Cuisinart DLC-XP - Manual (Page 5)

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Both the metal blade and the dough blade have locking
devices that prevent heavy, sticky mixtures from driving the
blade upward on the shaft. See page 5 for details.
Each slicing disc has a long blade that makes beautiful whole
slices with no torn edges. In addition to slicing whole fruits and
vegetables, these discs slice cooked meat, semi-frozen raw
meat, slender loaves of bread and even sticks of butter, if they
are very cold.
The medium shredding disc processes most firm and hard
cheese into long, attractive shreds. It also shreds vegetables
like carrots, onions, radishes and zucchini, and it processes
nuts and chocolate to a uniform fine texture. The single
detachable stem fits all the slicing discs and the shredding
disc, making storage easy in limited space. Stem locks
securely to the underside of any disc. See page 5 for
assembly instructions.
ASSEMBLING THE PARTS
Place the base on a counter or table near a 3-prong electrical
outlet. Position it so you look at the front of it. Do not plug it in
until the processor is completely assembled.
Pick up the transparent work bowl, holding it in both hands
with the handle toward you.
Place the bowl on the base, fitting its central tube over the
motor shaft on the base and placing its handle slightly to the
left of front-center (at about a 7 o’clock position).
Turn the bowl counterclockwise as far as it will go. It will lock
into position.
Pick up the metal blade, noting the outline on top. It matches
the shape of the motor shaft.
Place the blade over the motor shaft, lining up the outline with
the shaft. It should easily drop into place. Be sure it is pushed
down as far as it will go. If it is not all the way down, it may
become damaged. Push only on the center section; never
touch the cutting blade. Check to be sure the blade is all the
way down by turning it back and forth while pushing it down.
See page 5 for complete instructions on connecting the
detachable stem to a slicing or shredding disc.
Place the cover on the bowl, with the feed tube at the rear,
slightly to the right of rear center. The locking devices on the
cover should be at the left of the locking tabs on the front rim
of the work bowl. Turn the cover counterclockwise to lock it
into place.
Pick up the pusher assembly in your left hand, with the two
descending tabs away from you. Slide the assembly over the
feed tube on the work bowl cover and push it down as far as it
will go. It will click into a locked position. The motor will not
start unless the pusher assembly is locked in place.
USING THE PUSHER ASSEMBLY
The pusher assembly has 3 parts:
1. A small removable pusher that fits into a central tube in a
large pusher. The small pusher is for processing food like
single carrots or cucumbers, for continuous feeding of
small, hard food like garlic, onions and chunks of cheese,
and for adding liquid while the machine is running. A funnel
helps when adding dry ingredients like flour and sugar
through the small feed tube.
2. A larger pusher that is permanently mounted within a
sleeve. The pusher moves freely within the sleeve to allow
slicing and shredding large pieces of food.
3. A sleeve, with two descending tabs. One locks the sleeve to
the work bowl; the other pushes down the activating rod at
the back of the work bowl, permitting the processor motor
to start. A white slide lock on the back of the sleeve locks
the large pusher so it cannot slide up and down. Always
lock it when using the small feed tube.
When you use the large feed tube, the small pusher must
always be locked into place. To lock it, turn it counterclockwise
until the tabs on its rim slide under ridges on the rim of the
large pusher.