VS6000
Home Vacuum Packaging System
Urban Series
User Guide
VS6000/VS6100
Contents
Important Safeguards 4
Vacuum Packaging Tips 5
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Features of your FoodSaver
Vacuum Packaging System 6
Features of your FoodSaver
Vacuum Packaging System 8
Using your FoodSaver
Vacuum Packaging with Canisters 13
Food Preparation & Safety Tips 14
Care and Cleaning Instructions 15
Guidelines for Vacuum Packaging 16
Preservation Guidelines 19
Vacuum Packaging Non-Food Items 21
Troubleshooting 22
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VS6100
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Urban 10
Important Safeguards
Read the Instructions Carefully.
For Your Own Safety, Always Follow These Basic Precautions When Using the FoodSaver
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.
• 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.
• Appliances are not intended to be operated
by means of an external timer or separate
remote control system.
• 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.
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Appliance:
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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Vacuum Packaging tips
When Vacuum Packaging:
1. Vacuum packaging is NOT a substitute for
refrigeration.
2. Use only FoodSaver
canisters.
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. See page 12 for more details.
5. Do not attempt to create your own side
seals for a FoodSaver
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.
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bags, rolls and
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Bag. These bags
7. If you are not sure whether you have
achieved a complete seal, simply seal the
bag again about 1cm 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 or alternatively use the FoodSaver
canisters.
11. If using the FoodSaver
re-seal packets, ensure that these have
been previously commercially heat sealed.
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VS6000 FoodSaver® Vacuum
Packaging System Urban
Foam gasket
Sealing strip
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 during vacuum to pause the
process. Press a second time to resume.
Progress indicator lights
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Accessory hose
Vacuum channel
Patented removable dishwasher-safe drip
tray.
Easy release buttons
Push the buttons on each side to release
the lid after vacuuming and sealing.
Moist food setting
Use to create a gentler vacuum when
sealing moist foods.
Accessory hose port
Attach accessory hose here and use to
vacuum package with FoodSaver
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Canisters.
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
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Roll.
3. Press to create a seal on foil based chip
and cereal packets.
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VS6100 FoodSaver® Vacuum
Packaging System Urban
Foam gasket
Roll storage compartment
Bag & roll cutter
Sealing strip
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 during vacuum to pause the process.
Press a second time to resume.
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
3. Press to create a seal on foil based chip and
cereal packets.
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