Soup'n Co - Blender MOULINEX - Free user manual and instructions

Product type	Blender and soup maker
Brand	Moulinex
Model	Soup'n Co
Bowl capacity	1.2 liters
Power	1000 watts
Blade material	Stainless steel
Bowl material	BPA-free plastic
Automatic programs	Soup, smoothie, mix, clean
Speeds	3 speeds + pulse
Cooking function	Integrated (hot soup)
Safety	Lid lock, thermal protection
Dimensions (L x W x H)	30 x 20 x 30 cm
Weight	2.5 kg
Power cord	1 meter
Care and cleaning	Bowl and lid dishwasher safe
Spare parts available	Bowl, lid, blades, seal
Repairability index	8.2/10 (according to official index)
Warranty	2 years
Country of manufacture	China

Frequently Asked Questions - Soup'n Co MOULINEX

How to clean the Moulinex Soup'n Co?

The bowl, lid and blades can be washed in the dishwasher. Use the integrated Clean program for a quick rinse.

Can I blend hot ingredients?

Yes, the Soup'n Co is designed to cook and blend hot soups. Do not exceed the maximum capacity indicated for hot liquids.

What is the maximum capacity of the bowl?

The useful capacity is 1.2 liters for liquids and 1 kilogram for solid foods.

Can the Moulinex Soup'n Co crush ice?

Yes, use the Pulse function or the Smoothie program to crush ice. Do not fill the bowl more than half.

How to change the blades?

The blades are not user-replaceable. Contact Moulinex after-sales service for replacement.

What to do if the appliance does not turn on?

Check that the lid is properly locked and that the outlet works. Refer to the Troubleshooting section of the manual.

Can I use frozen ingredients?

Yes, you can add frozen fruits or vegetables. For soups, prefer ingredients at room temperature.

Is the bowl microwave safe?

No, the plastic bowl is not microwave safe. Use a suitable container for reheating.

Where to find spare parts?

You can order spare parts on the official Moulinex website or from authorized dealers. Reference: SS-9238 for the bowl.

How to use the Soup program?

Add the ingredients, close the lid, select the Soup program and press Start. The appliance cooks and blends automatically.

USER MANUAL Soup'n Co MOULINEX

D Ensemble Bol blender

d1 Bol inox (repère Max = 1.8 litre)

d2 Gâchette poignée

d3 Lames inox

E Ensemble couvercle

e1 Bouchon doseur

e2 Couvercle

e3 Porte-joint

By reading this guide, you will find some user instructions that will help you discover the full potential of your appliance: make creamy or thick soups, chunky soups, sauces and fruit purées, smoothies, cocktails and steam based recipes and much more.

APPLIANCE DESCRIPTION

A Motor unit

B Control panel

b1 Selection buttons

- P - Automatic programs

P1 : Creamy soup/P2: Thick soup/

Steam cooking: P3 (depending on model*)

Autoclean: P3 or P4 (depending on model*)

- -/+ - Decrease/Increase cooking time or

temperature

- OK/OFF - Validation of program choice,

cooking time or temperature/Stop appliance

b2 Heat indicator light (if >50°C inside

the jug)

b3 Speed selector button

b4 Ice crush button (for crushing ice-cubes)

C Display screen

c1 Temperature adjustment display from

60 to 100°C

c2 Timer display (time adjustable from

0 to 59 mins)

c3 Programme display (P1, P2, P3 and P4

depending on model*)

c4 Safety indicator display ⓐ

D Blender jug unit

d1 Stainless steel jug (Max limit = 1.8 litre)

d2 Handle with trigger

d3 Stainless steel blades

E Lid unit

e1 Measuring cap

c2 Lid

e3 Carrier seal

e4 Waterproof seal

F Cooking basket (depending on model*)

f1 handle

f2 basket

Technical data on appliance:

Maximum temperature: 100°C

Power: 1100W

Maximum programming time: 59 minutes.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

▶ On personal safety

- Read the instructions carefully before using your appliance for the first time and retain them for future use: the manufacturer cannot accept any liability for non compliant appliance use.

• Do not allow children to use the appliance without supervision.
  • This appliance shall not be used by children.

Keep the appliance and its cord out of the reach of children.

• This appliance is not intended to be used by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capacities or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they are supervised or have been given instructions beforehand concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.
  • Children should be supervised to ensure they do not play with the appliance.

• Keep the appliance out of the reach of children.

