Passionata Rossa 15 - Coffee machine Klarstein - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL Passionata Rossa 15 Klarstein

Dear Customer, Congratulations on purchasing this device. Please read the following instructions carefully and follow them to prevent possible damages. We assume no liability for damage caused by disregard of the instructions and improper use. Scan the QR code to get access to the latest user manual and more product information. CONTENT Safety Instructions 18 Device Description 20 Use 21 Cleaning and Maintenance 24 Troubleshooting 26 Disposal Considerations 28 Manufacturer & Importer (UK) 28 TECHNICAL DATA Item number 10031700, 10031701, 10031702, 10031703, 10037855 Power supply 220-240 V ~ 50 Hz Power 1250-1470 W Note: You can also purchase a replacement portalter for this espresso machine under item number 10037856. Visit our website for this: www.hi-tower.co.uk18

• Before using the electrical appliance, the following basic precautions should always be followed

• including the following:

• Read all instructions.

• Before using check that the voltage of wall outlet corresponds to rated voltage marked on the rating plate.

• This appliance has been incorporated with a grounded plug. Please ensure the wall outlet in your house is well earthed.

• To protect against re, electric shock and injury to persons do not immerse cord, plug in water or other liquid.

• 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.

• 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.

• The use of accessory attachments not recommended by the appliance manufacturer may result in re, electric shock or injury to persons.

• Place appliance on at surface or table, do not hang power cord over the edge of table or counter.

• Ensure the power cord do not touch hot surface of appliance.

• Do not place the coffee maker on hot surface or beside re in order to avoid to be damaged.

• To disconnect, remove plug from wall outlet. Always hold the plug. But never pull the cord.

• Do not use appliance for other than intended use and place it in a dry environment.

• Close supervision is necessary when your appliance is being used near children.

• Be careful not to get burned by the steam.

• Do not touch the hot surface of appliance (such as steam wand, and the steel mesh just boiling). Use handle or knobs.

• Do not let the coffee maker operate without water.

• Do not remove the metal funnel when appliance in brewing coffee or when steam.

• Connect plug to wall outlet before using and turn any switch off before plug is removed from wall outlet.

• This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and if they understand the hazards involved.

• Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children unless they are aged from 8 years and above and supervised. Keep the appliance and its cord out of reach of children aged less than 8 years.

• Children shall not play with the appliance.

• Do not use outdoors.

• Save these instructions.

• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer or its service19

agent or a similarly qualied person in order to avoid a hazard.

• The appliance must not be immersed.

• This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as:

• -staff kitchen areas in shops, ofces and other working environments

• – by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments

• – bed and breakfast type environments

• Appliances can be used by persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and if they understand the hazards involved.

• The surfaces (on removable cup shelf) are liable to get hot during use.

• Do not remove the funnel during the brewing coffee process.

• After the brewing coffee, switch the rod to the middle for 10 second to release the pressure before remove the funnel.20

To ensure the rst 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 close the water tank cover. Note: the appliance is supplied with a detachable tank for easy cleaning, you can ll the tank with water rstly, and then put the tank into the appliance.

2. Set steel mesh into metal funnel (no coffee in steel mesh).

3. Place an espresso cup (your cup) on removable cup shelf. Make sure the coffee/

steam knob is on the .

4. Connect to power source, press down the ON/OFF button to the lower position

which is the ON position. The red indicator will be illuminated.

5. The appliance begins to be pre-heated until the green indicator is illuminated, it

shows the pre-heating is nished. Turning the coffee/steam knob to the position, and water will ow out.

6. After about one minute, turn the coffee/steam knob to the position to stop

brewing, you can pour the water in container out then clean them thoroughly, now you can start brewing. Note: There may be noise when pumping the water on the rst time, it is normal, the appliance is releasing the air in the appliance. 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, steel mesh and cup, so that the coffee avour can not be inuenced by the cold parts.

