To
S TART
t he
r ecipe,
h ave
>
n ext
t o
S TART
a nd
P ress
.
T he
d ehydrator
w ill
s tart
r unning.
Next
s creen
w ill
l ook
s omething
l ike
t his,
d epending
o n
t he
r ecipe
s ettings:
TROUBLE
S HOOTING
G UIDE
All
E xcalibur®
D ehydrators
a re
c hecked
b efore
s hipping
f or
e lectrical
o r
m echanical
p roblems.
I f
y ou
s ee
a ny
d amage
t o
t he
m achine
due
t o
r ough
s hipping,
r eport
i t
t o
t he
s hipper
o r
d ealer
y ou
p urchased
f rom
o r
c ontact
u s
i f
y ou
b ought
d irectly
f rom
E xcalibur:
(800)
8 75-‐4254
o r
( 916)
3 81-‐4254
f rom
8 am-‐5pm
M on-‐Fri
P acific
S tandard
T ime.
Excalibur®
w ill
n ot
b e
r esponsible
f or
d amage
d ue
t o
s hipping.
Nothing
t urns
O N
T est
t he
o utlet
w ith
a nother
a ppliance
t hat
w orks
•
The
p lug
m ay
b e
i ncorrectly
p ositioned
i n
t he
e lectrical
o utlet.
Test
t he
d ehydrator
f rom
a nother
o utlet
t hat
y ou
k now
h as
p ower.
The
m achine
s witch
i s
n ot
o n.
T urn
t he
s witch
o n.
Fan
m akes
a
r ubbing
n oise
•
Sometimes,
d ue
t o
r ough
s hipping
t he
t rays
m ay
h ave
b een
f orced
i nto
t he
f an's
p rotective
s creen.
T ake
o ut
t he
trays,
a nd
b low
o n
t he
f an
b lade
t o
l ocate
w here
i t
i s
r ubbing
a gainst
t he
s creen.
Y ou
m ay
n eed
t o
t urn
t he
f an
o n
and
p ress
g ently
a gainst
t he
s creen
a nd
l isten
w here
t he
n oise
i ncreases.
W ith
a
p air
o f
n eedle
n ose
p liers
p ull
the
s creen
a way
f rom
t he
f an
b lade
a t
p oint
o f
c ontact.
I f
t hat
d oesn't
h elp,
t urn
o ff
D ehydrator
a nd
C ontact
Excalibur
( 800)
8 75-‐4254
o r
( 916)
3 81-‐4254.
No
h eat,
b ut
f an
w orks
•
Remove
t rays
a nd
c heck
f or
a ny
l oose
w ires.
T here
m ay
b e
a
p iece
o f
d ust
o r
s hipping
d ebris
b locking
t he
t iny
electrical
p oints
i n
t he
t hermostat,
o r
i t
m ay
s imply
b e
s tuck
d ue
t o
r ough
s hipping.
T urn
o ff
D ehydrator
a nd
Contact
E xcalibur
( 800)
8 75-‐4254
o r
( 916)
3 81-‐4254.
Not
d ehydrating
•
You
m ay
h ave
w ashed
t he
p roduce
b efore
d ehydrating.
M ake
s ure
y ou
d ry
t he
o utside
o f
t he
p roduce
w ith
a
t owel
before
p lacing
i n
d ehydrator.
O therwise,
t he
d ehydrator
w ill
f irst
h ave
t o
d ry
t he
r inse
w ater
l eft
o n
t he
p roduce,
and
t hen
s tart
d rying
t he
p roduce.
O r
t here
m ay
b e
t oo
m uch
f ood
o n
t he
t ray.
O r
t he
o od
m ay
b e
o verlapping.
Over
H eating
o r
L ow
H eating
•
Turn
t he
m achine
o ff
a nd
c ontact
E xcalibur
( 800)
8 75-‐4254
o r
( 916)
3 81-‐4254.
Accessories
y ou
o rdered
a re
m issing
•
Kitchen
a ccessories
a re
s hipped
i n
t he
d ehydrator
b ox
w ith
e xception
o f
l arger
i tems
l ike
t he
a pple
p eeler,
v -‐slicer,
jerky
g un
o r
c annon.
T hey
a re
p laced
o n
t he
s ide
o f
t he
d ehydrator
a nd
m ay
h ave
s lid
u nderneath.
D ouble
c heck
b y
removing
a ll
p ackaging.
P araflexx®
s heets
a re
t he
s ame
c olor
a s
t he
c orrugated
b ox,
s o
l ook
c losely.
(800)
8 75-‐4254
o r
( 916)
3 81-‐4254
f rom
8 am-‐5pm
M on-‐Fri
P acific
S tandard
T ime.
HINTS
a nd
T IPS
Cut
a ll
y our
i tems
t he
s ame
t hickness.
I f
y ou
d on't,
t hey'll
d ry
a t
d ifferent
t imes.
A
s licer
i s
h elpful.
•
Do
s mall
o r
L arge
b atches.
I f
y ou
a re
d oing
a
s mall
b atch,
p ut
t he
r emaining
e mpty
t rays
i n
t he
d ehydrator.
Y our
d ehydrator
•
is
d esigned
t o
w ork
w ith
a ll
o r
n one
o f
t he
t rays.
Experiment
w ith
y our
d rying
t imes.
B e
s ure
t o
w rite
d own
t he
f ood
a nd
t imes
s o
y ou
r emember
w hat
y ou
l ike!
•
Everyone's
t astes
a re
d ifferent.
Y ou
m ay
l ike
s ome
f ood
d ried
l onger
f or
a
c rispier
t exture.
Y ou
m ay
l ike
o ther
d ried
l ess
f or
a
•
chewier
t exture.
Store
y our
P araflexx®
s heets
i n
t he
b ottom
o f
t he
d ehydrator.
T his
i s
a
g reat
w ay
t o
p rotect
y our
s heets
w hen
y ou're
n ot
•
using
t hem.
T hey
c an
a lso
d ouble
a s
a
d rip
l iner
a t
t he
b ottom
o f
y our
d ehydrator
f or
e asy
c leaning.
Not
s ure
y our
f oods
a re
d ry
e nough?
P ut
s ome
o f
y our
f oods
i n
a n
a ir-‐tight
b ag
a nd
c heck
i t
i n
a
f ew
m inutes
–
i f
y ou
s ee
•
water
d roplets
i n
t he
b ag
t hen
y ou
n eed
t o
d ry
t he
f ood
m ore.
S ome
s mall
f ogging
i s
n ormal
a s
t he
f ood
c ools
o ff.
For
P roduct
R egistration
o r
i f
y ou
h ave
W arranty
Q uestions,
please
c ontact
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C ustomer
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o r
T echnical
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