Siemens EQ.500 Integral TQ507R02 User manual

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Table of contents

Safety ...............................................8

General information ...........................8

Intended use......................................8

User group restrictions.......................8

Safe use ............................................9

Environmental protection and

energy saving .................................12

Disposing of packaging ...................12

Tips for saving energy......................12

Installation and connection ............12

Scope of supply...............................12

Installing and connecting the ap-

pliance.............................................12

Familiarising yourself with your

appliance ........................................13

Appliance ........................................13

Controls...........................................13

Display ............................................13

Drinks overview..............................14

Accessories....................................15

Before using for the first time.........15

Perform the initial start-up ................15

Fill the water tank.............................15

Fill coffee bean container.................15

Setting the language........................16

Setting the water hardness...............16

General information .........................16

Basic operation ..............................17

Switching the appliance on and

off....................................................17

Dispensing drinks ............................17

Dispensing a coffee drink made

from fresh beans .............................18

Dispensing a coffee drink made

from ground coffee ..........................18

Dispensing drinks with milk..............18

Using the milk container ..................19

Dispensing coffee drink with milk.....19

Dispensing special drinks ................20

Dispensing milk froth .......................20

Dispensing hot water .......................20

Drink settings...................................21

Water filter .......................................22

Childproof lock...............................23

Activating the childproof lock ...........23

Deactivating the childproof lock .......23

Cup heater1.....................................23

Basic settings.................................23

Overview of the basic settings .........24

Changing the basic settings.............24

Cleaning and maintenance .............25

Dishwasher-safe components ..........25

Cleaning agent ................................25

Cleaning the appliance ....................26

Cleaning the drip tray and coffee

dregs container ...............................26

Cleaning the ground coffee com-

partment ..........................................26

Cleaning the milk system .................27

Cleaning the milk container..............27

Cleaning brewing unit ......................27

Service programmes........................28

Rectifying faults .............................32

Malfunctions ....................................32

Notifications on the display panel.....33

Problem with results ........................35

Transportation, storage and dis-

posal...............................................37

Activate frost protection ...................37

Disposing of your old appliance.......37

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Depending on the appliance specifications

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After-sales service..........................37

E number and FD number ...............38

Warranty conditions .........................38

Technical specifications.................38

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en Safety

Safety

Please read the safety information to ensure that you use the ap­pliance safely.

General information

Here you can find general information about this information
product.

¡ Read this manual carefully. Only then can you operate the appli-

ance safely and efficiently.

¡ This manual is intended for the user of the appliance.
¡ Observe the safety instructions and warnings.
¡ Keep the manual and the product information in a safe place for

future reference or for the next owner.

¡ Check the appliance for damage after unpacking it. Do not con-

nect the appliance if it has been damaged in transit.

Intended use

Please read the information on intended use to ensure that you
use the appliance safely and correctly.
Only use this appliance:

¡ as specified in this instruction manual.
¡ for preparing hot drinks.
¡ Up to an altitude of max. 2000 m above sea level.

User group restrictions

Avoid risks to children and vulnerable persons.
This appliance may be used by children aged 8 or over and by
people who have reduced physical, sensory or mental abilities or
inadequate experience and/or knowledge, provided they are su­pervised or have been instructed onhow to use the appliance
safely and have understood theresulting dangers.
Do not let children play with the appliance.
Children must not perform cleaning or user maintenance unless
they are at least 8 years old and are being supervised.

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2. Place the appliance on a level, wa-

ter-resistant surface that is capable
of bearing its weight.

3. Using the mains plug, connect the

appliance to an earthed socket that
has been correctly installed.

Familiarising yourself
with your appliance

Familiarise yourself with the parts of
your appliance.

Appliance

Here you can find an overview of the
parts of your appliance.

Note:Individual details and colours
may differ, depending on the appliance
model.

→Fig. 2

Water tank

Cover for water tank

Cup heater

Aroma lid

Bean container

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Rating plate

Drip tray

Milk container

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Depending on the appliance specifications

Controls

Here you can find an overview of the
symbols on your appliance. Press the
symbols to make a selection, start the
dispensing process or make/adjust a
setting.

Symbol Explanation

Switch appliance on/off
Open menu/leave menu

Note:The menu buttons are only
visible when the menu is open.

