F O O D S E R V I C E Owner’s Manual Read And Save These Instructions CUSTOM BLENDING Software for all Programmable Vita-Mix Machines
Table of Contents Support Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Before Using the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Getting to Know the Program .
Support Information This manual supports Vita-Mix® Custom Blending Software v 2.0. For the most up-to-date detailed instructions, go to: www.vitamix.com/foodservice/products/instruction_manuals and go to the Blending Programmer section. For additional information, please contact: VITA-MIX® CORPORATION Foodservice Division 8615 Usher Road Cleveland, Ohio 44138-2103 USA www.vitamix.com/foodservice In the U.S.
Overview Vita-Mix® Custom Blending Software facilitates fast, easy programming of the following via PC or laptop: • Vita-Mix PBS Portion Blending Systems® • Vita-Mix PBS H20 ® • Vita-Mix Blending Stations® • Vita-Mix BarBoss® Advance and Drink Machine Advance • Vita-Mix Mix’n MachineTM Advance • Programmer Chips used with both of the above units System Requirements Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32-Bit) Windows XP Professional (32-bit) Windows XP Home Edition Windows 2000 Windows Millenniu
Before Using the Program 1. Vita-Mix® Custom Blending Software must be installed on the host computer before use. See Appendix A: Installing the Software for complete installation instructions. 2. The Vita-Mix Programmer Module must be connected to a USB port on the host computer before use. See Appendix B: Working with the Programmer Module for complete instructions.
Getting to Know the Program Vita-Mix® Custom Blending Software is powerful, yet exceptionally easy to use. Please take a few moments now to read the following overview of the available features and functions. If you have not already installed the program, please see Appendix A: Installing the Software. 1. Open Vita-Mix® Custom Blending Software using either of the following two methods: - Double-click on the Vita-Mix Programmer shortcut icon, shown at right. The shortcut is located on the Windows desktop.
5. Select a blender type to program. Click on the desired blender type to open the Programmer Window. New Advance machines are listed on the right side of the Blending Programmer selection screen. NOTE: If you are programming a Portion Blending System® with built-in water dispenser (PBS H20), select With Water Support before clicking on Portion Blending System. PBS Water Support option Click on the box to activate the selection. Activation is indicated by a checkmark.
Programmer Window Portion Blending System® and PBS Advance (Water Support not selected) PRE BLEND power setting Ice portion setting Programming Steps The Programmer Windows for Portion Blending System and PBS Advance (Water Support not selected) include options for programming the desired ice portion and a power setting for a PRE BLEND segment of the blending cycle. Programming Steps include: Enter a program title. Click on a button to program (1-4, A-B).
Programmer Window Portion Blending System® H20 (Water Support selected) Ice and Water Support Options Programming Steps The Programmer Window for Portion Blending System® H20 (Water Support selected) includes options for programming the desired ice portion, water portion and a power setting for a PRE BLEND segment of the blending cycle. Programming Steps include: Enter a program title. Click on a button to program (1-4, A-B). Enter desired ice and water portions (portion units are approx. 0.5 oz. / 15 ml).
Programmer Window Blending Station® MP and Touch and Go® Blending Station® THE BEST 4 U SMOOTHIE #1 1 DRINK 14 OZ Programming Steps The Programmer Window for Blending Station MP and Touch and Go Blending Station includes four simple programming steps: Enter a program title to be displayed in the blender display window. The title can be up to two lines, with up to 16 alphanumeric characters in each line. See Program Window for example titles. Click on a button to program (1-6).
Programmer Window Blending Station® Advance Programming Steps The Programmer Window for the Blending Station Advance includes four simple programming steps: Enter a program title to be displayed in the blender display window. The title can be up to two lines, with up to 16 alphanumeric characters in each line. See Program Window for example titles. Select a program recipe (1-34) to customize.
Programmer Window BarBoss® / Drink Machine Advance Programming Steps The Programmer Window for the BarBoss Advance and Drink Machine Advance includes four simple programming steps: Enter a program title. The title can be up to two lines, with up to 16 alphanumeric characters in each line. See Program Window for example titles. Click on a button to program (1-6). NOTE: button selections correspond to the dial settings on the blender control panels.
