Grundig TCM 8720 P User manual

TCM 8720 P
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TCM 8720 C
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TURKISH COFFEE MAKER

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This section includes the safety instructions nec-
essary to prevent the risk of personal injury or
material damage.
Failure to observe these instructions will void any
and all warranties.
General safety
▪ The device complies with international safety
standards.
▪ Do not use this appliance exteriors and in the
bathroom.
▪ For damages due to faulty utilization or misuse
of the appliance, no obligation or liability shall
be assumed.
▪ Do not try to disassemble, dismount or remove
the mounted parts of the appliance.
▪ Only use the authentic parts or the manufac-
turer’s recommended parts.
▪ Use the appliance always on a stable, flat,
clean, dry and non-slip surface.
▪ Do not initiate the coffee making process be-
fore filling the brewing chamber with water.
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▪ Do not place anything else except coffee,
sugar and water.
▪ The Turkish coffee machine is designed to be
operated at 4-37°C and 80% relative humid-
ity.
▪ Do not drink the Turkish coffee made with the
brewing chamber.
▪ Due to the manufacturing technology, a steam
or an odour may emanate from the appliance
in the first use. This is normal. It will pass after
a few uses.
▪ Do not move the appliance with fluid in the
brewing chamber or the appliance is hot.
▪ Avoid contact with hot surfaces. Carry the
brewing chamber only by holding its handle,
otherwise there is risk of burn. The brewing
chamber will heat up during usage.
▪ The lower surface (the heater surface) where
the brewing chamber is placed will heat up
during usage. For this reason, do not touch
this area during use and until the appliance is
cooled down.
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▪ Before moving the appliance make sure that it
is off.
▪ This appliance shall be connected to a 30 mA
household type circuit leak protection fuse for
added protection.
▪ Plug the appliance to a grounded outlet that is
protected by 16 mA fuse.
▪ Do not use the appliance if the power cord or
the appliance is damaged.
▪ Do not use the appliance with an extension
cord.
▪ Before connecting the appliance to the mains
or mount the parts, dry the brewing chamber
slot.
▪ Do not submerse the appliance, the power
cord or the plug to water or other liquids.
▪ Do not touch the appliance or the appliance
plug with damp or wet hands.
▪ Place the appliance so that the power plug is
always at an accessible position.
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▪ To prevent the power cord get damaged, make
sure that it does not get stuck, bent or contact
with sharp edges. Keep power cord away from
heated surfaces and open flame.
▪ During using the appliance, make sure that the
appliance power cord is not pulled away or
tripping to the cord.
▪ If the appliance is malfunctioned, unplug the
appliance.
▪ Before cleaning the appliance, unplug it and
do not clean the appliance when it is in use.
▪ Do not pull the cord to unplug the appliance
and do not wrap the cord around the appli-
ance.
▪ Your mains power supply shall be in align with
the specified information on the type tag.
▪ Do not use the appliance near or on flamma-
ble or ignition environments or materials.
▪ Do not use the appliance near or on heat
sources (furnace, barbecue, radiator, stove
etc.).
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▪ Keep the appliance away from sources of
vapour and take care not use it on excessive
steamy environments.
▪ Do not use the brewing chamber on any other
heater (furnace etc.).
▪ The appliance is designed to be used in homes,
the personnel kitchens of stores and other work-
ing environments, hotels, motels and other cus-
tomer rooms. Appliance is not intended to be
operated for industrial purposes.
▪ Do not use the appliance other than its in-
tended purpose.
▪ The appliance may only be used to brew cof-
fee.
▪ It is recommended to be extremely careful
when using the device near children and peo-
ple with limited physical, emotional or mental
capacity.
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▪ Appliance may be used by children above age
of 8, persons with limited physical, perceptual
or mental abilities or persons with a lack of
experience and knowledge if they are super-
vised or given instructions on the operation of
the appliance and any relevant risks they may
be encountered. Children should not tamper
with the appliance.
▪ Cleaning and user maintenance operations
must not be performed by children unless su-
pervised.
▪ If you are keeping the packing materials, keep
them away from children.
▪ Ensure that the appliance is kept out of reach
of children.
▪ Appliance is not built-in coffee-makers and is not
designed use in cabinet. The coffee maker shall
not be place in a cabinet when in use.
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Compliance with the WEEE Regulations and Waste
Disposal
This product does not contain the dangerous and prohibited materials
indicated in "Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Control
Regulation" published by Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation of
Republic of Turkey. Complies with AEEE Regulations. This product was
manufactured from recyclable and reusable high quality parts and
materials. Therefore, do not dispose of this product with other domestic wastes
at the end of its life cycle. Take it to a collection point for electrical and elec-
tronic equipment. You can ask your local administration about these collection
points. You can help protect the environment and natural resources by deliver-
ing the used products for recycling.
Packaging information
The product's packaging is made of recyclable materials, in accord-
ance with the National Legislation. Do not dispose the packaging
waste with the household waste or other wastes, dispose it to the
packaging collection areas specified by local authorities.
