Melitta Caffeo Bistro User manual

Version 2.1
08/2011
Melitta Haushaltsprodukte
GmbH & Co. KG
D-32372 Minden
NEDERLANDS FRANÇAIS ENGLISH DEUTSCHESPAÑOLSLOVENSKY ČESKY
Bedienungsanleitung
Operating Instructions
Guide d’utilisation
Gebruiksaanwijzing
Manual de Instrucciones
Návod k obsluze
Návod na použitie

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Dear Customer,
Congratulations on buying your Melitta®CAFFEO®.
We would like to welcome you as a coffee lover and enthusiast of Melitta®
CAFFEO®.
With this Melitta®CAFFEO®quality product you will experience many special
coffee moments. Enjoy your favourite coffee specialities with all your senses
and indulge yourself. With the Perfect Cappuccino milk frother, you can
prepare fantastic milk froth for various coffee specialities, and with the two-
chamber bean container Bean Select, you can select from two different bean
types, ensuring unique coffee enjoyment.
Please read these operating instructions carefully and thoroughly and keep
them in a safe place so that you and your guests can enjoy the Melitta®
CAFFEO®for a long time to come.
Should you require more information or if you have any questions on
this product, please contact us directly or visit us on the Internet at
www.melitta.de.
We hope you enjoy your new fully automatic coffee maker.
Your Melitta®CAFFEO® team
® Registered trademark of a company of the Melitta Group

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Table of contents
1 Information about these operating instructions.....................................42
1.1 Symbols in the text of these operating instructions.................................. 42
1.2 Intended use............................................................................................. 43
1.3 Non-intended use..................................................................................... 43
2 General safety instructions ...................................................................44
3 Appliance description............................................................................45
3.1 Legend for Figure A.................................................................................. 45
3.2 Legend for Figure B.................................................................................. 45
3.3 Display...................................................................................................... 46
4 Starting up.............................................................................................47
4.1 Placement ................................................................................................ 47
4.2 Connection ............................................................................................... 48
4.3 Filling the bean container ......................................................................... 48
4.4 Filling the water tank ................................................................................ 49
4.5 Switching on for the rst time ................................................................... 49
4.6 Adjusting the coffee strength.................................................................... 50
4.7 Adjusting the dispensed quantity.............................................................. 50
5 Switching on and off..............................................................................51
5.1 Switching on the appliance....................................................................... 51
5.2 Switching off the appliance....................................................................... 51
6 Inserting the Melitta®Claris® water lter ................................................52
7 Preparing espresso or café crème........................................................53
7.1 Preparing one cup of espresso or café crème ......................................... 53
7.2 Preparing two cups of espresso or café crème........................................ 53
7.3 Preparing espresso or café crème with ground coffee............................. 54
8 Preparing milk froth...............................................................................55
9 Preparing hot water...............................................................................56

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10 Function settings...................................................................................57
10.1 Adjusting the water hardness................................................................... 57
10.2 Setting the energy-saving mode............................................................... 58
10.3 Setting the stand-by mode ....................................................................... 59
10.4 Adjusting the brewing temperature........................................................... 60
10.5 Resetting the appliance to the default settings......................................... 61
10.6 Adjusting grinding neness ...................................................................... 62
11 Care and maintenance..........................................................................63
11.1 General cleaning ...................................................................................... 63
11.2 Cleaning the Perfect Cappuccino............................................................. 63
11.3 Cleaning the brewing unit......................................................................... 64
11.4 Integrated cleaning programme ............................................................... 65
11.5 Integrated descaling programme.............................................................. 68
11.6 Descaling the water tank.......................................................................... 71
12 Transport and disposal .........................................................................72
12.1 Preparation for transport, protection against freezing and measures
for longer periods of non-use ................................................................... 72
13 Troubleshooting ....................................................................................74

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1 Information about these operating instructions
For a clearer overview, unfold the fold-out pages on the front and back of these
operating instructions.
1.1 Symbols in the text of these operating instructions
The symbols in these operating instructions indicate specic hazards associated
with handling your Melitta®CAFFEO®, or provide useful tips.
Warning!
Sections with this symbol contain information for your safety and point to
possible accident and injury hazards.
Caution!
Sections with this symbol contain information about incorrect operation that
should be avoided and point to possible material damage hazards.
Note
Sections with this symbol contain valuable additional information for operating
your Melitta®CAFFEO®.

