Panasonic MJ-L500 User manual

English
Operating Instructions
Slow Juicer (Household Use)
MJ-L500
Model No.

EN2
Contents Page
Safety Precautions EN3
Important Information EN10
Parts Names and Handling Instructions EN11
Before Use EN12
Disassembly and assembly of the parts- EN12
Safety lock EN14
Preparation of ingredients for Juice attachment- EN15
Preparation of ingredients for Frozen attachment- EN16
How to use EN17
How to clean EN18
Troubleshooting EN20
Circuit breaker protection EN21
Replacement Parts EN21
Specications EN21
Recipes EN22
Thank you for purchasing the Panasonic product.
• Please read these instructions carefully to use the product correctly and safely.
• Before using this product please give your special attention to “Safety Precautions” (See P. EN3-EN9).
• Please keep this Operating Instructions for future use.
• Panasonic will not accept any liability if the appliance is subject to improper use, or failure to comply with these
instructions.

EN3
English
Safety Precautions
In order to prevent accidents or injuries to the user, other people, and damage to property,
please follow the instructions below.
 The following chart indicates the degree of damage caused by improper operation.
WARNING: Indicates potential hazard that could result in serious
injury or death.
CAUTION: Indicates potential hazard that could result in minor
injury or property damage.
 Thesymbolsareclassiedandexplainedasfollows.
This symbol indicates prohibition.
This symbol indicates requirement that must be followed.
WARNING
Toavoidriskofelectricshock,reduetoshortcircuit,re,burnsorinjury.
 Do not disassemble, repair or modify this appliance.
 Consult the place of purchase or a Panasonic service
center.
 Do not damage the power cord or power plug.
Following actions are strictly prohibited.
Modifying, touching on or placing near heating elements,
bending, twisting, pulling, pulled over sharp edges, putting
heavy objects on top, bundling the power cord and carrying
the appliance by the power cord.
Please make sure to follow
these instructions.

EN4
Safety Precautions
Please make sure to follow
these instructions.
WARNING
Toavoidriskofelectricshock,reduetoshortcircuit,re,burnsorinjury.
 Do not use the appliance if the power cord or power
plug is damaged or the power plug is loosely connected
to the household outlet.
 If the power cord is damaged, it must be replaced by
the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified
person in order to avoid a hazard.
 Do not allow infants and children to play with packaging
material.
(Itmaycausesu󰀨ocation.)
 Do not let the power cord hang over edge of table or
worktop.
 Do not use the appliance if the squeezing screw, the
juicingbowl,thelter,orthefrozenattachmentis
damaged or has visible cracks.
 Do not plug or unplug the power plug with wet hands.

EN5
English
WARNING
Toavoidriskofelectricshock,reduetoshortcircuit,re,burnsorinjury.
 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. Children shall not play with the appliance.
 Always keep the infants and children away from the
appliance.
●Children do not realize dangers that are likely to occur due
to improper use of appliances.
 Make sure the voltage indicated on the label of the
appliance is the same as your local supply.
Also avoid plugging other devices into the same household
outlet to prevent electrical overheating. However, if you are
connecting a number of power plugs, make sure the total
wattage does not exceed the rated wattage of the household
outlet.

EN6
Safety Precautions
Please make sure to follow
these instructions.
WARNING
Toavoidriskofelectricshock,reduetoshortcircuit,re,burnsorinjury.
 Discontinue using the appliance immediately and
unplug in the unlikely event that this appliance stops
working properly.
e.g. for abnormal or breaking down
●The power plug and the power cord become abnormally
hot.
●The power cord is damaged or the appliance power fails.
●The motor housing is deformed, has visible damage or is
abnormally hot.
●There is abnormal turning noise while in use.
●There is unpleasant smell.
●There is another abnormality or failure.
 Unplug the appliance immediately and consult the place
of purchase or a Panasonic service center for inspection
or repair.
 Insertthepowerplugrmly.
 Dusto󰀨thepowerplugregularly.
 Unplug the power plug, and wipe with a dry cloth.

