Catler VS 812 User manual

VACUUM SEALER
VS 812
Instructions for use
VACUUM SEALER
Návod kobsluze
VAKUOVÁ SVÁŘEČKA FÓLIÍ
Návod na obsluhu
VÁKUOVÁ ZVÁRAČKA FÓLIÍ
Használati utasítás
VAKUUMOS FÓLIAHEGESZTŐ
Instrukcja obsługi
ZGRZEWARKA PRÓŻNIOWA
DO FOLII
Инструкции по эксплуатации
ВАКУУМНЫЙ УПАКОВЩИК

VACUUM SEALER

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
5 Catler recommends safety rst
8 Know your vacuum sealer VS 812
9 Features of your vacuum sealer VS 812
10 Operating your vacuum sealer VS 812
13 Tips and tricks
16 Care and cleaning

4CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations
for purchasing your new vacuum foil sealer VS 812.

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CATLER RECOMMENDS SAFETY FIRST
CATLER RECOMMENDS SAFETY FIRST
We understand the importance of safety and so from the initial design concept to production
itself we focus primarily on your safety. Nevertheless, we ask that you please be careful and
follow the following instructions when using electrical appliances:
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR
USING YOUR VS 812 VACUUM SEALER
• This appliance may be used by children in age
of 8 years or older and by persons with physical,
sensory, or mental impairments or lack of
inexperience and knowledge only if they are
properly supervised or have been informed
about how to use of the product in asafe
manner and understand the potential dangers.
• Children must not play with the appliance.
• Cleaning and maintenance performed by the
user must not be performed by unsupervised
children.
• If the power cord is damaged, have it replaced
in aprofessional service centre in order to
prevent adangerous situation. It is forbidden
to use the appliance with the power cord
damaged.

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CATLER RECOMMENDS SAFETY FIRST
• Before operating your appliance, read all the instructions carefully and store them in asafe
place for possible future reference.
• Before rst use, make sure that the voltage in your power socket matches the nameplate
voltage on the unit bottom. In case of any doubt, please contact aqualied electrician.
• Before using the appliance for the rst time, please remove all packaging and ad stickers
and discard them in an environmentally safe manner. Check the appliance for any defects.
If your appliance is damaged, stop using it acontact the nearest authorized Catler centre.
Do not repair the appliance by yourselves. The appliance does not include any user
serviceable parts.
• Use the appliance on aat, clean, and dry surface. It’simportant that the appliance should
be placed in ahorizontal position. Do not use the appliance in humid or combustible
environment or in environment containing explosives.
• Do not use the appliance or place it on or in the vicinity of hot surfaces or heat sources.
• Do not submerge the appliance, the power cord or the plug in water or any other liquid.
• Use only the accessories specied by the manufacturer.
• If you need to move or clean your appliance or if you don’t want to use it for aprolonged
period of time, make sure that your appliance is turned o and cooled down and the
power cord is unplugged from the wall outlet. To disconnect the appliance from the
power outlet, always hold the cord plug, not the cord itself while pulling.
• This appliance has been designed for household use only. Do not use the product
outdoors.
• Do not handle the product if your hands are wet.
• The appliance has been designed for air vacuuming. Do not turn on the vacuuming unless
the bag is properly attached to the air suction opening.
• Wait at least 5 seconds between individual vacuuming cycles to allow the appliance to
cool down. Do not use the appliance for longer than 25 consecutive cycles. Then, allow
the appliance to cool down for at least 30 minutes before further use.
• Do not touch the joint right after it has been created. Risk of burns.
• Do not touch the sealing strip to prevent them from damaging. This part gets hot while
making axed joint. Do not touch this part right after making the joint.
• Allow applying excessive pressure on the appliance top to avoid damage.
• Make sure that no liquid can enter the seal joint.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
• Fully unwind the power cord before use. Connect the appliance only to aproperly
grounded socket.
• Do not leave the power cord hanging over the edge of atable or countertop or allow it to
touch ahot surface or to become tangled up.
• For safety reasons, we recommend connecting the appliance in an independent electrical
circuit separated from other appliances. Do not use adapter plugs or extension cords to
connect the appliance to apower outlet.
• Do not use this appliance in moving vehicles or on boats, outdoors, or for any purpose
other than intended. Otherwise, there is arisk of personal injury.
• Any maintenance other than standard cleaning must be performed at authorised
Catler service centre. To avoid the risk of electric shock, do not repair and/or make any
adjustments to the appliance by yourselves.

