[. . . ] 5 litres of liquid in the blender jar, especially when you are processing at a high speed. 25 litres in the blender jar when you are processing hot liquids or ingredients that tend to foam. Never forget to place the sealing ring on the blade unit before you assemble the blender jar, otherwise leakage will occur. Always make sure the lid is properly closed and the measuring cup has been inserted properly before you switch the appliance on. [. . . ] You can place the blender jar on the motor unit in two positions: with the handle pointing to the right or to the left. Select a speed by turning the control knob or push one of the quick-select buttons (see section 'Control knob'). Remove the blender jar with the blade unit interface attached from the motor unit. - Cut meat or other solid ingredients into smaller pieces before putting them in the blender jar. - Do not process a large quantity of solid ingredients at the same time. To get good results, we advise you to process these ingredients in a series of small batches. - To make tomato juice, cut the tomatoes in four and drop the pieces through the opening in the lid onto the rotating blades. You can use the measuring cup to measure ingredients or to prepare mayonnaise. B To prepare mayonnaise, you can punch a hole in the middle of the bottom of the measuring cup with a knife or another sharp implement to use the measuring cup as a funnel for adding oil when preparing mayonnaise. B Note that once you have punched a hole in the measuring cup, it cannot be used as a measuring cup anymore. With this filter you can make delicious fresh fruit juices, cocktails or soy milk (see also 'Recipes'). Do not put more than 125g of dried soy beans or 150g of fruit in the filter at the same time. Place the blender jar with the blade unit interface attached on the motor unit. Make sure that the grooves of the filter fit exactly onto the ribs inside the blender jar. Make sure you place the lid on the blender jar in such a way that the drink can be poured out through the strainer in the lid. Cut fruits into smaller pieces and soak dried ingredients, such as soy beans, before putting them in filter. Select a speed or push one of the buttons (see section 'Control knob'). Note: when you are processing a large quantity, we advise you not to put all the ingredients in the filter at the same time. [. . . ] It is very common for a new appliance to give off an unpleasant smell or emit some smoke the first few times it is used. This phenomenon will stop after you have used the appliance a number of times. The appliance may also give off an unpleasant smell or emit some smoke if it has been used too long. In that case you have to switch the appliance off and let it cool down for 60 minutes. [. . . ]