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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).
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 and cut it using the
MAGIC Cutter (12) as shown in Fig. A, moving it from
rim to rim. 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 (9) with the smooth side up (fig. B).
Warning: be careful not to let the bag hang over into the
vacuum chamber (10) or on the sealing gasket (8).
- Close the lid (5) and push down on the front corners of
the lid with your thumbs, then push the LOCK buttons
(6) into the locked position (fig. C).
- Press the START/STOP/MAN SEAL switch (1). The
appliance will automatically carry out a vacuum
packing cycle (fig. D). Wait until the ON / VACUUM /
SEAL light goes off (2).
- Press down on the rounded recessed area of the
manual valve (4) 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
(10) (fig. G).
- Close the lid (5) and push down on the front corners of
the lid with your thumbs, then push the LOCK buttons
(6) into the locked position (fig. H).
- Press the START/STOP/MAN SEAL switch (1). The
appliance will automatically carry out a vacuum
packing cycle (fig. I). Wait until the ON / VACUUM /
SEAL light goes off (2).
- Press down on the rounded recessed area of the
manual valve (4) to release the lid (fig. L).
- 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. M)
- You can turn the appliance off at any time by pressing
again the START/STOP/MAN SEAL switch (1). If necessary, release the LOCK buttons (6), by pressing down
on the front corners of the lid (5) with the palms of your
hands.
5 Using the MAN SEAL function (1)
During the automatic packaging cycle, you can prevent
delicate foods from being crushed by the vacuum by activating the sealing function at the right moment. To do so,
press and hold down the START/STOP/MAN SEAL switch
(1) until the ON/VACUUM/SEAL red light starts blinking
(2). Release the button and wait until the end of the cycle,
when the ON/VACUUM/SEAL light goes off (2).
6 Vacuum packing in MAGIC VAC
®
Executive
containers 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. N)
make vacuum packing easier, because the connection
hose can be directly introduced into the knob central hole
(see fig. O).
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.
WARNING: 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 air inlet (3) of the
appliance by means of the connection hose (13). (fig.
O)
- Lock the lid (5) by pushing the LOCK buttons (6) and
press the START/STOP/MAN SEAL switch (1); the
appliance will automatically carry out a vacuum
Warning: Do not store the machine with the LOCK buttons engaged