SO1020 - Food Dehydrator Concept - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL SO1020 Concept

• Do not use this appliance in a manner dierent from the instructions in this manual.

• Remove all packaging and marketing materials from the appliance before you use it for the rst time.

• Make sure the connecting voltage corresponds to values on the appliance type label.

• Do not leave the appliance unattended during operation.

• Only place the appliance on a stable and heat-resistant surface away from other heat sources. This surface shall have a sucient load capacity to hold the appliance and its contents. Leave at least 15 cm of free space around the appliance.

• Donot leave the appliance close to ammable materials; do not place anything on top of the appliance.

• Do not insert any items made of paper or plastic inside the appliance.

• Do not cover the appliance openings; there is a danger of overheating.

• Do not store anything inside the appliance.

• Keep the appliance clean. Do not allow any foreign objects to enter the appliance through the grille. They might damage or short-circuit the appliance, or set it on re.

• Never pull the power cord when disconnecting the machine from the socket; grasp and pull the plug, not the cord.

• Do not allow children or legally incapacitated people to handle the appliance; use it out of reach of such people.

• Any physically challenged people, people with reduced sensory perception or insucient mental capacity, or people who have not been familiarised with its operation may only use the appliance under the supervision of a responsible person who is familiar with these instructions.

• Always be extremely careful when using the appliance while children are nearby.

• Do not allow the appliance to be used as a toy.

• Make sure the power cord does not hang over the edge of the working area, where children might reach it.

• Do not use the appliance on wet surfaces as there is a risk of electric shock.

• Do not use any other accessories except those recommended by the manufacturer.

• Never use the appliance with a damaged power cord or plug. Contact an authorised service centre immediately to have any such defect repaired.

• Never pull the supply power cord or use it to carry the machine.

• Keep the appliance away from any sources of heat, such as radiators, ovens, etc. Do not expose the appliance to direct sunlight or moisture.

• Do not touch the appliance with damp or wet hands.

• Turn o the appliance and disconnect the plug from the mains outlet in the event of any failure.

• The appliance is intended for household use only; it is not designed for commercial application.

• Do not immerse the power cable, the plug, or the appliance itself in water or any other liquid. 39SO 1020 ENPRODUCT DESCRIPTION

2. Temperature set-up controller

WARNING: Before you operate a new unit, leave it assembled and turned on without fruit for about 30 min-

utes. Clean the unit afterwards using a wet cloth for sanitary reasons, and wash the drying screens in warm water. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS The unit is designed to dry food (fruit, vegetables, herbs, owers, mushrooms, meat, etc.). Water is evaporated during the drying process. The unit works on the principle of direct ow of hot air, which means the food is not overheated, and is dried evenly. If you put cut pieces of fruit in a weak solution of lemon juice, it will keep its bright colour, and not go brown. You may put hard vegetables (carrot, celery) in hot water for 1-2 minutes before drying, and then drain them. They will retain their taste, and the drying will take less time.

1. Wash and dry fruits or vegetables rst. Cut away any poor quality pieces (half-rotten, bruised, etc.). To

speed up the process, you can stone the fruit, cut out the core or peel the skin. You can dip the fruit in honey, herbs or juice to adjust the avour to your liking.

• Check the appliance and its power cord regularly for damage. Never turn the appliance on if it is damaged.

• Turn the appliance o prior to cleaning and after using it.

• If you see smoke, switch the appliance o and disconnect the cable from the mains socket. Leave the cover on to prevent the possible spread of re.

• Do not attempt to repair the unit by yourself. Contact an authorised service centre.

• The maximum recommended operation time must not exceed 40 hours.

• We recommend always using the dehydrator with the 5 supplied trays, even if some remain vacant.

• This appliance may be used by children 8 years of age and older and by persons with physical or mental impairments or by inexperienced persons 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. This appliance may be cleaned by children 8 years of age and older if they are properly supervised. Keep this appliance and the power cord out of reach of children younger than 8 years of age. Failure to follow the manufacturer‘s instructions may lead to refusal of warranty repair.2. Cut the food into slices, and arrange the slices on drying screens in an even manner. Donot overlap the slices; there should be atiny space between them. To allow sucient airow, leave at least 10% of the drying screen surface free.

3. You can improve the airow and shorten the process by removing empty screens. However, always leave

at least 5 screens in the appliance. Always use the lid.

