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PROFESSIONAL ESPRESSO COFFEE MACHINE "INDIE"
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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL PROFESSIONAL ESPRESSO COFFEE MACHINE “INDIE”...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS A INTRODUCTION B GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND SAFETY REGULATIONS C DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLIANCE USER-MACHINE INTERFACE COFFEE DISPENSING 2.1 PRODUCTION OPERATING MODE 2.2 COMPETITION OPERATING MODE DISPENSING OF STEAM (C3 2GO) DISPENSING OF HOT WATER (C4 ITA) CONTROL OF WATER LEVEL IN THE BOILER (C10 ITA) CONTROL OF WATER TEMPERATURE IN THE BOILER (C11 ITA)
  • Page 3 OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS A USE SWITCHING ON THE APPLIANCE SWITCHING ON THE LIGHTING SWITCHING ON THE CUP HEATER SWITCHING ON THE DISPENSING GROUPS NIGHT CYCLE (C1.2) OPERATING PARAMETERS DISPLAY OPERATING PARAMETERS SETTINGS SELECTION OPERATING PARAMETERS SETTING 8.1 TIME AND DATE SETTING 8.2 NIGHT-TIME CYCLE SETTING 8.3 PRODUCTION OR COMPETITION MODE SETTING 8.4 PRODUCTION –...
  • Page 4 C TROUBLESHOOTING DISPENSING GROUP TEMPERATURE CONTROL FAULT ALARM BREWING NOT SATISFACTORY ALARM ALARM: BUFFER BATTERY ABOUT TO GO FLAT INADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY PRESSURE ALARM (C9 man) BOILER WATER LEVEL CONTROL ALARM, FAULT(C3) BOILER TEMPERATURE CONTROL ALARM, FAULT ELECTRONIC CONTROL ALARM FAULT THE MACHINE DOES NOT PRODUCE STEAM AND DOES NOT HEAT UP THE WATER STEAM DOES NOT COME OUT OF THE WAND WHEN THE MACHINE IS HOT WATER COMES OUT OF THE STEAM WAND...

  • Page 6: General Instructions

    GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE INTENDED FOR BARMAN / ESPRESSO COFFEE MACHINE OPERATOR INSTALLATION / MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN...

  • Page 7: Aintroduction

    INTRODUCTION This manual is intended for the professional INDIE espresso coffee machine manufactured by ELEKTRA. This model is equipped with the following accessorie listed in this handbook with correspondent abbreviations: - MFS = Automatic milk frothing For which one must consult the relevant manual.

  • Page 8: B General Recommendations And Safety Regulations

    Incorrect installation could cause injury to persons or animals and damage to property, for which the manufacturer cannot be held liable. The company Elektra declines any and all responsibility for tampering or interventions carried out by non authorized persons. Such intervention automatically renders the...
  • Page 9 This appliance is only electrically safe when it has been connected to an efficient grounding system in compliance with current safety regulations Make sure that this fundamental safety requirement has been observed and if in doubt request a thorough check of the system by a qualified electrician.
  • Page 10 The use of the appliance entails compliance with the following fundamental rules: - the appliance should be used in environments where the temperature does not fall below 5 °C or rise above 40 °C; - do not obstruct the intake and outlet grilles. In particular do not cover the upper cup tray with a cloth or such like.
  • Page 11 Disconnect the appliance from the mains electricity supply before carrying out any maintenance, by switching off at the mains switch or disconnecting the plug from the socket. Every time maintenance jobs are carried out on joints for connection to the water supply, you must strictly use new joints and the old joints must never be reused.

