PHILCO PHFD 5080 Food Dehydrator User Manual
- June 5, 2024
- PHILCO
Table of Contents
- PHILCO PHFD 5080 Food Dehydrator
- IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
- TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- KNOWING YOUR NEW FOOD DEHYDRATOR
- TIPS FOR BEST RESULTS
- PREPARATIONS
- BEFORE FIRST USE
- OPERATION
- PAUSE FUNCTION
- MUTE FUNCTION
- SOLVING PROBLEMS
- CARE AND CLEANING
- STORAGE
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PHILCO PHFD 5080 Food Dehydrator
DEAR CUSTOMER!
Your new Design Food Dehydrator Natural Plus will be an excellent assistant
for getting special ingredients for cooking and baking as well as healthy
little snacks. Home-made dried foodstuffs contain no preservatives,
colourants, and artificial flavourings. Moreover, the loss of nutritions is
reduced in comparison to commercial products. Due to the dehydration of your
food the taste is intensified, and the shelf life is prolonged. Via the hot
air circulation system, vegetables, fruits, meet, fish, etc. are dried
conveniently and energy saving. The temperature and dehydrating time may be
adjusted according to the various types of food and your liking. The effort
for operating and cleaning the Food Dehydrator is reduced to a minimum. Thus,
the appliance will give you a plain way to enlarge the variety of your meals
in a quite delicious manner. These instructions for use will inform you on the
various functions and features, which make it easy to take pleasure in your
new Food Dehydrator. We hope that you will enjoy your new Food Dehydrator.
Thank you very much for buying this product. Before using your new
refrigerator, please read this operation manual to ensure that you gain the
maximum benefit from it.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
Carefully read all instructions, before operating this appliance and save for further reference. Do not attempt to use this appliance for any other than the intended use, described in this booklet. Any other use, especially misuse, can cause severe injuries or damage by electric shock, overheating, and fire. These instructions are an essential part of the appliance. Do not pass the appliance without this booklet to third parties. Any operation, repair, and technical maintenance of the appliance or any part of it other than described in these instructions may only be performed at an authorised service centre (see: ‘Warranty’).
GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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This appliance is for household use only and NOT intended for use in moving vehicles. Do
not operate or store the appliance in humid or wet areas or outdoors. Any use of accessories, attachments or spare parts that are not recommended by the manufacturer or damaged in
any way may result in injuries to persons and/or damage due to fire, electric shock, or harmful substances. -
The appliance is designed for partly unattended operation. However, always ensure correct functioning. before leaving the appliance operate unattended. Wipe off any liquids that dripped onto the top of the heating base. Ensure that the count-down of the dehydrating time has started already. After use always switch off the appliance (holding the On/Off button pressed until the LCD display gets dark) and unplug the appliance from the power supply.
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Check the entire appliance regularly for proper operation. Do not operate the appliance, when the appliance or any part of it is likely to be damaged, or has been subject to inadmissible strain (e.g. over-heating, mechanical or electric shock), or if the appliance is not working properly. Immediately unplug the appliance, if any problems occur during operation. Do not use any parts of the appliance with any other device or for any purpose not described in this booklet.
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Operate the appliance on a well accessible, stable, level, clean, dry, and suitable large table or counter that is resistant against heat and water. Always wipe off spilled liquids immediately.
Do not place any clothes or tissue or other foreign objects under or on the appliance during operation, to avoid risk of fire, electric shock and overheating.
Do not block the ventilation slits in the heating base and the cover. -
Always keep the appliance in sufficient distance to the edge of the table or counter and to other objects. For operation, leave at least 50 cm of free space above the appliance and at least 10
cm of free space on each side, to ensure good ventilation and avoid damage due to steam and overheating. Do not operate the appliance under overhanging boards and drop-lights or near any delicate objects (e.g. curtains). Always remove the food trays, before moving the appliance to avoid that the food trays fall. -
This appliance may be used or handled by persons (including children from 8 years and above) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning the use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety and understand the possible hazards. Even cleaning may not be performed by children without supervision. Children must always be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance or any parts of the appliance or the packaging. Always keep the appliance where it is dry, frost-free, and clean, and where young children cannot reach it. Do not leave the appliance or any part of it unattended, when in reach of young children.
