Chang Yue Industrial KN-8828B manuale d’uso

Hottop USA 25 Katelan Court Cranston, Rhode Island 02921 Fax: (401) 946-0268 www .hottopusa.com Email: hottop@hottopusa.com Manufactured by Chang Y ue Industrial Corp.® No. 170, Chung Lun, Chung Sha T sun, An Ding Shian T ainan, T aiwan T el: 886-6-593-231 1 Fax: 886-6-593-4834 www .hottop.com.tw Email: hottop@ms12.hinet.net REV . BP-1-D July 29, [...]

2 W ARNING! This device is capable of high temperatures. If used without due caution it can constitute a safety hazard. The outer surface will become hot enough to cause very serious burns and the bean roaster has the potential to ignite flammable materials on or near the roaster . The Hottop Coffee Roaster can be operated in such a way as to crea[...]

3 T able of Contents All information in this manual is ©2007 Chang Y ue Industrial Corp.® and Hottop USA. No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the expressed written permission of Chang Y ue Industrial Corp.®. I - Important Safety Precautions ----- --- --- --- -- --- --- --- --- --- 4 How To Install The Heat-guard Gril ls ---------[...]

4 I - I MPO R T A N T S A FE TY P R EC A UT I ON S When u si ng th is el ectrical app lia nce , th ese sa fe ty precaut ion s mu st al wa y s be fo llo we d: • Never leave the Coffee Roaster unattended while in operation! • Do not attempt to bypass, defeat, or remove any safety feature of the Hottop Coffee Roaster . • The outer surface can be[...]

5 • This appliance has a polarized plug. One blade is wider than the other. As a safety feature, this plug will fit in a polarized outlet in only one way. If the plug does not fit fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not fit, contact a qualified electrician. Do not attempt to defeat this safety feature. • T o clean the Co[...]

6 1 2 ON OFF Base Bean Agitation Arm Chaff Tray Cooling T ray Roasting Chamber Viewing Window Gold Knob Front Cover T op Filter Bean Insertion-Chute Cover Rear Filter Main Cooling Fan Control Panel Hottop Coffee Roaster Parts Diagram Ho w to I ns tal l th e Hea t -Guard G rills 1) Attach front support on mounting hook, holding the guard at an angle[...]

7 Thi s di agr am repres en ts most of the parts that are design ed to be remo ved b y the cons ume r for ba si c mai nt en an ce with the e x c ep ti on of th e Heat - Gua rd Grill s. (see botto m of p re v i ous pa ge f or hea t -guard grill instructions ) Only remove these four Bearing Plate Screws ( 7 ) on the face of the Bearing Plate ( 8 ) 1 [...]

8 I I - C offee R o ast ing- A Brief H isto r y I t wasn ’ t that l on g ago that it was common fo r people to buy raw coffee bea ns f rom the stores and then roast these at h ome f or f resh co ffee . Th a t was pa r ticularl y t r ue in r ural areas that were remo ved f rom the small roaster s f ound i n city neighbo rhoods. A t th a t t ime, r[...]

9 I II - Introd u ct io n to th e R o ast ing Process The c hanges t hat the co f f ee bean goes t hrough dur ing the roast ing process are amaz ing . Those smal l, hard b eans, when properl y exposed to controll ed heat, g ro w in size a nd chang e in col or , b ecoming the source of one o f the wo rl d ’ s mos t cherished bev erages. T he H ott[...]

10 Second Crac k - A ft er fi rst c rack ends there is u sually a per i od of about one minute be f ore second crack begins. By that time, the beans are a deli ci ous- loo king, da rk shade o f bro w n. Seco nd c rack ca n be a l i ttle more dif fi cu l t to hear as t hese sounds are l o w er i n v o lume, but once yo u lear n to d isting uish th[...]

1 1 Bean Col o r as a R oas t Indica to r As the roast progre ss the beans g o though series of a sub tl e, and so metimes n ot -so-subtl e col or chang- es from their original col or , to green , to bei ge, then through a w ho l e rang e o f bro wns- fi rst dull then s hiny as they d arken, and progressing to bro w n so d ark that it can l ook bl[...]

