Ancona - Machine à café TAURUS - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL Ancona TAURUS

Espresso coffee-maker

professional o industrial.

aigua fresca i potable.

Espresso coffee-maker

Many thanks for choosing to purchase

a TAURUS brand product.

Thanks to its technology, design and

operation and the fact that it exceeds

the strictest quality standards, a fully

satisfactory use and long product life

K Filter for ground coffee

L Filter for single measure

M “Machine on” pilot light

N “Steam ready” pilot light

O “Machine ready coffee/water pilot

P coffee release button

Q steam release button

Safety advice and warnings

Read these instructions carefully be-

fore switching on the appliance and

keep them for future reference. Failu-

re to follow and observe these instruc-

tions may result in an accident.

Use or working environment:

- The appliance should be used and

kept over a flat and stable surface.

- Do not use the appliance if the

cable or plug is damaged.

- Ensure that the voltage indicated

on the nameplate matches the

mains voltage before plugging in the

- Connect the appliance to a base

with an earth socket withstanding a

minimum of 10 amperes.

- The appliance’s plug must fit into

the mains socket properly.

- If any of the appliance casings

breaks, immediately disconnect the

appliance from the mains to prevent

the possibility of an electric shock.

- Do not use the appliance if it has

fallen on the floor, if there are visible

signs of damage or if it has a leak.

- Never use the electric wire to lift

up, carry or unplug the appliance.

Do not roll up the electrical connec-

tion wire close to the appliance.

- Do not allow the connection cable to

hang or to come into contact with the

appliance’s hot surfaces.

- Check the condition of the electrical

connection cable. Damaged or

tangled cables increase the risk of

- Do not touch the plug with wet

- Do not use the appliance if the

accessories or parts are not fastened

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- Do not switch on the appliance

- Do not use the appliance if the on/

off switch does not work.

- Do not move the appliance while

Respect the levels indicated on the

- Disconnect the appliance from the

mains when not in use and before

undertaking any cleaning task.

- This appliance is for household use

only, not professional or industrial

- Children should be supervised to

ensure that they do not play with the

- Ensure that this product is not used

by the disabled, children or people

unused to its handling.

- This appliance should be stored

out of reach of children and/or the

- Do not store or transport the

appliance if it is still hot.

- Any misuse or failure to follow

the instructions for use renders the

guarantee and the manufacturer’s

liability null and void.

Instructions for use

- Unroll the cable completely before

- Connect the appliance to the mains.

This simple operation ensures optimum

dispensing and must be carried out:

- When switching on for the first time:

- When the machine has been out of

use for a long time (1 or 2 weeks)

- After making steam

- When the tank is without water.

- Press the on/off switch and the

machine will be connected.

- Rinse the tank and fill it with cool

- Place a recipient under the vapo-

riser. Open the control by turning it

- Press the coffee release button and

water will flow out through the vapori-

ser. Wait until approximately a cupful

- To finish dispensing, close the

control by turning it clockwise.

Filling the water tank:

- Remove the tank from the appliance.

- Fill the tank with cold water.

- Fill the tank to the indicated level

- Replace the tank in its housing,

ensuring that it is well fitted.

- Check that the removable filter is

perfectly fitted into the filter holder.

- Fill the tank with cold water to the

- Plug the appliance into the mains.

Fill the removable filter with ground

coffee (6-7 g per cup to be prepared).

- If you wish to make 1 coffee, fill the

ladle to half its capacity (1 spoonful),

taking the capacity of the measuring

spoon as the measurement for 1

- For 2 coffees, put in 2 spoonfuls.

- Next lightly press down the ground

coffee with the back of the spoon.

- Before fitting the filter holder in

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ladle-holder backwards.

- Fix the filter holder into the coffee

assemblage by inserting it from below

- Turn the filter holder in the coffee

maker assemblage from below the

assemblage and turn it from left to

right until it locks.

- Place one or two pre-heated cups at

the filter holder outlet as desired, and

then press the coffee release button.

The coffee infusion will begin to pour

out. It does not matter if the blue pi-

lot light goes out during this process.

When you have obtained the desired

quantity of espresso coffee (short or

long), press the coffee button.

- When the dispensing is completed,

wait a few seconds and then remove

- Remove the filter holder and empty

- Wash the filter holder with running

- Check that the removable filter is

perfectly fitted into the filter holder.

- Fit the filter holder in the appliance

Preparing coffee with single-measure

- Remove the filter for ground coffee

from the filter holder.

- Insert the filter for single-measure

bags in the filter holder.

- Next, put the single-measure bag

into the filter holder, ensuring that

the paper of the bag does not protru-

de from the filter holder.

- Fix the filter holder into the coffee

maker assemblage by inserting it

from below the assemblage.

- Turn the filter holder from left to

right until it locks.

