Cuisinart CWO-50C Instruction Booklet

For your safety and continued enjoyment of this product,

always read the instruction book carefully before using.

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

TM

CuisinartTM Electric Wine Opener

CWO-50C

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IMPORTANT
SAFEGUARDS

When using electrical
appliances, basic safety
precautions should always be
taken, including the following:

1.

READ ALL
INSTRUCTIONS.

2. Remove all packaging
materials and any
promotional labels or
stickers from the appliance
before rst use. Do not
allow children access
to the plastic packaging
bags.

3. Do not operate appliance

with a damaged cord or
plug, after the appliance
malfunctions or if it
has been dropped or
damaged in any manner.
Return appliance to
the nearest Authorized
Service Center for
examination, repair or
electrical or mechanical
adjustment, or phone
Cuisinart

®

Customer

Service at 800 472-7606.

4. To protect against risk of
electric shock, do not put
the electric appliance in
water or other liquids. This
may cause personal injury
and/or damage to the
product.

5. To protect against re, do
not operate the unit in the
presence of explosive and/
or ammable fumes.

6. Do not use the electric
wine opener for other than
its intended use.

7. This product is intended
for normal domestic
household use only.

8. When using or charging
the electric wine opener,
keep your workspace clean
and free from potential
hazards.

9. For indoor use only. Do not
expose the electric wine
opener or charging base
to rain or other extreme
conditions.

10. Never force the electric
wine opener onto a bottle
or attempt to speed up the
mechanism. The electric
wine opener will work best
when it is operated at its
intended speed.

11. Do not touch or adjust
the electric wine opener’s
mechanism or the
corkscrew spiral. Hold the
electric wine opener by its
housing only.

12. Do not attempt to open
bottles if the switch is not
working correctly.

13. Do not attempt to open the
electric wine opener or the
charging base. They have
no user-serviceable parts.
Charge the electric wine
opener only by using the
charging base and power
cord supplied.

14. Never remove the plug
from the socket by pulling
the power adapter.

15. Use of attachments not
recommended or sold by
Waring may cause re,
electric shock, injury or
damage to the product.

16. Do not use any
accessories or
attachments with this
appliance other than
those recommended by
Cuisinart. Use only the
power adapter supplied
with this product.

17. Do not let cord hang over
edge of table or counter or
touch hot surfaces.

18. This appliance should
not be used by adults
or children whose lack
of experience, product
knowledge or disability
might cause a hazard,
unless they have been
correctly instructed and
are adequately supervised.

19. Children should always
be supervised to ensure
that they do not play with
this product.

20. Do not place the appliance
on or near a hot gas or
electric burner or in a
heated oven.

21. Do not operate your
appliance in an appliance
garage or under a wall
cabinet.When storing

in an appliance garage,
always unplug the unit
from the electrical outlet.

Not doing so could create
a risk of re, especially if
the appliance touches the
walls of the garage or the
door touches the unit as it
closes.

CAUTION: Corkscrew is
sharp. Handle carefully. Keep
hands and utensils out of the
container while operating to
prevent the possibility of severe
personal injury and/or damage
to the product or property.

SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR HOUSE­HOLD USE
ONLY

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Before you use this product for
the rst time, please take a few
moments to read these instructions.
Keep them for future reference.

PARTS

1. Wine opener
a. REMOVE switch –

Press to remove the
cork from bottle

b. EJECT switch –

Press to eject
cork from opener

2. Charge indicator light

3. Charging base

4. Foil cutter

5. Power adapter

OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS

Connection and Use

This appliance is for 120 volts
only and should not be used
with a converter.

We recommend that you charge
your electric wine opener for at
least twelve hours before using
for the rst time. Please follow
the instructions for charging as
stated below:

Charging Your Electric
Wine Opener

Plug one end of the power
adapter into the back of
the charging base and the
other end into an electrical
outlet. Place the electric wine
opener into the charging base,
making sure that it is rmly
in position and that it is fully
engaged with the charging
connection. The blue indicator
light will illuminate. It will
take approximately 12 hours
to charge your electric wine
opener. The charging light will
remain blue during the charging
process, even when fully
charged.

Your wine opener can open
approximately 50 bottles of
wine on a full charge.

