Breville BVP500 User Manual

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© Copyright. Breville Pty. Ltd. 2008
Due to continual improvements in design or otherwise,
the product you purchase may differ slightly from the one
illustrated in this booklet.
Model: BVP500 Issue 1/08

Instructions

BVP500

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Breville Recommends Safety First 4

Know your Breville Vac

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Pac 6

Operating your Breville Vac

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Pac 9

Vac2Pac Vacuum Sealing Basics 12

Food Preservation Chart 15

Care, Cleaning & Storage 16

Troubleshooting 18

Purchasing Additional Breville Vac

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Pac Bags 20

Contents

Congratulations

on the purchase of your new Breville Vac2Pac

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We at Breville are very safety conscious. We design and manufacture consumer products with the
safety of you, our valued customer foremost in mind. In addition we ask that you exercise a degree of
care when using any electrical appliance and adhere to the following precautions:

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS FOR YOUR BREVILLE VAC2PAC

Carefully read all instructions before
operating and save for future reference.

Remove and safely discard any packaging

material and promotional labels before using
the Breville Vac2Pac for the first time.

Do not place the Breville Vac2Pac near the

edge of a bench or table during operation.
Ensure the surface is level, clean and free of
water, flour, etc.

Clean the Vac2Pac bag puncture, black foam

press pad, orange guide ring, white tray
cover and liquid catch tray regularly. Also
ensure these parts are cleaned immediately
after handling raw meat, poultry or fish.

To protect against electric shock do not
immerse AC adaptor or Vac2Pac in water or
any other liquid.

Do not place this appliance on or near a

hot gas or electric burner, or where it could
touch a heated oven.

Do not reuse Vac2Pac bags after using with

raw meat, fish or poultry or after Vac2Pac
bag has been heated, ie. microwave or
simmer.

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Do not reuse bags after being used with raw

meat, chicken or poultry.

Handle the Breville Vac2Pac with care

– remember that the puncture mechanism is
sharp. Take caution when handling it.

Protect your fingers when closing the

Breville Vac2Pac lid.

Keep Vac2Pac bags away from babies

and children to eliminate a choking and
suffercation hazard.

Only use the AC adaptor that is supplied

with the Breville Vac2Pac.

Do not attempt to operate the Breville

Vac2Pac by any method other than those
described in this Instruction booklet.

• Do not leave the Breville Vac2Pac

unattended when in use.

• Keep the appliance clean. Follow the

cleaning instructions provided in this
Instruction book.

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Breville recommends safety first Breville recommends safety first continued

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS FOR ALL ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

Unwind the adaptor cord fully before use.

Do not let the adaptor cord hang over the

edge of a bench or table, touch hot surfaces
or become knotted.

This appliance is not intended for use by
persons (including children) with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilities,
or lack of experience and knowledge,
unless they have been given supervision or
instruction concerning use of the appliance
by a person responsible for their safety.

Children should be supervised to ensure that
they do not play with the appliance.

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It is recommended to inspect the appliance

and adaptor regularly. Do not use the
appliance if adaptor or appliance becomes
damaged in any way. Return the entire
appliance to the nearest authorised Breville
Service Centre for examination and/or repair.

Any maintenance other than cleaning should

be performed at an authorised Breville
Service Centre.

This appliance is recommended for

household use only. Do not use this
appliance for other than its intended use.
Do not use outdoors.

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Know your Breville Vac2Pac Know your Breville Vac2Pac continued

The benefits of the Vac2Pac are endless.
Vac2Pac will save you time by allowing you
to prepare meals in advance. It will save you
money by allowing you to keep food fresh and
buy in bulk. It will even save you space since
vacuumed sealed items take up less space
than conventional storage.

We hope you enjoy all of the wonderful
benefits the Breville Vac2Pac has to offer…

The Breville Vac2Pac is a simple and effective
way to extend the shelf life of your food. It’s
not only compact, but it also offers powerful
vacuum sealing. Vac2Pac uses special zipper­top bags so you can easily access stored items
without having to cut open the bag every time.
This feature also enables the bags to be used
up to 20 times, which reduces waste and
saves you money.

Do not reuse Vac2Pac bags after using with
raw meat, fish or poultry or after Vac

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bag has been heated, ie. microwave or
simmer.

Note

The Vac2Pac works by creating a small hole
in the bag and then vacuuming out the air
from that hole. Once the air is removed, the
Vac2Pac automatically creates a heat seal
ring around the hole to prevent air from re­entering.

You can Vac2Pac just about anything you want
to keep fresh for longer. The Vac2Pac was
designed first and foremost for solid foods;
however, it also does a great job preserving
other valuable items, from silver (helps prevent
tarnishing) to silks (helps prevent pests).

NOT SHOWN:

AC adaptor

Connects the Vac2Pac to the power outlet. The AC
adaptor must be plugged into the Vac2Pac and into the
power outlet on your wall in order for it to work.

Tray cover band

Black in colour and thin, this band fits in the grooves on
the underside of the white tray cover.

Spare parts kit

After extended use, you may need to replace the bag
puncture or black bottom press pad from your Vac2Pac.
The spare parts kit is provided for your convenience to
make it easy for you to do so.

Light

Located on the ‘RELEASE’ button,
it illuminates in orange when the
Vac2Pac is in the sealing process
and notifies you when the sealing
process is complete by blinking
in green

‘RELEASE’ button

Press to release the locking latch
once the sealing process has
completed

Locking latch

Enables the Vac2Pac to lock
when the cover is closed

Bag puncture

Creates a hole in the bag so that air can be removed. The

bag puncture should be removed and cleaned regularly

following the care and cleaning instructions (page 16). An

additional bag puncture is provided in your spare parts kit

Black foam press pad

The upper and lower pads assist in

the vacuum sealing system process.

Additional bottom press pad is

provided in your spare parts kit

Orange guide ring

Acts as a guide so the

Vac2Pac can be properly

aligned with the sealing

circles on the bags.

It is removable and

dishwasher safe

Heat seal

Enables punctured hole to be sealed

Liquid catch tray

Liquid catch tray captures
excess liquid absorbed into
Vac2Pac. It is removable

and dishwasher safe

White tray cover

Sits in the liquid catch tray.

It is removable and
dishwasher safe

Tray release tab

Press towards you for easy

removal of the liquid catch tray

Vacuum Sealing System
main unit

Operates by creating a small
hole in the Vac2Pac bags
and then vacuuming out
the air from that hole. Once
the air is removed, Vac2Pac
automatically creates a heat
seal ring around the hole to
prevent air from re-entering

Bag sensor

Senses a bag is in place for proper sealing

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