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CATLER RECOMMENDS SAFETY FIRST
• We recommend installing aresidual current device (standard safety switches in your
power outlet) to provide ahigher level of protection when using the appliance. We
recommend installing aresidual current device (with anominal residual operating current
of no more than 30mA) in the electric circuit in which your appliance is to be connected.
For further expert advice, please contact your electrician.
The user’smanual is also available at www.catler.eu.
FOR DOMESTIC USE ONLY
DO NOT SUBMERGE IN WATER OR IN
ANY OTHER LIQUID.
FULLY UNWIND THE MAINS CORD
BEFORE USE.
THIS SYMBOL INDICATES THAT THE
APPLIANCE HAS DOUBLE INSULATION
BETWEEN THE DANGEROUS MAINS
VOLTAGE AND THE PARTS ACCESSIBLE
TO THE USER. IN THE CASE OF
SERVICING, USE ONLY IDENTICAL
SPARE PARTS.
FOR DOMESTIC USE ONLY.

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KNOW YOUR VACUUM SEALER VS 812
KNOW YOUR VACUUM SEALER VS 812
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1. DRY button
It serves to vacuum and seal the
relatively dry food.
2. MOIST button
It serves to vacuum and seal the
relatively moist food.
3. SEAL /EXTERNAL VACUUM button
It serves to seal the bag without
vacuuming.
It serves to vacuum using the vacuum
extension.
4. Progress bar of completion the cycle
of suction / seal
5. Appliance body
6. Removable drip tray
7. Drip tray cleaning indicator light
8. Opening for sealing bag
9. Power cord storage case (located at
the bottom of the appliance)
10. Vacuum extension
It serves to vacuum from acontainer or
azip bag.

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FEATURES OF YOUR VACUUM SEALER VS 812
KEEPING FOOD IN FRESH CONDITION
Take the advantage of your new vacuum
sealer Catler VS 812. These appliances have
been helping to keep food in fresh condition
for acouple of years throughout the world
whether you store it in your fridge, freezer,
or pantry. The Catler VS 812 vacuum sealer
will prolong the shelf life of your food up
to 5 times compared to conventional food
storage methods. Put your vacuum sealer
on the kitchen line to be always ready for
use. Thus, it will come in handy, and you will
easily appreciate its reliability. It will become
the best helper in your kitchen.
EXTENDED FOOD SHELF LIFE
With common storage methods, food is
exposed to air, which may cause it to lose
its taste and value over time. In addition,
bacteria, moulds, or yeasts spread through
the air which may degrade the food very
quickly. The vacuum sealer is based on the
principle of vacuuming the air and making
aseal joint on the bag which will prevent
any air as well as bacteria that may degrade
the food from getting inside. The food will
preserve its taste and quality and remain up
to 5 times as longer in fresh condition.
CONSIDERATENESS
After returning from shopping, your vacuum
sealer will allow you to safely store your
food that would otherwise need to be
consumed fast. Thus, you can schedule your
weekly menu in advance. You can store your
perishables quickly and easily or extend the
shelf life of seldom used food.
MARINATION
Voids and being open during the vacuuming
process. Insert your meat with marinade in
the bag and have the marination done in just
20 minutes without having to wait overnight.
GETTING READY FOR AHOLIDAY
Cook your meal in advance, vacuum the air
and save the precious time you can spend
with your family or friends.
SUITABLE FOR FOOD AND BEYOND
In this way, you can store also silver items
which may lose their shine when exposed
to air over time. Insert your credentials or
other important items in the bag if you plan
to canoe or camp outdoors. They will remain
dry and ready for immediate use. And they
will also save your luggage space.
FEATURES OF YOUR VACUUM SEALER VS 812