Foil Cutter

For your convenience, this unit
has a foil cutter, which can be
stored in the base of the unit.
Before removing the cork, you
must remove foil to expose top
part of cork surface (see g 1).
Attach foil
cutter to the
top of the
wine bottle.
Keep hand
on lower
part of bottle
and turn
foil cutter in twisting

motion
to remove foil. Remove foil to
expose top part of cork surface.

CAUTION: Blade on foil cutter
is sharp. Please keep ngers
away from cutter's sharp
edges.

To Operate Your
Wine Opener

Press the REMOVE switch
to remove the cork from the
bottle. After the cork has been
removed from the
bottle, press the
EJECT switch to
release the cork
from the wine
opener (see g. 2).

1. Place the wine

opener on top of
the wine bottle, making sure
that it remains as straight/
upright as possible at all

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(g. 1)

(g. 2)

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times. If you hold the electric
wine opener at an angle to
the bottle it will not remove
the cork properly.

2. Hold the wine
opener and bottle
rmly. Press the
REMOVE switch.
The corkscrew
spiral will turn in a
counterclockwise
direction and
enter the cork,
gradually removing
it from the bottle.
When the mechanism stops,
the cork has been fully
removed from the bottle
(see g. 3).

3. Lift the wine opener up and
away from the bottle. To
eject the cork, press the
EJECT switch. The
spiral will turn in
a clockwise
direction and
release the cork
from the wine
opener (see g. 4).

4. Always return the wine
opener to the charging base
when done. This will protect
the unit while not in use.

CLEANING AND
MAINTENANCE

Always unplug the appliance
from the electrical outlet
before cleaning.

Make sure all the parts are
clean and dry before storing.

To clean housing, wipe with a
clean, damp cloth.

Never immerse power adapter,
charging base or housing in
water or any other liquids.

Never submerge the motor
base in water or other liquids,
or place
in a dishwasher.

Any other servicing should be
performed by an authorized
service representative.

AFTER USE

We recommend that you return
your appliance to the charging
base so that it is fully charged
and available for use at any
time.

WARRANTY

LIMITED THREE-YEAR
WARRANTY

We warrant that this Cuisinart product will be
free of defects in materials or workmanship
under normal home use for 3 years from the
date of original purchase. This warranty
covers manufacturer’s defects including
mechanical and electrical defects. It does
not cover damage from consumer abuse,
unauthorized repairs or modifications, theft,
misuse, or damage due to transportation
or environmental conditions. Products with
removed or altered identification numbers will
not be covered.

This warranty is not available to retailers or
other commercial purchasers or owners. If
your Cuisinart product should prove to be
defective within the warranty period, we will
repair it or replace it if necessary. For
warranty purposes, please register your
product online at www.cuisinart.ca to facilitate
verification of the date of original purchase
and keep your original receipt for the duration
of the limited warranty. This warranty excludes
damage caused by accident, misuse or abuse,
including damage caused by overheating,
and it does not apply to scratches, stains,
discolouration or other damage to external
or internal surfaces that does not impair the
functional utility of the product. This warranty
also expressly excludes all incidental or
consequential damages.

Your Cuisinart product has been manufactured
to the strictest specifications and has been
designed for use only in 120 volt outlets and
only with authorized accessories and
replacement parts. This warranty expressly
excludes any defects or damages caused by
attempted use of this unit with a converter,
as well as use with accessories, replacement
parts or repair service other than those
authorized by Cuisinart.

If the appliance should become defective
within the warranty period, do not return the
appliance to the store. Please contact our
Customer Service Centre:

Toll-free phone number:
1-800-472-7606

Address:
Cuisinart Canada
100 Conair Parkway
Woodbridge, Ont. L4H 0L2

Email:
[e-mail]

Model:
CWO-50C

To facilitate the speed and accuracy of your
return, please enclose:

• $10.00 for shipping and handling of the
product (cheque or money order)

• Return address and phone number

• Description of the product defect

• Product date code*/copy of original proof
of purchase

• Any other information pertinent to the
product’s return

* Product date code can be found on the

underside of the base of the product. The
product date code is a 4 or 5 digit number.
Example, 90630 would designate year,
month & day (2009, June 30th).

Note: We recommend you use a traceable,
insured delivery service for added protection.
Cuisinart will not be held responsible for
in-transit damage or for packages that are
not delivered to us.

To order replacement parts or accessories,
call our Customer Service Centre at
1-800-472-7606. For more information,
please visit our website at www.cuisinart.ca.

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