1. Remove the detachable tank and open the tank cover to ll it with desired water,

the water level should not exceed the “MAX” mark in the tank. Then place t he tank into the appliance properly.

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 x them into coffee maker rmly through turn it anticlockwise until it is at the lock position.(See g. 1)

3. Place an espresso cup (your cup) on removable cup shelf.

4. Then connect the appliance to power supply source. Make sure the coffee/steam

knob is on the position.

5. Press the ON/OFF button to the lower position which is the ON position, the red

indicator will be illuminated.

6. When the green indicator is illuminated, you should turn the coffee/steam knob to

the . position, there will be hot water owing out. After about one minute, close the coffee/steam knob by turning the coffee/steam knob again to the position.22

The pre-heating is nished. Make Espresso Coffee

1. Remove the metal funnel by turning it in clockwise, set steel mesh into metal funnel.

Add coffee powder to steel mesh with measuring spoon, a spoon coffee powder can make about a cup of top-grade coffee, then press the ground coffee powder tightly with the tamper.

2. Then insert the funnel into the appliance from the “Insert” position and release

the press bar, and you can x them into coffee maker rmly through turn it anticlockwise until it is at the lock position. (See g. 1).

3. Pour out the hot water in the cup. Then place the hot cup (your cup) on removable

4. At the time, the green indicator is illuminated, once the green lamp is illuminated,

you should turn the coffee/steam knob to the position, waiting for a moment, there will be coffee owing out. Note: During brewing coffee or making steam, it is normal that the green indicator is likely to extinguish, it only means that the heater is heating up to keep the temperature at the standard range.

5. You should press and release the ON/OFF button to the higher position which is

the “OFF” position manually when desired coffee is obtained or the colour of coffee changes weak obviously, the power indicator and ready indicator go out and the coffee maker stops working, your coffee is ready now. Note: Do not leave the coffee maker unattended during making the coffee, as you need operate manually sometimes!

6. After nishing making the coffee, you can take the metal funnel out by turning it

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 You get a cup of cappuccino when you top up a cup of espresso with frothing milk. Note: during making steam, the metal funnel must be assembled in position. Method:

1. Prepare espresso rst with container big enough according to the part “MAKE

2. Turn the coffee/steam knob to the position, waiting for until the green indicator

3. Fill a jug with about 100 grams of milk for each cappuccino to be prepared, you

are recommended to use whole milk at refrigerator temperature (not hot!).23

Note: In choosing the size of jug, it is recommended 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. Insert the plastic sleeve into the milk about two centimetres, then turn the coffee/

steam knob to the position, steam will come out from the steam outlet. Froth milk in the way moving vessel round from up to down. Caution: Danger of scalding Be sure to operate carefully as the steam may result in scald to person. After the brewing coffee, switch the rod to the middle for 10 second to release the pressure before removing the funnel.

5. When the required purpose is reached, you can turn the coffee/steam knob to the

position (see g.2). Note: Clean steam outlet with wet sponge immediately after steam stops generating, but care not to hurt!

6. Pour the frothed milk into the espresso prepared, now he cappuccino is ready.

Sweeten to taste and if desired, sprinkle the froth with a little cocoa powder.

7. Press and release the ON/OFF button to the higher position which is the “O FF”

position to cut off the power source. Producing steam to heat liquids or froth milk singly The steam wand can be used to froth milk singly or make hot beverages like drinking chocolate, water or tea. Method:

1. Remove the detachable tank and ll it with desired water. The water level must

not exceed the “MAX” mark in the tank. Then place the tank into the appliance properly.

2. Then connect the appliance to power supply source.

3. Press down the ON/OFF button to the lower position which is the ON position, the

red indicator is illuminated.

4. Turning the coffee/steam knob to the position and waiting for a moment, the

appliance begins to be heated until the green indicator is illuminated, it shows the heating is nished.

5. Dip the steam wand with plastic sleeve into the liquid to be heated or the intended

froth milk. Turn the coffee/steam knob to the position and start making steam.

