Specifications

Sharpening
Sharpenonlywhennecessary.Toofrequentorprolongedsharpeningwillpre-
maturelyweartheknifeand/orstones.Theknifeshouldbesharpenedwhenyou
noticewavyslicesorexcessivescrap.Only sharpen the knife after it has been
cleaned. You cannot effectively sharpen a dirty knife.
1. Ifitisanautomaticslicer,makesuretheengagementknobisinthemanual
position,bypushingin(totheleft)theknobontherightsideofthesupport
arm.
2. Makesuretheproducttableispulledallthewaytothefrontoftheslicerand
thethicknesscontrolknobiscompletelyclosed.
3. Placethetoptabofthesharpenerintotheslotoftheproducttable.Clipthe
bottomclipofthesharpenerovertheendoftheproducttable.
4. Openthethicknesscontrolknobasfarasitwillgo,fullyexposingtheknife.
5. Turnthesliceronandgentlypushtheproducttabletowardstheknifejustas
ifyouwereslicingproduct.Onceboththesharpeninganddeburringstones
makecontactwiththeknife,remaintherefor2-3secondsandthenpullthe
producttablebacktothehomeposition.
6. Turnofftheslicerandclosethethicknesscontrolknob.
7. Unclipthesharpenerfromtheproducttableusingthebottomclip.Itcanbe
cleanedinthesinkandthenstoredinadrawer.
8. Aftersharpening,cleanandsanitizetheslicerasoutlinedonpage8.
Repair Parts/Repair Service/Exploded Views
PleasecontactHobartServiceoryourdesignatedBerkelServiceLocation(DBSL)foranyrepair
parts/repairservicerequiredonyourBerkelslicer.ForthenearestHobartserviceofce,pleasevisit
www.hobartservice.comandthenclickon“locateanofce”.TheneitherenteryourZIPCODEor
selectastatetondtheclosestlocation.Oryoucanalsovisitwww.berkelequipment.com and click on
the“Servicetab”.ThenenteryourZIPCODEtobeshowntheclosestHobartorBerkelDBSLservice
locations.OtherproductinformationsuchasPartsCatalogsandInstruction/OperatorManualsarealso
availableonthewww.berkelequipment.comwebsite.Clickonthe“ResourceCentertab”,andthenclick
ontheinformationcategoryyouwanttoreadordownload.Besuretoenteryourproductmodelnumber.
Additionalinformationmaybeobtainedfrom:
Berkel Company
2006NorthwesternParkway
Louisville,KY40201
Phone:800-348-0251
Fax:888-888-2838
www.berkelequipment.com
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