User manual MELITTA SOLO

[. . . ] Keep children under 8 years of age away from the appliance and its power cable. The appliance can be used by children from an age of 8 as well as by persons with limited physical, sensorial or mental capacities, or lacking experience and knowledge if they are supervised or were instructed on safe use of the appliance and understand the resulting risks. Children younger than 8 years of age may not perform cleaning and user maintenance. Children over 8 years of age must be supervised during cleaning and user maintenance. [. . . ] Fill the bean container preferably with espresso beans or bean mixtures for fully automatic coffee machines. Do not use any ground, glazed, caramelised, or otherwise sugar-coated coffee beans. Setting the dispensed quantity and strength Turn the coffee quantity regulator 3 to infinitely adjust the dispensed quantity. Regulator all the way to the left = 30 ml per cup Regulator all the way to the right Press the button until the desired One or two cups can be dispensed simultaneously. Preparing one cup: Press the button for single-cup dispensing or Preparing two cups: Press the button for two-cup dispensing. water hardness and filter It is important to properly set the water hardness so that the appliance displays the need to be descaled when required. The water hardness category 1 is automatically set after inserting the Melitta® PRO AQUA filter cartridge. melitta® PRO AQUA Filter cartridge The Melitta® PRO AQUA filter cartridge filters lime scale and other contaminants from the water. The water filter should be changed every 2 months, however, at the latest when appears on the display. Put the water filter in a glass with tap water for several minutes before inserting it in the appliance. Screw the water filter onto the thread at The bottom of the water tank. When rinsing is finished, the appliance is ready for operation and the water hardness is set to hardness level 1. After inserting the water filter, the water can be cloudy during the first rinse because excess activated carbon is washed out of the filter. Determine the hardness of the tap water Press the and buttons simultaneously for longer than 2 seconds. Never immerse the appliance in Wipe the outside of the appliance with a soft damp cloth and normal dishwashing liquid. Cleaning the brewing unit It is recommended to clean the brewing unit once a week. Press and hold the red button on the Handle of the brewing unit (Image B, 1). Insert the brewing unit into the appliance, press and hold the red button (Image B, 1) and turn the handle anticlockwise until it stops. The integrated cleaning programme (takes about 15 minutes) removes residues and coffee oil residues that cannot be removed by hand. The cleaning programme should be performed every 2 months or after 200 brewed cups, however, at the latest when is illuminated. Before starting the cleaning programme, clean the brewing group and the interior ("Cleaning the brewing unit", page 21). Fill the water tank with tap water up to Press the and buttons simultaneously for approx. [. . . ] The temperature is shown by the beans on the display 9 (from = low to = high). We therefore recommend to only adjust the grinding fineness after about 1000 coffee preparations (about 1 year). The grinding fineness should only be adjusted immediately after starting coffee dispensing and only while the mill is running. The appliance should be vented when it has not been used for a while or has been transported. [. . . ]