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C1300 Model #156
Fully Automatic Coffee
and Espresso Center
Operating Instructions
and Warranty
Customer Service 1-800-220-5701
28713
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. Read all instructions. 2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs. 3. To protect against fire, electric shock and injury to persons, do not immerse cord, plugs, or body of machine in water or other liquid. 4. Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children. 5. Unplug from outlet when not in use and before cleaning. Allow to c
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Fig. 1 7 8 9 10 6 10a 10b 5 0 11 4 12 3 13 2 14 1c 15 1b 1a 16 1 1. Height-Adjustable Coffee Spout 17 1a. Sticker with Serial Number 1b. Door 18 1c. Program Dial with "P BUTTON" 2. Two Line Display (see fig. 3) 3. Removable Water Tank 4. Low Water Flotation Device (see fig. 4, call-out #4) 20 5. CLARIS Water Care Cartridge (installed) 6. Hinged Water Tank Lid 19 7. Ground Coffee Funnel 13 8. Lid for Ground Coffee Funnel 9. Lid for Bean Container 10. On/Off Button 10a. Coffee Dial with Coffee Bu
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Steam/Water Dial (SW Dial) 0 0 0 Coffee Position (fig. 2a) Steam Position (fig. 2b) Hot Water Position (fig. 2c) Fig. 2 Steam Froth Tip Fig. 3a Fig. 3b Fig. 3c 4 Fig. 3d Fig. 4 Fig. 5 4
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coarse fine Fig. 7 Fig. 8 Fig. 9 Fig. 6 "P BUTTON" 1 2 scoops max! 9 2 Ground coffee only 1 CUP X STRONG PRESS BUTTON 5.0 8 3 BUTTON oz. Cup Size 7 4 Coffee Dial Dial 6 5 Fig.10 Fig. 11 Fig. 12 Lift & Pull Fig. 13 Fig. 14 Fig. 15 5
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CONTENTS Important Safeguards Page Illustrations 1. Product Registration .......................................................... 7 2. Operating Instructions / Customer Service........................ 7 3. Welcome to the Capresso C1300 ...................................... 7 3.1 Crema Coffee and Pressure Brewing................................. 7 3.2 Different Coffee Drinks ....................................................... 7 3.3 Coffee Facts..............................................
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1. Product Registration Please read the enclosed product registration form now. Fill it out and mail or fax it to us within two weeks after purchasing your machine or register online through our website: www.capresso.com. Important: This registration is part of your warranty (chapter 15). 2. Operating Instructions / Customer Service Thank you for choosing the C1300. • Study the Operating Instructions carefully before using your new machine. • Also included is a Quick Reference Guide. Keep it
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• Double Shot: 3 to 4 oz. of coffee. Sweeten to taste • Crema Coffee: 5 to 8 oz. of coffee • Cappuccino: Espresso plus 3 to 4 oz. of hot frothed milk. • Latte: Espresso plus 3-5 oz. steamed milk with little or no froth. • Café Mocha: Make Espresso then add chocolate syrup to the milk before frothing/steaming. Experiment with the size of your milk based drinks. For stronger coffee taste add more coffee, for more milk taste add more frothed milk. 3.3 Coffee Facts • Caffeine is tasteless. A "stro
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All Display Messages are shown in BLUE 7. Preparing the Machine Place the machine on a level surface and remove the water tank (fig. 4). Remove all accessories from the water tank. Plug in machine. Make sure the Steam/Water Dial points to the 0-position (fig. 2a). Filling the Water Tank • Rinse water tank with clean, cold tap water, then fill tank with water. • Make sure that the low water flotation device is in place (see fig. 4, 4). • Replace water tank and make sure it clicks correctly into
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BUTTON (fig.1, 10a) again. The second line of the display will show BREWING 3.0. The C1300 will start grinding and brewing. Since it is the first time, it will not complete the cycle. When the display shows again PRESS BUTTON, repeat step "e" one more time. Discard the coffee. f. Now the grinder, the grinder channel and the brewing chamber are ready to brew coffee. 7.2 Daily Preparation a. We recommend filling the water container every morning with fresh, cold water. This will enhance the tas
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Important: As long as the C1300 grinds, brews or discards coffee, do NOT attempt to pull out the drawer. This can seriously damage your machine. See chapter 13. 8.1 Using Pre-ground Coffee You can also use pre-ground coffee, bypassing the grinder. This comes in handy if someone requests decaf, sugar coated or flavored coffee. a. Turn the Coffee Dial until the display shows 1 PREGROUND or 2 PREGROUND. b. Open the lid for the ground coffee funnel (fig.1,8) and fill the funnel with one or two scoo
