Capresso C1500 manual

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. 2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs. 3. T o protect against fire, electric shock and injury to persons, do not immerse cord, plugs, or body of machine in water or other liquid[...]

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. Hinged W ater T ank Lid 7. Ground Cof fee Funnel 8. Lid for Ground Co[...]

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 .......................................................................... 7 3. A W ord About "Cr ema Coffee" ............[...]

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. The C1500 can pr epare 1 or 2 cups of excellent, pr[...]

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." The cr ema traps[...]

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 7.2 and 8.1). • If you store beans in the freezer , let them thaw[...]

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. Have your local coffe emporium grind the sugar coated beans for you and use as[...]

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. 12) (text in first line only): 1 CUP REGULAR - 1 CUP STRONG - 1 CUP X STRONG - 2 CUPS REGULAR - 1 PREGROUND - 2 PREGROUND Please note : The grinder automatically adjusts the amount[...]

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.7). c. T urn the SW Dial to the water symbol (fig. 2c). The C1500 wil[...]

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. 8.4 Regulating Froth and Milk T emperature [...]

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. RINSE MACHINE / PRESS BUTTON Y ou must push the BUTTON. Hot water p[...]

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. For darker beans, we recommend grinding somewhat coarser (turn the[...]

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. 7. The display shows HARDNESS / LEVEL 2. Pushing the P Button repeatedly shows the following options (second line of display): LEVEL – , LEVEL 1, LEVEL 2, LEVEL 3, LEVEL 4, FIL TE[...]

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. cup). • Is available through your Capresso r etailers, or the enclosed mail order form or [...]

• 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. DO NOT use any liquids for cleaning this funnel. • Wipe the bean container with a dr[...]

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 . Empty the tray and the used coffee container and insert them back into the machine. f. The displa[...]

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. CAUTION : Durgol contains 15% sulfamic acid. Please r ead the instructions on[...]

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 . After you filled the w[...]

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. Machine does not produce coffee when using ground coffee in funnel. • Use mor e coffee and try again (if you use less than one scoop of cof fee, the automatic tamper in the brewing chamber canno[...]

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 #1151.10 for 2-pack; 1151.11 for 10-pack. • Claris Cartridge, Order #7525 (DURGOL not[...]