12 F or y o ur fi rs t e xp erimen t a l ba tc h se lect a varie ty that is easy to roa st . M os t any o f the varie ti es f r om Cen t ral or S o uth Ameri ca will do fine . Gua tem al an, Co l omb ian, B razili an, Bo livi an, or Co s ta Rican are all g oo d c h o ice s. The se co ffe es h a v e v e ry lo u d cr ac ks th at are eas y to re co [...]

13 V - M od el K N- 8828 B - Color LCD Display Auto Coffee Roaster with Manual Control The KN-882 8 B allo ws ea sy roasting of the coffee fo r new users, y et sup- pli es compl ete m anual cont ro l f or those who be com e a dv anced i n t he ir roasti n g k no wl edge and are loo ki n g f or a specifi c ta ste or r oast le v el. R oast Profi le[...]

14 Du r ing the r oasti n g process y ou can change an y o f t hese f our par ameters. These chang es are tempo - ra rily m emorize d by the ro aster as y o u make them. T o ge ther , th is set o f ad justments and c hanges is call ed a “Profi le. ” W hen t he roast is o v e r a nd t he cooling cy c le has comp le ted, t h e displ ay wi ll s h[...]

15 T AR G E T TI ME and R EMAI NI NG TIM E T AR G E T TEMPER A TU RE a nd CURR ENT TEM PE R A TU RE Du r ing the act ual roast ing process the t ime d isp la y will countdo wn the re maini n g t ime i n t he roast. If the Select a r ro w is u sed to ch oose the time disp la y i t becomes enc ircl ed ( s ho w n to t he l e ft ). The remain- ing ti m[...]

16 The K N-8 8 2 8 B giv es the user the optio n to easil y and quic kly r oast us ing an a utomati c m ode . The “ A uto ” mode supplies a roasting cur ve t hat ca n be gi n w i th as f e w as th ree presses o f a s ingle but ton . I t can be modi fi ed to r u n f or a program med amount of time or a pro gra med temperat ure and will au tomat[...]

17 Af ter y ou ha v e sa v ed a roast using the “ST OR ” f unction y o u can recall t hat ro ast and use it again. W ARNING : Read and understand this owner ’ s manual and all the safety precautions before following these step-by-step instructions! W ARNING: Never leave the r oaster unattended during a r oast! KN-8828B Roasting with a Stored [...]

18 V I - M od el K N- 8 828 P Programmable Roaster with LCD Display The K N-88 28P is a progra mmabl e roaster with ma n y advanced fea- t ures givi n g the u ser a lo t of control ov er the roasting pro fi le. It allo w s a n easy , automatic mod e that takes lit tl e user i npu t to st ar t. I n addition to the Au tomatic mode , the KN- 8 8 2 8 [...]

19 A CTI VE B UTTONS ILL U MI N A T ED Y ou will n otice that in a n y giv en st ate of operation some o f t he bu t tons on t h e Control Pane l a re not illum inated. The advanced pr ogra mm ing o f the K N-8 8 2 8 P assis ts the user b y illum inati n g onl y those bu t - tons w hich are cur rentl y activ e. F or examp l e, w hen y ou ha v e add[...]

20 The K N-88 28P giv es the user the opti on to r oast using an automati c mod e that operates mu ch like the earlier v ersio ns o f our roaster . T he “ A uto ” mode supplies a roasti n g cu r v e t hat can be set to r un fo r a pro g ram med amount o f t ime a nd wi ll automaticall y e ject t he bea ns at the end of that ti me . It also allo[...]

21 Af ter t he “ Add Bean s ” an imation e n ds t he roaster goes into t he “R oast - ing” mode and pro gresses t hrough it’ s roast. The ti me disp la y counts do wn f rom the amount o f ti me y o u pro g ram med to w ards 0:00. The tempe ratu re displa y s ho w t he real -ti m e temperat u re in the roasti n g chamber . While the roast [...]

22 Hottop Coffee Roaster W ARNING : Read and understand the owner ’ s manual and all the safety precautions, before using the manual Mode of the KN-8828P! W ARNING manual Mode of the KN-8828P! W ARNING manual Mode of the KN-8828P! “Manual Mode ” allo ws the user to control t he roaster to c reate a roast ing profi le that they pref er . This[...]