Programmer Window Mix’n Machine Advance TM Programming Steps The Programmer Window for the Mix’n Machine Advance includes four simple programming steps: Enter a program title. The title can be up to two lines, with up to 16 alphanumeric characters in each line. See Program Window for example titles. Click on a button to program (1-6). NOTE: button selections correspond to the dial settings on the machine’s control panel.
Programmer Window File Menu The File Menu is similar in all versions of the Programmer Window and provides access to the following: New: select to create a new program file Open: select to open an existing program file Save As: select to name and save a new program file Save: select to save changes to an existing program file Load Defaults: select to load default program settings Print: select to print a graphic summary of a program cycle Print Properties: select to open the Page Setup dialog box Exit: sel
Programmer Window Module Menu (for complete details about using the options in the Module Menu, see pages 22-24) The Module Menu is similar in all versions of the Programmer Window and provides access to the following: Program Module: select to program the module (default) Program Blender: select to program a blender Load from Programmer: select to download programs from a blender to the host computer Load from External Module: select to download programs from a Programmer Chip to the host computer Program
Programmer Window Status Bar Status Bar The Status Bar is the same in all versions of the Programmer Window and provides the following information: STATUS: indicates whether or not a Programmer Module is connected Filename: the name of the Program File that is currently displayed Total Time: the combined total of all segment times (SEGMENTS A-D) 16 © Vita-Mix Corporation – Getting to Know the Program
How to Program a Blender 1. Connect the Vita-Mix® Programmer Module to the host computer (see Appendix B: Working with the Programmer Module for complete instructions). 2. Connect the Vita-Mix® Programmer Module to the programming port of the blender to be programmed, or insert a Programmer Chip into the Programmer Module (see Appendix B: Working with the Programmer Module for complete instructions). 3. Open Vita-Mix® Custom Blending Software and select the appropriate blender. 4.
How to Program a Blender (continued) 7. If programming a Vita-Mix® PBS Portion Blending System® or a PBS Advance and the With Water Support option IS NOT selected, enter the desired ice portion (in ounces). 8. If programming a Vita-Mix® PBS Portion Blending System® and the With Water Support option IS selected, the following options will be available: As you will see, there are four available fields – two for ice portion and two for water portion.
How to Program a Blender (continued) 9. Enter a button title in the button title field. slider handles ramp speed segments If programming Vita-Mix® Blending Stations,® skip to Step 11. 10. Edit the power setting for the PRE BLEND segment, using either of the following methods: a) enter a numeric value in the power field. b) click on the gray handle in the slider field and hold the left mouse button down while moving the slider up or down with the mouse. 11.
How to Program a Blender (continued) 13. Select one of the following options: (For Blending Station Advance options, see pg. 11) - program module - program blender - save - print To Program a Module: a) Insert a Programmer Chip into the Programmer Module (see Appendix B: Working with the Programmer Module for details). b) Click on the program module button*. c) Enter the number of modules to program, then click OK. d) The following dialog boxes will displayed.
How to Program a Blender (continued) 14. There are several other functions not shown in the main section of the Programmer Window, which are available in the View and Module Menus: In the View Menu To Edit Program Order: Select Edit Order to open the Program Order window, which allows you to assign saved programs to new button positions. Program number Left column To edit program assignments, select the desired program, and click on the UP or DOWN buttons to move the selected program as desired.
How to Program a Blender (continued) In the Module Menu To Program a Blender: see page 23. To Load from a Programmer: a) Insert the Programmer Module firmly into the blender Programmer Port. The words, THIS SIDE FACING TO THE FRONT OF THE MACHINE must be facing you. NOTE: Reference the product Owner’s Manual for the exact location of the Programmer Port. b) Select Load from Programmer. c) The following dialog box will displayed. d) Remove the Programmer Module from the Programmer Port.
