Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Cube HX Vibiemme
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Cube HX user ’ s guide.
2 Summary 1 . Infor mation reg arding the use of the machine 2. General saf ety r ules and war ranty 3. Connect the machine 3.1 . Connect t o existing water lines and to dr ain system 3.2. Connect t o power supply 3.3. S witch the machine ON 4. Brewing espr esso 4.
3 8. Cleaning and Maintenance 8.1 . Af ter Eac h Pull 8.2. After eac h stratching milk 8.3. After Eac h Session 8.4. Bac kflushing 8.5. Cleaning the P ortafilt er and Filter Bask et 8.6. Ext erior Cleaning 8.7 . Grouphead Gask et Replacement 8.8. Hot W ater W and and Steam W and 8.
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5 1 . Inf or mation r egar ding the use of the machine Carefully r ead the infor mation into this book because ther e are impor tant suggestions about security for people using the mac hine and for those who mak e servicing. The machine must be used only in the wa y and for the pur pose it has been built for .
6 2. General saf ety r ules and w ar r anty Should any unauthorised modication be performed on the equipment or should the maintenance be def ective and/or inadequate, the manuf acturer is reliev ed from e ver y liabilit y for damages due to improper or wrong use of the equipment.
7 3. Connect the machine 3.1 . Connect to existing wat er lines and to dr ain system Chec k that the connections to the water works and the water outlets are complying with the current law provisions; mak e also sure that there are no obstructions af fecting the w ater outow .
8 3.2. Connect t o pow er supply The electrical feeding must be done through an automatic switc h, suit able to the power of the mac hine (see the identication plate on the mac hine) and provided with thermic protection and fuses (this installation work must be carried out by skilled personnel only).
9 3.3. S witch the mac hine ON Put the P ower S witch in position I. The Green Activity Lamp Water boiler rell will automatically start. IMPORT ANT : Bef ore the water into the boiler has reached t.
10 4. Br ewing espresso 4.1 . Brewing espr esso: lev er version When the Manual Control Lev er is lif ted just past the rst click stop, the passiv e pre-infusion begins.
11 4.3. Br ewing espr esso: electr onic version doses pr ogramming Eac h cof fee dose’ s quantit y can be modied thanks to the volumetric control and can be memorized through the follo wing procedure: 1) Press the k ey , keep it pressed f or more than 5 seconds until the LED is on.
12 5. W at er dosing: electr onic version wat er dosing progr amming Press k ey and keep it pressed f or more than 5 seconds: chec k the led is blinking. Press k ey of the tea dose within 30 seconds; when y ou reac h the suitable quatity of w ate, press again the T ea symbol key to stop w ater deliver y .
13 6. Steam milk and puor hot w ater T o produce steam acting on the Steam V alve. T o pour water acting on the lev er of the Hot W ater V alve. F or this rst use of the machine, once the pressure is above about 0.5 you should ush the boiler to be sure that the machine is working properly .
14 6.1 . increase/decr ease pressur e/temper atur e The pressurestat controls temperature (pressure) by sensing the pressure in the steam boiler . Accessing the pressurest at adjustment is simple.
15 7 . Hints, Tips, and T r ic ks 7 .1 . Maximizing Steaming P ow er Y ou probably have noticed that the heating element cycles on an of f while the mac hine is in operation and ev en when it is idling . T hat can be seen b y watc hing the Heating Element Activity Lamp on the control panel.
16 7 .3. Minimizing Mineral Buildup Mineral buildup in the boiler can be minimized b y using the proper quality water and b y de-scaling as mentioned in the general instr uctions. Another w ay to lessen this scale accumulation is to pump water out of the boiler occasionally .
17 8. Cleaning and Maintenance As with all ne tools, the Vibiemme espresso mac hines can give y ou years of trouble-free service and bet ter performance if properly maint ained. Y our Vibiemme espresso mac hines does require a bit of care, but it is not at all difcult.
18 8.2. After eac h stratc hing milk The st eam wand must be wiped of f immediately af ter e ver y use with a damp to wel or dish rag af ter removing the wand from the milk. As soon as the wand is wiped, the steam valve should be briey opened and closed to create a blast of steam to force out the remaining milk that may be in the wand.
19 5 - Repeat steps 3 and 4 two or three times. 6 - Loosen but do not remove the P ortafilter and turn on the brew switc h again. Wiggle the handle to loosen the portalter a bit so that water can ush the area around the grouphead. W ARNING: Hot water will spill out and pour ont o the drip tr ay .
20 8.4. Bac kflushing This is the process of f orcing some special cleaner bac k though the Gr ouphead . This will remove any stray cof f ee lef t in the places that normal, da y-to-day cleaning cannot reac h.
21 9 - Remov e the Blind filter bask et , rinse the Portafilter assembly , and you are done. It is suggested that the rst pull after bac kushing be discarded just in case a bit of cleaner is lef t that could taint the cof fee. CA UTION: The cleaning products meant for backushing must NEVER be used in the water reser v oir .
22 8.7 . Grouphead Gask et Replacement The thic k, rubber gasket that seals the Portafilter in the Grouphead is subjected to a lot of heat and pressure. Over time it will harden and the port alter’ s action will create a depression in the surface.
23 8.9. Long T er m Stor age The boiler and heat ex changer contain water . Because of that, if your Vibiemme is not going to be used for a while or is being placed into storage, some f actors must be considered.
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27 W aste disposal F or the waste management of the used appliances in safety and in respect of the environment, you can deliver it to the appropriate sites f or the diff erentiated waste collection, managed b y the Commune. In case the appliance has got bat teries, t ake them a way bef ore proceeding to the waste disposal.
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