FoodSaver VS7850 User Manual

User Guide

VS7850

®

www.FoodSaver.com

Important Safeguards

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Product Features

“How To”

Make a FoodSaver® Bag

Vacuum Seal a FoodSaver® Bag

Vacuum Seal with FoodSaver® Accessories

Care & Cleaning

Storage Guide

Guidelines

Vacuum Sealing and Food Safety

Food Preparation and Reheating Tips

Sealing Non-Food Items

Troubleshooting

Warranty

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6

10

11

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Important Safeguards

Read the instructions carefully. For your own safety, always follow these precautions
when using this FoodSaver® appliance.

Sunbeam is very safety conscious when designing and manufacturing consumer
products, but it is essential that the product user also exercise care when using an
electrical appliance. Listed below are precautions which are essential for the safe
use of an electrical appliance:

• Read carefully and save all the

instructions provided with an
appliance.

• Always turn the power off at the

power outlet before you insert
or remove a plug. Remove by
grasping the plug - do not pull on
the cord.

• Turn the power off and remove the

plug when the appliance is not in
use and before cleaning.

• Do not use your appliance with

an extension cord unless this cord
has been checked and tested by
a qualified technician or service
person.

• Always use your appliance from a

power outlet of the voltage (A.C.
only) marked on the appliance.

• 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.

• The temperature of accessible

surfaces may be high when the
appliance is operating.

• Never leave an appliance

unattended while in use.

• Do not use an appliance for any

purpose other than its intended
use.

• Do not place an appliance on

or near a hot gas flame, electric
element or on a heated oven.

• Do not place on top of any other

appliance.

• Do not let the power cord of an

appliance hang over the edge of
a table or bench top or touch any
hot surface.

• Do not operate any electrical

appliance with a damaged cord
or after the appliance has been
damaged in any manner. If damage
is suspected, return the appliance
to the nearest Sunbeam Appointed
Service Centre for examination,
repair or adjustment.

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• For additional protection, Sunbeam

recommend the use of a residual
current device (RCD) with a tripping
current not exceeding 30mA in the
electrical circuit supplying power to
your appliances.

• Do not immerse the appliance in

water or any other liquid unless
recommended.

• This appliance is intended

to be used in household and
similar applications such as: staff
kitchen areas in shops, offices
and other working environments;
farm houses; by clients in hotels,
motels and other residential type
environments; bed and breakfast
type environments.

• Appliances are not intended to be

operated by means of an external
timer or separate remote control
system.

If you have any concerns regarding the performance and use of your appliance,
please visit www.sunbeam.com.au or contact the Sunbeam Consumer Service Line.

Ensure the above safety precautions are understood.

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Product Features

Cutter

Stabilizer

Pro le

Bag

Cutter

Roll

Storage

Lower

Foam

Gasket

Roll

Cutter Bar

Extra-Wide

Sealing Strip

Removable

Drip Tray

Vacuum
Channel

Accessory

LatchControl PanelBag Cutter Retractable

Adaptor

Appliance

Lid

Upper Seal

Profile

Upper

Foam

Gasket

Accessory

Button

Marinate

Button

4

Ac

The user-friendly, intuitive control panel makes it easy for

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ut

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you to get the most out of your FoodSaver® System:

1

Power

Indicator

Light

1

Power Light

Illuminates when Latch is in On position. Shuts

2

Seal

Indicator

Light

Seal

Button

3

4

Vacuum/Seal

Indicator

Light

Vacuum &

Seal

Button

5

off automatically when Latch is not in
On position.

2

Seal Indicator Light

This light has two uses:

1. Constant light indicates that sealing

process is engaged.

2. Flashing light indicates an error in

sealing process.

3

Seal Button

This button has three uses:

1. Press to create a seal when making bags

using a FoodSaver

2. Press to immediately stop vacuum

®

Roll.

process and begin sealing bag.
This prevents crushing delicate items such
as bread, cookies and pastries.

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

Vacuum Indicator Light

4

Shows Vacuum and Seal process is engaged.
Shuts off when full process is finished.

6

Moist Food

Indicator

Light

Moist Food

Setting
Button

7

Accessory

Button

8

Marinate

Button

9

Vacuum & Seal Button

5

This button has two uses:

1. Press to vacuum seal food airtight.

Appliance shuts off automatically.

2. Press to pause vacuum process at any point.

6

Moist Food Setting Indicator Light

Shows whether Moist Food Setting is selected.

7

Moist Food Setting Button

For optimal vacuuming and sealing of moist or
juicy foods, press Moist Food Settings Button.
Moist Indicator Light will illuminate.

8

Accessory Button

Press for use with FoodSaver® accessories using
Retractable Accessory Adaptor. Push Accessory
Button to begin vacuum process. Motor will run
until Vacuum Sealing Process is complete.

9

Marinate Button

Press for use with FoodSaver® Marinator
Container using Retractable Accessory Adaptor.
Vacuum pulse sequence takes 12 minutes or less.
It allows for optimum flavor infusion in less time.
Appliance will vacuum and release three times.

Latch

10

On - Adjust Back to put unit in On Mode.
This turns unit on for vacuuming and sealing.

Store - Adjust Center to Store
Open - Adjust Forward to Open

Latch

10

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How to

Open

Store

On

Open

Store

On

VaSeal

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1

Make a FoodSaver® Bag

1. Turn Latch to Open position A and open

lid.

2. Place roll inside unit’s internal storage

space as indicated. Pull enough bag
material to edge until it is on top of the
sealing strip to make the first seal B and
close lid.

3. Turn Latch to On position C. Power On

Indicator Light will illuminate indicating
unit is ready.

4. Press Seal Button

D

to seal open end of
bag. Wait until Seal Indicator Light turns
off.

CAUTION: To reduce risk of burns,

do not touch sealing strip while
using appliance.

A

B

C

D

On
Store
Open

Power

Vac/Seal Moist

Seal

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On

Accessory

Store
Open

Marinate