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The appliance is heated electrically. Do not place the appliance or any part of it on or near hot surfaces (e.g. burner, heater, or oven).
Do not expose the appliance to direct sunlight for an elongated time.
Do not handle the appliance or any part of it with violence. -
To enable correct operation, it is essential to keep the cover closed and the food trays may
not be over-loaded. Do not block the openings in the white fan assembly at the centre of the heating base to avoid overheating and damage to the appliance. Do not poke in the openings of the fan assembly. -
Even with the cover closed properly, steam will escape during operation.
Do not hold your face or any moisture-sensitive objects over or directly near the appliance during operation. Beware of steam and condensate, when removing the cover and the food trays. After operation, do not place the food tray and/or cover on any heat-sensitive or moisture-sensitive surfaces. -
Do not place any hard and/or heavy objects on or in the appliance or any part of it. The food trays are not suitable for any too heavy pieces of food.
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Always switch OFF the appliance (holding the On/Off button pressed until the LCD display gets dark), unplug, and wait for the appliance to cool down completely, before cleaning the appliance and when the appliance is not in use. Do not use any hard, sharp-edged, or abrasive objects with the appliance (e.g. knives, scrapers). Do not use any abrasive cleaners, cleaning pads (e.g. metal scouring pads), or any corrosive chemicals (e.g. bleach) for cleaning. Do not place the heating base or power cord of the appliance in water or in an automatic dishwasher!
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS FOR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
The appliance is heated electrically. Place the appliance near a suitable wall
power outlet to connect the appliance to a protected mains power supply with
protective conductor (earth/ground) connected properly. Ensure that the
ratings of your mains power supply correspond to the requirements of the
appliance (220 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz, 8 A).
- The installation of a residual current operated circuit breaker (r.c.c.b.) with a maximum rated residual operating current of 30 mA in the supplying electrical circuit is strongly recommended. If in doubt, contact your electrician for further information.
- In various foreign countries, the specifications for power supplies are subject to incompatible norms. Therefore it is possible that power supplies in foreign countries do not meet the requirements for safe operation of the appliance. Thus, before operating the appliance abroad, ensure that safe operation is possible.
- Do not use any desk top multi socket outlet, external timer, remote control systems, or extension cord. The power outlet must always be easily accessible so that it would be possible to unplug the appliance immediately in case of any malfunction or danger.
- Always handle power cords with care. The power cord may never touch hot surfaces, sharp edges, or any moving parts. Do not let the plug or power cord hang over the edge of the table or counter. Ensure that no one will pull the appliance by the power cord. Power cords may never be knotted, twisted, pulled, strained or squeezed. Always grasp the plug to disconnect the power cord. Do not touch the appliance or power plug with wet hands, while the appliance is connected to the power supply.
- Do not place or immerse the heating base or power cord in water or any other liquid. DO NOT spill or drip any liquids on the heating base or the power cord to avoid risk of fire and electric shock. Dab dry extremely wet food, before loading the food trays. When liquids ran under the heating base or run down on the exterior of the heating base, immediately unplug and dry the appliance (see: ‘Care and Cleaning’). Little amounts (some droplets) of water dripping from your food onto the heating base are harmless.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Model: | PHFD 5080 |
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Power supply: | 220 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz |
Power consumption: | max. 400 W |
Length of power cord: | approx. 95 cm |
Weight: | approx. 2,85 kg |
Dimensions: | approx. 300 x 250 x 350 mm (including 8 food trays) (width |
x depth x height)
Capacity:| 8 food trays, each approx. 310 x 242mm, 25mm height
Certification:
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These specifications may change without notice.
KNOWING YOUR NEW FOOD DEHYDRATOR
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COVER WITH STEAM VENTS
Ensuring correct and efficient operation -
8 TRANSPARENT FOOD TRAYS
Building the dehydration chamber -
HEATING BASE
The white fan assembly in the centre of the top plate -
OPERATING PANEL
With the controls -
LCD DISPLAY
Showing your settings, and the icons of the current operation mode -
ADJUSTING DIAL
Turn this dial to select the desired value -
ON/OFF BUTTON
Press here to switch the appliance on or off -
START/STOP BUTTON
For starting, interrupting, and re-assuming operation -
SET BUTTON
Press here to select the temperature or time for adjustment
TIPS FOR BEST RESULTS
- Before dehydrating/drying your food, some steps of preparation are needed. Refer to the following chapter ‘Preparations’. Only use flawless food for dehydration.
