OPERATING MANUAL
An excellent choice
We are delighted that you have chosen our top-quality
K-fee® – your system capsule machine developed for
absolute gourmet pleasure. It shows your excellent taste
in every respect.
The patented and perfectly coordinated brewing system
guarantees that your coee, tea and milk specialities will
unfold their full-bodied delicious aroma.
Together with a large selection of the finest beverage
specialities every individual capsule becomes your own
exquisite taste experience. An equally exciting aspect of
the experience is the appearance of your new
K-fee® – your system capsule machine. The fashionable
and contemporary design makes the machine an extraordinary eye-catcher.
For the best results in drinking pleasure ensure that you
clean and descale the machine by following the instructions – and you can be sure to derive great enjoyment from
your purchase for a long time yet.
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Thank you for choosing our product.
Your K-fee® – your system team
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Contents
Safety information
Safety information ............................................................................................ Page
Appliance overview
Explanation of controls
Initial start-up
Inserting the water filter
Preparing drinks
Programming cup capacity
Resetting to factory settings
Daily maintenance
Cleaning with a cleaning capsule (recommended)
Cleaning with cleaning fluid (alternative)
Descaling the appliance
Evaporating residual water
Frequently asked questions
Specifications / Service / Disposal information
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Symbols and warning information
SAFETY INFORMATION
The warning triangle is
used at locations in the
instructions where nonobservance of the safety
information can result in
risks for the user or the
appliance.
WARNING
Electric shock
WARNING
Scalding hazard
PROHIBITED
Do not reach inside
PROHIBITED
Do not drink
REQUIREMENT
Read instructions
INFO
General information
NOTE Recommended
course of action
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This instruction manual and the
safety information are provided
to guide you towards safe appliance operation. Disregarding
them can lead to hazards caused
by the appliance. Please keep
these instructions safely and
hand them over with the appliance if it is passed on or sold.
The appliance is intended for the
preparation of hot drinks in accordance with the operating manual.
It is exclusively intended for use
in private households, in company
recreation rooms, in oces or commercial premises and in accommodation with breakfast such as
farmhouses, motels and hotel
guestrooms.
The manufacturer accepts no liability for consequences resulting
from commercial usage, inappropriate use or non-observance of
the instruction manual.
Operational requirements:
Only operate an undamaged appliance which is in perfect working
order. Always disconnect a defective appliance from the power
supply immediately and and contact our customer service.
Place the appliance and its cord
on a stable, level and waterrepellent surface out of the reach
of children. Never place on hot
surfaces (e.g hot plates or cookers) and within 50 cms of a heat
source (ie microwave or fires).
When connecting to the power
supply, ensure that the mains
voltage complies with the information on the nameplate. The
appliance may only be connected
to earthed, triple-pole sockets.
Otherwise your warranty rights
may cease. Ensure that the mains
cable is not damaged:
• no contact with sharp-edged or
hot objects
• do not place the appliance on
the cable
• do not pull the plug out of the
power socket using the cable
• do not allow the cable to hang -
tripping hazard
If the supply cord is damaged, it
must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly
qualified persons in order to avoid
a hazard.
If the machine is not required for
use of an extended period of time
(greater than 24 hrs) the following is highly recommended. Please
empty the appliance, evaporate the
residual water (see p. 26/27), unplug devise from mains power and
thoroughly clean the appliance.
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Safety information (continued) Safety information (continued)
This appliance can be used by
children aged from 8 years and
above and 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 understand the
hazards involved.
not play with the appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance shall
not be made by children without
supervision.
Avoid scalding and injuries:
Never leave the appliance unsupervised when preparing hot
drinks. Never open the lever on
the appliance during the brewing,
rinsing, cleaning or descaling processes. When you open the lever
after completing the relevant process, never hold your finger underneath the drinks spout - scalding
hazard due to residual liquid continuing to drip.
When opening the lever to eject
the capsule after the brewing process, never bend over the capsule
insertion opening - hot liquids can
spray out!
You should also never insert your
finger into the capsule opening injury hazard.
Children shall
Please never use the lever to
lift the appliance. Ensure that
children do not insert any objects
into appliance openings.
Only ever use the appliance with
the drip tray and the draining rack.
In individual cases of removing the
drip tray to prepare extra-large
cups or glasses, please ensure that
you replace the drip tray immediately after finishing the drink.
Do not overfill the water tank. You
should only ever fill the tank with
fresh drinking water for health
reasons.
