TBV8104BX PROVITALITY - Dishwasher BEKO - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Multifunction blender with vacuum suction
Brand	BEKO
Model	TBV8104BX PROVITALITY
Power supply	220-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power	1000 W
Maximum blending capacity	1500 ml
Vacuum capacity (general foods)	1000 ml
Vacuum capacity (dairy products)	700 ml
Minimum blending capacity	250 ml
Automatic programs	Smoothie, Crushed ice, Sauces, Vacuum, Vacuum + Blending, Automatic cleaning
Pulse function	Yes
Speed adjustment	Variable (On/Off/Speed button)
Bowl material	Transparent graduated plastic
Blades	Removable stainless steel
Seal	Silicone
Suction head	Removable with washable permanent filter
Insect-proof cap	Yes (measuring cup)
Cleaning	Bowl, lid and measuring cup dishwasher safe; motor unit wipe with a damp cloth
Safety	Safety switches, motor overheat protection
Anti-slip feet	Yes, rubber
Included accessories	Bowl, lid, blades, seal, suction head, measuring cup, lever
Usage	Domestic only
Compliance	WEEE (2012/19/EU), RoHS (2011/65/EU)

Frequently Asked Questions - TBV8104BX PROVITALITY BEKO

How to use the Smoothie program?

Pour the ingredients into the bowl (2), place the lid (1), plug in the appliance, set the speed knob (16) to the ON position, then press the Smoothie button (10). The program stops automatically after 40 to 50 seconds.

How to clean the blender?

Unplug the appliance. Use the Automatic cleaning program with warm water and dish soap for 26 seconds. Then disassemble and rinse the parts. The bowl, lid and measuring cup are dishwasher safe. Wipe the motor unit with a damp cloth.

What are the maximum quantities for vacuum sealing?

For general foods (excluding dairy products), the maximum level is 1000 ml. For dairy products, do not exceed 700 ml.

Can I blend hot foods?

No, do not use the appliance with hot foods. The maximum allowed temperature inside the appliance is 40°C.

How to remove and install the blades?

Unplug the appliance and ensure the motor is stopped. To remove, turn the blades counterclockwise. To install, place the silicone seal on the blades, then screw them under the bowl turning counterclockwise. Caution: the blades are sharp, handle with care.

What to do if the motor stops during use?

This is the automatic motor protection in case of overheating. Set the speed knob to OFF, unplug the appliance and let it cool for 15 to 20 minutes before using again.

How to use the Pulse function?

Make sure the speed adjustment knob (16) is in the ON position, then press the Pulse button (17) to blend with short bursts at high speed. The appliance stops as soon as you release the button.

Are the parts dishwasher safe?

Yes, the bowl (2), lid (1) and measuring cup (20) are dishwasher safe. The motor unit (9) must not be immersed in water, clean it with a damp cloth.

How to protect the suction duct from insects?

Use the measuring cup (20) as an insect-proof cap. Remove the bowl from the motor unit, lower the lever (5), then place and lock the measuring cup on the suction head (6). Before reuse, remove the measuring cup and raise the lever.

What does the flashing indicator mean?

The indicator flashes to indicate that the automatic program is running. For example, after selecting Vacuum+Blending, the program runs at different speeds and stops after 2 minutes, the indicator flashes for the entire duration.

USER MANUAL TBV8104BX PROVITALITY BEKO

Please read this manual first!

Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for selecting this Beko appliance. We hope that you get the best results from your appliance which has been manufactured with high quality and state-of-the-art technology. For this reason, please read this user manual and all other provided documents carefully before using the appliance and keep it as a reference for future use. If you hand over the appliance to someone else, give the user manual as well. Follow the instructions by paying attention to all the information and warnings in the user manual.

Meanings of the symbols

Following symbols are used in various sections of this manual:

Important information and useful hints about usage.

WARNING: Warnings for dangerous situations concerning the safety of life and property.

Suitable for contact with food.

Do not immerse the appliance, the power cable, or the power plug in water or any other liquid.

This product has been produced in environmentally-friendly, state-of-the-art facilities.

1. Blender lid
2. Blender jug
3. Cutter
4. Silicone ring
5. Vacuum lever
6. Vacuum head
7. Safety device (under the Vacuum head)
8. Safety device (on the motor unit)
9. Motor unit
10. Smoothie button
11. Ice button
12. Sauce button
13. Vacuum button
14. Vacuum+Blend button
15. Auto-Clean button
16. On / Off / Speed adjustment knob
17. Pulse button
18. Cable compartment (under the appliance)
19. Rubber feet
20. Measuring cup / Anti-insect cap

In case of loss, breakage, or need for replacement of the parts below:

• Jug with lid and cutter - complete set (1,2,3,4)
• Measuring cup (20)
• Set of 4 rubber feet (19)

Technical data

Voltage: 220 - 240V 50 - 60Hz

Power consumption:

1000W

Rights to make technical and design changes are reserved.

