Espressotoria CAPRISTA Instruction Manual page 8

STARTING UP_____________________________________
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Filling the water tank
Note
• Never use distilled water.
• Use only cold tap water.
• After filling the water tank, and before the next
time that coffee is dispensed, press any
button, until you obtain a regular flow of water
from the dispenser (without the capsule).
• Water which has been softened with
commercially available water filter can be
used. Damages caused by wrong handling of
the water filter are not covered by the
guarantee.
• If the water tank is empty the pump sounds
very loud.
• This does not indicate any malfunctioning.
Press one of the dispensing buttons and the
pump is immediately deactivated.
• If no dispensing button is pressed, the pump
is automatically deactivated after 30 seconds.
Filling without removing the
tank
Turn off the machine.
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Unplug cord from power
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point.
Remove the water tank lid
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Fill the tank up to the MAX
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mark with cold water (the
maximum is 1 liter/1qt).
Replace the lid.
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Plug cord into power point
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Filling by removing the water
tank
Switch off the machine.
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Remove the water tank lid.
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Lift up the water tank
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holding it by the special
grip (on the outside) and
remove it pulling upwards.
Fill the tank up to the MAX
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mark with cold water (the
maximum is 1 liter).
Lower the water tank into
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place, pushing firmly.
Replace the lid.
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When there is insufficient
water in the tank, the water
tank sensor light will flash
red to remind you to fill
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Starting up/Preheating
Connecting the appliance
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Switching on
Before turning on the power
switch, make sure that:
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Preheating
After switching on the machine the two coffee
dispensing buttons flash blue, and the cleaning
button remains illuminated to indicate heating up.
When heating up is finished (after approx. 1 min.),
the dispensing buttons remain illuminated. The
machine is now ready to use.
Note
Before using for the first time and after long
periods of not using (like vacation, e.g.) the
internal piping must be flushed out. For details
see 9. Flushing and Refilling Machine.
Connect the machine to a
grounded power point by
plugging in the power plug.
The operating lever is
closed.
The water tank is full.
The water tank is firmly in
place.
The drip tray with the
container is completely
inserted.
Turn on the machine with
the main power switch.