User manual CAPRESSO IMPRESSA S AVANTGARDE

1. Push and hold the RINSE button EMPTY TRAY/ EMPTY GROUNDS. 2. Remove and empty the tray and the used coffee container and replace. Attention: You must remove the Traces of Coffee Grounds in New Machine? tray for 20 seconds even if it is empty. Replace tray. This is normal! Grinder was tested during assembly with beans. AGENT IN TANK/PRESS STEAM Despite cleaning, traces of ground coffee may be found. 3. Empty the Water Container. Remove the Dual Frother. 4. Dissolve 3 of the large square decalcifying tablets in a SELECT SELECT container with 20 oz. of water (0.6 liters) and pour the A LA Carte PRODUCT PRODUCT Steam Permanent solution into the water tank. Replace water tank. Portion Steam 5. Place a large container under the steam nozzle and ON/OFF Rinse push either steam button. MACHINE DE-SCALING. Rotary Dial The machine pumps the mixture through the with Push-Button steam nozzle. After 10 minutes OPEN TAP. Four Coffee Buttons 7. Empty the container underneath the steam nozzle and Selector Switch place it underneath the hot water spout. 8. Turn the Selector switch to the hot water position. MACHINE DE-SCALING. After approximately six RED TEXT represents display text. minutes the display shows CLOSE TAP. 9. Turn the selector switch back to the cup symbol A) First Time Ever Preparation MACHINE DE-SCALING. The machine will now pump 1. Fill water in tank and beans in bean container. the mixture into the water tray inside. After another 12 2. DO NOT install the Clearyl Filter Cartridge now! minutes the display shows EMPTY TRAY/EMPTY 3. Push the main power switch in the back of the machine. GROUNDS. 4. Push the ON/OFF button in the display. When the display reads FILL SYSTEM / PRESS STEAM place a cup under 10. Carefully remove the used water tray, TRAY MISSING, empty it, clean and replace. Display shows FILL the frother and push the PERMANENT STEAM button. WATER TANK/RINSE WATER TANK. SYSTEM FILLING then HEATING UP. 11. Remove the water tank, rinse, fill halfway with water 5. PRESS RINSE. Place a cup under the coffee spouts and and replace. The display shows PRESS STEAM. press the RINSE button. MACHINE RINSING. SELECT 12. Place a large container under the steam nozzle and PRODUCT. push either steam button. MACHINE DE-SCALING. 6. Place a large cup underneath the coffee spouts and press After 2 minutes OPEN TAP. the 1-CUP coffee button. 1 COFFEE: The machine starts grinding and brewing. Repeat once. Discard the first 13. Empty the container underneath the steam nozzle and place it underneath the hot water spout. two cups of coffee. 14. Turn the Selector switch to the hot water position. B) Daily Preparation MACHINE DE-SCALING 1. Fill fresh water in tank and check bean container. 15. After a short while the display shows CLOSE TAP. 2. Push ON/OFF button. HEATING UP. PRESS RINSE. Place 16. Turn the selector switch back to the cup symbol. The a cup under the coffee spouts and press the RINSE button. machine will pump fresh water into the used water MACHINE RINSING. SELECT PRODUCT. tray inside. MACHINE DE-SCALING. After a short Important: You can only brew coffee when display shows while the display shows EMPTY TRAY/EMPTY SELECT PRODUCT GROUNDS. 17. Carefully remove the used water tray, TRAY MISSING, C) Grinding and Brewing Coffee empty and replace. PRESS RINSE. Four pre-set coffee buttons: 1 ESPRESSO, 2 ESPRESSI, 18. Place a container under the coffee spout and press 1 COFFEE, 2 COFFEES. These buttons are pre-set for the RINSE button. MACHINE RINSING. strength (five settings), cup size (1 to 8 oz. per cup) and SELECT PRODUCT temperature (HIGH, NORMAL) During brewing you can override the cup size by turning the ROTARY DIAL. Cup size for M) Supplies can be ordered through: 2-cup buttons is shown PER CUP! In programming you can Customer Service, Mail Order Form or www.capresso.com change all three functions. · Clearyl Water Filter Cartridge: #64553 Important: You can always stop the flow of coffee by push· Cleaning Tablets: #62205 ing any of the coffee buttons. · Decalcifying Tablets: #61848 Impressa S Avantgarde Quick Reference Guide This Guide does not replace the Operating Instructions. For details and cautions you must read all instructions. N) Using the frothXpress PLUS System This system siphons milk and automatically produces preprogrammed amounts of hot frothed or hot steamed milk right into your cups, never wasting any milk! 1. Disconnect the DualFrother PLUS from the steam nozzle. 