Asko CM8477 Series User manual

Instructions for use
Coffee machine
CM8477x

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EN Instructions for use EN 3 - EN 38
Pictograms used
Important information
Tip

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CONTENTS
Your coffee machine
Introduction 4
Description of the appliance 5
Touch keys and symbols 8
Operation
Before first use 10
Set your appliance to ‘On’ 12
Set your appliance to ‘Standby’ and ‘Off’ 12
Important tips and tricks when you make coffee 13
Make coffee using coffee beans 13
Make coffee using pre-ground coffee 14
Adjust the grind level 14
Make milk-based hot drinks 15
Make two cups of coffee 15
Customise beverages 16
Supply a beverage that is customised 16
Customise a user profile 17
Supply hot water or steam 17
Settings
Settings menu 18
Maintenance
Clean your appliance 20
Clean the hot water spout 21
Clean the internal tubes of the milk container and the nozzle 21
Clean all components of the milk container 22
Clean the appliance’s internal circuit 23
Clean the coffee grounds container 23
Clean the drip tray 24
Clean the inside of the coffee machine 24
Clean the water tank 25
Clean the coffee spouts 25
Clean the pre-ground coffee funnel 25
Descale the appliance 26
Set the water hardness 28
Install a water softener filter 28
Replace a water softener filter 29
Remove a water softener filter 29
Clean the brewing unit / infuser once a month 30
Clean the brewing unit / infuser twice a year 31
Use the milk cleaner 34
Trouble shooting
Trouble shooting 36
Environmental aspects
Disposal of packaging and appliance 38

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Introduction
Congratulations on your choice of this Asko coffee machine. This product was designed with
simple operation and optimum comfort in mind.
This manual describes the best way to use this coffee machine. In addition to information on
operation, you will also find background information that may come in handy when using the
appliance.
Please read the separate safety instructions carefully before
using the appliance!
Read this manual before using the appliance and keep it in a safe place for future use.
Installation instructions are supplied separately.
YOUR COFFEE MACHINE

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YOUR COFFEE MACHINE
Description of the appliance
Control panel
A. My profile
B. Settings
C. User profile
D. Selected aroma
E. Time
F. Selected size
G. Aroma
H. Size
I. Scroll left/right
J. Beverages available to select
When this primary screen is shown, the appliance is ready to use.
Beverages available to select
2x
Guest Quantity
CappuccinoCoffeeEspresso
Americano
Latte
macchiato
Steam
Aroma
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YOUR COFFEE MACHINE
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YOUR COFFEE MACHINE
1. Lid bean container
2. Bean container
3. Ground coffee funnel (with lid)
4. Knob to adjust the grind level
5. Power cord
6. IEC connector
7. Area for the measuring spoon
8. Cup warming area
9. Service door
10. Brewing unit
11. On/Standby button
12. Control panel
13. Lighting
14. Main switch
15. Area for accessories (left and right)
16. Cup tray
17. Coffee grounds container
18. Drip tray with level indicator
19. Coffee spouts (adjustable height)
20. Cup lights
21. Hot water connection nozzle
22. Water tank
23. Hot water spout
24. Cover connection nozzle
25. Lid with milk frother
26. Frothed milk spout (adjustable)
27. Milk froth adjustment knob
28. Milk intake tube
29. Release button
30. Milk container
31. Thermal casing
32. Measuring spoon for pre-ground coffee
Maintenance set
• ‘Total Hardness Test’ indicator paper
• Descaler
• Water softener filter (certain models only)
• Cleaning brush / cleaning cloth
• Milk cleaner
• O-rings and lubricating grease
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YOUR COFFEE MACHINE
Touch keys and symbols
Touch keys
My profile
Customise several beverage settings for the user profile that is shown
in the primary screen.
• See chapter ‘Customise beverages’.
• You cannot use this touch key when the guest profile is shown on
the display.
Settings
• See chapter ‘Settings menu’.
User profile
Touch this key to select the correct user profile. Six different user
profiles and a guest profile are available.
• If you select a beverage that has been customised for this profile,
it will be supplied with the customised saved settings. See chapter
‘Supply a beverage that is customised’.
• If you select the guest profile, beverages will be supplied with the
default settings.
Customise a user profile
• See chapter ‘Customise a user profile’.
Aroma
Touch this key (several times) to select ‘Pre-ground’ or to select the
aroma.
Size
Touch this key (several times) to select the coffee quantity.
Scroll left/right
Touch these keys until the correct variable is shown on the display.
OK
Stop
Escape
Cancel or go back one step.
• Values will not be saved.
Next
Minus (-) / Plus (+)
Adapt the aroma when you customise a beverage.
Start

