Asuka A 600 User manual

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DearCustomer,
ThankyouforchoosingaA600. Withthiscoffeemachine,youwillenjoyfulltasteandaroma
rightfromthefirstcupandmakecreamycappuccinoaswellasteaandotherhotdrinks.A600is
madewithtopqualitycomponentstoensurequalityandperfectsafety.Pleasereadthese
instructionscarefullybeforeusingtheA600.
IMPORTENT:Thisapplianceisnotintendedforusebypersons(incl.children)withreduced
physical,sensoryormentalcapabilitiesorlackofexperienceandknowledgeunlesstheyhave
beengiveninitialsupervisionorinstructionconcerningtheuseoftheappliancebyaperson
responsiblefortheirsafety.
MACHINECONTROLSANDCOMPONENTS
1. Display
2. On/offbutton
3. Knobforadjusting amountofwaterincup
4. Coffeestrengthselector
5. 1cupselector
6. 2cupselector
7. Sservicebutton
8. Coffeedispensingnozzlewithadjustableheight
9. Driptray&grid
a.Grid
b.Driptray
c.Coffeegroundscontainer
d.Contacts
10.Steampreheatingbutton
11.Steam/hotwaterknob
12.Steamnozzlewithmilkfrothingaccessory
12a.Intakevalve
12b.Knob
12c.Intaketube
13.Documentholderpocket
14.Powercordcompartment
15.Poweron/offswitch
16.CupShelf
17.Removablewaterreservoir
18.Coffeebeancontainer
19.Grindknob
20.Groundcoffeecompartment
21.Portafilter
22.Doorforaccessinginfusionunit
23.Groundcoffeemeasuringscoop
24.Filterassemblyaccessory
25.Watersofteningfilter
26.Litmuspaper
Weareinaccordancewithitspolicyofcontinuousimprovement,reservestherighttomakeany
technicalandstructuralmodificationswithoutpriornotice.

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PRECAUTIONS
KEEPTHESEINSTRUCTIONS
Readtheseinstructionsforusecarefullybeforeusingtheappliance.
Usewhichdoesnotcomplywiththeseinstructionswillinvalidatethewarranty.
Thewiringsystemtowhichtheapplianceisconnectedmustalwayscomplywiththelawsin
force.
Beforeconnectingtheappliance,makesurethatthemainsvoltageisthesameasthevoltage
indicatedonthedatalabeloftheapplianceandthatthepoweroutletisconnectedtoearth
Alwaysturnofftheapplianceattheon/offswitchbeforeunpluggingit.
Donotpullthepowercordoutofthesocket,butgrasptheplugitselftoavoiddamagetothe
socket.
Donotallowthepowercordtobetwisted,crushed,stretched,orcomeintocontactwithsharpor
hotsurfaces.
Donotusetheapplianceifthepowercableorotherimportantpartsaredamaged.
Donotuseelectricextensionleadsthatarenotauthorisedbythemanufacturer,astheymaycause
damageorfire.
Ifitisnecessarytoreplacethepowersupplycable,pleaserefertothenearestXpressoauthorised
servicecentre,sincetheuseofaspecialtoolisnecessary.
Donotusetheappliancenearabathtub,showerorcontainerfullofwater.
Neverimmersetheappliance,thecableortheplugsinwateroranyotherliquid.
Useoftheapplianceinplaceswherethereisadangerofexplosionsisprohibited.
Donotusetheproductwithtoxicsubstances.
Donotlaythehotapplianceonsurfacessensitivetoheat.
Donotleavetheapplianceexposedtowindorrain.
Donotplacetheappliancenearaliveelement,anelectricstoveoranyothersourceofheat.

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Donotexposetheappliancetoextremetemperatures.
Neverletchildrenorpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithhowtheapplianceworksuseit.
Donotpressthebuttonshardorwithapointedobjectsuchaspen.
Alwaysresttheapplianceonastablesurface.
Incaseofaccidentalfalloftheapplianceitisnecessarytohaveitcheckedbyanauthorised
servicecentreastheinternalsafetyfeaturesmayhavebeenaffected.
Incaseofbreakdownormalfunctionswitchofftheapplianceandneverattempttodisassembleit
butrefertoanauthorisedservicecentre.
Inordertoavoidprejudicingthesafetyoftheappliance,useonlyoriginalsparepartsand
accessoriesapprovedbythemanufacturer.
Donotwindthepowercordaroundtheappliance,especiallywhentheapplianceisstillhot.
Positionthemachineonahorizontalsurface
Donotuselimescaleremoverswhicharenotauthorisedbythemanufacturer.
Checkthatthereiswaterinthereservoirbeforeturningonthemachine.
Alwaysfillthewaterreservoirwithcoldcleanwater.Donotusemilkoranyotherliquid.
Donotusetheapplianceifthedriptrayandthegrillarenotinplace.
Donotwashcoffeemachineaccessoriesinthedishwasher.
Donotdirectthesteamjetonelectricalappliances.
Lettheappliancecooldownbeforecleaningthehotwaternozzle.
PICTURE-Neverplaceyourhandsinsidethejetofsteam
Dangerofburns!
PICTURE–Donotdirectthesteamjetatpeople,animalsordebris.
Dangerofburns!
Neverusebeanstreatedwithadditives,suchassugarorsimilarsubstances