2 3 1 Milk Container Assembly frothXpress Plus attached _ + DIAL Frothing range Steam only no siphoning 2. Fill the milk container _+ with milk and Steaming range 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, otherwise 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. Make sure the red lights in the STEAM button are ON. 6. Push the STEAM PORTION button.The steam will create hot frothed milk right in your cup and will stop after 14 sec. Change the steaming time in programming or use the PERMANENT STEAM button for more or less milk. 7. 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! O) Cleaning the frothXpress PLUS System Should be done right after use, takes less than 30 seconds. 1. Store the milk container in the refrigerator and remove the frothXpress from the steam nozzle. 2. 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. 3. Place a cup underneath the steam nozzle and push the STEAM button for three seconds. 4. Replace frothXpress system. CAPRESSO CUSTOMER SERVICE: 1-800-220-5701 M-F 9AM - 9PM; Sat. 9AM - 5PM EST FAX: 201-767-9684 contact@capresso.com A LA CARTE button. Push the button and change the strength by turning the ROTARY DIAL (XMILD, MILD, NORMAL, STRONG, XSTRONG). Now push the ROTARY DIAL. During grinding turn the Dial to set the cup size. D) Changing the Grinder Fineness Important: You can only adjust the fineness during the actual grinding process. 1. Open the bean container lid and turn the dial while grinding: larger dots: coarser; smaller dots: finer. 2. For darker, oily beans, grind somewhat coarser. For lighter beans, grind somewhat finer. E) Using Hot Water (factory setting is 5 oz.) Place a cup underneath the Hot Water Spout and turn the SELECTOR SWITCH to the right. WATER PORTION. To stop the hot water flow turn the SELECTOR SWITCH to the left. F) Frothing and Steaming with the DUAL FROTHER PLUS (Using the frothXpress PLUS system see section "N"). Important: All frother parts must be tightly connected and clean. 1. Cappuccino: One shot espresso plus ~4 oz. of steamed and frothed milk. Metal frother sleeve DOWN. 2. Latte: One shot espresso plus ~4 to 5 oz. of steamed milk. Metal frother sleeve UP. 3. If the red lights in the steam buttons are ON, immerse the frother into a pitcher with milk and push the PERMANENT STEAM button. DRAW OFF STEAM. Steam pushes into the milk ( if the steam buttons are not illuminated, see chapters 16.6 Operating Instructions). a) Push the STEAM button to stop. SELECT PRODUCT. To continue steaming push the STEAM button again. b) After steaming you can immediately brew coffee. Important: Knocking Noise during Frothing: The machine pumps water droplets for steam. This is normal. Please note: Skim and 1% milk will produce more froth than 2% and regular milk. To increase milk temperature, frother sleeve should be UP. G) Cleaning the Frother Should be done right after use, takes less than 15 sec.! Place a large cup underneath the frother. Push the PERMANENT STEAM button. After 5 sec. push the button again to stop. H) Programming Factory Settings: · 1-cup Espresso: 2 oz., strong · 2-cup Espresso: 2 oz./cup, strong · 1-cup Coffee: 5 oz., strong · 2-cup Coffee: 5 oz./cup, strong · All cup buttons are set to temperature HIGH. · Hot Water: 5 oz. · Steam Portion: 14 seconds All other settings see chapter 5, Operating Instructions. · Open Front Cover and push and hold the ROTARY DIAL FILTER NO. · Slowly turn the Dial clockwise to scroll through the following functions after FILTER NO: HARDNESS, RINSE, POWDER QUANTITY (strength), WATER QUANTITY (cup