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INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL 5500 ROMA ENGLISH Part Code: 9BIMHEN55 I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007 HLF Italian Design...
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These Operating Instructions must be read and applied by anyone performing work with or on the equipment described. In particular, it is imperative that all such persons familiarise themselves with the safety instructions. HLF Italian Design I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007...
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4.2 Instructions ……………………………………………………………………….. 29 4.3 How to remove and clean the coffee group....……………..……….. 31 4.4 Conclusions ..........…………………………………….33 5. Operating the computer software………....…………………………….…….. 34 5.1 Gaining access to the machine software………………………………………. 34 5.2 Programming Steps…………………………….………………………..………. 34 HLF Italian Design I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007...
1.2 Introduction 1.2.1 The Aroma 5500 coffee maker The Aroma 5500 coffee maker is a fully automatic coffee maker machine, which in the basic version, can dispense pre-programmed coffee products through a height-adjust-able product outlet into the container. The beverage required is selected via twelve beverage selection buttons.
A copy of the same identification plate is located inside the machine on the left wall opening the front door. HLF S.r.l. Via delle Industrie 21/A 31050 Ponzano Veneto Treviso - ITALY Model : Code : Electrical Serial N.: Marks Date: Water Pressure: 0,1 to 0,6 Mpa Max I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007 HLF Italian Design...
• 300 mm from the right side to allow cleaning of the coffee group and adjustment of the grinder’s blades. NOTE The machine must be placed in vertical position for a correct operation. HLF Italian Design I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007...
Hot surface / hot internal components • Warning of heat which could lead to injury. • Allow hot surfaces and components to cool before carrying out any work on these component parts. • If necessary, wear heat-resistant gloves. I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007 HLF Italian Design...
Depending on the type of danger, instead of STOP, one of the following symbols could be combined with the word WARNING. WARNING • Warning of electric shock. WARNING • Warning of heat. HLF Italian Design I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007...
2.2.1.2 Aroma 5500 coffee maker The Aroma 5500 coffee maker is used solely to dispense coffee products, coffee and soluble powders combined products, soluble powder products and hot water. No other use of the Aroma 5500 coffee maker will be deemed to be proper.
WARNING • Never insert either the hands or any rod-shaped object into a bean hopper when the Aroma 5500 coffee maker is connected to the mains power supply. • Only coffee beans may be introduced into the bean hopper. • The machine must be located in places where authorized personnel can check it in every moment.
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• Only operate the Aroma 5500 coffee maker in covered locations, avoiding places where there’s risk of water splash. There’s risk of damage for the machine. • Never spray the Aroma 5500 coffee maker with a water hose during cleaning. There’s risk of damage.
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Replace any lost or defective warnings symbols immediately. WARNING Never operate the equipment in a damaged condition. Report any irregularities to your superior immediately, especially if they affect safety. HLF Italian Design I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007...
• Exposing it to rain, excessive cold or heat, or damp places 3.1.1 Receiving the unit NOTE Before opening the box of the Aroma 5500 coffee maker, check out the packaging to be sure there is no damage. If a damage is noticed, place a claim with the freight forwarder immediately.
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INSTALLATION Along with the Aroma 5500 coffee maker package, is provided also a second box containing the external coffee beans hopper. The external beans hopper is attached to the metal support, which is also part of the machine top lid.
Now the unit is free and ready to be installed on a base, table or cabinet strong enough to hold 38 Kg. 3.1.3 Checking the internal of the unit Open the front door and check if any damage is visible. If you see damages, call for technical service. I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007 HLF Italian Design...
3.1.4 Water connection On the back of the Aroma 5500 coffee maker is located the inlet water valve that permits the connection of the machine to the direct water line. With this connection is not necessary to fill the internal water tank by hand.
Be sure to choose a wall plug with enough power to supply the unit and that it’s grounded in observance with the current safety norms. Refer to paragraph 1.3.3 of this Instruction Manual to select the right wall plug. I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007 HLF Italian Design...
Fill up the coffee beans hopper with fresh coffee beans. Pour the coffee beans from the external coffee beans hopper and during the process remember to open the beans stopper located at the bottom of the external coffee beans hopper. HLF Italian Design I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007...
