Finlux FEM-1793 User manual

ESPRESSO COFFEE MAKER
MODEL: FEM-1793
Read this booklet thoroughly before using and save it for future reference

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
Before using the electrical appliance, the following basic precautions should always be followed
including the following:
1. Before using checks that the voltage of wall outlet corresponds to coffee maker rating plate.
2. The appliance must be earthed.
3. Close supervision is necessary when your appliance is being used near children.
4. Do not place the coffee maker on hot surface or beside fire, avoid to be damaged.
5. Remove plug from wall outlet before cleaning and when not in use. Allow appliance to cool
down completely before taking off, attaching components or before cleaning.
6. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after the appliance malfunctions,
or is dropped or damaged in any manner. Return appliance to the nearest authorized service
facility for examination, repair or electrical or mechanical adjustment.
7. The use of accessory which is not recommended by manufacturer may cause injury to persons or
damage to appliance.
8. Place appliance on flat surface or table, do not hang its power cord over the edge of table or
counter.
9. Ensure that the power cord does not touch hot surface of appliance.
10. Some parts of appliance are hot when operated, so do not touch with hand directly.
11. Do not immerse appliance or power cord into water or any other liquids.
12. Do not use outdoors.
13. Save these instructions booklet for future reference.

HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY
KNOW YOUR COFFEE MAKER
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1. Water tank cover 2. Water tank 3. Upper cover
4. Steam control knob 5. Pressure meter 6. Steam pipes
7. Steamer nozzle 8. Main body 9. Measuring spoon and tamper
10. Power switch 11. Indicator light for pre-heating (red) 12. Switch for coffee
13. Indicator light for pre-heating ready (green) 14. Switch for steam
15 floating 16. Cup mat 17. Drip try
18. 2 cups filter 19. Metal funnel
20. Press bar (press steel mesh with it when pour coffee residue to avoid its slipping out)
21. Funnel holder 22 funnel holder cover

BEFORE THE FIRST USE
To ensure the first cup of coffee tastes excellent, you should rinse the coffee
maker with warm water as follows:
1. Pour water into water tank, the water level should not exceed the “MAX” mark in
the tank. Then replace the water tank cover.
Note: The appliance is supplied with a detachable tank for
easy cleaning, you can fill the tank with water firstly, and
then put the tank into the appliance.
2. Set steel mesh into metal funnel (no coffee powder in steel mesh).
3. Place a jug on removable shelf. Make sure the steam control knob is on the “OFF”
or “0” position.
Note: The appliance is not equipped with jug, please use
yourself jug or coffee cup.
4. Connect to power source, turn the ON/OFF switch to the “1” position. The red
lamp will be illuminated.
5. Pressing the steam switch to the “0” position and coffer/hot water selector to the
“1” position the pump will pump water, when there is water flowing out and
pressing the coffee/hot water selector to the “0” position and waiting for a moment,
the appliance begins to be pre-heated until the green lamp is illuminated, it shows
the pre-heating is finish. Pressing coffer/hot water selector to the “1” position again,
and water will flow out.
6. After water not dropping out any more, you can pour the water in each container
out then clean them thoroughly, now you can start brewing.
Note: There may be noise when pump the water on the
first time, it is normal, the appliance is releasing the air in
the appliance. After about 20s, the noise will disappear.
PRE-HEATING
To make a cup of good hot Espresso coffee, we recommend you preheating the

