Saeco Caffe Charisma Instructions Manual

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ENGLISH14touching directly with your hands.This appliance has a Rapid Steam feature whicheliminates waiting time between frothing andbrewing. Making cappuccinos and lattes hasnever been this easy!Before dispensing steam, make sure the hotwater button (25) is OFF.Direct the steam nozzle (14) towards the driptray and turn the steam/ hot water knob (16).Purge any residual water in the system and closethe steam knob as soon as you get a good jet ofsteam through the nozzle.Fill a pitcher or a cup 1/3 full with cold milk.For best results when makingcappuccinos, the milk and the usedcup should be cold.Immerse the steam nozzle 1/4" into the milkto be frothed and turn the steam knob (16)counterclockwise.movements to make a uniform froth (Fig.16).Continue steaming until you have the desiredamount of froth and the milk is approx.165Fhot, then close the steam knob (16).The same system can be used to heat otherbeverages.Clean the steam nozzle with a damp cloth(Fig.17)9 .1 Making coffee after using thesteam functionIf you want to make more coffee immediatelyafter steaming milk, you can go straight intobrewing a cup of coffee. Just press the desiredcoffee button!10 CLEANING AND MAINTE -NANCEGeneral CleaningMaintenance and cleaning should only becarried out when the appliance is cold anddisconnected from the power supply.Do not immerse the appliance in water anddo not wash any parts in the dishwasher.Do not use abrasives or aggressive chemicals(solvents) for cleaning.Do not dry the machine and/or any of itsparts using a microwave and/or conventionaloven.We recommend you clean the water tank andchange the water daily.Clean the preground coffee doser daily.- Use the supplied brush to clean the doser(Fig.18).To clean the appliance, use a soft clothdampened with water (Fig.19).Clean the service area and the brewunit.We recommend you empty and clean the driptray (12) and the dump box (10) daily; tocarry out this operation you must open the frontdoor (Fig.20) and remove the drip tray (Fig.21); then, you can empty and clean all thecomponents.You can remove the coffee dispenser in orderto clean it (Fig.24):- lower the dispensing nozzles- take the dispensing unit as shown in Fig. 24,and remove it from its housing- wash the whole unit with warm water.10.1 The brew unitThe brew unit (17) must be cleanedeach time you fill the coffee bean con-tainer or at least once a week.Switch off the appliance by pressing the ON/OFF switch (7) to the O/OFF position and re-move the plug from the wall outlet.Open the service door (15). R emove the driptray (12) and the dump box.Remove the brew unit by holding it by itshandle and pressing the PUSH button(Fig.22))Turn the container slowly with up and down