Capresso CoffeeTEC 471 User manual

CoffeeTEC Model #471
• Operating Instructions
• Product Registration
• Warranty 20227

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always
be followed, including the following:
1. Read all instructions.
2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs.
3. To protect against fire, electric shock and personal injury, do not
immerse cord, plugs, or appliance in water or other liquid.
4. Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near
children.
5. Unplug from outlet when not in use and before cleaning. Allow it to
cool before putting on or taking off parts, and before cleaning the
appliance.
6. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after the
appliance malfunctions, or has been damaged in any manner. Return
appliance to the nearest authorized service facility for examination,
repair or adjustment.
7. The use of accessory attachments not recommended by the appliance
manufacturer may result in fire, electric shock, or personal injury.
8. Do not use outdoors.
9. Do not let the cord hang over the edge of a table or counter, or touch
hot surfaces.
10. Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner, or in a heated
oven.
11. Always attach plug to appliance first, then plug cord into wall outlet. To
disconnect, turn any control to “off” then remove plug from wall outlet.
12. Do not use appliance for other than intended use.
13. Use extreme caution when disposing hot steam.
14. For household use only.
SAVE THESE INTRUCTIONS
SPECIAL CORD SET INSTRUCTIONS
Regarding your cord set:
A. A short power-supply cord (or detachable power-supply cord) is to be
provided to reduce risks resulting from becoming entangled in or
tripping over a longer cord.
B. Longer detachable power-supply or extension cords are available and
may be used if care is exercised in their use.
C. If a long detachable power-supply cord or extension cord is used,
1) The marked electrical rating of the detachable power-supply cord
or extension cord should be at least as great as the electrical rating
of the appliance,
2) If the appliance is of the grounded type, the extension cord should
be a rounding type 3-wire cord, and
3) The longer cord should be arranged so that it will not drape over
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the counter top or table top where it can be pulled on by children or
tripped over.
D. This appliance has a polarized plug (one blade is wider than the other).
As a safety feature, this plug will fit in a polarized outlet only one way. If
the plug does not fit fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does
not fit, contact a qualified electrician. Do not attempt to defeat this
safety feature.
CAUTION
This appliance is for household use. Any servicing other than cleaning and
user maintenance should be performed by an authorized service rep-
resentative.
•Do not immerse base in water or try to disassemble.
• To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not remove the base.
No user serviceable parts inside. Repair should be done by authorized
service personnel only.
•Check voltage to be sure that the voltage indicated on the name plate
agrees with your voltage.
•Never use warm or hot water to fill the water container!
Use cold water only!
•Keep your hands and the cord away from hot parts of the appliance
during operation.
•Never clean with scouring powders or hard implements.
WHO IS CAPRESSO?
With more than 20 years experience in coffee equipment for household
use, and after establishing a well-known European Appliance Company
in the U.S. I founded CAPRESSO in 1994. My goal is to provide coffee
makers and espresso/cappuccino machines for the customer who wants
a better product. Safety, reliability, performance and convenience are the
cornerstones of the CAPRESSO quality. Our products are now available
through specialty retailers and department stores who can give you
expert advice and treat you as a valued customer. For a store nearest
you, check our website at www.capresso.com. I hope you will enjoy your
new CAPRESSO product and will recommend it to your friends.
