Gastroback 40986 Vital Mixer Pro - Manual (Page 21)

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stoRagE
Always clean the appliance before storing (see ›Care and cleaning‹). Assemble the blender
jug complete and properly for storing to avoid injury from the knife and the loss of individual
components. Put the jug into the socket of the motor base. In this way, sealing ring, blade
assembly and drive wheel are best protected from dirt and damage.
Ensure to store the appliance where it is clean, dry and safe from frost, direct sunlight and
inadmissible strain (mechanical or electric shock, heat, moisture) and where it is out of reach
of young children. Place the appliance on a clean and stable surface, where it can not fall.
Do not place any hard or heavy objects on the appliance.
tRouBlE shootiNg
The Vital Blender Pro is reliable and robust and handling it with care it will operate properly.
For the case that problems show up you can solve the problems on your own using the trouble
shooting guide.
waRNiNg: Only use the appliance for the intended use. For attendance and repair take
the appliance to an authorised service centre.
Problem Solution
Motor doesn’t start or blade doesn’t
rotate
Check that the power plug is securely inserted into the power outlet. Check that the blade assem-
bly housing is correctly attached to the base of the blender jug and that the jug is securely locked
into position. Check that the Start-/Stop button flashes and the selected program is illuminated.
Be sure to press only one function button at a time.
The motor stops or you can not turn the
motor on again
Turn the appliance off (Rotary switch position ›0‹) - the appliance is turned offe when all indicator
lights are not lit - wait for the motor to stop and remove the power plug from the outlet.Check
following list:
– The program buttons are pre-programmed and turn the power off automatically and the
appliance switches to the ready mode. ›Ice Crush‹ program after approximately 70 seconds,
›Smoothie› program after about 1 minute, ›Interval‹ program "after about 50 seconds. Wait
for a short time until you continue to work as usual.
– The motor automatically shuts off for safety reasons, if the knifes are wedged to protect from
overheating. Remove the power plug from the outlet and carefully loosen the blockage in the
blender jug before turning on the appliance.
– Take the blender jug off the motorblock and clear out firmly bounded food that blocks the blade
using a wooden or plastic spoon. Do not use force to avoid damaging the blade.
– Chop hard ingredients such as nuts or chocolate before putting them into the blender jug. If
necessary (because the blender jug is overloaded) pour out part of the content of the blender
jug and try to restart the motor using the Ice Auto Pulse function to start with.
ATTENTION: Do not try to mix ingredients of very hard consistency or ingredients which are
too big in size to avoid overloading the motor. Do not overfill the blender jug. Process very
hard food in more then one go. The mixer is not intended for chopping nuts with shell, bones
or simular hard ingredients.
The motor stucks or slows down Use the Ice Crush Program to pre-cut the food with short bursts of power. If necessary (because
the blender jug is overloaded) pour out part of the content of the blender jug. Chop hard ingredi-
ents such as nuts or chocolate before putting them into the blender jug.