2IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDSTo prevent personal injury or property damage, read and follow all instructionsand warnings.When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always befollowed including:• Read all instructions, including these important safeguards and the care and useinstructions in this manual.• Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs and hot pads or oven mitts.• Always unplug from outlet when not in use and before cleaning. Allow to coolbefore putting on or taking off parts and before cleaning.• Close supervision is necessary when this appliance is used by or near children.• Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug, after the appliancemalfunctions, or has been damaged in any manner. For service information seewarranty page.• The use of accessory attachments not recommended by Focus Electrics maycause fire, electric shock, or injury.• Do not use this appliance outdoors.• Do not let cord hang over the edge of the table or counter, or touch hot surfaces.• Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner, or in a heated oven.• To disconnect, turn control to “OFF,” then remove plug from wall outlet.• Do not use appliance for other than intended use.• To protect against electric shock, do not immerse cord, plugs, or other electricparts in water or other liquids.• Do not attempt to repair this appliance yourself.• A short power-supply cord is provided to reduce risks resulting from becomingentangled in or tripping over a longer cord.• Longer extension cords are available, but care must be exercised in their use.While use of an extension cord is not recommended, if you must use one,ensure that the marked electrical rating of the extension cord is equal to orgreater than that of the appliance. If the plug is of the grounded type, theextension cord must be a grounding-type 3-wire cord. To avoid pulling, trippingor entanglement, position the extension cord so that it does not hang over theedge of the counter, table or other area where it can be pulled on by children ortripped over.• This appliance has a polarized plug (one blade is wider than the other). Toreduce the risk of electric shock, this plug is intended to fit into a polarized outletonly one way. If the plug does not fit fully into the outlet, reverse the plug. If itstill does not fit, contact a qualified electrician. Do not attempt to modify the plugin any way.