Panasonic MK-F511 Food Processor Vegetable Chopper Instruction Manual

Panasonic MK-F511 Food Processor Vegetable Chopper

Product Information

Specifications:

• Product name: Food Processor
• Power supply: 120V 60Hz
• Power consumption: 285W
• Rated time: 2 minutes ON, 4 minutes OFF
• Capacity (approximately):
  • Bowl Capacity: 2.4 L
  • Maximum working capacity:
  • Minced Meat = 14 oz. (400g)
  • Minced Fish = 18 oz. (500g)
  • Chopped Vegetable (Onion) = 18 oz. (500g)
• Dimensions (approximately) (W x D x H): 235 x 255 x 407 mm
• Attachment & Accessories: Knife Blade, Whipping Blade, Blade Stand, Shredding Blade, Slicing Blade, Julienne Blade, and Blade Storage Stand

Product Usage Instructions

Important Safeguards:

1. Read all instructions carefully.
2. Avoid putting the power cord, power plug, or motor housing in water or other liquids.
3. This appliance should not be used by persons (including children) with disabilities without supervision.

Safety Precautions:
Please make sure to follow these instructions to prevent accidents or injuries:

• WARNING: Indicates potential hazard that could result in serious injury or death.
• CAUTION: Indicates potential hazard that could result in minor injury or property damage.

Prohibited Actions:

• Do not allow infants and children to play with the packaging material to avoid suffocation.
• Do not disassemble, repair, or modify the appliance; contact the Panasonic Service Center for inspection or repair.

FAQ:

• Q: Can I use the food processor to blend hot liquids?
  A: It is not recommended to blend hot liquids in the food processor to avoid any potential hazards.

• Q: How do I clean the blades of the food processor?
  A: The blades can be cleaned using warm soapy water and a non-abrasive sponge. Ensure they are completely dry before storage.

Thank you for purchasing this Panasonic product.

• Please read these instructions carefully in order to use the product correctly and safely.
• Before using this product please give your special attention to “Safety Precautions” and “Important
• Information” (P. EN5 – EN7).
• Please keep these Operating Instructions for future use.
• Panasonic will not accept any liability if the appliance is subject to improper use, failure to comply with these instructions.

Specifications

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

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

1. Read all instructions.
2. To protect against risk of electrical shock do not put the power cord, power plug, motor housing in water or other liquid.
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 contacting moving parts. Do not attempt to defeat any safety interlock mechanisms.
6. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after the appliance malfunctions or is dropped or has been damaged in any manner. Return appliance to an authorized Panasonic service center for examination, repair, or electrical or mechanical adjustment.
7. The use of attachments not recommended or sold by the manufacturer may cause fire, electric shock or injury.
8. Do not use outdoors.
9. Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter.
10. Do not let cord contact hot surface, including the stove.
11. Keep hands and utensils away from moving blades or discs while processing food to reduce the risk of severe injury to persons or damage to the food processor. A scraper may be used but must be used only when the food processor is not running.
12. Blades are sharp. Handle carefully.
13. To reduce the risk of injury, never place cutting blade or discs on base without first putting bowl properly in place.
14. Be certain cover is securely locked in place before operating appliance.
15. Never feed food by hand. Always use food pusher.
16. Do not fill the bowl above the maximum marked capacity to avoid risk of injury due to damage to the cover or bowl.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

Safety Precautions

In order to prevent accidents or injuries to the user, other people, and damage to property, please follow the instructions below.

• The following signals indicate the degree of harm and damage when the product is misused.

WARNING: Indicates potential hazard that could result in serious injury or death.
CAUTION: Indicates potential hazard that could result in minor injury or property damage.

The symbols are classified and explained as follows.

WARNING: To prevent electric shock, fire caused by short circuit, smoke, scald or injury.

• Do not allow infants and children to play with the packaging material. (It may cause suffocation.)

• Do not disassemble, repair or modify this appliance.

  • Contact Panasonic Service Center for inspection or repair.

• Do not damage the power cord or power plug.
  The following actions are strictly prohibited:

• Modifying, touching on or placing near heating elements or hot surfaces, bending, twisting, pulling, hanging/pulling over sharp edges, putting heavy objects on top, bundling the power cord or carrying the appliance by the power cord.

• Do not plug or unplug the power plug with wet hands.

• Do not use the appliance if the power cord or power plug is damaged or the power plug is loosely connected to the outlet.

  • If the power cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service center or similarly qualified person in order to avoid a hazard.
  • Insert the power plug firmly.

• Do not immerse the motor housing, power cord or power plug in water, or splash it with water and/or any liquid.

• 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 have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

• 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.

• Keep the appliance and its power cord out of reach of children.

• Dust off the power plug regularly.

  • Unplug the power plug, and wipe with a dry cloth.

• Discontinue using the appliance immediately and unplug in the unlikely event that this appliance stops working properly.
  e.g. for abnormal occurrences or breaking down.