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OVERVIEW __________________________
Dear Customer,
We would like to thank you
for purchasing our Turkish Coffee
Machine TCM 8720 P/R/C
appliance.
In order to use our quality Grundig
appliance for years with its full
potential, please read the user
instructions carefully that is provided
for the scale below.
Responsible trading!
GRUNDIG aims to
provide accepted
social working
conditions that offer
fair wages for both the
employees and
suppliers, efficient use of raw
materials, reducing the plastic waste
by a few tons annually and usage of
the manufactured accessories at least
for 5 years.
For a future worth living.
For a good cause. Grundig.
Operation elements
Please check the illustrations on page
3.
A Water chamber upper cap
B Water chamber
C Coffee brewing button for 1
serving and indicator light
D Coffee brewing button for 2
serving and indicator light
E Coffee brewing button for 3
serving and indicator light
F Brewing detection sensor
G Brewing chamber slot
H Power cord
I Heating surface
J Coffee scale
K Brewing chamber

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First Use
Note
▪ Do not use the appliance before
fully reading the user’s manual.
1 Make sure your device stands up-
right in a balanced, smooth, clean,
dry and non-slip surface.
2 Plug the appliance.
– The appliance will start opera-
tion automatically.
3 Remove the water chamber A
cap.
4 Fill up the water chamber up to
the max. indicator with water.
Based on your preference, you
can remove the water chamber
completely and fill with water.
– After the appliance gives an out
of water warning, repeat the
process.
5 To make sure the pump and the
water system to be filled with wa-
ter, place the brewing chamber to
its socket. Press 1 serving button,
when the water transfer process is
completed, press the same button
for 3 seconds and end the pro-
cess, then pour the water to the
sink.
Note
▪ This way you will ensure that the
pump inside your appliance to op-
erate as intended
Caution
▪ Repeat this process after you
remove the water chamber and
place it back and before each
brew.
Adjusting the amount
of water based on the
cup size
1 Place the brewing chamber K to
its slot G.
2 Press 1 serving C button.
3 When the water transfer process
is completed, press the same
button for 3 seconds and end the
process, then pour the water to
the cup.
4 If the amount of water poured to
the cup is insufficient or excessive,
adjust the amount of water as
below.
5 To change the amount of water,
remove the brewing chamber if it
is in its slot. Press the two serving
button D for 3 seconds and enter
water adjustment mode.
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Notes
▪ When the water adjustment mode
is activated, the illuminated indica-
tor light will show the water level
that is set.
6 When the water adjustment mode
is activated, press the button matc-
hing your cup in 3 seconds. The
pressed button indicator light will
light for 1 second and the water
level is changed.
– 1 serving button: Small cup.
Average 55 ml.
– 2 serving button: Medium cup.
Average 65 ml.
– 3 serving button: Large cup.
Average 75 ml.
Caution
▪ When water adjustment mode is
activated; if you do not press the
button for your cup in 3 seconds,
the water adjustment mode will be
deactivated and the preset value
will not be changed.
Note
▪ When you change the cup size,
repeat this process.
Cooking
Caution
▪ Make sure that the brewing cham-
ber J is dry and clean to make a
delicious coffee.
▪ Ensure that B the water chamber
has enough water.
1 Place the one, two or three serving
coffee and sugar to K brewing
chamber.
Caution
▪ When brewing coffee, ensure that
K there are no water drops under
the base. Otherwise the water
drops will contact the hot base and
a disturbing noise will emanate.
2 Placing the brewing chamber K
in the slot.
▪ Place the chamber vertically G
and fully contact the back. Other-
wise your appliance will not oper-
ate.
3 Based on the amount of coffee,
start brewing by pressing 1, 2 or 3
serving button.
– The appliance operation warn-
ing (a beep sound) will ema-
nate and an indicator light ( C
,D,E) will illuminate in red.
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Notes
▪ The brewing time for 1 serving is
1 - 1.5 mins; 2 serving is 1.5 - 2.5
mins; 3 serving is 2 - 3.5 mins.
▪ In consequent operation, I the
brewing time will be shorter since
the heater surface is hot.
▪ For a delicious coffee, remove the
K brewing chamber G imme-
diately from the slot! If this is de-
layed, the coffee froth may deflate
and the coffee grounds may sink to
the bottom of the chamber.
▪ To ensure that the froth and the
grounds K are not left in the brew-
ing chamber, pour the coffee to the
cup quickly.
▪ To cancel the brewing process for
any reason, press the coffee brew
start button (C,D,E) for 3 sec-
onds.
4 After the brewing process is comp-
leted an audible warning will be
heard ( C,D,E) and the indicaa-
tor light will light red. When the
indicator light is white, pour your
coffee to the cup and serve.
▪ Make sure that the heater surface
I is stained. If you drop coffee on
the heater surface, clean it with a
lightly damp cloth before it dries.
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▪ Do not use the brewing chamber
on any heater except the Turkish
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Amounts
1 This is a practical device that is de-
signed to make Turkish coffee. You
can brew a properly frothy Turkish
coffee to your taste by using app-
ropriate measures in the table. The
measures are only for reference.
You can adjust the amount of cof-
fee based on your preferences.
