Table of contents Your IMPRESSA F8 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Control elements 1 Preparing and using for the first time JURA on the Internet ............................10 Setting up the machine ..........................10 Filling the bean container ...........................10 First-time use ..............................10 Determining the water hardness ......................14 Connecting milk ............................15...
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Transport / Emptying the system ......................50 Disposal .................................50 9 Technical data 10 Index 11 JURA contact details / Legal information Symbol description Warnings This is the safety alert symbol. lt is used to alert you to potential personal injury hazards. Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or death.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Follow the basic safety When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions shall precautions always be followed, to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and/or injury to persons, including the following: Read all instructions. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs. To protect against fire, electric shock and injury to persons, do not immerse power cord, plugs, or body of machine in water or other liquid.
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Use for any other purpose will be deemed improper. JURA Elektroapparate AG cannot accept any responsibility for the consequences of improper use. People, including children, who...
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS J CAUTION This appliance is for household use. Any servicing other than cleaning and user maintenance shall be performed by an authorized service representative: Do not immerse base in water or try to disassemble. Do not put the appliance or any individual parts in the dishwasher.
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS NEVER DO Never fill instant coffee, chocolate mix etc. into the bean (or you will void your container or ground coffee funnel (filler funnel for ground warranty protection): coffee). It will damage the functioning of the brewing chamber. Never fill sugar coated coffee beans into the bean container.
Control elements Control elements J HOT J HOT Bean container with aroma preservation Filler funnel cover cover Filler funnel for ground coffee Water tank cover Storage compartment cover Water tank Grinder adjustment switch Measuring spoon for ground coffee Power switch and power cord (back of the machine) Height-adjustable hot-water nozzle Coffee grounds container...
JURA on the Internet Visit us on the Internet. You can download short operating instructions for your machine from the JURA website (www.jura.com). You will also find interesting and up-to-date information on your IMPRESSA and on every aspect of coffee.
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1 Preparing and using for the first time J WARNING If the machine is operated with a defective power cord, there is a danger of potentially fatal electric shock. T Never use a machine which is damaged. T Never use a machine which has a defective power cord. E The water volume is given as standard in ‘oz’.
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1 Preparing and using for the first time T Open the filter holder and insert the filter cartridge into the water tank, exerting slight pressure. T Close the filter holder. It will click into place audibly. E After three months, the filter will cease to work. Set the date on the date plate on the filter holder in the water tank.
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1 Preparing and using for the first time T Press the ‘Inactive’ button. T Press the ‘Save’ button. ‘Saved’ appears briefly on the display. ‘Water hardness’ E If you do not know the hardness of your water, you must find this out first (see Chapter 1 ‘Preparing and using for the first time –...
1 Preparing and using for the first time Determining the water You can find out what the water hardness is by using the Aquadur® hardness test strip supplied as standard. T Hold the test strip briefly (for 1 second) under flowing water. Shake off the water.
1 Preparing and using for the first time Connecting milk Your IMPRESSA creates fine, creamy, feather-light milk foam with a perfect consistency. The most important requirement for frothing milk is a milk temperature of 39–46 °F (4–8 °C). We would therefore recommend using a milk cooler or a vacuum milk container. T ...
– and impairs the taste. We therefore recommend prewarming the cups. The full coffee aroma can develop only in prewarmed cups. You can purchase a JURA cup warmer from your specialized dealer. You can make permanent settings for all products in programming mode (see Chapter 4 ‘Permanent settings in programming mode –...
2 Preparation Ways of preparing a The IMPRESSA offers various ways of preparing a specialty coffee, beverage milk foam or hot water: Preparation using the start screen: Simply press the corresponding preparation button for the product shown on the display (start screen) that you want. The following products are displayed as standard on the start screen: ‘Espresso’...
2 Preparation Ristretto, espresso and Example: Proceed as follows to prepare one coffee. coffee Precondition: ‘Please select product’ is displayed. T Place a cup under the coffee spout. T Press the ‘Coffee’ button. Preparation starts. ‘Coffee’ and the coffee strength are displayed. The preset amount of water for coffee flows into the cup.
T Place a cup under the coffee spout and the fine foam frother (Figure: Optional JURA Cool Control Basic 20 oz (0.6 l)). E Ensure that the filling height of the milk is no higher than the milk pipe connection on the fine foam frother.
T Place a cup under the fine foam frother (figure: Optional JURA Cool Control Basic 20 oz (0.6 l)). E Ensure that the filling height of the milk is no higher than the milk pipe connection on the fine foam frother.