6. When the required temperature is reached or the frothing milk is obtained, you can

turn the coffee/steam knob to the position.

7. Press and release the ON/OFF button to the higher position which is the OFF

position to cut off the power source.24

Automatically shut-off function The appliance has the function of shut-off power automatically, when the power cord is plugging into the power outlet and the ON/OFF button has been pressed, if without any action within 25 minutes, the appliance will cut off power automatically and the power indicator will be extinguished, if you want to continue operating, you shall press the ON/OFF button twice (for the rst pressing, make it return to higher position which is OFF position, for the second pressing, press it down to turn on power)the and the power indicator will be illuminated, the appliance can be operated.

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

1. Cut off power source and let the coffee maker cool down completely before

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 efciently, internal piping is cleanly and

the peak avor 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 carafe (jug) in place. Brewing water per “ PRE-HEATING”.

4. Press down the ON/OFF button to the lower position which is the ON position,

the red indicator will be illuminated, make sure the coffee/steam knob is on the position, and waiting for a moment, the coffee maker begins to be heated. fig.225

5. When the green indicator is illuminated, it shows the heating is nish. Turning the

coffee/steam to the position and make two cups coffee (about 2Oz). Then turn the coffee/steam knob to the position and wait for 5s.

6. Once the green indicator is illuminated. Make steam for 2min, then turn the coffee/

steam knob to the position to stop making steam. Press and release the ON/OFF to the higher position which is the OFF position to 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 turning the coffee/steam knob to the position, when the green lamp is

illuminated, turn the coffee/steam knob to the position to brew until no descaler is left.

9. Then brewing coffee (no coffee powder) with tap water in the MAX level, repeat the

steps of 4-6 for 3 times (it is not necessary to wait for 15 minutes in step of 6), then brewing until no water is left in the tank.

10. Repeat the step of 9 at least 3 times to make sure the piping is cleanly.26

TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Possible cause Suggested solution Liquid runs out of the top of the fastened strainer carrier. Residues on the seal. Remove the residue. The powder is too ne. Use coarser powder. The powder has been compressed too much. Do not press the powder too hard into the sieve. The seal is old. Contact a specialist company. The strainer support cannot be properly locked and liquid will run out of the top of the fastened strainer support. Too much powder in the sieve. Adjust the amount of powder (see: Frequently Asked Questions). Residues on the seal. Remove the residues. The powder is too ne. Use coarser powder. Cold espresso. The unit has not been preheated. Wait for the appliance to heat up before starting the preparation. The pump makes unusual noises. No water in the tank. Fill the tank with water. The tank does not sit properly. Insert the tank correctly. The espresso is too light. The powder in the sieve has not been attened. Press the powder rmly next time. Too little powder. Adjust the amount of powder (see Frequently Asked Questions). The powder is too coarse. Use ner powder.27

Problem Possible cause Suggested solution The espresso is too dark. The powder in the sieve was pressed too hard. Next time don't squeeze the powder so hard. Too much powder. Adjust the amount of powder (see Frequently Asked Questions). The sieve is dirty. Clean the sieve. The powder is too ne. Use coarser powder. The device is calcied. Descale the machine (see: Cleaning and Care). The sieve holder cannot be locked properly even though there is no powder in the sieve. The holder is defective. Contact a specialist company.28

DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS If there is a legal regulation for the disposal of electrical and electronic devices in your country, this symbol on the product or on the packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with household waste. Instead, it must be taken to a collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By disposing of it in accordance with the rules, you are protecting the environment and the health of your fellow human beings from negative consequences. For information about the recycling and disposal of this product, please contact your local authority or your household waste disposal service. MANUFACTURER & IMPORTER (UK) Manufacturer: Chal-Tec GmbH, Wallstrasse 16, 10179 Berlin, Germany. Importer for Great Britain: Berlin Brands Group UK Ltd PO Box 1145 Oxford, OX1 9UW United Kingdom29