- The correct dehydrating time depends on the type of food, the freshness and thickness of slices or pieces and the desired consistency (see: ‘Preparations’).
- Very larger pieces will be dehydrated better, when cut into slices or stripes. However, very small apricots, peaches, and pears may be dried in halves. In these cases, expect a considerably elongated dehydrating time. However, for fitting properly onto the food trays of the appliance and, for free circulation of air, leaving a suitable distance to the food tray or cover above, any pieces of food may not be thicker than 2 cm (4/5 inch).
- Flavours of strongly aromatic types of food (e.g. onions, garlic) could influence other delicate foodstuffs, when dried in the same dehydration cycle. Therefore, you should load your food sorted according to their various tastes and types and process them in separated dehydration cycles. Clean the appliance, before starting the following dehydration cycles to avoid any interference of flavours. To optimize the air flow within the dehydration chamber (built by the food trays), place your food on the food trays beginning with the upper food tray down to the lowest food tray. To allow an efficient air circulation, always use at least 5 food trays, even with some food trays left empty. When food trays are filled with thick pieces, you may alternate empty food trays and loaded food trays.
- Do not place any food directly on the top plate of the heating base! Additionally, ensure that no pieces of food hang down from the lowest food tray and block the air vents of the fan assembly.
- Spread your pieces of food on the food trays separated from each other with some free space left between the single pieces. to ensure good circulation of air. This way, your food will be dried evenly and you avoid that the pieces will stick together. Do not overload the trays.
- Always close the dehydration chamber with the cover. Otherwise, the functioning of the appliance as well as favour and quality of your food will be affected disadvantageously. Use the pause function via the Start/Stop button, if you wish to open the dehydration chamber. Immediately after closing the dehydration chamber, continue operation by pressing the Start/Stop button again (see: ‘Operation / Pause Function’). Avoid elongated interruptions. During operation, the temperature on the lowest food tray will be the highest. Thus, you should place food needing a higher temperature for dehydration on the lower food trays. For getting an even result on all food trays, you should change the sequence of food trays on the heating base several times during the dehydration process. For this, use the pause function.
- After the dehydration process, store dried food within sterilized and dry vessels in the refrigerator. If possible, you should use the PHILCO Vacuum Sealer for storing your food in evacuated bags and containers. Keep in mind, that the consistency of dried food may change during storage. You should consume dried food before long.
- Use vessels resistant to heat up to at least 100°C for storage. Sterilize the vessels using boiling water. To avoid getting germs in again, do not wipe dry the vessels, but leave them dry naturally.
PREPARATIONS
Clean all pieces of food carefully under running tap water. Remove all
inedible parts (e.g. shells, stalks, seeds, and stones). Depending on the type
of food, you should perform the following additional preparation processes.
However, the hints given below are recommendations only. Possibly, you may
prefer other methods. In all cases, you should dab dry the food to be dried,
before loading the food tray.
IMPORTANT:
The maximum thickness of any pieces of food to be dehydrated may not exceed
approx. 2 cm (4/5 inch).
DEHYDRATION OF FRUIT
Combine some water and juice of the fruit to be dried (mixture 1:8) and dip
the pieces in this liquid for approx. 2 minutes. For types of fruit sensitive
to discolouration by oxygen (e.g. apples), you may add some lemon juice to the
liquid before dipping.
