Capresso Impressa J5 manual

Operating Instructions and W arranty Customer Service 1-800-220-5701 Impr essa J5 Fully Automatic Cof fee & Espr esso Center with Clearyl W ater Care System CAPRESSO[...]

IMPOR T ANT 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. T o protect against fir e, electric shock and personal injury , do not immerse cord, plugs or appliance in water or other liquids. 4. C[...]

Notice: Y our Impressa J5 has a 3-pr ong grounded plug. T o reduce the risk of electrical shock this plug will fit in an outlet only one way . If the plug does not fit in the outlet contact a qualified electrician. DO NOT modify the plug in any way . CAUTION This appliance is for household use only . Any servicing other than cleaning and user maint[...]

1. Bean container lid 2. Storage lid 3. Storage compartment 4. Control panel (see Fig. 2) 5. Beverage buttons (see Fig. 3) 6. frothXpr ess 7. Dual coffee spouts 8. Used coffee container 9. Removable tray 10. Stainless steel grid 11. Removable drawer 12. Measuring scoop (inside storage compartment) 13. Dual Frother Plus (inside storage compartment) [...]

5. ® Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 6 Fig. 7 Fig. 8 Fig. 9 Fig. 10 On/Off Button Rotary Dial Push Button Rinse Button Bean Aroma Lid Grind Selector 1 Espresso 2 Espressi Hot W ater Steam 1 Coffee 2 Coffees Beverage Buttons Coffee spouts down and together C APRESSO Bean Container Lid finer coarser[...]

6. Fig. 11 Fig. 12 Fig. 13 Fig. 14 Fig. 15 Fig. 16 Fig. 17 Fig. 18 Fig. 19 Fig. 20 Steaming up Frothing down Frothing range 12 to 2 o'clock Steaming range 4 to 6 o'clock Chrome Nozzle Steam only no siphoning DIAL V enting tip Milk Hose Steam nozzle Dual Frother Plus[...]

7. Fig. 21 Fig. 22 Fig. 23 Fig. 24 Fig.25 Fig. 26 Fig. 27 Fig. 28 Fig. 29 Fig. 30 Tip Sleeve Rod Extension Rod[...]

T able of Contents 8. Important Safeguards......................................................... 2 Customer Service Information ........................................... 3 Illustrations ...................................................................... 4-7 1. Product W arranty Registrations ............................ 10 2. Quick Referenc[...]

9. T able of Contents 14. W ater Care ............................................................ 20 15. CLEAR YL water filter cartridge ......................... 21 15.1 Installing and activating the CLEAR YL filter ......... 21 15.2 Automatic CLEAR YL replacement .........................22 15.3 Manual CLEAR YL replacement.......................[...]

1. PRODUCT WARRANTY REGISTRA TION Please remove the Pr oduct Registration from the WELCOME P ACK, fill it out and mail or fax it to us within two weeks after purchasing your machine or r egister your product online thr ough our website: www .capresso.com. Important: This r egistration is part of your warranty (chapter 26). In case your retailer sen[...]

black or white finish. The cup/coffee illumination lets you enjoy the coffee pr eparation (Fig.1.13a). Enjoy your Impressa J5! 3.1 BEAN-TO-CUP / “CREMA COFFEE" / HIGH PRESSURE BREWING According to the majority of cof fee experts, grinding the beans just before br ewing, tamping and brewing under high pr essure is the ideal extracting process[...]

• Never fill anything other than cof fee beans into the bean container (no chocolate, rice, nuts, spices, etc.) • Never fill anything but fr esh, cold clean water into the water container , except when decalcifying (chapter 18.3). • Never use mineral or carbonated water . Y ou can use tap water , bottled water , spring water , distilled water[...]

