Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Impressa J5 Capresso
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Operating Instructions and W arranty Customer Service 1-800-220-5701 Impr essa J5 Fully Automatic Cof fee & Espr esso Center with Clearyl W ater Care System CAPRESSO.
IMPOR T ANT SAFEGUARDS When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. Read all instructions. 2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs. 3. T o protect against fir e, electric shock and personal injury , do not immerse cord, plugs or appliance in water or other liquids.
Notice: Y our Impressa J5 has a 3-pr ong grounded plug. T o reduce the risk of electrical shock this plug will fit in an outlet only one way . If the plug does not fit in the outlet contact a qualified electrician. DO NOT modify the plug in any way . CAUTION This appliance is for household use only .
1. Bean container lid 2. Storage lid 3. Storage compartment 4. Control panel (see Fig. 2) 5. Beverage buttons (see Fig. 3) 6. frothXpr ess 7. Dual coffee spouts 8. Used coffee container 9. Removable tray 10. Stainless steel grid 11. Removable drawer 12.
5. ® Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 6 Fig. 7 Fig. 8 Fig. 9 Fig. 10 On/Off Button Rotary Dial Push Button Rinse Button Bean Aroma Lid Grind Selector 1 Espresso 2 Espressi Hot W ater Steam 1 Coffee 2.
6. Fig. 11 Fig. 12 Fig. 13 Fig. 14 Fig. 15 Fig. 16 Fig. 17 Fig. 18 Fig. 19 Fig. 20 Steaming up Frothing down Frothing range 12 to 2 o'clock Steaming range 4 to 6 o'clock Chrome Nozzle Steam .
7. Fig. 21 Fig. 22 Fig. 23 Fig. 24 Fig.25 Fig. 26 Fig. 27 Fig. 28 Fig. 29 Fig. 30 Tip Sleeve Rod Extension Rod.
T able of Contents 8. Important Safeguards......................................................... 2 Customer Service Information ........................................... 3 Illustrations ............................................................
9. T able of Contents 14. W ater Care ............................................................ 20 15. CLEAR YL water filter cartridge ......................... 21 15.1 Installing and activating the CLEAR YL filter ......... 21 15.2 Automatic CLEAR YL replacement .
1. PRODUCT WARRANTY REGISTRA TION Please remove the Pr oduct Registration from the WELCOME P ACK, fill it out and mail or fax it to us within two weeks after purchasing your machine or r egister your product online thr ough our website: www .capresso.
black or white finish. The cup/coffee illumination lets you enjoy the coffee pr eparation (Fig.1.13a). Enjoy your Impressa J5! 3.1 BEAN-TO-CUP / “CREMA COFFEE" / HIGH PRESSURE BREWING According.
• Never fill anything other than cof fee beans into the bean container (no chocolate, rice, nuts, spices, etc.) • Never fill anything but fr esh, cold clean water into the water container , except when decalcifying (chapter 18.3). • Never use mineral or carbonated water .
6.1 TURNING THE MACHINE ON • Pr ess the Main Power Switch at the bottom right in front of the power cord (Fig. 1a). The On/Of f button on top of the machine illuminates in red (Fig. 2), indicating that the main power switch was turned on. • Push the On/Of f button on top of the machine.
remind you via the display when to r efill the beans before the bean container is completely empty . • Fill beans into the bean container . • Place a cup underneath the Dual Coffee Spout and push the 1-cup Espresso Button (Fig. 3). The machine starts grinding and brewing.
Extremely Hot Cof fee: If you like your coffee even hotter you can inject steam. This will make the crema disappear . • Slip on the Dual Frother Plus (Fig. 18) • Push the Steam button (Fig. 3). The display shows HEA TING . After a few seconds the display shows READY .
• For the hot water button you can override the water volume. • For the steam button you can override the steam duration. Important: • Y ou always override the coffee str ength, before you push one of the single-cup buttons. • Cof fee and Hot W ater volume as well as steam duration you override after you push any of the beverage buttons.
• READY Place one or two cups under the Dual Coffee Spouts. • Open the Lid for Gr ound Coffee (Fig. 11). Opening this lid automatically disengages the grinder . The display shows repeatedly FILL PRE-GROUND . • Add one or two level scoops of pre-gr ound coffee into the funnel and close the lid.
12.1.1 MAKING CAPPUCCINO AND LA TTE • Pr e-warm your cappuccino cup. • Place your cup underneath the frothXpress (Fig. 15). • Push the steam button (Fig. 3 ) HEA TING . It will take a few seconds for the system to be ready for steam. • Make sur e the dial of the frothXpr ess is in the range between 12 and 2 o’clock.