Vegetables | Preparation | Consistency | Time [hours] |
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Apple | seeds removed, sliced, peeled | limb and lithe | 5 – 6 |
Banana | peeled, sliced to 3-4mm pieces | crispy | 8 – 38 |
Cherry | possibly seeds removed when semi-dried | tough | 3 – 34 |
Cowberry | possibly cut open | limb and lithe | 6 – 26 |
Date | seeds removed, sliced or in whole | tough | 6 – 72 |
Fig | sliced | tough | 6 – 26 |
Grape | in whole | limb | 8 – 72 |
Nectarine | cut to halves and air dried, remove the stone when semi- | ||
dried | limb and lithe | 8 – 26 | |
Orange peel | cut to strips | limb and lithe | 8 – 16 |
Peach | remove the stone when semidried, cut to halves | limb and lithe |
10 – 34
Pear| seeds removed, peeled and sliced, small ones may be cut to halves
or quarters| limb and lithe| 8 – 72
DEHYDRATING VEGETABLES
Wash thoroughly and remove all inedible parts (e.g. stalks). Most vegetables
should be blanched before dehydration (heated in water, steam or oil for
approx. 3-5 minutes). Thereafter, drain thoroughly, dip in lemon juice for
approx. 2 minutes and dab dry.
Vegetables | Preparation | Consistency | Time [hours] |
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Artichoke | sliced to approx. 1cm (1/3 inch) | limb and lithe | 5 – 6 |
Asparagus | sliced to approx. 2-3cm (1 inch) | fragile | 6 – 14 |
Bean | Cut open and steam until transparent | fragile | 8 – 26 |
Beet | steam, then cool down and cut off top and root | fragile | 8 – 30 |
Cauliflower | cut open and steam until a little tender (approx. 3-5 | ||
minutes), dry in small florets or slices | fragile | 6 – 20 | |
Cabbage | peel the outer leaves, cut to thin slices | tough | 6 – 14 |
Carrot | remove stalk and roots, steam until soft, cut to strips or | ||
sliced | instant edible | 6 – 12 | |
Celery | sliced to approx. 1cm (1/3 inch) or cut to stripes | fragile | 6 – |
14
Leek| cut open, perhaps cut lengthwise in halves| fragile| 6 – 10
Cucumber| perhaps peeled, sliced to approx. 2 cm (1/2 inch)| tough| 6 –
18
Eggplant| sliced to approx. 1 cm (1/3 inch)| fragile| 6 – 18
Garlic| cloves peeled and halved| fragile| 6 – 16
Fresh pepper| in whole| tough| 8 – 14
Mushroom| sliced or in whole| tough| 6 – 14
Onion| root and tip removed, sliced to circles| fragile| 8 – 14
Pea| steamed for approx. 3-5 minutes| fragile| 8 – 14
Capsicum| seeds removed, sliced to 1cm (1/3 inch) strips or in circles|
fragile| 4 – 14
Potato| cut to slices or strips, steamed for 8-10 minutes| fragile| 6 –
18
Rhubarb| peeled, sliced to thin slices| waterless| 8 – 38
Spinach| steamed till dry| fragile| 6 – 16
Tomato| peeled, cut to halves or sliced| tough| 8 – 24
Pumpkin| Sliced to 1 cm (1/3 inch)| fragile| 6 – 18
MEAT, POULTRY AND FISH
- Marinate meat in salty liquid to remove the moisture and keep your meat fresh. You should use 1/4 teaspoon of salt for 1/2 glass of liquid and other flavours and seasons to taste (e.g. tomato sauce, garlic, onion, and pepper). After marinating, cut the meat into stripes and dehydrate via the appliance for approx. 2 – 8 hours until the stripes are sufficiently dry.
- Poultry should be cooked, before starting the dehydration process. Steam or roast the pieces until they are well done. Set the dehydrating time to 2 – 8 hours.
- Fish should be steamed or roasted. For example, place fillets into the oven and bake for approx. 20 minutes. Set the dehydrating time to 2 – 8 hours.
OTHER TYPES OF FOOD
- Wash herbs, dab dry, and remove any already wilted parts. For drying, spread the whole leaves on the food trays. Store the dried herbs in whole. Just before usage, remove the stalks and grind or crumble the dry leaves. This is the best way to avoid the loss of flavour.
- When dehydrating vanilla pods, remove any inedible parts from the pods and dab dry. Thereafter, spread the vanilla pods on a food tray and start the appliance with an dehydrating time of 2 – 6 hours.
- Bread slices should be dried without the crust. Use a dehydrating time of 30 minutes to 2 hours. You will get a delicious snack, when seasoning the bread slices before dehydration.