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OPERATING YOUR VACUUM SEALER VS 812
OPERATING YOUR VACUUM SEALER VS 812
BEFORE FIRST USE
Before rst use, remove all packaging
and advertising labels / stickers from the
appliance. Make sure you have removed all
accessories from the package. Please check
the appliance and all accessories for damage.
Wipe the outer surface with asoft sponge
lightly dipped in warm water with asmall
amount of dishwashing liquid.
USING
Place the appliance on adry, at, and rm
surface at asucient distance from the
mains socket.
Insert the power cord plug to the mains
socket and the backlight of all buttons lights
up.
Put food into abag suitable for using in the
vacuum sealer. Do not ll the bag up to the
edge. Leave enough space (about 8cm for
dry food, about 10cm for food with higher
water content) to make aseal.
DRY BUTTON
The DRY button serves to vacuum and seal
the relatively dry food.
•Insert the bag with food into the opening
in the appliance. It is necessary to insert
the bag enough deep so that the seal is
not near the bag edge.
•Press the DRY button and the vacuuming
process starts. The DRY button will ash
during the process.
•Once the air has been vacuumed, it
will automatically start to make aseal.
The SEAL button will ash during the
process.
•Once the entire progress bar has lit up,
the process of vacuuming and sealing is
completed.
•Remove the bag with food.
•Whenever you need to cancel the
process, press the DRY button.
MOIST BUTTON
The MOIST button serves to vacuum and
seal the relatively moist food.
•Insert the bag with food into the opening
in the appliance. It is necessary to insert
the bag enough deep so that the seal is
not near the bag edge.
•Press the MOIST button and the
vacuuming process starts. The MOIST
button will ash during the process.
•Once the air has been vacuumed, it
will automatically start to make aseal.
The SEAL button will ash during the
process.
•Once the entire progress bar has lit up,
the process of vacuuming and sealing is
completed.
•Remove the bag with food.
•Whenever you need to cancel the
process, press the MOIST button.
•If the drip tray cleaning indicator light
comes on, it is necessary to carefully
remove the drip tray and empty its
content.
SEAL BUTTON
The SEAL button serves only to seal the bag.
•Insert the bag with food into the opening
in the appliance. It is necessary to insert
the bag enough deep so that the seal is
not near the bag edge.
•Press the SEAL button and the process of
making aseal starts. The SEAL button will
ash during the process.
•Once the entire progress bar has lit up,
the process of sealing is completed.
•Remove the bag with food.
•Whenever you need to cancel the
process, press the SEAL button.

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OPERATING YOUR VACUUM SEALER VS 812
VACUUM EXTENSION
The vacuum extension serves to vacuum
from acontainer or azip bag that are suitable
for using with vacuum sealer.
•Pull out the vacuum extension. The
EXTERNAL VACUUM button lights up.
•The transparent end of the vacuum
extension insert into the connector in the
container.
•Press the EXTERNAL VACUUM button
and the process of vacuuming starts. The
EXTERNAL VACUUM button will ash
during the process.
•Once the vacuuming process has been
nished, the EXTERNAL VACUUM button
lights up.
•Whenever you need to cancel the
process, press the EXTERNAL VACUUM
button.
VACUUMING BOTTLE
The vacuum extension also serves to vacuum
from abottle, e.g., from awine bottle. To be
able to vacuum from abottle, it is necessary
to insert aspecial cork that is designed
for these purposes, into abottle neck. The
special cork is not included.
Insert the special cork in the bottle neck.
•Remove the transparent end from the
vacuum extension and insert the pin end
of the vacuum extension into the cork.
•Press the EXTERNAL VACUUM button
and the process of vacuuming starts. The
EXTERNAL VACUUM button will ash
during the process.
•Once the vacuuming process has been
nished, the EXTERNAL VACUUM button
lights up.
•Whenever you need to cancel the
process, press the EXTERNAL VACUUM
button.
WARNING!
WAIT AT
LEAST 5 SECONDS
BETWEEN
INDIVIDUAL
VACUUMING
CYCLES TO ALLOW
THE APPLIANCE
TO COOL DOWN.
DO NOT USE THE
APPLIANCE FOR
LONGER THAN
25 CONSECUTIVE
CYCLES. THEN,
ALLOW THE
APPLIANCE TO
COOL DOWN FOR AT
LEAST 30 MINUTES
BEFORE FURTHER
USE.

