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INSTRUCTION MANUAL HLF 4600 G1/2/F ENGLISH Part Code: 9BIMHL552 I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 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. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
2.1.2 Where warning symbols are located…………………….……… 12 2.1.3 Safety information in this Instructions Manual…………………. 13 2.2 Basic safety instructions……………………………………………………. 14 2.2.1 Proper use…………………………………………………………. 14 2.2.1.1 General………..…………….…………………………… 14 2.2.1.2 Proper use of HLF 4600 G coffee maker…………….. 14 I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 2.2.2 Specific hazards and instructions…………………….…………. 14 2.2.2.1 Specific hazards and instructions HLF 4600 G coffee maker ……………….…………………………… 14 3. Installation ...............………………….…… 17 3.1 Transport …………………………………………………………………..17 3.1.1 Receiving the unit……………………………………………...…. 17 3.1.2 Un-packing ..........……………………… 17 3.1.3 Checking the internal of the unit .......…..….…. 19 3.1.4 Electric connections .........…………….………..
11 – PC connection door 12 – Program button 13 – Mixer group 14 – Top lid 15 – Slide coffe 16. – Aspiration tube 17 –Drip tray float cover 18 - Cup sensor I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
1.2 Introduction 1.2.1 The HLF 4600 G coffee maker The HLF 4600 G 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.
HLF S.r.l. Via Nobel, 10 31050 Villorba Treviso - ITALY Model : Code : Electrical Serial N.: Marks Date: Water Pressure: 0,1 to 0.6 Mpa Max I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
• 100 mm from the back panel to allow ventilation. • 300 mm from the right side to allow the fresh milk operations. NOTE The machine must be placed in vertical position for a correct operation. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
• Allow hot surfaces and components to cool before carrying out any work on these component parts. • If necessary, wear heat-resistant gloves. 2.1.2 Where warning symbols are located \NOTE • The equipment comes supplied with warning symbols (stickers) affixed wherever appropriate. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
• Warning of electric shock. WARNING • Warning of heat. • Level 2 CAUTION • The CAUTION symbol stresses important instructions. Failure to observe these instructions could damage the equipment or other material assets. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
2.2.1.2 Proper use of HLF 4600 G coffee maker The HLF 4600 G coffee maker is used solely to dispense coffee products, coffee and milk combined products, coffee and soluble powders combined products, soluble powder products and hot water, steam and to heat and froth milk. No other use of the HLF 4600 G coffee maker will be deemed to be proper.
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• Electrical equipment which does not have adequate electro-magnetic protection should not be operated close to the HLF 4600 G coffee maker. • The drip tray serves solely to collect drip water. It must not be used as a sink.
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• Only operate the HLF 4600 G coffee maker in covered locations, avoiding places where there is a risk of water splash. There is a risk of damage. • Never spray the HLF 4600 G coffee maker with a water hose during cleaning. There is a risk of damage.
3.1.1 Receiving the unit NOTE Before to open the box of the HLF 4600 G coffee maker, check out the packaging to be sure there is no damage. If damage is noticed, place a claim with the freight forwarder immediately.
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INSTALLATION Along with the HLF 4600 G coffee maker package, is provided also a second box containing the external coffee beans hopper. Put the beans hopper on the top lid as in the picture. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010...
WARNING Don’t try to operate the HLF 4600 G coffee maker in case of presence of internal damages. Even if the damages are minimal, it’s strongly recommended to leave the unit disconnected from the power supply and call the technical service.
Refer to paragraph 1.3.3 of this Instruction Manual to select the correct wall plug. WARNING THE USE OF EXTENSION CORDS, ADAPTERS AND/OR MULTIPLE PLUGS IS STRONGLY FORBIDDEN ! I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
INSTALLATION 3.2 Start up and operation mode 3.2.1 Water connection On the back of the HLF 4600 G coffee maker is located the inlet water valve that permits the connection of the machine to the direct water line. CAUTION The maximum pressure of the water line has to be between 0,1 and 0,6 MPa in order to prevent damages to the inlet water valve.
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 HLF 4600 G coffee maker. For information refer to a coffee beans dealer.
