Biro B350A Operators Manual

INSTALLATION

USE AND

MAINTENANCE

MANUAL

B 350 A

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY “CE”

(Directive 98/37 cee, attached 2 part A)

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THE BIRO MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 1114 W. MAIN ST., MARBLEHEAD,

OH 43440-2099 U.S.A.

Model: B 350 A

s/n: ___________________________

Compliant to NSF/ANSI Standard 8: Commercial powered food preparation equip­ment.

This machine was designed and built to slice food in compliance to the norms
of the 89/392 - 89/336 Directive and following amendments CE 91/368 - 93/44 ­93/68 CE, EN 1974 directive 89/109.

*Materials and objects destined to the food products contact directive (89/109

CEE) and subsequent modication (2002/72/CEE)

*EN 60204-1 Machines electrical equipments
*EN 60335-2-64 Particular requisition for kitchen machines

SLICING MACHINES

AUTOMATIC VERSION

B 350 A

This manual consists of 29 pages as follows:

Title page with notes for the user;•
Contents, page 3;•
Page 4 to page 28 carrying progressive numeration •

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Pag. 2

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CONTENTS

FOREWORD 4

SCOPE OF THIS MANUAL 4

GENERAL INFORMATION 4

LIMITS OF USE – SAFETY NORMS 4
GENERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS 4
MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTY AND LIABILITY 5
PLATES – CONFORMITY MARKS 5
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF USE 5

PACKING 6

OPENING THE BOX 6

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION AND PROPOSED CONDITIONS OF USE 7

GENERAL DESCRIPTION 7
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SAFETY DEVICES 7
WARNING: RESIDUAL RISKS 7
DIMENSIONS 7
MAIN TECHNICAL DATA 7
SUPPLIED LITERATURE AND ACCESSORIES 7
PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE SLICED 7
PRODUCTS THAT MUST NOT BE SLICED 7
DIMENSION MAIN TECHNICAL DATA 8
MAIN COMPONENTS
LAYOUT CONTROL PANEL 8

MACHINE COMMISSIONING AND FUNCTION TESTS 10

INSTALLING THE MACHINE 10
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION 10
COMMANDS 10

USING THE MACHINE 11

LOADING THE PRODUCT ON THE TRAY AND SLICING 11
PROGRAMMING THE MACHINE 15

CLEANING THE SLICER 17

GENERAL 17
DISASSEMBLING THE MACHINE FOR CLEANING 17
CLEANING B 350 A 18
REASSEMBLING THE MACHINE 20

MAINTENANCE 20

GENERAL 20
BLADE SHARPENING 20
SHARPENING 21
LUBRICATION 25

TROUBLESHOOTING AND REMEDIES 26
DISMANTLING THE SLICER 27

ELECTRICAL DIAGRAM 28
RECCOMMENDED SPARE PARTS 29

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FOREWORD
SCOPE OF THIS MANUAL

This manual contains all the necessary information to install, use and service the gravity
slicers for food (please see models in paragraph “Technical Description”). The scope of this
document, hereinafter the “manual”, is to permit users, and especially end users, to take all
the cautions and provisions possible for using this machine safely and for a long time.

GENERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS

The slicers must only be used by, suitably trained personnel. Furthermore, they must have
read this manual carefully.

In particular, please comply to the following instructions

• Install the machine according to the instructions contained in the “Installation” section.

• Do not remove the transparent protections, do not modify nor exclude the mechanical and

electrical safety devices.

• Do not use the machine with improvised connections, or provisional or non - insulated

cables.

• Check the power cable and gland plate on the machine body regularly, and when
necessary have them replaced by a qualied personnel.

• In case of abnormalities, defective operation, incorrect movement, unusual noise, etc stop

the machine immediately.

• Before cleaning or servicing, disconnect the machine from the mains.

• Always use scratch proof and non-slip gloves during cleaning or maintenance.

• Lay or remove the goods to be sliced on the sliding plate only when the latter is

completely pushed back and the thickness control knob is positioned to 0.

• To move the carriage tray when slicing, use the handle or the product grip handle.