  • Page 12: Cdescription Of The Appliance

    DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLIANCE The main functions of the machine, and its relative parts, are described below, with a view to ensuring its maximum performance. USER-MACHINE INTERFACE Each dispensing group is fitted with an intelligent touch-screen allowing simple and immedia- te communication between the user and the machine.
  • Page 13 PUSHBUTTONS IC37 Purge of dispensing group pushbutton executed Single short coffee dispensing pushbutton Single long coffee dispensing pushbutton Double short coffees dispensing pushbutton Double long coffees dispensing pushbutton Manual coffees dispensing pushbutton IG16 Time and date setting pushbutton IG17 Night cycle setting pushbutton...
  • Page 14 PUSHBUTTONS IC40 Dispensing group parameters setting pushbutton IG21 Hot water dose setting pushbutton IC43 Production or Competition mode selection button IC46 Production mode settings button Spento Acceso IC49 Competition mode settings button Spento Acceso Data recording pushbutton IG31 Return to operating display pushbutton IG32 Return to menù...
  • Page 15 IC31 Dispensing group wash pushbutton Spento Acceso IC34 Dispensing group rinse pushbutton Spento Acceso SIGNALINGS UC55 Dispensing group heating up signaling Machine heating up signaling Machine in night cycle signaling UG15 Not serious alarm signaling UC73 Signaling “Production” mode UC76 Signaling “Competition”...
  • Page 16 SIGNALINGS UC64 Dispensing group end wash signaling DISPLAYS Boiler pressure display Water supply pressure display Brewing water pressure display UG33 Night cycle start time display UG34 Night cycle end time display UC79 Coffee dosage display UC82 Infusion time display...
  • Page 17 UC72 Temperature values display US18 Hot water measurement display ALARMS UC58 Dispensing group temperature control fault alarm UC61 Brewing not satisfactory alarm Buffer battery discharged alarm Water supply low pressure alarm UG10 Boiler water level control fault alarm UG11 Boiler temperature control fault alarm UG41 Electronic control fault alarm...
  • Page 18 These icons are managed via 10 main screens and 8 programming screens selectable by horizontal scrolling. These screens allow the main macro-functions of the equipment to be managed, as follows: V1 - Operational screen for switching-on coffee dispensing, serious alarms and signalings V2 - Screen for non-serious alarms...
  • Page 19 V3 - First operating parameters display screen V4 - Second operating parameters display screen...
  • Page 20 V5 - Third operating parameters display screen V6 - Fourth operating parameters display screen 1061...
  • Page 21 V7 - First functional parameter selection screen to be set V8 - Second functional parameter selection screen to be set...
  • Page 22 V9/1 - First operating maintenance controls screen V9/2 - Second operating maintenance controls screen...
  • Page 23 V10 - Technician controls access screen VP1 - Time and date settings screen...
  • Page 24 VP2 - Night-time cycle settings screen VP3 - Coffee temperature and dosage settings sreeen 82° 82°...
  • Page 25 VP7 - Hot water volume settings screen VP8 - Production or Competition mode settings screen The touch-screens of the central and right dispensing groups have only screens V1, V6, V7, V8, V9, V10, VP3 e VP8 relating to their functions and not to those of the entire appliance.

  • Page 26: Coffee Dispensing

    COFFEE DISPENSING (2 2GO) The machine is fitted with dispensing groups that can be turned on and used individually. The groups are characterised by low thermal inertia, are self-heating, with highly accurate dynamic infusion water temperature control. Each group is also fitted with an infusion water pre-heater in order to minimise the thermal gradient necessary to maintain the desired temperature and also to minimise reaction times to any temperature adjustment.

  • Page 27: Control Of Water Temperature In The Boiler (C11 Ita)

    CONTROL OF WATER TEMPERATURE IN THE BOILER (C11) Water temperature in the boiler is controlled by a sensor that switches the heating ele- ments through a remotely controlled power switch. Consequently, it also controls the pressure in the boiler., kept constantly at 1.8 bar. CONTROLLING BREWING WATER TEMPERATURE (C8 2GO) Each group head is fitted with an instantaneous heat exchanger circuit and heating...

  • Page 28: Measuring The Water Supply Pressure (15 Indice)

    MEASURING THE WATER SUPPLY PRESSURE The same sensor, referred to in the previous paragraph, measure when the water pump is stopped, the water supply pressure with which the apparatus is fed. Value displayed on C15 ITA) the same V3 screen. Enables automatic protection in the event of a water supply stoppage., by halting the machine.

  • Page 31: E Type Appovals

    Community. To be entitled to apply the CE mark, the manufacturer must draw up a technical file which ELEKTRA will place at the disposal of its clientele for all the various kinds of technical controls. The products are in compliance with the following Directives:...

  • Page 32: Operation Instructions

    OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE INTENDED FOR BARMAN / ESPRESSO COFFEE MACHINE OPERATOR...

  • Page 33: Ause

    SWITCHING ON THE APPLIANCE The machine switches on by the switch marked with the symbol (A1 ITA) placed under the machine itself. When the machine is switched on, it automatically loads water into the boiler and, only when the boiler is full does it switch on the heating, so as not to damage the heating elements. The following signaling is visualised on screen V1: (UG3) When the boiler is pressurised, signaling disappears.

  • Page 34: Switching On The Dispensing Groups

    SWITCHING ON THE DISPENSING GROUPS Once the boiler is hot, appears on screen 1 of each dispensing group, the switch marked by symbol: (IC1) Once the group is activated, the group starts reaching the previously set temperature and signaling marked by symbol:UC43) appears on the same screen.