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1.2 Intended use
The Melitta®CAFFEO®is exclusively designed for preparation of coffee and coffee
specialities, for heating water as well as for heating milk outside of the appliance.
Proper use means:
• that you carefully read, understand, and comply with the operating
instructions.
• that you especially comply with the safety instructions.
• that you use the Melitta®CAFFEO®within the operating conditions
specied in these operating instructions.
1.3 Non-intended use
Non-intended use is dened as using the Melitta®CAFFEO®in a manner that differs
from the use described in these operating instructions.
Warning!
Non-intended use can lead to injury or scalding with hot water or steam.
Note
The manufacturer bears no liability for damage that is attributed to non-
intended use.

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2 General safety instructions
Please carefully read the following instructions all the way through. Failure to
comply with the instructions can affect your own safety and the safety of the
appliance.
Warning!
–Among other things, keep the following objects out of the reach of children:
packaging materials, small parts.
–All persons using the appliance must be familiar with its operation in
advance, and they must be instructed in the possible hazards associated
with the appliance.
–Never allow children to use the appliance or to play near the appliance
unsupervised.
–The appliance is not designed to be used by persons (including children)
with restricted physical, sensory, or mental capabilities or with a lack of
experience and/or knowledge unless they are supervised by a person
who is responsible for their safety and have received instructions from this
supervising person in how the appliance should be used.
–Only use this appliance if it is in faultless condition.
–Never attempt to repair the appliance yourself. If repairs are necessary,
contact the Melitta®Service Hotline only.
–Do not make any alterations in or on the appliance, on its components or
on the supplied accessories.
–Never immerse the appliance in water.
–Never touch hot appliance surfaces.
–Never reach into the interior of the appliance when it is in operation.
–This appliance is intended for home use and in similar settings, such
as: Employee kitchens in stores, ofces and other commercial areas; In
agricultural facilities; By customers at hotels, motels and other housing
facilities; At bed and breakfasts.
–Comply also with the safety instructions in the other sections of these
operating instructions.

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3 Appliance description
3.1 Legend for Figure A
Fig. number Explanation
1 Drip tray with cup plate and coffee grounds container (internal)
2 "Perfect Cappuccino" milk frother
3 Water tank
4Button for coffee strength
5Button for steam dispensing
6 Valve switch for steam and hot water dispensing
7 Display
8 Two-chamber bean container „Bean Select“
9 Tilt lever for "Bean Select" bean container
10 Ground coffee chute with lid
11 ON/OFF button
12 Coffee quantity regulator
13 Button for one-cup dispensing
14 Button for two-cup dispensing
15 Height-adjustable outlet
16 Water level indicator oat for the
drip tray
3.2 Legend for Figure B
Fig. number Explanation
17 Power cable
18 Brewing unit and identication label (behind the cover)
19 Grinding neness adjustment
20 Power switch

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3.3 Display
Symbol Meaning Display Explanation/prompt
Steam valve Illuminated
Temperature for steam dispensing is
reached
Open valve
Flashing Valve open
Water tank Illuminated Fill the water tank
Ground coffee
chute
Flashing Lid of the ground coffee chute is
open
Illuminated
Ground coffee dispenses upon
pressing the single-cup dispensing
button
Coffee strength
Illuminated
1 Bean: mild
2 Beans: normal
3 Beans: strong
4 Beans: very strong
Flashing Fill bean container; ashing stops
after dispensing the next coffee.
Cleaning
Illuminated Clean appliance
Flashing Integrated cleaning programme is
running
Drip tray and
coffee grounds
container
Illuminated Empty drip tray and coffee grounds
container
Flashing Insert drip tray and coffee grounds
container
Descaling
Illuminated Descaling appliance
Flashing Integrated descaling programme is
running

