Omega VRT400 SERIES User manual

VRT400
Vertical Juicer
INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
Eat well, drink well and livewell with Omega. www.OmegaJuicers.com
English, Jan 2014

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
Please read carefully before using. Follow instructions to avoid injury.
• To protect against risk of electrical shock or re, do not put motor base, cord,
or plug in water and keep them dry at all times.
• Do not disassemble the base. All repairs should be made only by authorized
personnel.
• Check voltage to be sure that the voltage indicated on the name plate agrees with
your voltage.
• Close adult supervision is necessary when appliance is used by or near children.
• Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet when the appliance is not in use.
• Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord/plug, a malfunctioning unit, or
after the unit is dropped or damaged in any manner.
• The use of attachments not recommended may cause damage, re, shock, or injury.
• Keep hands and utensils out of unit when motor is running to prevent the possibility
of severe personal injury or damage to the appliance.
• Do not attempt to disassemble any attachments while the motor is running. Lift
appliance with two hands (appliance weight approximately 14 lbs.)
• Do not put any parts into the dishwasher or use hard scouring powders and hard
implements. Exposure to high heat can cause damage.

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
Additional usage precautions:
• Do not pre-operate before inputting food. Doing so may cause a normal
squeaking noise.
• Do not attempt to juice any hard materials, large seeds (seeds which can not be
swallowed or chewed), pits, ice, or frozen foods.
• If food gets stuck in the feeding tube, do not use anything other than the
recommended pusher.
• Do not use for more than 30 minutes continuously
(only meant for household use).
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Omega Juicer Manual For Household Use (Warranty Included)
1. Read “Precautions for safe use (Page 4)” carefully and use the appliance properly.
2. Save these instructions.
3. Check if the voltage indicated on the base of the appliances corresponds to the
local voltage before you connect the appliance.
CONTENTS
Dear Omega Customers .................................................01
General Description and Parts Names ..................................... 02
Specic Terms or Parts .................................................. 03
Precautions For Safe Use ................................................ 04
Warnings And Cautions .................................................. 05
Slow Juicer Assembly ................................................... 08
Slow Juicer Assembly In Detail ........................................... 09
How To Use The Appliance ...............................................10
Juice Cap And Extraction Packing ......................................... 11
When The Screw Is Stopped During Operation
(How To Use [Reverse/REV] button) .......................................12
Important Safeguards In Use ............................................. 13
Disassembly, Cleaning And Care .......................................... 14
Bowl Disassembly And Wash ............................................. 16
Sterilization And Easy Cleaning System ................................... 17
Spinning Brush Disassembly And Wash .................................... 18
Spinning Brush Assembly ................................................ 19
Bowl Packing Assembly ................................................. 20
Juice Cap Packing Assembly .............................................. 21
Troubleshooting ........................................................ 22
Appliance Specications ................................................ 23

With the Omega Slow Squeezing System and Juice Cap mixing feauture, you can
easily make personalized juice rich in taste, avor and full of valuable nutrients.
1. More Nutrients and Taste: Your own personalized juice
Mixed Juice
Enjoy single ingredient juice or mixed juice.
Add various ingredients to your taste and health.
Alternative Meal
Make juice as an alternative meal, rich in taste and balanced nutrients.
Baby Food
Make baby food by mixing meat, grain and vegetables for various growth phases.
Soybean Milk and Soy Juice
While the juice cap is closed, adjust the proportion of boiled beans and
water to easily make soybean milk and soy juice to your desired consistency
and concentration.
2. More Convenient and User Friendly
Open and close the none drip juice cap to adjust the amount of juice desired.
3. More Advanced Easy Cleaning System (Page 17)
The juice cap makes clean-up easy! Fill the bowl with water and operate the
appliance for easy washing.

02 |
Hopper
Spinning Brush
Base
Squeezing Screw
GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND PARTS NAMES
Bowl
Coarse Strainer
(Optional)
Fine Strainer
Cleaning Brush
Pusher
Pulp Container
Juice Container
GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND PARTS NAMES

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SPECIFIC TERMS FOR PARTS
<FRONT> <BACK>
SPECIFIC TERMS FOR PARTS
1. Hopper Front
Triangle
2. Bowl Triangle
3. Pulp Outlet
4. Hopper
Rear Part
5. Operating
Switch
6. Juice Outlet
7. Juice Cap
8. Power Cord
9. Grip
STRAINER*
COARSE STRAINER (Optional)
The bigger holes in the strainer produce thicker juice when tender and soft fruits are
extracted such as strawberries, kiwis and tomatoes.
FINE STRAINER
The holes of the strainer are small. Use it when making pure juice with hard fruits,
beans or higher fibered vegetables.
NUMBER OF ATTACHEMENTS
1 pusher, 1 hopper, 1 screw, 1 fine strainer, 1 coarse strainer (Optional), 1 spinning brush, 1 bowl,
1 base, 1 juice container, 1 pulp container, 1 small cleaning brush, 1 cleaning brush, 1 manual

