Notice FALCON PICTO Anglais ok 15/11/05 10:59 Page a1 ESPR ESSE R IA AUTOMATIC For domestic use only. The warranty excludes espresso machines that do not work or work incorrectly due to lack of cleaning, failure to remove scale or due to the presence of foreign bodies in the grinder HELPLI NE UK 0845 33 0 6 460 IRL (0 1)4751947 WEBSITE: www.krups.co.
Notice FALCON PICTO Anglais ok 15/11/05 10:59 Page a2 MEANING OF LIGHTS : Lights Empty Fill tank coffee grounds Meaning Clean Calc / / / / / / / / Rinsing cycle or scale removal cycle: request to empty water tank, rinse it and fill with fresh water.
Notice FALCON PICTO Anglais ok 15/11/05 10:59 Page a3 CONTENTS PAGE 1 Description Warning signals 2 Information on espresso coffee Safety instructions 3 BEFORE FIRST USE Measuring water hardness Claris - Aqua Filter System cartridge 4 Settings Setting water hardness Setting coffee temperature Setting automatic cut-off (auto-off) 5 Preparing the appliance Rinsing the coffee circuit Preparing the grinder 6 PREPARING EXPRESSO AND LONG COFFEES Preparing an expresso (from 20 to 70 ml) Preparing a
Notice FALCON PICTO Anglais ok 15/11/05 10:59 Page 1 Description Water tank handle/lid Coffee bean container lid Coffee bean container Water tank Servicing flap with cup rest Ground coffee setting Coffee volume rotating knob Special maintenance instructions Cleaning tray Steam nozzle Coffee grounds collector Coffee outlets with height adjusting handle Water level floats Removable drip grid and tray Grinding fineness setting knob Cleaning inlet Metal grinding wheel Digital display for paramete
Notice FALCON PICTO Anglais ok 15/11/05 10:59 Page 2 Thank you for having purchased this Krups Espresseria Automatic. We are sure you will enjoy both the quality of the coffee it makes and how easy it is to use. Whether you want a short, strong shot of a ristretto, a good espresso, a bigger and milder lungo, or a creamy cappuccino, your automatic coffee / espresso machine has been designed so you can enjoy the same quality at home as at the bistro, whatever the time of day and right through the week.
Notice FALCON PICTO Anglais ok 15/11/05 10:59 Page 3 BEFORE FIRST USE MEASURING WATER HARDNESS Before using the appliance for the first time or if you have noted a change in water hardness, it is advisable to adapt the appliance to the water hardness. To determine the water hardness, use the measuring stick delivered with your appliance or get in contact with your water authority.
Notice FALCON PICTO Anglais ok 15/11/05 10:59 Page 4 SETTINGS Connect the appliance to the mains power supply but do not turn it on. Open the servicing flap. The digital display for parameter setting is under the servicing flap. Press the ‘Service’ and keys at the same time. SETTING WATER HARDNESS Appliances are pre-set in the factory for hardness level 3. Press the key as many times as are needed to select the hardness level for the water used. The “water tank” light will come on.
Notice FALCON PICTO Anglais ok 15/11/05 10:59 Page 5 PREPARING THE APPLIANCE Close the servicing flap. Put it back in place by pressing firmly and close the lid again. Pull out and fill the water tank. Open the coffee bean container lid. Add the coffee beans (250 g maximum). Close the coffee bean container lid again. Do not fill the water tank with hot water, mineral water, milk or any other liquid.
Notice FALCON PICTO Anglais ok 15/11/05 11:02 Page 6 PREPARING EXPRESSO AND LONG COFFEES YOUR APPLIANCE IS DESIGNED TO MAKE COFFEE FROM COFFEE BEANS ONLY. When you first make coffee with the machine or after a long period of absence or a cleaning or scale removal procedure, a little steam and hot water will come out of the steam nozzle (priming). Splashing or scalding may occur if the coffee outlets are set too high in relation to the size of the cups.
Notice FALCON PICTO Anglais ok 15/11/05 11:02 Page 7 PREPARING STEAM Steam froths up the milk to make a cappuccino or a caffe latte, for example, and also heats up liquids. As you need a higher temperature to produce steam than to make an espresso, the appliance runs an additional pre-heating phase for steam. Press the key The light will flash while the appliance heats up.
Notice FALCON PICTO Anglais ok 15/11/05 11:02 Page 8 MAINTAINING YOUR APPLIANCE EMPTYING THE COFFEE GROUNDS COLLECTOR, THE COFFEE TRAY AND THE DRIP TRAY The drip tray receives waste water and the coffee grounds collector receives used coffee grounds. The coffee cleaning tray allows you to eliminate any deposits of coffee grounds. If the light comes on, remove, empty and clean the drip tray. Remove the coffee cleaning tray. Clean it under water and d r y t h o ro u g h l y.
Notice FALCON PICTO Anglais ok 15/11/05 11:02 Page 9 XS3000 1 – Cleaning cycle ± 10 min. The ‘clean’ light becomes steady. The cleaning cycle will be run automatically. The pump sucks up water intermittently. This operation lasts about 10 minutes and the ‘clean’ light will flash again. Open the servicing flap and insert a KRUPS cleaning tablet (XS3000) in the cleaning inlet. Press the ‘Service’ button to start up the cleaning program.
Notice FALCON PICTO Anglais ok 15/11/05 11:02 Page 10 SCALE REMOVAL PROGRAM – TOTAL DURATION: ABOUT 22 MINUTES. The quantity of scale deposited depends on the hardness of the water used. The appliance will automatically warn you by the ‘calc’ light coming on when you need to proceed with scale removal. Caution! To benefit from the warranty conditions, it is essential to perform the appliance scale removal cycle when informed to do so. Be sure to follow the procedure closely step by step.
Notice FALCON PICTO Anglais ok 15/11/05 11:07 Page 11 3 – Second rinsing ± 6 mn At the end of the first rinsing, the ‘calc’ light will flash. A second automatic cycle will last 6 minutes. Once the second rinsing is finished, the ‘calc’ light will go off. Remove your waste water recipient and the drip tray then fit them again. Again press the ‘Service’ key. The ‘calc’ light will become steady. A second automatic cycle will last 6 minutes. Empty the drip tray and then fit it again.
Notice FALCON PICTO Anglais ok 15/11/05 11:07 Page 12 TROUBLESHOOTING, CORRECTIVE ACTIONS The appliance fails to come on when you press the On/Off key. Check that the power supply cord plug is correctly inserted in the socket. The espresso or coffee is not hot enough. Heat the cups by rinsing them in hot water. Change the coffee temperature setting. The coffee is too weak or not strong enough. Check that the coffee bean container contains coffee.
Notice FALCON PICTO Anglais ok 15/11/05 11:07 Page 13 Here are some recipes you can make using your Espresseria Automatic: • Cappuccino For a cappuccino, the ideal proportions are as follows: 1/3 hot milk, 1/3 coffee, 1/3 milk froth. • Caffe Latte To make coffee with milk, also often called Latte Macchiato, the proportions are as follows: 3/5 hot milk, 1/5 coffee, 1/5 milk froth.
