DeLonghi CC100B, cc 100 manual Preparing The Milk For Cappuccinos, Cleaning And Maintenance

•WARNING: if the boiler is filled when it is hot (for example when the water runs out while a cappuccino is being made), only pour in the amount of water shown above (170 gr.; 6 fl. oz.) and NEVER try to fill the boiler to the MAX 6 OZ. line (fig. 8) otherwise the milk will fail to froth properly.

•Next close the boiler cap by turning it firmly in a clockwise direction.

Note: for safety reasons it is not possible to unscrew the boiler cap while the boiler is hot as it turns without unscrewing; if you need to fill the boiler you should wait until the water contained in it has been completely used up or until the boiler has cooled down.

Be sure to add water in the boiler only once it is completely empty.

PREPARING THE MILK FOR CAPPUCCINOS

•Before dispensing milk, the boiler must be pre- heated for 10 minutes. Therefore, press the “CAPPUCCINO” button before preparing coffee; doing so, the boiler will heat right up.

•Prepare the coffee as illustrated in the paragraph headed “PREPARING THE COFFEE” and pour about 2 fl. oz. (50-60 gr.) of coffee into each cup.

•To make a cappuccino, pour into the tank milk which is neither boiling nor hot. With the tank filled to the “MAX” line, 2 or 3 cappuccinos can be made. Never exceed the little mark which is placed immediately above the word “MAX” (fig.

10)or the milk may continue to drip from the pipe after the cappuccino has been prepared.

•Place the cup containing coffee under the milk tank pipe, check that the milk tank is firmly attached, wait for the “OK” pilot lamp (W) to come on, the turn the steam knob at least a full turn counter-clockwise. The “frothed” milk will begin to trickle out of the milk tank pipe (fig. 11). To avoid the milk splashing if small cups are used, the anti-spray hood should be fitted on the milk tank pipe (fig. 12).

•Fill the cup with the desired amount of frothed milk. To ensure that the milk froths properly, always close the steam knob and wait for the OK pilot lamp to come on between one cappuccino and the next. As soon as the tank is empty and the machine begins to puff, turn off the steam by turning the steam knob in a clockwise direction.

•The following proportions are recommended in order to obtain a perfect cappuccino: 1/3 coffee, 1/3 hot milk and 1/3 frothed milk.

Suggestion: to make a hotter cappuccino when more than one cup is required, it is better to pour one cup of coffee at a time before immediately filling it with frothed milk, rather than pouring all the cups of coffee at the same time first and then filling them with frothed milk..

•Before switching the boiler off it is necessary to clean the red emulsifier, so that it does not become blocked by the milk when it solidifies: to do so, fill the milk tank with a little water and turn the steam knob. In this way the steam cleans all the holes and emulsifier pipes and empties the internal

circuits of any traces of milk.

WARNING: to eliminate the “new” smell and above all to ensure that the appliance functions properly, a few coffee cycles should be completed without coffee powder the first time the appliance is used, and the steam boiler should be washed in the following way: fill it with water, press the ‘ON/OFF’ cappuccino switch and after 5 minutes turn the steam knob

and leave it on until all the steam has been used up (about 15 minutes).

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

Before carrying out any cleaning or maintenance, disconnect the appliance from the electrical power supply by pulling out the plug.

Cleaning the milk frother

The milk frother must be cleaned each time after use; proceed as follows:

•Remove the milk tank by pressing the lever marked “PRESS” and pulling it upwards at the same time; wash the tank with hot water.

•Remove the emulsifier (fig. 13) by pressing on the lever (A) and pulling it upwards at the same time. Remove the rubber mixer, especially wash and clean with warm water the holes shown in fig. 14 (clean them using a needle). Check that the hole marked with the arrow B is not blocked (fig. 14). Once they have been cleaned, all the pieces must be reassembled correctly. Pay attention that the rubber mixer is firmly pushed down and the red emulsifier is pushed till you hear click. If the appliance is not cleaned this way every time it is used the milk may fail to froth properly or may fail to be sucked up, or it may drip from the milk tank pipe.

Warning: to facilitate the cleaning of the milk tank pipe, it is possible to use the pipe brush supplied.

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