How to Program a Blender (continued) To Program a Blender: Plug a chip into the blender (see Appendix C: Programming a Blender with a Programmer Chip for details). OR Insert the Programmer Module into the blender Programmer Port (see Appendix B: Working with the Programmer Module for location). a)The DISPLAY WINDOW on blenders with digital displays will read NEW MODULE. b)Click on the program blender button* in the Programmer Window.
How to Program a Blender (continued) d) Finally, press and hold the #4 Button until the DISPLAY WINDOW reads RESTORING PLEASE WAIT. e) The PRE-SET buttons are now reset to the original factory settings. For Vita-Mix blenders with no digital displays: a) Turn the power to the machine OFF using the ON/OFF switch. b) Hold down the PULSE button while turning the power back on using the ON/OFF switch. c) The pre-set programs are now reset to the original factory settings.
Saving Blending Programs To Save a Program File: a) Click on the save file button*. b) The standard Windows Save File dialog box will open: c) Enter a file name and select a destination for the file as you would when saving a file in any normal Windows program. Program files are saved as follows: Vita-Mix® PBS Portion Blending Systems® save programs as *.PBS files. Vita-Mix Blending Station® MP and Touch and Go® save programs as *.BLS files. Vita-Mix Blending Station Advance saves programs as *.BLA files.
Printing/Viewing Blending Programs To Print a File: Files printed by the program are graphic representations of program cycles, which are called Cycle Summaries. a) Click on the print file button*. b) The Print preview window will displayed: c) Select from among the standard Windows print options available in the menu bar: * NOTE: Print preview click to print the preview click to enlarge the preview can also be accessed via the Print command in the File Menu.
Printing/Viewing Blending Programs In the View Menu To View and/or Print Summary of Cycles: Select Summary of Cycles to view graphs of saved programs. Cycle Summaries can be printed individually or all at once. - Click on Print All to print all cycle summaries at once. - Click on Print 1, Print 2, etc., to print summaries individually. - Click on the close box ( ) to close the window.
Appendix A: Installing the Software Before installing Vita-Mix® Custom Blending Software, please refer to system requirements on page 4. 1. Insert the Vita-Mix® Custom Blending Software disk into the CD-ROM drive of the host computer and open SETUP.EXE. 2. When the following dialog box opens, click OK to continue, or Cancel to discontinue the installation. 3. The following messages will be displayed as the setup takes place. 4.
5. The Select Installation Folder dialog box will open. - To install the software in a location other than the Program Files folder (this is the recommended location), click the Browse button to browse to an alternate folder. - Click on Disk Cost if you wish to view information about disk space required by the application. - Determine who will be allowed to use the program by selecting Everyone or Just me. - Click Next to continue the installation. 6. Click Next to confirm the installation.
7. Wait while the program is installed. 8. Click Close to exit the Setup Wizard. 9. Click OK and restart the computer.
Appendix B: Working with the Programmer Module Connecting the Programmer Module to a Computer The Programmer Module can be connected to a computer in either of two ways: 1. Plug the USB connector of a standard USB Cable into the input on the Programmer Module, then plug the USB Cable into the USB port on the host computer. Connecting the Programmer Module to a Blender Insert the Programmer Chip firmly into the blender Programmer Port.
Appendix C: Programming a Blender with a Programmer Chip Insert the Programmer Chip firmly into the blender Programmer Port. The words, THIS SIDE FACING TO THE FRONT OF THE MACHINE must be facing you. NOTE: Reference the product Owner’s Manual for the exact location of the Programmer Port. a) The DISPLAY WINDOW on blenders with digital displays will read NEW MODULE. b) Within 10 seconds, the DISPLAY WINDOW on blenders with digital displays will read SAVED, then READY.
e) The PRE-SET buttons are now reset to the original factory settings. For Vita-Mix blenders with no digital displays: a) Turn the power to the machine using the ON/OFF switch. b) Hold down the PULSE button while turning the power back on using the ON/OFF switch. c) The pre-set programs are now reset to the original factory settings.
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