• For extraordinary maintenance (to replace the sharpener wheels, the blade, or others)
please contact the manufacturer or qualied and duly authorized personnel.

• Avoid running the slicers with no product on it

• The slicers are equipped with a ventilated motor

• WARRANTY: 1 YEAR except for the electrical parts

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MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTY AND LIABILITY

B300M

The manufacturer’s warranty covering the functioning of the machines and their complian­ce to the service for which they have been designed depends on the correct application of
the instructions contained in this manual.

The Manufacturer assumes no liability either direct or indirect deriving from:

• Failure to comply with the instructions contained in this manual;

• Use of the machine by personnel who has not read or fully understood the content of this

manual

• Use not complying to the specic norms currently applicable in the country of installation

• Unauthorized modications and/or repairs

• Use of non original accessories or spare parts.

• Exceptional events.

PLATES – CONFORMITY MARKS

The machines have been constructed in compliance with the European Directive 89/392
and subsequent amendments. All the parts used in the machine meet the terms of the
Directive and the CE marks have been applied to substantiate this compliance.
The plate carrying the Manufacturer’s data, the machine data and the CE mark are applied
onto the machine base under the blade guard tie-rod knob.

In case of wear or damage, the user must replace it.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF USE

- Temperature from -5 °C to + 40 °C

- Relative humidity max 95%

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PACKING

OPENING THE BOX

On receipt, check packaging integrity, otherwise inform the forwarding agent or the area
agent immediately.

To unpack the machine, proceed as follows:

• Open the box and remove your copy of the manual of use and maintenance, then

proceed according to the instructions found in that manual;

• Lift the machine still wrapped in a transparent polyethylene sheet and extract it from the
box

• Now check the box contents and make sure it corresponds to what is shown on the
external label.

WARNING:

The packaging components (cardboard, polyethylene, and others) are classied as normal
solid urban waste and can therefore be disposed of without difculty. In any case, for suitable

recycling, we suggest disposing of the products separately (differentiated waste) according
to the current norms.

DO NOT DISCARD ANY PACKAGING MATERIALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT!

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TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION AND PROPOSED CONDITIONS OF USE
GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The machine is essentially made of a base supporting a circular blade mounted in tilted
position. This blade is driven by an electrical motor to slice food. The machine is equipped
with a carriage holding a product tray and sliding on tracks mounted under the base top,
parallel to the blade.
Slice thickness is adjusted by means of a gauge plate mounted in front of the blade. This
plate, against which rests the product to be sliced is moved transversally with respect to
the blade by a value corresponding to the desired slice thickness. The product is fed to the
machine (towards the gauge plate) by gravity.

All the machine components are made of polished and anodized oxidized aluminum alloy,

of stainless steel and food grade plastic material.
The blade is driven by an electrical motor, transmission is by means of a longitudinally
grooved belt.
The machine is started and stopped by a control button provided with auxiliary circuit pre­venting accidental restarts after an outage.
Some of the machine models have a user-friendly and safe built-in blade sharpener.

MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SAFETY DEVICES

The following mechanical safety devices were installed:

• A series of aluminum and transparent plastic guards on the product carriage.

The following electrical safety devices were installed:

• Start/stop button system requiring a voluntary restart of the machine in the case of an

outage or interruption of the power supply.

• Safety micro-switch preventing the motor from starting when the blade guard is removed

(not on the CE VERSION).

PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE SLICED

All types of cold cuts (raw, cooked, smoked);•
Meat without bone (raw or cooked, at a temperature not less than + 3 °C;•
Cheese cuts (obviously types that can be sliced such as gruyere, fontina, etc.).•

PRODUCTS THAT MUST NOT BE SLICED:

Frozen or deep-frozen food•
Food containing bones (meat or sh)•

Any other non-food product •

WARNING: RESIDUAL RISKS
Not with standing all the possible cautions taken during the design and the con­struction of the machine, residual risks (cutting) still exist during use or during
cleaning or maintenance. Therefore be careful and PAY THE UTMOST ATTENTION to
what you are doing.
DO NOT use the machine if you are not in perfect psychological and physical con­ditions. DO NOT ALLOW anyone near the machine when it is in use. ALWAYS wear
gloves that can resist cuts or tears when cleaning, lubricating or sharpening the
blade.
Slice only the products mentioned as sliceable. NEVER try to slice products that
have been mentioned as non sliceable.

