Sunbeam VS4400 Operating Instructions

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Home Vacuum Packaging System

VAC440 28cm vacuum packaging system

Instruction Booklet

VS4400

Please read these instructions carefully
and retain for future reference.

Contents

Important Safeguards 4

Important Tips 5

Features of your FoodSaver VAC440 6

Using your FoodSaver VAC440 8

How to Vacuum Package using FoodSaver
Canisters, Bottle Stoppers & Deli Containers 10

Care and Cleaning Instructions 12

Vacuum Packaging Non-Food Items 13

Food Preparation and Storage Guide 14

Guidelines for Vacuum Packaging 15

Preservation Guidelines 17

Troubleshooting 19

Important instructions – retain for
future use.

Sunbeam’s Safety Precautions

Important Safeguards

Read the Instructions Carefully.
For Your Own Safety, Always Follow These Basic Precautions When Using the FoodSaver Appliance:

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

2. Do not immerse any part of the appliance,
supply cord or plug in water or other
liquid.

3. To disconnect, unplug the supply
cord from the electrical outlet. Do not
disconnect by pulling on the cord.

4. Do not operate the appliance with a
damaged supply cord or plug. Do not
operate the appliance if it malfunctions or
is in any way damaged. If the cord or the
machine is damaged, it must be returned
to an authorized service center.

5. Do not use an extension cord with the
appliance.

6. Use only accessories or attachments
recommended by Sunbeam/FoodSaver

7. Use the appliance only for its intended
use.

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

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9. 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.

10. If the supply cord is damaged, it must
be replaced by the manufacturer, or its
service agent or a similarly qualified
person in order to avoid a hazard.

11. 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.

• For Household Use Only

• Please Save These Instructions

WARNING: To avoid dangers of suffocation,

keep bag away from babies and children.
This is not a toy.

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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Important Tips

When Vacuum Packaging:

1. Vacuum packaging is NOT a substitute for
refrigeration.

2. Use ONLY bags, rolls and canisters
manufactured by FoodSaver.

3. Do not allow the Vacuum Channel to
fill up with liquids. This will render the
machine unusable. To prevent it, avoid

overfilling the bags and freeze liquids first.

4. You can prevent liquids from being
drawn into the appliance by placing a
folded paper towel at the top of the bag,
but below the seal area, before vacuum
packaging.

5. Do not attempt to create your own side
seals for a FoodSaver Bag. These bags
are manufactured with special side seams
which are sealed all the way to the outer
edge. Creating your own side seams can
actually leave air channels exposed which
will cause leakage and prevent a vacuum
from being formed.

6. Always make sure you leave at least

2.5 cm of extra bag material for each
time you plan to reuse the bag. To avoid
possible illness, do not reuse bags after
storing meats, fish or greasy foods.

7. If you are not sure whether you have
achieved a complete seal, simply seal
the bag again about 1 cm above the first
seal.

8. Bulky items sometimes make it difficult
to achieve a smooth sealing surface.
Gently stretch the bag flat along the
Sealing Strip before closing the lid.

9. When packaging products with sharp
edges (dry spaghetti, silverware, etc.),
protect the bag from punctures by
wrapping the products in a cushioning
material, such as paper towels, styrofoam,
tissue, etc. Products can also be vacuum
packaged in canisters to avoid any
possibility of puncturing a bag.

10. Avoid drawing powdery or fine-grained
products such as, flour, sugar and coffee
grinds into the appliance. This will inhibit
the vacuuming and sealing process and
may clog the unit, preventing it from
drawing a good vacuum. To prevent this
from occurring, avoid overfilling the bags.

11. If using the foodsaver appliance to re-seal
packets, ensure that these have been
previously commercially heat sealed.
Do not use the sealing strip to re-seal
conventional plastic wrap, sandwich bags
and plastic bags as they may melt over
the sealing strip. Refer to page 15 for
more detail.

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VAC440 28cm vacuum
packaging system

Rubber Gasket

Sealing strip

Accessory Hose Port

Attach accessory hose here and use to
vacuum package with FoodSaver Canisters
and bottle stoppers.

Canister Vacuum Button

Attach accessory hose and use this button
to vacuum package with FoodSaver
Canisters and bottle stoppers.

VACUUM CHANNEL

SEALING STRIP

SEALING STRIP

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Vacuum channel / Removable
easy-clean drip tray

Easy Lock Latches: one on each side

Vacuum Seal Indicator light

Monitors and indicates the vacuum and
sealing process.

Vacuum & Seal Button

This button has two uses:
1 Press to vacuum package and seal food

airtight with a single touch. Shuts off
automatically.

2 Press to cancel at any point.

Instant Seal Button

This button has three uses:
1 Press to immediately stop the vacuum

process and begin sealing the bag. This is
helpful to prevent crushing delicate items
such as bread, biscuits and pastries.

2 Press to create a seal when making bags

from a FoodSaver Roll.

3 Press to create a seal on foil based chip

and cereal packets.

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Using your FoodSaver® VAC440

How to make a Bag from a FoodSaver Roll

1 Place appliance on a flat, dry surface

and plug the supply cord into a standard
electrical outlet.

2 Pull out enough bag material to hold item

to be vacuum packaged.
3 Cut Roll to desired length, plus 7.5cm.
4 Open FoodSaver lid. The lid may be

locked. To release the locks press in the

side locks.

SEALING STRIP

Press locks on sides
to unlock

5 Place one open end of the bag material

across the sealing strip and close lid.

(Do not place edge of bag into vacuum

channel when sealing bags)

How to Vacuum Package with FoodSaver Bags

1 Place appliance on a flat, dry surface

and plug the supply cord into a standard
electrical outlet.

2 Place item(s) in bag, allowing at least

7.5cm of space between bag contents
and top of bag.

3 Open appliance lid and place open end of

bag into the Vacuum Channel.

VACUUM CHANNEL

SEALING STRIP

4 Close and lock lid. To lock, press on

corners of lid until each latch clicks.

Press

VACUUM CHANNEL

SEALING STRIP

6 Lock lid by pressing on corners of lid

until each latch clicks.
7 Press the Seal Button. When the seal

indicator light turns off, open lid and

remove bag.

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SEALING STRIP

5 Press 'Vacuum and Seal' button

Wait 20 seconds before vacuuming and / or
sealing again.