LOOK Perfection - Coffee machine MELITTA - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL LOOK Perfection MELITTA

1.2 Danger from electric current ................. 13

3.4 Setting the time (only on variant with

4.1 “AromaSelector” and dosing

5.3 Using the timer (only on variant with

• timer function) p. 19
• 6 Cleaning the appliance p. 20
• 7 Descaling the appliance p. 20
• 8 Disposal p. 20
• 9 Technical data 1 For your safety The appliance complies with the valid European directives. The appliance was inspected by independent test institutes and certied. Please read the safety instructions and the operating instructions through completely. You must observe the safety and operating instructions to avoid dangers. Melitta® accepts no liability for damage caused by fail- ure to observe the instructions. p. 20

The appliance is intended for use in private households or compa- rable environments to prepare coffee. Any other use is regarded as improper and may lead to per- sonal injury and material damage.

1.2 Danger from electric

current Only use the appliance if it is in a technically awless condition. Only connect the appliance to a correctly installed earthed mains socket. Make sure that the power cable does not touch the hotplate while it is hot. If the appliance or the power cable is damaged, there is a risk of fatal electric shock. You may not use the appliance in this case, but instead you need to have it repaired by the manufacturer, the Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing our Melitta Look® lter coffee machine. We hope you enjoy using it. If you require further information or have any questions, contact Melitta® or visit our website at: www.international.melitta.de.For your safety

customer services or a service partner. You must not immerse the appli- ance in water or let the power cable come into contact with water. Disconnect the appliance from the power supply when left unsupervised for a long time.

1.3 Risk of burns and scalds

The coffee and steam produced are very hot. Avoid direct contact with the owing coffee and the steam. Do not open the hinged lter holder during preparation. The jug and the hotplate become very hot during preparation and also remain hot for a long period after preparation. Do not touch the jug or the hotplate when they are hot. Touch the hot jug only by the jug handle.

Do not operate the appliance in a cabinet. Do not reach into the interior of the appliance during operation. You may not open the housing or manipulate the appliance in any other way. You may not use the jug in a microwave. Do not use abrasive cleaning agents or scouring milk to clean parts that come into contact with food. Remove the remains of the cleaning agents with clear water.

Children must not be allowed to play with the appliance. You must keep children who are younger than 8 years away from the appliance. This appliance may be used by children over 8 years of age and by persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or a lack of experience and knowl- edge, but only if they are super- vised or have been instructed in using the appliance safely and understand the resulting risks. Cleaning and maintenance must not be undertaken by children younger than 8 years of age. Children older than 8 years of age must be supervised during cleaning and maintenance.Appliance at a glance

2 Appliance at a glance

TIMER CALC ON/OFF 1 Filter insert 2 AromaSelector 3 Water tank lid 4 Water tank 5 Control panel 6 Jug with jug lid 7 Hotplate 8 Cable-winding facility 9 Power cable 10 Drip stop 11 Hinged lter holder

Variant with timer function 12 Display 13 “Minutes” button 14 “Hours” button 15 “TIMER” button with white lamp 16 “CALC” button with red lamp 17 “ON/OFF” button with green lamp

Variant without timer function 16 “CALC” button with red lamp 17 “ON/OFF” button with green lamp

Remove the packaging material and the adhe- sive strips from the appliance. Please keep the original packaging.

3.2 Setting up the appliance

Set up the appliance in a dry room. Set up the appliance on a stable, at and dry surface. The surface may not be hot. The appliance may not be placed in the vicinity of sinks or the like. Route the power cable so it does not lie over edges or cannot be damaged by hot surfaces or the hotplate. Store the length of cable that you do not need in the cable-winding facility in the base of the appliance.

3.3 Connecting the appliance

Only connect the appliance to an easily acces- sible, properly installed earthed mains socket. After connecting, all lamps will illuminate briey one after the other. Full isolation from the mains is achieved by disconnecting the mains plug.

3.4 Setting the time (only

on variant with timer function) After connecting, the time will ash on the display and ask you to set the time. The appliance will not be ready for use until you set the time. h m Press the “Hours” and “Minutes” buttons to set the time. Hold down the buttons to run through the hours or minutes faster. When you disconnect the appliance from the mains and connect it again, you need to set the time again. You can switch the display lighting on and off with the “Hours” and “Minutes” buttons. Simultaneously press the two buttons for longer than 2 seconds.

3.5 Removing the lter

To open the hinged lter holder, reach into the recessed handle (18) and swing out the hinged lter holder to the left up to the stop. Remove the lter insert. Fit the lter insert before closing and swing the hinged lter holder to the right until you hear it click into place. Do not use the appliance without the lter insert.

