Frigidaire FD7189 User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
ESPRESSO MAKER
MODEL NO.: FD7189
Read this booklet thoroughly before using and save it for future reference.

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
Before using the electrical appliance, the below basic precautions should always be followed:
1. Read all instructions and product labels and warnings carefully and look at the illustrations before
using the appliances.
2. Before using check that the voltage power corresponds to the one shown on the appliance rating
plate. The appliance has been incorporated with a Grounded plug, please ensure the wall outlet in
your house is well earthed.
3. The machine has been designed for household Use only. It is not suitable for professional, for
outdoors, for commercial purpose & for continuous use.
4. Do not keep the machine at a temperature below 0degree C, frost may damage the machine.
5. Place the appliance on flat surface. Do not let the cord hang over the edge of table or counter or hot
surface. And Ensure the Power cord do not touch the hot surface of the appliance.
6. Do not place the coffee maker on hot surface or beside the fire, in order to protect it from being
damaged.
7. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or other components are damaged or
after the appliance malfunctions or is dropped or has been damaged by any manner. Return the
appliance to the nearest authorized service facility for examination, repair or electrical or mechanical
adjustment.
8. Remove plug from wall outlet before cleaning and while not in use. Allow the appliance to cool down
completely before taking off, attaching components or before cleaning it.
9. To disconnect: remove the plug from wall outlet, always hold the plug and pull it out, Never pull the
cord.
10. The use of attachments & accessories & parts not recommended or sold by the manufacturer may
cause fire, electric shock or injury to persons.
11. Do not use appliance for other than intended use and place it in a dry environment.
12. Be careful not to get burned by the steam.
13. Do not touch the hot surface of appliance (such as steam wand, and the steel mesh just boiling). Use
handle or knobs.
14. Do not operate the coffee maker without water.
15. Scalding may occur if the water tank is removed during the brewing cycles.
16. Do not remove the metal funnel when appliance is brewing coffee or when steam and hot water
escape from metal funnel and ensure to release the pressure in water tank before removing metal
funnel.
17. Connect plug to wall outlet before using and turn the entire switch OFF before plug is removed from
wall outlet.
18. Relief pressure through steam wand before removing tank cover or metal funnel.
19. Do not leave the appliance switched ON unattended. Close supervision is necessary when appliance
is used by or near children or infirm persons.
20. This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory
or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision
or instruction concerning use of the appliances by a person responsible for their safety.
21. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

22. To protect against the risk of electric shock, fire, and injury, do not immerse the Unit, Plug or electrical
cord, into water or other liquids. Never use any wet stuffs for cleaning the electrical components.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY
KNOW YOUR ESPRESSO MAKER
ON/OFF button
Ready indicator
Pump control button
Power indicator
Cup warming plate
Tank cover
Steam control knob
Detachable water tank
Steam wand
Measuring spoon
Drip tray
Coffee/steam button
Press bar
Funnel
Removable cup shelf
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. Remove the detachable water tank then 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 should fill the tank with
water first, and then put the tank into the appliance.
2. Set steel mesh into metal funnel (no coffee in steel mesh), 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
you can fix them into coffee maker firmly by turnning it anticlockwise until it is at the lock position
(See Fig.1).
3. Place an espresso cup (your cup) on removable cup shelf. Make sure the steam control knob is on
the minimum position.
Note: the appliance is not equipped with jug; please use your own jug or coffee cup.
4. Connect to power source, press down the ON/OFF button to the lower position which is the “”
position. The power indicator (red) will be illuminated.
5. Press down the pump control button to the lower position which is the “ ” position, the pump will
pump water, when there is water flowing out, close the pump by pressing the pump control button
again to the “
STO P
” position, make sure the coffee/steam button is on the higher position which is the
position and wait for a moment, the appliance begins to be pre-heated until the ready indicator

(green) is illuminated, it shows the pre-heating is finish. Pressing the pump to the lower position
which is the “ ” position again, will let the water 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 and no water coming out when pump the water on the first time, it is normal,
you should turn the steam control knob to the opening position to release the air in the appliance. After
about 20seconds, the noise will disappear, and the water will come out.
PRE-HEATING
To make a cup of good hot Espresso coffee, we recommend you to preheat 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. Set steel mesh into metal funnel, 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 you can fix them
into coffee maker firmly by turning it anticlockwise until it is at the lock position.(See fig. 1).
3. Place an espresso cup (your cup) on the cup warming plate to warm and dry it, to later pour the
coffee to the cup.
4. Then connect the appliance to power supply source. Make sure the steam control knob is on the
minimum position.
5. Press the ON/OFF button to the lower position which is the “ ” position, the power indicator (red)
will be illuminated, make sure the coffee/steam button is on the higher position which is the
position. Press down the pump control button to the lower position which is the “ ” position, when
the water is flowing out, close the pump immediately by pressing the pump control button again to
the higher position of “
STO P
”. The purpose of the step is to pump the water of the tank into the
housing.
6. When the ready indicator (green) is illuminated, you should press down the pump control button to
the lower position which is the “ ” position again, there will be hot water flowing out. When the
ready indicator (green) is extinguished, close the pump by pressing the pump control button again to
the higher position of “
STO P
”. The pre-heating is finished. Before
making coffee, first clean out the water in the drip tray.
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
powder can make about a cup of top-grade coffee, then press the
INSERT
LOCK
Fig.1

