Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product KN-8828B Chang Yue Industrial
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Hottop USA 25 Katelan Court Cranston, Rhode Island 02921 Fax: (401) 946-0268 www .hottopusa.com Email: hottop@hottopusa.com Manufactured by Chang Y ue Industrial Corp.® No. 170, Chung Lun, Chung Sha T sun, An Ding Shian T ainan, T aiwan T el: 886-6-593-231 1 Fax: 886-6-593-4834 www .
2 W ARNING! This device is capable of high temperatures. If used without due caution it can constitute a safety hazard. The outer surface will become hot enough to cause very serious burns and the bean roaster has the potential to ignite flammable materials on or near the roaster .
3 T able of Contents All information in this manual is ©2007 Chang Y ue Industrial Corp.® and Hottop USA. No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the expressed written permission of Chang Y ue Industrial Corp.
4 I - I MPO R T A N T S A FE TY P R EC A UT I ON S When u si ng th is el ectrical app lia nce , th ese sa fe ty precaut ion s mu st al wa y s be fo llo we d: • Never leave the Coffee Roaster unattended while in operation! • Do not attempt to bypass, defeat, or remove any safety feature of the Hottop Coffee Roaster .
5 • This appliance has a polarized plug. One blade is wider than the other. As a safety feature, this plug will fit in a polarized outlet in only one way. If the plug does not fit fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not fit, contact a qualified electrician.
6 1 2 ON OFF Base Bean Agitation Arm Chaff Tray Cooling T ray Roasting Chamber Viewing Window Gold Knob Front Cover T op Filter Bean Insertion-Chute Cover Rear Filter Main Cooling Fan Control Panel Ho.
7 Thi s di agr am repres en ts most of the parts that are design ed to be remo ved b y the cons ume r for ba si c mai nt en an ce with the e x c ep ti on of th e Heat - Gua rd Grill s.
8 I I - C offee R o ast ing- A Brief H isto r y I t wasn ’ t that l on g ago that it was common fo r people to buy raw coffee bea ns f rom the stores and then roast these at h ome f or f resh co ffee . Th a t was pa r ticularl y t r ue in r ural areas that were remo ved f rom the small roaster s f ound i n city neighbo rhoods.
9 I II - Introd u ct io n to th e R o ast ing Process The c hanges t hat the co f f ee bean goes t hrough dur ing the roast ing process are amaz ing . Those smal l, hard b eans, when properl y exposed to controll ed heat, g ro w in size a nd chang e in col or , b ecoming the source of one o f the wo rl d ’ s mos t cherished bev erages.
10 Second Crac k - A ft er fi rst c rack ends there is u sually a per i od of about one minute be f ore second crack begins. By that time, the beans are a deli ci ous- loo king, da rk shade o f bro w n.
1 1 Bean Col o r as a R oas t Indica to r As the roast progre ss the beans g o though series of a sub tl e, and so metimes n ot -so-subtl e col or chang- es from their original col or , to green , to .
12 F or y o ur fi rs t e xp erimen t a l ba tc h se lect a varie ty that is easy to roa st . M os t any o f the varie ti es f r om Cen t ral or S o uth Ameri ca will do fine . Gua tem al an, Co l omb ian, B razili an, Bo livi an, or Co s ta Rican are all g oo d c h o ice s.
13 V - M od el K N- 8828 B - Color LCD Display Auto Coffee Roaster with Manual Control The KN-882 8 B allo ws ea sy roasting of the coffee fo r new users, y et sup- pli es compl ete m anual cont ro l f or those who be com e a dv anced i n t he ir roasti n g k no wl edge and are loo ki n g f or a specifi c ta ste or r oast le v el.
14 Du r ing the r oasti n g process y ou can change an y o f t hese f our par ameters. These chang es are tempo - ra rily m emorize d by the ro aster as y o u make them.
15 T AR G E T TI ME and R EMAI NI NG TIM E T AR G E T TEMPER A TU RE a nd CURR ENT TEM PE R A TU RE Du r ing the act ual roast ing process the t ime d isp la y will countdo wn the re maini n g t ime i n t he roast. If the Select a r ro w is u sed to ch oose the time disp la y i t becomes enc ircl ed ( s ho w n to t he l e ft ).
