FoodSaver V3800 quick start Care and Cleaning, Features of Your FoodSaver Appliance

Care and Cleaning

To Clean Appliance:

Open appliance door (D), while holding the appliance with two hands, press two Release Buttons (K) with your thumbs, rotate appliance away from you, and allow appliance to rest on the counter. After cleaning, hold appliance with two hands and rotate upright until the latches lock.

Check Foam Gasket (M) around Drip Tray (O) and Upper Gasket (Q) which surrounds the Upper Bag Detection Tray (P) to make sure they are free from food materials and the lower Foam Gasket is properly inserted into gasket channel.

For important product maintenance information and helpful tips, please refer to the FoodSaver® Reference Guide included in your kit.

Antibacterial Drip Tray & Upper Bag Detection Tray

Quick Start Guide

& User Manual

for V3800 series appliances

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Features of Your FoodSaver® Appliance

H. Built-in Roll Holder

For storage of FoodSaver®

Vacuum Sealing Rolls.

I. Roll Cutter

Simplifies making custom-sized bags.

Features of Your FoodSaver® Appliance

9

Indicator

2

Seal

Button

Tray Full

LEDs

PulseVac™

Indicator

LED*

10

Vacuum

V3860

Progress

Display

Power Button

Marinate

Canister

Speed

Adjustable

Cancel

PulseVac™

Mode

Mode

Settings

Food Settings

Button

Button*

Seal Indicator

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3

4

5

6

7

8

11

Empty Drip Tray after each use (See Fig. 7). Wash in warm soapy water or place in top rack of dishwasher. The Food Sensors in the Drip Tray (O) will not function correctly if liquid is allowed to remain in Drip Tray.

This appliance has a Tray Full indicator 2 . When excess liquid fills the Drip Tray, the unit will turn off and the Tray Full Indicator light will activate. To resume normal operation, open Appliance Door (D), press two release buttons (K), rotate appliance away from you, and allow appliance to rest on the counter. Remove the Drip Tray, empty liquid, clean Drip Tray and replace in housing. When replacing drip tray, set the right end of the drip tray into place, then firmly snap the left side down (See Fig. 8). Appliance can be used without Drip Tray, however the Adjustable Food Sensor setting 6 will not function without the Drip Tray.

Remove For Cleaning Firmly Snap in Place

Fig. 7 Fig. 8

Clean Upper Bag Detection Tray after each use. The Upper Bag Detection Tray (P) is removable for cleaning, remove by lifting the tabs on each end. Do not pull on the Upper Bag Detection Flags to remove the Upper Bag Detection Tray. Clean Upper Bag Detection Tray by washing in warm soapy water or placing in top rack of dishwasher. Upper Bag Detection Tray MUST be inserted to use the appliance. Without the Upper Bag Detection Tray, your FoodSaver® Appliance will not detect bag when inserted in the Vacuum Channel (E).

For important safety information and helpful tips, please refer to the FoodSaver® Reference Guide included in your kit.

Questions? Visit us at www.foodsaver.com to get tips on vacuum sealing and order FoodSaver® brand accessories, bags and rolls, or call 1-877-777-8042 (U.S.).

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All rights reserved. Distributed by Sunbeam Products, Inc. doing business as Jarden

Consumer Solutions, Boca Raton, Florida 33431.

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you will have the opportunity to receive special bag and accessory introductory offers. Refer to the registration card in the box.

For more usage tips and safety information, please refer to the FoodSaver® Reference Guide or visit our website at www.foodsaver.com.

Features of Your FoodSaver® Appliance

A. Controls and Indicator Lights

To indicate current setting, vacuum progress and for added control.

B. Vacuum Progress Display

Blue lights signal progression of vacuuming and sealing process. All lights extinguish when the full process is finished.

C. Seal Button

CrushFree™ Instant Seal feature.

Prevents crushing delicate items.

D. Appliance Door

Opens to access Built-in Roll Holder and Cutter.

