FoodSaver V4980 Owner's Manual

Owner’s
Manual

V4980 Model

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Important Safeguards

Welcome

Product Features

“How To” Section

Make a Bag from a FoodSaver® Vacuum Sealing Roll

Vacuum Seal with FoodSaver® Vacuum Sealing Bags

Remove Air from Bag

Use FoodSaver® Vacuum Sealing Accessories

Use PulseVac™ Control Feature

Empty Drip Tray

Marinate with your FoodSaver® Appliance

Care and Cleaning

Guidelines for Vacuum Sealing

Storage Guide

Troubleshooting

Recipes

Warranty

Contents

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Important Safeguards

For your own safety, always follow these basic
precautions when using a FoodSaver

®

appliance:

1. Read the User Manual carefully for operating
instructions. Read all instructions in this
manual before use.

2. Do not use appliance on wet or hot surfaces,
or near a heat source.

3.

Caution: To protect against electric shock, do not

immerse any part of appliance, power cord or plug in
water or other liquid. Unplug from outlet when not in
use and before cleaning.

4. To disconnect, unplug power cord from electrical outlet.
Do not disconnect by pulling on cord.

5. Do not operate appliance with a damaged power cord
or plug. Do not operate appliance if it malfunctions or
is in any way damaged. For details, contact Consumer
Services at number listed below.

6. Use appliance only for its intended use.

7. Closely supervise children when using any electrical
appliance. Do not allow appliance to be used as a toy.

8. Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner,
or heated oven. Extreme caution must be used when
moving products containing hot liquids.

9. Wait 20 seconds between seals to allow
appliance to cool.

10.

Caution: Place cord where the cord cannot be pulled,

cause user to be entangled with the cord, or cause the
product to be overturned. Please empty the Retractable
Handheld Sealer after every use.

For Household Use Only

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Important Tips

1. Vacuum packaging is NOT a substitute for the
heat process of canning. Perishables still need
to be refrigerated or frozen.

2. For best results, use only with FoodSaver

®

Bags,

Containers and Accessories.

3. During the vacuum packaging process, small
amounts of liquids, crumbs or food particles can
be inadvertently pulled into the Vacuum Channel.
Empty the Drip Tray after each use.

4. Avoid overfilling, always leave at least 4 inches
(10.16 centimeters) of bag material between bag
contents and top of bag. This allows room for the bag
material to cinch tightly against the food and prevents
the bag from pulling out of the vacuum channel
during the sealing process. Then leave at least one
additional inch of bag material for each time you plan
to reuse bag.

5. Do not create your own side seams for a
FoodSaver

®

Bag. These bags are manufactured
with a special side seam, which is sealed all the
way to the outer edge.

6. To prevent wrinkles in the seal when vacuum
packaging bulky items, gently stretch bag flat while
inserting bag into vacuum channel and continue to
hold bag until vacuum pump starts.

7. When you are vacuum packaging items with sharp
edges (dry spaghetti, silverware, etc.), protect bag
from punctures by wrapping item in soft cushioning
material, such as a paper towel. You may want to use
a canister or Mason jar instead of a bag.

8. When using accessories, remember to leave one inch
of space at top of canister or container.

9. Pre-freeze fruits and blanch vegetables before
vacuum packaging for best results. See
“Guidelines for Vacuum Packaging” section.

10. 120v Appliances Only: The FoodSaver

®

appliance
has a polarized plug (one blade is wider than the
other). To reduce risk of electrical shock, this plug is
intended to fit in a polarized outlet only one way. If
plug does not fit fully in the outlet, reverse plug. If it
still does not fit, contact a qualified electrician.
Do not modify plug in any way.

11.

Caution

: A short power cord is provided to
reduce risks from entanglement or tripping over
a longer cord. An extension cord may be used
when marked electrical rating is no less than
electrical rating of this appliance. All cords should
not drape over counter or tabletop where cords
can be tripped over or pulled on unintentionally,
especially by children.

Important Safeguards & Tips

This appliance has a polarized plug (one
blade is wider than the other). As a safety
feature, this plug will fit in a polarized outlet
only one way. If the plug does not fit fully
in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does
not fit, contact a qualified electrician. Do not
attempt to defeat this plug safety feature.

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WELCOME

Welcome to FoodSaver® Vacuum Sealing System

Congratulations…

You are about to enjoy the freshness
benefits of FoodSaver

®

, The #1 Selling
Brand of Vacuum Sealing Systems. For
years, the FoodSaver

®

Vacuum Sealing
System has helped millions of households
keep food fresh longer in the refrigerator,
freezer and pantry. The FoodSaver

®

system
is designed to remove air and extend
freshness up to five times longer than
conventional storage methods. Keep your
FoodSaver

®

appliance on your counter top,
and you’ll soon discover its convenience
and versatility all through the year.

Free Gift with Registration!

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you for buying FoodSaver

®

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Welcome to the world of

FoodSaver

®

products!

Questions?