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YOUR COFFEE MACHINE
Touch keys
Enter
Enter a menu.
Double espresso
This touch key is shown on the display for a few seconds at the start
of preparing one espresso.
Extra
Increase the quantity of water of the beverage that is being prepared.
On/Off
Setting is ‘off’.
On/Off
Setting is ‘on’.
Symbols
My aroma (if programmed) / Standard
Pre-ground
Extra light
Light
Medium
Strong
Extra strong
My quantity (if programmed) / Standard
Small
Medium
Large
Extra large
Settings saved
Default value
Auto start function enabled
Energy saving enabled
Filter enabled

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Before first use
Remove the packaging. Make sure the product is complete and undamaged. Check if all
accessories are present. Do not use the appliance if it is visibly damaged. Contact the service
department if there are any problems.
Coffee has been used to test the appliance in the factory. Therefore it is completely
normal that there are traces of coffee in the mill.
Customise the water hardness as soon as possible. Obey the instructions in chapter ‘Set
the water hardness’.
To improve the performance of your appliance, we recommend installing a water softener
filter. If your model is not provided with a filter, you can purchase one from the service
department.
Always use clean and cold tap water, bottled water without added minerals or distilled
water suitable for consumption.
The first time you use the appliance, the water circuit is empty. The appliance could be
very noisy. The noise becomes less when the circuit fills with water.
The first time you use the appliance, you need to make 4-5 cups of coffee before it starts
to give results that are satisfactory.
When making the first 5-6 beverages, it is normal to hear the noise of boiling water. This
noise becomes less during use.
Pull the appliance forward to get access to the main switch, the area for accessories
and the lid of the bean container. Pull the coffee spouts forward to open the service
door.
OPERATION

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Read and obey the instructions shown on the display. The display shows information
and touch keys to use. Important information is accompanied by an audio signal.
The appliance goes to standby automatically. It is now ready for normal use.
Danger of burns
During rinsing, a little hot water flows out of the coffee spouts. Avoid contact with
splashes of water. Do not let the appliance stay unattended while hot water is being
supplied.
OPERATION

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Set your appliance to ‘On’
The appliance is ready to use if it has reached the correct temperature.
The primary screen is shown.
Attention
Each time the appliance is set to ‘On’, it performs an automatic preheat and rinse cycle.
This cycle cannot be interrupted. The appliance is ready for use only after completion of
this cycle.
Tip
Put a cup under the spouts. Collect the hot water from the rinse cycle to warm the cup.
Important!
Do not push the main switch while the appliance is set to ‘On’.
Set your appliance to ‘Standby’ and ‘Off’
Attention
Each time the appliance is set to ‘Standby’ after being used to make coffee, it performs
an automatic rinse cycle.
Please note
If you do not use the appliance for a long period, set the appliance to ‘Off’.
OPERATION

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Important tips and tricks when you make coffee
• The supply of coffee can be stopped at any moment.
• As soon as the supply has ended, you can increase the quantity of water.
• You can customise beverages.
• Adjust the grind level if the coffee is supplied a drop at a time or too weak and not creamy
enough.
• Make a hotter coffee:
▷Perform a rinse cycle and warm the cups with the hot water from the rinse cycle.
▷Supply hot water to warm the cups.
▷Use the cup warmer setting to warm the cups.
▷Increase the coffee temperature.
• Lower the spouts to the cup as near as possible. This makes the coffee more creamy.
• After the coffee supply, the aroma setting and the quantity setting are reset to the ‘original
recipe’.
• Once a beverage has been made, the appliance is ready to make the next beverage.
Make coffee using coffee beans
Important!
Do not use green, caramelised or candied coffee beans. They could make the coffee mill
unusable.
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Make coffee using pre-ground coffee
Important!
• Only add pre-ground coffee when the appliance is set to ‘On’. Otherwise, the coffee
could spread through the inside of the appliance and damage it.
• Only make one cup of coffee at a time. Do not use more than 1 measuring spoon.
• Make sure the funnel is not blocked (see chapter ‘Maintenance’).
2x
Adjust the grind level
The coffee mill is set by default to prepare coffee correctly. It should not require regulating initially.
However, you can adjust the grind level:
• if the coffee is supplied too slowly or not at all.
▷Turn the knob one click clockwise in the direction of 7.
• for a stronger, creamier coffee.
▷Turn the knob one click anti-clockwise in the direction of 1.
Please note!
• Only turn the knob when the coffee mill is operating (during the start of the coffee
preparation). Turn the knob one click at a time. When you have made at least 2 cups of
coffee, turn the knob another click if the adjustment did not give the desired result.
OPERATION