It’s recommended to do always this operation taking the powder canister out of the machine, in order to keep the interior of the machine clean from dust. 3.2.3 Turning ON the unit Turn on the unit by the main switch situated on the back of the HLF 4600 G coffee maker. CAUTION...
Hold Red Button To do that is necessary to open the front door, but the HLF 4600 G coffee maker has mounted on the front and side door, micro-switches able to detect the opening of the doors.
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Once the first cleaning cycle is finished REMOVE the switch locker from the HLF 4600 G coffee maker. With the door open, push and hold the cleaning button shown on the picture below, till the cleaning cycle starts.
Wait for Heating The internal boiler is heating the water and this process is going to take around 5 minutes. When the message Select a Drink will appear on the LCD display, the HLF 4600 G coffee maker is ready to work.
3.2.6 Adjusting the Coffee Grinder At this point of the initial start up, the HLF 4600 G coffee maker is ready to dispense the first beverage and the factory recommend to start making a coffee in order to adjust the grinder blades.
Take Your Drink The message Select a Drink will appear back again on the LCD display meaning that the HLF 4600 G coffee maker is ready for another drink. 3.2.6.1 Closing the grinder blades Move the blades adjuster to the “minus” direction of one “click” as shown on the picture below.
INSTALLATION If during the lifetime of the HLF 3600 coffee maker the operator needs to change 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 3.2.7.
Since the function of each drink button can be changed to make different drinks from the original factory settings, the selection panel can be printed out from a regular colour printer, and installed into the front door. 3.3.1 Getting a customized selection panel I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
Loosen the screw that hold the selection panel frame as shown in the picture below: Take off the frame and insert from the lower side the selection panel as shown in the following picture. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
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INSTALLATION Place back the frame and fix it with its screw. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
Once the kind of cleaning cycle has been chosen, the machine will show the operations which have to be done to perform a correct cleaning cycle, flashing some sentences on the LCD display: TOTAL CLEANING I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
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• Put Milk Hose Into Fresh Water Mix With Cleaner: Place the milk tube into a carafe full of 1 Lt of Fresh water and HLF detergent (follow the instructions on the bottle for the quantities of product to use).
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This final cleaning cycles is needed to rinse the milk system from the detergent. Inside this final cleaning cycle, the user can’t quit. Once the final cleaning cycle is done, the message Select a Drink will back appear on the LCD display. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
CLEANING GUIDE 4.3 Weekly Cleaning • Turn OFF the HLF 4600 G coffee maker. • Open the top lid. • Clean all above. • Remove all the powder canisters. • Thoroughly clean areas under the powder canisters with sponge, hot water and detergent.
• Place back the ground drawer and drip tray. • Close the top lid and the front door. • Turn back ON the HLF 4600 G coffee maker. 4.4 How to remove and clean the milk frothier (Once a week) Open the front door and the top lid.
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Open the air regulators and clean it under the water tap. When finished, dry thoroughly, re-assembly the milk frothier and the air regulators and put all back in its original position doing the reverse process. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
4.5 How to remove and clean the coffee group (Once a month or after 1000 coffee cycles) The coffee group is located on the front side of the HLF 4600 G 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”...
CLEANING GUIDE 4.6 Cleaning conclusion These operations must be carried out when the HLF 4600 G coffee maker is turned OFF and open. Cleaning operations must be carried out before the products are loaded. WARNING Always disconnect the power before filling or cleaning operations interventions.
This process is necessary to clean and de-scale the internal hydraulic circuits of the machine and preserve the machine from calcification build. Clean the machine using the de-scaling product provided by HLF Italian Design when the message Descaling/Filter appears on the LCD display or when the de-scaling process is necessary (refer to paragraph 5.3.2 for the setting of this function).
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Fill it back with fresh water. • Put Empty Carafe Under Drink Nozz: Place an empty carafe under the drink nozzle outlets. The carafe has to be at least 1,5 Litre capacious. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
“Wait for Heating”, and the message Descaling/Filter won’t appear till another de-scaling process is needed. CAUTION Once the cleaning cycle is finished REMOVE the switch locker from the HLF 4600 G coffee maker. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010...
