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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 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
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).
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Features of Your FoodSaver
®
Appliance
VAC UUM S EALING SYSTEM
QuickStart Guide
& User Manual
for V3800 series appliances
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.
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
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.).
H. Built-in Roll Holder
For storage of FoodSaver
®
Vacuum Sealing Rolls.
I. Roll Cutter
Simplifies making
custom-sized bags.
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.
Sleep Mode
Indicator
Tray Full
Indicator
Marinate
Mode
Canister
Mode
Speed
Settings
Adjustable
Food Settings
Cancel
Button
PulseVac™
Button*
Seal Light
Seal
Button
Vacuum
Meter
Display
Indicator
LEDs
Features of Your FoodSaver
®
Appliance
Features of Your FoodSaver
®
Appliance
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Registering your appliance is quick and easy at www.prodregister.com/foodsaver. If you register on our website,
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.
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SLEEP 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.
TRAY 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.)
MARINATE 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.
CANISTER 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.
SPEED 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.
ADJUSTABLE 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.)
CANCEL BUTTON
Immediately halts the current function opening the
Vacuum Channel.
PAUSE 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.
SEAL 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.
VACUUM METER DISPLAY
Displays vacuum levels as the bag/canister is
evacuated.
SEAL INDICATOR LIGHT
Constant light indicates sealing process is engaged.
(Flashing light indicates error.)
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