User manual CAPRESSO F9 - REERENCE GUIDE

Impressa F9 Quick Reference Guide This Guide does not replace the Operating Instructions. For details and cautions you must read all instructions. Traces of Coffee Grounds in New Machine? This is normal! Grinder was tested during assembly with beans. Despite cleaning, traces of ground coffee may be found. Sensor-Touch Display SELECT PRODUCT ST@RT Big Cup Coffee Espresso Mild Normal Strong Left Control Buttons ON/OFF RINSE Right Control Buttons 1 Cup 2 Cup Hot Water Steam PROGRAM Ground Coffee GREEN TEXT represents information in the display. A) First Time Ever Preparation 1. Fill water in tank and beans in bean container. 2. DO NOT install the Claris Filter Cartridge now! 3. Push ON/OFF button. When the display reads FILL SYSTEM / WATER PORTION place a cup underneath the frother and push the HOT WATER button. When the F9 stops pumping: YOUR MACHINE IS HEATING. 4. Then PRESS MAINT. Place a cup under the coffee spouts and press the RINSE button. Display reads SELECT PRODUCT and the complete touch screen is illuminated. 5. Place a cup underneath the coffee spout, touch the ESPRESSO symbol, then touch the 3-BEAN symbol, ESPRESSO STRONG. Touch and hold the ST@RT symbol until machine starts grinding. Repeat once. Discard the first two cups of coffee. B) Daily Preparation · Fill fresh water in tank and check bean container. · Push ON/OFF button. HELLO YOUR MACHINE IS HEATING. PRESS MAINT. Place a cup under the coffee spout and press the RINSE button. SELECT PRODUCT. C) Factory Settings ....................... Filter .................... Hardness Level ... Aroma................... Temperature ........ Time ..................... Unit (auto) On ..... Auto Off ............... No 2 Strong High Not set Not set 2 hours BIG CUP ................ 240 ml (8 oz) COFFEE.................. 150 ml (5 oz) ESPRESSO............. 60 ml (2 oz) 1-CUP...................... 120 ml (4 oz) 2-CUP...................... 240 ml (8 oz) WATER PORTION... 5 oz LANGUAGE............ English D) Grinding and Brewing Coffee Nine coffee options in the Sensor Touch Display: BIG CUP, COFFEE, ESPRESSO each in MILD, NORMAL, STRONG. · Select a coffee option and gently touch and hold ST@RT for two seconds until grinding starts. Two coffee options with the 1-Cup and 2-Cup buttons. Push either button. Grinding and brewing starts immediately. E) Changing the Grinder Fineness Important: You can only adjust the fineness during the actual grinding process. · Open the bean container lid and turn the dial while grinding. Thicker bars: coarser; thinner bars: finer. · For darker, oily beans, grind somewhat coarser. · For lighter beans, grind somewhat finer. F) Using Hot Water Place a cup underneath the steam nozzle. Push the HOT WATER button. WATER PORTION. Push button again to stop. G) Using Steam (Frothing and Steaming) Important: Frother parts must be tightly connected and clean. · Cappuccino: One shot espresso plus ~4 oz. of steamed and frothed milk. Metal frother sleeve DOWN. · Latte: One shot espresso plus 4 to 5 oz. of steamed milk. Metal frother sleeve UP. 1. Push the STEAM button. The button's red light starts blinking. YOUR MACHINE IS HEATING. After 20 sec.: SELECT PRODUCT. 2. Immerse the frother into a pitcher with milk and push the STEAM button again. STEAM PORTION. Steam pushes into the milk. 3. Push the STEAM button again to stop. SELECT PRODUCT. To continue steaming push the STEAM button again. 4. After steaming you can immediately brew coffee. Knocking Noise during Frothing: The F9 pumps water droplets for steam. This is normal. Please note: Skim and 1% milk will produce more froth than 2% or regular milk. Regulating Milk Temperature To increase the milk temperature use the steaming position. H) Cleaning the Frother Should be done right after use, takes less than 15 sec. ! Place a cup underneath the frother. Push the HOT WATER button. After 5 sec. push the button again to stop. I) Programming Push and hold the P button until two Red Arrows show in the display. First message: FILTER NO. Repeatedly pushing the right arrow accesses different factory settings. Push the P button again to return to SELECT PRODUCT. Here is how to change some of the settings (for all other settings refer to the Operating Instructions). a) Programming Cup Size for Sensor Touch Symbols BIG CUP, COFFEE and ESPRESSO symbols can be programmed between 1 and 8 oz. each (30 to 240 ml). 