CAKE PORTIONER - Erika Record · FG061 CAKE PORTIONER Rev.A14 10-12-14 RAC 1.0 INTRODUCTION This MONO cake portioner is a valuable asset to bakers and caterers, as it will reduce

FG061 CAKE PORTIONER Rev.A14 10-12-14 RAC

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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL

CAKE PORTIONER



The MONO portioner should only be used for slicing soft cake products.

NEVER LEAVE MACHINE UNATTENDED without switching off.

Failure to adhere to the cleaning and maintenance

instructions detailed in this booklet

could affect the warranty of this machine.


1.0 Introduction 2.0 General Dimensions 3.0 Specifications 4.0 Safety 5.0 Installation 6.0 Isolation 7.0 Cleaning

8.0 Operating Instructions

9.0 Service & Spares 10.0 Electrical Information

INDEX


1.0 INTRODUCTION

This MONO cake portioner is a valuable asset to bakers and caterers, as it will reduce slicing time and accuracy thus increasing production. Suitable for slicing a wide variety of soft round cakes and desserts it can slice between 2 to 16 slices in 30 seconds. It is easily set up and easily slices into even slices, effortlessly with speed and reliability.

2.0 GENERAL DIMENSIONS

WEIGHT -- 35kg

480mm

570mm

500mm


Dimensions: Length – 500mm Width ---- 480mm Height---- 570mm

Power: Models available:

0.15kW; Single phase; 220v / 50Hz Or 0.15kW; Single phase; 110v / 50Hz

Weight: 35kg Noise Level: Less than 85dB Capacity: Up to 120 cakes per hour From 2 to 16 slices in 30 seconds. Product size range : Maximum Height 200mm Minimum Height 25mm Product support discs for 152mm to 305mm diameter cakes available.

228mm (9”) Supplied with machine

3.0 SPECIFICATIONS


o The Bakery Manager or Bakery Supervisor must carry out daily safety checks.

o The MONO portioner should only be used for slicing soft cake products. o All repairs and maintenance should only be carried out by authorised

electricians. o Any cleaning and maintenance must be made with the machine

disconnected from the power supply, and then only by a fully trained and authorised person.

o Never leave machine unattended without switching off.

4.0 SAFETY


o The MONO proportioner should be placed on a level, stable work height surface.

o The cutting wire should be cleaned ready for use. Place the machine on a working table or bench. Please ensure that you do not cut yourself with the wire. Note! The slicing wire is under tension and can break if anything other than a fresh round soft product is being cut.

Single phase electrical connection.

Insert plug into a socket nearby so that the cable is not trailing across the floor.

6.0 ISOLATION

TO STOP THE PORTIONER IN AN EMERGENCY, SWITCH OFF AT THE WALL ISOLATOR OR REMOVE

PLUG FROM SOCKET.

5.0 INSTALLATION


7.0 CLEANING

NOTE

BEFORE COMMENCING ANY CLEANING PROCEDURES, ISOLATE MACHINE FROM THE MAINS SUPPLY (UNPLUG)

Cleaning the cutting wire Wipe the cutting wire after each cake. Important! Bent wires can cause a poor slicing quality and must be exchanged immediately. The wire will last longer if used correctly. If you try to cut a hard cake the wire will break.

Cleaning the product support discs We recommend that the product support discs be removed from the machine and washed or wiped down individually with soap and warm water. Important! Do not wash the product support discs in a dishwasher.

Cleaning the Main body It is recommended that the proportioner body be wiped down with soap and warm water after each period of use. Do not soak the control panel area but wipe with a damp cloth.


To operate your CakePortioner please follow the following steps. 1. Turn your CakePortioner on by using the on/ off switch at the back of the machine. 2. Select the number of portions required by pressing up or down buttons. 3. Check the slicing wire. Replace if any damage is showing, see service section.

4. Install the product support disc of the appropriate diameter for cake to be cut. 5. Lay the non-slip mat centrally on the disc.

6. Place the product on the mat and centre it.

7. Press the start button. CakePortioner will now slice the cake with the 0.4mm thick slicing wire. The wire will then lift up and the turntable will rotate ready for the next slice. This process will be repeated until the desired number of slices has been achieved. On average, a 12” cake can be sliced into 16 equal portions in around 30 seconds. To stop the machine without proceeding turn off the switch on the back of your machine.