BEFORE FIRST USE
WARNING – DO NOT let young children play with the appliance, or any part of it, or the packaging! Always unplug the appliance and leave the appliance cool down, before cleaning it, and when it is not in use. Do not place or immerse the heating base or power cord in water or other liquids or spill any liquids on the heating base or power cord. Do not use any abrasive or corrosive cleaners for cleaning to avoid damage to the surfaces. Do not place the heating base or power cord in an automatic dishwasher.
- Unpack the appliance and all parts and accessories carefully. Check that no parts are damaged or missing (see: ‘Knowing Your New Food Dehydrator’). Carefully remove all packaging, shipping materials, stickers, and promotional materials. However, DO NOT remove the model label.
- Before first use and after a longer period of storage, clean all parts of the appliance (see: ‘Care and Cleaning’).
IMPORTANT – the trays have two different positions. One is intended for storing – in this one the individual trays can be fitted together. The other one – which can be achieved by rotating the tray by 180° – forms space between the trays that is used to dry food.
OPERATION
WARNING – Always ensure that the appliance and all its parts and accessories
are out of reach of young children. The appliance is intended for dehydrating
edible food via an electrically powered heating system. Do not attempt to heat
the appliance or its parts by any other source of heat. Do not pour or spill
any liquids into the heating base of the appliance to avoid injuries and
damage due to overheating, fire, and electric shock. Improper use or misuse
may cause severe injuries and damage. Always unplug the appliance, when the
appliance is not in use. If water runs on or under the heating base during
operation, immediately unplug the appliance (see: ‘Solving Problems’).
However, some droplets of juices on the top of the heating base are quite
normal and no need for concern. Do not use violence. Do not place the
appliance near the edge of the working space or on inclined surfaces. Ensure
to place the appliance on a level, flat, stable, and dry surface.
During operation: Do not move the appliance during operation. The
ventilation slits at the bottom of the heating base and the steam vent in the
cover may not be blocked. Do not block the openings in the white fan assembly
at the centre of the heating base to avoid overheating and damage to the
appliance. Do not place any food onto the top plate of the heating base.
IMPORTANT – The maximum thickness of any pieces of food to be dehydrated
may not exceed approx. 2cm (4/5 inch). Otherwise the dehydration chamber
cannot be closed correctly and the air circulation is hindered.
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Prepare your food (see: ‘Tips for Best Results’ and ‘Preparations’). Dab dry very wet food.
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Remove the cover and food trays. Then, place the heating base of the appliance on a suitable table or counter near an appropriate wall power outlet.
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Spread your food on the food trays, leaving some space between the individual pieces to allow unhindered air-circulation. In the chapter ‘Tips for Best Results’ you will find a lot of useful hints for getting the optimum colour, flavour, and consistency.
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Place the loaded food trays onto the heating base (see: ‘Tips for Best Results’). With some food trays empty, you should place the empty food trays on the heating base first. Close the dehydration chamber (built by the food trays) via the cover.
IMPORTANT – Always close the appliance by the designated cover before switching on the appliance. The appliance will not work properly without the cover, and consistency and flavours of your food will be affected disadvantageously.
NOTE
The type, amount, consistency, and thickness of the food pieces will determine the required dehydrating time and result. -
Insert the power plug into the wall power outlet. The LCD display illuminates and shows the default values of temperature and dehydrating time: 40°C and 10:00 hours.
CAUTION – Do not pour any water into the appliance. However, during operation, some drops of juices may accumulate on the base. This may happen with very juicy types of food and is no reason for concern. -
Press the SET button to select the temperature adjusting mode. The temperature value flashes on the LCD display. Turn the adjusting knob to select the desired temperature between 35°C and 70°C in steps of 1°C. Press the SET button again to switch to the timer adjusting mode. Turn the adjusting dial for selecting the desired dehydrating time within the possible range of 30 minutes to 7 hours in steps of 30 minutes. Press the Start/Stop button cycle.
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The fan starts operation audibly. On the LCD display, the heating icon flashes during the complete dehydration cycle. As soon as the actual temperature within the dehydration chamber reaches the set temperature, the timer starts counting down the set dehydrating time.
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Simply wait until the dehydration cycle has finished with the time display reaching “0”, an acoustic signal sounds with the time-out icon flashing on the LCD display for some seconds. Thereafter, the appliance stops operation automatically and the LCD display is deactivated.