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4 Starting up
When starting the appliance for the rst time, please carry out the following steps.
When you have completed these steps, the appliance is ready for operation. You
can now prepare coffee.
We recommend pouring away the rst two cups of coffee after the rst start
up.
4.1 Placement
• Place the appliance on a stable, level, and dry surface. Make sure that
there is a distance of about 10 cm to the wall and other surrounding
objects.
Caution!
–Never place the appliance on hot surfaces or in damp areas.
–Do not transport or store the appliance in vehicles or rooms at low
temperatures, as the remaining water could freeze or condense and
thereby damage the appliance. Follow the instructions on page 72.
• The coffee grounds container is located in the drip tray. Please make
sure that the drip tray is pushed into the appliance all the way to the
stop.
Notes
–Keep the packaging material, including hard foam elements, in order to
avoid damage during transport or in case of return shipments.
–It is normal to nd traces of coffee and water in the machine before it is
started up for the rst time. This is because the appliance has already
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4.2 Connection
• Plug the power cable into an appropriate power socket.
Warning!
Danger of re and electric shock due to incorrect supply voltage,
incorrect or damaged connections and power cable.
–Ensure that the supply voltage corresponds to the supply voltage specied
on the identication label of the appliance. The identication label is on the
right side of the appliance behind the cover (Fig. B, no. 18).
–Make sure that the power socket meets the applicable standards for
electrical safety. If in doubt, contact a qualied electrician.
–Never use damaged power cables (damaged insulation, bare wires).
–During the guarantee period, have the damaged power cable replaced
only by the manufacturer; only after the guarantee period have it replaced
by qualied specialists.
4.3 Filling the bean container
Thanks to the two-chamber bean container „Bean Select“, you can have the choice
between two different types of coffee. For example, you can ll one chamber with
espresso beans and the other with café crème beans. Then you can conveniently
switch between the two types using the tilt lever.
• Fill the bean container (Fig. A, no. 8) with fresh coffee beans. Each
of the two chambers can be lled with a maximum of 135 g of coffee
beans.
Caution!
–Fill the bean container with coffee beans only.
–Never ll the bean container with ground, freeze-dried, or caramelised
coffee beans.
• Select the desired bean type by setting the tilt lever to the appropriate
chamber.

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Warning!
Hazard for persons allergic to caffeine.
Since a residual quantity of the previously used beans remains above the
grinder, the two types of beans mix when changing to a different bean type.
Consequently, when switching over to decaffeinated beans the rst two cups
may still contain coffee that is not decaffeinated. This means that only the third
cup of coffee prepared after the switchover is free of caffeine.
Note
When the tilt lever is vertical during the brewing process, no beans fall into the
grinder.
4.4 Filling the water tank
• Lift the lid of the water tank (Fig. A, no. 3) and pull the water tank up
and out of the appliance.
• Fill the water tank to the max. mark with fresh tap water and reinsert it.
4.5 Switching on for the rst time
All of the tubes have been drained and aired out at the factory. For this reason,
the symbol for the valve illuminates after the heat-up phase when starting up
for the rst time and the appliance must be vented using the valve. Venting is only
necessary when starting up for the rst time as well as after draining and airing
out. You can nd more information on page 72.
• Switch the power switch (Fig. B, No. 20) to position „I“.
• Press the ON/OFF button to switch the appliance on.
→The ON/OFF button ashes. The appliance heats up.
After the heat-up phase, the valve symbol illuminates.
• Place a vessel under the Perfect Cappuccino and push the steam pipe
downwards until it is positioned below the brim of the vessel.
• Place a vessel below the outlet.
• Turn the valve switch (Fig. A, no. 6) clockwise to open the valve.
→The valve symbol ashes. Water runs into the vessel below the Perfect
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• When water is no longer dispensed and the valve symbol is
illuminated, turn the valve switch anti-clockwise to close the valve.
→The appliance performs an automatic rinse and hot water ows out of the
outlet. The ON/OFF button is then illuminated.
The appliance is ready for operation.
4.6 Adjusting the coffee strength
• Press the button for coffee strength several times to select among
four possible coffee strengths.
→Your selection will then be shown with the bean symbols on the display.
Display Coffee strength
mild
normal
(factory setting)
strong
very strong
• You can also adjust the coffee avour by changing the grinding neness
setting. You can nd more information on page 62.
4.7 Adjusting the dispensed quantity
• Turn the coffee quantity regulator (Fig. A, No. 12) to adjust the
dispensed quantity variably from 30 ml to 220 ml (regulator to the left:
30 ml, regulator in the middle: 125 ml, regulator to the right: 220 ml).

