Excalibur 1 Zone User manual

Excalibur®NSF Commercial
Food Dehydrator
1 Zone - User Manual
6083 Power Inn Road
Sacramento, CA 95824
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www.drying123.com
Excalibur®…Leaders in the Field of Commercial Drying Technology

IMPORTANT!
The Excalibur®Commercial
Dehydrator is an innovative, state
of the art dehydration unit equipped
with a powerful Computer
Controller.
Please take time to read this User
Manual before you attempt to set the
computer profiles. There are several
steps to setting the sophisticated
controls and operating this unit.
Failure to Follow the
instructions EXACTLY as
outlined in the User Manual
will cause your Unit to not
work properly or will cause
your unit to not work at all.
Theory of Operation
Unlike an oven which maintains
heat at a constant temperature, the
Excalibur® Commercial Dehydrator
is a state-of-the-art dehydration
unit, which utilizes the innovative
technology of temperature cycling.
After you set the time/temperature
profile on the computer controller
and when a profile is started, the
fans begin to run and the heating
elements are switched on. The fans
will continue to run throughout the
whole drying process until the
profile is stopped.
The “AIR” temperature rises until
the set point (temperature) you
entered in the profile is reached.
When the set point is reached, the
heating elements will switch off. The
“AIR” temperature will continue to
rise a few degrees due to residual
heat in the unit. This is normal and
there is minimal effect on the internal
food temperature by this rise in
“AIR” temperature.
The heating elements remain off until
the “AIR” temperature drops several
degrees below the set point, at which
time, the heating element will turn
back on. The temperature will again
begin to rise to the set point of the
profile. This cycling is called
Hyperwave and is an important part
of the drying process.
It is important to remember, the
temperature shown on the controller
is the temperature of the air at the
back of the unit. A temperature
sensor can be used to check the
internal temperature of the
food/product being dried if internal
temperature is of concern.
All meat and poultry products
should be heated to a minimum
temperature of 160°-165° F prior to
the dehydration process to kill any
bacteria that may be present.

Warranty Info
Commercial Dehydrators
1 Year Limited Warranty
Excalibur®Products warrants to the
ORIGINAL RETAIL PURCHASER of this
product that if it is purchased through an
AUTHORIZED EXCALIBUR RETAILER, or
Directly from the Factory and operated in
accordance with the printed instruction
accompanying it, then for a period of 1 year from
the date of purchase, the product shall be free
from defects in material and workmanship.
The Excalibur®Digital Controller is backed by a
one year warranty to the first purchaser for use,
providing that the units have not been
misapplied. This warranty does not apply to
damage resulting from transportation, alteration,
misuse or abuse.
Products sold through online auctions, by
unauthorized dealers or discount retailers are
not eligible for warranty services from
Excalibur. To obtain warranty service an original
or copy of the sales receipt from the original
authorized retailer is required.
THEREFORE, YOU SHOULD RETAIN YOUR
SALES SLIP OR INVOICE.
If your commercial Dehydrator needs warranty
service, please contact our Technical Support
Department. In most cases, technical problems
can be corrected over the phone. Tech support
can be reached at one of the following numbers:
Tel [phone]; Fax [phone]
Terms and Limitations
The company will repair (or at its discretion,
replace) the defective parts free of charge if in
the judgment of the company, it has been
proved to be defective as to seller's labor and
material, within the warranty period.
New or rebuilt replacements for factory defective
parts will be supplied for ninety-days from date
of purchase. This warranty does not cover the
cost of installing the parts. Replacement parts
are warranted for the remaining period of the
original warranty.
Limitations
The warranty is void if the product is used for
any purpose other than which it is designed and
has not been subjected to abuse, negligence,
accident, alteration, or failure to follow operating
instructions or the product has been exposed to
abnormal or extreme conditions. The product
must not have been previously altered, repaired,
or serviced by anyone other than factory service
personnel. The serial number must not have
been altered or removed. The product must not
have been subjected to accident in transit or
while in the customer’s possession, misused, or
operated contrary to the instructions contained
in the instructions manual. This includes failure
caused by neglect of reasonable and necessary
maintenance, improper line voltage and acts of
God. This warranty is not transferable.
Except to the extent prohibited by applicable
law, no other warranties whether expressed or
implied, including warranty merchantability and
fitness for a particular purpose shall apply to this
product. Under no circumstances shall Excalibur
Products be liable for consequential damaged
sustained in connection with said product and
Excalibur Products neither assumes nor
authorizes any representative or other person to
assume for it any obligation or liability other than
such as it expressly set forth herein. Any
applicable implied warranties are also limited to
ninety-day period of the limited warranty.
This warranty is subject to the Laws of the
State of California and covers only the product
and its specific parts, not the food or other
products processed in it.

Operation of the Unit
The unit is equipped with a computer
controller.
Programming
Programmingthecontrollerisasystematic
procedure.Theillustratedprogrammingprocedures
onpages47aredesignedtodirecttheprogrammer
tothenextscreenonceastepiscompleted.
If,atanytime,thestep(s)listedintheprogramming
instructionsdonotcoincidewiththeillustrated
displayscreen(s),returntotheMainMenuScreenby
pressingthe“X”ontheHomePageScreen.Or,for
furtherassistancecall(954)2027419ext.417.
Note:Temperatureandtimevalueslistedinthe
illustratedprogrammingproceduresonpages47
arefordisplaypurposesonly.Thevaluesmayormay
notmatchthevalueslistedontheactualcontroller.

Programming the Controller
Step 1:Load product into zone
Step 2:Turn Power Switch to the ON
Position
After several seconds the Main
Menu Screen appears.
Step 3:Program the zone by pressing one
of the OFF buttons from the Main
Menu Screen

Press up or down
icon on the Home Page Screen
to set time and temperature.
Press check mark icon
when finished.


Step 4:Running the Program
There are two choices:
OR
Main Menu Screen
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Home Page Screen
Add/Start Screen

Press the icon to
begin running a “Single Cycle”
time and temperature. The
screen will return to the Main
Menu to display the program.
OR
To add a “Second Cycle” time
and temperature:
Press the plus
icon to program a “Second
Cycle” time and temperature.
Repeat the programming
procedures outlined in Step 3.
Press the icon when
finished programming the
“Second Cycle”.
The program is now running a
“First and Second Cycle” time
and temperature.
NOTE:
oWhen a Second-Cycle time and
temperature is running, a “1”
appears in the furthest box to the
right. The 1 indicates that the
program is running in its first
cycle. When the first cycle is
complete, the number will
change from 1 to 2.
oWhen a Single-Cycle time and
temperature is running, the box
will display an “S”.
oIf a program is not entered, the
box will display an “*”.


Step 5: Stop running or cancel a
current cycle (example)
From the Main Menu screen,
press the
temperature icon or
time icon.
Choose the stop icon
to cancel the current cycle.
Note: If no choice is made within 5
seconds, the screen will revert to
the Main Menu with no changes.
Saving and Naming a Program
Step 1:Follow Steps 3-4 in the previous
programming procedures
After all cycle times and
temperatures are set, press the
diskette icon from the Start
Screen.
Step 2:Type the name of your profile on the
keyboard screen.
Press the check mark icon when
profile is complete

Press the file icon
The profile named will be saved
on the screen as indicated by the
arrow. Use the arrow icons to
select your programmed profile.
To initiate the selected profile,
and begin running the program,
press the check icon.
To delete a profile, pressthe
recycle icon
