SOWTECH CM5409-UL Espresso Coffee Machine Cappuccino Latte Maker 3.5 Bar 1-4 Cup

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INSTUCTION MANUAL

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COFFEE MAKER
INSTUCTION MANUAL
MODEL: CM5409-UL
Please read this manual carefully before using and save it for future reference
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
Before using the electrical appliance, the following basic precautions should always be followed
including the following:
1. Read all instructions.
2. Before using check that the voltage of wall outlet corresponds to rated voltage marked on
the rating plate.
3. This appliance has been incorporated with a grounded plug. Please ensure the wall outlet
in your house is well earthed.
4. To protect against fire, electric shock and injury to persons do not immerse cord, plug, in
water or other liquid.
5. Remove plug from wall outlet before cleaning and when not in use. Allow appliance cool
down completely before taking off, attaching components or before cleaning.
6. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after the appliance
malfunctions, or is dropped or damaged in any manner, return appliance to the nearest
authorized service facility for examination, repair or electrical or mechanical adjustment.
7. The use of accessory attachments not recommended by the appliance manufacturer may
result in fire, electric shock or injury to persons.
8. Place appliance on flat surface or table, do not hang power cord over the edge of table or
counter.
9. Ensure the power cord do not touch hot surface of appliance.
10. Never use the coffee maker in the environment of high temperature, high magnetic field
and humidity, do not place the coffee maker on or hot surface or beside fire or another
electrical appliance, such as on the top of refrigerator, avoid to be damaged. And also never
place another objects on the top of coffee maker.
11. To disconnect, remove plug from wall outlet. Always hold the plug. But never pull the
cord.
12. Do not use appliance for other than intended use and place it in a dry environment.
13. Close supervision is necessary when your appliance is operating. Do not let the appliance
on the standby state for a long time. And never allow the children or inform persons to
operate the appliance.
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14. Be careful not to get burned by the steam.
15. Some parts of appliance are hot when operated (such as stainless decorated plate, drip
tray shelf, top cover, steam tube and froth nozzle and so on), so do not touch with hand
directly. Only use the handle or knob.
16.
Clean and maintain the coffee maker regularly according to the section of “Cleaning and
maintenance” to ensure the quality of coffee and the using life of appliance. And add
lubricant oil on the running parts regularly.
17. If you do not want to use the appliance for a long time, firstly clean all the detachable
components, and dry them for storage.
18. During the coffee maker is on the states of making coffee, making hot water and making
steam, never open the side door to remove the component and shut off the power. The detail
operation refers to the operation manual.
19. When the appliance prompts trouble, never operation the appliance, do not place the
foreign object into the brewer.
20. Never use the detergent or hot water for cleaning the brewing component, to avoid the
running component is lack of lubricant oil and the component will be distortion as the high
temperature.
21. Do not let the coffee maker operate without water.
22. Do not use outdoors.
23. Save these instructions.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY
Notes on the cord
a) A short power-supply cord (or detached power-supply cord) is to be provided to reduce risks resulting
from becoming entangled in or tripping over a long cord.
b) Longer detachable power-supply cords or extension cords are available and may be used if care is
exercised in their use.
c) If a long detachable power-supply cords or extension cord is used,
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1) The marked electrical rating of the detachable power-supply cord or extension cord should be at least as
great as the electrical rating of the appliance.
2) If the appliance if of the grounded type, the extension cord should be a grounding-type 3-wire cord,
3) The longer cord should be arranged so that it will not drape over the counter top or table top where it can
be pulled on by children or tripped over.
KNOW YOUR PRODUCT
OPERATION MANUAL
AFOR THE FIRST USE
1. Remove the coffee maker from the package, and check the accessories according to the
list.
2. Clean all the detachable components according to the following section of “CLEANING
AND MAINTENANCE”. Then assemble them completely.
3. Ensure the steel mesh place in position. Place the carafe on removable shelf.
4. Operation the appliance according to the section of “B” and “C” (no coffee powder in
steel mesh). Repeat 2-3 times.
