Capresso IMPRESSA C5 - Manual (Page 13)

8. DAILY PREPARATION
• Fill the water container every morning with fresh, cold water.
This will enhance the taste of your coffee.
• Make sure the Main Power Switch is on (Fig. 1a). In this case
the ON symbol is illuminated (Fig. 3).
• Push the DIAL. The RINSE symbol (Fig. 3) blinks, indicating
that the machine is heating up.
• When the RINSE symbol stops blinking, place a cup under the
coffee spouts and push the DIAL. The machine will rinse some
water through the coffee spouts and will stop automatically.
All eight symbols around the DIAL are now visible.
The 1-cup Espresso symbol is highlighted.
The machine is ready to make coffee.
8a. TURNING THE MACHINE OFF / RINSING
The machine will automatically turn off 2 hours after last use. At
this time it will rinse some hot water through the coffee spouts.
We recommend that you keep a cup under the coffee spouts.
8b. AUTO-OFF SETTINGS
The C5 is pre-set to turn itself off 2 hours after last use. You can
select and program the auto-off interval to 1, 2, 4 or 8 hours
after last use. You can set the machine not to turn itself off.
Auto off after: Cup symbols highlighted in programming
Not active
no cup symbols on
1 hour one cup symbol on
2 hours two cup symbols on
4 hours three cup symbols on
8 hours four cup symbols on
Example: Change the auto-off from 2 to 4 hours after last use.
The C5 is turned off, but in stand-by mode. Only the ON symbol
is visible.
• Open the Access Door (Fig. 1,2a).
• Push and hold the CLEANING button (Fig. 3a) until its red
light is on. The display shows 2 symbols highlighted above the
DIAL (for 2 hour auto-shut off).
• Turn the DIAL until four symbols are highlighted.
• Push the DIAL to confirm the new setting.
The machine automatically returns to the stand-by mode. From
now on the auto-shut off is set to 4 hours after last use.
9. COFFEE PREPARATION
9a. PRE-WARM CUPS
The machine is ready to make coffee (All eight symbols around
the DIAL are visible. The 1-cup Espresso symbol is highlighted.
Before brewing coffee we recommend pre-warming your cup(s)
with the hot water feature. Cold cups reduce the coffee temper-
ature by 5ºF to 10ºF.
• Place a cup under the frother (Fig. 1,12).
• Turn the SELECTOR counterclockwise to the Water symbol
(Fig. 4). The machine will dispense hot water through the
frother into the cup.
• Turn the SELECTOR back to the Cup symbol to stop the hot
water flow. Discard the water. Now your cup is pre-warmed.
9b. BREWING COFFEE AND ESPRESSO
The machine has four pre-set coffee and espresso symbols (Fig. 3).
In the 2-cup selection - the grinder grinds the maximum
amount of coffee (grinding time approx. 9 seconds).
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