  • Page 35: Operating Parameters Display

    OPERATING PARAMETERS DISPLAY By swiping the left group touch-screen horizontally to the left, screen V3 is visualised, which displays the following operation parameters: - Time and date - Water supply pressure (UG5) - Boiler pressure (UG6) - Brewing water pressure (UG7) Infusion pressure is correctly visualised by setting up the pump by the pushbutton marked by the K symbol present in the signaling itself.
  • Page 36 - Night cycle end time (UG34) Performing another upward swipe motion, screen V5 is visualised, specifying the following operation parameters: - Hot water measurement (US18) Performing a final scroll vertically upwards, even on the center and right groups will see the screen V6, which indicates the number of each type of coffee provi- ded by that specific dispensing group and the relative total: 1061...

  • Page 37: Operating Parameters Settings Selection

    SELECTING OPERATING PARAMETERS SETTINGS (C1 ITA) From the V3 screen, scrolling horizontally to the left on the touch-screen of the left group, V7 screen appears that allows you to select the setting of the operating parameters by means of the following buttons that open the corresponding programming screens: - Time and date setting (IG16) - Night cycle setting...

  • Page 38: Operating Parameters Setting

    With the button marked by symbol:( is possible to save the set value With pushbutton: (IG32) it is possible to go back to screen V8. With pushbutton: (IG31) it is possible to go back to the main screen V1. 8 OPERATING PARAMETERS SETTING (A USO-4 pag 27 ITA) 8.1 SETTING TIME AND DATE Screen VP1 allows you to set the current time and date using the plus...

  • Page 39: Production Or Competition Mode Setting

    8.3 SELECTING PRODUCTION OR COMPETITION MODE Screen VP8 allows you to set one of the two possible machine operating modes during coffee extraction, Production or Competition mode. Production mode is indicated on the upper right corner of the touch-screen by the symbol Competition mode by the symbol In Production mode, during extraction appears screen V1/9: It provides a dynamic display of extraction time spent and the quantity of coffee delivered...

  • Page 40: Production - Coffee Dosage Setting

    In Competition mode, during extraction appears screen V1/8: 82° it provides a dynamic display of extraction temperature, time spent and quantity of coffee delivered into the cup. During extraction It is possible to adjust in real-time the extraction temperature and coffee dosage.

  • Page 41: Competition - Coffee Dosage Setting

    8.6 COMPETITION – COFFEE DOSAGE SETTING In real time, during dispensing, by acting on the plus and minus buttons on the V1/8 screen, it is possible to vary the final dosage of the running coffee. 8.7 COMPETITION – COFFEE TEMPERATURE SETTING In real time, while dispensing, acting on the plus and minus icons on the V1/8...

  • Page 42: Purge

    PURGE NUOVO) Before dispensing a coffee, you can clean the dispensing group, purifying it from the resi- dues of exhausted coffee of the previous coffe dispensing. Remove the filter holder and press the pushbutton: (IC70) starts an automatic hot water dispensing lasting a few seconds, which carries out the washing of the group.

  • Page 43: Coffee Dispensing With Automatic Dosing (A6)

    12 COFFEE DISPENSING WITH AUTOMATIC DOSING (A6 ITA) Allows the dispensing of coffee in preset brewing temperature and preset doses.. It is performed with the pushbuttons marked by symbols: placed on screen V1, pressing once only; Dispensing stops automatically once the preset dose has been dispensed This function is only enabled when all the envisaged operating and protection conditions have been met and can normally be stopped manually pressing the same button again.

  • Page 44: Making The Coffee (A10)

    13 MAKING THE COFFEE (A10 ITA) Factors of basic importance to make good quality coffee are: - Use of recently ground fresh coffee, because it rapidly loses its aroma and the fats contai- ned turn rancid. - Grinding of uniform size, which can be obtained only with good quality and well maintained coffee grinders.

  • Page 45: Preparing Frothy Milk (A11)

    PREPARING FROTHY MILK (A11 ITA) In order to froth up the milk, which is essential for preparing cappuccino, half-fill a tall, narrow container with milk and proceed as follows: 1) Regulate briefly the steam dispenser by pressing the button marked by the symbol as to remove any water condensation that might have collected.

  • Page 46: B Maintenance And Cleaning (=)

    1) Substitute the standard filter mounted on the filter holder of the group with the blind (non perforated) filter. 2) Insert an ELEKTRA clearing tablet in the blind filter and hook the filter holder on the group. 3) Press the pushbutton:...

