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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Please read carefully before using. Follow instructions to avoid injury. • To protect against risk of electrical shock or fire, 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.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Additional usage precautions: • Do not pre-operate before inputting food. Doing so may cause a 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).
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 appliance corresponds to the local voltage before you connect the appliance.
With the Omega Slow Squeezing System and Juice Cap mixing feature, you can easily make personalized juice rich in taste, flavor 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.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND PARTS NAMES HOPPER PULP CONTAINER SQUEEZING SCREW JUICE CONTAINER COARSE STRAINER (OPTIOnAL) nAL) FINE STRAINER NER CLEANING BRUSH SPINNING BRUSH BOWL SMALL CLEANING BRUSH BASE PUSHER 2
SPECIFIC TERMS FOR PARTS 1. Hopper front triangle 2. Bowl triangle 4. Hopper rear part 5. Operating switch 3. Pulp outlet 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.
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE USE 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. SIGN EXAMPLES The sign indicates contents that may cause risk of a fire or an electrical shock. Specific warnings are written in the sign. The sign indicates contents that may cause risk of a fire or an electrical shock. Specific warning are written in the sign.
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 fire or abnormal performance. It 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.
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.
WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS WHEN USING THE APPLIANCE, BE CAREFUL WHILE WEARING A NECKTIE, LONG NECKLACE, SCARF ETC. THAT THEY DO NOT BECOME ENTANGLED IN THE FEEDING TUBE. It may cause an injury, a failure or a breakage. PLACE THE APPLIANCE ON A FLAT AND STABLE SURFACE. Failure to do so may cause an injury or a failure. DO NOT OPERATE THE APPLIANCE FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES AT A TIME. It may cause a motor failure due to overheating. Cool it down sufficiently for 5 minutes and operate it again.
SLOW JUICER ASSEMBLY Make sure to press the screw down into the strainer as in STEP 2. The hopper does not close properly when the screw does not fit in completely. Assemble the parts as following order : Bowl > Spinning Brush > Strainer. Make sure bowl triangle [ OPEn ] aligns with strainer triangle [ ]. A spinning brush can be assembled regardless of the direction. Place the bowl in the base.
SLOW JUICER ASSEMBLY IN DETAIL 4 Align the hopper rear part with base completely as in below. The hopper will not close properly when the parts are not assembled correctly. Hopper rear part 2,3 Assemble the parts in the order of bowl > spinning brush > strainer > squeezing screw > hopper (or assemble the spinning brush into the bowl then fit strainer bump in the bowl inner groove). Make sure all the triangles of bowl [ OPEn ], strainer [ ] and hopper [ ] are aligned in a vertical line.
HOW TO USE THE APPLIANCE BACK VIEW Wash the fruits and/or vegetables and cut them in to pieces that fit in to the feeding tube. Place the suitable pieces into feeding tube slowly and press with a pusher. Use fresh fruits and vegetables for juicing as they contain more juice. OPERATING SWITCHES Normal direction Normal direction OPERATING SWITCHES Normal direction Normal direction Press Off (stop) Press [ On ] button to start.
JUICE CAP AND EXTRACTION PACKING JUICE CAP This is the cap of juice outlet in the bowl. Close the juice cap and fill up with juice in the bowl with various ingredients. You can easily make mixed juices. Juice cap Close juice cap and press [On] button to start. When juice starts filling up the bowl, you can mix banana, nuts, boiled sweet potato etc. and liquids such as milk etc. as well as vegetables and fruits like smoothies.
WHEN THE SCREW IS STOPPED DURING OPERATION (REVERSE/REV BUTTON) Click [ Reverse/REV ] button and stop the appliance. Stop Press [ Reverse/REV ] button in operating switches for 3~5 seconds and release it. Repeat this process 2~3 times. Reverse is the button pushing ingredients upward. Reverse only works while the button is pressed and held. Once button is released, screw rotation stops. Reverse direction (REV) Normal direction (On) After the rotation stops completely, press [On] button to operate.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS IN USE • Fruits with pits, hard seeds such as nectarines, peaches, mangos, apricots, plums and cherries must be pitted before juicing. • Cut fibrous ingredients (water parsleys etc.) in small size like 3~4cm (1.5inch) and place to the feeding tube. • Drink the fruit juice or green vegetable juice immediately after you have extracted. If it is exposed to air for a period of time, the juice will lose its taste and natural value.