• When using the appliance, some parts reach high temperatures (stainless steel side of jug, transparent parts of the lid and cap, metallic sections under the jug, basket). They can cause burns. Handle the appliance by the cold plastic parts (handles, motor unit). The red heat indicator light comes on if there is a risk of burning.
• Do not use your appliance if it is not working correctly, if it has been damaged or if the power cord or plug have been damaged. To avoid any danger have the cord replaced by an approved service centre (see list in the service booklet).
• The appliance is designed for domestic use only. The manufacturer shall not accept any liability and reserves the right to cancel the warranty in the event of commercial or inappropriate use or failure to follow the instructions.
• This appliance is not intended to be used in the following applications, and the guarantee will not apply for:

• staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments;

• farm houses;

• by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments;
• bed and breakfast type environments.
  ▶ European markets only:
• Keep the appliance and its cord out of reach of children under 8 years of age.
  • Children shall not play with the appliance.
• This appliance may be used by persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capacities, or by persons with little or no knowledge of the appliance, as long as they are under proper supervision and have received instructions as to the safe use of the appliance, and as long as they understand the implicit risks.
• This appliance may be used by children as long as they are at least 8 years old, they are properly supervised and have received instructions as to the safe use of the appliance, and as long as they understand the implicit risks. Cleaning and maintenance of the appliance should not be carried out by children without supervision,

unless they are over 8 years of age and are being supervised by an adult.

- Your appliance releases steam which can cause burns.

Handle the lid and measuring cap with care (use an oven glove or pot holder if necessary). Hold the measuring cap by the central section.

- Be careful if hot liquid is poured into the food processor or blender as it can be ejected out of the appliance due to a sudden steaming.

- Do not start up the appliance if the measuring cap is not placed in the hole in the lid, if the seal is not positioned on the support seal or if the carrier seal is not fixed in the lid.

- Be aware of the risk of injury in the event of incorrect use of the appliance.

• The blades are very sharp: handle them with care so as not to injure yourself whilst emptying the or during cleaning.

▶ On connection to power supply

- The appliance must be plugged into a socket with an earth connection.

• The appliance is designed to work with alternating current only. Check that the voltage on your appliance's data plate corresponds to your domestic power supply.
• Given the diverse standards in effect, if the appliance is used in a country other than that in which it is purchased, have it checked by an Approved Service Centre.
  • Always unplug the appliance from the power supply if you leave it unattended and before assembling, dismantling and cleaning it.
• Any error in connection will invalidate the guarantee.
• Never pull on the power cord when unplugging the appliance.
• Do not immerse the appliance, cord or plug in liquid.
• Do not immerse this appliance in water or any other liquid.
• The power cord must be kept out of the reach of children and must not be placed near or come into contact with the hot parts of the appliance, sources of heat or sharp edges.

▶ On incorrect use

- Never turn on the blender jug without ingredients or with dry products only.

• Always add solid ingredients before pouring in any liquid ingredients, without exceeding the limit marker of 1.8 L MAX engraved inside the jug. (Cf. Fig. 8). If the blender is too full, boiling water may spurt out. Make sure there is enough liquid to cover the mini limit marker (Cf. Fig. 7).
- Some recipes may cause sudden overflowing, due to the formation of bubbles, particularly when using frozen vegetables. In this case, it is up to you to reduce the quantities accordingly.
- Do not place your fingers or any other object in the jug while the appliance is in operation.
- Do not use the jug as a container for freezing or sterilisation purposes.
- Place the appliance on a stable, heat-resistant, clean, and dry surface.
- Do not place the appliance next to a wall or a cupboard: the steam may damage them.
- Do not let your hair, a scarf or a tie amongst other things hang over the jug whilst the appliance is in operation.

• Do not put any of the accessories in the microwave.
• Do not use the appliance outdoors.
• Never exceed the maximum quantity indicated in the instructions.
• Put the appliance away once it has cooled down.

• For your safety, do not use accessories or spare parts other than those provided by the approved after-sales service centres.
• Do not use your appliance if it does not operate correctly, if it has been damaged or if the power cord or plug is damaged. To maintain safety, these parts must be replaced by an Approved Service Centre. Contact the Customer Relations Helpline - see contact list
• Any intervention other than normal cleaning and maintenance by the customer must be performed by an Approved Service Centre."

