Homtone BD-CG018S User manual

Coffee Grinder User Manual
Model：BD-CG018S

When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed:
CAUTION
This appliance is for household use only
1. Read all instructions.
Do not immerse appliance in water.
2. To protect against fire, electric shock and injury to persons, do not immerse cord, plugs or
machine in water or other liquid.
3. Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children.
4. Unplug from outlet when not in use, before putting on or taking off parts, and before cleaning.
To unplug, grasp plug and pull from electrical outlet. Never pull cord.
5. Avoid contact with moving parts.
6. To reduce the risk of severe injury to persons or damage to the appliance, keep hands and
utensils out of the coffee bean box while grinding, and when the appliance is plugged in.
7. Do not operate the grinder with a damaged cord or plug or after the appliance malfunctions,
or is dropped or damaged in any manner. In this case, return the appliance to seller for
examination, repair, or electrical or mechanical adjustment.
8. The use of attachments not recommended or sold by may cause fire, electric shock or injuries.
9. Do not use outdoors.
10. Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter or touch hot surfaces, including the stove.
11. Check Coffee bean box for presence of foreign objects before using.
12. Always operate the burr grinder with the lid securely in place.
13. Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner or in a heated oven.
14. Avoid contacting moving parts.Do not attempt to defeat any safety interlock mechanisms.
15. This product has been designed for household use only. Any commercial use, inappropriate
use or failure to comply with the instructions will void the manufacturer's Warranty.
17. Every appliance is inspected strictly during mass production, and be tested with coffee
beans for grinding, which may cause slight traces of use or residual coffee grounds.
18. All machines are subject to stringent quality control. Practical tests using machines taken at
random are conducted and this may explain any slight marks or coffee residue showing
prior to use.
16. This appliance is only used for roasted coffee beans grinding. Do not use the
appliance for other intended use (such as hard seeds, spice, nuts, etc.).
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not dismantle the appliance.
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SHORT CORD INSTRUCTIONS
Regarding your Cord Set:
ABOUT GRINDING COFFEE
DESCRIPTION
A. A short power-supply cord is provided to reduce the risks resulting from becoming entangled
in or tripping over a longer cord.
B. Extension cords should be used with caution.
C. If an extension cord is used, (1) the marked electrical rating of the 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 of a grounded type and (3) the longer cord
should be arranged so that it will not drape over the counter top or table top where it can be
A. Bean hopper lid
B. Bean hopper
C.Removable upper conical
D. Top cover
E. Stainless steel housing
F. Stainless steel control panel
G. One-touch micro switch
H. Coarseness adjustment ring
I. LED display
J. Functional buttons
K. ABS housing
L. Cleaning brush
M. Grinding Chamber Lid
N. Grinding Chamber
O. Removable tray
P. 53mm cradle
Q. 58mm cradle
R. Coffee Grounds Residual Cleaner
S. 53mm Dosing Ring
T. 58mm Dosing Ring
pulled on by children or tripped over.
The proper grind gives the most flavorful cup of coffee. The grind size and amount depend on the
method by which the coffee is to be brewed. By adjusting the different grind settings, you can
change the grind of the coffee powder. Due to many different factors such as coffee/bean variety,
room temperature, personal taste, etc., the flavor of coffee can be affected. Generally speaking,
for espresso a finer grind setting is used, for filter coffee a medium grind setting, and for French
press a coarser grind setting.
Coffee that is ground too fine for a particular brewing process will result in over-extraction and
bitter, pungent tasting coffee. Conversely, coffee that is too coarse for will result in under-
extraction and weak, watery coffee. In addition to providing a range of grind settings, coffee
grinders provide a consistent grind. This is important to ensure the extraction is consistent across
all of the ground coffee particles.
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SET THE COFFEE BEAN HOPPER
1.Make sure the coffee grinder is unplugged.
1.Make sure the top part of the conical burr is
clear. If not, pls use the brush provided to clean
the top part of the burr.
3. Turn the Coffee bean hopper clockwise until the lock icon aligns with the arrow .
2.Align the unlock icon on the base with
the arrow on the Coffee bean hopper.
Caution：
How to remove the coffee bean hopper
How to assemble the Coffee bean hopper
Power saving mode: If without operation over 3 minutes, the unit enters Power saving mode automatically, press any
button it restarts.
Brand Homtone
Model BD-CG018S
Rated Power 165W
Rated Voltage 220-240V~
Bean Hopper Capacity 275g
Powder Jar Capacity 150g
Grinder Level 1-51
Time Setting Max. 60s
Cup Setting Max. 12 Cup
Dimensions 200x135x310mm
2.Press the Coffee bean hopper release lever located at the
opposite of the grinding size markings.