BMAKE ESPRESSO COFFEE
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1. Remove the tank cover by turning it in anti-clockwise. Pour appropriate water in water
tank with the carafe. Do not exceed the maximum capacity.
Note: 1. the carafe has the cup marks, the maximum tank capacity is equal to 4 cups marks
water quantity. The minimum tank capacity is equal to 2 cups marks water quantity.
2. Before pouring the water into the water tank, be sure the power cord is unplug from the
power outlet and the steam knob is in the
position.
2. Replace the tank cover in place by turning the cover in clockwise until it locks in position.
3. Put the steel mesh into funnel, add coffee powder to steel mesh with measuring spoon, a
spoon coffee powder can make about a cup of top-grade coffee. Then press the coffee
powder tightly with the tamper.
Note: Select your desired coffee powder to make desired cups coffee, the steel mesh has 2
cups and 4 cups marks.
Please use designated coarse coffee powder, if you use fine coffee powder, there will be
some defected conditions.
4. Make sure the tubers on the funnel align with the grooves in the appliance, then insert the
funnel into from the INSERT position, and you can fix the funnel into coffee maker
firmly through turn it anti-clockwise until it is locked in the
LOCKposition (see Fig. 1).
5. Place the carafe on the removable shelf.
6. Plug the power cord into the outlet.
Turn the steam knob to
position,
and the indicator is illuminated, wait for
about 2 minutes, there will be coffee flowing out.
7. After desired coffee has obtained, you should turn steam knob to
position, the
indicator go out and the coffee maker stops working, your coffee is ready now. Then remove
LOCK
Fig. 1
INSERT
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the carafe and turn the steam control knob to position release the residual steam in the
tank.
WARNING: Do not leave the coffee maker unattended during making the coffee, as you
need operate manually sometimes!
8. Before removing steel mesh or opening the tank cover, make sure the pressure in the tank
shall be released. The method is turn the steam knob to the
position firstly, the steam
in the tank will eject from the frothing device. After pressure has released, and wait for the
steel mesh cooling down, you can remove the steel mesh or open the tank cover.
9. After finishing making the coffee, you can take the funnel out through turn clockwise, and
then pour the coffee residue out with the steel mesh pressed by press bar. Let them cool
down completely, then rinse under running water. (When assemble the steel mesh again, you
shall turn over the press bar to the original position)
C. FROTHING MILK/ MAKE CAPPUCCINO
You get a cup of cappuccino when you top up a cup of espresso with frothing milk.
Method:
1. Prepare espresso first with container big enough according to the part B. MAKE
ESPRESSO COFFEE”.
2. Fill a jug with desired amount of milk for each cappuccino to be prepared, you are
recommended to use whole milk at refrigerator temperature (not hot!).
Note: In choosing the size of jug, it is recommend the diameter is not less than 70±5mm,
and bear in mind that the milk increases in volume, make sure the height of jug is enough.
3. Turn the steam knob to the
position, the indicator will light up.
4. Insert the frothing device into the milk about two centimeters, after about 2 minutes, the
steam will come out from the frothing device. Froth milk in the way moving vessel round
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from up to down.
Note: Please dont fill too much water (should be150ml), otherwise the steam amount will
be little, and the water content in frothing milk will be too much.
5. When the required purpose is reached, you can turn the steam control knob to
position
stop frothing. Then remove the jug and turn the steam control knob to
position release
the residual steam in the tank.
Note: Clean steam outlet with wet sponge immediately after steam stops generating, but
care not to hurt!
You can only open the tank cover after you drain the water vapor and release the pressure.
6. Pour the frothed milk into the espresso prepared, now the cappuccino is ready. Sweeten to
taste and if desired, sprinkle the froth with a little cocoa powder.
Note: We recommend you allow the appliance to cool down before making coffee again.
Otherwise burnt odor may occur in your espresso coffee.
CLEAN AND MAINTENANCE
1.Cut off power source and let the coffee maker cool down completely before cleaning.
2. Clean housing of coffee maker with moisture-proof sponge often. Note: Do not clean with
alcohol or solvent cleanser. Never immerse the housing in water for cleaning.
3. Detach the funnel through turn it clockwise, get rid of coffee residue inside, then you can
clean it with cleanser, but at last you must rinse with clear water.
4. Clean all the detachable attachments in the water and dry thoroughly.
5. If the steam tube is clogged, you can use a cleaning ping to unclog it. Note: Cleaning ping