E. Vacuum Channel

Simply insert bag and the FoodSaver® appliance does the rest.

F. Retractable Accessory Hose/

Accessory Port

Accessory hose can be used with all

FoodSaver® Brand Accessories.

G. Integrated Bag Opener

Quick and convenient, opens sealed bags with ease.

J. Auto Bag Sensing

Simply insert open end of bag into the vacuum channel and the machine will sense and grasp the bag, vacuum, seal and shut-off automatically.

K. Release Buttons

To open appliance for cleaning.

L. Appliance Door

Opens to access Built-in

Roll Holder and Cutter.

M. Foam Gasket

N. Extra-wide Sealing Strip with Non-stick Coating

Provides extra secure, airtight seal that’s two times wider.

O. Drip Tray

Catches overflow liquids and contains Food Sensors to detect liquid.

P. Upper Bag Detection Tray

Q. Upper Gasket

R. Rubber Seal Profile

1POWER BUTTON:

Press the power button to begin. The Power Indicator, Speed Indicator and Food Indicator lights will become illuminated. After Vacuum Sealing, press Power Button to turn appliance Off. Note: After 12 minutes, the appliance will turn Off automatically.

2TRAY FULL INDICATOR LIGHT:

During the vacuum sealing process, small amounts of liquids, crumbs or food particles can be inadvertently pulled into the Drip Tray (O). When excess liquid fills the Drip Tray, the unit will turn off and the Tray Full Indicator 2 will activate. To resume normal operation, remove the Drip Tray, empty liquid, wash in warm soapy water or place in top rack of dishwasher. Dry and replace Drip Tray in trough. (See Care and Cleaning)

3MARINATE MODE BUTTON

A ten minute predetermined sequence of vacuum pulse to rest ratio allowing foods to get optimum flavor infusion in the least amount of time. See “Marinating with your FoodSaver®” section on page 5.

4CANISTER MODE BUTTON

Press to achieve best vacuum for canisters and accessories. Push Canister Vacuum Button 4 to begin vacuum process. Motor will run until Vacuum Sealing Process is complete.

5SPEED SETTINGS BUTTON

When vacuum sealing delicate items, press Speed Setting Button 5 so that the gentle speed indicator light is illuminated. For more control you may press Seal Button 9 at any time to stop vacuum and begin automatic sealing process. Note: Appliance will default to Normal speed upon pressing the Power On Button or when power has been interrupted.

6ADJUSTABLE FOOD SETTINGS BUTTON

For optimal vacuuming and sealing of moist or juicy foods, press the Adjustable Food Setting Button 6 until the Moist Indicator Light is illuminated. Choose the dry food setting for foods without liquid.

The Moist Food Indicator light will flash when Food Sealing Sensors automatically detect any moisture or liquid in the drip tray (O). Note: Appliance will default to Dry setting upon pressing the Power Button or when power has been interrupted, unless liquid is detected in the Drip Tray. (See Care and Cleaning section of this Quick Start Guide).

7CANCEL BUTTON

Immediately halts the current function opening the Vacuum Channel.

8PAUSE OR PulseVac™ CONTROL BUTTON (*not available on all models)

Use to manually control the vacuum process and avoid crushing delicate items. See tips section for further information.

9SEAL BUTTON

CrushFree™ Instant Seal feature- This button has four uses:

1.Press to immediately stop the vacuum process and begin sealing the bag. This prevents crushing delicate items such as bread, cookies and pastries.

2.Press to create a seal when making bags from a FoodSaver® Roll.

3.Press to create a seal on Mylar bags (such as a potato chip bag) to keep food sealed airtight.

4.Press during PulseVac™ mode to seal bag.

10VACUUM PROGRESS DISPLAY

Displays vacuum levels as the bag/canister is evacuated.

11SEAL INDICATOR LIGHT

Constant Red light indicates sealing process is engaged. (Flashing light indicates error)

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