23 SEG M ENT TEM PE R A T UR E The temper atu re r ang e for each segment which is av ailab le fo r progr amm ing var ies, f rom lo west in the ea r l y segments t o highest in later segments. T his is refl e cted in the “stai r step” appear ance of the temperat u re bars in the LCD disp la y . Du r ing the roast, each s egment d yna micall y [...]

24 S ELE C TI N G A K N- 8 828 P P R OG R A M Be f ore yo u can be gi n roast ing with a Progra m yo u m ust se l ect w hich Prog ram to use . F or yo u r fi r st roast w e sugg est t ry ing “Progr am 0” whic h is the factor y de faul t Progra m. Th is will he lp y ou u nderstand ho w Progr ams oper ate bef ore att emp ti n g to create yo ur o[...]

25 R O A S T IN G W ITH A P R OGR A M - K N- 8 828 P Select a Program with which to roast as described on the previous page. If you have not yet created any additional Programs use “Program 0” which is the default Program when entering Program mode. After Selecting a program, begin the roasting process by pressing the green POWER - S T ART butt[...]

26 It is possible to adjust the temperature of an active segment during the roast. Use the + and - buttons to adjust the temperature. Either button can be held down to move through the adjustment range more quickly . If you reach either extreme in the temperature range for that segment, that particular button will no longer be available. For exampl[...]

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 27 C O P Y I N G A N EX IS TI N G P R OG R A M - K N- 8828P If yo u w oul d li k e to c reate a new Progr am it can be easi er and a b it quic k er to be gi n with one that is alre ady created. H ere is ho w to cop y a Pro g ram and paste it into another Progra m s l ot : D E LE T IN G A P R OG R A M - K N- 8 828 P There are t imes w [...]

28 No w th a t y o u ha v e a basic u ndersta nding o f ho w a Progra m roasts coffee , y o u can begin to create and m odif y yo ur o wn Progr ams. T his sect i on wil l he lp y ou u nd erst and the para me ters o f progra mm ing the K N-88 28P . Th is char t visu all y sho ws t he e i ght Progr am Segments and t he temperat ure range o f each a v[...]

29 A Sam p l e K N - 8828P Pr ogram an d I t ’ s R oast SEG. TE MP . TI ME F A N 1 24 3 3:00 0 2 297 :0 1 0 3 3 3 3 :0 1 0 4 3 5 1 :0 1 0 5 369 :0 1 0 6 3 96 3:00 1 7 4 1 4 3:00 2 8 424 3 :00 2 B e a n s U s e d - - - - - - - - K e n y a n AA A m ount o f Bean s - - - - - - 25 0 g ram s Line V ol tage - - - - - - - - 1 1 9 .8 V o ltage w i th H e[...]

30 M odi f yi ng a K N - 8828P Pr ogram En ter t he “Progra m ” mod e and select the Progr am to be modifi ed as described earlier . Pre ss “S E T / S A V E. ” The “ S E T /SA V E” button tu r ns gree n si gn ify ing t hat y ou a re i n the sett ing mode to change par am- eters for the se l ected P ro gra m. Y ou ha v e entered the are[...]

31 P R OG R A M N AME Th is ne xt adj ust allo ws y ou to c hange the Progr am ’ s n ame ( indicated as *3 in t he fl o w char t on pag e 2 9 ). Th is can be a th ree- charact er , alpha-n umer i c name y ou c hoose from these av ailab le charact ers: Capital let ters from A to Z Numerals from 0 to 9 “ _ ” to s ignif y a blank T o ai d in u [...]

32 SEG. T EMP . TI M E F AN 1 243 3:0 0 0 2 297 3:0 0 0 3 33 3 :0 1 0 4 3 5 1 :30 0 5 369 2: 59 1 6 394 3:0 0 2 7 4 12 3:0 0 2 8 4 15 3:00 3 A d v an ced Ma n u al C o n tro l F or t h ose loo ki n g fo r a more precise con trol o v e r their roasts t here are methods t hat can be u sed to modif y the roast pro fi le while the co f f ee is roastin[...]

33 V II - Cleani ng an d car e ( all m ode ls ) Roasting cof fee can be a bit messy . The chaf f that comes of f the beans, bits and pieces of cof fee beans, and stray beans themselves can get strewn about, in and out of the roaster . T o create the best coffee possible, to ensure safe operation, and to extend the life of your Hottop Coffee Roaster[...]