ground coffee powder tightly with the tamper.
2. Set steel mesh into metal funnel, 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 you can fix them
into coffee maker firmly by turning it anticlockwise until it is at the lock position.(See fig. 1).
3. Remove the cup from the cup warming plate. Then place the hot cup (your cup) on removable cup
shelf.
4. At the time, the ready indicator (green) is illuminated, once the green lamp is illuminated, you should
press down the pump control button to the lower position which is the “ ” position, to let the coffee
flow out.
5. You should press and release the ON/OFF button to the higher position which is the “
O FF
” position
manually when desired coffee is obtained or the colour of coffee changes weak obviously or the
power indicator and ready 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 to
operate manually sometimes!
6. After finishing making the coffee, you can take the metal funnel out by turnning clockwise, 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 according to the procedure as “MAKE ESPRESSO COFFEE”, make sure that
the steam control knob is at the minimum position.
2. Press down the coffee/steam button to the lower position which is the position, wait until the
ready indicator (green) is illuminated.
Note: During operation, if the green indicator is extinguished, you should turn the steam control knob to
OFF position. Then press and release the coffee/steam button to the higher position which is
the position and press down the pump control to the lower position which is the “ ” position and
pump water, after about 30seconds, close the pump, press down the coffee/steam button to the lower
position which is the position again, 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 fresh 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. Insert the frothing device into the milk about two centimetre, then turn the steam control knob slowly

in anti-clockwise, steam will come out from the frothing device. Froth milk in the way: moving the jug
round from up to down.
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. When the required purpose is reached, you can turn the steam control knob to the minimum position.
Note: Clean steam outlet with wet sponge immediately after steam stops generating, but care not to
hurt!
6. 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.
7. Press and release the ON/OFF button to the higher position which is the “
O FF
” 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 occurr in your Espresso coffee .
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. 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. Then connecting the appliance to power supply source.
3. Press down the ON/OFF button to the lower position which is the “ ” position, the power indicator
(red) is illuminated.
4. Press down the pump control button to the lower position which is the “ ” position, make sure the
coffee/steam button is on the higher position which is the position, the pump will pump water,
when there is water flowing out, close the pump immediately by pressing down the coffee/steam
button to the lower position which is the position and wait 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 the minimum
position.
8. Press and release the ON/OFF button to the higher position which is the “
O FF
” position to cut the
power source off.

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE:
1. Unplug the appliance and wait till it completely cools down, 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 by turning it clockwise, 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 clean and to 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 down the ON/OFF button to the lower position which is the “ ” position, the power indicator
(red) will be illuminated, you should press the pump control button to the lower position which is the
position, make sure the coffee/steam button is on the higher position which is the position,
when the water flowing out, close the pump by pressing the pump control button again to the “
STO P
”
position, and waiting for a moment, the coffee maker begins to be heated.
5. When the ready indicator (green) is illuminated, it shows the heating is finish. Pressing down the
pump control button to the lower position which is the “ ” position and make two cups coffee
(about 2Oz). Then close the pump and wait for 5seconds.
6. Press down the coffee/steam button to the lower position which is the position, wait until the
green indicator is illuminated. Make steam for 2min, and then turn the steam control knob to the
minimum position to stop making steam. Press and release the ON/OFF to the higher position which
is the “
O FF
” 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 pressing and release the coffee/steam button to the higher position which is the position,
when the green lamp is illuminated, press down the pump control button to the lower position which
is the “ ” 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
Fault
Possible Cause
Solution
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
(green indicator) is not
illuminated.
Only after the steam ready indicator (green 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 or half-skimmed milk
Please contact an authorized service centre for any faults not covered in the above table or when
the suggested solutions do not solve the problem.
SPECIFICATIONS:
PRODUCT
ESPRESSO MAKER
MODEL NO:
FD7189
VOLTAGE
230V~
HERTZ
50Hz
WATTS
1050W
PUMP PRESSURE
15 BAR
MADE IN
CHINA

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