CONTENTS

ENGLISH	06-23
DEUTSCH	24-46
TÜRKÜCE	47-65
FRANÇAIS	66-87
ESPÁÑOL	88-109
ROMÁNă	110-131
POLSKI	132-155
ITALIANO	156-180
04-19	şüseyin

1 Important safety and environmental instructions

This section contains safety instructions that will help protect from risk of personal injury or material damage.

Failure to follow these instructions voids any granted warranty.

1.1 General safety

• Read all instructions.
• This appliance may be used by people whose physical, perceptive or mental skills are impaired or who are inexperienced or not knowledgeable about the appliance as long as they are supervised or informed and made aware of the safe use of the appliance and the encountered dangers. Children should not play with the appliance.
• Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after the appliance malfunctions, or is dropped or damaged in any manner.

1 Important safety and environmental instructions

Contact the manufacturer at their customer service telephone number for information on examination, repair, or adjustment.

• The use of attachments, including canning jars, not recommended by the manufacturer may cause a risk of injury to persons.
• Do not attempt to dismantle the appliance.
• Do not operate or place any part of this appliance or its parts on or near hot surfaces.
• Do not use the device for hot food.
• Your mains power supply should comply with the information supplied on the rating plate of the appliance.
• Do not use the appliance with an extension cable.
• Do not touch the plug of the appliance with damp or wet hands.

1 Important safety and environmental instructions

• Unplug from outlet when not in use, before putting on or taking off parts, and before cleaning.
• Hold the blending shaft of the appliance carefully during transportation and cleaning.
• Never touch blades while using the appliance. There is the possibility of injury due to incorrect usage.
• Avoid contacting moving parts.
• Do not use outdoors.
• Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter.
• Keep hands and utensils out of container while blending to reduce the risk of severe injury to persons or damage to the blender. A scraper may be used but must be used only when the blender is not running.
• Blades are sharp. Handle carefully.
• Always operate blender with cover in place.

1 Important safety and environmental instructions

• Do not blend hot liquids.
• To reduce the risk of electric shock, the plug should only be connected to a proper outlet. If the plug does not fit fully in the outlet, contact a qualified electrician. Do not modify the plug in any way.
• After cleaning, dry the appliance and all parts before connecting it to mains supply and before attaching the parts.
• Do not immerse the appliance, the power cable, or the power plug in water or any other liquid.
• If you keep the packaging materials, store them out of the reach of children.
• Children shall not use the appliance. Keep the appliance out of the reach of children.
• Always disconnect the blender from the supply if it is left unattended and before assembling, disassembling.

1 Important safety and environmental instructions

• Switch off the appliance and disconnect from supply before changing accessories or approaching parts that move in use.
• CAUTION: In order to avoid a hazard due to inadvertent resetting of the thermal cut-out, this appliance must not be supplied through an external switching device, such as a timer, or connected to a circuit that is regularly switched on and off by the utility. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

1.2 Compliance with the WEEE Directive and Disposing of the Waste Product:

This product complies with EU WEEE Directive (2012/19/EU). This product bears a classification symbol for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).

This product has been manufactured with high quality parts and materials which can be reused and are suitable for recycling. Do not dispose of the waste product with normal domestic and other wastes at the end of its service life. Take it to the collection center for the recycling of electrical and electronic

equipment. Please consult your local authorities to learn about these collection centers.

1 Important safety and environmental instructions

1.3 Compliance with RoHS Directive

The product you have purchased complies with EU RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU). It does not contain harmful and prohibited materials specified in the Directive.

1.4 Package information

Packaging materials of the product are manufactured from recyclable materials in accordance with our National Environment Regulations. Do not dispose of the packaging materials together with the domestic or other wastes. Take them to the packaging

material collection points designated by the local authorities.

1.5 Plug Wiring

The moulded plug on this appliance incorporates a 13 A fuse. Should the fuse need to be replaced, an ASTA approved BS1362 fuse of the same rating must be used. Do not forget to refit the fuse cover. In the event of losing the fuse cover, the plug must not be used until a replacement fuse cover has been fitted. The colour of the replacement fuse cover must be the same colour as that visible on the pin face of the plug. Fuse covers are available from any good electrical store.

Fitting a different plug

• As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals on your plug, proceed as follows:
• Brown cable = L (Live)
• Blue cable = N (Neutral)

1 Important safety and environmental instructions

• Green/yellow cable must be connected to ground (E).
• With alternative plugs, a 13 A fuse must be fitted either in the plug or adaptor, or in the main fuse box. If in doubt, contact a qualified electrician.