34 B. After 5 to 1 0 roasts 1 - D rum Rem o val (Refer to diagram on page 7) NOTE : For all tasks related to disassembly or repair of the Hottop Bean Roaster , we urge you to refer to the Repair section of our website at www .hottopusa.com . There you will find illustrated, step-by-step instructions to assist you. Chaff and other small particles w[...]

35 holes in the front plate and that the drum shaft goes into the hole in the center of the front plate. Hold the Bearing Plate ( 8 ) in place and verify that it is fully seated on the front of the machine and that the alignment pins ( 1 1 ) are in their locating holes. c. While holding the Bearing Plate ( 8 ) aligned on the locating pins, replace [...]

36 V II I - R oasti ng st yl es o v er v ie w Th is sect i on contai ns a brie f exp lanation of the v ar i ous roasts y ou can achie v e with the H ottop Co f f ee Ro aster , and will g i v e y ou a general idea o f ho w roast lev el af f ects t aste. There are nu m erous factors that affect the roast l e v e l a t a giv en time or le v el sett in[...]

37 a shar p , p u n gen t smell. T he coffee u sually acqu ires a s im ilar s har p t aste, with the fla v or being predo mi- nantly “roast ” a nd less that of “co f f ee. ” So me p eop l e do en j o y this “F renc h ” st y le but if y ou are purchasing qualit y beans th is le v el o f roast remo ves a l ot o f t h e ta ste that y o u [...]

38 F or d rip co ffee, t r y roasting some qu ali t y Col om bi an and stopping t he roast about fif teen to t hir t y seconds aft er fir st c rack ends, bu t bef ore second ev en star t s . Th is co ffee ma y loo k li ghter tha n mos t o f what y ou are ac custom ed to, b ut the taste w ill be a real t reat ! As t ime goes al on g and y ou becom[...]

39 var y ev en if y ou use the sa me exact amount o f beans, from the sa me batch o f green co f fee , and ro ast at the same ex act le v e l. F or t hat rea so n, w e sugg est y ou a lw a ys ca re f ully m onitor yo u r roast s t o av o i d incor rectl y roasted co ffee . W ARNING: Never leave the r oaster unattended during a r oast! Cen tral-Ame [...]

40 I X - Tips an d Hi n ts Sto ring Co ff ee There has lon g been a debate as to the best w a y to store co f f ee. Green co ffee is easy to store . Le ft in a cl oth bag in a coo l, d ark, dr y p lace , g reen co f f ee w ill keep for a y ear w i th l i ttle d ifficulty . Pl aced i n t h e back o f a kitch en cab inet a wa y f rom the dish was he[...]

41 Ro asti ng decaffeinated co ffee is more d ifficult th an roast ing “reg ular” coffee . T he decaffeination process makes the co l or o f the bean s mo re dif fic ult to discer n and the cracks occur in m uch reduced n um - bers. F o r th is reason, w e hi gh l y recommend lear ni ng t o ro ast with “regu lar” coffee be f ore a t tempt[...]

42 as t h ese “l o w tech ” methods allo w you to con trol the brewing temperat u re and can act ually ma k e bett er co ffee than most d rip machi n es. If t he co ffee is too bi tter many peopl e wil l reduce the amount o f coff ee t he y use per cup. That is the opposi te of what y ou need to do. I n most cases, the sol utio n to a b i tt er[...]

43 X - Reso ur ces F or specific informat i on n ot co ntained in this manual vis it ou r w ebs i te at ww w .hottopusa.com . T here y ou wil l fi nd a t ro ub l eshoo ting gu i de a s we ll as a n F A Q filled with l ots of h ints and t ips th a t will be o f assistance to yo u. T here is also a com p lete repai r g uide sho uld yo u decide to [...]

44 Hottop USA 25 Katelan Court Cranston, Rhode Island 02921 Fax: (401) 946-0268 www .hottopusa.com Email: hottop@hottopusa.com Manufactured by Chang Y ue Industrial Corp.® No. 170, Chung Lun, Chung Sha T sun, An Ding Shian T ainan, T aiwan T el: 886-6-593-231 1 Fax: 886-6-593-4834 www .hottop.com.tw Email: hottop@ms12.hinet.net Hottop Cof fee Roas[...]