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Parts
See figure 1
A
Upper gasket
B
Roll storage
C
Roll cutter
D
Roll cutter bar
E
Lid latch
F
Removable drip tray
G
Lower gasket
H
Sealing strip
I
Control panel
J
Accessory port
K
Accessory hose
L
Power light
M
Progress lights
N
Sealing progress light
O
Seal Only button
P
Vacuum and Seal button
Q
Moist Food button (...004X only)
R
Overheat warning light
Making a bag from a FoodSaver
™
roll
You can make your own custom sized bags from a FoodSaver
™
roll.
Referring to Fig. 2:
1. Plug your vacuum sealer in to a mains supply socket. Press both
latches
E
and open the lid. If you haven’t already done so,
place the FoodSaver
™
roll into the storage area
B
then lift up
the roll cutter bar
D
and feed the roll end under the bar. Pull
the roll end out until about 10mm of the roll overlaps the sealing
strip
H
.
2. Close the lid all the way until the latches
E
pop out. When
correctly closed, a green band will appear around the latch and
the green power light
L
will come on. Press the Seal Only
button
O
. When the red sealing progress light
N
goes out,
press both latches and open the lid. The end of the roll will now
have been sealed.
3. Pull the roll out to the required length for the item being
packaged. Add an extra 75mm to allow the bag to be sealed then
slide the roll cutter
C
across to cut the roll.
Using Your Vacuum Sealer
Referring to Fig. 3:
1. Place the item to be packaged into the bag. You can use a ready
made FoodSaver
™
bag or make your own from a FoodSaver
™
roll.
2. Place the open end of the bag into the slot of the drip tray
F
.
3. Close and latch the lid. When correctly closed, a green band will
appear around the latch and the green power light
L
will come
on.
4. Press the Vacuum and Seal button
P
.
5. Your vacuum packager will start to remove the air from the bag
and then seal it. When the progress lights
M
have stopped and
the red sealing progress light
N
has gone out, the process is
complete.
Packaging moist foods (...004X only)
If you are packaging foods that are moist or are very juicy, press the
Moist Food button
Q
BEFORE pressing the Vacuum and Seal button.
Sealing a bag without removing any air
To seal a bag without extracting the air from it press the Seal Only
button
O
. You can seal the types of bag that are used to package
snacks such as potato crisps, tortilla chips, etc.
Sealing delicate items
Some items such as pastries, bread, biscuits, etc. can be crushed
when sealing. To prevent this, use the Seal Only button
O
as follows:
1. Follow steps 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Using Your Vacuum Sealer.
2. Press the Seal Only button
O
before crushing occurs. This will
immediately stop more air from being extracted and then seal the
bag.
Using FoodSaver
™
accessories
1. Insert one end of the accessory hose
K
to the accessory
port
J
. Insert the other end of the hose into the port on the
accessory. Follow any specific instructions that come with the
FoodSaver accessory.
2. Follow steps 3 and 4 of Using Your Vacuum Sealer.