  • The power plug or the power cord become abnormally hot.
  • The appliance power fails.
  • The motor housing is deformed, has visible damage or is abnormally hot.
  • There is crack on the bowl or other parts.
  • There is an unpleasant odour.
  • There is abnormal turning noise while in use.
  • There is another abnormality or failure.
  • Contact Panasonic Service Center for inspection or repair.

• Make sure the voltage indicated on the label of the appliance is the same as your local supply.
  Also avoid plugging other devices into the same outlet to prevent electric overheating. However, if you are connecting a number of power plugs, make sure the total wattage does not exceed the rated wattage of the outlet.

• Be careful if hot liquid is poured into the bowl as it can be ejected out of the appliance due to a sudden steaming.

CAUTION
To prevent electric leakage, electric shock, fire caused by short circuit, scald, injury or property damage.

• Do not use the appliance on the following places.
  • On uneven surfaces, on carpets or tablecloths etc.
  • Place where it may be splashed with water or near a heat source.
  • Near any open water sources such as bathtubs, sinks, or other containers.
  • Near a wall or furniture.
  • Place the appliance on a firm, dry, clean flat worktop.
• Do not leave the appliance unattended when it is in operation.
• Do not try to remove the bowl lid when the appliance is still operating.
• Do not blend or place over 60 °C ingredients into bowl.
• Do not use hot water (over 60 °C) for cleaning purpose or fire to dry the appliance.
• Do not replace any parts of the appliance with non-genuine spare parts.
• Do not carry the appliance by holding the power cord or bowl.
• Do not insert any objects in the gaps of the appliance.
• Do not process more than the maximum capacity marked on each container respectively. Follow the recommended ingredient amount for processing. (P. EN2 “Specifications”)
• Do not push the safety pin with any implement, such as thin stick etc. (P. EN9)
• Unplug the plug when the appliance is not in use.
• Remove the bowl before lift up the motor housing from the table.
• Make sure to hold the power plug when unplugging it. Never pull on the power cord.
• Beware not to trip over or get caught in the power cord while in use.
• In order to avoid a hazard due to inadvertent resetting of the thermal cut-out, this appliance must not be supplied through an external switching device, such as a timer, or connected to a circuit that is regularly switched on and off by the utility.
• Care shall be taken when handling the sharp blades, emptying the bowl and during cleaning. Do not clean blades by bare hand.
• Always disconnect the appliance from the supply if it is left unattended and before assembling, disassembling, moving or cleaning.
• Switch off the appliance and disconnect from supply before changing attachments or approaching parts that move in use.
• Ensure to operate and rest the appliance as stated on Specifications table. (P. EN2 “Specifications”)
• Ensure to clean the appliance especially surfaces in contact with food after use. (P. EN15 – EN16 “After Use”)
• This product is intended for household use only.

Important Information

• Do not use the appliance outdoors.
• Do not use the appliance for commercial purpose.
• Do not drop the appliance or attachments to avoid damaging it.
• Do not wrap the power cord around the motor housing.
• Make sure the parts or attachments are set firmly before use.
• Do not operate the appliance without ingredients.
• Do not use prohibited ingredients as stated in this instructions.

Prohibited Ingredients:

Parts Names and Instructions

1. Food Pusher
2. Feeding Tube
3. Bowl lid
4. Whipping Blade
5. Knife Blade
6. Blade Stand
7. Shredding Blade
8. Slicing Blade
9. Julienne Blade
10. Bowl
11. Drive Shaft
12. Motor Housing
13. Rubber Sucker
14. Power Cord
15. Power Plug *
16. Blade Storage Stand

Overload and Overheating Protection

In case of overload and overheating, the protection device is triggered to stop operation and it is not abnormal. After rotation stops, follow the below steps:
Do not use the appliance repeatedly without any countermeasure.

1. Turn the rotary switch to “0” position, unplug the appliance.
2. Remove the bowl from the motor housing. Reduce the ingredients to less than half.
   • Remove the prohibited ingredient if used.
3. Reset the bowl, start blending again. (P. EN13 – EN14)

If the appliance still does not operate after performing the above, the overheating protection has been activated. Turn the rotary switch to “0” position, unplug and rest the appliance for about 15 minutes or more (until motor housing returns to a normal temperature) to release overheating protection before using again. (If appliance still does not operate, contact Panasonic Service Center for inspection or repair.)

Safety Lock

The safety pin is designed to prevent the appliance from switching on when

• The bowl lid and the bowl are not fully locked to each other.
• The bowl is not fully locked to the motor housing.

Note:

• Do not push the safety pin and safety lever with any instrument, stick etc.
• Do not pour liquids or ingredient at the safety pin and safety lever area.
• Keep the safety pin and safety lever area clean to avoid foreign particles accumulating on the area.

Actions above ensure the safety pin and safety lever function properly. If not followed, it will damage the parts related to the safety pin and safety lever.

