2IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDSSAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS!When using electrical appliances, basicsafety precautions should always befollowed to reduce the risk of fire, electricshock, and/or injury to persons, includingthe following:1. Read all instructions.2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handlesor knobs. Care must be taken, as burnscan occur from touching hot parts orfrom spilled, hot liquid.3. To protect against electric shock, donot place cord, plug or appliance inwater or other liquid.4. Close supervision is necessary when anyappliance is used by or near children.5. Unplug from outlet when the espressomaker is not in use and before cleaning.Unplug and allow to cool before puttingon or taking off parts and before clean-ing the appliance.6. Appliance must be operated on a flatsurface away from the edge of counterto prevent accidental tipping.7. Do not operate any appliance with adamaged cord or plug, or after theappliance malfunctions or is droppedor damaged in any manner. Call ourtoll-free customer service number forinformation on examination, repair,or adjustment.Consumer Safety Information8. The use of accessory attachmentsnot recommended by HamiltonBeach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. may result infire, electrical shock or personal injury.9. Do not use outdoors.10. Do not let cord hang over edge oftable or counter or touch hot surfaces,including stove.11. Be certain filter holder is securely inplace when brewing espresso.12. Do not place appliance on or neara hot gas or electric burner or in aheated oven.13. Always plug cord into the wall outletbefore turning on any controls. Todisconnect appliance, turn controls toOFF, then remove plug from wall outlet.14. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire orelectric shock, do not remove the bot-tom cover. No user serviceable partsare inside. Repair should be done byauthorized service personnel only.15. Do not use appliance for other thanintended use.This appliance is intended for householduse only.This appliance is equipped with a polarizedplug. This type of plug has one blade widerthan the other. The plug will fit into anelectrical outlet only one way. This is asafety feature intended to help reduce therisk of electrical shock. If you are unable toinsert the plug into the outlet, try reversingthe plug. If the plug should still fail to fit,contact a qualified electrician to replace theobsolete outlet. Do not attempt to defeatthe safety purpose of the polarized plug bymodifying the plug in any way.The length of the cord used on this appli-ance was selected to reduce the hazardsof becoming tangled in, or tripping over alonger cord. If a longer cord is necessaryan approved extension cord may be used.The electrical rating of the extension cordmust be equal to or greater than the ratingof the espresso maker. Care must be takento arrange the extension cord so that it willnot drape over the countertop or tabletopwhere it can be pulled on by children oraccidentally tripped over.To avoid an electrical circuit overload, do notuse another high wattage appliance on thesame circuit with your espresso maker.