Operation Manual

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INDICE

1 DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLIANCE (see page 3)

2 SAFETY WARNINGS

3 INSTALLATION

4 USING FOR THE FIRST TIME

5 TURNING ON AND PREHEATING

6 PREPARING COFFEE (USING COFFEE BEANS)

7 CHANGING THE QUANTITY OF COFFEE IN THE CUP

8 REGULATING THE COFFEE MILL

9 PREPARING ESPRESSO COFFEE WITH PRE-GROUND COFFEE (INSTEAD OF BEANS)

10 RUNNING OFF HOT WATER

11 CHANGING THE QUANTITY OF HOT WATER

12 PREPARING CAPPUCCINOS (FROTHED MILK AND COFFEE)

13 PREPARING FROTHED MILK (WITHOUT COFFEE)

14 CHANGING THE QUANTITY OF COFFEE AND MILK FOR CAPPUCCINOS

15 CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

15.1 CLEANING THE COFFEE MAKER

15.2 CLEANING THE INFUSER

15.3 CLEANING THE MILK CONTAINER

16 CHANGING AND SETTING THE MENU PARAMETERS

16.1 SETTING THE CLOCK

16.2 SETTING AUTO-START TIME

16.3 DESCALING

16.4 CHANGING COFFEE TEMPERATURE

16.5 CHANGING THE LENGTH OF TIME THE APPLIANCE REMAINS ON

16.6 SETTING WATER HARDNESS

16.7 RESETTING FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS

16.8 WASHING PROCESS

17 CHANGING THE LANGUAGE

18 MEANING OF MESSAGES AND WHAT TO DO

19 PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE RESOLVED BEFORE CALLING THE SERVICE CENTRE

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CORRECT DISPOSAL OF THE PRODUCT IN ACCORDANCE WITH EC DIRECTIVE

2002/96/EC.

At the end of its working life, the product must not be disposed of as urban waste.

It must be taken to a special local authority differentiated waste collection centre or to a dealer provi-

ding this service.

Disposing of a household appliance separately avoids possible negative consequences for the envi-

ronment and health deriving from inappropriate disposal and enables the constituent materials to

be recovered to obtain significant savings in energy and resources.As a reminder of the need to dis-

pose of household appliances separately, the product is marked with a crossed-out wheeled dust-

bin.

Summary of content (17 pages)