Before Use

Clean all detachable parts before using the appliance for the first time or when you have not used it for a while, and then assemble them securely. (P. EN13 – EN14 “How to Use” and P. EN15 – EN16 “After Use” ) Unplug when assembling the unit. Before plugging in, ensure that the rotary switch is in the OFF position “0”. Please refer to page EN16 under ‘Storing’ on how to re- position the motor housing.

1. Place the bowl on top of the motor housing until the mark aligns as shown in A.
2. Turn the bowl clockwise until a ‘click’ sound is heard. Ensure that the triangle mark on the bowl is aligned with the rectangle mark on the motor housing as seen in B.
   To disassemble, follow the assembly steps in reverse.

Adjust the times of operations according to the demand and the amount of ingredients, and the more operating times there are, the more water will be produced.

Recipes

How to use

Knife Blade ● Whipping Blade

Note:

• Always ensure that the knife blade is inserted before adding ingredients into the bowl.
• Do not insert hot ingredients into the bowl for processing. Always ensure that the ingredients are sufficiently cooled before inserting, i.e. boiled potato.
• Do not overprocess the whipping cream, it may break down to form clumps of butter.
• Using different brands of whipping cream will have varying results. It is recommended to process until the cream is sufficiently whipped.
• Depending on the speed and amount of ingredients used, there will be significant vibrations present. In that case, hold down the bowl lid with both hands to support it during its operation.

Shredding Blade ● Slicing Blade ● Julienne Blade

After Use

Cleaning

• Pre-wash
  The pre-wash enables easier cleaning. It can be used for the knife blade. To pre-wash, simply follow the steps below.

Storing
Ensure all attachments and the bowl are removed from the motor housing prior to storage.

1. To release the rubber suckers suction of the motor housing by the following steps:
   First, pull up the ears of the 2 rubber suckers on the back with your hands, and then lift the tail of the body to leave from the desktop. Second, pull up the ears of the front 2 rubber suckers, and then lift the whole body away from the desktop.

2. Store the knife blade inside the bowl. The blade storage stand is included to store the slicing blade, the shredding blade and Julienne blade. Place blade storage stand into the bowl.
   Note: When storing, in order to avoid injury, grip the projected detent of blade and align the circle on the blade with the circle on the blade storage stand, then put it into the blade storage stand.

Troubleshooting

Check following points before calling or arranging for repair.

LIMITED WARRANTY

EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Panasonic Canada Inc. warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and for a period as stated below from the date of original purchase agrees to, at its option either (a) repair your product with new or refurbished parts, (b) replace it with a new or a refurbished equivalent value product, or (c) refund your purchase price. The decision to repair, replace or refund will be made by Panasonic Canada Inc.

• Electric Rice Cooker One (1) year
• Hot Water Dispenser One (1) year
• Automatic Bread Maker One (1) year
• Multi Cooker One (1) year
• Toaster Oven One (1) year
• Tumbler Blender One (1) year
• Food Processor One (1) year

This warranty is given only to the original purchaser, or the person for whom it was purchased as a gift, of a Panasonic brand product mentioned above sold by an authorized Panasonic dealer in Canada and purchased and used in Canada, which product was not sold “as is”, and which product was delivered to you in new condition in the original packaging.

TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE WARRANTY SERVICE HEREUNDER, A PURCHASE RECEIPT OR OTHER PROOF OF DATE OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE, SHOWING AMOUNT PAID AND PLACE OF PURCHASE IS REQUIRED.

LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS
This warranty ONLY COVERS failures due to defects in materials or workmanship and DOES NOT COVER normal wear and tear or cosmetic damage. The warranty ALSO DOES NOT COVER damages which occurred in shipment, or failures which are caused by products not supplied by Panasonic Canada Inc., or failures which result from accidents, misuse, abuse, neglect, mishandling, misapplication, alteration, faulty installation, set-up adjustments, misadjustment of consumer controls, improper maintenance, power line surge, lightning damage, modification, the introduction of sand, humidity or liquids, commercial use such as hotel, office, restaurant, or other business or rental use of the product, or service by anyone other than a Authorized Servicer, or damage that is attributable to acts of God.

THIS EXPRESS, LIMITED WARRANTY IS INSTEAD OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL PANASONIC CANADA INC. BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY. (As examples, this warranty excludes damages for lost time, travel to and from the Authorized Servicer, loss of or damage to media or images, data or other memory or recorded content. This list of items is not exhaustive, but for illustration only.)

In certain instances, some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above limitations and exclusions may not be applicable. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which vary depending on your province or territory.

CONTACT INFORMATION
For product information and operation assistance, please visit our Support page: www.panasonic.ca/english/support
For defective product exchange within the warranty period, please contact the original dealer.

Panasonic Canada Inc.
5770 Ambler Drive,
Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3
https://www.panasonic.com
Panasonic Corporation of North America
Two Riverfront Plaza, Newark, NJ 07102-5490
https://www.panasonic.com

Panasonic Manufacturing (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. 2024

References

• Panasonic - Official Consumer Product Support
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• Electronics, Beauty & Appliances | Panasonic UK & Ireland

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