BEFORE FIRST USE

Your appliance has 3 operating modes:

• Automatic program mode: temperature, cooking and mixing times are pre-programmed to make soups and to carry out automatic steam cooking.
- Manual Mode: personalised adjustments in temperature and cooking time for one use can be made according to your preferences.
- Blender Mode: select the motor speed without using the cooking function to make some tasty smoothies or cocktails.

Positioning of the jug and the lid unit

• Before using for the first time, wash all the accessories (D, E and F) in hot soapy water except for the motor unit (A).
  • Make sure that all packaging is removed before operating the appliance.
• Put the seal on the carrier seal (Cf. Fig. 1.a) and clip the unit onto the lid (Cf. Fig. 1.b).

• To steam cook, put the basket with the sliced vegetables in position and fill up the jug with 0.5 litres of cold water without exceeding the bottom of the basket (cf. Fig. 10 and 11).
- Position the lid (E) on the jug (D) lining up the two triangles (Cf. Fig. 2), lock the lid without pressing by turning it in the direction of the arrow (Cf. Fig. 3) Position the blender jug (D) on the motor unit (A) until you hear it click (Cf. Fig. 4)
- The appliance only starts up once the jug and lid are correctly in place and are locked onto the motor unit.

In the event of incorrect positioning or locking of one or the other (Cf. Fig. 5 and 6), the lock sign starts to flash when you activate a function.

USING THE APPLIANCE

PROGRAM MODE

Once the water and the ingredients are placed into the jug or into the steam basket, lock the lid and position the jug onto the motor unit (see before first use).

Select one of the automatic programs suggested below (P button) and validate (OK button).

Introducing the suggested automatic programs
	Temperature (Max)	Adjustable times Mixing
P1 - Creamy soup (thin texture)	100°C	25 min. (+ or -10 min)	Max speed 1 min
P2 - Chunky Soup (texture dense)	100°C	35 min. (+ or -10 min)	Min speed 13 secs
P3 - (only for model with cooking basket) – Steam cooking with cooking basket and 50 cl water (depending on model')	100°C	30 min. (+ or -20 min)	No
P3 - (or P4 for model with cooking basket) - Autoclean: automatic cleaning programme	100°C	30 s. (adjustable up to 1 min)	Max speed

When the program is finished, the appliance gives out 3 beeps.

Unlock the jug by pressing the trigger (d2) located on the inside of the handle (cf. Fig. 9) and serve immediately or leave the jug in place to keep warm (up to 40 minutes).

PRACTICAL GUIDANCE

- Make sure you have enough liquid to cover the Min limit marker (Cf. Fig. 7). and take care not to exceed the 1.8 L MAX limit marker engraved inside the jug (Cf. Fig. 8).

- Some recipes may cause sudden overflowing, due to the formation of bubbles, particularly when using frozen vegetables. In this case, it is up to you to reduce the quantities accordingly.

- Time and temperature information is flashing: you can modify this information. Adjust the time as required with the aid of the + (increase) and - (decrease) buttons, depending on the ingredients used and the amount to be made (see table of the cooking times for soups in the recipe booklet).

- With the cooking basket (depending on model*) you can steam cook (use P3 with 0.5 litres of water), or for chunky soup recipes and cooking whole ingredients such as meat, fish, vegetables at the same time as your soup (use P1 or P2).

- At the end of the programs, the appliance automatically keeps the recipe warm for 40 minutes so it remains ready to be consumed. To stop warming, simply press the OFF button.

• If you open the lid, press the trigger or remove the lug, the warming process will automatically stop.
• When the program has started, you can stop the appliance at any time by pressing the P button. The program is then in pause mode and you can restart it by pressing the P button again or by pressing the OK button.
• If you choose the wrong program by mistake and you wish to cancel it, press the OFF button for 2 seconds and that will allow you to restart the times and the temperatures.

MANUAL MODE

• Adjust the cooking time with the aid of the + (increase) and - (decrease) buttons, depending on the ingredients used and the amount to be made (see table of the cooking times for soups in the recipe booklet).
• You have to then validate the time chosen by pressing the OK button.

• The temperature information is flashing, you can change this information. Adjust the cooking temperature with the aid of the + (increase) and - (decrease) buttons.

• You then have to validate the temperature chosen by pressing the

• OK button.
  • The red indicator light lights up to inform you that the cooking has started.
• At any point you can adjust the motor onto either: slow speed (position 1) to mix liquid ingredients (e.g. to make sauces).
• quick speed (position 2 onwards) to mix solid ingredients.

BLENDER MODE (without cooking)

- Select a speed by turning the speed selector to the right. The mixing starts and the time appears on the screen.