Navigate upwards in the menu
Navigate downwards in the menu
Confirm/save in the menu
Go back in the menu
Dispense two cups
Select coffee strength
Adjusting the amount
Start/stop

Ground coffee compartment

Display

Control panel

Cup lighting

Cover

Outlet system

Brewing chamber door

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Depending on the appliance specifications

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Display

The display shows the selected drinks,
settings and setting options, as well as
messages about the appliance’s oper­ating status.
The display shows additional informa­tion and action steps. The information
is hidden after a short period, or by
pressing a button. The action steps are
hidden when they have been com­pleted.

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en Before using for the first time

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Do not use coffee beans that have
been treated with additives contain­ing sugar.

▶

Do not add ground coffee.

1. Open the lid.

2. Fill with the coffee beans.

The appliance will adjust to the cof­fee beans with the next dispensing
process.

3. Close the lid.

Tip:To keep the coffee beans at their

best, store them in a sealed container
in a cool place.
You can keep the coffee beans in the
bean container for a number of days
without them losing their aroma.

Setting the language

1. Press to switch the appliance on.

a The display will show the language

that is preset.

2. Press or until the display

shows the desired language.

3. Press ⁠.

Tip:You can change the language at

any time.
→"Overview of the basic settings",

Page24

Setting the water hardness

It is important to set the water hardness
correctly, so that the appliance indic­ates in good time that it needs descal­ing. You can use the enclosed test strip
to determine the water hardness, or
ask your local water company.

1. Briefly dip the test strip in fresh tap

water.

2. Allow the water to drip off the test

strip.

a The test strip will indicate the water

hardness after 1minute.

3. If a water softening system is in-

stalled in your house, select "Soften­ing system".

4. Press or until the display

shows the desired water hardness.
The table shows the allocation of the

levels to the different degrees of wa­ter hardness:

Level German de-

grees in °dH

Total hard­ness in
(mmol/l)

1 1-7 0.18 - 1.25
2 8-14 1.42 - 2.49
3 15-21 2.67 - 3.74

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4

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Factory setting (may vary according to

22-30 3.92 - 5.34

model)

5. Press ⁠.

6. Check whether the bean container

has been filled.

7. Press ⁠.

a The appliance now rinses itself.
a When the symbols for drink selection

and the buttons light up on the oper­ating panel, the appliance is ready
for use.

Tip:You can change the water hard­ness at any time.
→"Overview of the basic settings",

Page24

General information

Please bear this information in mind so
that you can get the best out of your
appliance.

Notes

¡ The appliance has been pro-

grammed at the factory with stand­ard settings for optimum operation.

¡ The grinder has been factory-set for

optimum operation. If coffee is only
dispensed drop by drop or is too
thin with too little crema, you can ad­just the grinding level when the

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Notes

¡ If you do not change any settings for

approx.5seconds, the appliance
will exit settings mode. The settings
will be automatically saved.

¡ With a number of settings your cof-

fee is prepared in several steps.
Wait until the process is fully com­pleted.

Dispensing a coffee drink
made from fresh beans

1. Place your pre-warmed cup under

the outlet system.

2. Press the drinks symbol for a coffee

drink without milk.

a The display will show the drink and

your current settings.
→"Drink settings", Page21

3. Change the settings where neces-

sary:

‒ Use to adjust the amount.

→"Adjusting the amount",
Page21

‒ Use to adjust the coffee

strength.
→"Adjusting the coffee strength",

Page21

4. Press ⁠.

The coffee beans are freshly ground
for each brewing process.

a The coffee is brewed and then dis-

pensed into the cup.

Tip

¡ You can press to stop the dis-

pensing process early.

¡ Find out how to make coffee drinks

with milk.
→"Dispensing drinks with milk",

Page18

Dispensing a coffee drink
made from ground coffee

ATTENTION!

The ground coffee compartment can
become blocked.

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Do not used coffee beans.

▶

Do not use instant coffee.

▶

Use a soft brush to gently direct the
ground coffee residue into the shaft.

Note

When using ground coffee, the
following selections are not available:

¡ Two cups at once
¡ Coffee strength
¡ AromaDouble Shot

1. Place your pre-warmed cup under

the outlet system.

2. Press the symbol for your desired

drink.

3. Press repeatedly until the display

shows "Gr. coffee".

4. Open the ground coffee compart-

ment.

5. Add a maximum of 2 level tea-

spoons of ground coffee, max. 12g.

6. Close the ground coffee compart-

ment.