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8.4 Heating and Frothing Milk a. Turn the SW Dial from the 0-position to the steam position (fig. 2b). The display will show HEATING UP (this takes about 15 to 25 seconds). b. Add cold milk to a pitcher or a cup. c. The display will now show STEAM READY / PRESS BUTTON. d. Immerse the tip of the frother into the milk (fig. 3c) and press the BUTTON. Steaming will start instantly. e. To stop steaming, turn the SW Dial back to 0. Please note: Sometimes at the very beginning of frothing a little bi
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• Replace the black tip and screw it on finger tight. Note: There is also an extra black tip included with the machine, just in case you lose the first one. 9. Automatic Monitoring Controls The C1300 has automatic monitoring controls. The display will show when cleaning, refilling and any other maintenance is necessary. Here are the messages: PLEASE WAIT / HEATING UP The C1300 is heating up. Wait until a different message appears. RINSE MACHINE / PRESS BUTTON You must push the BUTTON. Hot water
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10. Changing Parameters Besides the six different coffee options and the cup sizes you can change a variety of parameters as explained in chapters 10.1 through 10.6. 10.1 Changing the Grinder Fineness Important: You can only adjust the fineness during the actual grinding process. For darker beans, we recommend grinding somewhat coarser (turn the selector to the thicker bars, clockwise); for lighter beans, we recommend grinding somewhat finer (turn to finer bars, counterclockwise), see fig. 10. P
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10.6 Changing the Water Hardness Turn the Program Dial to Pos. 7. The display shows HARDNESS / LEVEL 2. Pushing the P Button repeatedly shows the following options (second line of display): LEVEL – , LEVEL 1, LEVEL 2, LEVEL 3, LEVEL 4, FILTER. The C1300 gives you the following options with regards to water management: a. Use the Claris Water Filter and regular tap water. See chapters 11 and 11.1. b. Use distilled water. Set the water hardness level to HARDNESS / LEVEL – This means the decalci
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11.1 Installing and Activating the Claris Water Filter Cartridge Important: Never install the cartridge before or during "Preparing Machine For The First Time." Make sure the C1300 is on and ready to make coffee. a. Remove the cartridge from its bag and rinse under cold running water. b. Open the water tank lid and screw cartridge on tightly (fig. 7). c. Fill the water container about halfway with fresh, cold water. d. Turn the Program Dial to position 7 and push the P button until the display
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• Wipe the bean container with a dry paper towel to remove oil build-up. Do not use any liquid cleaners in the bean container. 12.1 Extra Rinse Cycle When using pre-ground flavored or sugar coated coffee you can run an extra hot water rinse cycle through the coffee spout. This will remove any flavor transfer before you continue with your regular coffee. a. Turn the Program Dial to position 4. The display will show RINSE / PRESS P BUTTON. b. Place a cup underneath the coffee spouts and push the
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will show: TABLET CLEANING / IN PROGRESS. The machine will run a few hot water rinsing cycles. After approx. 2 minutes the display shows: EMPTY TRAY. g. Remove tray, empty it and replace. The display will now show SET P DIAL / TO POS. 1. Set the Program Dial to position 1. You can now continue brewing coffee. The C1300 will reset itself automatically (to remind you again after the next 200 cups of coffee). 12.3 Decalcifying (Special Liquid DURGOL required) Please note: • If you use distil
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e. Now press the P Button. The display will show: PLACE LARGE CUP / UNDER FROTHER alternating with PRESS P BUTTON. f. Place a large cup under the steam nozzle. The cup or container should have a capacity of 12 oz. Press the P Button. The display will read DECALCIFYING / IN PROGRESS. For the next few minutes the machine will disburse the cleaning mix in intervals through the steam nozzle into the cup. (Important: Do not empty the contents of the cup into the tray). Then it will disburse the c
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12.6 User Statistics Turn the Program Dial to position 9. The display will read COUNTER / COFFEES and it will show you how many coffee brewing cycles the machine has per- formed in the lower right hand corner. When pushing the P button additional information can be retrieved: • COUNTER / DECALCIFYING • COUNTER / T CLEANING (tablet cleaning) • COUNTER / HOT WATER • COUNTER / STEAM • COUNTER / FILTER 13. Troubleshooting A. No coffee comes out of the coffee spout. • Beans in bean container are no
