Gaggia Carezza RI8523, Operating Instructions Manual

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Note: if the steam knob is opened by mistake
during the warm-up phase, the "
" light (20)
starts blinking. Close the knob and wait until the ma-
chine is ready.
During this operation the pump is automatical-
ly disengaged and the "
" light (20) is blink-
ing: this is a normal behaviour of the machine. Close
the knob. Wait until the "
" light (14) is steady on
before opening the knob again.
10 Steam / Cappuccino
Danger of scalding! Dispensing may be preceded
by small jets of hot water. The steam wand may
reach high temperatures: never touch it with bare
hands.
• 13 Insert the pressurized fi lter holder into the brew unit
(4) from the bottom.
• 14 Turn the pressurized fi lter holder from left to right un-
til it locks into place. Release the pressurized fi lter holder
grip. The handle will turn slightly to the left. This move-
ment guarantees optimum fi lter holder performance.
• Press the ON/OFF button (11): the " " (12) and " "
(16) lights turn on while the " " light (14) starts blink-
ing. Wait until the " " light (14) turns on steady.
• 21 Press the " " button (17). The " " light (14) turns
off and the " " light (18) starts blinking.
Note: if the steam knob is opened by mistake
during the warm-up phase, the "
" light (20)
starts blinking. Close the knob and wait until the ma-
chine is ready.
• Wait until the " " light (18) is steady on. Now the ma-
chine is ready for dispensing steam.
• 22 Place a container under the steam wand.
• Open the knob (3) for a few seconds so that the remaining
water can fl ow out of the steam wand (Pannarello). Within
a short time only steam will come out.
• 23 Close the knob (3) and remove the container.
• Fill 1/3 of the container - the one you wish to use to prepare
the cappuccino - with cold milk.
Use cold milk to get a better result.
• 24 Immerse the steam wand in the milk and open the
(3) knob by turning it clockwise; the pump is automati-
cally engaged. Rotate the milk container with slow upward
movements to obtain uniform warmth.
• 25 Once fi nished, close the knob (3) by turning it counter-
clockwise and remove the cup with frothed milk.
• After this operation, clean the steam wand with a wet
cloth.
The same procedure can be performed to heat
other beverages.
• To stop the steam dispensing procedure, press the " "
button (17). The (14) " ", (18) " " and (20) " " lights
blink fast at the same time. This is to indicate that the ma-
chine temperature is too high to brew coff ee.
10.1 Machine Cooling
Proceed as follows to lower the temperature:
• 5 Place a container or a tea glass under the steam wand
(Pannarello).
• Open the knob (3) by turning it clockwise.
• When the machine reaches the proper temperature, the
pump is automatically disengaged and the " " light (20)
is blinking.
6 Close the knob (3) by turning it counter-clockwise and
remove the container.
• Ensure the machine is ready before brewing coff ee. The
machine is ready when the " " light (14) is steady on.
11 Cleaning
Maintenance and cleaning can only be carried out when the
machine is cold and disconnected from the electric network.
• Do not immerse the machine in water or place any of its
parts in a dishwasher.
• Do not use spirit, solvents and/or aggressive chemical
agents.
• We recommend cleaning the water tank and refi lling it
with fresh water every day.
• 30 Clean the boiler ring with a wet cloth weekly when the
machine is off , cold and disconnected from the mains.
• 26 28 Every day, after heating milk, remove the exter-
nal part of the Pannarello and wash it with fresh drinking
water.
• 26 27 28 Clean the steam wand weekly. In order to do
this, perform the following operations:
- Remove the external part of the Pannarello (for standard
cleaning).
- Remove the upper part of the Pannarello from the steam
wand.