6.1 TURNING THE MACHINE ON • Pr ess the Main Power Switch at the bottom right in front of the power cord (Fig. 1a). The On/Of f button on top of the machine illuminates in red (Fig. 2), indicating that the main power switch was turned on. • Push the On/Of f button on top of the machine. The display will illuminate. FILL WA TER T ANK 6.2 FILLING[...]

remind you via the display when to r efill the beans before the bean container is completely empty . • Fill beans into the bean container . • Place a cup underneath the Dual Coffee Spout and push the 1-cup Espresso Button (Fig. 3). The machine starts grinding and brewing. The display may still show FILL BEANS . • Push the 1-cup Espr esso Butt[...]

Extremely Hot Cof fee: If you like your coffee even hotter you can inject steam. This will make the crema disappear . • Slip on the Dual Frother Plus (Fig. 18) • Push the Steam button (Fig. 3). The display shows HEA TING . After a few seconds the display shows READY . • Immerse the tip of the Dual Frother into your cup of cof fee and push the[...]

• For the hot water button you can override the water volume. • For the steam button you can override the steam duration. Important: • Y ou always override the coffee str ength, before you push one of the single-cup buttons. • Cof fee and Hot W ater volume as well as steam duration you override after you push any of the beverage buttons. Ex[...]

• READY Place one or two cups under the Dual Coffee Spouts. • Open the Lid for Gr ound Coffee (Fig. 11). Opening this lid automatically disengages the grinder . The display shows repeatedly FILL PRE-GROUND . • Add one or two level scoops of pre-gr ound coffee into the funnel and close the lid. The display shows SELECT BUTTON . • Push any of[...]

12.1.1 MAKING CAPPUCCINO AND LA TTE • Pr e-warm your cappuccino cup. • Place your cup underneath the frothXpress (Fig. 15). • Push the steam button (Fig. 3 ) HEA TING . It will take a few seconds for the system to be ready for steam. • Make sur e the dial of the frothXpr ess is in the range between 12 and 2 o’clock. • When the display s[...]

12.1.4 CLEANING THE FROTHXPRESS After frothing, a few dr ops of milk are still inside the fr othXpress. 12.1.5 QUICK RINSE If you don’t use the fr othXpress within the next half hour ther e is a quick and easy way remove those milk deposits. • Place a cup underneath the frothXpress • Place a cup with some cold water next to the machine and in[...]

Tips for frothing (Cappuccino): The tip of the frother should not touch the bottom of your pitcher . Start in the steaming position – cylinder "up" (Fig. 19) – for a few seconds. Then push the cylinder "down". Milk froth will build up. This way the froth on top of your milk is also warm. If the fr othed milk is not warm enou[...]

IMPORT ANT : do not use carbonated water or any other liquid in the water tank. Y ou have the following options to take care of the water . • Clearyl W ater Filter Cartridge (chapter 15). • Decalcifying System (chapter 18.3). Y our machine is pre-set in the factory to automatically remind you to decalcify based on a water hardness of Level 2. Y[...]

15.2 AUTOMA TIC CLEARYL REPLACEMENT Eventually the filter needs to be replaced. Over time and depending on the amount of water , the filter will cease to work. The machine cannot monitor the time aspect. It monitors the water volume. After approx. 75 liters of water use (~2,500 oz.) the display shows alternating READY FIL TER and the rinse button i[...]

• Insert the stick for one second into the water you want to use. Shake off any access water and wait for one minute. • If all five fields of the test stick turn reddish, set the hardness level to 5 squares. If four fields turn reddish, set the har dness level to 4 squares and so on. Please note: If you use Spring W ater or Bottled Water you ca[...]

17.1 OPTIONAL CLEANING CYCLES The J5 has built-in maintenance programs which automatically remind you when it is time to perform them. Y ou can also choose to perform these programs outside the pr ogrammed cycles. This comes handy if you have not used the machine for a long time or for reasons mentioned below . T o access these maintenance programs[...]

