PHILIPS HR 2627-91 ProMix Viva Collection Hand Blender User Manual

PHILIPS HR 2627-91 ProMix Viva Collection Hand Blender User Manual

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed including the following:

1. Read all instructions before using the appliance and save them for future reference.
2. To protect against risk of electrical shock, do not put or immerse the motor unit, power cord, or electrical plug in water or any other liquid. Do not rinse it under the tap and do not clean it in the dishwasher. Only the detachable blender bar and certain other parts of this appliance have been designed to be immersed in water or other liquids. If the blender motor unit falls into liquid, immediately unplug it. Carefully remove the blender bar, then clean and dry unit thoroughly before continuing.
3. 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 are closely supervised and instructed concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety. Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
4. Turn the appliance OFF, then unplug from the outlet when not in use, before assembling or disassembling parts and before cleaning. To unplug, grasp the plug and pull from the outlet. Never pull from the power cord.
5. Avoid contact with moving parts. Keep hands, hair, clothing as well as spatulas and other utensils away from beaters during operation to reduce risk of injury to persons or damage to the mixer.
6. Moving Parts. Keep fingers out of discharge opening.
7. Keep hands and utensils away from the cutting blade while chopping food or to reduce the risk of severe injury to persons or damage to the food chopper. A scraper may be used but only when the food chopper is not running.
8. Keeps hands and utensils out of the container while blending to prevent the possibility of severe injury to persons or damage to the unit. A scraper may be used but must be used only when the unit is not running.
9. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after the appliance malfunctions or is dropped or damaged in any manner. Contact the manufacturer at their customer service telephone number for information on examination, repair, or adjustment. For assistance in the U.S. or Canada only call 1-866-309-8817.
10. The use of attachments not recommended or sold by the appliance manufacturer may cause fire, electric shock or injury.
11. Do not use the appliance outdoors or in moving vehicles or boats. Misuse may cause injury.
12. Never feed food by hand. Always use food pusher.
13. The blades are very sharp. Do not touch the blades or blender bar, especially when the appliance is plugged in. Handle carefully when removing, inserting or cleaning. Exercise care when removing or inserting the cutter blade for the chopper attachment.
14. Do not let the power cord hang over the edge of a table or counter.
15. Do not let cord contact hot surface, including the stove.
16. Remove the beaters from the mixer before washing.
17. To reduce the risk of injury, never place cutting blade on base without first putting bowl properly in place.
18. Be certain cover is securely locked in place before operating appliance.
19. Do not attempt to defeat the cover interlock mechanism.
20. Make certain the chopper attachment lid is securely locked in place before operating appliance. Do not attempt to remove cover or empty chopper bowl until blade has stopped rotating.
21. If the operation of a multi-speed appliance, intended for use with various attachments, at speeds exceeding those recommended by the manufacturer results in a risk of injury to persons, the instruction manual provided with the appliance shall indicate the recommended speeds of operation.
22. When mixing liquids, especially hot liquids, use a tall container or make small quantities at a time to reduce risk of spillage, splattering or possible injury or burns from hot liquids.
23. This appliance has a polarized plug (one blade is wider than the other). To reduce the risk of electric shock, this plug will fit in a polarized outlet only one way. If the plug does not fit fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not fit, contact a qualified electrician. Do not modify the plug in any way.
24. Check if the voltage indicated on the base of the appliance corresponds to the local electrical voltage before you connect the appliance.
25. This appliance is intended for household use only. Do not use this appliance for anything other than its intended use as described in this manual.
26. If the blades or blending bar get stuck, unplug the appliance before you remove the ingredients that block the blades. BLADES ARE SHARP.
27. Do not place the appliance or power cord near a hot surface, gas or electric burner, or in a heated oven.
28. Always unwind the power cord completely before you switch on the appliance.
29. Keep hands, fingers, hair, scarves, clothing as well as spatulas and other utensils away from the appliance while using to reduce the risk of injury to persons, and/or damage to the appliance.
30. To avoid splashing, always immerse the bar into the ingredients before you switch on the appliance.
31. Remove the detachable bar or accessories from the appliance before washing.
32. Always ensure the appliance is turned off after each use. Always unplug the appliance from the electrical outlet when not in use, before putting on or taking off parts, before touching parts that move and before cleaning or attempting to move the appliance.
33. Never leave the appliance unattended while in use.
34. Always place the appliance on a stable, level and horizontal surface.
35. Make sure all parts are assembled properly before you switch on the appliance. Do not disassemble while appliance is operating.
36. Do not exceed the suggested quantities and running time specified in the user manual or run the motor continuously.
37. Do not process more than one batch without interruption (maximum 3 minutes). Let the appliance cool down completely before continuing to process.
38. Maximum rating is based on the Food Chopper accessory (mini Chopper for HR2627 and XL Chopper for HR2629) that draws the greatest power. The other recommended attachments may draw significantly less power.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

