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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Before use, always thoroughly clean your appliance
and any accessories coming in contact with food
(containers, caps, jars etc.) as directed in the "CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS" paragraph
1. Positioning the appliance
Position the appliance in a dry place on a level surface,
making sure that the work area in front of the appliance itself is clear of obstacles and there is enough room
to accommodate the bags with the food to be packed.
Plug the power cord into a power socket corresponding to the voltage of the appliance (see technical
details) and the green ON light (1) will go on.
2. Tips on using bags
MAGIC VAC
®
bags are available in two widths: 20 and
30 cm. Choose the bag size suited for the food you
intend to preserve. Check that the bag you are going to
use is at least 8 cm longer than the food to be packaged, taking into account an additional 2 cm for each
time the bag will be subsequently reused.
Note: If you are using pre-cut bags, go directly to step
4 below.
3. Making bags from MAGIC VAC®rolls
- Unroll a bag of suitable length (fig. A) and close the
roll compartment lid (4). Press the bag cutter blade
(8) starting from either side of the bag and slide it for
the necessary distance according to width. In this
way you will cleanly and precisely cut a piece (fig.
B). Now you can seal an open side of the cut bag as
follows:
- Lift the lid (5) and turn it in the open position.
- Position either of the two open ends of the bag on
the sealing bar (11) with the smooth side up (fig. C).
Important: be careful not to let the bag hang over into
the vacuum chamber (12) or on the sealing gasket (13).
- Close the lid (5) and push down on the front corners
of the lid with your thumbs, then push the LOCK buttons (10) into the locked position (fig. D). The
appliance will carry out a vacuum packing cycle.
Wait until the SEAL light goes off (3).
- Press down on the rounded recessed area of the
manual valve (6) to release the lid (fig. E).
- Lift the lid (5) and remove the bag.
- Check the quality of the seal obtained, which should
appear as a regular, wrinkle-free crosswise strip
with no internal ridges in the bag. (fig. F)
4. Vacuum packing with bags cut from a roll or pre-
cut bags
- Lift the lid (5) and turn it in the open position.
- Place food in the bag without creasing it excessively
or stretching surfaces. Eliminate any liquids or food
residues from the area inside the bag that will be
sealed.
- Place the bag and its contents in front of the
appliance and place the open end inside the
vacuum chamber (12) (fig. G).
- Close the lid (5) and push down on the front corners
of the lid with your thumbs, then push the LOCK buttons (7) into the locked position (fig. H). The appliance will carry out a vacuum packing cycle. Wait until
the SEAL light goes off (3).
- Press down on the rounded recessed area of the
manual valve (6) to release the lid (fig. I).
- Lift the lid (5) and remove the bag.
- Check the quality of the seal obtained, which should
appear as a regular, wrinkle-free crosswise strip
with no internal ridges in the bag. (fig. L)
- The appliance can be stopped at any time by pressing down the manual valve (6). The appliance stops
only when the lid is raised.
5. How to use the MAN SEAL button (2)
Pressing this button causes the SEAL light (3) to go on
and the sealing process starts immediately. This allows
you to prevent delicate, fragile foods from being crushed (e.g. biscuits, etc.) (fig. M).
6. Vacuum packing in MAGIC VAC
®
Executive
or in
containers sealed with MAGIC VAC®Universal Caps
with new knob
The MAGIC VAC
®
Executive
containers and the MAGIC
VAC
®
Universal Caps with star-shaped knob (see fig. O)
make vacuum packing easier, because the connection
hose can be directly introduced into the knob central
hole (see fig. P).
MAGIC VAC
®
Universal Caps, available in two diameters (100 mm and 125 mm), are to be used on jars for
preserving food and bowls and receptacles made of
tempered glass. The Universal Caps work just like the
Caps for MAGIC VAC
®
Executive
containers.
IMPORTANT: When using Universal Caps do not use
plastic or glass containers that are not suitable since
they could implode under the vacuum pressure of the
appliance and cause injury.
- Fill the container leaving at least 3 cm of room
between the contents and upper rim and position
the lid on the container. Turn the knob to the
"VACUUM" position. (fig. N)
- Connect the container lid knob to the appliance air
inlet (7) by means of the connection hose (17). (fig.
O)
- Lock the lid (5) by pushing the LOCK buttons (10); the
machine will carry out a vacuum packing cycle and
turn off automatically on its completion.
- Remove the hose from the container lid knob.
- Turn the knob to the "CLOSED" position.
- To open the containers turn the knob to the "OPEN"
position; you should hear a hissing of air as it enters
the container. This sound guarantees that the contents have been packed in a vacuum.
7. Vacuum packing in MAGIC VAC
®
Family
Multipurpose containers, ideal for storage of frequently used products such as dry and fragile foods; powder foodstuffs; fresh, pureed or strained fruit and
vegetables. Their transparency and design makes
Important: Do not store the machine with the LOCK buttons engaged
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