4. After assembling the appliance, select the required drying temperature using the temperature controller.

We recommend: Flowers: approx. 35–40° C Herbs: approx. 40° C Bakery products: 40–50° C Vegetables: 50–55° C; Fruit: 55–60° C Meat, sh: 65–70° C Donot be afraid of experimenting. The time and intensity of drying varies depending on the water con- tent, thickness of slices, their quantity and your preference. You will soon nd out for yourself what mode suits you the best.

5. We recommend turning the unit o about halfway through the drying period, and checking the food.

Rearrange the drying screens so that the lower ones move up and vice versa. Continue drying. The food will dehydrate more evenly.

6. After drying, turn the unit o, unplug the power cord from the wall outlet, and let the unit cool down.

CAUTION! The food must be suciently dry to prevent spoiling. Correctly dried vegetables will be dry and brittle. Correctly dried fruit will be leathery and pliable. Correctly dried mushrooms will be leathery or even brittle.

PACKAGING AND STORAGE OF DRIED FOOD

The dried food must be cool prior to storage (otherwise it may steam up and spoil). Wait for about one week before packing for long-term storage. We recommend packing the dried pieces in smaller quantities, so that you can use up the whole pack after opening. Ideally, store the dried food in sealable glasses, or cloth or paper bags.

CONSUMPTION OF DRIED FOOD

1. The food can be consumed or processed dry.

2. The food can be soaked before consumption or processing as follows:

Pour cold water into apot, submerge the dried pieces and let them swell in afridge for 1-8 hours de- pending on the food type. The volume of food will increase up to double. To retain the nutritional value of the dried food, you can use the water for cooking and preparation 41SO 1020

Fruit or plant Drying capacity with 5 screens Drying time with 5 screens Apples 2 kg 16 hours Pears 2 kg 17 hours Apricots, peaches and plums 1,8 kg 11–12 hours Mushrooms 1 kg 6–7 hours Vegetables 1 kg 4–5 hours Herbs and tea leaves 220 g 1–2 hours Flowers 200 g 1–2 hours

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

CAUTION! Always disconnect the power supply cable from the mains outlet before cleaning the appliance. Prior to handling, make sure the appliance is cool! The surface of the unit may only be cleaned using amoist cloth. Donot use any detergents or hard objects as they may damage the unit surface! Wash the drying screens in warm water with abit of detergent. If the screens are very dirty, leave them in the water and then use asoft brush. Never clean the base with the fan under running water, donot rinse it, and donot submerge it in water! TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Solution The motor is not running. The plug is inserted into the socket incorrectly or insuciently. Check the plug connection. The socket is not supplied with electricity. Check to make sure voltage is present, e.g. by using another appliance. The supply cable is damaged. Refer the unit to an authorised service centre for testing and repair. The motor is blowing but the unit is not warming up. The heat fuse against overheating has reacted. Disconnect the power supply cable from the socket. Let the unit cool. If the body does not start warming up even after cooling, refer to an authorised service centre. 42 SO 1020 ENACCESSORIES The following accessories can be bought with the unit: Drying screen, order code

, price according to the pricelist in force SERVICING Any extensive maintenance or repair requiring access to the internal parts of the product shall be performed by an authorized service center. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

• Packaging materials and obsolete appliances should be recycled.

• The transport box may be disposed of as sorted waste.

• Polyethylene bags shall be handed over for recycling. Appliance recycling at the end of its service life: A symbol on the product or its packaging indicates that this product should not go into household waste.It must be taken to the collection point of an electric and electronic equipment recycling facility. By making sure this product is disposed of properly, you will help prevent the negative eects on the environment and human health that would otherwise result from inappropriate disposal of this product. You can learn more about recycling this product from your local authorities, a household waste disposal service or in the shop where you bought this product. This product meets all the basic EU regulation requirements that relate to it. Changes to the text, design and technical specifi cations may occur without prior notice and we reserve the right to make these changes. 43SO 1020