IMPORTANT

Danger

• Never immerse the motor unit in water or any other liquid and do not rinse it under the tap or clean it in the dishwasher. Only use a moist cloth to clean the motor unit.

Warning

• Never use a chopper blade unit without a chopper bowl.
• To avoid splashing, always immerse the blender bar into the ingredients before you switch on the appliance, specially when you process hot ingredients.
• Thoroughly clean the parts that come into contact with food before you use the appliance for the first time. Refer to the instruction manual.
• If the blender motor unit falls into liquid, imminently unplug it an carefully remove the blender bar, then stop using the appliance and contact service center.
• Vibration may occur while operating the appliance. This is normal. Make sure the appliance is always operated on a stable, flat surface.
• If a significant amount of juice or fluid spills onto, around or under the appliance while operating, turn the appliance off, and unplug from outlet. Then clean and dry the appliance before continuing to use.
• Do not process ingredients with quantity higher than 3/4 of the blender bar height.

Caution

• Do not use the appliance with any of the accessory longer than 3 minutes without interruption. Let the appliance cool down for 15 minutes before you continue processing.
• None of the accessories is suitable for use in the microwave.
• Keep the motor unit away from heat, fire moisture and dirt.
• Never fill the beaker, chopper bowl with ingredients that are hotter than 80°C/175°F.
• Do not exceed the quantities and processing times indicated in the table.
• Never use any accessories or parts from other manufacturers or that Philips does not specifically recommend. If you use such accessories or parts, your guarantee becomes invalid.
• Clean the blade unit of the blender bar under the tap. Do not immerse in water or clean it in the dishwasher.
• After cleaning, let the blender bar dry. Store it either horizontally of with the blade pointing upwards. Make sure the blade unit is completely dry before you store the blender bar.
• This appliance is intended for household use only. Do not use this appliance for anything other than its intended use as described in this manual.

Electromagnetic fields (EMF)
This Philips appliance complies with all applicable standards and regulations regarding exposure to electromagnetic fields.

Introduction

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General description

Hand blender

1. Power cord

2. Trigger switch

3. Motor unit

4. Release button

5. Blender bar with integrated blade unit

6. Blade guard
   XL chopper (HR2629 only)

7. Gear unit for XL chopper

8. XL chopper blade

9. XL Chopper bowl (for XL chopper and spiralizer HR2629)
   Spiralizer (HR2629 only)

10. Spiralizer inserts (spaghetti, linguine, ribbon)

11. Feeding tube

12. Spiralizer driving plate

13. Spiralizer gear unit
    Bottle to go

14. Bottle

15. Lid
    Whisk (HR2627 only)

16. Whisk gear unit

17. Whisk
    Mini chopper (HR2627 only)

18. Gear unit for mini chopper

19. mini chopper blade

20. mini chopper bowl

Before first use

Thoroughly clean all parts that will come into food contact before you use the appliance for the first time (see chapter “Cleaning”).

