-mixing soft ingredients, e.g. pancake batter or mayonnaise. -pureeing cooked ingredients, e.g. for making baby food. Put the ingredients in the beaker. See the table for the recommended quantities and processing times. Blending quantities and processing times Ingredients Blending quantity Time Speed Fruits & vegetables 100-200g 30sec. Turbo Baby food, soups & sauces 100-400ml 60sec. 12-16 EnglisH Ingredients Blending quantity Time Speed Batters 100-500ml 60sec. 12-16 Shakes & mixed drinks 100-1000ml 60sec. 12-16 Attach the blender bar to the motor unit (‘click’) (Fig. 2). Put the plug in the wall socket. Immerse the blade guard completely in the ingredients (Fig. 3). Press the on/off button or the turbo speed button to switch on the appliance. 2 3 4 5 -When you use the on/off button, you can adjust the speed with the speed selector. The higher the speed, the shor ter the processing time required. -When you use the turbo speed button, the appliance operates at maximum speed. In this case, you cannot adjust the speed with the speed selector. Note:The higher the speed, the shorter the processing time required. 6 Move the appliance slowly up and down and in circles to blend the ingredients (Fig. 4). mini chopper (HR1615 only) and extra-large chopper (HR1617 only) The choppers are intended for chopping ingredients such as nuts, meat, onions, hard cheese, boiled eggs, garlic, herbs, dr y bread etc. Be very careful when you handle the blade unit, the blades are very sharp. Be particularly careful when you remove the blade unit from the chopper bowl, when you empty the chopper bowl and during cleaning. 1 2 Put the blade unit in the chopper bowl (Fig. 5). Put the ingredients in the chopper bowl. See the table for the recommended quantities and processing times. mini chopper quantities and processing times (HR1615 only) Ingredients Chopping quantity Time Speed Onions & eggs 100g 5 x 1sec. 1-4 Meat 120g (max) 5sec. turbo Herbs 20g 5 x 1sec. 8-12 Parmesan cheese 50-100g (max) 15sec. turbo Nuts and almonds 100g 20sec. turbo Garlic 50g 5 x 1sec. turbo Extra-large chopper quantities and processing times (HR1617 only) Ingredients Chopping quantity Time Speed Onions and eggs 200g 5 x 1sec. 1-4 Meat 200g 10sec. turbo Herbs 30g 10 x 1sec. 8-12 EnglisH Ingredients Chopping quantity Time Speed Nuts and almonds 200g 30sec. turbo Dr y bread 80g 30sec. turbo Parmesan cheese 200g 20sec. turbo Dark chocolate 100g 20sec. turbo 3 4 5 6 Put the lid on the chopper bowl (Fig. 6). Fasten the motor unit onto the chopper lid (‘click’) (Fig. 7). Put the plug in the wall socket. Press the on/off button or the turbo speed button to switch on the appliance. Note: If the ingredients stick to the wall of the chopper bowl, loosen them with a spatula or by adding liquid. Note: Do not process more than 1 batch without interruption. Let the appliance cool down for 5 minutes before you continue processing. Whisk (HR1617 only) The whisk is intended for whipping cream, whisking egg whites, desser ts etc. Connect the whisk to the coupling unit (‘click’) (Fig. 8). Connect the coupling unit to the motor unit (‘click’) (Fig. 9). Put the ingredients in a bowl. 1 2 3 See the table for the recommended quantities and processing times. Whisking quantities and processing times (HR1617 only) Ingredients Whisking quantity Time Cream 250ml 70-90sec. Egg whites 4 eggs 120sec. Tip:When you beat egg whites, use a large bowl for the best result. Tip:When you whip cream, use the beaker to avoid splashing. Tip:To prevent splashing, start at a low speed setting and continue with a higher speed after approx. 1 minute. Note: Do not process more than 1 batch without interruption. Let the appliance cool down for 5 minutes before you continue processing. 4 5 Put the plug in the wall socket and press the on/off button. After approx. 1 minute, you can press the turbo button to continue at turbo speed. cleaning (Fig. 10) Do not immerse the motor unit, the whisk coupling unit (HR1617 only), the mini chopper lid (HR1615 only) and the extra-large chopper lid (HR1617 only) in water. Unplug the appliance. 10 EnglisH 2 3 Press the release buttons on the motor unit to remove the accessory you have used. Disassemble the accessory. Tip:You can also remove the rubber rings from the chopper bowls for extra thorough cleaning. 4 See the separate cleaning table at the end of this user manual for further instructions. Tip: For quick cleaning, pour warm water with some washing-up liquid in the beaker, insert the blender bar and let the appliance operate for approx. 10 seconds. storage 1 You can store the motor unit, the blender bar and the whisk (HR1617 only) in the beaker (Fig. 11). Environment -Do not throw away the appliance with the normal household waste at the end of its life, but hand it in at an official collection point for recycling. By doing this you help to preser ve the environment (Fig. 12). accessories You can order a direct-driven mini chopper (under ser vice code number 4203 035...