size), TEMP, WATER PORTION, STEAM PORTION, ECONOMY, TIME, UNIT ON, OFF AFTER, LANGUAGE, DISPLAY, INFO, EXIT. · To exit programming choose EXIT and push the ROTARY DIAL: SELECT PRODUCT. Programming Coffee Strength / POWDER QUANTITY Here is how to change the coffee strength for the 1-cup coffee button: · SELECT PRODUCT, push and hold the ROTARY DIAL, FILTER NO. · Turn the Dial until display shows POWDER QUANTITY. · Push the Dial to get into the function. SELECT PRODUCT. · Push the 1-cup coffee button: STRONG. · Turn the Dial to select (example) MILD. · Push the Dial to confirm and turn the Dial to EXIT. · Push the Dial: SELECT PRODUCT. From now on the 1-cup coffee button will brew MILD coffee. I) Installing the Clearyl Cartridge Important: Never install the cartridge before or during "First Time Ever Preparation". · Rinse cartridge under running water. Snap the extension tube on top of the cartridge. Insert into Water Tank reception and make sure the tapered end fits snugly inside the fins. Close cartridge holder. · Fill the tank with cold water. Activating the Clearyl Cartridge: You must activate the cartridge otherwise the machine cannot monitor it properly. SELECT PRODUCT 1.Push the Rotary Dial until you hear a beep. The display shows FILTER NO 2.Push the Rotary Dial again, to enter the FILTER function. 3.Turn the Rotary Dial until the display shows FILTER YES and push the Rotary Dial to confirm. The display shows INSERT FILTER/PRESS STEAM. 4.Place a 20 oz. container under the Steam Nozzle and push either steam button. The display shows FILTER RINSING. Initially, the water may have a slight discoloration. After 60 seconds the water flow stops. The filter is activated. The display shows SELECT PRODUCT. Please note: As long as the filter is activated, the water hardness setting is automatically turned off. J. Replacing the Clearyl Cartridge When display shows SELECT PRODUCT /CHANGE FILTER and the RINSE button lights up: · Push the RINSE button. INSERT FILTER / PRESS STEAM. · Remove water tank, remove old filter. Keep the extension rod. Rinse new filter under running water, attach to extension and install in water tank. Fill with fresh water and insert water tank into machine. · Place a 20 oz. container under the Steam Nozzle and push either steam button. The display shows FILTER RINSING. Initially, the water may have a slight discoloration. After 60 seconds the water flow stops. The filter is activated. The display shows SELECT PRODUCT. K) Cleaning with Special Tablet (Machine is on) The message CLEAN MACHINE appears after 220 cups of coffee. This cleaning program removes coffee oils inside the machine and takes less than 15 minutes. Important: Do not interrupt program once started. Important: Only use special round cleaning tablet. SELECT PRODUCT/CLEAN MACHINE 1. Fill Water Tank and push and hold the RINSE button until EMPTY TRAY/EMPTY GROUNDS. 2. Remove and empty the tray and the used coffee container and replace. Attention: You must remove the tray for 20 seconds even if it is empty. Replace tray. PRESS RINSE 3. Place a large container (24 oz.) underneath the coffee spout and push the RINSE button. MACHINE CLEANING. Then ADD TABLET/PRESS RINSE 4. Drop one white tablet into the ground coffee funnel. 5. Push the RINSE button. MACHINE CLEANING. After a few minutes EMPTY TRAY/EMPTY GROUNDS. 6. Carefully lift, remove and empty tray and replace. The display shows SELECT PRODUCT. 7. Remove the funnel and rinse under hot water. L) Decalcifying DE-SCALE MACHINE For different water hardness levels see Operating Instructions (chapter 15). If a water hardness level is selected, the decalcifying monitor is active. The machine needs to be decalcified when above message appears. Important: If you use the Clearyl filter and DE-SCALE MACHINE appears, then the Clearyl Activation procedure was not performed properly (see "I" above). Important: Decalcifying program must not be interrupted. Use only the special decalcifying tablets (not the cleaning tablets!). For supplies see other side.