Note
Make sure all parts are completely dry before you start using the appliance.

Preparing for use

1. Let hot ingredients cool down before you process them or put them in the bottle to go or soup container (maximum temperature 80°C).
2. Cut large ingredients into pieces of around 2 x 2 x 2 cm before you process them.
3. Assemble the appliance properly before you put the plug in the wall outlet.

Note

• Always unwind the power cord completely before you switch on the appliance.
• Remove all packing material or labels before using.

Using the appliance
Use this appliance for its intended household use as described in this manual.

Caution

Avoid contact with moving parts. Keep hands and fingers away from blades and out of container during operation or while appliance is plugged in to prevent the possibility of severe injury to persons and/or damage to the appliance.

Trigger switch
This appliance is equipped with a trigger switch and a visual speed indication on top of the device.

The deeper you press, the higher the speed gets. The deepest setting of the speed trigger switch is the Turbo speed.

Hand blender
The hand blender is intended for:

• blending fluids, e.g. dairy products, sauces, fruit juices, soups, mixed drinks and shakes.
• mixing soft ingredients, e.g. pancake batter or mayonnaise.
• pureeing cooked ingredients, e.g. for making baby food.
• chopping nuts, fruits and vegetables.

Caution

• Do not process ingredients such as ice cubes, frozen ingredients or fruits with stones.
• Do not process ingredients with quantity higher than 3/4 of the blender bar height.

Blending quantities and processing times

1. Attach the blender bar to the motor unit (“click”).
   

2. Put the ingredients into a beaker
   

3. Put the plug in the wall outlet

4. Immerse the blade guard completely in the ingredients in order to avoid splashing.
   
   Caution

   • Do not process ingredients with quantity higher than 3/4 of the blender bar height.

5. witch on the appliance by squeezing the trigger switch. You can increase the speed by pressing the switch harder. If you press the switch up to maximum, the blender will work with Turbo speed.
   

6. Move the appliance slowly up and down and in circles to blend the ingredients.
   

7. After you have finished blending, release the trigger switch to turn the appliance off and unplug the appliance.

8. Remove the blender bar by pressing the release button.
   
   Caution
   Blades are sharp. Handle carefully. Always unplug the appliance first. Never touch the blade itself when cleaning or clearing food caught in blades.

9. For easy cleaning, rinse the bar immediately after use with hot water.
   Do not immerse the bar completely in water.

10. Place the bar in an upright position with the blade guard on top and let it dry for at least 10 minutes before storing.
    

Chopper

The chopper is intended for chopping ingredients such as nuts, raw meat, onions, hard cheese, boiled eggs, garlic, herbs, dry bread, etc.

Caution

• Always unplug the appliance first. Be very careful when you handle the chopper blade unit, the cutting edges are very sharp. Always hold the unit by the center plastic rod. Never touch the blade itself.
  Be particularly careful when you insert or remove the blade unit from the chopper bowl, when you empty the chopper bowl, when clearing food caught in blades and during cleaning.

• Do not process ingredients such as ice cubes, frozen ingredients or fruits with stones.

Chopping quantities and processing times
XL Chopper (HR2629 only)
Mini Chopper (HR2627 only)

Strawberry Ice Cream with honey

This recipe can be prepared with the Mini or XL chopper. They are supplied as a standard accessory with models HR2627/91 and HR2629/91, respectively.

• 50g honey (60g for XL Chopper)
• 50g strawberry ice cream (55g for XL Chopper).

1. Put the chopper blade unit in the chopper bowl and pour the honey in the bowl.
2. Put the strawberry ice cream in the chopper bowl over the honey and put the bowl into the freezer for 40 minutes at -18°C.
3. Take the chopper bowl out of the freezer and put the chopper lid on the bowl and then fasten the motor unit onto the lid.
4. Press the trigger switch as far as it goes to reach the highest speed and let the chopper operate for 15 seconds at this speed.

Note: if needed, add more ice cream after processing, according to your taste.