The material amounts for preparing Turkish coffee
Plain Little sugar Medium Sweet
Coffee 1 meas-
uring
spoon
1 measuring
spoon
1 measuring
spoon
1 measuring
spoon
Sugar - 1/2 cube
sugar/
1/2 teaspoon
granulated
sugar
1 cube
sugar/
1 teaspoon
granulated
sugar
2 cube
sugar/
2 teaspoon
granulated sugar
Notes :
▪ The specified amounts are for sin-
gle serving coffee. A maximum of
3 serving can be brewed.
▪ Use the coffee measuring spoon
to put coffee in the Turkish Cof-
fee Machine. For a delicious and
a frothy Turkish Coffee, use fresh
coffee.
Sleep mode
If you leave your appliance unattend-
ed for 3 minutes, an audible sound
will be heard and the standby mode
will be activated. If the appliance is
not used, (when the brewing chamber
is placed/removed or when the on
button is pressed) 2 warning signs are
heard. The indicator light will be white
and the appliance will be ready for
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Brewing
(steady red light)
The appliance is ready for
brewing
(steady white light)
Remove the
chamber from its slot.
Remove the brewing cham-
ber in the slot. Clean the
brewing chamber base, the
heater surface (ensure that
the heater surface is cooled
down) and the sensor glass
with a damp glass. You
can start a new brewing
process when the light is
solid white.
If the error continues,
consult the service.
Turn off and then turn
on the appliance. If the
error continues, consult
the service.
Brewed
(red blinking light)
Brewing error
(pink blinking light)
Time out Error
(steady pink light)
Notices
Wait
(Do not remove the
chamber from its
slot)
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Fill the water cham-
ber to the max.
indicator
with water.
No water
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Cleaning
Caution
▪ When the brewing chamber in the
appliance, do not operate the ap-
pliance, the cooking chamber may
get damaged.
▪ Do not use benzene, solvents,
abrasive cleaners, metal objects
or hard brushes to clean the ap-
pliance.
▪ Do not submerse the appliance or
the power cord H into water or
other liquids.
1 Unplug the appliance before cle-
aning.
2 Wait for the appliance to cool
down.
3 Remove the brewing chamber K
from its slot G.
4 Clean the brewing chamber K
under running water.
5 Remove the water chamber comp-
letely from its place and clean un-
der running water.
Notes
▪ Remove the water chamber at least
once in three months B and wash
by hand.
▪ Do not clean the heater surface
I and the lower surface of the
brewing chamber with abrasive
sponges or mesh. Clean with a soft
sponge. Especially make sure that
these surfaces are not scratched.
Caution
▪ Do not wash the K brewing
chamber and water chamber in
dishwasher.
▪ Do not wash any part of the appli-
ance except the brewing chamber
and water chamber. You can clean
with a damp cloth.
▪ The appliance will heat up during
brewing; wait for it to cool down
after brewing to clean.
Note
▪ In order to ensure the coffee pre-
pared will be delicious, K clean
the brewing chamber after each
brew as soon as possible.
6 Use a soft and damp cloth and a
mild amount of cleaning agent to
clean the exterior of the applian-
ce.
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Note
▪ Clean the brewing sensor F with
a damp cloth after each 15 - 20
brewing.
7 Place the brewing chamber K to
its slot.
Descaling
In order to remove the calcification that
will be accumulated inside the brewing
chamber without damaging the interior
due to normal usage, pour a solution
with half vinegar and half water in
the brewing chamber and press cof-
fee brewing C button. Following this
process, you can rinse the K brewing
chamber and re-use the machine.
Storage
▪ If you do not plan to use the appli-
ance for a long while, store care-
fully.
▪ Ensure that the appliance is un-
plugged, cooled down and com-
pletely dry.
▪ Store the appliance in a cool, dry
place.
▪ Ensure that the appliance is kept
out of reach of children.
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Transportation and
handling
▪ Keep the appliance in its package
during transportation and han-
dling. The package will protect the
appliance against physical dam-
age.
▪ Do not place heavy objects on the
appliance or the package. The ap-
pliance may get damaged.
▪ If the appliance is dropped, it may
malfunction or permanent damage
may be inflicted.
▪ Ensure that the water tank B is
empty and is completely dry.
Technical Information
Current: Max 3A
Power: 670 W
Voltage: 220-240 V AC ~, 50 Hz
Cable length: 90 cm
The rights to change technical and de-
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TECHNOLOGICAL FEATURES OF THE
APPLIANCE _______________________________
WHAT TO DO BEFORE CALLING
FOR AUTHORIZED SERVICE ____________
AutoCleanCookSense
SpinJet
Automatic stirring system enabling foamy and ideal-consist-
ent coffee
AutoClean
CookSense
SpinJet
The technology allowing the coffee to be brewed at the best
consistency
Additional safety system eliminating the necessity of watch-
ing the coffee while it is being brewed
First check whether the appliance is plugged in or not.
Check whether there is any break or damage at the
cable.
Clean the cooking level detection sensor.
Check if there is enough water in the water tank and if it is
attached to its place or not.