In blender mode, you can select up to 5 speeds with different mixing types.

The pulse speed can be found to the left of position 0.

• Turn the speed selector to position 0 to stop the appliance.
• Press on the trigger (d2) then remove the blender jug (D). If you wish to program an operation time which stops automatically:
• Adjust the operation time with the aid of the + (increase) and - (decrease) buttons.
• Select a speed by turning the speed selector. The count time appears on the screen.
  • The motor stops automatically at the end of the count time.
  Ice crushing button: The "Ice" button sets off the ice crushing operation. You can stop the appliance as required by pressing the "OFF" button. You can crush a maximum of 6 to 8 ice cubes.

CLEANING THE APPLIANCE

• Do not immerse the appliance in water. Never put the motor unit (A) under hot running water.
• Clean the jug immediately after use.
• Fill up the jug with 1 litre of hot water along with 2 or 3 drops of washing up liquid. Only use the recommended amount of water and washing up liquid. An excess of washing up liquid creates more foam and consequently can lead to overflowing.
• Use the automatic Autoclean programme: P3 or P4 (depending on model*) to carry out a prewash of the bowl.
• Once the program has stopped, unplug the appliance.
• Press on the trigger (d2) then remove the blender jug (D).
• Place the jug on a flat surface.
• Unlock the lid by turning it a quarter turn clockwise. Remove the lid with care.

• When the parts have cooled down, unclip the lid's carrier seal with the aid of the gripping system.

• Finish cleaning the jug with the aid of a sponge.

• Rinse the inside of the jug and the lid under running water.
• In the event of the heated part of the jug getting extremely dirty, leave to soak for a few hours in a mix of water and washing up liquid to help get it clean.

• Take care when cleaning the blades (d3) in the blender jug and when you empty the bowl as they are sharp.

• Use a damp cloth to clean the motor unit (A). Dry it carefully.
• The detachable parts (lid, carrier seal, seal, measuring cap, cooking basket) can be cleaned with a sponge and hot soapy water.

WHAT TO DO IF YOUR APPLIANCE DOES NOT WORK

PROBLEMS	CAUSES	SOLUTIONS
The appliance does not work.	It is not plugged in.	Plug your appliance into the mains powersupply.
	The jug and the lid are not in the correct place or arenot locked correctly.	Check that the jug and the lid are correctly positioned and locked following the diagrams in the instructions
Excessive vibrations.	The appliance isnot placed on a flat surface, the appli arce is not stable	Place the appliance ona flat stable surface.
	Volume of ingi erent sis to high.	Reduce the quant ty of ingedients processed.
Leak through lid.	Volume of ingi erent sis to high.	Reduce the quant ty of ingedients processed.
	The lid is not positioned or locked correctly	Look the lid firmly at othe jug
	The waterp roof sealisnot present	Position the wat erroof seal on the carrier seal and c lip the unit ont o the lid
	The waterproof seal has been cut throughor damaged	Change the seal or contact tan approved service centre
The blades do not rotate easily	Reces of food too big or too hard	Reduce the size or quantity of the ingredients processed.Add some liquid
Displays 'safety'	Motor overload caused by too large an amount of ingredients or pieces of food that are too hard or too large	Let the motor cool downand reduce the amount of ingredients in the jug.
Displays 'safety' +red indicator light is flashing	Empty jug, nearly empty or not enough liquid in recipe	Add liquid up to the jug's minimum level marker (Cf. Fig. 7)
Displays 'Err' + red indicator light is flashing	The heating element does not work	Contact the Customer Relations Helpline - see contact list
Displays « ntc » + red indicator light is flashing	The temperature sens or is no longer working	Contact the Customer Relations Helpline - see contact list

Your appliance still doesn't work?

Contact the Customer Relations Helpline - see contact list.

RECYCLING

- Disposal of packaging materials and the appliance.

The packaging is made of exclusively environmentally safe materials that can be disposed of according to current recycling regulations.

To dispose of your appliance, consult the appropriate department of your local authority.

- Expired electronic or electrical products:

Think of the environment!

① Your appliance contains valuable materials which can be recovered or recycled.

Please take it to a local waste collection point where it will be disposed

BESCHRIJVING VAN HET APPARAAT

A Motorblok

B Bedieningspaneel

b1 Selectieknoppen

- P - Automatische programma's

HET APPARAAT SCHOONMAKEN

UW APPARAAT WERKT NIET. WAT NU?