TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
UNPACKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Bagging Spade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Casters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
CONTROLS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Complete Machine Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Reassembling the Bread Slicer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
INSTALLING NEW BLADES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
LUBRICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
PROBLEM – SUGGESTED CORRECTIVE ACTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SERVICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
© HOBART CORPORATION, 1999
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Installation, Operation, and Care of
MODEL HAB500 AroMatic™ BREAD SLICER
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
GENERAL
Model HAB500 AroMatic Bread Slicer will slice a wide variety of breads with a gentle, efficient slicing
action that produces a high quality product for the consumer.
The HAB500 is a floor model equipped with four swiveling casters, the front casters have locks.
The HAB500 Bread Slicers have a fixed slice thickness set from the factory.
A 120 Volt, fractional horsepower single phase motor is standard.
Model HAB500 AroMatic™ Bread Slicer
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INSTALLATION
UNPACKING
Immediately after unpacking the bread slicer, check for possible shipping damage. If the bread slicer
is found to be damaged, save the packaging material and contact the carrier within 15 days of delivery.
Prior to installation, test the electrical service to assure that it agrees with the specifications on the
bread slicer data plate.
Remove the extra blades shipped in the crumb drawer and keep them in a safe place. Find the cleaning
brush shipped in the crumb drawer and keep it in a safe place for use during cleaning. Remove casters
from drawer.
Remove any packing material on the infeed side between the infeed pusher and blades.
ASSEMBLY
BAGGING SPADE
Bagging Spade
The bagging spade is shipped in the crumb drawer.
Install it on top of the machine. Loosen the black
knob-headed screw on the upper-left side of the
machine. Insert the bottom fork of the bagging
spade into the slot above the black knob-headed
screw. Re-tighten the black knob headed screw
(Fig. 1).
BLACK KNOB-HEADED SCREW
PL-41297-1
Fig. 1
Casters
WARNING: BREAD SLICER MUST BE BLOCKED AND STABLE BEFORE INSTALLING CASTERS.
After removing the shipping bolts from the crate, raise up and block the Bread Slicer a minimum of five
inches from the floor. Install locking casters in front and non-locking casters in back. Install bolt from
underneath through caster, frame, flat washer, and secure to locknut above. [Use a
5
/16" or 8mm hex
Allen wrench]. Move the Bread Slicer to its operating location and lock the front casters by pushing
down on the locking pedals. To release lock, push back on brake-release tab inside locking pedal.
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION
WARNING: THIS MACHINE IS PROVIDED WITH A THREE-PRONG GROUNDING TYPE PLUG.
THE OUTLET TO WHICH THIS PLUG IS CONNECTED MUST BE PROPERLY GROUNDED. IF THE
RECEPTACLE IS NOT THE PROPER GROUNDING TYPE, CONTACT AN ELECTRICIAN.
The HAB500 Bread Slicer can be plugged into a standard outlet (120 Volt, 60 Hertz, 1 Phase).
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