C1500 Model #158 Fully Automatic Coffee and Espresso Center Operating Manual and Warranty Customer Service 1-800-767-3554
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. Read all instructions. 2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs. 3. To protect against fire, electric shock and injury to persons, do not immerse cord, plugs, or body of machine in water or other liquid. 4. Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children. 5. Unplug from outlet when not in use and before cleaning.
Fig. 1 8 7 9 10 6 10a 10b 5 0 11 1 CUP X STRONG5.0 PRESS BUTTON oz. 4 12 3 1 2 9 2 3 8 4 7 6 1c 13 5 e l No: Servic Seria mer Custo 14 15 1b 1a 16 1 1. Height-Adjustable Coffee Spout 17 1a. Sticker with Serial Number 1b. Door 18 1c. Program Dial with "P BUTTON" 2. Two Line Display (see fig. 3) 3. Removable Water Tank 20 4. Low Water Flotation Device (see fig. 4, call-out #4) 5. CLARIS Water Care Cartridge (installed) 6. Hinged Water Tank Lid 19 7. Ground Coffee Funnel 13 8.
Steam/Water Dial (SW Dial)
CONTENTS Important Safeguards Illustrations 1. Product Registration .......................................................... 7 2. Welcome To The Capresso C1500..................................... 7 2.1 Equipment .......................................................................... 7 3. A Word About "Crema Coffee" .......................................... 8 3.1 Pressure Brewing ............................................................... 8 3.2 Different Coffee Drinks .............................
1. Product Registration Please read the enclosed product registration card, fill it out, mail it or fax it to us within two weeks of your C1500 purchase. Please note: Registering your product is part of your warranty. 2. Welcome To The Capresso C1500 Thank you for choosing the Capresso C1500. The C1500 can prepare 1 or 2 cups of excellent, professional-quality espresso or 1 or 2 cups of crema coffee at a time. The unique pre-wetting function ensures optimal coffee extraction.
3. A Word About "Crema Coffee" (Pressure Brewed Coffee) According to the majority of coffee experts, grinding, tamping and brewing under high pressure is the ideal process for extracting maximum flavor and aroma. Your C1500 will always produce espresso and coffee with a thick, foamy layer called "crema." The crema traps the fine aromatics and the light gaseous flavors that register on the palate.
4. Please Do Not... To keep your warranty active please follow these instructions: • Never fill instant coffee into the grinder or ground coffee funnel; it can damage the functioning of the brewing chamber. • Never fill sugar coated beans into the bean container (see chapter 7.2 and 8.1). • If you store beans in the freezer, let them thaw for 3 to 4 hours before adding to the bean container (see chapter 7.2). • Never fill anything other than coffee beans into the bean container.
Please note: If you use frozen beans, let them thaw for 3 to 4 hours before adding to the bean container. This will prevent moisture from seeping into the grinder. Never use sugar-coated beans. The sugars will stick to the burrs and clog the flow of ground coffee. Have your local coffe emporium grind the sugar coated beans for you and use as described in chapter 8.1. 7.2a Using Oily Beans Beans with an oily surface tend to stick together.
8. Grinding and Brewing Coffee a. Make sure the water tank and bean container are filled. b. Select from one of the following options by turning the Coffee Dial (fig. 12) (text in first line only): 1 CUP REGULAR - 1 CUP STRONG 1 CUP X STRONG - 2 CUPS REGULAR - 1 PREGROUND - 2 PREGROUND Please note: The grinder automatically adjusts the amount of coffee. It grinds 5 sec. in "regular", 6 sec. in "strong", 7 sec. in "x strong" and 8 sec. in "2 cups regular".
8.2 Using Hot Water With the hot water function you can produce a cup of tea, a quick soup or add hot water to your coffee, making it less strong. a. Make sure only the steam nozzle is attached (fig.7). b. Adjust the height of the steam nozzle and place a cup underneath it (fig.7). c. Turn the SW Dial to the water symbol (fig. 2c). The C1500 will immediately disburse a strong stream of hot water straight down into the cup. The display will show HOT WATER. d.
by a "knocking noise". Caution: Always make sure that you have a container underneath the frothXpress when using the steam function. Otherwise hot steam or hot milk might splatter, which can cause severe injuries. Please note: Skim and 1% milk will produce more froth than 2% and whole milk. 8.4 Regulating Froth and Milk Temperature Maximum milk flow with maximum froth is achieved when the knob sits parallel to the joint (fig. 3b). By slightly turning the knob towards the front or the back (fig.