Фабричен номер: Дата на продажба: Подпис и печат на продавача: 81SO 1020EN WARRANTY TERMS Warranty The manufacturer (or importer) is responsible for en- suring the product complies with the requirements of applicable legal regulations as well as those of the rel- evant technical standards. Moreover, they are respon- sible for ensuring the product has the properties the manufacturer described in documents related to the goods or those reasonably expected by the customer with regard to the nature of the goods or based on advertising produced by the manufacturer, and fur- ther they are responsible for ensuring the product is t for the purpose proposed by the manufacturer or that aproduct of the same type is normally used for. The quality warranty term is 24 months from product takeover by the customer. The warranty does not apply to wear and tear caused by regular use. The customer shall not be entitled to any warranty claims if, prior to taking the product over, they knew the product contained adefect or if the defect is attributable to the customer. The warranty specically does not apply:

• if the product installation, operation and service conditions stipulated in the product operating manual have not been adhered to,

• to malfunctions caused due to mechanical, heat or chemical damage, short circuit, over voltage or incorrect installation,

• to malfunctions caused by an inexpert third-party intervention,

• to malfunctions caused by natural disaster,

• to malfunctions caused by insucient or inappro- priate maintenance in violation of the operating manual, including malfunctions caused by water and other sediments,

• to changes in colour of the heating surface or to scratching of the surface caused as aresult of us- ing the products in an unusual manner,

• to appearance and functional changes caused by exposure to sunlight, thermal radiation of water and other sediments,

• if the service life of certain product parts expires, e.g. for accumulators, bulbs, etc. The warranty does not apply to any products and ser- vices provided along with the product (gifts, promo- tional articles, etc.). Filing acomplaint Acomplaint against aproduct defect must be led as soon as identied, yet no later than before the end of the warranty term. The customer must le a product complaint with the dealer from which they have purchased the pro- duct, or with any authorised service centre, alist of which is included in the product package, or available at www.my-concept.com. While ling aproduct complaint, the product must be duly cleaned and securely packed so as to prevent any damage during its transport to an authorised service centre, where relevant, unless the product is delivered in person. The customer must submit proof of having conclud- ed apurchase contract for the product by producing the receipt. While ling their complaint, the customer must indi- cate the noted defect and identify the preferred com- plaint application method. Complaints processing As long as the noted defect may be removed, the user has the right to have the defect duly removed free of charge on atimely basis. Where such aprocedure is not reasonable with re- gard to the nature of the defect, the user may require to be supplied a new defect-free product (replace- ment), or, where the defect applies to apart of the product only, replacement of the part concerned. However, if replacement of the product or any part thereof is not proportionate with regard to the nature of the defect, especially if the defect can be removed without undue delay, the customer has the right to have the defect removed free of charge. 82 SO 1020If the noted defect is not removable, or if the custom- er becomes entitled to replacement of the product or a part thereof, yet the replacement is not possible, for example due to the product having been sold out, the customer has the right to return the product (withdrawal from the contract). The customer shall have the right to anew product (re- placement) or to replacement of apart of the product even if the defect can be removed, provided they can- not properly use the product due to repeated occur- rence of the defect or due to ahigh number of such de- fects. In such acase, the customer also has the right to return the product (by withdrawing from the contract). If the product is not returned (the customer does not withdraw from the contract), or if the customer does not apply the right to anew defect-free product (replacement), to replacement of apart thereof or to repair of the product, they may request areasonable discount. The customer also has aright to areason- able discount if a new defect-free product cannot be supplied to them, or if aproduct part cannot be replaced or the product repaired unless the situation is remedied within areasonable time limit, or if rem- edying the situation would create major discomfort on the part of the customer. The seller, authorised service centre or asta member authorised by them must decide about each complaint immediately or within three business days in complicat- ed cases. This term does not include areasonable period of time, depending on the type of product concerned, required for the defect to be assessed by an expert. Acomplaint, including defect removal, must be dealt with without any undue delay, yet no later than within 30 calendar days of the complaint ling date, unless the seller and the customer agree on alater deadline. On returning the product (withdrawing from the con- tract) the customer must return any accessories and documents supplied along with the product. The customer does not have the right to keep the defective parts and components of the product re- placed as part of arepair of the product. This shall be without prejudice to any other rights the customer may have in relation to the purchase of the product. Remark: Complaints against products damaged in transport are governed by the carrier’s complaints procedure. Manufacturer Jindřich Valenta - ELKO Valenta Vysokomýtská 1800, 56501 Choceň Czech Republic tel.: +420 465471400 fax +420 465473304 Company ID No. 13216660 email: servis@my-concept.cz www: www.my-concept.com Product data Model: Production number: Date of purchase: Seal and signature of vendor: 83SO 102084