04 |
WARNING Hazards or unsafe practices which could result in serious personal injury or
death.
CAUTION Hazards or unsafe practices which could result in minor personal injury or
appliance damage.
This sign indicates contents that may cause risk of a re or an electrical shock.
Specic warning is written in the sign.
This sign indicates contents that may cause risk of a re or an electrical shock.
Specic warning is written in the sign.
This sign indicates prohibited acts.
Specic prohibitions are written around or in the sign.
This sign indicates contents of regulating or directing actions.
Specic prohibitions are written around or in the sign.
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE USE
All users of this appliance must read and understand this safety precaution
before operating.
SIGN SAMPLES

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WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS
WARNING Hazards or unsafe practices which could result in serious personal injury or death.
DO NOT PLUG IN OR UNPLUG WITH WET HANDS.
It may cause an electric shock or an injury.
DO NOT USE WITH OTHER THAN RATED VOLTAGE.
It may cause an electric shock, a re or abnormal performance.
If the voltage is different, it may shorten the life of the motor or cause a failure.
PLUG THE POWER CORD CORRECTLY AND PUSH IT TIGHT IN A WALL SOCKET.
It may cause electric shock or a re.
IF THE SUPPLY CORD IS DAMAGED, IT MUST BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER,
ITS SERVICE OR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN ORDER TO AVOID A HAZARD.
If the power cord is damaged, it may cause electric shock or a re.
NEVER ALTER THE APPLIANCE. ALSO, DO NOT DISASSEMBLE OR REPAIR BY YOURSELF.
DO NOT INSERT FINGERS, FOREIGN SUBSTANCES OR OBJECTS SUCH AS PINS INTO
GAPS OR HOLES IN THE BASE. It may cause a re, an electric shock or a failure. For any
technical support,contact the authorized local Customer Care Center.
DO NOT MOISTEN THE BASE OR SPLASH WATER ON THE BASE.
Be careful not to let any liquids or other substances get into the switch on the appliance. DO
N OT OPERATE THE SWITCH WITH WET HANDS.
It may cause electric shock or a re.
WHEN THE POWER CORD, WIRE IS BROKEN OR DAMAGED OR THE PLUG-IN PART
BECOMES LOOSE, DO NOT OPERATE IT.
It may cause an electric shock, a re or an injury.
FOR SAFETY, MUST DO GROUND CONNECTION. DO NOT DO THE GROUNDING ON
GAS PIPE, PLASTIC WATER PIPE, TELEPHONE WIRE, ETC.
It could cause an electric shock, a re, or a malfunction and an explosion.
Be sure to use the socket with ground connection.

06 |
WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS
NEVER DISASSEMBLE BOWL SET DURING OPERATION OR INSERT FINGERS, FOREIGN
OBJECTS SUCH AS FORKS, SPOONS ETC. INTO FEEDING TUBE OR JUICE OUTLET.
It may cause an injury, an accident or a failure.
THIS APPLIANCE IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE BY PERSONS (INCLUDING CHILDREN)
WITH REDUCED PHYSICAL, SENSORY OR MENTAL CAPABILITIES, OR LACK OF
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE, UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN SUPERVISION OR
INSTRUCTION CONCERNING USE OF THE APPLIANCE BY A PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR
THEIR SAFETY. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the
appliance.
CAUTION Hazards or unsafe practices which could result in minor personal injury or
appliance damage.
DO NOT OPERATE WITHOUT LOCKING THE HOPPER PROPERLY.
It may cause an injury or a failure.
WHEN DETECTING A GAS LEAK, DO NOT INSERT THE POWER CORD INTO ITS SLOT.
OPEN THE WINDOW TO VENTILATE FULLY AND IMMEDIATELY.
It may cause an injury or a failure.
NEVER PUT A FINGER, A FORK OR A SPOON ETC. INTO JUICE OUTLET.
It may cause an injury or a failure.
IF SCREW ROTATION IS STOPPED IN NORMAL OPERATION, PRESS [REVERSE/REV]
BUTTON AND HOLD FOR 2~3 SECONDS AND THEN AFTER REVERSE OPERATION IS
COMPLETELY STOPPED, PRESS [ON] BUTTON AGAIN. If such a stop event continues
during the operation, the parts may be damaged and performance may be deteriorated due
to overheating in a motor. When the problem continues, immediatly stop the appliance and
contact the local Customer Care Center.
DURING THE OPERATION, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE BASE, DISASSEMBLE
THE BOWL SET OR PARTS AND TRY TO LOCK THEM.
It may cause an injury or a failure.
Any act of event needed, switch off rst and unplug the power cord.