can only be used to unclog the steam tube. Please put it out of the reach of children to
prevent danger
CLEANING MINERAL DEPOSITS
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1. To make sure your coffee maker operating efficiently, internal piping is cleanly and the
peak flavor of coffee, you should clean away the mineral deposits left every 2-3 months.
2. Fill the tank with water and descaler to the MAX level ( the scale of water and descaler is
4:1, the detail refers to the instruction of descaler. Please use household descaler, you can
use the citric acid (obtainable from chemists or drug stores) instead of the descaler (the one
hundred parts of water and three parts of citric acid).
3. According to the program of make espresso coffee, put the funnel (no coffee powder in it)
and carafe (jug) in place. Brewing water per B. MAKE ESPRESSO COFFEE”.
4. Turn the steam knob to
position, the indicator will be illuminated, and make two
cups coffee (about 2Oz). Then turn the steam knob to
position and wait for 5s.
5. Turn the steam knob to
position and make steam for 2min, then turn the steam knob
to
position to stop the unit immediately, make the descalers deposit in the unit at least
15 minutes.
6. Restart the unit and repeat the steps of 4-5 at least 3 times.
7. Then turning the steam knob to
position to brew until no descaler is left.
8. Then brewing coffee (no coffee powder) with tap water in the MAX level, repeat the steps
of 4-5 for 3 times (it is not necessary to wait for 15 minutes in step of 5), then brewing until
no water is left in the tank.
9. Repeat the step of 8 at least 3 times to make sure the piping is cleanly.
TROUBLE SHOOTING
Symptom Cause Corrections
Carafe leakage water or water
leaks out from lid of carafe
The carafe is not located
properly
Let centreline of carafe aligns with
leakage opening
of brew basket
well.
The level of water in the tank
exceeds the scale of MAX.
The water level in the tank should be
within the scale of MIN and MAX.
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The metal parts in the tank
have rust.
The descaler is not
recommended type. It may
corrode the metal parts in the
tank.
Use the descaler recommended by
manufacturer.
Water leaks from the bottom of
coffee maker.
There is much water in the drip
tray.
Please clean the drip tray.
The coffee maker is malfunction.
Please contact with the authorized
service facility for repairing.
Water leaks out of outer side of
filter.
There is some coffee powder on
filter edge.
Get rid of them.
Acid (vinegar) taste exists in
Espresso coffee.
No clean correctly after cleaning
mineral deposits.
Clean coffee maker per the content
in before the first use
for several
times.
The coffee powder is stored in a
hot, wet place for a long time.
The coffee powder turns bad.
Please use fresh coffee powder, or
s
tore unused coffee powder in a
cool, dry place. After opening a
package of coffee powder, reseal it
tightly and store
it in a refrigerator
to maintain its freshness.
The coffee maker cannot work
any more.
The
power outlet is not plugged
well.
Plug the power cord into a wall
outlet correctly, if the appliance still
does not work, please contact with
the authorized servi
ce facility for
repairing.
The steam cannot froth.
The steam ready indicator (green
indicator) is not illuminated.
Only after the steam ready indicator
(green indicator)
is illuminated, the
steam can be used to froth.
The container is too big or the
shape is not fit.
Use high and narrow cup.
You have used skimmed milk
Use whole milk or half-skimmed
milk
Do not take apart the appliance by yourself if the cause of failure is not found, you had better
contact certified serving center.

Specifications

Indexed Terms: Espresso Machine

SOWTECH CM5409-UL Questions and Answers


#1 What is the small red plastic thing with a wire used for?

It is used to clean steam pipes.

#2 Why is there no steam to froth the milk?

1. Please pay attention to keep the water tank with enough water to make steam to froth the milk.

2. Please clean the steam wand according to the instructions to avoid clogging the wand due to curdled milk.

#3 Why do I get coffee grounds in my coffee? I have to strain my coffee after I grind it in order not to get coffee grounds in my coffee

This is because the ground coffee is finely ground, which causes some coffee grounds to flow from the funnel into the coffee cup.
It is recommended to use medium ground coffee powder.

#4 Does the milk frother also dispense hot water for an americano?

The steam wand mainly provides steam to whip the milk.
If you need to provide hot water for your Americano, you can increase the amount of water dispensed while the coffee is coming out.

#5 How do you make espresso shot with this?

Add 4 scale water to the water tank, adjust the knob to "Brew", wait for a while, and then you can enjoy the coffee.

#6 What kind of coffee goes in here?

Using ground medium or coarse coffee powder (>0.5 mm) is better.