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OPERATING YOUR VACUUM SEALER VS 812
STANDBY MODE
The vacuum sealer will automatically
switch to standby mode after 10 minutes of
inactivity. Only the SEAL button is on, the
backlight of other buttons is o. To cancel
the standby mode, press the SEAL button.
If you plan not to use your vacuum sealer,
unplug the power cord from the mains outlet
and store your vacuum sealer in awell-
ventilated location.

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TIPS AND TRICKS
•Do not put too much food in the bag. Fill the bag to no more than 2/3 of its volume,
leaving enough space between the food and the bag joint.
•Make sure that the bag’sopen end is dry. If the bag’sopen end is wet or contains liquid, it
will be very dicult to make the joint.
•Vacuuming food bags does not substitute the conservation heat process. After vacuuming
the air, the food must be stored according to their nature, i.e., put in afreezer or afridge.
•Make sure that the bag’sopen end is clean and free of any foreign objects, exes, bends or
possible bag folds that might prevent the joint from making.
•If bigger pieces are to be processed and you want to prevent the bag from wrinkling,
carefully level the bag while inserting it on the vacuum strip.
•If you are about to put spaghetti, cutlery or other sharp objects in the bag, wrap them in
apaper cloth, for example, to prevent the bag from being punctured. You can also use
acontainer instead of the bag.
•If you are using acontainer, leave about 2,5cm free space on the top of the container.
•To achieve the best results, freeze the fruit for awhile and blanch the vegetables lightly
before vacuuming.
•Allow the sealer to cool down for about 30s before further use.
•When in doubt if the joint is rm, make anew one.
•Use only bags and containers recommended by the manufacturer to achieve the best
results.
•Do not warm up food in bag in amicrowave oven. This is dangerous.
FOOD STORAGE OVERVIEW
STORING IN AFRIDGE TEMPERATURE 5°C ± 3°C
Food Common storage time Storage time after
vacuuming
Raw meat 2–3 days 12–13 days
Fish and seafood 1–3 days 6–8 days
Cooked meat 3–5 days 10–18 days
Vegetables–fresh 3–5 days 7–10 days
Fruit 4–6 days 14–20 days
Eggs 10–15 days 30–50 days
STORING IN AFREEZER TEMPERATURE 16°C TO 20°C
Food Common storage time Storage time after
vacuuming
Meat 2–3 months 1 year
Fish and seafood 1–3 months 1 year
TIPS AND TRICKS

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TIPS AND TRICKS
NOTE:
The above-stated values are
recommended values, and their
length may vary subject to the storage
conditions.
IMPORTANT NOTICES
The vacuumed food should be stored in
afridge after defrosting.
We recommend defrosting the vacuumed
food in afridge, not at aroom temperature.
TIPS FOR TREATING THE FOOD BEFORE
VACUUMING
MEAT AND FISHES
Portion and cut meat and shes as needed.
We recommend that meat and shes be
cooled thoroughly or be put in afreezer for
about 1 hour before vacuuming. Thus, meat
and shes will preserve their juice and shape.
If you put meat or shes in afreezer, the
vacuuming should be performed very
quickly.
VEGETABLES
In order to preserve colour, texture and taste
of vegetables, it’suseful to do the so called
blanching before vacuuming. The blanching
process is based on boiling the vegetables
shortly in hot water and then putting them
in very cold water (this may contain even
ice cubes). This will stop the boiling process,
allowing the food to preserve its colour,
texture as well as taste.
STORING AT ROOM TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE 25°C ± 2°C
Food Common storage time Storage time after
vacuuming
Rice / our 2–4 months 1 year and more
Peanuts / beans / tea 2–3 months 1 year and more
Vegetables Cooking time
Asparagus 4 minutes
Broccoli 3 minutes
Carrot – whole 5 minutes
Carrot – sliced into discs 3 minutes
Brussels sprouts, cauliower (divided into sprouts) 3 minutes
Zucchini 3 minutes
Green beans 3 minutes
Peas 1,5 minutes
New potatoes 3 – 5 minutes