7. Press ⁠.

a The coffee is brewed and then dis-

pensed into the cup.

Tip

¡ You can press to stop the dis-

pensing process prematurely.

¡ If you would like another drink with

ground coffee, repeat the process.

¡ Always add the ground coffee just

before making the drink.

Dispensing drinks with milk

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You can use your appliance to dis­pense coffee drinks with milk and milk
froth.

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5. Press to stop the dispensing pro-

cess.

Drink settings

Prepare a drink according to your
taste.

Adjusting the coffee strength

1. Press the symbol for your desired

drink.

2. To select the strength of the coffee,

press ⁠.
You can select the following coffee

strengths:
– Mild
– Regular
– Strong
– Very strong
– AromaDouble Shot

Tip:For a strong taste of coffee, se­lect a high coffee strength when set­ting a large capacity.

Selecting ground coffee

1. Press the symbol for your desired

drink.

2. Press repeatedly until the display

shows "Gr. coffee".
→"Dispensing a coffee drink made

from ground coffee", Page18

AromaDouble Shot

You can dispense an extra-strong cof­fee by using the AromaDouble Shot
function.
The longer coffee is brewed, the more
bitter substances and undesirable
aromas are released. The bitter sub­stances and undesirable aromas affect
the taste and digestibility of the coffee.
To ensure that only pleasant-tasting
and easily digestible aromatic sub­stances are released, fresh coffee
beans are ground and brewed when
half the quantity has been prepared.

Tip:You can select the AromaDouble
Shot function for any drink containing a
proportion of at least35ml coffee
volume.

Note:The AromaDouble Shot function
is not available for every drink and
drink volume.

Adjusting the amount

1. Press the symbol for your desired

drink.

2. Press repeatedly until the desired

volume is shown on the display.

Dispensing two cups at once

Depending on the appliance model,
you can prepare two cups at the same
time for certain drinks.

Note

The "Two cups at once" function is not
available for the following selections:

¡ Ground coffee
¡ AromaDouble Shot
¡ Volume smaller than 35ml

1. Press the symbol for your desired

drink.

2. Press ⁠.

a The setting is shown on the display.

3. Place two cups on the left and right

below the outlet system.

4. Press ⁠.

The drink is prepared in 2 steps. The
beans are ground in 2 grinding oper­ations.

a The drink is brewed and then runs

into the cup.

5. Wait until the process is completed.

Grinder

Your appliance has an adjustable
grinder, which you can use to custom­ise the grinding level of your coffee
beans.

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en Basic settings

Overview of the basic settings

Setting Selection Description

Cleaning and care Milk system

Descale
Clean
calc'nClean

Cup warmer

1

Cup warmer off

2

Cup warmer on

Water filter New filter

No filter

Coffee temp. normal

high
max.

Languages See options on the appliance. Set menu language.

Autom. switch-off See options on the appliance. Set how long the appliance

Water hardness 1 (soft)

2 (medium)
3 (hard)
4 (very hard)

2

Water-softening system

Key tones Key tones on

2

Key tones off

Factory settings Full reset?

Continue: OK
Cancel: ←

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Depending on the appliance specifications

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Factory setting (may vary according to model)

Start service programme.

→"Service programmes",
Page28

Switch cup heater on or off.

→"Cup heater", Page23

Set use of the water filter.

Set the temperature for coffee
drinks.

Note:The setting is effective for
all preparation types.

Changes are immediately dis­played.

should wait after preparing the
last drink before automatically
switching itself off.

Set the appliance to the local wa­ter hardness.

→"Setting the water hardness",
Page16

Switch the button tones on or off.

Restore settings to the factory
settings.

Note:All individual settings will
be deleted and reset to the fact­ory settings.

Changing the basic settings

1. Press ⁠.

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2. Use or to select the desired

basic setting and press ⁠.

a The display will show the setting op-

tions and the navigation symbols will
light up. The display indicates the
current setting.

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¡ If you accidentally interrupt the ser-

vice programme, you must reset it.
→"Resetting a service programme",

Page29

Tips

¡ If you use a water filter, this prolongs

the time interval until a service pro­grammes needs to be performed.

¡ You can combine the cleaning and

descaling programmes using the
calc'nClean service programme.
→"Using calc'nClean", Page30

¡ Clean your appliance with a soft,

damp cloth immediately after a ser­vice programme to remove any de­scaling solution residues and pre­vent corrosion.

