[. . . ] 4 Don't put it on or near anything that could be damaged even by moderate heat. Don't use the toaster near or below curtains or other combustible materials, and watch it while it's hot. 6 The area round the toasting slots gets very hot ­ don't touch!7 Route the cable so it doesn't overhang and can't be caught. [. . . ] Don't put it on or near anything that could be damaged even by moderate heat. Route the cable so it doesn't overhang, and can't be tripped over or caught. Don't use the toaster near or below curtains or other combustible materials and watch it while it's hot. 5 Put the plug into the power socket (switch the socket on, if it's switchable). , Treat the left and right pairs of toasting slots as independent 2-slot toasters ­ his and hers, yours and mine ­ whatever works for you. 6 Turn the browning control to the required setting (1 = light, 6 = dark). 7 Put bread into the toasting slots (maximum thickness 30mm (1¥in). 8 Press the lever down fully ­ it won't lock down unless the toaster is connected to the electricity supply. 10 When it's done, the toast will pop up and the elements will turn off. 1 2 3 4 extra lift 11 After toasting small items (bagels, crumpets, etc. ) the bread carriage handle may be raised further, to allow them to be removed more easily. 13 The elements will turn off, the lights will go out, and the toast will pop up. 15 Leave the browning control at your favoured setting, insert the frozen bread, lower the lever, then press the f button. 16 The f button will glow, and the toasting time will be altered automatically to give the same degree of browning you get with unfrozen bread. 17 Leave the browning control at your favoured setting, insert the bread, lower the lever, then press the m button. 18 The m button will glow, the toast will be given a short burst of heat, then it'll pop up, and the light will go out. 19 You must only reheat plain, "unbuttered" toast. eject 5 frozen bread f reheating toast m b bagel 20 Conventionally, only the brown crusty surfaces of bagels are toasted; the soft inner surfaces are just warmed, not browned. 21 Split your bagel, and put the two halves into the slots with the brown crusts facing the outside elements. 22 Leave the browning control at your favoured setting, press the lever fully down, then press the b button. 23 The b button will glow, the brown outsides of the bagel will be toasted, and the cut sides will be warmed. 4 , If you're not conventional, and prefer your bagels toasted on the cut side, feel free to put them into the slots the other way round ­ we won't tell anyone! hints and tips 24 When toasting more than one slice, use slices of similar size, thickness and freshness. [. . . ] If it's not working, read the instructions, check the plug fuse and main fuse/circuit breaker. If that doesn't solve the problem ­ ring Customer Service ­ they may be able to offer technical advice. If they advise you to return the product to us, pack it carefully, include a note with your name, address, day phone number, and what's wrong. If under guarantee, say where and when purchased, and include proof of purchase (till receipt). [. . . ]