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Do not touch the surface of the lid during mul-
ticooker operation, open the lid by pressing the
lid opening button.
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To avoid scalding by hot steam, be very careful
when opening the multicooker lid.
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Keep the steam valve clean, clean it when it
gets dirty.
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Never use the unit without the installed bowl
and steam valve, do not switch the multicooker
on without products and sufficient amount of
liquid in the cooking bowl.
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Follow the recommendations for amount of dry
products and liquids.
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Attention!
When steam cooking food, watch
the level of liquid in the bowl, add water to the
bowl as needed. Do not leave the unit unat-
tended!
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Do not use the multicooker if the silicone gas-
ket on the protection screen is damaged.
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Do not remove the bowl during operation.
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Do not cover the multicooker during operation.
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Do not carry the unit during operation. Use
the handle on the unit body; unplug the unit,
remove the bowl with food and let the unit cool
down preliminary.
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The lid, the food cooking bowl and body parts
heat up heavily during operation, do not touch
them. Take the hot bowl out by the handles only,
having put on thermal protective potholders.
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Clean the unit regularly.
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Do not use the unit outdoors.
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Do not allow children to touch the unit body and
the power cord during unit operation.
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This unit is not intended for usage by children
under 8 years of age.
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This unit is not intended for usage by peo-
ple (including children over 8) with physical,
neural, mental deviations or with insufficient
experience or knowledge. Such persons may
use this unit only if they are under supervi-
sion of a person who is responsible for their
safety and if they are given all the necessary
and understandable instructions concern-
ing the safe usage of the unit and informa-
tion about danger that can be caused by its
improper usage.
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Do not leave children unattended to prevent
using the unit as a toy.
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For children safety reasons do not leave poly-
ethylene bags used as packaging unattended.
Attention! Do not allow children to play with poly-
ethylene bags or packaging film. Danger of suf-
focation!
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To avoid damages, transport the unit in original
package only.
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Never use the unit if the power cord or the
power plug is damaged, if the unit works
improperly or after it was dropped. Do not try
to repair the unit by yourself. Contact an autho-
rized service center for all repair issues.
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Keep the unit in a dry cool place out of reach of
children and disabled persons.
THE UNIT IS INTENDED FOR HOUSEHOLD USAGE
ONLY
RULES OF USING OF THE COOKING BOWL (11)
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Use the unit and its parts for the intended pur-
poses only. Do not use the cooking bowl by
placing it on heating units or cooking surfaces.
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Do not replace the bowl with another container.
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Always make sure that the heating element (9)
surface and the bottom of the bowl (11) are
clean and dry.
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Do not use the bowl for mixing products. Never
chop products in the bowl to avoid damaging
the non-stick coating.
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Never leave or keep any foreign objects in the
bowl.
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When cooking food in the bowl, stir it only with
the plastic soup ladle (22) or spatula (23).
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Do not use metal objects that can scratch the
non-stick coating of the bowl.
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When cooking dishes with a lot of spices and
seasonings, wash the bowl right after cooking.
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To avoid damage of the coating, do not put the
bowl under cold water right after cooking; let
the bowl cool down preliminarily.
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The bowl is not intended for washing in the
dishwashing machine.
BEFORE THE FIRST USE
In case of unit transportation or storage under
cold (winter) conditions, it is necessary to
keep it for at least two hours at room tempera-
ture before switching on.
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Unpack the unit, remove any stickers and pack-
age materials that can prevent multicooker
operation.
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Place the multicooker on a flat heat-resistant
surface away from all kitchen heat sources (such
as gas cooker, electric cooker or cooking unit).
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Place the multicooker keeping at least 20 cm
gap between the multicooker body and the wall
and 30-40 cm gap above the unit.
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Do not place the multicooker close to the
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