It's that easy...

put the unit in the desired position (vertical or horizontal)
open the membrane frame
insert the work piece
always leave some space between the work piece and the inside of the frame (at least one time the height of the work piece)
close the membrane frame
turn on the vacuum pump and turn the additional pumps on (if needed), so that the interior air is extracted and the vacuum pressing cycle can be started
after the desired interior pressure has been reached, turn off the vacuum pump (from now on, it is only used as needed)
do not turn off the unit until the vacuum pressing cycle is completed; then open the membrane frame and take out the finished work piece

plug in the heating cover and adjust the desired temperature
please allow a pre-heating time of about 20 minutes
keep the heating cover closed throughout the entire work cycle as well as while the work piece is inserted into the press (this helps to save energy)
reduce the pressing cycle based on the newly adjusted temperature, and put new work pieces into the press based on the reduced pressing cycle time