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NOTE It’s recommended to use a mix of coffee beans for automatic coffee makers, to increase the life of the grinder’s blades and also to get the best performance for the Aroma 5500 coffee maker. For information refer to a coffee beans dealer.
INSTALLATION 3.2.2 Turning ON the unit Turn on the unit by the main switch situated on the back of the Aroma 5500 coffee maker. The message Searching Coffee Group Position will appear on the LCD display, and the coffee group gear-motor will start running.
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Once the first cleaning cycle is finished REMOVE the switch locker from the Aroma 5500 coffee maker. Open the door and hold pushing the red button showed on the picture below, till the cleaning cycle starts.
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3 seconds and then back ON to reset the computer C A U T I O N Flow Meter K.O. Then re-start the cleaning cycle process, by pushing the red button again. HLF Italian Design I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007...
Close the front door and place your cup on the cup holder of the drip tray. 3.2.5 Adjusting the Coffee Grinder At this point of the initial start up, the Aroma 5500 coffee maker is ready to dispense the first beverage and the factory recommends to start making a coffee as a first drink in order to adjust the grinder’s blades.
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INSTALLATION NOTE The Aroma 5500 coffee maker arrives with the blades of the coffee grinder almost opened in order to accept every kind of coffee beans used by the operator. The reason of this factory action is to avoid any damage to the grinder’s motor, because in presence of coffee beans too oily and with the blades position almost closed, the grinder’s motor can stop working.
Take your Drink And then the message Place Your Cup will appear again on the LCD display meaning that the Aroma 5500 coffee maker is ready to make another drink. 3.2.5.1 Closing the grinder’s blades Before starting a new drink open the coffee group door access and move the blades adjuster to the negative direction of one “click”...
INSTALLATION 3.2.5.2 Opening the grinder’s blades If during the time life of the Aroma 5500 coffee maker the operator changes the type of coffee normally used, it will be necessary to open the blades of the grinder and repeat the process illustrated at the paragraph 3.2.6.
Turn OFF the Aroma 5500 coffee maker and open the front door. Using a screw-driver, remove the four screws which hold the door computer board cover as showed on the picture below: I.M.
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INSTALLATION Unscrew the four nuts that hold the computer board bracket and lift it up as showed: Pull out the drink selection panel as showed on the following picture: HLF Italian Design I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007...
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INSTALLATION Replace the new selection panel doing the reverse process. I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007 HLF Italian Design...
• Only use non-abrasive cloths. • Do not use any of the normal (rapid) decalcifying agents. 4.2 Instructions WARNING • Turn OFF the Aroma 5500 coffee maker. • Open the front door. • Pull up the top lid. • Clean all above •...
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• Put an empty cup or any other container under the drink nozzles and push the red button inside the door to start the cleaning cycle of the 3 drinks pipes and of the whippers. HLF Italian Design I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007...
4.3 How to remove and clean the coffee group The coffee group is located on the front side of the Aroma 5500 coffee maker. It creates the espresso coffee by compressing the ground coffee beans into a “puck” and forcing the water to go through this “puck”...
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To remove the coffee group, simply turn each of the four levers to the 12:00 position, take off the hose on the front of the coffee group, and pull it straight out. Wash it only in hot water, without detergent. Dry thoroughly. To replace it, reverse the process. HLF Italian Design I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007...
CLEANING GUIDE 4.4 Conclusions These operations must be carried out when the Aroma 5500 coffee maker is turned OFF and opened. Cleaning operations must be carried out before the products are loaded. WARNING Always disconnect the power before filling or cleaning operations interventions.
Each time you press the button, the “dot” showed on the LCD display will change to an equal sign. After have pushed the number 1 four times, push it again one more time to access into the operating software of the Aroma 5500 coffee maker. 5.2 Programming Steps Access into the software as described on previous paragraph 5.1.
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Button 3 is to access into the menu once it appears on the LCD display. Button 3 is also used to confirm the changes done and to move a step forward. Button 5 is used to exit a function and/or quit the programming function. I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007 HLF Italian Design...
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Set Factory Data Drink Counters Function P R O G R A M P R O G R A M Cash Temperat.= 85C P R O G R A M Beep Time = 0.3s HLF Italian Design I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007...
Drink Counters The display will change to P R O G R A M Cash 0. This identifies the amount of money in the cash box. P R O G R A M Cash I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007 HLF Italian Design...