2 Preparation Ground coffee You can choose to use a second coffee variety, for example decaf- feinated coffee, with the filter funnel for ground coffee. E Never add more than two level measuring spoons of ground coffee. E Use ground coffee which is not ground too finely. Very fine coffee can block up the system so that the coffee only comes out in drips.
2 Preparation Permanently setting the It is easy to permanently adjust the amount of water for all single amount of water for the products to the cup size. Adjust the amount once as shown in the cup size following example. Every time you prepare a drink in the future, this amount will be dispensed.
2 Preparation Example: Proceed as follows to change the consistency of grind during the preparation of an espresso. T Place a cup under the coffee spout. T Open the storage compartment cover. T Press the ‘Espresso’ button to start preparation. T ...
Precondition: Your IMPRESSA is switched on at the power switch. T Place a receptacle under the coffee spout. Q T Press the On/Off button to switch the IMPRESSA on. ‘Welcome to JURA’ ‘Machine is heating’ ‘Machine is rinsing’, the system is rinsed. The rinse stops automatically.
3 Daily operation T Dismantle and rinse the fine foam frother (see Chapter 5 ‘Maintenance – Dismantling and rinsing the fine foam frother’). T Wipe the surface of the machine with a clean, soft, damp cloth (e.g. microfiber cloth). E In the interests of hygiene, we recommend changing the milk pipe on a regular basis (approx.
4 Permanent settings in programming mode 4 Permanent settings in programming mode J WARNING Hot coffee, hot steam and hot water can cause scalding. Scalding is a serious burn. T Use extreme care when handling hot liquid or steam. T Allow liquid to cool down before drinking. T ...
4 Permanent settings in programming mode Program item Sub-item Explanation ‘Maintenance ‘Use filter’, T Indicate whether you are operating your settings’ (‘6/7’) ‘Water hardness’ (only if IMPRESSA with or without a CLEARYL Blue filter is not activated), filter cartridge. ‘Switch-on rinse’ T Adjust the water hardness.
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4 Permanent settings in programming mode In the program item ‘Product settings’ (‘3/7’) / ‘Expert mode’ you can make individual settings for all specialty coffees and hot water. The following permanent settings can be made: Product Coffee strength Amount More settings Ristretto, Amount of coffee: Temperature (normal,...
4 Permanent settings in programming mode T Press the ‘Coffee strength’ button. ‘Coffee’ ‘Coffee strength’ g T Turn the Rotary Switch to change the coffee strength setting. T Press the ‘Save’ button. ‘Saved’ appears briefly on the display. ‘Coffee’ ...
4 Permanent settings in programming mode Renaming a product In the program item ‘Product settings’ ‘Expert mode’ you can rename all of the products. Precondition: ‘Please select product’ is displayed. O T Press the P button. ‘Maintenance status’ (‘1/7’) g T Turn the Rotary Switch until ‘Product settings’...
4 Permanent settings in programming mode You can set the automatic switch-off to 15 minutes, 30 minutes or 1–15 hours. Example: Proceed as follows to change the switch-off time from ‘2 hrs.’ to ‘1 hrs.’. Precondition: ‘Please select product’ is displayed. O T Press the P button. ‘Maintenance status’...
4 Permanent settings in programming mode T Press the ‘Save energy’ button. ‘Save energy’ T Press the ‘Inactive’ button. T Press the ‘Save’ button. ‘Saved’ appears briefly on the display. ‘Machine settings’ O T Press the P button to exit programming mode. ‘Please select product’...
4 Permanent settings in programming mode Setting the water E If you are using the CLEARYL Blue filter cartridge and have hardness activated it, it is not possible to set the water hardness. The harder the water is, the more frequently the IMPRESSA needs to be descaled.
4 Permanent settings in programming mode Unit for amount of water In the program item ‘Machine settings’ (‘5/7’) / ‘Units’ you can select the unit used for the amount of water. Example: Proceed as follows to change the unit for the amount of water from ‘ml’...
4 Permanent settings in programming mode Example: Proceed as follows to change the language from ‘English’ to ‘Deutsch’. Precondition: ‘Please select product’ is displayed. O T Press the P button. ‘Maintenance status’ (‘1/7’) g T Turn the Rotary Switch until ‘Machine settings’...
5 Maintenance 5 Maintenance J WARNING Use of maintenance products that are harmful to health and discharge of liquids during maintenance program. Harmful if swallowed. Irritating to eyes and skin. T Keep children AWAY. T Keep children away from the machine while it is performing a maintenance program.