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DIMENSIONS MAIN TECHNICAL DATA

AUTOMATIC GRAVITY SLICERS

MODEL B 350 A MODEL

motor Kw 0,35 motor Kw

blade diam 14" 350 blade diam

rpm 200 rpm

slice thicness 0 - 1" 0 - 25 slice thicness

max cut

max cut

Cutting Speed

Speed Min

Speed Medium

Speed Max

dimensions

gross weight - Lbs 121 Lbs 55 gross weight - Kg

net weight - Lbs 106 Lbs 48 net weight - Kg

box dimensions 28"x32,5"x24,5" 710x830x850 box dimensions mm

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Overall

lenght 18" 460 lenght

width 25,5" 650 width

height 18" 455 height

10" 250

12,5"x9" 320x230

48 with min stroke
56 with medium stroke
60 with large stroke
40 with min stroke
45 with medium stroke
50 with large stroke
38 with min stroke
45 with medium stroke
50 with large stroke

dimensions - mm

max cut mm

max cut mm

Overall

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MAIN COMPONENTS gravity version

8

1

2

10

3

6

14

7

11

5

13

9

4

12

CODE DESCRIPTION

1 CONTROL PANEL
2 THICKNESS KNOB
3 CARRIAGE SUPPORT
4 FRAME
5 CARRIAGE
6 BLADE GUARD
7 GAUGE PLATE
8 BLADE
9 PUSHER HANDLE

10 MANUFACTURER

CODE DESCRIPTION

1 CONTROL PANEL
2 THICKNESS KNOB
3 CARRIAGE SUPPORT
4 FRAME
5 CARRIAGE
6 BLADE GUARD
7 GAUGE PLATE
8 BLADE
9 PUSHER HANDLE

10 MANUFACTURER

IDENTIFICATION PLATE

MACHINE DATA AND UE MARKS
11 CARRIAGE HANDLE
12 BLADE GUARD ROD
13 LIFT/CLEANING HANDLE
14 SHARPENER

1 START SWITCH
2 STOP SWITCH
3 SPEED MIN 48 with min stroke 40 with medium stroke 38 with large stroke
4 SPEED MEDIUM 56 with min stroke 45 with medium stroke 45 with large stroke
5 SPEED MAX 60 with min stroke 50 with medium stroke 50 with large stroke
6 STROKE 150 mm
7 STROKE 250 mm
8 STROKE 350 mm

9 AUTO CARRIAGE START
10 AUTO CARRIAGE STOP
11 COUNTER +
12 COUNTER ­13 COUNTER DISPLAY
14 AUTOMATIC START/STOP MECHANISM

CONTROL PANEL

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MACHINE COMMISSIONING AND FUNCTION TESTS
INSTALLING THE MACHINE

Position the machine on a well leveled, smooth and dry top suitably dimensioned to with­stand the machine weight.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION

Install the machine near a compliant outlet derived from a system meeting the current
norms.

The user is responsible for ascertaining that the electrical system is suitably dimensioned
and functions correctly (supply line, outlet, distribution panel, differential protecting breaker,
grounding).

Before carrying out the connection ascertain that the mains characteristics correspond to
those indicated on the machine plate.

COMMANDS
START AND STOP BUTTONS

Press the green button (1) to start running the blade.•
The light turns on to indicate that the machine works correctly.•
Press the red button to stop the blade (2).•

Slice thickness can be adjusted by turning the graduated knob (3) anti clockwise.
Thickness adjustment range: see paragraph "Technical description and conditions of

use”.

FUNCTIONING TEST AND BLADE ROTATION DIRECTION

Start the machine and check whether the light is on; make sure that the blade rotates in the
direction indicated by the arrow (anti clockwise if you look at the machine from the blade
plate side).

Ascertain that the carriage and the pusher slide correctly;•
Ascertain that the gauge plate works and adjust thickness to desired value. •