Contact customer service:

1 [phone]

or visit us online:

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Please do not return this product

to place of purchase.

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FoodSaver® V4980 Model

FEATURES

G. Vacuum Channel

Simply insert bag and
the FoodSaver® appliance
does the rest.

H. Power Cord Storage

At bottom of unit.

A. Controls and Indicator Lights

Indicate current setting and
vacuum progress for added control.

B. Retractable

Handheld Sealer

Can be used with all
FoodSaver

®

Brand
Accessories including
FreshSaver® Zipper Bags.

C. PulseVac™

Control Feature

Manually control
vacuum process for
delicate items.

D. Seal Button

CrushFree

™

Instant Seal feature.
Stops vacuum cycle and seals to
prevent crushing delicate items.

E. Vacuum Progress Display

Green lights signal progression
of the vacuuming process. All
lights extinguish when the full
process is finished.

F. Tray Full Indicator

Indicates when drip tray is full.
Empty to resume usage of
appliance.

Product Features

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I. Appliance Door

Opens to access Built-in
Roll Storage and Cutter.

J. Built-in Roll Storage

For storage of FoodSaver®
Vacuum Sealing Rolls.

K. Roll Cutter Bar

Simplifies making
custom-sized bags.

L. Bag Cutter

M. Auto Bag Sensing

Simply insert open end of bag
into the vacuum channel and
the machine will sense and
grasp the bag, vacuum, seal
and shut-off automatically.

N. Extra-wide Sealing Strip

with Non-stick Coating

Provides extra secure, air-tight
seal that’s two times wider.

FEATURES

O. Lower Gasket

(non-removable)

P. Removable Drip Tray

Catches overflow liquids
and contains Food Sensors
to detect liquid.

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Accessory Mode Button
Press to achieve best vacuum for accessories (See page 12).
Push Accessory Mode Button

1

to begin vacuum process.

Motor will run until Vacuum Sealing Process is complete.

2

Marinate Mode Button

A ten minute predetermined sequence of vacuum pulse to rest ratio

allowing foods to get optimum flavor infusion in the least amount of time.
(See “How to Marinate with your FoodSaver

®

Appliance” section on page 14.)

3

PulseVac™ Control Button

Use to manually control the vacuum process and avoid crushing

delicate items. (See “How to Use PulseVac Control Feature” section on page 13.)

4

Tray Full Indicator Light
During the vacuum sealing process, small amounts of liquids, crumbs or food particles
can be inadvertently pulled into the Drip Tray (P). When excess liquid fills the Drip Tray,
the unit will turn off and the Tray Full Indicator

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will activate. To resume normal operation,
remove the Drip Tray, empty liquid, wash in warm soapy water or place in top rack of dishwasher.
Dry completely and place Drip Tray back into appliance. (See “Care and Cleaning” on page 15.)

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Vacuum Progress display

Displays vacuum levels as the bag or canister is evacuated.

Power
Button

Marinate

Button

Accessory

Button

Retractable

Handheld Sealer

Indicator

LEDs

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1

7

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4

Vacuum

Progress

Display

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PulseVac

™

Control Button

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Tray Full
Indicator

Seal Indicator

Light

2

Seal

Button

Cancel

Button

3

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Adjustable

Food Settings

Button

FEATURES

The user-friendly, intuitive control panel makes it easy
for you to get the most out of your FoodSaver

®

System:

Control Panel

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FEATURES

6

Seal Indicator Light

Constant Red light indicates sealing process is engaged.

(Flashing light indicates error. See “Troubleshooting” section
on page 22 for more information.)

7

Cancel Button

Immediately halts the current function and opens the Vacuum Channel.

8

Adjustable Food Settings Button

For optimal vacuuming and sealing of moist or juicy foods, press the Adjustable Food

Settings Button

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until the Moist Indicator Light is illuminated. Choose the dry food setting

for foods without liquid. The Moist Food Indicator light will flash when Food Sealing Sensors
automatically detect any moisture or liquid in the drip tray (P).

NOTE: Appliance will default to Dry setting upon pressing the Power Button or

when power has been interrupted, unless liquid is detected in the Drip Tray.
(See “Care and Cleaning” section of this User Manual on page 15.)

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Seal Button

This button has four uses:

1. CrushFree

™

Instant Seal feature
Press to immediately stop the vacuum process and begin sealing the bag.
This prevents crushing delicate items such as bread, cookies and pastries.

2. Press to create a seal when making bags from a FoodSaver

®

Roll.

3. Press to create a seal on multilayer film bags (such as a potato chip bag) to
keep food sealed air-tight.

4. Press during PulseVac

™

mode to seal bag.

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Power Button
Press the power button to begin. The Power Indicator and Food Indicator lights
will become illuminated. After Vacuum Sealing, press Power Button to turn
appliance Off.
Note: After 12 minutes of non-use, the appliance will turn Off automatically.

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Retractable Handheld Sealer

Use with zipper bags, containers and canisters.

Ideal for fresh fruit and snacks.