16 The K N-8 8 2 8 B giv es the user the optio n to easil y and quic kly r oast us ing an a utomati c m ode . The “ A uto ” mode supplies a roasting cur ve t hat ca n be gi n w i th as f e w as th ree presses o f a s ingle but ton .
17 Af ter y ou ha v e sa v ed a roast using the “ST OR ” f unction y o u can recall t hat ro ast and use it again. W ARNING : Read and understand this owner ’ s manual and all the safety precaut.
18 V I - M od el K N- 8 828 P Programmable Roaster with LCD Display The K N-88 28P is a progra mmabl e roaster with ma n y advanced fea- t ures givi n g the u ser a lo t of control ov er the roasting pro fi le. It allo w s a n easy , automatic mod e that takes lit tl e user i npu t to st ar t.
19 A CTI VE B UTTONS ILL U MI N A T ED Y ou will n otice that in a n y giv en st ate of operation some o f t he bu t tons on t h e Control Pane l a re not illum inated. The advanced pr ogra mm ing o f the K N-8 8 2 8 P assis ts the user b y illum inati n g onl y those bu t - tons w hich are cur rentl y activ e.
20 The K N-88 28P giv es the user the opti on to r oast using an automati c mod e that operates mu ch like the earlier v ersio ns o f our roaster . T he “ A uto ” mode supplies a roasti n g cu r v e t hat can be set to r un fo r a pro g ram med amount o f t ime a nd wi ll automaticall y e ject t he bea ns at the end of that ti me .
21 Af ter t he “ Add Bean s ” an imation e n ds t he roaster goes into t he “R oast - ing” mode and pro gresses t hrough it’ s roast. The ti me disp la y counts do wn f rom the amount o f ti me y o u pro g ram med to w ards 0:00. The tempe ratu re displa y s ho w t he real -ti m e temperat u re in the roasti n g chamber .
22 Hottop Coffee Roaster W ARNING : Read and understand the owner ’ s manual and all the safety precautions, before using the manual Mode of the KN-8828P! W ARNING manual Mode of the KN-8828P! W ARNING manual Mode of the KN-8828P! “Manual Mode ” allo ws the user to control t he roaster to c reate a roast ing profi le that they pref er .
23 SEG M ENT TEM PE R A T UR E The temper atu re r ang e for each segment which is av ailab le fo r progr amm ing var ies, f rom lo west in the ea r l y segments t o highest in later segments. T his is refl e cted in the “stai r step” appear ance of the temperat u re bars in the LCD disp la y .
24 S ELE C TI N G A K N- 8 828 P P R OG R A M Be f ore yo u can be gi n roast ing with a Progra m yo u m ust se l ect w hich Prog ram to use . F or yo u r fi r st roast w e sugg est t ry ing “Progr am 0” whic h is the factor y de faul t Progra m.
25 R O A S T IN G W ITH A P R OGR A M - K N- 8 828 P Select a Program with which to roast as described on the previous page. If you have not yet created any additional Programs use “Program 0” which is the default Program when entering Program mode.
26 It is possible to adjust the temperature of an active segment during the roast. Use the + and - buttons to adjust the temperature. Either button can be held down to move through the adjustment range more quickly . If you reach either extreme in the temperature range for that segment, that particular button will no longer be available.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 27 C O P Y I N G A N EX IS TI N G P R OG R A M - K N- 8828P If yo u w oul d li k e to c reate a new Progr am it can be easi er and a b it quic k er to be gi n with one that is alre ady created.
28 No w th a t y o u ha v e a basic u ndersta nding o f ho w a Progra m roasts coffee , y o u can begin to create and m odif y yo ur o wn Progr ams. T his sect i on wil l he lp y ou u nd erst and the para me ters o f progra mm ing the K N-88 28P .
29 A Sam p l e K N - 8828P Pr ogram an d I t ’ s R oast SEG. TE MP . TI ME F A N 1 24 3 3:00 0 2 297 :0 1 0 3 3 3 3 :0 1 0 4 3 5 1 :0 1 0 5 369 :0 1 0 6 3 96 3:00 1 7 4 1 4 3:00 2 8 424 3 :00 2 B e a n s U s e d - - - - - - - - K e n y a n AA A m ount o f Bean s - - - - - - 25 0 g ram s Line V ol tage - - - - - - - - 1 1 9 .