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With your food dried sufficiently, grasp the complete dehydration chamber (food trays and cover) by the handles at both sides and lift the dehydration chamber from the heating base. Then remove your food. Place your food in a sterilized container or bag. If possible, evacuate the container or bag. Store your food in the refrigerator (see: ‘Tips for Best Results’).
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If you do not wish to operate the appliance again, ensure that the appliance is switched off (LCD display is dark and empty) and unplug the appliance.
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Clean the appliance and all used parts after each use (see: ‘Care and Cleaning’).
PAUSE FUNCTION
You should use the pause function, whenever you wish to open the dehydration
chamber during operation. Additionally, with the dehydration cycle
interrupted, you can modify the set temperature.
NOTE
As soon as possible, re-assume operation of the heating element and fan via
the Start/Stop button to avoid that the interior of the dehydration chamber
cools down.
- For interrupting the operation of the heating element and fan, simply press the Start/Stop button once. The LCD display is illuminated and the set dehydrating time is shown.
- If you wish to change the set temperature, press the SET button. Then turn the adjusting dial to enter the desired temperature.
- If you wish to re-assume operation, press the Start/Stop button again. The remaining dehydrating time of the current dehydration cycle is shown again. To switch off the appliance and cancel the current dehydration cycle, hold the On/Off button pressed until the LCD display gets dark. If you wish to dehydrate another portion of food, you can switch on the appliance again with the default settings (50°C, 6:00 hours) by pressing the On/Off button shortly.
MUTE FUNCTION
Mute beeper
Press and hold the SET button for more than 3 seconds to activate mute mode.
The device will not beep at the end of the drying process and displays symbol
( ). This is handy if you wish to dry overnight. The setting is saved until
you press the SET button again for longer than 3 seconds and the mute symbol
disappears.
SOLVING PROBLEMS
If any problems occur during operation, you will find the solution in the following table.
Problem | Reason | The Solution |
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The LCD display remains dark, when plugging in the power plug. | The power | |
outlet is not live. | Ensure that the appliance is connected to a suitable wall |
power outlet (see: ‘Important Safeguards for Electrical Appliances’). Ensure
that the wall power outlet is live by connecting a lamp.
A severe problem occurred. May be the power cord is damaged.| Unplug the
appliance. Get in contact with an authorised service centre for examination
and repair.
The appliance is live, but the LCD display is dark.| The automatic shut-off of
the LCD display is active.| For saving energy, the backlight of the LCD
display gets dark after approx. 20 seconds without any input. This is normal.
To illuminate the LCD display again for 20 seconds, press the SET button.
The backlight of the LCD display is out of order.| Get in contact with an
authorised service centre for examination and repair.
A dehydration cycle has been completed and the appliance switched off
automatically.| This is normal. Press the On/Off button shortly, if you wish
to start operation again (see: ‘Operation’).
The appliance does not react to the adjusting dial.| The SET button has not
been pressed.| Always press the SET button, before attempting to change the
temperature or dehydrating time (see: ‘Operation’).
The appliance switched back to standby already.| When the SET button has been
pressed and no further entry is made, the appliance switches back to standby
and the value on the LCD display is not flashing any longer. Press the SET
button again and turn the adjusting dial within 5-6 seconds.
You reached the maximum or minimum temperature already.| The range of
temperature settings is from 35°C to 70°C.
Turn the adjusting dial to the opposite direction.
A dehydration cycle is running.| Temperature and dehydrating time cannot be
adjusted, while a dehydration cycle is running. Press the Start/ Stop button
to pause the running dehydration cycle. Then try again (see: ‘Operation /
Pause Function’).
The appliance is working, but the LCD display is dark.| The automatic shut-off
of the LCD display is active.| For saving energy, the backlight of the LCD
display gets dark after approx. 20 seconds without any input. This is normal.
To illuminate the LCD display again for 20 seconds, press the SET button.
The appliance is working but the count-down of the
dehydrating time does not start.
| The pre-heating time for reaching the set temperature may increase
significantly when increasing the set temperature.| The count-down starts as
soon as the set temperature is reached within the dehydration chamber. The
pre-heating time depends on the set temperature, the amount of food in the
dehydration chamber, and the room temperature. Just wait.
