User and Care Instructions

Ascent And Venturist series cups, Lids, BLAde BAse And seAL
Use and Care Instructions
1. L
oad your container according to your recipe or the load order in the illustration here. DO NOT blend hot liquids in the
20 oz. (0.6 L) cup or 8 oz. (240 ml) bowl.
2. Locate the arrows on the blade base and cup or bowl. The arrows are important alignment features to ensure safe use of
the product.
Liquids
DO NOT blend hot liquids!
Dry Goods
Leafy Greens
Fruits & Veggies
Ice & Frozen
Ingredients
IMPORTANT! Tighten the blade base onto the bowl
or cup until the arrows line up with the arrow on the
bowl or cup.
3. Put a seal on the bottom thread of the blade base. The seal should fit
snugly and evenly around the thread.
4. Thread the blade base onto the cup or bowl in a clockwise direction.
Tighten the blade base onto the bowl or cup until the arrows line up. DO
NOT overtighten or leaking can occur.
5. Put the cup or bowl and blade base onto the blender base.
6. Blend the recipe according to the instructions in the recipe.
7. If the mixture stops circulating, press the On/O switch to stop the
motor. Wait until the blades stop rotating. Remove the cup and blade
base from the blender base. Turn the cup over. Unthread the blade base
from the cup. Stir the ingredients. Add liquid if necessary. Reattach the
blade base, place on blender base and continue blending.
8. After blending, wait until the blades completely stop before removing
the lid or container/cup from the blender base.
9. If necessary, use a Vitamix Blade Scraper or spatula to remove salsa, jelly,
jam, peanut butter, and other thick ingredients from under the blades
only after the blender has been turned o and the container has been
removed from the motor base.
WARNING
To Avoid Injury. NEVER TOUCH MOVING PARTS.
Keep hands and utensils out of containers and cups during blender operation.
DO NOT insert fingers or utensils around the blades while the blades are spinning.
The blades will continue to spin until they come to a complete stop at the end of the blend
cycle. Allow the blades to come to a complete stop before handling the blade base and cups.
Properly align the arrows on the blade base and the cup or bowl BEFORE blending.
If the cup becomes un-threaded from the blade base during operation, turn the machine OFF
and wait until the motor and blades come to a complete stop before attempting to remove
the cup and blade base from the motor base.
Blade Base
Bowl or Cup
WARNING
DO NOT use your 20 oz. (0.6 L) cup or 8 oz. (240 ml) bowl to heat ingredients or to blend hot liquids.
Heated ingredients and liquids may create internal pressure which could cause the cup to burst and cause injury.
DO NOT continuously use your machine for more than 75 seconds for the 20 oz. (0.6 L) cup or 8 oz. (240 ml)
bowl.
If a cup becomes warm to the touch or steams or vents, immediately stop blending ingredients and turn o or
unplug blender. Allow the cup and ingredients to cool to room temperature before removing the blade base.
Parts will become hot with extended use.
DO NOT touch the drive socket in the blender base or the drive spline in the blade base.
To avoid damage or personal injury, DO NOT use the cups (including the blade base or lids) in the microwave.

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