8OperationMaintenance3. Press push button start the product holder.4. To select the most suitable carriage stroke according to the dimensions of the product to be cut, rotate thecarriage stroke adjustment knob respectively in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction to lengthen orshorten the stroke.DANGERDo not touch the carriage or the product holder when the machine is working.After completing the cutting operation, press push button stop the product holder. The blade remains inoperation whereas the product holder is fed to the stroke end where it stops towards the operator ready to starta new cutting cycle.By pressing push button stop the blade, the product holder stops in its working position.MANUAL FUNCTIONING1. Rotate the carriage release handle in a clockwise direction by 180°.2. Press push button to start the blade.3. With constant speed, according to the product to be sliced features, you can push the product holder trayto its end stroke in blade direction. You can then return in the operator position and repeat this operation.After cutting the product, reposition the product holder towards the operator. By pressing push button stopblade the rotation of the blade stops. Re-position the slice thickness control to zero and unload the product.BLADE SHARPENINGWhenever the cut is not satisfactory, sharpen the blade. The time interval between a sharpening and thefollowing depends on the intensity of use of the slicer and on the kind of food you cut. Replace the blade whenthe diameter becomes 10mm less than the nominal diameter. For the replacement, ask the assistant serviceclosest to you.WARNINGThe replacement of the blade is dangerous operation. Should the sharpening quality be notsatisfactory, replace the stones by contacting Omcan.SHARPENING OPERATIONDANGERThe sharpening operation must be performed during the manual functioning.