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X will appear on the LCD display. P R O G R A M Archive This identifies the accumulated total drinks served since the Aroma 5500 coffee maker has been installed. NOTE This number can not be rest to “zero” or changed.
5.3.2 Function This menu is used to set the generic functions of the Aroma 5500 coffee maker. Push button 1 or 2 till the display shows P R O G R A M Function. P R O G R A M Function Pushing button 3 the message P R O G R A M Temperat.
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NO, using buttons 1 or 2. By pushing button 3 the message P R O G R A M Blower Always ON=Y will appear on the LCD display. P R O G R A M Blower Always ON=Y HLF Italian Design I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007...
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This menu is the same for all the 12 drinks, and inside each drink menu it’s possible to use all the products available on the machine. The following picture shows the names of each component, in order to understand better the meaning of the definitions like mixing bowls, whipper, etc. I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007 HLF Italian Design...
Push button 3 to access into this menu and the message P R O G R A M Soluble 1 = X will appear on the LCD display. P R O G R A M Soluble 1= X HLF Italian Design I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007...
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By pushing again button 3, the message P R O G R A M Delay W 1 = X will appear on the LCD display. P R O G R A M Delay W 1= X I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007 HLF Italian Design...
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From this point the software will show the same titles showed for the instant soluble powder number 1, and it will be the same also for the instant soluble powder number 4. Follow the descriptions above to set all the numbers. HLF Italian Design I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007...
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By pushing again button 3, the message P R O G R A M Extra Long Drink X % will appear on the LCD display P R O G R A M ExtraLong Drink X% I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007 HLF Italian Design...
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From the factory the Aroma 5500 coffee maker comes with a setting inside the memory, which assigns a type of drink to each button, but this setting can be changed at any time to please the requirements of the user.
Each change has to be confirmed by pushing button 3, which is going also to switch to the next pre-selection button. I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007 HLF Italian Design...
This is the minimum coin accepted by the coin mechanism installed. This is going to work as multiplier for all the coins saved on the next steps. Push button 1 or 2 to change the value. HLF Italian Design I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007...
Drink Price By pushing again button 3, the message P R O G R A M Drink 1 X will appear on the LCD display. P R O G R A M Drink 1 I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007 HLF Italian Design...
This is the price to assign to each drink once the coin mechanism is installed on the side of the Aroma 5500 coffee maker. Push buttons 1 or 2 to change the value. Push button 3 to save changes and step to the next price till drink number twelve.
5.3.8 Set Factory Data This function is used to re-set the memory of the Aroma 5500 coffee maker to the original factory setting. Push button 1 or 2 till the message P R O G R A M Set Factory Data will appear on the LCD display.
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P R O G R A M Drink Counters, which is the first menu described on paragraph 5.3.1. Push button 5 to exit the software mode and get back to the operation mode. HLF Italian Design I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007...
6.1 Check list This check list is the summary of the operations to do on a daily base to maintain the Aroma 5500 coffee maker in a perfect state ready to be used: Bean hopper filled with coffee beans Coffee grounds container emptied and cleaned...
In case of long inactivity of the coffee machine it is necessary to carry out certain preventive operations: Turn OFF the Aroma 5500 coffee maker. Disconnect the power cord from the wall plug. Empty coffee beans from the coffee beans hopper.
• Remove any product raw materials, such as coffee beans and instant soluble powders, from the equipment. • Empty coffee grounds container. • Take the equipment apart. • Recycle individual parts according to material type. • Dispose of non-recyclable materials according to type. I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007 HLF Italian Design...
To validate the guarantee claim the defective part must be returned to the manufacturer. After inspecting the returned part the manufacturer reserves the right to reject a guarantee claim if one of the conditions referred to above exists. HLF Italian Design I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007...
The manufacturer rejects any liability for the situation in which it is found that non device-specific spare parts have been installed in the respective machine. I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007 HLF Italian Design...
C A U T I O N The coffee grounds Empty the coffee grounds Grounds Drawer drawer is full. drawer, open the front door and push the red button HLF Italian Design I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007...
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C A U T I O N The main computer board Contact the Service and Serial Time Out on the back of the Support machine is not in connection with the front door computer board I.M. A.5500 Eng V4-2007 HLF Italian Design...
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