To Clean Appliance:
Open appliance door (D), while holding the appliance with two hands, press two Release Buttons (K) with your thumbs, rotate housing away from you, and allow upper housing to rest on the counter. When the appliance is open for cleaning, the Seal Indicator 11 will flash for safety. 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 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 & Bag Detection Tray
QuickStart Guide
& User Manual
for V3800 series appliances
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H. Built-in Roll Holder
For storage of FoodSaver® Vacuum Sealing Rolls.
I. Roll Cutter Simplifies making custom-sized bags.
2Indicator
| | | | | | | |
Sleep Mode | | Marinate | Canister | Speed |
Indicator | Mode | Mode | Settings |
1 | | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | | 10 |
| | 9 | Vacuum |
| | Seal | Meter |
7 | 8 | Button | Display |
Cancel | PulseVac™ | | |
Button | Button* | | |
| Adjustable | | |
| Food Settings | | |
| Seal Light |
| 6 |
| 11 |
| |
Empty Drip Tray after each use. 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 housing away from you, and allow upper housing to rest on the counter. Remove the Drip Tray, empty liquid, clean Drip Tray and replace in housing. Appliance can be used without Drip Tray, however the Adjustable Food Sensor setting 6 will not function without the Drip Tray.
Clean Bag Detection Tray after each use. The Bag Detection Tray (P) is removable for cleaning, remove by lifting the tabs on each end. Do not pull on the Bag Detection Flags to remove the Bag Detection Tray. Clean Bag Detection Tray by washing in warm soapy water or placing in top rack of dishwasher. Bag Detection Tray MUST be inserted to use the appliance. Without the 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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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 Meter Display Shows vacuum level in canisters and bags and shows vacuum process.
C. Seal Button
CrushFree™ Instant Seal feature.
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. Full-sized Vacuum Channel Fits any size FoodSaver Bag for maximum versatility.
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
1Sleep Mode Indicator:
To conserve power and extend the life of your FoodSaver® Vacuum System, after 12 minutes of inactivity, the appliance will enter Sleep Mode. Sleep Mode is indicated by the Sleep Mode Indicator 1 . To resume normal operation, press any button.
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 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 after resuming from sleep mode.
6adjustable FOOD SETTINGS BUTTON
For optimal vacuuming and Sealing of moist or juicy foods, press the Adjustable Food Setting button until the Moist indicator light is illuminated. The Food Sealing Sensors will automatically detect any moisture
or liquid in the drip tray 6 . Choose the dry food set- ting for foods without liquid.
Note: Appliance will default to Dry setting after resuming from sleep mode 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 Pulse mode to seal bag.
10Vacuum meter display
Displays vacuum levels as the bag/canister is evacuated.
11Seal Indicator Light
Constant light indicates sealing process is engaged.
(Flashing light indicates error.)