Always hold the jug by the jug handle when removing and inserting it. Place the jug correctly on the hotplate so that the jug lid pushes the drip stop up slightly. This opens the drip stop and the coffee can ow into the jug. The drip stop stops coffee dripping when you remove the jug.First steps

3.7 Filling water tank

The markings on the water tank correspond with the number of cups that you prepare during a brewing process. Approx. 85 ml coffee per cup Approx. 125 ml coffee per cup The brewing process will always use up all of the water in the water tank. Therefore, ll only the quantity of water that you require for the subsequent brewing process. The lled quantity of water may not exceed the 10/15 cup marking as the jug will otherwise overow. Fill fresh, clean tap or drinking water into the water tank. Do not use carbonated water or any other liquids.

1. Take hold of the recessed handle (19) and

pull the water tank vertically upwards out of the appliance.

2. Remove the water tank lid.

3. Fill the water tank with the required quan-

4. Close the water tank with the water tank

5. Insert the water tank vertically from above

into the appliance. Alternatively, you can ll water directly into the water tank while it is still in the appliance by using a suitable vessel.

3.8 Rinsing the appliance

Before using for the rst time and after desca- ling, you need to rinse the appliance twice. You should also rinse the appliance if you do not use the appliance for a longer period. Rinsing is done without a lter and without coffee powder.

1. Fill the water tank with fresh, clear tap

water up to the 10/15-cup marking.

2. Make sure that the lter insert is in the

hinged lter holder and that the hinged lter holder is closed.

3. Place the jug with closed jug lid under the

ON/OFF Start the rinsing process with the “ON/OFF” button. » The “ON/OFF” lamp lights up. » The rinsing process ends once the water has completely run through.

ON/OFF Switch off the hotplate with the “ON/OFF” button. » The “ON/OFF” lamp goes out.

Always allow the water to ow through com- pletely and empty the jug.Operating the appliance

4 Operating the appliance Observe the following instructions during preparation: – Use Melitta® lters in the size 1x4®. – After preparation, dispose of the used lter. – You can end preparation at any time by pressing the “ON/OFF” button again. Some water will continue to ow after you press the button. – The hotplate also remains switched on after preparation. The hotplate switches off automatically only at the end of the set keep-warm time and the “ON/OFF“ lamp goes out. – Switch off the hotplate with the “ON/OFF“ button if there is not a jug with brewed coffee in the appliance.

4.1 “AromaSelector” and

dosing recommendation The “AromaSelector” allows you to change the taste with the same quantity of coffee. Turn the “AromaSelector” clockwise for a milder coffee. Turn the “AromaSelector” anticlockwise for a stronger coffee. Use approx. 6 to 8 g of ground coffee per large cup according to your taste. This gure corresponds with the middle position of the “AromaSelector”.

4.2 Preparing coffee

1. Fill the water tank with the required quan-

2. Swing the hinged lter holder to the left up

3. Fold a lter along the stamped seam.

4. Fit the lter in the lter insert. Press it

down lightly and into the edges of the lter insert.

5. Fill the lter paper with coffee powder

according to the lled quantity of water and your taste.

6. Close the hinged lter holder.

7. Place the jug with closed jug lid under the

ON/OFF Start the brewing process with the “ON/OFF” button. » The “ON/OFF” lamp lights up. » The brewing process ends once the water has completely run through. 5 Changing settings

5.1 Setting the water

hardness The hardness of the tap water inuences how often you have to descale the appliance. The harder the tap water, the more frequently you have to descale the appliance. Contact your local water provider to nd out the water hardness. Or check the water hardness with a water hardness test strip available from retailers. Follow the instructions on the water hardness test strip and the information in the table Water hardness. Water hardness Water hard- ness °dH Display (with timer) “CALC” lamp ash- ing rhythm (without timer) I < 7 1 .... n....n.... II 7 to 14 2 .... nn....nn.... III 14 to 21 3 .... nnn....nnn.... IV* > 21 4 .... nnnn....nnnn....

• Factory settingChanging settings

Variant without timer function To set the water hardness, press the “CALC” button for longer than 2 seconds. The “CALC” lamp starts to ash. The ashing rhythm indicates the set water hardness.

CALC Press the “CALC” button for longer than 2 seconds. » The “CALC” lamp ashes.

CALC Press the “CALC” button repeatedly until the required water hardness is set. The ashing rhythm indicates the set water hardness, see table Water hardness.