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IMPORTANT:Flippingthepowerswitch(15)whileinfusionisinprogressmayresultin
damagetotheappliance!Turnoffthepoweronlywhentheon/offbutton(2)issettooff(stand-
bymode).
BURNHAZARD!

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TABLEOFCONTENTS
*PLEASENOTE: Maintenanceandcare(5)pleasefollowtheseinstructionscarefully!
1. SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS.......................................................................................................................................1
2. OPERATIONALSTARTUP....................................................................................................................................3
2.1PREPARINGTHECOFFEEMACHINE.........................................................................................................3
2.2ASSEMBLINGTHEMILKFROTHINGACCESSORY................................................................................3
2.3USINGYOURCOFFEEMACHINEFORTHEFIRSTTIME......................................................................4
2.4SETTINGTHEGRIND.....................................................................................................................................6
3. PREPARATION.........................................................................................................................................................7
3.1SELECTINGCOFFEESTRENGTH................................................................................................................7
3.2SELECTINGTHEWATERQUANTITY........................................................................................................8
3.3BREWINGONECUPOFCOFFEE.................................................................................................................8
3.4BREWINGTWOCUPSOFCOFFEE..............................................................................................................9
3.5BREWINGWITHPRE-GROUNDCOFFEE................................................................................................10
3.6DRAWINGHOTWATER..............................................................................................................................11
3.7DRAWINGSTEAMANDFROTHINGMILK.............................................................................................11
3.8MILKFROTHINGACCESSORY.................................................................................................................12
4. PROGRAMMING...................................................................................................................................................14
4.1FILTER.............................................................................................................................................................14
FILTERASSEMBLY........................................................................................................................................14
WITHOUTFILTER:.........................................................................................................................................16
4.2WATERHARDNESS.....................................................................................................................................17
4.3TEMPERATURE.............................................................................................................................................18
4.4TIME.................................................................................................................................................................19
ONTIME:...........................................................................................................................................................19
OFFTIME:.........................................................................................................................................................20
4.5LANGUAGE....................................................................................................................................................20
4.6STATISTICS....................................................................................................................................................22
5.*NB.MAINTENANCEANDCARE.....................................................................................................................23

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5.1CLEANINGPROGRAMME..........................................................................................................................24
5.2LIMESCALEREMOVAL.............................................................................................................................27
5.3GENERALCLEANING.................................................................................................................................30
6. MAINS(AC)OPERATION...................................................................................................................................31
7. MESSAGESFROMTHESYSTEM.....................................................................................................................32
8. TROUBLESHOOTING..........................................................................................................................................33
9.0LIMITEDONEYEARWARRANTY.................................................................................................................34

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1. SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
CORRECTUSEOFTHEPRODUCT
Thisapplianceisintendedforhomeuseinaccordancewiththedescriptionsandinstructions
containedinthismanual. Pleasereadtheinstructionscarefullyandkeepthem,astheycouldbe
usefultoyouinthefuture.
ATTENTION
Thisapplianceisbuiltaccordingtocurrentregulationsforrecycling.
Donotthrowawaythepackingmaterialsusedtoprotecttheapplianceduringtransportation,but
takethemtorelevantcollectingcenters.
Useonlyoriginalspareparts.
Wearedeclinesliabilityforanydamageoraccidentderivedfromanyuseofthisappliance,
whichisnotinconformitywiththeinstructionscontainedinthisbooklet.
IMPORTANT
Allourproductsundergostrictcontrolsbeforeleavingthecompany.