12.1.4 CLEANING THE FROTHXPRESS After frothing, a few dr ops of milk are still inside the fr othXpress. 12.1.5 QUICK RINSE If you don’t use the fr othXpress within the next half hour ther e is a quick and easy way remove those milk deposits.
Tips for frothing (Cappuccino): The tip of the frother should not touch the bottom of your pitcher . Start in the steaming position – cylinder "up" (Fig. 19) – for a few seconds. Then push the cylinder "down". Milk froth will build up.
IMPORT ANT : do not use carbonated water or any other liquid in the water tank. Y ou have the following options to take care of the water . • Clearyl W ater Filter Cartridge (chapter 15). • Decalcifying System (chapter 18.3). Y our machine is pre-set in the factory to automatically remind you to decalcify based on a water hardness of Level 2.
15.2 AUTOMA TIC CLEARYL REPLACEMENT Eventually the filter needs to be replaced. Over time and depending on the amount of water , the filter will cease to work. The machine cannot monitor the time aspect. It monitors the water volume. After approx. 75 liters of water use (~2,500 oz.
• Insert the stick for one second into the water you want to use. Shake off any access water and wait for one minute. • If all five fields of the test stick turn reddish, set the hardness level to 5 squares. If four fields turn reddish, set the har dness level to 4 squares and so on.
17.1 OPTIONAL CLEANING CYCLES The J5 has built-in maintenance programs which automatically remind you when it is time to perform them. Y ou can also choose to perform these programs outside the pr ogrammed cycles. This comes handy if you have not used the machine for a long time or for reasons mentioned below .
25. Y ou can also program the output visually (chapter 11.2). Y ou can also re-program all buttons to dif ferent values. Re-pro- gramming changes the outcome of the beverage permanently . Re-programming is easy . The re-pr ogrammed values are stor ed in the machine’ s memory until you re-program it again.
READY , • Push and hold the Rotary Dial until the display shows RINSE . • T ur n the dial clockwise until the display shows ENERGY – . • Push the r otary dial. The display shows SA VE – • T ur n the dial until the display shows SA VE ✓ .
• If you use the machine all day change the setting to the lar gest use interval, e.g. 4 hours. This way the machine is always ready to br ew coffee. Changing the AUTO-OFF setting: READY , • Push and hold the r otary dial until the display shows RINSE .
17.9 CHANGING THE LANGUAGE Y our J5 is set to ENGLISH . Y ou can the display from English to French ( FRANCAIS ), Italian ( IT ALIANO ), Dutch ( NL ) or German ( DEUTSCH ) READY • Push and hold the r otary dial until the display shows RINSE . • T ur n the dial clockwise until the display shows LANGUAGE .
beans deposit more oils into the br ewing chamber . When this happens you can manually start a tablet cleaning cycle as follows: READY • Push the rotary dial, until the display shows RINSE . • Push the r otary dial again and turn it until the display shows CLEAN .
13. The machine pumps the fresh water thr ough the system and through the steam nozzle. During this operation, the Rinse button blinks. 14. When the display shows EMPTY TRA Y , remove the container and then the drawer and tray . 15. Empty the drawer and the ground cof fee container .
short coffee and discar d. The next cup will taste a lot better . • Always pr e-warm your cup with hot water (chapter 10). • Keep the cof fee spouts as close as possible to the cups to maximize crema. 20.1 AUTOMA TED CLEANING PROGRAMS The J5 has four automated programs.
FILL BEANS . The bean container is (almost) empty . Add beans to the bean container . FILL WA TER T ANK . The water tank is (almost) empty . Add water to the water tank. CLOSE COVER . The lid for the ground cof fee funnel is open. Close the lid (Fig. 11) NOT ENOUGH PRE-GROUND .
D. THE DISPLA Y READS " FILL WA TER " BUT THERE IS ENOUGH WA TER IN THE WA TER T ANK. Reason: The “low water” floatation device is missing. Solution: Within the water tank is a small compartment (like a mouse trap). Inside is a small black floatation device.
Y our machine is too cold. The heating sensor does not react. T urn the machine off. Keep the machine at normal room temperature (65º F or higher) for 2 hours. Then turn it on again. If the display still shows ERROR 2 or ERROR 4 call customer service.
• with the enclosed mail order form, • through our website www .capresso.com or • by calling our customer service center at 1-800-220-5701. Clearyl W ater Filter Cartridge (chapter 16). One filter included; Model #64553; The machine will remind you automatically when to r eplace.
Capresso Dealer . (Call our customer service department to check for authorized dealers). • Any machine pur chased through EBA Y . • Damage caused by accident, abuse, negligence, misuse, • impr oper operation or failure to follow instructions contained in this manual.
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