  • Page 47: Weekly Cleaning Of The Filters And Filterholders

    WEEKLY CLEANING OF THE FILTERS AND FILTERHOLDERS (= B7) 1) Dissolve a tablet of detergent Elektra approx. one litre of boiling water in a heat-resistant container. 2) Immerse the filters and filterholders in the solution prepared and allow them to soak for about 20/30 minutes (do not fully immerse filterholders with wood handles: the water and detergent solution would damage the handles).

  • Page 49: Ctroubleshooting

    If the problems persist, contact Technical Assistance. Do not carry out repairs directly on the appliance The company Elektra declines any and all responsibility for tampering or interventions carried out by non authorized persons.

  • Page 50: Alarm: Buffer Battery About To Go Flat

    ALARM: BUFFER BATTERY ABOUT TO GO FLAT (C1 ITA) The electronic control unit of general operation with a buffer battery that ensures the sto- ring of the time and date. The system continually controls the efficiency of the battery, alarm in advance when it is about to go flat and advising its replacement.

  • Page 51: Boiler Water Level Control Alarm, Fault(C3)

    BOILER WATER LEVEL CONTROL ALARM, FAULT (C3 ITA) If on the main screen V1 the following alert appears: (UG10) a major fault has occurred. The fault could be due to: - Fault in the boiler water inlet solenoid valve or obstruction to the passing of water through some parts of the machine.

  • Page 52: Steam Does Not Come Out Of The Wand When The Machine Is Hot

    STEAM DOES NOT COME OUT OF THE WAND WHEN THE MACHINE IS HOT (C2 ITA This problem normally arises after the machine has been switched on from cold and is due to the sticking of the vacuum break valve of the boiler; this does not negatively affect the use of the machine, in fact: - After venting all the air activating a dispenser steam wait until the machine heats up normally and use it.

  • Page 53: Ddisposal Of The Appliance

    DISPOSAL OF THE APPLIANCE The European Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE) covering the disposal of electric and electronic equipment dictates that such equipment must not be disposed of through normal solid urban waste channels. When such equipment has reached the end of its useful life, the user is bound take to deliver it to authorized segregated waste collection centres or return it to the dealer on purchasing a new equivalent type of appliance, on a one-to-one ratio For further information on segregated waste collection centres, contact a dealer...
  • Page 54 TECNICHAL INSTRUCTIONS THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE INTENDED FOR ESPRESSO COFFEE MACHINE INSTALLATION / MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN...

  • Page 55: Aunpacking

    UNPACKING Packaging is carried out with the aim of protecting the machine from damage during transportation. The packaging materials used are recyclable. They are, therefore, chosen according to environmental protection criteria and ease of disposal, the latter process being geared at further integration in productive cycle materials.

  • Page 56: B Installation

    INSTALLATION ADJUSTING THE FEET (B1 ITA= tranne il colore) Place the machine on the work counter and ensure that it is level, by adjusting the length of the feet. Turn the black foot counter-clockwise, when viewed from underneath, to lengthen it and clockwise to shorten it.

  • Page 57: Electrical Connections (B9)

    ELECTRICAL CONNECTION (B9 =) The machine is equipped with a connecting power cable, approx. 2 metres in length, with 5 wires of the following colours: - Green/Yellow: Ground - Blue: Neutral - Brown: Phase 1 - Black: Phase 2 - Grey: Phase 3 The wires should be connected only to a terminal board on the electric switchboard The wiring diagram is shown on an adhesive tag applied to the end of the power cable.

  • Page 58: Cadjustments

    ADJUSTMENTS 1 BREWING PRESSURE ADJUSTING (C3 regolaz) With a view to obtaining the best “quality in the cup”, brewing pressure may be adjusted. Recommended pressure is between 0.8 MPa (8 bar) and 0.9 MPa (9 bar). Unmount the lower steel panel (lower front pane) in frontal position on the machine’s work side, unscrewing the five screws that fix it in place.

  • Page 59: Dmaintenance

    MAINTENANCE 1 ACCESS TO MAINTENANCE CONTROLS (C2 regolaz ITA) By sliding horizontally to the left of the touch screen of each group, from the V9 screen we access to the V10 screen, necessary for accessing to the maintenance commands. These commands are reserved to the Technician only. The technician will perform on this screen a graphic password known to him and will have access to the following: Special machine operating parameters.
  • Page 60 ELEKTRA SRL VIA A. VOLTA,18 - 31030 DOSSON DI CASIER (TREVISO) ITALY TEL. (+39) 0422 490405 R.A. - FAX (+39) 0422 490620 E-mail: info@elektrasrl.com - Website: www.elektrasrl.com...

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