25. Y ou can also program the output visually (chapter 11.2). Y ou can also re-program all buttons to dif ferent values. Re-pro- gramming changes the outcome of the beverage permanently . Re-programming is easy . The re-pr ogrammed values are stor ed in the machine’ s memory until you re-program it again. Example : The 1-cup espresso button is se[...]

READY , • Push and hold the Rotary Dial until the display shows RINSE . • T ur n the dial clockwise until the display shows ENERGY – . • Push the r otary dial. The display shows SA VE – • T ur n the dial until the display shows SA VE ✓ . • Push the r otary dial. For two seconds the display shows OK and then ENERGY ✓ . • T urn th[...]

• If you use the machine all day change the setting to the lar gest use interval, e.g. 4 hours. This way the machine is always ready to br ew coffee. Changing the AUTO-OFF setting: READY , • Push and hold the r otary dial until the display shows RINSE . • T ur n the dial clockwise until the display shows AUTO OFF . • Push the r otary dial. [...]

17.9 CHANGING THE LANGUAGE Y our J5 is set to ENGLISH . Y ou can the display from English to French ( FRANCAIS ), Italian ( IT ALIANO ), Dutch ( NL ) or German ( DEUTSCH ) READY • Push and hold the r otary dial until the display shows RINSE . • T ur n the dial clockwise until the display shows LANGUAGE . • Push the r otary dial. The display s[...]

beans deposit more oils into the br ewing chamber . When this happens you can manually start a tablet cleaning cycle as follows: READY • Push the rotary dial, until the display shows RINSE . • Push the r otary dial again and turn it until the display shows CLEAN . • Push the r otary dial again to confirm that you want to use this program now [...]

13. The machine pumps the fresh water thr ough the system and through the steam nozzle. During this operation, the Rinse button blinks. 14. When the display shows EMPTY TRA Y , remove the container and then the drawer and tray . 15. Empty the drawer and the ground cof fee container . 16. Replace the Dual Frother or the fr othXpress. HEA TING . READ[...]

short coffee and discar d. The next cup will taste a lot better . • Always pr e-warm your cup with hot water (chapter 10). • Keep the cof fee spouts as close as possible to the cups to maximize crema. 20.1 AUTOMA TED CLEANING PROGRAMS The J5 has four automated programs. When it’ s time the display will remind you to perform those pr ograms. ?[...]

FILL BEANS . The bean container is (almost) empty . Add beans to the bean container . FILL WA TER T ANK . The water tank is (almost) empty . Add water to the water tank. CLOSE COVER . The lid for the ground cof fee funnel is open. Close the lid (Fig. 11) NOT ENOUGH PRE-GROUND . There is not enough pr e-ground cof fee in the funnel. See chapter 11.3[...]

D. THE DISPLA Y READS " FILL WA TER " BUT THERE IS ENOUGH WA TER IN THE WA TER T ANK. Reason: The “low water” floatation device is missing. Solution: Within the water tank is a small compartment (like a mouse trap). Inside is a small black floatation device. On top is a small clear see-through plastic cover . This small plastic cover [...]

Y our machine is too cold. The heating sensor does not react. T urn the machine off. Keep the machine at normal room temperature (65º F or higher) for 2 hours. Then turn it on again. If the display still shows ERROR 2 or ERROR 4 call customer service. ERROR 6 , ERROR 7 T urn machine off, turn the main power switch off and unplug machine for a minu[...]

• with the enclosed mail order form, • through our website www .capresso.com or • by calling our customer service center at 1-800-220-5701. Clearyl W ater Filter Cartridge (chapter 16). One filter included; Model #64553; The machine will remind you automatically when to r eplace. Tip : If you brew 10 cups a day you need about one Clearyl cart[...]

Capresso Dealer . (Call our customer service department to check for authorized dealers). • Any machine pur chased through EBA Y . • Damage caused by accident, abuse, negligence, misuse, • impr oper operation or failure to follow instructions contained in this manual. • Any service or alteration performed by an unauthorized person, company [...]