Rohnson R-987 User manual

COFFEE MAKER
MODEL: R-987
Read this manual 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. Read all instructions.
2. Before using check that the voltage of wall outlet corresponds to rated voltage marked on the rating
plate.
3. This appliance has been incorporated with a grounded plug. Please ensure the wall outlet in your
house is well earthed.
4. To protect against fire, electric shock and injury to persons do not immerse cord, plug, in water or
other liquid.
5. Remove plug from wall outlet before cleaning and when not in use. Allow appliance 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 attachments not recommended by the appliance manufacturer may result in fire,
electric shock or injury to persons.
8. Place appliance on flat surface or table, do not hang power cord over the edge of table or counter.
9. Ensure the power cord do not touch hot surface of appliance.
10. Do not place the coffee maker on hot surface or beside fire in order to avoid being damaged.
11. To disconnect, remove plug from wall outlet. Always hold the plug. But never pull the cord.
12. Do not use appliance for other than intended use and place it in a dry environment.
13. Close supervision is necessary when your appliance is being used near children.
14. Be careful not to get burned by the steam.
15. Do not touch the hot surface of appliance (such as steam wand, and the steel mesh just boiling). Use
handle or knobs.
16. Do not let the coffee maker operate without water.
17. Do not remove the metal funnel when appliance in brewing coffee or making steam.
18. Connect plug to wall outlet before using and turn any switch off before plug is removed from wall
outlet.
19. 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.
20. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
21. This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as:
–staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments;
–farmhouses;
–by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments;
–bed and breakfast type environments.
22. Do not use outdoors.
23. Save these instructions.

25. If you do not use the product for a long time, you need to turn on the power and then release steam
for 3 minutes before leaving this product.
26.If you cut off power during steam release, residual heat will make product continue to release steam
for a length of time, the product will stop releasing steam immediately once you turn off steam knob。
KNOWYOUR COFFEE MAKER
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 in steel mesh).
3. Place a jug on removable shelf. Make sure the steam control knob is on the OFF position.
Note: the appliance is not equipped with jug, please use yourself jug or coffee cup.
4. Connect to power source, Press the power switch “” .”one time, the red indicator is illuminated.
5. Press the coffee switch , the pump will pump water, when there is water flowing out and close the
pump by pressing the coffee switch , press the steam switch selector and wait for a moment, the
appliance begins to be pre-heated until the inner lamp of coffee switch is illuminated, it shows the
pre-heating is finished. Press the coffee switch and water will flow out.
6. After water does not drop out anymore, you can pour the water in each container out then clean
them thoroughly, now you can start brewing.
Note: There may be noise when pumping the water for the first time, it is normal, the appliance is
releasing the air inside. 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 cannot 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 steam mesh, 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 through turn it anticlockwise until it is at the
“Lock”position.
3. Place an espresso cup on removable shelf.
4. Then connect the appliance to power supply. Make sure the steam control knob is on the OFF
position.
5. Press the power switch “ ” one time, the red indicator is illuminated. Press the coffee switch,
when there is water flowing out, close the pump immediately. The purpose of the step is to pump
the water of the tank into the housing.
6. When the lamp in coffee switch is illuminated, you should press the coffee switch again, there
will be hot water flowing out. When the lamp in it is extinguished, close the pump. The
pre-heating is finished.
MAKE ESPRESSO
1. Remove the funnel by turning it in clockwise. Add ground coffee 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, 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 through turn it anticlockwise until it is at the “Lock”position..
3. Pour out the hot water in the cup. Then place the hot cup on removable shelf.
4. At the time, the lamp incoffee switch shall be illuminated, if it is extinguished, wait for a moment,
once the lamp in it is illuminated, you should press the coffee switch wait for a moment, there
will be coffee flowing out.
Note: During operation, if the indicator is extinguished, you must close the pump and stop to make
espresso coffee. After a few seconds, if the lamp is illuminated again, you can make espresso coffee
continued by pressing coffee switch, the lamp is cycle on and off to maintain the water temperature is
hot enough.
5. You should press Power switch manually when desired coffee is obtained or the colour of coffee
changes weak obviously, all indicators 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 clockwise, 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.

MAKE CAPPUCCINO/FROTHED MILK
You get a cup of cappuccino when you top up a cup of espresso with frothed 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 “o”position.
2、Press the steam switch selector, the lamp in the coffee switch will be illuminated, wait for until the
indicator in the steam switch selector is illuminated.
Note: During operation, the indicator in the steam selector will cycle on and off to maintain to desired
temperature.
3 、 Fill a jug with about 100 ml 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 recommending 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 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.
7. When the required purpose is reached, you can turn the steam control knob to “o”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 Power switch to cut the power source off. All indicators will be extinguished.
Note: we recommend you allow the maker to cool down at least for 5 min before making coffee again.
Otherwise burnt odour may occurred in your Espresso coffee.
MAKE STEAM
The steam wand 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 cover, then connect the appliance to power supply.
3.Press the Power switch, it’s lamp is illuminated.
4. Remove the frothing device from the steam wand.
5. Dip the steam wand into the liquid to be heated. Turn the steam control knob anti-clockwise slowly
to start making steam.
6. When the required temperature is reached, you can turn the steam control knob to “o”position.
7. Press the Power switch to cut off the power source.

AUTOMATIC POWER OFF FUNCTION
If there is no any operation within 25 minutes, the unit will power off automatically.
CLEANINGAND 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 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 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 jug in
place. Brewing water per “PRE-HEATING”.
4. Press the Power switch one time, its red lamp will be illuminated, you should press the pump control
switch, make sure the coffee/steam selector , when there is water flowing out and close the pump, and
wait for a moment, the coffee maker begins to be heated.
5. When the lamp in pump control switch is illuminated, it shows the heating is finished. Pressing the
pump control switch and make two cups coffee (about 2Oz). Then close the pump and wait for 5s.
6. Press the coffee/steam selector, the indicator in the pump control switch will be extinguished, waiting
for until the indicator in the coffee/steam selector is illuminated. Make steam for 2min by turning the
steam control knob, then turn the steam control knob to “o”position to stop making steam. Press the
Power switch for 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 coffee/steam selector, the lamp in pump control switch will be illuminated, then press
the pump control switch to brew until no descaler is left.
9. Then brew coffee (no coffee powder) with tap water in the MAX level, repeat the steps of 4-6 for 3
times (it is unnecessary to wait for 15 minutes in step of 6), then brew until no water is left in the tank.
10. Repeat the step of 9 at least 3 times to make sure the piping is clean.

TROUBLE SHOOTING
Symptom
Cause
Corrections
The metal parts in the tank
have rust.
The descaler is not recommended
type. It may corrode the metal parts in
the tank.
Use the descaler
recommended by
manufacturer.
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
anymore.
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 or half-skimmed
milk
Do not take apart the appliance by yourself if the cause of failure is not found, you had better
contact certified serving center.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CORRECT DISPOSAL OF THE PRODUCT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH EC DIRECTIVE 2002/96/EC.
At the end of its working life, the product must not be disposed of as urban waste.
It must be taken to a special local authority differentiated waste collection centre or to a dealer
providing this service.
Disposing of a household appliance separately avoids possible negative consequences for the
environment and health, deriving form inappropriate disposal and enables the constituent materials to be
recovered to obtain significant savings in energy and resources. As a reminder of the need to dispose of
household appliances separately, the product is marked with a crossed-out wheeled dustbin.