EN7
English
CAUTION
Toavoidriskofburns,injury,re,electricshockorelectricalleakage.
 Do not leave the appliance unattended during operation.
Whenleavingit,turnthepowero󰀨.
 Do not use the appliance in the following locations.
●On uneven surfaces, on carpet or tablecloths etc.
●Places where it may be splashed with water or near a heat
source.
●Near any open water such as bathtubs, sinks, or other
containers.
 Do not immerse the motor housing in water or splash it
with water and/or any liquid.
 Do not hold the appliance by the power cord.
 Do not replace any parts of the appliance with the
replacement parts other than this appliance genuine
parts.
 Donotputyourngersorutensilssuchasspoons
or forks into the feeding tube while the appliance is
operating. If food becomes clogged in the feeding
tube, use the food pusher or another piece of fruit or
vegetable to push it down.

EN8
Safety Precautions
Please make sure to follow
these instructions.
CAUTION
Toavoidriskofburns,injury,re,electricshockorelectricalleakage.
 Do not place hot ingredients (over 60 °C into the feeding
tube.
 Donotopenthelidordisassemblethejuicingbowl
during operating.
 Do not get hair, necklace or string of clothes close to
the feeding tube.
(Itmaycauseinjuryduetoentrainment.)
 Donotinsertanyobjectinthegaps.
 Make sure to hold the power plug when unplugging.
Never pull on the power cord.
 Care shall be taken when handling and cleaning the
squeezingscrewandjuiceattachment.
 When moving appliance, move the motor housing and
juicingbowlseparatelybyholdingthebottomofeach
part with both hands after unplug. Do not move the
appliancebyholdingthelidorjuicingbowl.
Juicing bowl
Motor housing
Lid

EN9
English
CAUTION
Toavoidriskofburns,injury,re,electricshockorelectricalleakage.
 Beware not to tripped over or get caught in the power
cord while in use.
 Placetheapplianceonarm,dry,cleanatheatproof
worktop.
 Always disconnect the appliance from the supply if it is
left unattended and before assembling, disassembling
or cleaning.
 Switcho󰀨theapplianceanddisconnectfromsupply
before changing attachment or approaching parts that
move in use.
 Ensure to operate and rest the appliance as stated on
specicationtable.
(SeeP.EN21“Specications”)
 Ensure to clean the appliance especially surfaces in
contact with food after use.
(SeeP.EN18“HowtoClean”)
 This product is intended for household use only.

EN10
Important Information
 Do not place the juice container and pulp container in a
microwave.
 Do not drop the appliance to avoid damaging the appliance.
 Do not use the appliance outdoors.
 Do not wrap the power cord around the motor housing.
 Makesureattachmentsaresetrmly.
 Do not operate appliance empty for more than 30 seconds
afterturnediton.(Itmaydamagethesqueezingscrew.)Insert
ingredients immediately after turned on the appliance.
 Do not block the pulp spout and juice spout during operating.
This symbol indicates “Do not move the appliance by
holdingthelidorjuicingbowl.”

EN11
English
Power switch
Parts Names and Handling Instructions
 Washallthedetachablepartsbeforeusingtheapplianceforthersttimeorwhenyouhavenot
useditforawhile.(P.EN18)
Accessories
Juice container
Cleaning brush
Pulp container
The tip of the handle can be used to
remove pulp from juice spout or pulp spout.
ON: Press to run the juicer.
OFF: Press lightly to stop the
juicer.
REVERSE: Press and hold to allow
reverse rotation.
(Releasengertostopthejuicer.)
●This button can be used when the
ingredients are jammed.
Safety lock pin (Upper
motor housing side)
(P. EN14)
Power cord
Power plug*
Food pusher
Juice attachment
Filter
Frozen attachment
Spout cap
Pulp spout
Motor housing
Lid
Rotating brush
Juicing bowl
Squeezing screw
Rubber brush
(two sides)
Juice spout
Feeding tube
*Theshapeofplugmaybedi󰀨erentfromillustration.
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EN12
Removethejuice
attachment.
 Squeezing screw comes out with it.
See page EN19 for how to install the
gasket, rubber plug and rubber brushes.
 The juicer may not work properly if they
are not assembled correctly.
Squeezing
screw
Top view
Outer bottom view
Push it in until
no gap.
 Rubber brushes are located on side of
the rotating brush.
 Rubber plug is located outer bottom.
 Gasket is located in the juicing bowl.
Filter
Rotating
brush
Remove the
juicingbowl
from the motor
housing.
To disassemble
Disassembling/Assembling attachments
Make sure the gasket, rubber
plug and rubber brushes are
in place correctly.
Remove the parts.
1
2
3
1
()
Frozen
attachment
()
Frozen
attachment
 The following steps show how to disassemble/assemble attachments, using the juice
attachment as an example.
The frozen attachment can be disassembled/assembled in the same method.
Before Use -Disassembly and assembly of the parts-