5 Maintenance Rinsing the machine You can initiate the rinse operation manually at any time. Precondition: ‘Please select product’ is displayed. T Place a receptacle under the coffee spout. O T Press the P button. ‘Maintenance status’ (‘1/7’) g T Turn the Rotary Switch until ‘Maintenance status’...
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T If swallowed, rinse mouth immediately and drink large quantities of water. Do not induce vomiting. Seek medical advice immediately and show label. E JURA milk system cleaner is available from specialized dealers. Precondition: ‘Please select product’ is displayed. O T Press the P button.
T Rinse all the parts of the fine foam frother thoroughly under running water. If there are severely dried-on milk residues, firstly immerse the individual parts in JURA Cappuccino Cleaner and then rinse them thoroughly. T Re-assemble the fine foam frother.
5 Maintenance Inserting and activating Your IMPRESSA no longer has to be descaled if you are using the the filter CLEARYL Blue filter cartridge. If you did not activate the filter car- tridge the first time you used the machine, you can do this now as follows.
5 Maintenance E You can interrupt rinsing of the filter at any time. To do this, turn the switch clockwise. Turn the switch anticlockwise to continue rinsing the filter. E The water may be slightly discolored. This is not harmful to health and does not affect the taste.
J WARNING Non-recommended (e.g. liquid) cleaning agents may contain substances that could damage the machine or leave residues. T Use only original JURA cleaning tablets. These are specially formulated for your machine. J WARNING Harmful and irritating cleaning agent. Harmful if swallowed.
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‘Add cleaning tablet’. T Open the cover of the filler funnel for ground coffee. T Insert a JURA cleaning tablet into the filler funnel. T Close the cover of the filler funnel. ‘Press the Rotary Switch’ k T Press the Rotary Switch.
J WARNING Non-recommended descaling agents (e.g. vinegar) may contain substances that could damage the machine or leave residues. T Use only original JURA descaling tablets. These are specially formulated for your machine. J WARNING J WARNING Harmful and irritating descaling agent.
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‘Agent in tank’ T Remove and empty the water tank. T Completely dissolve the contents of one blister (3 JURA descaling tablets) in a receptacle holding 17 oz (500 ml) of lukewarm water. This may take several minutes.
6 Display messages 6 Display messages Message Cause/Result Action ‘Fill water The water tank is empty. You T Fill the water tank (see Chapter 1 ‘Preparing tank.’ cannot prepare any products. and using for the first time – Filling the water tank’).
Grinder is making a There are foreign objects in T Contact customer support in your very loud noise. the grinder. country (see Chapter 11 ‘JURA contact details / Legal information’).
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Contact customer support in your country (see Chapter 11 ‘JURA contact details / Legal information’). E If you were unable to solve the problem, contact customer support in your country (see Chapter 11 ‘JURA contact details / Legal information’).
8 Transport and environmentally friendly disposal 8 Transport and environmentally friendly disposal Transport / Emptying the Keep the packaging for your IMPRESSA. It should be used to protect system the machine during transport. In order to protect the IMPRESSA from frost during transport, the system must be emptied.
9 Technical data 9 Technical data Voltage 120 V ~, 60 Hz Power 1450 W Conformity mark Energy consumption approx. 6 Wh ‘Save energy’ ‘Active’ Energy consumption approx. 13 Wh ‘Save energy’ ‘Inactive’ Pump pressure static, max. 15 bar Holding capacity of water tank 64 oz (1.9 l) Holding capacity of bean container 11 oz (310 g) Holding capacity of coffee grounds...
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10 Index Cover Filler funnel for ground coffee 8 Addresses 56 Storage compartment 8 Adjusting the product settings 27 Aroma preservation cover Water tank 8 Cup platform 8 Bean container with aroma preservation Customer support 56 cover 8 Automatic switch-off 30 Descaling Machine 44 Bean container...
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Latte macchiato 19 Ground coffee 21 Milk foam 20 Internet 10 Ristretto 18 Two specialty coffees 18 Using the product selector 17 JURA Preparation options 17 Contact details 56 Problems Internet 10 Troubleshooting 48 Product selector view 17 Language 34...
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10 Index Querying information 35 Water hardness Determining the water hardness 14 Setting the water hardness 33 Renaming a product 30 Water tank 8 Rinses Descaling 46 Cappuccino frother rinsing 37 Filling 15 Rinsing Website 10 Fine foam frother 37 Machine 37 Ristretto 18 2 ristretti 18...
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