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SHAVE ONLY button - Allows the operator to add more ice after a shave/blend cycle or even
shave ice without the blender running. Press and hold the SHAVE ONLY button
to dispense ice. Shaved ice will be dispensed until the button is released.
NOTE:
The
container must be in place. Avoid overfilling the container.
BLEND ONLY button - Allows the operator to use the blender motor without adding any ice.
Place the container on the machine, press and hold the BLEND ONLY button. The blender
will run until the button is released.
NOTE:
While holding down the BLEND ONLY button, use
the BLENDER SPEED CONTROL buttons to adjust the motor speed.
DISPLAY WINDOW - This area depending on what button is pressed, displays a variety of oper-
ation messages. A ‘READY’ message appears when there is
power to the machine.
OWNER CONTROLS - A control panel accessible by pressing the Vita-Mix logo.
• Press once to reveal the mode message. Press Button 1 then
B within five seconds to continue. Once the correct code is
entered the display will indicate the blender motor temperature
(‘NORM’ or normal, ‘WARM’, ‘HOT’), a usage count and a total.
The ‘COUNT’ is a machine usage total and can be reset.
This can be used to keep a count of the number of times the
machine has been used in a week, day or even an hour. To
clear, press and hold the START/STOP button for 5 seconds.
The ‘TOTAL’ keeps track of the machine usage, including
production and testing, and cannot be cleared.
• Press a second time to reveal the name of the program
controlling the PRE-SET buttons. If you are using the factory
settings this will read ‘VITA-MIX PBS PROGRAM #X’.
(X stands for version number of program)
• Press a third time for programming and adjusting the six pre-
set buttons shaver settings and blending times. See page 12
for instructions. (NOTE: On early 120V models of the PBS this
may be the option to reset the PRE-SET buttons.)
• Press a fourth time to reveal an option to reset the PRE-SET
buttons to the original factory settings. See page 13 for instruc-
tions. (NOTE: On early 120V models of the PBS this may be the
option to adjust the settings of the PRE-SET buttons.)
• Press a fifth time to exit and continue blending.
MODE
READY
TEMP COUNT
TOTAL
NORM 25
100
VITA-MIX PBS
PROGRAM
#
X
TO MODIFY ENTER
#
1 THRU B
4 TO OVERWRITE
CURRENT PROGRAM