EN13
English
●②
●①
()
Align the “”markonthemotorhousingandthe
“”onthejuicingbowl.
Align the “”markonthemotorhousingand
the “”markonthejuiceattachment.
1
Insert the squeezing screw into the centre.
2
Rotate the squeezing screw and push it
into the hole until it stops.
 The lid cannot be closed if the squeezing
screwisnotpusheddownsu󰀩ciently.
 Becarefulnottogetyourngerclampedin
the gap between the squeezing screw and
thelter.
To assemble
Setthejuicingbowlonthemotor
housing.
Attachtherotatingbrushandlter,
then set it on the motor housing.
Mount the squeezing screw.
2
3
4
Top view Frozen
attachment

EN14
1
2
Rotor
The safety lock has been designed to
prevent the juicer from switching on when
the parts are not properly in place.
Do not push the safety lock pin with any
implement, stick etc.
Safety lock pin
Disassembling/Assembling the lid
To disassemble, follow the reverse steps.
1Align the “” mark on the motor
housing and the “” mark on
the lid.
Turn the lid clockwise until
you hear a “click” sound.
2
Safety lock
Click
To assemble
Before Use
-Disassembly and assembly of the parts- (Continued)

EN15
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Prohibited ingredients
 Ice and frozen ingredients
 Seed of peach, plum, mango, cherry, olive etc.
 Persimmon (whose seeds cannot be removed
completely)
 Dryfoods(soybean,otherbeans,grainsetc.)
 Unheated pumpkin etc.
 Sugar cane
 Liquor, vegetable oil, other cooking oils
 Meat,shetc.
 Hot foods or ingredients*1
Ingredient preparation
 Fruit
• Peel the thick skin and remove large and/or hard seeds and stones from fruit such as pineapple,
citrus fruits, peaches, and mangoes.
• Cut fruit into pieces that are small enough to fall down into the feeding tube.
 Vegetable
• Remove stem end and seeds.
• Cut vegetables into pieces that are small enough to fall down into the feeding tube.
(Lessthan3cmwidthorcubes.)
• Cut leaf vegetables into approximately 2 cm pieces or strips.
• Cut hard ingredients such as carrots into thin 2 cm wide strips.
Tips
• Use fresh fruit and vegetables.
Taste and extracting amount may vary with freshness and harvesting timing of ingredients.
• When using ingredients with less moisture, add equivalent amount of liquid such as water or milk
little by little.
• Itisbetterjuicingingredientswhichcontainalotofeshsuchasbananas,peachesormangos
with moist fruit such as apples or oranges.
• Leaf vegetable is easy to stick to the squeezing screw and/or inside of attachments or easy to jam
the pulp spout. Recommend to feed them into the feeding tube with stems.
• Do not insert pulp into the feeding tube again to extracting.
Ingredients that may cause part damages
Heated foods which contains large amount of starch
Sticky ingredients which are not squeezable
 Sesame
 Walnut
 Peanut etc.
*1 Cool down to under 60 °C before handling.
*2 Oily ingredients which can be squeezed with
liquid added.
Oily ingredients*2
Before Use
-Preparation of ingredients for Juice attachment-
 Beans
 Sweet potato
 Potato
 Pumpkin etc.
 Lotus root
 Okra
 Mulukhiya etc.