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TIPS AND TRICKS
NOTE:
Mushrooms, onion or garlic are not
suitable for vacuuming.
FRUIT
We recommend that fruit, especially berries
such as raspberries, blueberries etc. be fully
frozen before vacuuming. Put the fruit in
afreezer for about 2 hours and the vacuum.
CHEESES
Vacuuming will preserve the
cheese’sfreshness, however, not all cheese
types are suitable for vacuuming. Soft
cheeses, fresh cheeses and those with
surface and inner mould are not suitable for
vacuuming.
LOOSE RAW MATERIALS
We recommend that apiece of cooking
paper be put near the edge of the bag with
loose food to keep the loose raw materials
from escaping while vacuuming. Extra ne
loose raw materials such as our or icing
sugar could be drawn into the vacuum sealer
interior, leading to its damage.
LIQUIDS
To vacuum liquids, please use containers
only. Bags are not suitable for vacuuming
liquid food.
NONFOOD PRODUCTS
You can vacuum also other products to
protect them from the following:
– oxidation, corrosion, or moisture,
– dirt or moulds,
– damage, such as during transport or on
trips (in aboat etc.).

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CARE AND CLEANING
Prior to cleaning, make sure that the power
cord is unplugged from the wall outlet.
WARNING!
DO NOT
SUBMERGE THE
APPLIANCE, THE
POWER CORD OR
THE PLUG IN WATER
OR ANY OTHER
LIQUID.
Wipe the outer surface with asoft sponge
lightly dipped in warm water with asmall
amount of dishwashing liquid.
Wipe away any food or liquids on the suction
opening using apaper cloth.
If the drip tray cleaning indicator light comes
on, it is necessary to carefully remove the
drip tray and empty its content.
For cleaning, do not use abrasive cleaning
agents as they might scratch the surface.
STORAGE
Store the vacuum sealer in adry and well-
ventilated place in horizontal position.
Do not put any items on the sealer.
CARE AND CLEANING

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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE DISPOSAL OF USED PACKAGING
MATERIALS
Dispose of packaging material at apublic waste disposal site.
DISPOSAL OF USED ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCES
The meaning of the symbol on the product, its accessory or packaging indicates that this product shall not
be treated as household waste. Please, dispose of this product at your applicable collection point for the
recycling of electrical & electronic equipment waste. Alternatively in some states of the European Union or
other European states you may return your products to your local retailer when buying an equivalent new
product. The correct disposal of this product will help save valuable natural resources and help in preventing
the potential negative impact on the environment and human health, which could be caused as aresult of
improper liquidation of waste. Please ask your local authorities or the nearest waste collection centre for
further details. The improper disposal of this type of waste may fall subject to national regulations for  nes.
For business entities in the European Union
If you wish to dispose of an electrical or electronic device, request the necessary information from your seller
or supplier.
Disposal in other countries outside the European Union
If you wish to dispose of this product, request the necessary information about the correct disposal method
from local government departments or from your seller.
The product applies all regulations of EU.
Changes to the text, design and technical specications may occur without prior notice and we reserve the right to make
these changes.
The original version is in the Czech language.
Address of the manufacturer: FAST ČR, a.s., USanitasu 1621, Říčany CZ-251 01