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USEFULINFORMATION–CHOOSINGCOFFEE
Trueespressocoffeeisrecognizablebyitsdarkcolour,typical“crema”andrichflavour.
Theflavourandaromaofacoffeebeanaretheresultofaroastingprocess.Darkercoffeebeans
havebeenroastedforalongertimeatahighertemperature,andaremorearomaticthanlighter
coffeebeans.
Therearemanydifferenttypesofcoffeeavailableonthemarket,containingblendsofbeans
roastedatdifferenttemperatureswithdifferenttypesofaroma. Thereisalsodecaffeinatedcoffee
containingonly2%caffeine. Tryusingdifferenttypesofcoffeewithyourespressomachineto
fidtheflavourandaromathatbestsuitsyourtaste.
Ideally,coffeebeansshouldbegroundjustbeforeusingthem.Rememberthatyourcoffee
MUSTBEGROUNDFORPUMPESPRESSOMACHINES,whichmeansitmustbeground
quitefinely.
Itisagoodideatokeepgroundcoffeeinahermeticallysealedcontainer. Coffeeeasilyabsorbs
odours.

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2. OPERATIONALSTARTUP
2.1PREPARINGTHECOFFEEMACHINE
Carefullyremovethemachineandallaccessoriesfromthepackaging.
Openthelid,removethewaterreservoir(17)andrinseitwithclean,coldwater.
FillthereservoirnohigherthantheMAXmark,placeitbackinthemachineandclosethelid.
Checkthatthereservoir(17)ispositionedcorrectly.Fillthereservoirwithclean,coldwater
only. Donotusesparklingwateroranyotherliquid.
IMPORTANT:Topreventproblemscausedbylimescalebuild-up,itisimportanttousethe
machinewiththewater-softeningfilter(25).Alternatively,youmayalsouselimescaleremover
(Lime’O),asdescribedinthesectiononthe“limescaleremoverprogram.”Ifyoudecidetouse
thewater-softeningfilter,followtheassemblyinstructionsundertheheading“Filterassembly.”
Openthelidofthecoffeebeancontainer(18),fillitwithcoffeebeansandclosethelidagain.Do
notusecoffeebeanswhichhavebeentreatedwithsugarorotheradditivesduringorafter
roasting,astheycoulddamagethecoffeegrinder.Repaircostsduetosuchdamagewillnotbe
coveredbythewarranty.
Thesteam/hotwaterknob(11)mustbesetto0.
2.2ASSEMBLINGTHEMILKFROTHINGACCESSORY

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Assembleallcomponentsofthemilkfrothingaccessoryasshowninfig.A,leavingnospace
betweencomponents. Takespecialcaretoensurethatthesealontheknob(12b)isinsertedall
thewayintothevalve(12a).
2.3USINGYOURCOFFEEMACHINEFORTHEFIRSTTIME
1a. Removethepowercordfromthecordcompartment(14)andplugitintoasuitableoutlet.
2a. Pressthepowerswitch(15). Theon/offbutton(2)willcomeon.
3a. Presstheon/offbutton(2).SYS.ISHEATINGwillappearonthedisplay.
4a. Whenthemachinehasheatedup,PLEASERINSEwillappearonthedisplayandtheservice
button(7)willstartflashing.
5a. Presstheservicebutton(7)torinsethesystemoutthroughthecoffeedispensingnozzle(8).
6a. Themachineisnowreadyforuse.
RECOMMENDATION:Placeadishunderneaththeoutlettocollectwater.
Youmayrinseoutthemachineatanytimeduringregularoperationbylettingcleanwaterflow
throughthecoffeeoutlet(8),pressingtheservicebutton(7).
Fillingthesystem
Whenyouusetheapplianceforthefirsttime,thepipesinsidethemachinemaynotyetbefilled
withwater.Themachinewillsignalthisasfollows:
1. Afterturningthemachineonwiththeon/offbutton(2),FILLUPPIPE-SYSandTURN
VALVEwillappearalternatelyonthedisplay.
2. Turnthesteam/hotwaterknob(11)totheright.Atthispointthesystemwillfillwithwater
andwatermayflowoutofthenozzle(12).

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3. WhentheTURNVALVEcommandappears,youmayturntheknob(11)totheleftagain.
4. Whenthemachinehasheatedup,PLEASERINSEwillappearonthedisplayandtheservice
button(7)willstartflashing.
5. Presstheservicebutton(7)torinseoutthesystemthroughthecoffeedispensingnozzle(8).
6. Themachineisnowreadyforuse.

