Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product C1500 Capresso
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C1500 Model #158 Fully Automatic Cof fee and Espr esso Center Operating Manual and W arranty Customer Service 1-800-767-3554.
IMPOR T ANT SAFEGUARDS When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. Read all instructions.
1. Height-Adjustable Coffee Spout 1a. Sticker with Serial Number 1b. Door 1c. Program Dial with "P BUTTON" 2. T wo Line Display (see fig. 3) 3. Removable W ater T ank 4. Low W ater Flotation Device (see fig. 4, call-out #4) 5. CLARIS W ater Care Cartridge (installed) 6.
Steam / W ater Dial (SW Dial).
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CONTENTS Important Safeguards Illustrations 1. Product Registration .......................................................... 7 2. W elcome T o The Capresso C1500 ..................................... 7 2.1 Equipment .................................
1. Product Registration Please read the enclosed pr oduct registration car d, fill it out, mail it or fax it to us within two weeks of your C1500 purchase. Please note: Registering your product is part of your warranty . 2. W elcome T o The Capresso C1500 Thank you for choosing the Capresso C1500.
3. A W ord About "Cr ema Coffee" (Pr essure Br ewed Coffee) According to the majority of cof fee experts, grinding, tamping and brewing under high pressur e is the ideal process for extracting maximum flavor and aroma. Y our C1500 will always produce espr esso and coffee with a thick, foamy layer called "crema.
4. Please Do Not... T o keep your warranty active please follow these instructions: • Never fill instant coffee into the grinder or gr ound coffee funnel; it can damage the functioning of the brewing chamber . • Never fill sugar coated beans into the bean container (see chapter 7.
Please note : If you use frozen beans, let them thaw for 3 to 4 hours befor e adding to the bean container . This will prevent moistur e from seeping into the grinder . Never use sugar -coated beans. The sugars will stick to the burrs and clog the flow of ground cof fee.
8. Grinding and Brewing Cof fee a. Make sure the water tank and bean container are filled. b. Select fr om one of the following options by tur ning the Coffee Dial (fig.
8.2 Using Hot W ater With the hot water function you can produce a cup of tea, a quick soup or add hot water to your coffee, making it less str ong. a. Make sure only the steam nozzle is attached (fig.7). b. Adjust the height of the steam nozzle and place a cup underneath it (fig.
by a "knocking noise". Caution : Always make sure that you have a container underneath the frothXpr ess when using the steam function. Otherwise hot steam or hot milk might splatter , which can cause severe injuries. Please note : Skim and 1% milk will produce mor e froth than 2% and whole milk.
9. Automatic Monitoring Controls The C1500 has automatic monitoring controls. The display will show when cleaning, refilling and any other maintenance is necessary . Here ar e the messages: PLEASE WAIT / HEA TING UP The C1500 is heating up. W ait until a differ ent message appears.
10. Changing Parameters Besides the six differ ent coffee options and the cup sizes you can change a variety of parameters as explained in chapters 10.1 through 10.6. 10.1 Changing the Grinder Fineness Important : Y ou can only adjust the fineness during the actual grinding process.
SPRACHE / DEUTSCH German LINGUA / IT ALIANA Italian IDIOMA / ESP ANOL Spanish And then back to English. 10.6 Changing the W ater Hardness T urn the Program Dial to Pos.
the brewing cycle starts, ensuring fr eshly filtered water every time you make coffee. • Eliminates decalcifying the C1500. When using your Claris water cartridge, you never need to decalcify your machine. • Costs less than 3¢ per cup (based on a 5 oz.
• Rinse out water tank daily . • Clean the tray and its components (fig. 1a) with a warm water and mild liquid soap solution. • The water tank, the tray and its components ARE NOT dishwasher safe . • Clean the ground coffee funnel with a dry bottle brush.
into the tray . It will repeat this process several times. After appr ox. 8 minutes the cleaning cycle will stop and the display will show: EMPTY TRA Y . e. Carefully remove the tray . Ther e will be water in the tray and in the used coffee container .
d. Fill water tank with appr ox. 12 oz. (350 ml) of water . Then add about 5 oz. (150 ml) of Dur gol and stir . Please note : The total solution should be at or slightly above the "0.5 liter" marking on the water tank. Also: always fill water first, then Durgol.
e. At the same time the machine will push a little bit of water and some steam into the cup underneath the nozzle. The whole procedure will take less than 20 seconds. f. T urn the SW dial to 0-position. The machine will tur n off (display of f). The next time you turn the machine on the display will show FILL / WA TER T ANK .
D. The milk is not hot enough. • D uring frothing, turn the knob slightly to the left or the right. This will increase the temperatur e of the milk. E.
23. 14.1 Suppiies Y our Capresso C1500 comes with 1 Claris cartridge and 2 cleaning tablets. For prolonged use, we r ecommend that you have extra cleaning tablets, the Claris filter or the Dur gol decalcifying liquid on hand. • Special Cleaning T ablets, Order #1151.
An important point after buying a device Capresso C1500 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Capresso C1500 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Capresso C1500 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Capresso C1500 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Capresso C1500 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Capresso C1500, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Capresso C1500.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Capresso C1500. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Capresso C1500 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