Resetting a service programme

Take the following steps if the service
programme is interrupted, e.g. due to a
power failure.

1. Rinse out the water tank.

2. Fill the water tank with fresh, non-

carbonated water up to the "max"
marking.

3. Press ⁠.

a The appliance will rinse itself for ap-

prox.2minutes.

4. Empty and clean the drip tray.

5. Insert the drip tray and close the

door.

6. Restart the service programme.

Using the milk system cleaning
programme

Rinse the milk system with water, if ne­cessary. The rinsing process takes ap­prox. 1minute.

Requirement:The brewing unit is
cleaned.
→"Cleaning brewing unit", Page27

1. Press ⁠.

2. Use and to select "Cleaning

and care" and press ⁠.

3. Use and to select "Milk sys-

tem" and press ⁠.

4. To start the programme, press ⁠.

a The display will guide you through

theprogramme.

5. Remove and empty the milk con-

tainer.

6. Clean the milk container, milk tube

and suction pipe.

7. Fit the components and insert the

milk container.
→Fig. 19

8. Place an empty glass under the out-

let system and press ⁠.
The milk system will now clean itself

automatically.

a The program has ended and the ap-

pliance is ready for operation.

Tip:If you want to clean the milk sys­tem particularly thoroughly, clean regu­larly by hand.
→"Cleaning the milk system", Page27

Using the descaling programme

Run the descaling programme when
your appliance prompts you. The pro­cess takes approx.30minutes.

Requirement:The brewing unit is
cleaned.
→"Cleaning brewing unit", Page27

1. Press ⁠.

2. Use and to select "Cleaning

and care" and press ⁠.

3. Use and to select "Descale"

and press ⁠.

4. To start the programme, press ⁠.

a The display will guide you through

theprogramme.

5. Empty and insert the drip tray.

6. Remove and empty the milk con-

tainer.

7. Clean the milk container, milk tube

and suction pipe.

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8. Fit the components and insert the

milk container.
→Fig. 19

9. If there is a water filter, remove it.

10.Press ⁠.

11.Empty the water tank and fill with

lukewarm water up to the "0.5l calc"
mark.

12.Dissolve one Siemens descaling tab-

let in the water tank and press ⁠.

13.Place a container with a capacity of

1l under the outlet system and
press ⁠.

a The descaling programme will run

for approx.20minutes.

14.If "Refill descaler." is shown on the

display, add more descaling solution
and press ⁠.

15.Rinse the water tank.

16.Press ⁠.

17.If there is a water filter, insert the wa-

ter filter.
→"Insert water filter", Page22

18.Press ⁠.

19.Fill the tank with fresh water up to

the "max" mark.

20.Press ⁠.

a The descaling programme takes ap-

prox.1minute and rinses the appli­ance.

21.Empty and insert the drip tray.

22.Remove and empty the milk con-

tainer.

23.Clean the milk container, milk tube

and suction pipe.

24.Fit the components and insert the

milk container.
→Fig. 19

a The program has ended and the ap-

pliance is ready for operation.

Using the cleaning programme

Run the cleaning programme when
your appliance prompts you. The pro­cess takes approx.9minutes.

Requirement:The brewing unit is
cleaned.
→"Cleaning brewing unit", Page27

1. Press ⁠.

2. Use and to select "Cleaning

and care" and press ⁠.

3. Use and to select "Clean"

and press ⁠.

4. To start the programme, press ⁠.

a The display will guide you through

theprogramme.

5. Empty and insert the drip tray.

6. Open the ground coffee compart-

ment.

7. Place one Siemens cleaning tablet

into the ground coffee compartment.

8. Close the ground coffee compart-

ment and press ⁠.

9. Place a container with a capacity of

1l under the outlet system and
press ⁠.

a The cleaning programme takes ap-

prox. 7minutes.

10.Empty and insert the drip tray.

a The program has ended and the ap-

pliance is ready for operation.

Using calc'nClean

You can combine the cleaning and de­scaling programmes using the
calc'nClean service programme. Run
the calc'nClean programme when your
appliance prompts you. The process
takes approx.43minutes.

Requirement:The brewing unit is
cleaned.
→"Cleaning brewing unit", Page27

1. Press ⁠.

2. Use and to select "Cleaning

and care" and press ⁠.

3. Use and to select

"calc'nClean" and press ⁠.

4. To start the programme, press ⁠.

a The display will guide you through

theprogramme.

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