousethedrinkmixingfunction,presstheon/offbutton
“ ”toturnontheblender,theonindicatorlightwillstart
blinking.Thenpressthedrink-mixingbutton“ ”tostart
thedrinkmixingprocess.Theindicatorlightwillbeon.
Theblenderwillruncontinuouslyfor45secondsandthen
shutoffafteroneminuteifnootherfunctionisselected.
PULSE BUTTON
Forinstantcontrol,thepulsefunctionoperatesonlyas
longasthebuttonishelddown.Tousethisfunction
presstheon/offbutton“ ”toturnontheblender,the
onindicatorlightwillstartblinking.Tostartusingthe
pulsefunction,pressandholdthepulsebuttonforthe
desiredtime.Theblendermotorstopswhenthebuttonis
released.
STORING THE JAR IN THE REFRIGERATOR
Jarconvenientlytsintherefrigeratordoorforstoring
smoothies,shakesandfrozendrinks.Storinginfreezeris
notrecommended.
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HINTS FOR BEST USE
• Processinghotfoodsorliquidsintheblendermaycausehotliquidtospurtoutwhen
thecoverisremoved.Alwaysliftthesnap-openspoutlocatedonthelidbeforeblend-
inghotfoodsorliquids.WARNING:WhenyouworkwithHOTLIQUIDS,ipthejarlid
openandstartatalowspeed,andgraduallyincreasetoafasterspeed.Donotadd
liquidoverthe1.0-liter/4cuplevel.Alwayskeephandsandexposedskinawayfrom
steam.Startblendingatlowestspeed.Jarwillbecomehotfromhotcontents.(Please
reviewImportantSafeguardssection.)
•Toaddliquidsandsmallingredientswhenblenderisoperating,liftthesnap-openspout
andaddingredientsthroughtheopening.
•Ifblendingactionstopsduringblendingoringredientssticktothesidesofthejar,
turnblenderoff.Removethecoverandusearubberspatulatopushmixturetowards
blades.
•Ifusingyourblendertomakesalsaorotherrecipesusingtomatoes,onionsandother
vegetables,youmayhavebetterresultsusingaslowerspeedfunctionorthepulse
function.
•Donottrytomashpotatoes,mixstiffdough,whipeggwhites,grindcorn,  
rawmeatorextractjuicesfromfruitsandvegetables.Theblenderwasnot  
madetoperformthesetasks.
•Avoidbumpingordroppingtheblender.
MAINTAINING YOUR BLENDER
HOW TO CLEAN THE BLENDER
•Presson/offbutton“ ”toturnblenderoffandunplugtheblenderfromelectricaloutlet.
• Wipeblenderbase,controlpanel,andcordwithadampclothorsponge.  
Toremovestubbornspots,useamild,non-abrasivecleanser.
• Tocleanjar,unscrewthebottomcap,keepingjartilted,soasnottodrop  
bladeassemblywhilebottomcapisremoved.
• Removethebladeassembly.Tiltbladeslightlytoproperlyremove.
• Carefullyremovegasketfromouterrimofbladeassembly.
• Carefullywashbladeassembly,gasket,jarandcoverinwarm,soapywater.Rinseand
drythoroughly.Donotimmersethebaseinwater.
• Placegasketontobladeassemblyandre-insertbladeassemblyintoglassjar.Doso
bytiltingitslightlytoenterintothebottomopeningofthejar.  
Moveasneededtocleartheremainingblades.
• Screwthebottomcapbackontojarinordertosecurebladeassemblyand  
placejarbackontomotorbase.

English-8
RECIPES
MAKES
Cups
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
ICE CREAM
Cups
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
MILK
Ounces
6
9
12
15
18
21
24
VANILLA
Tsp
1/8
1/4
1/4
3/8
3/8
1/2
1/2
VANILLA MILKSHAKE
MAKES
Cups
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
YOGURT
Ounces
7
11
14
18
21
25
28
ICE CUBES
Medium
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
FROZEN
STRAWBERRIES
1InchDia.Max
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
FROZEN
BANANA
2InchChunks
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
WHITE GRAPE
JUICE
Ounces
3
41/2
6
71/2
9
101/2
12
STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIE
MAKES
Cups
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
TEQUILA
Ounces
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
MARGARITA MIX
Ounces
6
9
12
15
18
21
24
ICE
Cups
1/8
1/4
1/4
3/8
3/8
1/2
1/2
MARGARITA
*Optional:Addsugartotaste.

English-9
EUROPE GUARANTEE

Pleasekeepyourreceiptasthiswillberequiredforanyclaimsunderthisguarantee.

Thisapplianceisguaranteedfor2yearsafteryourpurchaseasdescribedinthis
document.

Duringthisguaranteedperiod,ifintheunlikelyeventtheappliancenolongerfunctions
duetoadesignormanufacturingfault,pleasetakeitbacktotheplaceofpurchase,with
yourtillreceiptandacopyofthisguarantee.

Therightsandbenetsunderthisguaranteeareadditionaltoyourstatutoryrights,which
arenotaffectedbythisguarantee.OnlyHolmesProducts(Europe)Ltd.(“Holmes”)has
therighttochangetheseterms.

Holmesundertakeswithintheguaranteeperiodtorepairorreplacetheappliance,orany
partofappliancefoundtobenotworkingproperlyfreeofchargeprovidedthat:

 • youpromptlynotifytheplaceofpurchaseorHolmesoftheproblem;.and
 • theappliancehasnotbeenalteredinanywayorsubjectedtodamage,misuse, 
 abuse,repairoralterationbyapersonotherthanapersonauthorisedbyHolmes.

Faultsthatoccurthrough,improperuse,damage,abuse,usewithincorrectvoltage,
actsofnature,eventsbeyondthecontrolofHolmes,repairoralterationbyaperson
otherthanapersonauthorisedbyHolmesorfailuretofollowinstructionsforusearenot
coveredbythisguarantee.Additionally,normalwearandtear,including,butnotlimited
to,minordiscolorationandscratchesarenotcoveredbythisguarantee.

Therightsunderthisguaranteeshallonlyapplytotheoriginalpurchaserandshallnot
extendtocommercialorcommunaluse.
Ifyourapplianceincludesacountry-specicguaranteeorwarrantyinsertpleaserefer
tothetermsandconditionsofsuchguaranteeorwarrantyinplaceofthisguaranteeor
contactyourlocalauthoriseddealerformoreinformation.

Thismarkingindicatesthatthisproductshouldnotbedisposedwithotherhousehold
wastesandshouldbedisposedseparatelythroughouttheEU.Toprevent
possibleharmtotheenvironmentorhumanhealthfromuncontrolledwaste
disposalduetothepresenceofhazardoussubstanceswithintheproduct,
recycleitresponsiblytopromotethesustainablereuseofmaterialsand
resources.Toreturnyouruseddevice,pleaseusethereturnandcollection
systemsavailabletoyouorcontacttheretailerwheretheproductwaspurchased.They
cantakethisproductforenvironmentallysaferecycling.

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