Michael Kramm, President
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CONTENTS
Section Page
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS....................................................................2
LINE DRAWINGS (FIGURES 1-14)...................................................... 5-6
WHO IS CAPRESSO? .............................................................................3
WELCOME TO THE CAPRESSO CoffeeTEC..........................................7
EQUIPMENT............................................................................................7
FEATURES AND BENEFITS....................................................................7
1. PREPARING THE CoffeeTEC..............................................................8
1.1 Before First Use ............................................................................... 8
1.2 The Display / Setting the Clock and Programming the Timer .........8
2. MAKING COFFEE............................................................................... 8
2.1 Filling the Water Container ...............................................................8
2.2 Filling with Ground Coffee................................................................ 8
2.3 Placing the Stainless Steel Carafe................................................... 9
2.4 Turning the Coffee Maker On........................................................... 9
2.5 Serving Coffee ..................................................................................9
2.6 Pouring Coffee While Brewing .........................................................9
2.7 Brewing Small Amounts of Coffee ...................................................9
2.8 Making Multiple Carafes of Coffee .................................................10
2.9 Auto Shut-Off .................................................................................10
3. AUTOMATIC BREWING AT A PROGRAMMED TIME ......................10
4. KEEPING COFFEE HOT IN THERMAL CARAFES ...........................10
5. FROTHING MILK ..............................................................................10
5.1 Assembly of the PACS System ......................................................10
5.2 Adding Milk ....................................................................................11
5.3 Brewing Coffee and Frothing Milk ..................................................11
5.4 Frothing Milk Only ..........................................................................11
5.5 Producing Frothed Milk ..................................................................11
5.6 Regulating Milk Froth and Temperature .........................................11
5.7 Green Steam Light Off ...................................................................11
5.8 Recommendations for Cappuccino and Latte ...............................11
5.9 Using the Flexible Hose ..................................................................12
6. PRODUCING HOT CHOCOLATE......................................................12
7. CLEANING ........................................................................................12
7.1 The PACS System ..........................................................................12
7.2 The Milk Container .........................................................................12
7.3 The Coffee Maker ...........................................................................13
8. DECALCIFYING................................................................................ 13
8.1 With Durgol .....................................................................................13
8.2 With Other Agents ..........................................................................14
8.3 Decalcifying Hose ...........................................................................14
9. TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................................................... 14
10. WARRANTY ....................................................................................15
11. PRODUCT REGISTRATION ............................................................16
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A. Water Container Lid
B. Sticker: Capresso Plus Service
C. Water Container (removable)
D. Display and Operating Panel
(see figure 2)
E. Milk Container with Lid
F. Drip Grid
G. Drip Tray
H. Platform
I. Stainless Steel Carafe with Lid
J. Swing-Out Filter
K. Push Button for Swing-Out Filter
L. LCD Display
M. On Light (red)
N. Auto Light (green)
O. 3-5 cup Light (green)
P. On/Off Button with Knob for 3-5 cup Setting
and Auto Setting
Q. Program Light (green)
R. Steam Ready Light (green)
S. Program Button with Knob for Hour and Minute
Setting
T. Steam Selector
U. Steam Nozzle
V. Connector
W. Frothing Sleeve
X. Knob (for regulating froth)
Y. Joint
Z. Milk Container Lid with Siphoning Straw
FIG. 2
FIG. 3
FIG. 1
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I
JK
L
O
P
U
V
W
X
YZ
Q
R
S
T
M
N
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FIG. 4 FIG. 5 FIG. 6
FIG. 7 FIG. 8 FIG. 9
FIG. 10 FIG. 11
FIG. 13 FIG. 14
FIG. 12
DRIP
STOP
• maximum milk
flow and milk froth
• milk warm
• reduced milk
flow and milk froth
• milk hot
• no milk flow
upper valve
lower valve
lid
seal
straw
HOTSTEAM!
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WELCOME TO THE CAPRESSO CoffeeTEC
Thank you for choosing this unique CAPRESSO product. Your new CoffeeTEC has
two distinctly different functions which work completely independently of each
other: Brewing Coffee and Frothing Milk. Please study these operating instruc-
tions carefully before operating your new CoffeeTEC and keep them in a safe place
for easy reference in the future. Understanding and complying with these directions
is essential to ensure that the machine is utilized without risk and to ensure safety
during operation and maintenance. Should you require further information or if par-
ticular problems occur that are not covered in this manual, please contact your local
dealer or call our toll free HELP LINE: 1-800-767-3554 9AM to 4PM Eastern
Standard Time, Monday through Friday. If you call at any other time, please leave
a message with your telephone number and when we can call you back. You can
also send us a fax at 1-201-767-9684, or e-mail us at [email protected].
EQUIPMENT
The CoffeeTEC comes complete with:
• Stainless Steel Carafe with Lid
• GoldTone Filter (inserted in removable Filter Holder)
• Removable Water Container
•Measuring Scoop and Mail Order Form for Parts and Accessories
Pump-Auto-Cappuccino System with:
•Milk Container with Lid and Siphoning Straw attached
•Steam Nozzle (figure 3; U) attached to machine
• 4-piece Frothing Assembly (figure 3; V, W, X, Y) packed in Milk Container
•Special Decalcifying Hose (see figure 14)
•Flexible Siphoning Hose (see figure 11)
• Drip Grid and Drip Tray (figure 1; F, G)
FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF THE CoffeeTEC
•10-cup coffee maker with stainless steel vacuum carafe keeps coffee hot for up
to 4 hours without reheating. (A full pot of coffee is more than 180˚ F after brew
ing, and more than 160˚ F after 4 hours.)
•Carafe lid is closed during the brewing process, preventing aroma and heat loss.
Since lid is closed, carafe can remain on the platform after brewing has finished.
•Safety push button swing-out filter prevents accidental opening.
•Drip-stop allows you to pur a cup of coffee while brewing.
•Removable filter holder for easy cleaning.
•Fast brewing process allows you to brew 10 cups of coffee in under 8 minutes.