EN16
Prohibited ingredients
Ingredient preparation
Tips
 Ice and deeply frozen ingredients.
 Co󰀨eebeans,drybeans,grainsetc.
 Pumpkin, sweet potato etc.
(Frozenwhenraworafterbeingboiled)
 Bread, rice, noodles and pasta.
 Liquor, salad oil, other cooking oils.
1Peel skin and remove large and/or hard seeds and stones etc. from ingredients such as apples,
pineapples, oranges and avocado.
For citrus fruit, peel thin skin to have better texture.
For tomatoes, boil them and peel skin.
2Cut ingredients into pieces that are small enough to fall down into the feeding tube.
(Lessthan3cmcubes.)
3Freeze ingredient.
Whenfreezingingredients,spreadthematonanaluminiumtrayavoiding
that each piece is touching each pieces.
4Thaw frozen ingredients at room temperature until a fork can penetrate to it's centre.
(approx.5-30minutes)
 Whenthawingisinsu󰀩cient,ingredientsarenotmixedortheydonotbecomeasmoothtexture.

Do not use re-frozen ingredients or ingredients which are stored in a freezer for a long period of time.
 Frozen ingredients should be used within one month.
 If frozen ingredients are used immediately after taking out from a freezer, it may cause a malfunction
on the appliance.
Before Use
-Preparation of ingredients for Frozen attachment-
<Ingredients that may cause part damages>

EN17
English
Food pusher
Feeding tube
Open the
spout cap
Juice spout
Pulp spout
Pulp container Juice
container
Extracting
After use
 Pull out the power plug.
 Use the tip of cleaning brush to remove the pulp from juice spout and pulp spout.
 Removepartsandcleanthem.(P.EN18-19)
Donotmovethejuicerbyholdingthelidorjuicingbowl.(Droppingpartsmaycauseinjury.)
 Feed ingredients little by little
approximately every 5 seconds.
 When using more than one kind of
ingredients, feed them little by little
alternately.
 Do not force to push ingredients into
the feeding tube.
 In the case of jamming of ingredients
or idle running, press and hold the
“R”(REVERSE)buttonforseveral
seconds(P.EN11).
2
1Press the “I”
(ON) button.
Feed ingredients into the
feeding tube slowly and
push them down by using
the food pusher.
3Afterextractingiscompleted,
press the “O” (OFF) button
and close the spout cap.
1
Install parts on the motor housing and assemble the lid.
(P.EN12-14)
2Prepareingredients.(P.EN15-16)
3Place containers under the juice spout and pulp spout.
●When using the frozen attachment, placing the pulp con-
tainer is not necessary.
4Insert the power plug into an outlet.
Preparations
How to use
 Dependingoningredients(especiallyhardingredients),theirpulpmaymixintothejuice.
If pulp is disturbing your drink, strain your drink.
 When pulp is not coming out or pulp is accumulating back of the pulp spout and top of the juice
attachment, turn the switch off and remove them.
Note
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EN18
 Clean the appliance after every use.
 Unplug before cleaning.
 Do not use benzine, thinner, alcohol, bleach, polishing powder, metal brush or nylon brush,
otherwise the surface will be damaged.
 Do not clean the appliance with pointed object such as a toothpick or pin.
About discoloration of parts
Some discolouration of parts may
occur upon using ingredients like
carrot or leaf vegetable etc.
Cleaning all parts immediately after
each use will help to reduce stains.
Dishwasher safe parts
 Before putting the parts into a dishwasher, remove residue on the parts.
 Heat may cause cracking of parts. Always place the parts away from any heater or set a low
temperature of heater.
How to clean
Squeezing screw/Filter
Wash with diluted dish soap
(neutral)andasoftsponge.Then
rinse thoroughly with water and
dry well.
•Usethecleaning
brush to clean the
bottom surface of
squeezing screw.
•Whenthelterisclogged,
use the cleaning brush to
clean.
Motor housing
Wipe with a well-wrung cloth.
Accessories
Washwithdiluteddishsoap(neutral)
and a soft sponge. Then rinse
thoroughly with water and dry well.
Rotating brush
(P.EN19)
Juicing bowl
(P.EN19)
Food pusher/Lid
Wash with diluted dish soap
(neutral)andasoftsponge.Then
rinse thoroughly with water and
dry well.
Frozen attachment
Wash with diluted dish soap
(neutral)andasoftsponge.Then
rinse thoroughly with water and
dry well.
* NOT dishwasher safe
* NOT dishwasher safe
* Dishwasher safe
* Dishwasher safe
* Dishwasher safe
Do not use the following:

EN19
English
Rotating brush/Juicing bowl
Push the rubber brush to the direction
indicated by the arrow mark and take the
part out from the gap.
Do not pull the rubber brush hard.
Pull the gasket
up.
Push the
gasket into
opening as
gurebellow. Push the rubber
plug into the
opening in the
direction of the
arrow until there is
no gap.
■
Gasket of the inner side of the
juicing bowl
■
About the rubber brushes, gasket and rubber plug
■
Rubber plug of outer bottom of the juicing bowl
●①
●④
●③
●②
Rubber brush
Gap Gap
Upper
(Long)
Lower
(Short) Top view
Push
Sectional view
Insert the upper/lower grooves of the rubber brush into
the gap and then slide it all the way up/down both ends.
 To avoid damaging the juicer, make sure the upper
and lower grooves are in the correct position.
Insert the groove to
the projected part.
To disassembling To assemble
To disassemble
To assemble
To disassemble To assemble
Pull the rubber plug out in
the direction of the arrow.
 Cannot be removed from
the juicing bowl.
 Afterwashing,draino󰀨waterwellandthenassemblethem.
Do not leave them unassembled.
(Otherwise there is a risk of loss, choking on and swallowing of little parts by children, product
failure,orleakageofjuice.)
 To avoid formation of rust, dry the parts after washing.
 To avoid failure, do not place the motor housing up-side down.
 To move the juicer, separate the juicing bowl from the motor housing
andholdthemwithbothhands.(P.EN8).

Store the appliance in a place that is beyond the reach of young children.
Washwithdiluteddishsoap(neutral)andasoftsponge.Thenrinsethoroughlywithwateranddrywell.
After drying all the parts, assemble them correctly.

Use the tip of cleaning brush handle to clean the spouts of the juicing bowl.
(Theinnersurfacesmaybescratchedifyouusethecleaningbrushtocleanit.)
Note
Storage
* NOT dishwasher safe

EN20
Troubleshooting Please check the following before
contacting us for repair.
Problem Cause and solution
 This is normal.
You may hear sound such as squeaking or cracking.
• These are the sound of ingredients being compressed.
(Dependingontheingredients,thenoisemaybequiteloud.)
• This is the sound of the rotating brush contacting with filter.
Noise during operation.
 Incorrect assembly of the gasket, rubber brushes and/or rubber
plug.
➡Assemblethemcorrectly.(P.EN12,13,19)
Leakageofjuiceor
frozen dish.

The squeezing screw and attachments are not assembled correctly.
➡
Assemblethesqueezingscrewandattachmentscorrectly(P.EN10,11).
Abnormal noise or
vibration.
Thejuicerdoesnot
run after the power is
switched on.
 Is the power plug inserted into an outlet?
➡Insert the power plug into an outlet.
 Set the juicer correctly.
➡Thelidneedstobeturneduntilyouheara“click”sound.
If you fail to do so, the juicer will not run after the power is
switchedon.(P.EN14)
 The circuit breaker protection is activated.
• You have used prohibited ingredients.
• The volume of ingredients is too large.
• The ingredients are too hard.
➡See“circuitbreakerprotection”(P.EN21).
Remove prohibited ingredients from the juicer.
The motor housing is
hot.
 The operating time is longer than the rated duration.
➡Followtheratedduration(upto15minutes).
To resume operation, please wait for at least 30 minutes. This
allows the motor housing to cool down and avoid failure due to
overheating of motor.
Thejuicerstopped
suddenly.
 The lid is open.
➡Switcho󰀨thepower,closethelid,andstartagain.
 The circuit breaker protection is activated.
• You have used prohibited ingredients.
• The volume of ingredients is too large.
• The ingredients are too hard.
➡ See“Circuitbreakerprotection”(P.EN21).
Remove prohibited ingredients from the juicer.
 Clogging of pulp spout.
➡Switcho󰀨thepowerandremoveresidueusingthetipof
cleaning brush handle.
Thejuicingbowlor
motor housing shakes
during operation.
 This is normal.
Since the juicing bowl and motor housing are a split type, they
may shake when the squeezing screw is rotating.
Do not press the lid or juicing bowl. (Doing so may result in
failureofthejuicer.)