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INDICE 1 DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLIANCE (see page 3) 2 SAFETY WARNINGS 3 INSTALLATION 4 USING FOR THE FIRST TIME 5 TURNING ON AND PREHEATING 6 PREPARING COFFEE (USING COFFEE BEANS) 7 CHANGING THE QUANTITY OF COFFEE IN THE CUP 8 REGULATING THE COFFEE MILL 9 PREPARING ESPRESSO COFFEE WITH PRE-GROUND COFFEE (INSTEAD OF BEANS) 10 RUNNING OFF HOT WATER 11 CHANGING THE QUANTITY OF HOT WATER 12 PREPARING CAPPUCCINOS (FROTHED MILK AND COFFEE) 13 PREPARING FROTHED MILK (WITHOUT COFFEE) 14 CHANGING THE QUANTITY OF COFF
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1 DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLIANCE (SEE PAGE 3) A. Grinding coarseness regulator B. Coffee beans container C. Bean container lid D. Central lid for ground coffee E. Compartment for measure F. Cup warmer tray G. Ground coffee funnel H. Milk container lid with froth regulator I. Frothed milk spout J. Milk intake tube K. Nozzle L. Water tank (removable) M. Milk container N. Power cable O. Cup tray P. Measure for pre-ground coffee Q. Drip tray (removable) R. Hot water spout S. Service door T.
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INSTALLATION • After unpacking, make sure the appliance is complete and undamaged. If in doubt, do not use it. Contact professionally qualified personnel. • The packing elements (plastic bags, polystyrene foam, etc.) should be kept out of the reach of children as they are a safety hazard. • Place the appliance on a work surface far away from water taps, basins and sources of heat.
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5. The appliance displays: TURNING OFF PLEASE WAIT and it goes off. 6. Fill the container with coffee beans (fig. 5). IMPORTANT: to prevent malfunction, never fill with ground coffee, freeze dried coffee, caramelised beans or anything else which could damage the appliance. 5 TURNING ON AND PREHEATING 1. Press the button (fig. 6). The appliance displays: HEATING UP PLEASE WAIT... to indicate preheating is underway. 2. Once preheating is completed, the appliance displays RINSING PLEASE WAIT...
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NOTE 1: If the coffee is delivered a drop at a time or not at all, turn the grinding coarseness regulator (fig. 12) one click clockwise (see section 8). Turn one click at a time until the coffee is delivered satisfactorily. NOTE 2: If the coffee is delivered too fast and is not creamy enough, turn the grinding coarseness regulator (fig. 12) one click anticlockwise (see section 8). Avoid turning the grinding coarseness regulator excessively otherwise when you select 2 cups, the coffee may run out in drips.
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To turn the appliance on again, you must insert the water spout (fig. 4), press the water from the spout for a few seconds. button and run off When using the appliance for the first time, 4-5 cups of coffee and a cappuccino need to be made before the appliance starts to give satisfying results. If the appliance malfunctions, do not contact the service centre straight away. The problem can almost always be resolved by following the instructions indicated in paragraphs 18 and 19.
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9 PREPARING ESPRESSO COFFEE WITH PRE-GROUND COFFEE (INSTEAD OF BEANS) • Press the button (fig. 16) to select the ground coffee function. This disables the coffee mill function. The appliance displays: READY PRE-GROUND • Lift the lid in the centre, place one measure of ground coffee in the funnel (see fig. 17) and proceed as described in section 6. You can make just one coffee at a time by pressing the , or button once only.
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• When the hot water in the cup reaches the required level, press the button to memorise the new amount. (You should not run off hot water for more than two minutes at a time). 12 PREPARING CAPPUCCINOS OR CAFFELATTE • Select the taste of the coffee you want to use to make the cappuccino by pressing the button • Remove the lid of the milk container. • Fill the container with about 100 grams of milk for each cappuccino to be prepared (fig. 19).
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13 PREPARING FROTHED MILK (WITHOUT COFFEE) • • • • • • Remove the lid of the milk container. Fill the container with the quantity of milk you want to prepare (fig.19). Replace the lid on the milk container. Attach the milk container to the appliance (fig. 22). Place a sufficiently large cup under the coffee spout (fig. 23). If you want to make frothed milk, place the froth regulator on the word "CAPPUCCINO" marked on the milk container lid (fig.25).
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15.2 Cleaning the infuser The infuser must be cleaned regularly to avoid the build-up of coffee encrustations which could cause malfunction. Proceed as follows: • turn the appliance off by pressing the button (fig. 6) (do not unplug) and wait for the display to go off; • open the service door (Fig. 14); • remove the drip tray and the grounds container (Fig. 15) and clean them; • press the two red release buttons on the infuser sideways and towards the centre (Fig.
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15.3 Cleaning the milk container Proceed as follows: • Remove the milk spout (fig. 32) and intake tube. • Remove the froth regulator by pulling it outwards. • Wash the container and lid in a dishwasher or in hot soapy water. Make sure there are no milk residues inside the two holes in the lid of the milk container indicated by the arrows in the figure. • Put the froth regulator, intake tube and milk spout back in the milk container lid.
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• Press the button to activate auto-start; NOTE: when the appliance is turned off and auto-start time is set, the symbol appears alongside the time on the unlit display. • Press the button to exit programming mode or to change other parameters. 16.3 Descale Over time, the continuous heating up of the water used to make the coffee leads to lime scale building up in the inner circuits of the appliance. When the appliance displays the message: DESCALE you should perform the descale cycle.
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• Press the OK button and refill the water tank with clean water. • The descale programme is now terminated and the appliance is ready to make coffee again. NOTE: if the descaling cycle is interrupted before completion, the appliance continues to display the descale message and the programme must be started again from the beginning. Empty the water tank, rinse, fill with clean water and run off a cup of hot water. IMPORTANT: FAILURE TO DESCALE THE APPLIANCE REGULARLY INVALIDATES THE GUARANTEE. 16.
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16.7 Resetting factory default settings (reset) If you change the original values, the factory default values can be reset as follows: • Press the button then press repeatedly until the appliance displays: RESET TO DEFAULT NO • Press the button and the appliance displays "RESET TO DEFAULT YES: • Press the button to reset the factory default values; • The appliance is now reset to the factory default settings and the READY message is displayed. 16.
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18 MEANING OF MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND WHAT TO DO MESSAGE MEANING WHAT TO DO • The water tank is empty or is positioned • incorrectly. Fill the water tank as described in section 6, note 6 and insert it fully. • The tank is dirty or encrusted with lime • scale. Rinse or descale the tank. GROUND TOO FINE / ADJUST MILL AND / • The appliance cannot make coffee • Insert the hot water spout, press the button and run off water from the spout for a few seconds.
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MESSAGE LESS COFFEE MESSAGE WHAT TO DO • The ground coffee funnel is clogged. • Too many coffee beans or too much • ground coffee has been added. • The inside of the appliance is very dirty. • GENERIC ALARM • Empty the funnel with the help of a knife, as described in section 9 note 5 (Fig.18). Select a milder taste or reduce the quantity of ground coffee, then run off the coffee again. Clean the inside of the appliance thoroughly, as described in section 15.
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PROBLEM When the button is pressed, the appliance does not come on. The infuser cannot be removed for cleaning. Pre-ground coffee is being used (not beans) and the appliance does not deliver coffee. CAUSE • The appliance is not plugged in. SOLUTION • Check that the power cable is plugged into the mains socket • The appliance is on. The infuser can • Turn the appliance off and remove the infuser (see section only be removed if the appliance is off 11.2).