16 Complete Overview
This chapter provides you with an overview of your vacuum sealer and explains some of
its key features.
16.1 Control Panel
1 Sealing time (Schweißdauer ): Three buttons for choosing the best bag seal time
"dry" button (normal) for dry bags and items without moisture, with a shorter heat sealing
time;
"moist" button (feucht): for wet bags or foods with moisture, with normal heat sealing time.
"extended" button (extra lang): for wet bags or foods with very moisture, with an extended
heat sealing time.
Default setting is for dry bags and shorter sealing time.
The LED status indicator shows which setting is selected.
2 Vacuumstrength (Vakuumstärke): Two buttons for choice of different vacuum
pressure:
"normal" button: for regular items storage in normal vacuum pressure ;
"gentle" (schonend) button: for some soft & crushable items storage where less vacuum
pressure is desired.
Default setting is "normal" and high vacuum pressure.
The LED status indicator shows which setting is selected.
3 Progress LED indicators: Numeric Display with 2 functions
Shows progress of vacuumprogress/sealingprogress.
Shows that the device is on and lid is closed. When the LED blinks, please wait until it
lights normally, then you can start next operation.
4 Vacuum& Seal/Cancel (Vakuum & Schweißen / Abbrechen):
This button has two functions depending on the machine status:
At stand-by condition, it starts the automatic operation of vacuuming the bag and then
automatically seals the bag when vacuum is complete;
At working (vacuuming or sealing operations) condition, it stops the machine.
5 Manual Seal (Schweißen): two functions:
To seal the open end of a bag without vacuuming air function
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