CALC Press the “CALC” button for longer than 2 seconds to save the setting. The setting is retained even when you discon- nect the appliance from the electricity mains. Variant with timer function

CALC Press and hold the “CALC” button.

Also press the “Minutes” button until the required water hardness is shown on the display, see table Water hardness. After you release the “CALC” button, the setting is saved and retained even when you disconnect the appliance from the electricity mains.

5.2 Setting warm-keeping

time The taste of the coffee changes when the jug is kept on the hotplate for longer periods. The coffee tastes bitter. To prevent this, you should enjoy your coffee as fresh as possible immediately after preparation. Also, unneces- sarily keeping the coffee warm costs valuable energy. Variant without timer function

ON/OFF Press the “ON/OFF” button for longer than 2 seconds. » The “ON/OFF” lamp ashes.

ON/OFF Press the “ON/OFF” button repeatedly until the desired warm-keeping time is set. The ashing rhythm indicates the set warm-keeping time, see the following table Warm-keeping time.

ON/OFF Press the “ON/OFF” button for longer than 2 seconds to save the setting. The setting is retained even when you discon- nect the appliance from the electricity mains. Warm-keeping time Warm-keep- ing time Flashing rhythm “ON/OFF” lamp 20 minutes .... n....n.... 40 minutes* .... nn....nn.... 60 minutes .... nnn....nnn....

• Factory setting Variant with timer function

Also press the "Minutes" button until the required warm-keeping time is shown on the display. After you release the “ON/OFF” button, the setting is saved and retained even when you disconnect the appliance from the electricity mains.

5.3 Using the timer (only

on variant with timer function) The appliance is equipped with a timer func- tion. This allows preparation to start automat- ically at a time you set. Setting the timer

TIMER Press and hold the “TIMER” button. » The display ashes. h m Also press the “Hours” and “Minutes” buttons to set the starting time. Hold down the buttons to run through the hours or minutes faster.

2. Release the “TIMER” button.

» The current time appears on the display. When you disconnect the appliance from the mains and connect it again, you need to set the timer again.Cleaning the appliance

Activating the timer

1. Prepare the appliance for a brewing pro-

cess, see chapter 4 Operating the appliance on page 18.

TIMER Press the “TIMER” button to activate the timer for the next brewing process. » The “TIMER” lamp lights up. » The starting time appears briey on the display. » The brewing process starts at the set starting time. Press the “TIMER” button again to deactivate the timer. 6 Cleaning the appliance Regular cleaning and maintenance of the appli- ance guarantee the consistent high quality of your coffee. Attention! Unsuitable cleaning agents can damage the appliance. Only use the recom- mended cleaning agents. Always allow the appliance to cool down before cleaning it. Do not immerse the appliance or the mains plug in water. Clean the outer surfaces of the housing, including the hotplate with a soft, moist cloth. Clean the jug and the lter insert after every use. Rinse the jug, the lter insert, the water tank and the water tank lid with clear, warm water and a small quantity of wash- ing up liquid. You can also clean the jug, lter insert and water tank lid in the dishwasher. 7 Descaling the appliance After you have used the appliance for a while, limescale deposits will build up inside it. To ensure that your appliance works perfectly and has a long life, you need to descale it on a regular basis. Descaling takes approximately 25 minutes and should not be interrupted. The illuminated “CALC” lamp asks you to descale the appliance soon. Use Melitta® Anti Calc liquid descaling agent for lter coffee machines. Caution! Descaling agent causes eye irri- tation. If it accidentally comes into contact with your eyes, you should rinse them with clear water for several minutes. Consult a doctor if symptoms persist.

1. Remove the lter from the lter holder.

2. Close the hinged lter holder.

3. Fill at least 500 ml of descaling uid into

the water tank. Follow the instructions on the packaging of the descaling agent.

4. Place the jug with closed jug lid under the

CALC Start descaling with the “CALC” button. » The “CALC” lamp ashes. » The display shows the remaining time (only on the variant with timer function). » Descaling ends automatically. » The “CALC” lamp goes out.

6. After descaling, you must rinse the appli-

ance to remove all remains of the descaling agent, see chapter 3.8 Rinsing the appliance on page 17. 8 Disposal Appliances marked with this symbol are subject to the European Directive for WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment). Electrical appliances do not belong in domestic waste. Dispose of the appliance in an environmentally friendly way via suitable collection systems. The packaging materials are raw materials and recyclable. Please return them to the raw materials cycle. 9 Technical data You nd detailed technical data via the follow- ing link.21 Sommaire