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All Models V i t a - M i x ® C o r p o r a t i o n Us e a n d Ca r e M an u a l Read and Save These Instructions M I X ’ N M A C H I N E TM F r o z e n T r e a t M i x e r FOODSER VICE MIX‘N M A CHINE TM MIX‘N M A CHINE TM A DV ANCE[...]
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2 1. Read a ll inst ructio ns. 2. T o pr ot ec t ag ai ns t ri sk o f el ec tr ic al s ho ck , do n ot p ut m ot or e nc lo su re i n wa te r or ot he r li qu id . 3. Cl ose adu lt supe rvisio n is nece ssary wh en mach ine is us ed by or nea r child ren. Child ren sho uld be sup ervis ed to ens ure that t hey do no t play wit h the app liance . Th[...]
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3 15. CAU TION: F or appl icabl e models , the lig ht in the fr ont pan el star t/stop s witch , when li t, indi cates th e power i s ON and ma chine co uld sta rt. T urn power OF F or unplu g the mac hine be fore tou ching m ovable p arts. S hut OFF po wer swi tch at night o r whene ver mac hine wil l be left u natten ded. En joy t he s af et y of[...]
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4 CONTROL P ANEL Power Switc h Agi tat or Ind ica tor L ight Mi x’ n Ma ch in e Ad va nc e T im er M od el Pre- progr ammed w ith one p re-se t blend ing cyc le. COUNT ERT OP ON/O FF Power S witch. T his is a li ghted s witch. W hen lig ht is lit , power is O N. Locat ed on the f ront of t he mach ine, the O N/OFF s witch c ontrol s the pow er to[...]
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5 6 MIX ’ N MACHI NE ADV ANCE O FF ON Pro gra m Dia l Pul se Sw itc h Ind ica tor L ight Mi x’ n Ma ch in e Ad va nc e Pr og ra mm ab le Mo de l Pre- progr ammed w ith six b lendi ng opti ons and p ulse sw itch. COUNT ERT OP ON/O FF Power Switch. T his is a li ghted sw itch. W hen lig ht is lit, p ower is O N. Locat ed on the f ront of t he mac[...]
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6 CONTROL P ANEL Foo t Ped al (so ld se par atel y) Mi x’ n Ma ch in e Ad va nc e V ar ia ble S pe ed Mo de l COUNT ERT OP ON/O FF Power S witch. L ocate d on the fr ont of th e machin e, the ON /OFF swi tch contr ols the p ower to t he machi ne and st arts the a gitat or . While plugg ed in, sw itch to ON to sta rt blen ding an d OFF to sto p bl[...]
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7 Pow er Swi tch Cou nte rto p W all Mou nt Pow er Swi tch Mi x’ n Ma ch in e St an da rd M od el COUNT ERT OP ON/O FF Power S witch. L ocate d on the fr ont of th e machin e, the ON /OFF swi tch contr ols the p ower to t he machi ne and st arts the a gitat or . While plugg ed in, sw itch to ON to sta rt blen ding an d OFF to sto p blend ing. AGI[...]
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8 The Mix ’n Mach ine TM co mbine s a durabl e motor wi th dif ferent sty les of agi tator s. By rapid ly movi ng the cup u p and aro und the a gitato r , a thoro ugh mix ing job ca n be accom plish ed. Som e combin ation s may take m ore tim e depen ding on ad ditiv es, produ ct temp eratur e, tech nique , and desi red con sisten cy of fin ished[...]
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9 and rea ch unde r the spla sh guar d. Move th e cup und er the agita tor and l ift up so th e agita tor tou ches the b ottom o f the cup. Se e Figur e 2. 5. T urn the m achine O N to acti vate th e agita tor . Follow instr uctio ns based o n the spe cific mo del: • For Mix’n Ma chine Ad vance Programm able Model: Press t he ON/O FF power s wi[...]
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mix the p roduc t aggre ssive ly and tho roughl y , so use of a cup hol der or st urdy cu p is recom mende d to preve nt the agita tor fro m going t hrough t he side o f the cup. 7. Swi rl the cu p around t he agit ator to p roduce a p leasi ng produ ct appe aranc e and to avo id leav ing a hole i n the cente r of the mi xture . Befor e removi ng t[...]
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The Mix ’n Mach ine TM Ad vance Pr ogram mable Mo del is pr e-prog ramme d with si x blend ing opt ions. The Mix’ n Machi ne Advance Ti mer Mod el is prep rogra mmed wit h one pre -set ti med blen ding cy cle. The progr ams can b e custom ized by u sing a progr ammin g chip or pr ogram mer soft ware ki t availa ble fro m Vit a-Mix C orpor ation[...]
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Perma nent Soft Ice Cre am Agit ator – Made of durab le NSF- accep ted Ace tal, th is non- metal agita tor can b e pushed u p again st the in side of paper o r plast ic cups wi th no dam age to the c up. Aggre ssive /Perma nent Ha rd Ice Cr eam Agita tor – The r ounde d fins of th is speci ally desig ned NSF -accep ted sta inles s steel ag itat[...]