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2.4SETTINGTHEGRIND
Important:Grindermaybeadjustedonlywhenthecoffeegrinderisinoperation.
Thecoffeegrindermaybeadaptedtosuittheroastofthecoffee. Werecommendthemedium
settingforallroasts.
Openthecoffeebeancontainer(18)lid.
Withthecoffeegrinderinoperation,turntheknob(19)tothedesiredposition. Thesmallerthe
dotnexttotheknob,thefinerthegrind.Rememberthat:
lightlyroastedcoffeerequiresafinergrind
dark-roastedcoffeerequiresacoarsergrind

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3. PREPARATION
Themachineisshippedreadytomakeitsfirstcupofcoffee.Butwerecommendyoure-program
themainsettingstosuityourpreferences. Firstofall,followthestepslistedunderthe
“Programming”headingtoadjustthefilterandwaterhardnesssettings.
NOTE:Whenusingtheapplianceforthefirsttime,oriftheappliancehasnotbeenusedforsome
time,thefirstcoffeeyoumakewillnothaveperfectaromaandshouldbediscarded.
3.1SELECTINGCOFFEESTRENGTH
Youmaysetyourpreferredcoffeestrengthtothreelevels:
LIGHT=about7gr.groundcoffee(forCaffelatte,cappuccino)
NORMAL =about9gr.groundcoffee(forCafécrème)
STRONG =about11gr.groundcoffee(forEspresso,strongcoffee)
Assoonasthemachineisreadyforuse,thefactorysettingwillappearonthedisplay. Itmaybe
alteredbyrepeatedlypressingtheselector(4)untilthedesiredstrengthappearsonthedisplay.

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3.2SELECTINGTHEWATERQUANTITY
Usethewaterquantitycontrolknob(3)todeterminethequantityofwater.
Turnanti-clockwisetodecreasewaterquantity.
Turnclockwisetoincreasewaterquantity.
Waterquantitymaybealteredduringtheprocess. Theamountofwaterusedtomakecoffeeis
shownonthefirstlineofthedisplay.
RECOMMENDATION: Todeterminetheidealwaterquantityforyourtasteorcupsize,proceed
asfollowswhenmakingyourfirstcupofcoffee:
1. Setthewaterquantityadjustmentknob(3)tothefollowingpositions:
-totheleftforacupofespresso.
-allthewaytotherightforalargercup.
2. Pressthe1cupselector(5).Themachinewillstartmakingcoffee.
3. Justbeforeyoureachthedesiredquantityofcoffee,turnthewaterquantitycontrolknob(3)
slowlytotheleftuntilthemachinestopsdispensingcoffee.
4. Notethepositionshownonthedotsappearingonthewaterquantityadjustmentknob(3).
3.3BREWINGONECUPOFCOFFEE
Placeapre-heatedcupunderneaththecoffeedispensingnozzle(8)
Theheightofthecoffeedispensingnozzle(8)maybeadjustedpreciselytosuitthecupsize.
Setthedesiredcoffeestrengthandwaterquantity.
Pressthe1cupselector(5)
Atthispointthemachinewillbegintheinfusionprocedure.
Theproceduremaybeinterruptedatanytimebypressingthe1cup(5)or2cupselector(6).

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Important:Ifmakingcoffeeforthefirsttime,thegrindingchamberisstillempty.Afteryou
grindcoffeeforthefirsttime,FILLBEANSmayappearonthedisplayandthemachinemaynot
makecoffee. Ifthishappens,presstheselector(5)againtorepeattheprocedure.
3.4BREWINGTWOCUPSOFCOFFEE
Twogrindswillautomaticallybeperformedtomaketwocupsofcoffee.
Placebothcupsunderthecoffeedispensingnozzle(8).
Setthedesiredcoffeestrengthandwaterquantityforonecup.
Pressthe2cupselector(6).
Atthispointthemachinebeginstheinfusionprocedureandmakestwocupsofcoffeeinarow.
Theproceduremaybeinterruptedatanytimebypressingthe1cup(5)or2cupselector(6)
Ifthemachineshouldrunoutofwaterorcoffeebeansbetweenthetwocups,orifthetraysneed
emptying,asignalwillappearandthesecondcupofcoffeewillnotbemade. Followthe
instructionstotopupthemachineandpressonlythe1cupselector(5)tomakethesecondcupof
coffee.

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3.5BREWINGWITHPRE-GROUNDCOFFEE
Firstturnthewaterquantitycontrolknob(3)tothedesiredquantityofwaterforonecup.
Openthelidtoaccessthegroundcoffeecompartment(20);FILLPOWDERappearsonthedisplay.
Fillwithalevelmeasuringscoop(23)ofgroundcoffeeandclosethelid.ThewordsPOWDER
READYwillappearonthedisplay.
Placethecupunderthecoffeedispensingnozzle(8)andpressthe1cupbutton(5)
Ifyouunintentionallyopenthegroundcoffeecompartmentanddonotpressthecoffeebutton
afterputtinggroundcoffeeintoit,themachinewillautomaticallyperformawashingcycle
throughthecoffeedispensingnozzle(8)oneminuteafterthelidisclosedandwillthenbeready
forseagain.
Important:Thefillingcompartmentisnotastoragecompartment.Neverputmorethanone
portionintoitanduseonlyfreshlygroundorvacuumpackedcoffee. Donotuseinstantcoffee.
Youcanmakeinstantcoffeeinthecupusingthenozzle(12).