2 Use

2.1 Intended Use

This appliance is intended only for household use; it is not suitable for professional use. It is designed to chop small amounts of solid foods (onions, potatoes, carrots, etc.) and fruit (strawberries, bananas, etc.).

2.2 Initial Use

Clean the parts of the appliance prior to initial use (see 3.1).

2.3 Removing the Chopping Blade

WARNING: Do not touch the blades with your bare hands.

Unplug the appliance and move the speed adjustment knob (16) to "OFF" position. Pull up the lever (5) and unlock the jug (2) anti-clockwise according to the "Open" arrow on the motor unit (9).

Flip open the vacuum valve to release vacuum from the jug (2) and take out the lid (1). Turn over the jug (2).

Remove chopping blade unit (3) by turning clockwise.

2 Use

2.4 Installing the Chopping Blade

Put the silicone ring (4) in its place on the chopping blade (3) and place the chopping blade under the jug (2).

Place it back in the jug (2) by turning anti-clockwise.

Place the jug onto the motor housing (9).

2.5 Operation

WARNING: Do not operate the appliance when empty.

Maximum temperature allowed inside the appliance is 40°C.

Put soft foods or liquids before adding hard foods or ice.

Adding some water into the appliance will allow it to run smoothly (e.g. 40ml water for 60g solid food). Add the water before the ingredients.

2 Use

Place your appliance on a solid and flat surface.

Put the ingredient you want to process into the jug (2) and place the lid (1) on it.

Place the jug onto the motor housing (9) so that the tab on it seats on the slots of the motor housing (9), turn it to the "Lock" position and secure.

Plug in the appliance and move the speed adjustment knob (16) to "ON" position.

Process the ingredients at the desired speed using the speed adjustment knob (16). When the process is complete, move the speed adjustment knob (16) to "OFF" position and unplug the appliance.

Pull up the jug (2) by turning it clockwise to remove it from the motor unit (9). Open the lid (1) and take out the food.

2 Use

WARNING: Gradually increase the speed of the appliance. Do not operate it at the highest speed suddenly. Otherwise the motor may overheat.

WARNING: Do not run the appliance continuously for more than 2 minutes. Let it cool for 5 minutes before operating it again.

WARNING: Do not insert any foreign objects into the jug (2) when the appliance is in use.

WARNING: Do not remove ingredients from the jug (2) before chopping blade (3) has completely stopped.

WARNING: Do not use carbonated beverage, crop, frozen food, or sticky food (boiled bean, yam, etc.).

After each use, the container lid (1, 20) must be washed and remove moisture for next use. Dry it well before use.

WARNING: The backflow prevention cap must be assembled on the container lid. Blender may malfunction if there is water or food gets backflow into the vacuum valve.

2 Use

2.6 Automatic programs with the jug

The appliance is equipped with six automatic programs that you can use: Smoothie (10), Ice (11), Sauce (12), Vacuum (13), Vacuum+Blend (14), and Auto Clean (15).

Put the ingredients in the jug (2) and close the lid (1). Plug in the appliance and move the speed adjustment knob (16) to "ON" position.

Select the desired automatic program. The selected program will turn on and the program will start to operate at different speeds. It will stop about 40 or 50 seconds later. If the vacuum program is selected, the pump will turn on and stop automatically approximately 1 minute later. If the vacuum + blend program is selected, the program will continue to operate (after the pump has stopped), at different speeds and stop in approximately 2 minutes. The light will blink.

When the process is complete, move the speed adjustment knob (16) to "OFF" position and unplug the appliance.

2 Use

2.7 "Pulse" position

For mixing with high speed short pulses, turn speed adjustment knob (16) to "ON" position and press "pulse" (17). The appliance will stop when you release the button.

2.8 Maximum quantities

Maintain the maximum or the minimum volume for each type of material by the scale on the container (3).

Maximum level for materials to blend (1,500ml) Maximum level for materials including milk products such as milk and soymilk to vacuum (1,000ml) Maximum level for milk products such as milk and soymilk to vacuum (700ml) Minimum level for materials to blend (250ml)

WARNING: Do not exceed the maximum level for each food material indicated by the scale on the container (3). Air bubbles or food materials getting into the pump can cause trouble.

WARNING: If there are ingredients stuck between the chopping blades (3), please dismount it from the jug (2) and remove the stuck matter using a long slender utensil, etc.

2 Use

2.9 Anti-insect prevention for vacuum passage

The measuring cup (20) accessory can be used as an anti-insect cap to prevent insects or bacteria breeding in the vacuum passage.

Take out the jug (2) from the motor housing (9) and pull down the lever (5). Place and secure the measuring cup (20) onto the vacuum suction head (6).

If you want to operate the appliance again, remove the measuring cup (20) from the vacuum suction head (6) first before intending to pull up the lever (5).

WARNING: Take caution to make sure the food material does not go into the safety device (7, 8). Never directly push the safety switch pin with your finger or a rod, etc.