DISASSEMBLY, CLEANING AND CARE FIGURE IN ORDER Juice outlet 14
DISASSEMBLY, CLEANING AND CARE 1. Ensure the motor stops completely and unplug the power cord. When unplugging the power cord, hold the head part of the power cord and unplug it. Do not touch the power cord with wet hands. 2. Hold the juice outlet and the hopper with both hands and lift them up from the base. 3. Disassemble the parts as below: 1) Unlock the bowl twisting to counterclockwise. 2) Take the screw out. 3) Remove the strainer. 4) Take the spinning brush out and disassemble the silicone brush.
BOWL DISASSEMBLY AND WASH Juice cap packing Bowl packing 1 Remove Juice Cap packing and bowl packing. Open juice cap first. Hold the bowl and juice cap with one hand and remove juice cap packing with the other hand. When removing it, be careful not to drop the juice cap and bowl. It may cause damage to the juice cap. Remove the bowl packing by pinching and twisting it with two fingers. Extraction packing 2 the bottom of the bowl Open the extraction packing at 3 Wash the bowl and all the packings.
STERILIZATION AND EASY CLEANING SYSTEM STERILIZATION For sterilization, use baking soda or natural wash-up liquids only. You can thoroughly wash parts by immersing in water diluted with one or two drops of baking soda or natural wash-up liquids for about 30 minutes. EASY CLEANING SYSTEM 1 feeding tube and operate the appliance. After closing the juice cap, pour the water into 2 and discharge the water.
SPINNING BRUSH DISASSEMBLY AND WASH Remove the spinning brush from strainer. Spinning brush Silicone brush Detach the silicone brush from spinning brush. As shown to the left, hold the outer part of silicone brush with your fingers an pull it out to the arrow direction. It is recommended to remove it according to the above method. If pulling it by force, silicone brush may be torn or spinning brush may be damaged.
SPINNING BRUSH ASSEMBLY SPINNING BRUSH SILICONE BRUSH Inner wing UP (longer part) Brush groove Outer wing Check the groove of the spinning brush and the direction of silicone brush. There are grooves to insert silicone brush in the spinning brush. Silicone brush has inner wing and outer wing. As shown to the left, let ‘inner wing’ face the spinning brush. Down (shorter part) Insert the silicone brush into the spinning brush. According to the No.1 above, let the longer face upward.
BOWL PACKING ASSEMBLY Hold the bowl packing like pinching. As shown to the left in a dotted circle, let the protrusion part on the bowl packing face upward and hold it like pinching with your thumb and index finger. Bowl packing Insert the bowl packing into the bowl hole. Insert the bottom of the bowl packing into the bowl hole and fully press it down. Do not insert whole part of bowl packing. The upper part of the bowl packing must be shown. Turn over the bowl and organize the bowl packing in place.
TROUBLESHOOTING Check the details below before contacting Technical Support for repair or service. If you need information or if you have a problem, please contact the local Customer Care Center. When applying for after sales service, check the manufacturer’s serial number or bar code. THE APPLIANCE DOES NOT WORK. Make sure the power cord is properly plugged in. Check the hopper is assembled properly. If the hopper has not been properly locked in place, the appliance does not work for safety reasons.
APPLIANCE SPECIFICATIONS APPLIANCE STANDARDS PRODUCT NAME Omega Slow Squeeze Juicer MODEL NAME VR T370/T380 Series RATED VOLTAGE 120 V RATED FREQUENCY 60 Hz RATED POWER CONSUMPTION 150 W RPM (REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE) 80 RPM CORD LENGTH 1.
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