1. Put the blade unit in the chopper bowl.

2. Put the ingredients in the chopper bowl.

3. Put the gear unit for chopper on the chopper bowl.

4. Attach the motor unit onto the gear unit for chopper (“click”).
   

5. Put the plug in the wall outlet.

6. Press the trigger switch and let it operate until all ingredients are cut.
   

7. After you have finished chopping, release the trigger switch to turn the appliance off and unplug the appliance.

8. Press the release button to remove the motor unit from the gear unit.
   

9. Carefully remove the gear unit and the blade unit (fig. 18).
   

10. Pour the chopped ingredients out (fig. 19).
    

Whisk (HR2627 only)
The whisk is intended for whipping cream, whisking egg whites, desserts etc

Caution
Do not process ingredients with quantity higher than 3/4 of the blender bar height.

Whisking quantities and processing time.

| Ingredients| Whisking quantity| Time| Speed
---|---|---|---|---
| Cream| 250 g| 70-90sec|
Egg whites| 4 x| 120sec| ****

1. Attach thee whisk to the whisk gear unit, or attach the mixer accessory to the mixer accessory gear unit (“click”).

2. Attach the whisk gear unit or the mixer gear unit to the motor unit (“click”).
   

3. Put the ingredients in a bowl

4. Put the plug in the wall outlet.

5. Immerse the whisk or the mixer accessory in the ingredients.
   
   Caution
   Do not process ingredients with quantity higher than 3/4 of the blender bar height.

6. Press the trigger switch.
   

7. Move the appliance slowly in circles.

8. After you have finished the whisking/ mixing, release the trigger switch to turn the appliance off and remove the plug from the wall outlet.

9. Press the release button to remove the motor unit from the gear unit.
   

10. To detach the whisk/mixer accessory from the gear unit, pull the whisk/mixer accessory straight down out of the gear unit.

Spiralizer (HR2629 only)

The spiralizer is intended for creating spirals from different vegetable, e.g. potatoes, carrots, cucumber, zucchini, white radish, beet roots, turnips, etc.

Inserts:
The spiralizer has three different inserts which produce spirals with different widths.
The “Spaghetti” insert and the “Linguine” inserts have two different knives, the plain knife cuts spiral ribbons and the second knife unit with the small teeth divides them into fine (Spaghetti) or thicker (Linguine) strips. The insert for the wide ribbons only has one plain knife.

Caution
Be very careful when you handle the inserts, the cutting edges are very sharp. Always hold the inserts by the outer radius. Never touch the blade itself. Be particularly careful when you insert or remove the inserts from the chopper bowl. Grab the inserts with two fingers by using the holes in the insert. Be very careful when clearing food caught in blades and during cleaning.

Vegetable preparation tips

• In order to get nice and long spirals, cut the vegetable into straight cylinders with approximately the same height as the feeding tube
  

• Cut off each end of e.g. a cucumber/ potato in order to have a good contact with the driving plate and the cutting insert.
  

• Only a straight cylinder will remain centered from the beginning to the end of processing.
  

• Center the prepared vegetable by pressing it on the small metal tube in the middle of the cutting insert.
  

• Never place more than one piece of vegetable at the same time on the cutting inserts.}
  

Using the spiralizer

1. Remove the chopping blade from the XL chopping bowl and put one of the inserts in the XL chopper bowl.

2. Attach the translucent feeding tube onto the XL chopper bowl.

3. Attach the driving plate to the spiralizer gear unit.

4. Attach the motor unit to the gear unit (fig. 2).
   

5. Prepare the vegetable as described in the preparation tips.
   

6. Center the vegetable and press it onto the small metal tube of the insert.
   

7. Put the plug in the wall outlet.

8. Press the motor unit with attached gear unit and driving plate onto the vegetable (fig. 6).
   

9. Fix the chopper bowl and the feeding tube with one hand, and press the trigger switch with the middle finger of the other hand. Press down the vegetable at the same time.
   