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Make milk-based hot drinks
Tip
• Use skimmed or partially skimmed milk at refrigerator temperature (about 5 °C) to get a
richer denser froth.
Dial position Description Recommended for…
No froth Caffe latte / Hot milk
Min. froth Latte macchiato
Max. froth Cappuccino / Frothed milk
2x
Please note!
• After the supply of a milk-based hot drink, the display shows a CLEAN message (see
chapter ‘Maintenance’).
Make two cups of coffee
With this appliance you can make a perfect espresso or coffee. To guarantee the quality for each
cup, we have chosen not to offer the option for two cups of coffee at the same time.
OPERATION

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OPERATION
Customise beverages
The appliance allows you to choose six different profiles, each associated with a different icon.
For every beverage, the customized aroma and amount can be saved in a profile.
2x
Supply a beverage that is customised
Make sure the primary screen shows the correct user profile. If you select a beverage that has
been customised for this profile, it will be supplied with the customised saved settings.
The order in which all the beverages for a user profile are displayed is based on the
frequency of selection.
2x
If you select the guest profile, beverages will be supplied with the default settings.

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OPERATION
Customise a user profile
Supply hot water or steam
Danger of burns
Do not let the appliance stay unattended while hot water or steam is being supplied.
Important!
Avoid burns from splashes. Always stop the hot water or steam supply before removing
the cup containing the liquid.
Use steam to heat or froth liquid. Immerse the hot water spout in the liquid. When the
required temperature or level of froth is reached, stop the steam supply.
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Tips when you use steam to froth milk
• When choosing the size of the cup, bear in mind that the liquid doubles or triples in
volume.
• For a creamier froth, rotate the cup with slow movements up and down.
Please note!
Clean the hot water spout each time you used it to froth milk (see chapter ‘Maintenance’).

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SETTINGS
Settings menu
Rinsing
Clean and heat the appliance’s internal circuit. Supply hot water from the coffee
spouts and hot water spout (if inserted).
• Put a container with a minimum capacity of 100 ml under the coffee and hot
water spouts.
Descaling
See chapter ‘Maintenance’.
Water filter
See chapter ‘Maintenance’.
Drink settings
Consult your customised settings for each profile. Reset the default values for each
beverage.
• See also ‘Default values’ for more information.
Set time
Adjust the time shown on the display.
Auto-start
Set the auto-start time. At that time, the appliance is ready to make coffee
immediately.
• To use this setting, make sure that the time of the day is correctly set.
• The corresponding symbol is displayed adjacent to the time to indicate that the
setting is on.
Auto-off (standby)
Set the time for the appliance to go to standby.
Cup warmer
The fan blows hot air into the cup warmer area.
• The residual heat of the appliance is used for heating up the cup. The heat result
is depending on the time the machine is set to ‘On’.
Energy saving
The energy consumption is decreased in compliance with European regulations.
• The corresponding symbol is displayed adjacent to the time to indicate that the
setting is on.
• You may have to wait a few seconds before the first coffee is supplied.
Coffee temperature
Adjust the temperature of the water that is used to make coffee.
Water hardness
See chapter ‘Maintenance’.

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Set language
Adjust the language shown on the display.
Beep
Set the beep on or off.
• You hear a beep every time you touch a key and when you insert/remove an
accessory.
Lighting
Set the lighting on or off.
• The cup lighting comes on each time a beverage is supplied and during each
rinse cycle.
Background
Set the color of the display background.
Demo mode
Start the demo mode to show the main functions.
• To exit the demo mode, set your appliance to ‘Standby’.
Default values
Reset all menu settings and programmed quantities back to the default values (with
the exception of the language).
Statistics
Show statistics relating to the appliance.
SETTINGS

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Clean your appliance
Read and obey the instructions shown on the display. The display shows information
and touch keys to use. Important information is accompanied by an audio signal.
Please note!
• Do not use solvents, abrasive detergents, alcohol or chemical products to clean the
appliance!
• Do not use metal objects to remove encrustations or coffee deposits. They could
scratch metal or plastic surfaces.
• Only the milk container is dishwasher safe. Do not clean the other components of the
appliance in the dishwasher!
Regular cleaning
• The hot water spout (each time you used it to froth milk).
• The internal tubes of the milk container and the hot water connection nozzle (each time a
milk-based hot drink is supplied).
• The milk container and all the components (about once a month).
• The appliance’s internal circuit.
• The coffee grounds container.
• The drip tray.
• The inside of the coffee machine (about once a month).
• The water tank (about once a month and when you replace the water softener filter).
• The coffee spouts.
• The pre-ground coffee funnel (about once a month).
• The brewing unit and the infuser (at least once a month).
Special cleaning
• Twice a year you must disassemble the brewing unit, clean the parts and lubricate the
o-rings of the brewing unit and the infuser (see ‘Clean the brewing unit / infuser twice a
year’).
• Each time the milk container is empty, we recommend to clean all components using
the milk cleaner (see ‘Use the milk cleaner’).
MAINTENANCE