3.Turn the Coffee bean hopper counter-clockwise until the
unlock icon aligns with the arrow and lift it up.
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SET COFFEE GRIND SIZE
NOTE: If the coffee bean hopper is not assembled properly, the coffee grinder won't work.
1 2 3
See chart below:
GRIND SIZE SETTING RECOMMENDATIONS
1.Put the coffee powder jar at the correct position.
2.Fill coffee beans into coffee bean hopper, close the lid.
3.The coffee grinder has 51 grind size options. To adjust the grind size, rotate the coffee bean
hopper and adjust from fine to coarse according to the type of coffee you want.
OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
Control panel instruction
A. Filter holder’s accessory light
B. Cup mode light
C. Time mode light
A B C
Coffee
Type
Grind Size
Espresso Mocca Siphon Filter Coffee Pour Over French Press
Fine Middle Fine Middle Middle Middle Coarse Coarse
1-7 8-15 16-26 27-34 35-43 44-51 Grind Setting
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Cup mode
CUP MODE,TIME MODE AND ESPRESSO MODE
Note:
In Cup mode, the total grinding time until automatic shut-off is determined via the number of cups multiplied by the
grinding time pro cup.
For example:
Case 1: 1 cup and 4s pro cup, when setting 2 cups, the total grinding time is 8s.
Case 2: when setting 4.5s pro cup and 2cups, the total grinding time is 9s. After unplugged or plugged again, the pro
cup keeps 4.5s as your last setting.
3. Power on the unit, the buzzer sounds one time and the display shows the default cup "01”,
and four buttons are on light.
The ground amount is determined via the grinding time. The grinder stops automatically when
the set total grinding time elapsed. You can adapt the grinding time as preference. For this, the
appliance offers three modes of operation.
- Without protafilter cradle installed, the cup mode is active and the cup icon illuminates, four
buttons are on light. Use this mode for grinding into the coffee powder jar.
- Defaults: 1 cup and 4s pro cup.
Time mode
- The cup number (1 to 12) could be increased or decreased by pressing the adjusting buttons
- Without protafilter cradle installed, to switch the cup mode to time mode by double click on
“SET” button, then the time mode is active and default time”10.0s” illuminates. Use this mode
for grinding into the coffee powder jar.
- The time selection (1s to 60s) could be increased or decreased by pressing “+” or “-” button.
By short pressing, the timer goes 0.1s or 1s less or more each time, while by long pressing,
the timer goes continuously.
“+” or “-”.
- And the grinding time pro cup(3s to 5s) could be adapted by holding the “SET” button by approx.
1s until the grinding time pro cup flashes on the display.
- Then select the desired time on the adjusting button “+” or “-”. By short pressing, the time goes
0.1s less or more each time, while by long pressing, the time goes continuously. The time pro
cup could be memorized the last setting even after unplugged.
Button instruction (This unit has 4 buttons below:)
Instructions
1. Fill the bean hopper with desired coffee beans.
2. Select the coarseness by rotating the coarseness adjustment ring.
- SET button
(Two functions: one is cup mode and time mode
switching, another is grinding time pro cup)
- Start / stop button/
Pulse mode
- Time/cup Increment
button
- Time/cup Decrement
button
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For example: By double click on “SET” BUTTON
Case 2: Default 10s, to increase the time to 17s by pressing “+” button, it shows 10.1s, 10.2s,10.3s .........
14.9s,15.0s,16.0s,17.0s
Case 1: Default 10s, to decrease the time to 8s by pressing “-” button, it shows 9.9s,9.8s,9.7s,...8.0s, then start
grinding.
, then start grinding.
Espresso mode
Grinding directly in the filter holder
- You may install a provided protafilter cradle and grind directly into the protafilter.
- With the cradle installed, the espresso mode is active automatically and espresso icon
illuminates, and 3 buttons are on light.
- Default time: 8s. You may select the total grinding time( 5s to 20s until shut-off ) by pressing
the adjusting buttons “+” or “-” for getting the desired amount. By short pressing, the timer
goes 0.1 or 1s less or more each time, while by long pressing, the timer goes continuously.
- To start the grinding by pushing the protafilter in, which activates the grinding. Then push it
again to stop grinding. No need to press the “start/stop” button on the display.
Tips:When you choose a very fine grind setting, it is normal for there to be a smaller amount of
powder. It is recommended that users adjust the grinding time or cups to increase the powder
according to needs.