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5 Switching on and off
5.1 Switching on the appliance
• Switch the power switch (Fig. B, No. 20) to position „I“.
→The appliance is in stand-by mode. The ON/OFF button lights up red.
• Place a suitable vessel under the outlet.
• Press the ON/OFF button to switch the appliance on.
→The ON/OFF button ashes. The appliance heats up.
The appliance performs an automatic rinse and hot water ows out of the
outlet. Then the ON/OFF button and the bean symbols illuminate.
The appliance is ready for operation.
5.2 Switching off the appliance
• If possible, place a vessel under the outlet.
• Press the ON/OFF button to switch the appliance to stand-by
mode.
→The appliance performs an automatic rinse of the coffee lines. The brewing
chamber goes into resting position. The ON/OFF button lights up red.
• Switch the power switch (Fig. B, No. 20) to position „0“ to turn off the
appliance completely.
Notes
–The appliance performs an automatic rinse every time it is switched on.
–When the appliance is in stand-by mode, only switch it off using the power
switch, otherwise there is a danger that the brewing unit will not be in the
correct position.

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6 Inserting the Melitta®Claris® water lter
A Melitta®Claris® water lter is supplied with the appliance for ltering out lime scale
and other contaminants. Please only insert it after starting up the appliance for
the rst time. When using the lter, the appliance does not require descaling as
often, and the water hardness can be set to 1 (you can nd more information on
page 57). The service life of your appliance will be extended thanks to the reliable
protection from lime scale. The water lter should be changed regularly; however,
after two months at the latest.
• Set the current month on the blue ring on top of the Melitta®Claris®
water lter. This way, you can easily see when it is time to change the
Melitta®Claris® water lter.
• Put the water lter in a glass with fresh tap water for several minutes
before you insert it.
• Lift the lid of the water tank (Fig. A, no. 3) and pull the water tank up
and out of the appliance.
• Empty the water tank.
• Carefully screw the Melitta®Claris® water lter into the thread on the
base of the water tank using the screw-in aid at the bottom end of the
coffee scoop provided.
• Fill the water tank to the max. mark with fresh tap water and reinsert it.
• Place a vessel under the Perfect Cappuccino and push the steam pipe
downwards until it is positioned below the brim of the vessel.
• Turn the valve switch (Fig. A, no. 6) clockwise to open the valve.
→Water now runs into the vessel beneath the Perfect Cappuccino.
• As soon as the water tank symbol illuminates, turn the valve switch
anti-clockwise to close the valve.
→The appliance is ready for operation.
Note
The Melitta®Claris® water lter should not remain dry over an extended period
of time. We therefore recommend storing the Melitta®Claris® water lter in
the refrigerator in a glass of water when the appliance will not be in use for
extended periods.