appliance before making coffee, including the funnel, filter and cup, so that the
coffee flavour can not be influenced by the cold parts.
1. Remove the detachable tank and open the tank cover to fill it with desired water,
the water level should not exceed the “MAX” mark in the tank. Then place the
tank into the appliance properly.
2. Select the one-cup or two –cup mesh, set stainless steel mesh into metal funnel,
pull the press bar backward, make sure the tube on the funnel aligns with groove in
the appliance, then insert the funnel into the appliance from the “Insert” position
and release the press bar, and you can fix them into coffee maker firmly through
turn it anticlockwise until it is at the “lock”position. (See fig. 1).
3. Place an espresso cup (yourself cup) on removable shelf.
4. Then connecting the appliance to power supply source. Make sure the steam
control knob is on the “OFF” or “0” position.
5. Press the ON/OFF switch to “1” position, the red lamp will be illuminated, make
the coffee/hot water selector on the “1” position. Press the steam switch on the “0”
position, when there is water flowing out, close the pump (pressing coffee/hot
water selector on the “0” position) immediately. The purpose of the step is that
pump the water of the tank into the housing.
6. When the green lamp is illuminated, you should press the coffee/hot water selector
on the “1” position again, there will be hot water flowing out. When the green
lamp is extinguished, close the pump. The pre-heating is finished.
MAKE ESPRESSO COFFEE
1. Remove the funnel by turning it in clockwise, .Add ground coffee to steel mesh
with measuring spoon, a spoon ground coffee power can make about a cup of
top-grade coffee, then press the ground coffee powder tightly with the tamper.
2. Set steel mesh into metal funnel, pull the press bar backward, make sure the tube
on the funnel aligns with groove in the appliance, then insert the funnel into the
appliance from the “Insert” position and release the press bar, and you can fix
them into coffee maker firmly through turn it anticlockwise until it is at the “lock”
position. (See fig. 1).
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3. Pour out the hot water in the cup. Then place the hot cup (yourself cup) on
removable shelf.
4. At the time, the green lamp is illuminated, if the green lamp is extinguished, wait
for a moment, once the green lamp is illuminated, and you should press the
coffee/hot water selector on the “1” position, waiting for a moment, there will be
coffee flowing out.
Note: During operation, if the green indicator is
extinguished, you must close the pump and stop to make
espresso coffee. After a few seconds, if the green lamp is
illuminated again, you can make espresso coffee
continued by pressing coffee/hot water selector to “1”
position, the green lamp is cycle ON and OFF to maintain
the water temperature is hot enough.
5. You should press coffee/hot water selector to “0” position manually when desired
coffee is obtained or the colour of coffee changes weak obviously, the red and
green indicator go out and the coffee maker stops working, your coffee is ready
now.
WARNING: Do not leave the coffee maker unattended
during making the coffee, as you need operate manually
sometimes!
6. After finishing making the coffee, you can take the metal funnel out through turn
anticlockwise, and then pour the coffee residue out with the steel mesh pressed by
press bar.
7. Let them cool down completely, then rinse under running water.
FROTHING MILK/ MAKE CAPPUCCINO
You get a cup of cappuccino when you top up a cup of espresso with frothing milk.

Method:
1. Prepare espresso first with container big enough according to the part “MAKE
ESPRESSO COFFEE”, make sure that the steam control knob is at the “OFF” or
“0” position.
2. Press the steam switch to the “1” position, waiting for until the green indicator is
illuminated.
Note: During operation, if the green indicator is
extinguished, you should turn the steam control knob to
“OFF”or “0”position. Press coffee/hot water selector
to the “1”position and pump water, after about 30s,
close the pump（coffee/hot water selector to the “0”
position）, then wait for until the green indicator is
illuminated and turn the steam control knob in
anti-clockwise, the steam will come out again.
3. Fill a jug with about 100 grams of milk for each cappuccino to be prepared, you are
recommended to use whole milk at refrigerator temperature (not hot!).
Note: In choosing the size of jug, it is recommend the
diameter is not less than 70±5mm, and bear in mind that
the milk increases in volume by 2 times, make sure the
height of jug is enough.
4. Turn the steam control knob slowly in anti-clockwise, steam will come out from
the frothing device.
Note: Never turn the steam control button rapidly, as the
steam will accumulate rapidly in short time which may
increase the potential of the risk of explosion.
5. Insert the frothing device into the milk about two centimetre, froth milk in the way
moving vessel round from up to down.
6. When the required purpose is reached, you can turn the steam control knob to
“OFF” or “0” position.
Note: Clean steam outlet with wet sponge immediately
after steam stops generating, but care not to hurt!

7. Pour the frothed milk into the espresso prepared; now the cappuccino is ready.
Sweeten to taste and if desired, sprinkle the froth with a little cocoa powder.
8. Press the ON/OFF switch to the “0” position to cut the power source off.
Note: we recommend you allow the maker to cool down
at least for 5 min before making coffee again. Otherwise
burnt odor may occur in your Espresso coffee.
MAKE HOT WATER:
1. With this function, you can pre-heat your coffee cup to ensure that the temperature
of the coffee will not decrease. So as to improve the coffee flavor.
2. Clean your coffee cup. After drinking coffee, you can directly make hot water with
this coffee maker to clean the cups. This makes it more simple and convenient to clean
the cups.
Methods:
1. Press the On/Off switch to the “1” position; the Steam switch to “0” position,
Coffee/hot water selector to “0” position. The red lamp will be illuminated; waiting
for a moment, the green lamp will be illuminated.
2. First, turn the steam control knob from “OFF” to “0” position in anti-clockwise.
(Turn the knob with at least 135 degree.) Then press coffee/hot water selector to “1”
position, and hot water will flow out from the steam wand.
Note: At first the hot water will scatter from the steam
wand. May let the steam wand outlet close to the coffee
cup wall. Thus at this moment, you need to pay attention
to the protection of hot water splash burns skin.
PRODUCING STEAM TO HEAT LIQUIDS
The steam wand (without the frothing device) can be used to make hot beverages like
drinking chocolate, water or tea.
Method:
1. Open the tank cover, remove the detachable tank and fill it with desired water, the
water level should not exceed the “MAX” mark in the tank. Then place the tank

