ENGLISH• 6 •IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDSWhen using electrical appliances, basic safety precautionsshould always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electricshock, and/or injury to persons, including the following:1 Read all instructions and information in this instructionbook and any other literature included in this cartonreferring to this product before operating or using thisappliance.2 Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs.3 To protect against fire, electric shock and personal injurydo not immerse cord, plugs or appliance in water orother liquid.4 Close supervision is necessary when any appliance isused by or near children.5 Unplug from outlet when not in use and beforecleaning. Allow to cool before putting on or taking offparts, and before cleaning the appliance.6 Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord orplug or after the appliance malfunctions or has beendamaged in any way. Return appliance to the nearestauthorized service center for examination, repair oradjustment.7 The use of accessory attachments not recommendedby the appliance manufacturer may result in fire,electric shock or personal injury.8 Do not use outdoors.9 Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter, ortouch hot surfaces.10 Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner, orin a heated oven.11 Always turn appliance OFF, then plug cord into thewall outlet. To disconnect, turn switch to OFF, thenremove plug from wall outlet.12 Do not use appliance for other than intended householduse.13 Use extreme caution when using hot steam.SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONSCAUTIONThis appliance is for household use. Any servicing, otherthan cleaning and user maintenance, should be performedby an authorized service center. Do not immerse base inwater. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do notdisassemble the base. There are no user serviceable partsinside. Repair should be done by authorized servicepersonnel only.1 Check voltage to be sure that the voltage indicated onthe nameplate agrees with your voltage.2 Never use warm or hot water to fill the water tank.Use cold water only.3 Keep your hands and the cord away from hot parts ofthe appliance during operation.4 Never clean with scouring powders or hard implements.Simply use a soft cloth dampened with water.5 For optimal taste of your coffee, use purified orfiltered water. Your appliance will still need descalingevery 2-3 months.INSTRUCTIONS FOR THEPOWER SUPPLY CORDA A short power-supply cord is provided to reduce risksof getting tangled up or tripping over a longer cord.B Longer extension cords are available and may be usedif care is exercised in their use.C If a long extension cord is used:1 the marked electrical rating of the extension cordshould be at least as great as the electrical ratingof the appliance.2 if the appliance is of the grounded type, theextension cord should be a grounding type3 the cable does not hang from the table to avoidthe risk of getting caught up in it.