(Remember the shorter the brewing time, the less bitter your coffee tastes.)
•Illuminated digital programmable clock/timer displays the time and allows you to
program the coffee maker to make coffee anytime you want.
• Five signal lights indicate the status of your CoffeeTec.
•Removable water container has cup markings and two water compartments for
coffee and steam. Automatically fill water for brewing coffee and frothing milk, or
just fill water for frothing milk.
•Patented Pump-Auto-Cappuccino System (PACS) instantly delivers hot milk or
milk froth for up to 8 regular cappuccinos at a time, directly into your coffee mug
or cappuccino cup. No frothing pitcher needed, no waste of milk, simply the
fastest way to produce frothed milk.
• PACS System can also be used to produce hot chocolate.
• 2-hour safety auto shut-off.
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1. PREPARING THE CoffeeTEC
1.1 Before First Use
a. After unpacking your CoffeeTEC
clean all the loose parts with warm
water and make yourself familar
with the different functions.
b. After reading these instructions, let
some water run through the coffee
maker to clean all internal parts.
1.2 The Display/ Setting the Clock
and Timer
When you plug in the CoffeeTEC the
green display will flash “AM 12:00”
and all indicator lights are off.
To set the current time:
Turn and hold the program knob to
the left (hours) to set the hours (see
fig. 2; S). While you are doing this,
watch the AM change to PM. Then
turn and hold the program knob to
the right (minutes) and set the min-
utes (see fig. 2; S).
To set the programmed time:
a. Push the program button (see fig.
2; S). The Program light (see fig. 2;
Q) will go on and the display will
show “AM 12:00.”
b. Turn and hold the program knob to
the left (hours) to set the hours.
While you are doing this, watch the
AM change to PM. Then turn and
hold the program knob to the right
(minutes) and set the minutes.
Within four seconds, the display will
revert to the current time and the
program light will turn off.
c. To change the programmed time,
push the program button (see fig. 2;
S). It will show the programmed
time. Then set the time as
described above in step b.
d. To check the programmed time,
push the program button. The
display will show the time you have
programmed to brew coffee. The
display will switch back by itself to
the current time after a few seconds.
Attention: Flashing LCD Display
(see fig. 2; L)
If you unplug the coffee maker for
more than 15 seconds or if you have
a power failure, you will lose the cur-
rent time and program settings. The
display will flash “AM 12:00” indicat-
ing that you have to reset the current
and programmed time.
2. MAKING COFFEE
2.1 Filling the Water Container
• Open the water container lid and
remove the water container (see fig-
ure 1; C).
• Fill the water container to the
required marking with fresh, cold
water (see fig. 10). Caution: Never
fill water container above the “Max
Line”—this is the line between the
number “10” and the letters MAX. If
you fill more water into the water
container the stainless steel carafe
could overflow with hot coffee
which can cause severe injuries.
• Replace the water tank and close
the water tank lid. When filling the
water tank to brew coffee you will
automatically have water left over for
frothing milk (see section 5,
“Frothing Milk”).
2.2 Filling with Ground Coffee
a. Push the button to open the swing-
out filter (see fig. 4). On the inside
you will find a removable GoldTone
filter and a removable filter holder.
Caution: The handle of the filter
holder has to sit over the raised
plastic part of the filter (see fig. 5). If
the filter holder is not inserted prop-
erly, it is not possible to close the
swing-out filter back into machine.
b. Fill the GoldTone filter with ground
coffee. If you would rather use a
paper filter, use size 4. Please follow
the instructions on the filter paper
box for proper use of filter paper.
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c. Important: Coffee Amounts
Never use more than the amounts
indicated in the chart below. Using
more coffee than indicated could
result in an overflow of ground cof-
fee running into the carafe and
blocking the drip stop function.
d. Close the swing-out filter until it
firmly clicks in place (see fig. 1; J).
2.3 Placing the Stainless Steel
Carafe
• Place the carafe lid on the carafe
with the large dot facing the pouring
spout (see fig. 6).
• Turn clockwise approx. 1 1/2turns to
firmly close lid. Although the lid is
closed, the coffee can flow into the
carafe through a one-way opening
device on the lid.
Attention: Please note that the lid
must be on the carafe during brew-
ing to activate the drip stop. If you
lose the lid, you can not brew cof-
fee. Please call 1-800-767-3554 to
order a new lid.
• Place the carafe on the platform.
Make sure the swing-out filter is
closed with the filter holder in place.
2.4 Turning the Coffee Maker On
Push the on/off button (see fig. 2; P)
and the red on light (see fig. 2; M) will
illuminate, indicating that the brewing
process is starting.
