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STORING FOOD IN VACUUM BAGS
1. Place items to be vacuum sealed into a bag. Clean and straighten
the open end of the bag.
NOTE: Do not overload the bag, always allow enough space at the open
end of the bag to be properly placed over the heat seal bar.
2. Open the top cover of the unit and lift up the bag clip.
3. Lay the bag into the chamber, ensuring the open end is fully
covering the heat seal bar.
4. Ensure the bag clip is situated inside the bag. Use your hands to
gently expel any extra air inside the bag, this will ensure a bett er
result.
NOTE: Ensure no items or food is covering the heat seal bar and that
the bag has no wrinkles as it will inhibit the seal.
5. Lower the bag clip to hold the bott om of the bag in place.
See Fig 1.
6. Shut the cover and check the vacuum and sealing time suits the
type of food and bag you are using. Adjust if necessary.
7. Press the vacuum & seal butt on. The unit will start to vacuum and
will seal the bag automatically. The vacuum time screen will count
down to 0 then the sealing time screen will count down to 0. The LED
indicators will fl ash when the process is fi nished.
8. Wait for the vacuum pressure gauge to return to zero before
opening the cover.
8 INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: BURN HAZARD. Heat seal bar may be hot after sealing,
allow to cool.
9. Before repeating the process, wipe out any excess liquid or food
residue from the chamber.
NOTE: This appliance reaches a high vacuum pressure. During use of
this machine keep an eye on the vacuum pressure gauge, if you want to
interrupt the vacuum process before its end time press the manual seal
butt on. It will stop the vacuum process and switch to sealing.
NOTE: For best sealing results do not seal one bag after another
continuously, to avoid overheating of the heat seal element. The
process should follow as packing a bag and then vacuum sealing the
bag and repeat.
Fig 1
Bag Clip
Heat seal bar
Filled bag
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