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Because of their unique designs, the splash guards catch the product thrown from the agitator and shield the operator during mixing. On the countertop units, the splash guard pivots up and down to prevent thin drinks or desserts from splashing the operator . On the wall mount units, the splash guard slides up and down riding on top of either a remo[...]
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14 Pe rma ne nt A gi ta to rs 1. Fil l a durab le squar e or rect angula r conta iner to wi thin 1 in . / 3 cm from th e top wit h ho t (1 10 ˚F / 4 3˚ C) w at er co nt ai ni ng m ild l iq ui d de ter ge nt ( 1 oz . pe r qt. / 3 0 ml p er L tr .) . The con taine r must be de ep enou gh to sub merge th e entir e agitat or and th e shaft. 2. Ho ld [...]
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15 3. All sta inles s steel surf aces may be cl eaned and di sinfe cted with a com merci al clean ing sol ution. H oweve r , do not sp ray any wa ter or ot her flui ds into t he moto r chamb er . Do not use exc ess liq uid arou nd the sw itche s, motor p rotec tor , or cord entry hole. Abra sive cl eaner s may lea ve noti ceabl e chang es in the su[...]
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16 Mi x’ n Ma ch in e Ad va nc e an d Mi x’ n Ma ch in e St an da r d Co un te rt op M od el s Item # Part 30019 Perm anent Soft Ice Cr eam Agi tator 30003 Remo vable /Reus able Agi tator (10 pack) 30018 Aggr essiv e/Perm anent Hard Ice Cr eam Agit ator 30023 Agit ator Sh aft – for co unter top mode ls 30015 Spla sh Guar d – for coun terto [...]
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17 Kits So ld Sepa rately : 80 Conver sion Kit (Perm anent Soft/Har d Ice Cre am Agit ator T o Removabl e/Reus able Ag itato r) 81 Conver sion Kit (Remo vable /Reus able Agi tator T o Permane nt Soft Ice Cream A gitato r) 30006 Con versio n Kit (Remo vable /Reus able Agi tator T o Aggressi ve/Pe rmanen t Hard I ce Crea m Agita tor) 15668 W all and [...]
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18 P AR TS LIST Mi x’ n Ma ch in e St an da rd W al l Mo un t Mo de l Item # Part 30019 Perm anent Soft Ice Cr eam Agi tator 30003 Remo vable /Reus able Agi tator (10 pack) 30018 Aggr essiv e/Perm anent Hard Ice Cr eam Agit ator 30034 Agit ator Sh aft – for wa ll moun t models 30029 Spla sh Guar d – for wall m ount mo dels 30 019 30 029 30 01[...]
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19 Kits So ld Sepa rately : Item # Part 80 Conver sion Kit (Perm anent Soft/Har d Ice Cre am Agit ator T o Removabl e/Reus able Ag itato r) 30004 Con versio n Kit (Remo vable /Reus able Agi tator T o Permane nt Soft Ice Cream A gitato r) 30005 Con versio n Kit – mus t be used wi th #300 34 – sold se parat ely (Remo vable /Reus able Agi tator T [...]
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20 TROUBLESHOOTING Solut ion #1: Doubl e-che ck to make s ure pow er cord is f irmly p lugge d into po wer out let and t hat you ha ve powe r to the ou tlet. Solut ion #2: Check O N/OFF p ower swi tch to ma ke sure th e switc h is in the ON po sitio n. Sol ution # 3: Ch eck t o ma ke s ur e swi tc he s ar e cl ean a nd m ov ing f re el y . Solut io[...]
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21 The Mix ’n Mach ine is equ ipped w ith a reset b reake r mounte d on the mo tor enclo sure. S ee Figur es 1 and 2. Shoul d the mot or be kep t from tur ning (lock ed roto r) or othe rwise b e overl oaded , the brea ker wil l trip. If t his occur s, make s ure the mo tor is fr ee to rotat e and wai t a short p eriod fo r it to cool do wn befo r[...]
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22 Mo de ls Mix’n Machine A dvanc e Progr ammab le, T imer and V ariab le Spee d Count ertop Mo del Numb ers: VM0 805, VM0 805B, VM 0806A, V M0806B , VM0807 A, VM080 7B Mix’n M achin e Standa rd Count ertop Mo del Numb ers: VM0 800, VM0 800A, VM 0801, VM 0801A, VM 0132 W all Mount Mod el Numbe rs: VM08 02, VM08 02A, VM0 804, VM0 804A, VM0 133 L[...]
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23 Di me ns io ns : Count ertop M odels Ma ch in e di me ns io ns : 24 i n. / 6 0. 9 cm H ig h x 10 i n. / 2 5. 4 cm W id e x 8. 25 i n. / 2 0. 9 cm D ee p Case di mensi ons: 27 in . / 68.6 cm H igh x 10.2 i n. / 25.9 c m Wide x 12 in . / 30.5 cm D eep Shipp ing wei ght: Ad vance Mo dels: 2 0 lbs. / 9.1 k g; Stan dard Mod els: 27 l bs. / 12.2 k g W[...]
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©2007 Vita-Mix Corporation. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a database or retrieval system without the written permission of the Vita-Mix Corporation. VIT A-MIX ® CORPORA TION Foodservice Division 8615 Usher Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44138-2103 USA Printed in U.S.A. XMM001 09/07 T [...]