[. . . ] Do not cover the air inlet and the air outlet openings while the appliance is operating. Warning Check if the voltage indicated on the appliance corresponds to the local mains voltage before you connect the appliance. Do not use the appliance if the plug, the mains cord or the appliance itself is damaged. If the mains cord is damaged, you must have it replaced by Philips, a service centre authorised by Philips or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard. [. . . ] 3 Thoroughly clean the basket and pan with hot water, some washing-up liquid and a nonabrasive sponge. Preparing for use 1 Place the appliance on a stable, horizontal and level surface. 3 Pull the mains cord out of the cord storage compartment in the bottom of the appliance. Using the appliance The airfryer can prepare a large range of ingredients. 5) Note: Never fill the basket beyond the MAX indication or exceed the amount indicated in the table (see section `Settings' in this chapter), as this could affect the quality of the end result. Tip: Use the separator to separate ingredients when you want to prepare different ingredients at the same time. Place the separator in the basket and fill up each side of the basket with the ingredients. Make sure you check the preparation time and the temperature required for the different ingredients before you start to prepare them simultaneously. Potato cubes and schnitzel, for example, can be prepared simultaneously because they require the same settings. Caution: Do not touch the pan during and some time after use, as it gets very hot. Note: If you want, you can also let the appliance preheat without any ingredients inside. In that case, turn the timer knob to more than 3 minutes and wait until the heating-up light goes out (after approx. Then fill the basket and turn the timer knob to the required preparation time. , During the hot air frying process, the heating-up light comes on and goes out from time to time. This indicates that the heating element is switched on and off to maintain the set temperature. , Excess oil from the ingredients is collected on the bottom of the pan. 12) Tip:To reduce the weight, you can remove the basket from the pan and shake the basket only. To do so, pull the pan out of the appliance, place it on a heat-resistant surface and press the basket release button. Tip: If you set the timer to half the preparation time, you hear the timer bell when you have to shake the ingredients. However, this means that you have to set the timer again to the remaining preparation time after shaking. [. . . ] 4 Remove the sticks from the bowl with your fingers or a kitchen utensil so that excess oil stays behind in the bowl. Note: Do not tilt the bowl to put all the sticks in the basket in one go, to prevent excess oil from ending up on the bottom of the pan. 5 Fry the potato sticks according to the instructions in this chapter. You used a type of snacks meant to be prepared in a traditional deep fryer. [. . . ]