1. Press and hold the P button until FILTER NO. Press the Right Arrow 4 times: WATER QUANTITY 2. Touch ST@RT and touch the cup symbol for which you want to change the cup size, e.g. COFFEE 5 OZ (120ml) 3. Press either arrow repeatedly to change the cup size. Touch ST@RT to confirm. WATER QUANTITY. 4. You can touch another cup symbol and proceed as above. 5. Press P button to return to SELECT PRODUCT. b) Programming 1-CUP Button The 1-CUP button can be programmed between 1 and 8 oz. The 2-CUP button delivers always twice as much coffee. 1. Press and hold the P button until FILTER NO. Press the Right Arrow 5 times: 1-CUP 4 OZ (120 ML) 2. Press either arrow repeatedly to change. Touch ST@RT to confirm. 1-CUP STRONG. Touch one of the bean symbols to select MILD, NORMAL or STRONG, e.g. 1-CUP NORMAL. Touch ST@RT to confirm. 1-CUP NORMAL. 3. Press P to return to SELECT PRODUCT. c) Programming Hot Water Portion Hot water portion can be programmed between 1 and 16 oz. 1. Press and hold the P button until FILTER NO. Press the Right Arrow 7 times: WATER PORTION 2. Touch ST@RT. PRESS KEY. Place a cup under the frother and press the HOT WATER button. Hot water will be released. ENOUGH WATER? PRESS KEY. When the desired amount of hot water is in your cup press the HOT WATER button to stop. WATER PORTION. This amount of hot water is now programmed. 3. Press P to return to SELECT PRODUCT. d) Setting Time and Programming Auto-On 1. Press and hold the P button until FILTER NO. Press the Right Arrow 8 times: TIME --.-2. Touch ST@RT. Repeatedly touch the arrows to set the hours (military time!). Touch ST@RT to confirm. 3. Repeatedly touch the arrows to set the minutes. Touch ST@RT to confirm. 4. Press the Right Arrow once UNIT ON --.--. Touch ST@RT. 5. Set the Auto-On time like the time (arrows for hours, ST@RT to confirm, arrows for minutes, ST@RT to confirm. 6. Press P to return to SELECT PRODUCT. The F9 will turn on automatically at the preset time. J) Installing the Claris Cartridge (F9 is on) 1. Rinse cartridge under running water and insert into water tank reception. Close cartridge holder. 2. Fill tank with cold water. Push and hold the P button: FILTER NO. Touch ST@RT. NO starts blinking. 3. Touch red arrow once: FILTER YES. Touch ST@RT to confirm. 4. INSERT FILTER / WATER PORTION. Place a large container (30 oz.) under the frother and push the HOT WATER button. FILTER RINSING. After ~90 sec.: YOUR MACHINE IS HEATING then SELECT PRODUCT. The F9 automatically reminds you when it's time to replace the cartridge. Please note: When the Claris program is activated, the decalcifying monitor is turned off . K) Replacing the Cartridge The display shows REPLACE FILTER / SELECT PRODUCT · Remove old filter, rinse new filter under running water and insert (see above). Place a large container (30 oz.) under the frother. Turn the machine off. Now, push and hold the RINSE button. · WATER PORTION / INSERT FILTER. Push the HOT WATER button. Important: If message REPLACE FILTER does not appear after 6 weeks, you must still replace the filter. L) Cleaning with Special Tablet This cleaning cycle removes coffee oils inside the machine. This message will appear after 200 cups of coffee: CLEAN MACHINE / SELECT PRODUCT. Takes less than 10 minutes! Important: Only use special round cleaning tablets! Important: Once started, do not interrupt the program! 1.Fill water tank. Push and hold the RINSE button. EMPTY TRAY. Please note: You must remove the tray for 20 seconds, even if it is empty. Replace tray. 2.PRESS MAINT. Push the RINSE button. MACHINE CLEANING. After a moment the display shows TABLET / PRESS MAINT. 