- Place 1 pre-heated cup under the

- Press the coffee release button.

- Follow the “coffee preparation”

- Remove the single-measure filter

and throw away the used bag.

Clean the filter holder and the single-

Obtaining hot water:

- Switch on the appliance by opera-

ting the on/off control.

- The heating pilot light will come on

indicating that the water is heating.

- Wait until the coffee release pilot

light also comes on. This situation

tells us that the water has reached

the appropriate temperature.

- Place a recipient under the vaporiser.

- Open the steam regulator by turning

- Press the coffee release button.

- The hot water begins to pour out

through the vaporiser.

- Once you have obtained the desired

amount of hot water, press the coffee

- Close the control by turning it

- The steam is used to foam milk for

cappuccino, and also to heat other

- Switch on the appliance by opera-

ting the on/off switch.

- The heating pilot light will come on

indicating that the water is heating to

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- Wait until the coffee release pilot

light comes on, indicating that the

appliance has reached the appropria-

- Press the steam release button.

- Place a recipient under the steam pipe.

- Open the control for a few seconds

so that the water that has remained

in the vaporiser can be released. In a

short time steam only will start to be

- Close the control and remove the

Once you have finished using the

- Turn the appliance off, using the on/

- Unplug the appliance to the mains.

- Remove the water from the water tank.

- Clean the appliance

- Disconnect the appliance from the

mains and let it cool before underta-

king any cleaning task.

- Clean the equipment with a damp

cloth with a few drops of washing-up

liquid and then dry.

- Do not use solvents, or products

with an acid or base pH such as blea-

ch, or abrasive products, for cleaning

- Do not submerge the appliance in

water or any other liquid, or place it

under a running tap.

- It is advisable to clean the applian-

ce regularly and remove any food

How to deal with lime scale incrusta-

- For the appliance to work correctly

it should be kept free of lime scale or

magnesium incrustations caused by

the use of hard water.

- To prevent this kind of problem, we

recommend the use of water with low

lime or magnesium mineralisation.

- However, if it is not possible to

use the kind of water recommended

above, you should periodically remove

the lime scale from the appliance:

- Every 6 weeks if the water is “very

- Every 12 weeks if the water is

- To do so, we recommend the use

of the specific product Taurus Decal,

which can be found in specialised

shops and authorised technical

- Homemade solutions are not re-

commended in the de-scaling of this

appliance, such as the use of vinegar.

Anomalies and repair

- Take the appliance to an authorised

technical support service if problems

Do not try to dismantle or repair

without assistance, as this may be

- If the connection to the mains has

been damaged, it must be replaced

and you should proceed as you would

in the case of damage.

If any anomaly is detected, check the

- The filter holder is not cor-

- The edge of the ladle is

covered with coffee.

- The dispensing assemblage

- See “obtaining coffee” section

- Clean the ladle around the edge and

clean the coffee supply assemblage.

- Clean with a damp cloth.

- The vacuum tube does not

reach the bottom of the tank

or is not correctly fitted.

- The holes in the ladle are

blocked, the coffee is too

finely ground or has been

- Refill the water tank.

- Position the vacuum tube in such a way

that it reaches the bottom of the water

tank. Make sure it does not become

- Empty the ladle and clean with water.

Clean the dispensing assemblage with a

damp cloth. Reload the ladle and lightly

press down the coffee.

- The coffee is too finely

ground or too firmly pressed.

- Make sure the size of the grounds is

correct and that it has not been exces-

sively pressed down.

- The coffee used is old or

- The coffee has not been suf-

ficiently firmly pressed down.

- The coffee has been ground

- Use fresh coffee and once opened, store

in a hermetically-sealed container.

- Press the coffee down firmly.

- Grind the coffee finer.

- The coffee has been ground

- Insufficient coffee has been

- The coffee has not been suf-

ficiently firmly pressed down.

- Grind the coffee finer.

- Ensure that the correct amount of cof-

fee has been put in the ladle.

- Press the coffee down more firmly.

- The tube is blocked

Clean the vaporiser tube with a damp

cloth to remove the possible remains of

milk that have dried and unblock the

holes with the aid of a needle. Press the

appropriate switch and remove steam un-

til it comes out strongly and continuously.

Manual Ancona.indb 22 17/05/11 17:43For EU product versions and/or in

case that it is requested in your

Ecology and recyclability of the product

- The materials of which the packa-

ging of this appliance consists are

included in a collection, classification

and recycling system.

- The product does not contain

concentrations of substances that

could be considered harmful to the

This symbol means that in

case you wish to dispose of

the product once its working

life has ended, take it to an

authorised waste agent for

the selective collection of

waste electrical and electronic

This appliance complies with Direc-

tive 2006/95/EC on Low Voltage and

Directive 2004/108/EC on Electro-

magnetic Compatibility.

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