9. Automatic Monitoring Controls The C1500 has automatic monitoring controls. The display will show when cleaning, refilling and any other maintenance is necessary. Here are the messages: PLEASE WAIT / HEATING UP The C1500 is heating up. Wait until a different message appears. RINSE MACHINE / PRESS BUTTON You must push the BUTTON. Hot water pumps through the coffee spouts and stops by itself. During this procedure the display shows RINSING.
10. Changing Parameters Besides the six different coffee options and the cup sizes you can change a variety of parameters as explained in chapters 10.1 through 10.6. 10.1 Changing the Grinder Fineness Important: You can only adjust the fineness during the actual grinding process. For darker beans, we recommend grinding somewhat coarser (turn the selector to the thicker bars, clockwise); for lighter beans, we recommend grinding somewhat finer (turn to finer bars, counterclockwise), see fig. 10.
SPRACHE / DEUTSCH LINGUA / ITALIANA IDIOMA / ESPANOL And then back to English. German Italian Spanish 10.6 Changing the Water Hardness Turn the Program Dial to Pos. 7. The display shows HARDNESS / LEVEL 2. Pushing the P Button repeatedly shows the following options (second line of display): LEVEL – , LEVEL 1, LEVEL 2, LEVEL 3, LEVEL 4, FILTER. The C1500 gives you the following options with regards to water management: a. Use the Claris Water Filter and regular tap water. See chapters 11 and 11.1. b.
the brewing cycle starts, ensuring freshly filtered water every time you make coffee. • Eliminates decalcifying the C1500. When using your Claris water cartridge, you never need to decalcify your machine. • Costs less than 3¢ per cup (based on a 5 oz. cup). • Is available through your Capresso retailers, or the enclosed mail order form or through www.capresso.com. The order number for this Claris Filter is #7525. 11.1 Installing the Claris Cartridge Make sure the C1500 is on and ready to make coffee. a.
• Rinse out water tank daily. • Clean the tray and its components (fig. 1a) with a warm water and mild liquid soap solution. • The water tank, the tray and its components ARE NOT dishwasher safe. • Clean the ground coffee funnel with a dry bottle brush. DO NOT use any liquids for cleaning this funnel. • Wipe the bean container with a dry paper towel to remove oil build-up. Do not use any liquid cleaners in the bean container.
into the tray. It will repeat this process several times. After approx. 8 minutes the cleaning cycle will stop and the display will show: EMPTY TRAY. e. Carefully remove the tray. There will be water in the tray and in the used coffee container. Empty the tray and the used coffee container and insert them back into the machine. f. The display will read: PRESS P BUTTON. Press the P Button. The machine will show: TABLET CLEANING / IN PROGRESS. The machine will run a few hot water rinsing cycles. After approx.
d. Fill water tank with approx. 12 oz. (350 ml) of water. Then add about 5 oz. (150 ml) of Durgol and stir. Please note: The total solution should be at or slightly above the "0.5 liter" marking on the water tank. Also: always fill water first, then Durgol. CAUTION: Durgol contains 15% sulfamic acid. Please read the instructions on the bottle, handle carefully and keep away from children. e. Now press the P Button. The display will show: PLACE LARGE CUP / UNDER FROTHER alternating with PRESS P BUTTON. f.
e. At the same time the machine will push a little bit of water and some steam into the cup underneath the nozzle. The whole procedure will take less than 20 seconds. f. Turn the SW dial to 0-position. The machine will turn off (display off). The next time you turn the machine on the display will show FILL / WATER TANK. After you filled the water tank the display will show HOT WATER CYCLE / NECESSARY (see chapter 7.3). 12.5 User Statistics Turn the Program Dial to position 9.
D. The milk is not hot enough. • During frothing, turn the knob slightly to the left or the right. This will increase the temperature of the milk. E. Machine does not produce coffee when using ground coffee in funnel. • Use more coffee and try again (if you use less than one scoop of coffee, the automatic tamper in the brewing chamber cannot detect the coffee and will interrupt the brewing cycle). F. Coffee comes out too slowly through the coffee spout.
14.1 Suppiies Your Capresso C1500 comes with 1 Claris cartridge and 2 cleaning tablets. For prolonged use, we recommend that you have extra cleaning tablets, the Claris filter or the Durgol decalcifying liquid on hand. • Special Cleaning Tablets, Order #1151.10 for 2-pack; 1151.11 for 10-pack. • Claris Cartridge, Order #7525 (DURGOL not necessary). • Durgol Decalcifying Liquid, Order #7510; one bottle lasts for 5 decalcifying cycles.
