Vitek VT-8490, Manual Instruction, Page: 7 / 44

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even and slightly tamp the ground coffee with
the back side of the measuring spoon (22).
• Install the filter holder into the coffee maker.
Holder ledges (19) should match the groves
on the boiler (pic. 5) and then turn the filter
holder handle (17) to the right till bumping
(pic. 6, 7).
• Place a corresponding cup on the respective
tray (3 or 5) and turn the cappuccinator pipe
(2) to the cup using the bar (8) (pic. 8).
• Insert the power plug into the mains socket.
• Switch the coffee maker on by pressing the
button (14).
•
The illumination of the buttons (23, 24 and 25)
on the control panel will start flashing.
• Select the “Latte” mode by turning the frothed
milk supply knob (9).
Note: If you don’t use the unit for 15 minutes, it
will switch to the stand-by mode automatically
for safety reasons (boiler heating is switched
off, the illumination of control buttons goes out).
Press any control button to switch back the op-
erating mode.
• When the control buttons stop flashing, press
the latte button (25) once to make one cup
of latte.
• Press the button (25) twice to make two cups
of latte.
Making frothed milk
You can make necessary amount of frothed milk
anytime. You can use the frothed milk for making
hot chocolate, macchiato, chai tea etc.
•
Press and hold the button (24) for 3 seconds
to make frothed milk.
•
You can switch this function off by pressing the
button (24) again at your discretion.
• It is important that milk for making frothed milk
is fresh and without additives, i.e. so-called
long storage milk is not suitable for this pur-
pose. Take usual whole milk with fat content
from 4 to 6%, cream fat content should be not
less than 10%.
•
In case there is some milk or cream left in the
tank (11) after making coffee, you can remove
the milk tank and put it in the fridge (pic. 9).
How to make a good espresso
•
Use fresh ground coffee for “espresso” cof-
fee makers.
•
Make even and slightly tamp the ground
coffee in the filter (20 or 21), you can do
it with the back side of the measuring
spoon (22).
•
Coffee strength depends on the quality and
grinding of coffee beans. If coffee is pour-
ing out too long, this means the coffee pow-
der is too fine or it is tamped too strongly.
Cleaning of the cappuccinator pipe
and the milk tank
Attention! Clean the cappuccinator pipe after
every use.
•
Make sure that there is enough water in the
water tank (16).
•
Clean the cappuccinator pipe (2) right after
milk or cream frothing - put the corresponding
cup on the tray (5) and turn the cappuccinator
pipe (2) to the cup using the bar (8).
• Set the frothed milk supply (intensity) knob (9)
to the «Cleaning» position.
• Press and hold the button (25) for 3 seconds
to activate cleaning mode. Cleaning cycle
takes about 30 seconds. Pour out the water
and the rest of milk from the cup.
• Remove the milk tank from the unit body and
remove the lid (7).
•
Slightly pull the cappuccinator pipe angle
adjustment bar and remove it.
•
Remove the milk intake pipe (10).
• Wash all the details and the lid itself with warm
water and dry them thoroughly.
• You can wash the milk tank in a dish washing
machine.
• Install the cappuccinator pipe and the milk
intake pipe back to its place.
Descaling
For effective operation of the coffee maker we
recommend removing scale every 2-3 months
and more often when using “hard” water.
• Make sure that the unit is switched off.
•
Make citric acid solution: 2 teaspoons and 1 l
of water and pour this solution into the water
tank (16). Install the water tank (16) back to
its place.
•
Remove the milk tank (11), fill it with cold water
till the MAX mark as well and install back to its
place (pic. 2).