30 M odi f yi ng a K N - 8828P Pr ogram En ter t he “Progra m ” mod e and select the Progr am to be modifi ed as described earlier . Pre ss “S E T / S A V E. ” The “ S E T /SA V E” button tu r ns gree n si gn ify ing t hat y ou a re i n the sett ing mode to change par am- eters for the se l ected P ro gra m.
31 P R OG R A M N AME Th is ne xt adj ust allo ws y ou to c hange the Progr am ’ s n ame ( indicated as *3 in t he fl o w char t on pag e 2 9 ). Th is can be a th ree- charact er , alpha-n umer i c.
32 SEG. T EMP . TI M E F AN 1 243 3:0 0 0 2 297 3:0 0 0 3 33 3 :0 1 0 4 3 5 1 :30 0 5 369 2: 59 1 6 394 3:0 0 2 7 4 12 3:0 0 2 8 4 15 3:00 3 A d v an ced Ma n u al C o n tro l F or t h ose loo ki n g .
33 V II - Cleani ng an d car e ( all m ode ls ) Roasting cof fee can be a bit messy . The chaf f that comes of f the beans, bits and pieces of cof fee beans, and stray beans themselves can get strewn about, in and out of the roaster .
34 B. After 5 to 1 0 roasts 1 - D rum Rem o val (Refer to diagram on page 7) NOTE : For all tasks related to disassembly or repair of the Hottop Bean Roaster , we urge you to refer to the Repair section of our website at www .hottopusa.com . There you will find illustrated, step-by-step instructions to assist you.
35 holes in the front plate and that the drum shaft goes into the hole in the center of the front plate. Hold the Bearing Plate ( 8 ) in place and verify that it is fully seated on the front of the machine and that the alignment pins ( 1 1 ) are in their locating holes.
36 V II I - R oasti ng st yl es o v er v ie w Th is sect i on contai ns a brie f exp lanation of the v ar i ous roasts y ou can achie v e with the H ottop Co f f ee Ro aster , and will g i v e y ou a general idea o f ho w roast lev el af f ects t aste.
37 a shar p , p u n gen t smell. T he coffee u sually acqu ires a s im ilar s har p t aste, with the fla v or being predo mi- nantly “roast ” a nd less that of “co f f ee.
38 F or d rip co ffee, t r y roasting some qu ali t y Col om bi an and stopping t he roast about fif teen to t hir t y seconds aft er fir st c rack ends, bu t bef ore second ev en star t s .
39 var y ev en if y ou use the sa me exact amount o f beans, from the sa me batch o f green co f fee , and ro ast at the same ex act le v e l. F or t hat rea so n, w e sugg est y ou a lw a ys ca re f ully m onitor yo u r roast s t o av o i d incor rectl y roasted co ffee .
40 I X - Tips an d Hi n ts Sto ring Co ff ee There has lon g been a debate as to the best w a y to store co f f ee. Green co ffee is easy to store . Le ft in a cl oth bag in a coo l, d ark, dr y p lace , g reen co f f ee w ill keep for a y ear w i th l i ttle d ifficulty .
41 Ro asti ng decaffeinated co ffee is more d ifficult th an roast ing “reg ular” coffee . T he decaffeination process makes the co l or o f the bean s mo re dif fic ult to discer n and the cracks occur in m uch reduced n um - bers.
42 as t h ese “l o w tech ” methods allo w you to con trol the brewing temperat u re and can act ually ma k e bett er co ffee than most d rip machi n es. If t he co ffee is too bi tter many peopl e wil l reduce the amount o f coff ee t he y use per cup.
43 X - Reso ur ces F or specific informat i on n ot co ntained in this manual vis it ou r w ebs i te at ww w .hottopusa.com . T here y ou wil l fi nd a t ro ub l eshoo ting gu i de a s we ll as a n F A Q filled with l ots of h ints and t ips th a t will be o f assistance to yo u.
44 Hottop USA 25 Katelan Court Cranston, Rhode Island 02921 Fax: (401) 946-0268 www .hottopusa.com Email: hottop@hottopusa.com Manufactured by Chang Y ue Industrial Corp.® No. 170, Chung Lun, Chung Sha T sun, An Ding Shian T ainan, T aiwan T el: 886-6-593-231 1 Fax: 886-6-593-4834 www .
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