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3.6DRAWINGHOTWATER
Placeacupunderthenozzle(12).
Turnthesteam/HOTWATERknob(11)totheright.
WhenHOTWATERcomesoutofthenozzle,thewordsHOTWATERappearonthedisplay.
Fillthecupuptothedesiredlevelandthensettheknob(11)to0again.
Becarefulnottoburnyourself;hotwatermaysplash.Thenozzle(12)reacheshightemperatures
whileinuse.Letitcooldownforafewminutesbeforetouchingit.
3.7DRAWINGSTEAMANDFROTHINGMILK
1. Pressthesteampreheatbutton(10).Whenthesystemisready,thewordsSTEAMISREADY
andTURNVALVEwillappearalternatelyonthedisplay.
2. Immersethenozzle(12)inthecupfullofliquidtobeheated.
3. Turnthesteam/hotwaterknob(11)totheright.Important:Alittlewaterwillcomeoutbefore
thesteam.
4. Turntheknob(11)backto0tostop.
5. Pressthesteampreheatbutton(10)torestorenormaloperationofthemachine.
6. Steammaycontinuetobeproducedformaximum2minutes,afterwhichthemachinewill
automaticallystoptheprocedure.Tocontinuewiththeprocedure,turntheknob(11)totheright
andgobackto0.

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3.8MILKFROTHINGACCESSORY
Themilkfrothingaccessoryisusedtoemulsifymilktakenupdirectlyoutofthecontainer. Itisa
veryusefulaccessoryformakingcappuccinoandcoffeewithsteamedmilk.
Checkthattheaccessoryhasbeenconnectedupcorrectly,asdescribedinthesectionon
“ASSEMBLINGTHEMILKFROTHINGACCESSORY.”
Inserttheintaketube(12c)inthecontainerofcoldmilk.
Makeespressoasdescribedinthesection“MAKINGONECUPOFCOFFEE.”
Placethecupunderthesteamnozzle(12).
Pressthesteampreheatbutton(10).Whenthesystemisready,thewordsSTEAMISREADY
andTURNVALVEwillappearalternatelyonthedisplay.
Whensteamstartstocomeout,opentheknob(12b);thiswillallowmilktobetakenupand
frotheddirectlyinthecup.
Usetheintakeknob(12b)tovaryhowwidethevalveopensandthereforetheamountofmilk
takenin. Withtheknobpositionedasshowninfig.c,thatis,allthewayopen,milkiswarmand
frothy;adjusttheknobtoanintermediatepositionforlessfrothandhottermilk.Positionthe
knobasshowninfig.Btoclosethevalve.
Whenthisprocedurehasbeencompleted,returntheknob(12b)andthesteamknob(11)totheir
initialpositions.
WARNING–scaldingsteamhazard:Thesteamisveryhot!Graspthenozzlebytheblack
plasticpart!

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Residuesleftonthenozzleafterfrothingmilkarehardtoremovewhendry,soitisagood
ideatocleanthewholeassemblyassoonasitcoolsdown.Eliminatemilkresiduesinthehole
throughwhichmilkpassesintheknob(12b)withaneedle.
Important:afterusingthesteamwand,itisimportanttorinsethemachinethroughbeforemaking
coffeeagaintocooldownthecircuit,orthearomaofthecoffeewillbespoiled.Placeacontainer
underthecoffeedispensingnozzle(8)andpresstheservicebutton(7)orletalittlehotwaterflow
throughthenozzle(12).

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4. PROGRAMMING
Usethefollowingbuttonsunderthedisplayforprogramming:
P Programmingmode
> Selectionbutton
ok Confirmationbutton
exit Interruptorconcludeprogramming
Themachineallowsyoutosetthefollowingfunctions:
Filter
Waterhardness
Temperature
Time(ontimeandofftime)
Language
Statistics
4.1FILTER
FILTERASSEMBLY:
Themachineissuppliedwithaspecialfilteraccessoryforthewaterreservoir.Thefilterismade
ofresinsandprotectsthemachinefromlimescaledeposits,filteringoutanysubstances(suchas
chlorineandmetallicresidues)thatcanaltertheflavourandaromaofcoffee,whileleavingthe
mineralcontentofthewaterunaltered. Forthemachinetorecognisethepresenceofthefilter,
youmustsetthefiltersettingtoYES. Thefactorysettingisnofilter.
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