2.10 Motor Protection

Automatic motor protection will get activated and stop the appliance when the appliance overheats. In this case:

1. Move the speed adjustment knob (16) to "OFF" position.
2. Unplug the appliance.
3. Let it cool for 15-20 minutes.

3 Cleaning and care

3.1 Cleaning

Add 1 or 1 1/2 cups of lukewarm water and some drops of dish-washing liquid into the jug (2) and close the lid (1).

Place the jug (2) into the motor unit (9). Lock the jug (2) clockwise according to the "Lock" arrow on the motor unit (9) and press down the lever (5). Plug in the appliance.

Use Auto Clean program to operate it for 26 seconds.

Unplug the appliance before cleaning. Wait for the accessories used to stop completely. Pull up the lever (5) and unlock the jug (2) anticlockwise according to the "Open" arrow on the motor unit (9). Pull up the jug (2) to remove it from the motor unit (9).

Then rinse it.

3 Cleaning and care

You can wash the jug (2) and the caps/lids (1, 20) in your dishwasher. It is recommended to clean the appliance immediately after using.

WARNING: Do not immerse the motor unit (9) in water. You can wipe it with a damp cloth.

WARNING: Chopping blade (3) is sharp. Do not hold the sharp edge or immerse in water while cleaning.

3.2 Washing or replacing the filter

The vacuum suction head (6) on the appliance is assembled with a washable permanent filter to avoid trouble in case the container lid (1) is spattered with food, as this can block the vacuum passage and cause trouble.

Press the latches of the suction head cover at both sides to remove it downward.

Take out the filter from the vacuum seal to wash or rinse it, or replace it with a new one.

Place and secure the suction head cover back before use.

The container lid (1) is also assembled with a washable permanent filter.

3 Cleaning and care

Turn over the lid (1) and open the backflow prevention cap by turning it anticlockwise to remove it from the lid (1).

Take out the backflow prevention cap to wash or rinse it, then dry it. Make sure there is no water or food blocking the venting holes.

Place and secure the backflow prevention cap back by turning it clockwise before use.

3.3 Storage

• If you do not intend to use the appliance for a long time, store it carefully.
• Unplug the appliance and wait for it to cool completely before storing it.
• Keep the appliance and its accessories in their original packages.
• Do not wrap the power cord around the appliance.
• Store it in a cool, dry place. Always keep the appliance out of the reach of children.

3.4 Handling and transportation

• During handling and transportation, carry the appliance in its original packaging. The packaging of the appliance protects it against physical damages.
• Do not place heavy loads on the appliance or on the packaging. The appliance may get damaged.
• Dropping the appliance may render it non-operational or cause permanent damage.

12 months breakdown and repair guarantee

Guarantor: Beko plc, 1 Greenhill Crescent, Watford, Hertfordshire. WD18 8UF

The guarantee does not in any way diminish your statutory or legal rights.

Your appliance has the benefit of our manufacturer's guarantee which covers the product for 12 months from the date of original purchase.

This gives you reassurance that if within that time, your appliance is proven to be defective because of either workmanship or materials, we will at our discretion either repair or replace your appliance.

The appliance must be correctly installed, located and operated in accordance with the instructions contained in the user manual. The guarantor disclaims any liability for accidental or consequential damage.

The Guarantee is subject to the following conditions:

Documentary proof of the original purchase date is provided. - The appliance has been installed and operated correctly and in accordance with our operating and maintenance instructions. The appliance is used only on the electricity supply on the rating plate. The appliance has only been used for normal domestic purposes. The appliance has not been altered, serviced, dismantled or otherwise interfered with by any person. The appliance is used in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Any parts removed during repair work or any product that has been replaced becomes our property. The guarantee is not transferrable if the product is resold.

The Guarantee does not cover:

• Transit, installation or delivery damage. Accidental damage. Misuse or abuse.
• Replacement of any consumable item or accessories. These include but are not limited to: plugs, cables, light bulbs, knobs, filters and flaps.
• Repairs or replacements required as a result of unauthorised repairs or inexpert installation that fails to meet the requirements contained in the user guide or instruction book.
• Repairs to products used in commercial or non-residential household premises.

How to obtain after sales service, help or general advice

Please keep your purchase receipt or other proof of purchase in a safe place as you will need to show us this document if your product requires attention within the guarantee period.

Please also record your product details below, which will allow you to access our services more quickly and help us identify your product. The model number is printed on the front of the user guide and the serial and model number is shown on your products rating plate.

Model number	Serial number	Purchased from	Date of purchase

Please call our UK based Customer Service department if you need help or advice from us:

United Kingdom and Northern Ireland: 0333 207 9710

Republic of Ireland: 01 862 3411

You can also contact us through our website: www.beko.co.uk

Dear customer,

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