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7 Preparing espresso or café crème
7.1 Preparing one cup of espresso or café crème
Prerequisite: The appliance is ready for operation (see „Switching on and off“
on page 51). The desired coffee strength and dispensed quantity are set
(see page 50). The desired coffee type in the bean container is selected.
• Place a suitable vessel under the outlet.
• Press the button for one-cup dispensing .
→The grinding process and coffee dispensing start now. Dispensing ends
automatically when the set dispensed quantity is reached.
• To stop dispensing coffee prematurely, press the button for one-cup
dispensing .
7.2 Preparing two cups of espresso or café crème
Prerequisite: The appliance is ready for operation (see „Switching on and off“
on page 51). The desired coffee strength and dispensed quantity are set.
The desired coffee type in the bean container is selected.
• Place two suitable vessels beside each other under the outlet.
• Press the button for two-cup dispensing .
→The double grinding process and dispensing of coffee start now.
Dispensing ends automatically when the set dispensed quantity is reached.
• To stop dispensing coffee prematurely, press the button for two-cup
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7.3 Preparing espresso or café crème with ground coffee
Prerequisite: The appliance is ready for operation (see „Switching on and off“
on page 51). The desired dispensed quantity is set.
• Open the lid of the ground coffee chute (Fig. A, no. 10).
→The ground coffee chute symbol ashes.
• Fill a max. of one coffee scoop of fresh ground coffee into the ground
coffee chute.
Caution!
–Fill the ground coffee chute with ground coffee only. Instant products can
clog up the brewing unit.
–Never pour in more than one coffee scoop (supplied with the appliance) of
ground coffee, otherwise the brewing unit will be overlled.
• Close the lid of the ground coffee chute.
→The ground coffee chute symbol and the button for one-cup dispensing
illuminate.
• Place a suitable vessel under the outlet.
• Press the button for one-cup dispensing .
→Coffee dispensing now starts. It ends automatically when the set dispensed
quantity is reached.
• To stop dispensing coffee prematurely, press the button for one-cup
dispensing .
Note
If you do not dispense coffee from the appliance within 90 seconds after
opening the ground coffee chute, the appliance will automatically switch back
to coffee bean operation and will discard the ground coffee into the coffee
grounds container to prevent later risk of overlling the brewing chamber.

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8 Preparing milk froth
Prerequisite: The appliance must be ready for operation (see „Switching on
and off“ on page 51).
• Place a vessel with milk under the Perfect Cappuccino. Make sure that
the whisk of the Perfect Cappuccino is immersed in the milk.
• Fill the appliance to one third maximum, as the volume of milk increases
signicantly when frothed.
• Press the button for steam dispensing .
→The button for steam dispensing ashes. The appliance heats up.
When the steam temperature has been reached, the button for steam
dispensing and the valve symbol illuminate.
Warning!
There is danger of burn injuries and scalding due to the hot steam pipe,
steam hose and hot whisk.
Never touch the steam pipe, the steam hose, or the whisk of the Perfect
Cappuccino when in use.
• Turn the valve switch (Fig. A, no. 6) clockwise to open the valve.
→The valve symbol and the button for steam dispensing ash. The
whisk froths the milk and heats it at the same time. You will achieve better
frothing results if you move the whisk up and down while frothing.
• Turn the valve switch anti-clockwise to close the valve and end the
frothing process. The volume of milk should have about doubled and
the vessel should be warm to the touch.
• Press the button for steam dispensing to switch from steam mode
to the normal operating mode.
• Wait until the steam pipe has cooled down and then twist off anti-
clockwise the steam pipe with whisk from the Perfect Cappuccino
(Fig. E).
• Pull the whisk of the Perfect Cappuccino downward to remove it from
the steam pipe (Fig. F).

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• Rinse off the steam pipe and the whisk under running water or wash
them in the dishwasher.
• Turn the cleaned steam pipe with whisk clockwise onto the Perfect
Cappuccino until it locks into place.
Note
We recommend using cold milk with a high protein content. It is not the fat
content, but rather the protein content that is the determining factor for good
milk froth.
9 Preparing hot water
Prerequisite: The appliance must be ready for operation (see „Switching on
and off“ on page 51).
• Place a cloth under the Perfect Cappuccino to catch any residual water
that may escape.
• Pull the whisk of the Perfect Cappuccino downward to remove it from
the steam pipe (Fig. F).
• Place a vessel under the steam pipe and slide the steam pipe
downward until it is below the brim of the vessel.
• Turn the valve switch (Fig. A, no. 6) clockwise to open the valve.
→The valve symbol now ashes. Hot water ows out of the steam pipe
and into the vessel.
• When the desired water quantity is reached, turn the valve switch anti-
clockwise to close the valve.
• Wait until the steam pipe cools down and slide the whisk from below
onto the steam pipe until it locks into place.