into the appliance properly.
2. Replace the tank, then connecting the appliance to power supply source.
3. Press the ON/OFF switch to the “1” position, the red lamp is illuminated.
4. Turn the steam control knob to “OFF” or “0” position，make the coffee/hot water
selector on the “1” position, the pump will pump water, when there is water
flowing out, close the pump(coffee/hot water selector to the “0” position)
immediately, pressing the steam selector to the “1” position and waiting for a
moment, the appliance begins to be heated until the green lamp is illuminated, it
shows the heating is finish.
5. Remove the frothing device from the steam wand.
6. Dip the steam wand into the liquid to be heated. Turn the steam control knob in
anti-clockwise slowly to start making steam.
7. When the required temperature is reached, you can turn the steam control knob to
“OFF” or “0” position.
8. Press the ON/OFF switch to the “0” position to cut the power source off.
CLEANAND MAINTENANCE:
1. Cut off power source and let the coffee maker cool down completely before
cleaning.
2. Clean housing of coffee maker with moisture-proof sponge often and clean water
tank, drip tray and removable shelf regularly then dry them.
Note: Do not clean with alcohol or solvent cleanser.
Never immerse the housing in water for cleaning.
3. Detach the metal funnel through turn it anticlockwise, get rid of coffee residue
inside, then you can clean it with cleanser, but at last you must rinse with clear
water.
4. Clean all the attachments in the water and dry thoroughly.
CLEANING MINERAL DEPOSITS
1. To make sure your coffee maker operating efficiently, internal piping is cleanly and
the peak flavor of coffee, you should clean away the mineral deposits left every 2-3
months.
2. Fill the tank with water and descaler to the MAX level (the scale of water and
descaler is 4:1; the detail refers to the instruction of descaler. Please use “household
descaler”, you can use the citric acid (obtainable from chemist’s or drug stores)

instead of the descaler (the one hundred parts of water and three parts of citric acid).
3. According to the program of pre-heating, put the metal funnel (no coffee powder in
it) and carafe (jug) in place. Brewing water per “PRE-HEATING”.
4. Press the ON/OFF switch to “1” position, the red lamp will be illuminated, press
the steam switch to the “0” position and the coffee/hot water selector to the “1”
position, when there is water flowing out and close the pump（the coffee/hot water
selector to the “0” position）, and waiting for a moment, the coffee maker begins to
be heated.
5. When the green lamp is illuminated, it shows the heating is finish. Pressing the
coffee/hot water selector to the “1” position and make make two cups coffee (about
2Oz). Then close the pump（the coffee/hot water selector to the “0” position）and
wait for 5s.
6. Press the steam switch to the “1” position, waiting for until the green indicator is
illuminated. Make steam for 2min, then turn the steam control knob to “OFF” or
“0” position to stop making steam. Press the steam switch to the “0” position to stop
the unit immediately; make the descalers deposit in the unit at least 15 minutes.
7. Restart the unit and repeat the steps of 4-6 at least 3 times.
8. Then Press the ON/OFF switch to “1” position, when the green lamp is illuminated,
press the coffee/hot water selector to the “1” position to brew until no descaler is
left.
9. Then brewing coffee (no coffee powder) with tap water in the MAX level, repeat
the steps of 4-6 for 3 times (it is not necessary to wait for 15 minutes in step of 6),
then brewing until no water is left in the tank.
10. Repeat the step of 9 at least 3 times to make sure the piping is cleanly.
TROUBLE SHOOTING
Symptom
Cause
Corrections
Carafe leakage water or water
leaks out from lid of carafe
The carafe is not located
properly
Let centreline of carafe aligns
with leakage opening of brew
basket well.
The level of water in the tank
exceeds the scale of MAX.
The water level in the tank
should be within the scale of
MIN and MAX.
Water leaks from the bottom of
coffee maker.
There is much water in the drip
tray.
Please clean the drip tray.
The coffee maker is
malfunction.
Please contact with the
authorized service facility for
repairing.

Water leaks out of outer side of
filter.
There is some coffee powder
on filter edge.
Get rid of them.
Acid (vinegar) taste exists in
Espresso coffee.
No clean correctly after
cleaning mineral deposits.
Clean coffee maker per the
content in “before the first use”
for several times.
The coffee powder is stored in
a hot, wet place for a long time.
The coffee powder turns bad.
Please use fresh coffee powder,
or store unused coffee powder
in a cool, dry place. After
opening a package of coffee
powder, reseal it tightly and
store it in a refrigerator to
maintain its freshness.
The coffee maker cannot work
any more.
The power outlet is not
plugged well.
Plug the power cord into a wall
outlet correctly, if the appliance
still does not work, please
contact with the authorized
service facility for repairing.
The steam cannot froth.
The steam ready indicator is
not illuminated.
Only after the steam ready
indicator is illuminated, the
steam can be used to froth.
The container is too big or the
shape is not fit.
Use high and narrow cup.
You have used skimmed milk
Use whole milk.
Do not take apart the appliance by yourself if the cause of failure is not found, you had better
contact certified serving center.
Environment friendly disposal
You can help protect the environment!
Please remember to respect the local
regulations: hand in the non-working
electrical equipments to an appropriate waste
disposal center.