10. The spirals are processed into the bowl.
    

11. After you have finished processing, release the trigger switch to turn the appliance off and unplug the appliance.

12. Remove the gear unit by pressing the release button.
    

13. Remove the driving plate from the gear unit

14. Remove the feeding tube and the insert, and then empty the bow.
    

Note

• If you want to make another batch, remove the remaining vegetable from the driving plate or the insert.
• If you make larger quantities, empty the bowl before it’s full.

Bottle to go

The bottle to go is intended for directly blending the bottle and to take to work.

| Fruit, Veggie quantity| Milk, Juice quantity| Time| Speed
---|---|---|---|---
Berries, Banana, Milk, Juice| 100 g| 300 ml| 60 sec.|
VeggiesJuice| 200 g| 200 ml| 60 sec.|

1. Attach the blender bar to the motor unit (“click”).
   

2. Put the ingredients into the bottle.

3. Put the plug in the wall outlet.

4. Immerse the blade guard completely in the ingredients in order to avoid splashing.

5. Switch on the appliance by squeezing the trigger switch. You can increase the speed by pressing the switch harder.
   

6. Move the appliance slowly up and down and in circles to blend the ingredients.
   

7. After you have finished blending, release the trigger switch to turn the appliance off and unplug the appliance.

8. Attach the lid by turning it clockwise.

9. Make sure you lock the lid securely.

10. Now you can take the bottle to go.

11. Open the lid.

12. Enjoy your home made smoothie or shake.

Cleaning

Caution

• Do not immerse the motor unit, the chopper gear unit, the whisk gear unit and the mixer accessory gear unit in water or any other liquids, nor rinse them under the tap. Use a moist cloth to clean these parts. The blender bar blade and guard can be rinsed under the tap. All other accessories are dishwasher proof.
• Never use scouring pads, abrasive cleaning agents or aggressive liquids such as alcohol, gasoline or acetone to clean the appliance.

1. Unplug the appliance.
2. Press the release button on the motor unit to remove the accessory you have used.
3. Disassemble the accessory.
4. See the ‘Cleaning’ charts for further instructions.

Storage

1. Wind the power cord loosely around the heel of the motor unit.
2. Store the appliance in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight or other heat source.

Recycling

• Do not throw away the product 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 preserve the environment.
• Follow your country’s rules for the separate collection of electrical and electronic products. Correct disposal helps prevent negative consequences for the environment and human health.

Guarantee and support

If you need information, support, or if you have a problem, please visit www.philips.com/support or (in the US or Canada only) call 1-866-309-8817 for assistance.

One year limited warranty
Philips warrants that this product shall be free from defects in material, workmanship and assembly, under normal use, in accordance with the specifications and warnings, for a period of one year from the date of purchase. This warranty extends only to the original purchaser of the product, and is not transferable. To exercise your rights under this warranty, you must provide proof of purchase in the form of an original sales receipt that shows the product name and the date of purchase. For customer support or to obtain warranty service, please visit our website
www.philips.com/support.
THERE ARE NO OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES.

Philips’ liability is limited to repair or, at its sole option, replacement of the product. Incidental, special and consequential damages are disclaimed where permitted by law. This warranty gives you specific legal rights.
You may also have other rights that vary from state to state, province to province or country to country.

Troubleshooting

This chapter summarizes the most common problems you could encounter with the appliance. If you are unable to solve the problem with the information below, visit www.philips.com/support for a list of frequently asked questions or contact the Consumer Care Center in your country.

process very
appliance by| hard ingredients
processing very hard ingredients?| such as bones, fruit with stones or frozen ingredients.
| Some hard
| ingredients may
Why does| block the blade unit.Release the trigger
the appliance| switch, unplug the
suddenly stop| appliance, detach
working?| the motor unit and carefully remove
| the ingredients that
| block the blade unit.

References

• Philips Customer Service Support - Home | Philips
• Product registration | Philips

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