2pcs portafilter cradles provided,
fit for dia. 53mm and 58mm
portafilters and thickness of ribs
Insert the portafilter cradle into the
end until you hear a clear Click sound.
the espresso mode will be activated.
The portafilter must stick stably
and horizontally into the cradle.
To start the grinding, push the
portafilter into the machine and
push again to stop grinding.
Remove the portafilter cradle,
it enters back to last grinding mode
(by cups or by grinding time)
53mm & 58mm Dosing Ring for espresso,
fit over the portafilter basket. This helps to
prevent the coffee grounds from overflowing
the basket.
- Time selection between 1s to 15s, it goes 0.1s less or more. And it goes 1s less or more while
time selection between 16-60s.
- If required, switch back to the cup mode by double click on the SET button.
<5mm
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CLEANING CONICAL BURRS
1.Unlock bean box
2.Remove beans
3.Lock bean box
4.Run grinder until empty
5.Remove bean box
6.Remove upper burr
7.Clean upper burr with cleaning brush
8.Clean lower burr with cleaning brush
9.Clean powder outlet with cleaning brush
10.Push upper burr firmly into position
11.Lock upper burr
12.Align bean hopper into position
13.Lock bean hopper
14.Remove powder residue
Regular cleaning helps the burrs achieve consistent grinding results which is especially important.
TIPS for Start/stop button
Tip 1: After time or cup set, press the Start/Stop button to start grinding. Press it again to stop
grinding.
TIPS for the adjusting buttons “+” “-”
Keep holding down the buttons “+” and “-” together approx. 2s. The display shows “OFF”
indicating the press sound is off. To turn the sound back on, hold down the same buttons together.
Your set sound preference will be retained even after unplugging.
Tip 2: Under time mode, press and hold this button to activate pulse mode. The grinder will grind
continuously until you release it. The grinding time range is from 0.1 to 60 seconds. Double
click the SET button to exit pulse mode.
Tip 3: Under espresso mode, keep holding this button, the display timer will count up to a
maximum of 20s from 8s. When you release the button, the grinder stops grinding.
Please note:
- When using the filter holder accessory, turn the grinding selection regulator to number 1 or 7
of the “Espresso” section.
- When using the filter holder accessory, you can not choose the number of the cups: you can
only grind coffee for 1 or 2 cups of espresso.
- When using the filter holder accessory, you can NOT use Dosing Ring.
- When using the portafilter without Dosing Ring, to avoid coffee powder spillage, you can stop
grinding by pushing the filter again, and tamp coffee powder and then push again to resume
grinding.
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IMPORTANT!
MAINTENANCE
For your appliance to run correctly, make certain that:
The lid to the coffee bean box is correctly closed.
The coffee powder jar and its lid are correctly placed in the body of the appliance.
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ground coffee container after each use.
Always unplug from the power outlet before cleaning.
Do not use strong detergents or abrasive pads to clean the appliance.
Clean the lids and the ground coffee holder in warm, soapy water.
To remove the upper burr, hold of the upper mill and turn counter clockwise, then raise it
vertically to remove.
Clean the upper burr with the cleaning brush.
Carefully clean the inside of the coffee bean box with a damp cloth.
To replace the upper burr, insert the burr and turn it once in the clockwise direction.
For proper alignment, residual coffee and coffee grounds in the lower burr will need to be
cleared.
This appliance is equipped with an overheat protective device. If the appliance overheats,
it will switch off automatically. In this case let it cool down for 30 minutes then restart.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Code in display Trouble description Trouble solution
E1+
No bean holder or bean holder is
not connected tightly.
Assemble the bean holder or tighten
the bean holder until the micro switch
is closed, once bean holder is
close then error code E1 in display
disappears.
Total operating is 4 cycles, it power
off automatically to protect the unit.
Unplug the power cord, waiting for it
cooling down 10 minutes, then restart.
Motor is overheating. Unplug the power cord, waiting for it
cooling down 10 minutes, then restart.
E2+
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Limited 1-year Warranty
WARRANTY
We warrant this product against any defects that are due to faulty material or workmanship of it.
This warranty does not include accident or misuse. If the product gets defective within the
warranty period, we will replace it free of charge.
Customer Service
For FAQ and more information, please contact us. We are glad to be of service.
Email US: [email protected]
Please contact us with your name, address, phone number and order number.
Please contact us and we will be happy to serve for you.
Correct Disposal of this product
This marking indicates that this product should not be disposed with
other household wastes throughout the EU. To prevent possible harm
to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal,
recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material
resources. To return your used device, please use the return and
collection systems or contact the retailer where the product was
purchased. They can take this product for environmental safe recycling.
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