8.0 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

ON/OFF SWITCH AND POWER CABLE

AT REAR

PORTION SETTING BUTTONS

START BUTTON

LOCATE SUPPORT DISC ON THE PINS ON

THE TURNTABLE

DISC

NON-SLIP MAT


Secrets of Slicing Your CakePortioner will make your daily slicing effortless. A quality sliced product is defined as: - Sharp tips on each slice - Minimal or none destruction of the centre of the product - Cleanliness of the cut through the product - Straightness of each cut - Minimization of the damage to the coating and the decoration - Complete cut through the product There are two ways to use your CakePortioner for slicing: 1. Slice your product first and then decorate it. 2. Decorate your product and then slice it. Either way works depending on your product, the decoration and your preferences. With CakePortioner there is no secret to slicing fresh round cake anymore.

Slicing temperature With CakePortioner there is no necessity to freeze your fresh round products. But we recommend chilling your cake for a short time prior to slicing. We recommend this especially if you are slicing soft creamy cakes. Chilling allows the cream etc. to become firmer. Just place your fresh product into the machine and slice it in as many perfectly even wedges as you require, again and again.

Recommended do’s and don’t’s 1. CakePortioner will only slice soft round cakes and desserts. 2. There should not be any large hard pieces of nuts, fruit etc in the sponge ingredients. 3. We recommend that if your recipe includes nuts, fruit etc, then they are chopped into

small pieces. 4. We recommend that if you are going to coat the sides of your cake with for instance

chocolate, nuts etc that they are chopped or grated finely. If they are too big as the wire comes down to slice the cake some of the coating may come off.

5. If you are going to decorate the top of your cake with fruit etc then we recommend that you fill and cover your cake with whatever covering you are using, then slice the cake and then decorate. This method ensures every slice of cake has whole pieces of fruit on it, it also ensures that your piped cream or butter cream decorations also remain whole which looks much more pleasing to the eye.

6. We recommend that once the cake is sliced, a cake collar should be put around the cake and then each piece decorated.

7. If you attempt to slice a cake that is hard or has large hard pieces in it, then the wire will snap.

Slicing wires CakePortioner works best with our standard 0.4mm, high quality slicing wire. We recommend that you only use the original CakePortioner wire. Spare wires can be purchased separately.

Product support discs A disc of 228mm (9”) diameter is supplied and other sizes are available to purchase from Mono. Depending on the diameter of your product choose the right product support discs. Important! If you want to cut a product with e.g. 11” diameter always choose the 11” product support disc. Choosing a smaller or bigger Disc might cause slicing and centralising problems.


9.0 SERVICE AND SPARES

If a fault arises, please do not hesitate to contact the

Customer Service Department, quoting the machine serial number

on the silver information plate of the machine and on the front cover of this manual

.

MONO

Queensway Swansea West Industrial Estate

Swansea. SA5 4EB UK

email:[email protected] Spares Tel. +44(0)1792 564039

Web site:www.monoequip.com

Tel. 01792 561234 Fax. 01792 561016


PARTS AVAILABLE CUTTING WIRE part number 061-03-00008 M6 WING NUT part number A900-04-149


REPLACING CUTTING WIRE 1. Remove all parts of broken wire

2. Feed new wire through the hole in the arm and round fixing screw on the right hand

side, then tighten the screw trapping the wire.

3. Feed the new wire through the hole in the left arm and then through the hole in the tensioning knob.Loosen the wing nut to allow the knob to turn. Pull wire tight and turn the knob allowing the wire to wind round the knob.Tighten the wing nut when correct tension is reached. (wire should be like a guitar string).

TENSIONING KNOB

WING NUT

WIRE


10.0 ELECTRICAL INFORMATION




Queensway, Swansea West Industrial Park, Swansea, SA5 4EB UK Tel. +44(0)1792 561234 Fax. +44(0)1792 561016

Spares Tel. +44(0)1792 564039 Email:[email protected]

www.monoequip.com

As it is our policy to improve our machines continuously, we reserve the right to change specifications without prior notice.

� DISPOSAL CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN THE MACHINE COMES TO THE END OF ITS

WORKING LIFE. ALL PARTS SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF IN THE APPROPRIATE PLACE, EITHER BY RECYCLING OR OTHER MEANS OF DISPOSAL THAT

COMPLIES WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS.

(IN UK, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1990 APPLIES)

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CAKE PORTIONER - Erika Record · FG061 CAKE PORTIONER Rev.A14 10-12-14 RAC 1.0 INTRODUCTION This MONO cake portioner is a valuable asset to bakers and caterers, as it will reduce