The environment temperature is too low.| With a high setting of the
dehydrating temperature and a very low room temperature, it is possible that
the set temperature is not reached at all. Possibly, with a room temperature
below 21°C, you need to control the dehydration process manually.
The LCD display is illuminated, but the food is not dried.| The temperature is
set below the current room temperature.| Select a sufficiently higher
dehydrating temperature (see: ‘Operation’).
The humidity of the environment is very high.| The dehydration process depends
on the humidity of the air-intake also. With high humidity, you should expect
an elongated dehydrating time. Increase the dehydrating time, select a room
with low humidity for operation, or select a somewhat higher temperature.
The internal fuse of the appliance has been triggered or the heating element
is broken.| Get in contact with an authorized service centre for examination
and repair.
The food is not dried sufficiently within the expected period of time.| The
pieces may be too large or too thick.| Cut your food to smaller pieces.
The food trays have been overloaded.| Separate the individual pieces of food.
The air flow within the dehydration chamber may not be blocked. If required,
take out some food and separate your food to smaller portions.
The food has been too wet, when starting operation.| Simply give the
dehydration process some more time. Wipe off any liquid that dripped onto the
heating base.
Dab dry very juicy food, before dehydration. Perhaps, leave very wet pieces of food dry at room temperature first.
CARE AND CLEANING
WARNING – Always switch OFF (holding the On/Off button pressed until the LCD display gets dark), unplug, and leave the appliance cool down, before cleaning the appliance. Always ensure that all parts of the appliance are out of reach of young children. Do not spill or pour any liquids on or in the heating base or power cord. Do not place or immerse the heating base or power cord in any liquids to avoid damage, risk of fire, and electric shock. DO NOT clean the heating base or power cord in an automatic dishwasher! Do not poke under the white top plate of the fan assembly to avoid damage to the fan. Do not use abrasive cleaning agents or aggressive liquids (e.g. bleach, solving agents) for cleaning the appliance or any part of it, to avoid damage to the surfaces. Do not use any hard or sharp-edged objects (e.g. scoring pads, knives, scrapers). Do not use violence. During usage, the interior of the dehydration chamber (built via the food trays) gets coated with residues of the dehydrated food. To avoid the growth of germs and an unpleasant smell within the dehydration chamber, and for keeping the appliance always ready for use you should clean all used parts of the appliance after each usage.
- Always unplug the appliance, and leave the appliance cool down to room temperature, before moving or cleaning the appliance.
- Remove the cover and all food trays from the heating base. Remove any food.
- Wipe the complete heating base using a soft damp cloth. If there are still any smears left on the top plate of the heating base, damp the cloth with some dishwater, and thereafter wipe with clear water.
- Wash the food trays and cover in dishwater using a soft nylon brush. Thereafter, thoroughly rinse with clear tap water.
- Wipe dry all parts. and leave the parts dry naturally for approx. 30 minutes, where they are out of reach of young children.
STORAGE
WARNING – Ensure that the appliance and any part of it are out of reach of young children. Always unplug the appliance, when the appliance is not in use. Always leave the appliance cool down, before cleaning or storing the appliance. Do not place any hard or heavy objects on or in the appliance or any part of it. Do not use any parts or accessories of the appliance for any other appliance or any other purpose than described in this booklet. Do not hold the appliance by the power cord for moving the appliance to avoid damage. Always handle the power cord with care. The power cord may never be knotted, twisted, pulled, strained or squeezed.
- Clean the appliance before storing (see: ‘Care and Cleaning’). Always remove the food trays first, before moving the heating base to avoid that the food trays fall.
- Place the heating base on a frost-free, clean, level, and dry place where it is out of reach of young children and is protected against excessive load (e.g. mechanical or electric shock, heat, direct sunlight).
- Lay the power cord loosely around the heating base.
- Place the muesli pans on a food tray. Mount the food trays and cover on the heating base.
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 fines.
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. This product meets all the basic EU regulation requirements that
relate to it. Changes to the text, design and technical specifications may
occur without prior notice and we reserve the right to make these changes.
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