Cleaning and maintenance:
Cleaning and descaling the appliance may only ever be carried out
using the cleaning and descaling
agents intended. In this case,
please proceed in accordance with
the instruction manual and safety
regulations. Always remove the
power plug before cleaning the
outside of the appliance, and
allow it to cool down. The appliance, mains cable or mains plug
may not be cleaned wet, held
under flowing water or immersed
in liquids.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the
appliance do not use alkaline cleaning agents when cleaning, use
a soft cloth and a mild detergent.
Never place the appliance or parts
of it in the dishwasher.
Switch the appliance o at power
supply (240 V plug) at the end of
the day or periods of absence.
Apart from the normal brewing
and care operations, all other
measures such as repairs or exchanging the mains cable may only
be carried out by customer service personnel authorized by the
manufacturer.
Use of drink capsules:
In order to avoid hazards, please
never insert damaged or deformed
drink capsules. Should you ever
experience any unusual interruption to the brewing cycle please
contact our customer service.
Furthermore, you should only ever
use original K-fee® – your system
drink capsules with the red
K-fee® – your system logo and
the characteristic grooved capsule
shape.
Capsules to be used
The use of non-original capsules
can lead to the discharge of hot
water and steam under high pressure due to the dierences in
brewing processes and capsule
structure - scalding hazard. Apart
from this, the appliance may be
damaged and your warranty claims
may become invalid.
If non-original capsules are used in
this appliance, neither the manufacturer nor any sales partners can
be made liable for injuries or material damages which occur as an immediate consequence of the above.
This operating manual is also
available on www.espresto.co.za
WARNING
The appliance produces
extremely hot water
(during brewing, descaling, cleaning, rinsing and steaming).
To avoid injuries, always ensure that the lever is completely
closed when the appliance is
operating. Never reach under
the spout and do not remove
the drip tray during operation -
scalding hazard.
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Appliance overview / scope of delivery
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Explanation of control panel
Function buttons LED signals
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small cup
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7
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large cup
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milk button /
rinse button
All drink buttons illuminate white:
the appliance is ready for operation,
all buttons can be used.
All drink buttons blink white:
please wait, the appliance is heating up.
One of the drink buttons is blinking white:
the appliance is providing a drink.
All drinks buttons are blinking rapidly white:
Error or fault message.
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Milk button blinks white:
rinsing process
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1 Used capsule container
2 Function buttons
3 Capsule insertion opening
4 Lever
5 Water tank lid
6 Water tank
7 Water filter (optional)
8 Draining rack
9 Drip tray
10 Spout
PROHIBITED
Four sharp needles are used to open
the capsules in the appliance. To avoid
injuries, do not reach into the capsule
insertion opening - injury hazard.
NOTE
Before initial use, remove the protective film from the draining rack (8).
INFO
All the parts shown here and the original instruction manual are included in
delivery. Before initial start-up, please check the delivery for completeness.
Optionally included: 1 water filter and 2 cleaning capsules.
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Initial start-up
SAFET Y INFORMATION
Before initial start-up, it is
imperative that you read the
safety information on pages 5-7.
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Connect the appliance to the power
supply, press the lever right down to the
bottom and place a collecting container
under the spout. The device automatically
switches over to o/standby mode.
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Empty the collecting container after-
wards. The appliance is ready for use.
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NOTE
1. If the appliance has been
subjected to very cold temperatures or frost, please wait at least
three hours before switching it on. Allow the appliance to warm up to room
temperature first - malfunction hazard.
2. We recommend the use of a water
filter for long and optimum coee enjoyment. Please insert this only after
the initial start-up. Please read the
instructions on pages 12/13 for this
purpose.
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Remove the water tank and clean it
with a smooth cleaning agent.
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Fill it up with fresh drinking water and
replace it in the appliance.
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WARNING
Before initial start-up, please
ensure that the mains voltage
complies with that stated on the nameplate (underside of appliance).
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If you press any of the buttons the
appliance will switch on and heat up (see
figure 4a). All button symbols blink (see
figure 4b). After heating up, only the milk
button which has been used for rinsing is
illuminated.
4a
On
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Press the milk button to activate the
rinsing process. The milk button will blink
during the rinsing process, and all the
button symbols will illuminate when it is
complete.
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NOTE
On this appliance, the milk
button is also used to activate
the rinsing process. You should repeat
the complete rinsing process 4 times
before using the appliance for the first
time. To do this, press the milk button
again after each rinsing process.
INFO
The rinsing button will illu-
minate after the appliance
has heated up each time you start
the appliance up from cold. Please
rinse once.
The appliance is immediately ready
for use once it has been heated up to
brewing temperature when started up
from hot.
WARNING Very hot water –
scalding hazard.
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