3. Drop one white tablet into the "ground coffee funnel." Push the RINSE button. MACHINE CLEANING. After a few minutes: EMPTY TRAY. Carefully lift, remove and empty tray and replace. The F9 returns to its standard message SELECT PRODUCT and resets itself. M) Decalcifying If a water hardness level is selected (see Operating Instructions), the decalcifying monitor is active. The F9 needs to be de-calcified when the message MACHINE SCALED SELECT PRODUCT appears. Important: If you use the Claris filter and the above message appears then the Claris activation was not performed. Repeat all steps of Chapter J. This will turn off the decalcifying monitor. Important: Never interrupt the decalcifying program. · Use only the special decalcifying tablets (not the cleaning tablets!). For supplies see below. 1. Turn the F9 off and let cool down for one hour. Push and hold the RINSE button until display shows EMPTY TRAY. 2. Remove and empty tray. You must remove the tray for 20 seconds even if it is empty. Replace tray. Decalcifying Session: 3. AGENT IN TANK / PRESS MAINT. Dissolve three large square tablets in 16 oz. of water and pour mixture into water tank. Place a container (at least 16 oz.) under frother. 4. Push the RINSE button. MACHINE DESCALED. After a few minutes: EMPTY TRAY. Carefully remove cup and tray, empty and replace. Cleaning Session: 5. FILL WATER. Rinse water tank and fill with cold water (16 oz.) and replace. Place a container under the frother. 6. PRESS MAINT. FILL WATER. Push the RINSE button. MACHINE DESCALED. After a few minutes: EMPTY TRAY. Carefully remove cup and tray, empty and replace. 7. PRESS MAINT. Push the RINSE button. The F9 returns to SELECT PRODUCT and resets itself. 8. Clean the chrome front and grid with a moist, soft cloth. CAPRESSO CUSTOMER SERVICE 1-800-220-5701 M-F 9AM - 9PM; Sat. 9AM - 5PM EST FAX: 201-767-9684 contact@capresso.com N) Supplies Order through Customer Service or Mail Order Form or www.capresso.com: · Claris Water Filter Cartridge: #7520 · Special Cleaning Tablets: #1151 or #62205 or #62535 · Decalcifying Tablets: #61848 · Grand Aroma Coffee Beans: #921 O) Using the frothXpress PLUS system 2 3 The frothXpress PLUS is separately available for the F9.This system siphons milk and 1 Milk automatically produces Container preprogrammed Assembly amounts of hot frothed or hot steamed milk right into your cups, frothXpress Frothing Plus range never wasting any milk! _ attached + Steam only 1. Disconnect the Dualno Frother PLUS from the + siphoning _ steam nozzle (turn to Steaming range loosen and pull down to remove). 2. Fill milk container with milk and assemble milk container (see above). Attach the frothXpress to the steam nozzle. Attach the milk container to the frothXpress (see above). Important: Make sure all parts are connected tightly, other wise siphoning does not work. 3. Set the dial to the (­) minus sign (12 o'clock) of the frothing range for cappuccino or to the (­) minus sign (6 o'clock) of the steaming range for latte. 4. Place cup underneath the frother. 5. Push the STEAM button. The button's red light starts blinking. YOUR MACHINE IS HEATING. After ~ 20 sec.: SELECT PRODUCT. 6. Push the STEAM button again. STEAM PORTION. The F9 will create hot frothed or steamed milk right in your cup . When you have enough milk in your cup push the STEAM button to stop. 7. If you like more frothed milk push the STEAM button again. 8. For hotter milk in either position move the dial more towards the (+) plus symbols. (The extra long hose lets you siphon milk from any carton without using the special milk container.) Tip: Use Chocolate milk to make great Hot Chocolate! DIAL P) Cleaning the frothXpress PLUS system Should be done right after use, takes less than 30 seconds. · Store the milk container in the refrigerator and remove the frothXpress from the steam nozzle. · Drop the hose and the frothXpress in a cup of hot water. This will push out any milk residue and prevents milk from hardening inside the system. · Place a cup underneath the steam nozzle and push the HOT WATER button for three seconds. · Replace frothXpress system.