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 for four times, push again one more time to gain into the operating software of the HLF 4600 G coffee maker. 5.2 Programming Steps Gain into the software as described on previous paragraph 5.1.
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Button 5 is used to exit from a function and/or quit the programming function. When leaving the programming function you hear two “beeps”. The following picture shows how to move through the software: I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
This menu is used to retrieve the statistical data on the number of drinks served per selection. When the display shows P R O G R A M Drink Counters, press button 3. P R O G R A M Drink Counters I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 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 HLF 4600 G coffee maker has been installed. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
5.3.2 Function This menu is used to set the generic functions of the HLF 4600 G 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 The message P R O G R A M Temperat=X will appear on the LCD display.
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NOTE Pay attention that the message “Descaling/Filter” will not stop the machine, therefore it is necessary to change the water filter or run the descaling process as soon as possible. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
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P R O G R A M Fan Always On=X This operates the cup sensor switch if installed. It is possible to enable or disable the switch, with YES or NO, using buttons 1 or 2. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
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By pushing button 3 the message P R O G R A M Stop if ground = N will appear on the LCD display. P R O G R A M Stop if ground = N I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
At this point the menu Function is finished. Push button 5 to quit and go to the next menu. 5.3.3 Drink Number 1 This menu is used to set the quantity of product, water and coffee throws related to the first drink selection (selection button number 1). I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
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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. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
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By pushing buttons 1 or 2 it’s possible to increase or decrease the value. By pushing again button 3, the message P R O G R A M Froth = NO will appear on the LCD display. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
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By pushing again button 3, the message P R O G R A M Long Steam = X % will appear on the LCD display. P R O G R A M Long Steam = X % I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
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This is the delay time that is possible to set before the instant soluble powder falls into the mixing bowl. By pushing buttons 1 or 2 it’s possible to increase or decrease the seconds of delay. NOTE I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
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P R O G R A M Sol 1 After = N This option has to be switched to Y if there’s the need to have the product into the canister 1, after all the other soluble. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
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This solution is recommended in those cases where the amount of product is very small compare to the relative amount of water. Using buttons 1 and 2 is possible to change it to YES or NO. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
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1 when the pre-selection button Extra Long will be pushed before to push the Drink 1 button. All the amounts saved in this menu will be increase according with this percentage. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
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N° of Coffee X This is the number of coffee that the machine does consecutively for a drink. By pushing buttons 1 or 2 it’s possible to increase or decrease the amount. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
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N° Coffee Extr. X This is the number of coffee that the machine will dispense when the pre-selection button Extralong Drink will be pushed before to push the Drink 1 button. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
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1 when the pre-selection button Extra Long will be pushed before to push the Drink 1 button. All the amounts saved in this menu will be increase according with this percentage. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
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From the factory the HLF 3600 coffee maker comes with a setting inside the memory, which assigns a type of drink to each button, but this setting can be change at any time to please the requirements of the user.
9 grams, to get the coffee stronger. • Grinder 2 With this function the pre-selection button will make the grinder 2 (if installed) to operate rather than the grinder 1 I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
Unless is necessary to change the password, quit this menu by pushing the red button inside the front door, in order to prevent accidental mistakes. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
6.1 Check list This check list is the summary of the operations to do on a daily base to maintain the HLF 4600 G coffee maker in a perfect state ready to be used: Bean hopper filled with coffee beans...
In case of long inactivity of the coffee machine it is necessary to carry out certain preventive operations: Turn OFF the HLF 4600 G coffee maker. Disconnect the power cord from the wall plug. Empty coffee beans from the coffee beans hopper.
• Empty coffee grounds container. • Empty water tank (if used). • Take the equipment apart. • Recycle individual parts according to material type. • Dispose of non-recyclable materials according to type. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 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. I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
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. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
2. Contact the Service and change the descaling Support for replacement filter Grounds Drawer The coffee grounds Empty the coffee grounds drawer is full. drawer, open the front door and tap the cleaning button I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
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Support machine is not in connection with the front door computer board Clean Cof. Group A coffee group cleaning is Clean the coffee group (Ref. to needed paragraph 4.5) I.M. HLF 4600 G1/2/F Eng V2-2010 HLF Italian Design...
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