Caution: Never open the swing-out
filter while brewing coffee. Wait until
the brewing process is completed.
Remove the carafe first, and then
open the swing-out filter. This pre-
vents spilling.
After the coffee maker has finished
brewing, remove the carafe from the
platform. Turn the lid counterclock-
wise until the large round dot is over
the pouring spout. You can now serve
coffee. After serving make sure to
close the lid securely.
2.5 Serving Coffee
Brewing time for a full pot of coffee is
under 8 minutes. When using a finer
grind, it can take an additional two to
four minutes until all the water has
processed through the ground coffee.
2.6 Pouring Coffee While Brewing
You can pull the carafe from the
platform during the brewing process
for approx. 20 seconds to pour a cup
of coffee. Make sure the lid is closed
before you replace the carafe on the
platform.
2.7 Brewing Small Amounts of
Coffee
When brewing small amounts of cof-
fee, we always recommend rinsing
the carafe with hot water and switch-
ing to the 3-5 cup brewing cycle
before you turn on the machine.
• Turn the on/off knob to the left,
towards “3-5 cup” marking (see fig.
2; P). The green 3-5 cup indicator
light (see fig. 2; O) will go on. This
will slow down the brewing process
and improve the temperature. When
brewing 4 to 5 cups of coffee, tem-
perature in the carafe after brewing
will be between 174˚ F and 177˚ F.
• To cancel the 3-5 cup brewing cycle
turn the steam selector to the 3-5
cup marking again. The indicator
light will turn off.
Caution: Remove the carafe lid and
make sure that the carafe is empty
before brewing coffee.
Maximum #
of Scoops
Regular Grind
(Supermarket
Version)
Fine Grind (finer
than regular)
Size 4
Paper Filter
16
scoops
10-11
scoops
GoldTone
Filter
13
scoops
8-9
scoops
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2.8 Making Multiple Carafes of
Coffee
If you want to make another carafe of
coffee immediately after the first
carafe is brewed, push the on/off but-
ton (see fig. 2; P) to turn the coffee
maker off (the red light will turn off)
and let the coffee maker cool down
for approx. 5 minutes before refilling
with fresh cold water and ground cof-
fee. Important: Make sure the carafe
is empty before brewing.
2.9 Auto Shut-Off
After brewing is finished. the
CoffeeTEC will go into stand-by mode
for frothing. If you do not operate the
machine within the next 2 hours, it will
turn itself off automatically (the red
light will turn off).
3. AUTOMATIC BREWING AT A
PROGRAMMED TIME
• Set the programmed time at which
you wish to brew coffee as
described in section 1.2 “Setting the
Clock and Timer.”
• Prepare the coffee maker as
described in sections 2.1 - 2.3.
• Turn the on/off knob to the right,
towards the Auto marking and let go.
The green auto light (see fig. 2; N)
will go on.
• At the pre-programmed time, the
red on button will go on and the
green auto light will go off, indicating
that brewing has started.
•Important: If you inadvertently
turned the on/off knob to the Auto
marking (green Auto light on) you
can turn the Auto light off by turning
the knob towards the Auto marking
again.
4. KEEPING COFFEE HOT IN
THERMAL CARAFES
After brewing a full pot of coffee the
temperature in the carafe will be
above 180˚ F. If the carafe stays
closed the temperature will gradually
fall. After 4 hours the temperature will
remain between 160˚ F and 165˚ F.
The more often you open the carafe
and the less coffee that remains in the
carafe, the faster the temperature will
decrease.
5. FROTHING MILK
The Pump-Auto-Cappuccino System
(PACS) allows you to heat and froth
milk directly into your cup. Like a
pump espresso machine, the
CoffeeTEC is equipped with a pump
and a separate heating system to cre-
ate hot steam. The PACS System
works independently from the coffee
brewing system.
Caution: Steam Pressure Release
Through Top of Swing-Out Filter
(see fig. 13)
Any time you turn the steam selector
(see fig. 2; T) from “Steam On” to
“Steam Off,” the machine
automatically releases the remaining
pressure into the filter holder. As a
result, a short, hot burst of steam will
come out of the openings above the
swing-out filter (see fig. 13). Never
place your hand or arm on this part
of the machine. The hot steam can
cause serious injury.
5.1 Assembly of the PACS System
•Important: In order to siphon milk
through the PACS System all parts
must be tightly connected. If the
parts are loose, outside air might be
entering the process, making it
impossible to siphon the milk.
Please refer to figure 3.
• Attach the connector to the steam
nozzle until the red seal of the steam
nozzle is no longer visible (see fig. 3;
U to V). Next, attach the large hole
of the frothing sleeve to the
connector (W to V).
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