GEVI GECMD627BK-U Coffee Maker Instruction Manual

: June 9, 2024
: Gevi

Table of Contents

GEVI GECMD627BK-U Coffee Maker
WELCOME
DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLIANCE
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
- CORD & PLUG INSTRUCTION
MAIN OPERATION FUNCTION INSTRUCTION
HOW TO MAKE ESPRESSO
TROUBLESHOOTING DURING THE BREWING
- HOW TO MAKE MILK FOAM
- BREW ESPRESSO AFTER MILK FROTHING
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
TIPS FOR THE PERFECT BARISTA
TROUBLESHOOTING
Documents / Resources
- Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
- Download This Manual (PDF format)

GEVI GECMD627BK-U Coffee Maker

GEVI-GECMD627BK-U-Coffee-Maker-product

WELCOME

Thanks for purchasing our Gevi products. Gevi has focused on creati-ng perfect home appliances for our customers. In the past few years, it took us time to do lots of research and many prototypes to achieve our goal. We would like to give you a diﬀerent user experience. If you want FAQs and more information, please feel free to contact us.

DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLIANCE

MODEL: GECMD627BK-U
Electrical parameters: 120V~ 60Hz 1350W

Re.	Description	Re.	Description	Re.	Description
1	Power button	7	Frothing milk indicator	13	Removable cup shelf
2	Cup warming plate	8	Filter holder	14	Drip tray
3	Heating indicator	9	Double-cup ﬁlter	15	Tank cover
4	power indicator

rewing espresso

| 10| Portaﬁlter| 16| Water tank
5| iCnodﬀiceaet/osrteam knob| 11| Steam wand| 17| Spoon & Tamper
6| selector| 12| Plastic sleeve| |

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

Read these instructions carefully and keep it for future use. If this ap-pliance is passed to a third party, then these instructions must be included.
Before using the electrical appliance, some basic precautions should always be followed including the following:
Read all instructions.
Before using, check the output voltage of the wall outlet should be correspond to the rated voltage marked on the appliance’s rating plate.
To protect against ﬁre, electric shock and injury, please do not immerse cord and plug into water or other liquid.
Unplug from wall outlet before cleaning and when it is not in use. Allow the appliance to cool down completely before taking oﬀ, attac-hing components or cleaning.
Do not operate the appliance with damaged power cord or plug after the equipment malfunctions, falls or operates the equipment in any way causing damage. Return it to the nearest authorized service for inspection, repair and electrical or mechanical adjustment.
Using accessories not recommended by the manufacturer may result in ﬁre, electric shock or injury.
Place the appliance on ﬂat surface or table, do not hang power cord over the edge of table or counter.
Ensure the power cord not touch any hot surface of the appliance.—9. Do not place the coﬀee maker on hot surface or beside ﬁre in order to avoid damage.
To disconnect, turn oﬀ all control buttons, then unplug from wall outlet. When unplug the appliance, always hold the plug and do not pull the cord directly.
Do not use the device for other purposes than its intended uses and place it in a dry area.
Close supervision is necessary when your appliance is being used by or near children.
Be careful not to get burned by the steam.
Do not touch the hot surface of the steam wand ⓫ and ﬁlter holder ❽ when boiling directly. Use handle or knobs.
Connect plug to wall outlet before using and turn all buttons oﬀ before the plug being removed from wall outlet.
Relieve pressure through steam wand ⓫ before removing port-aﬁlter ❿.
This appliance is not intended for being used by persons (inclu-ding children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.
Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as:
staﬀ kitchen areas in shops, oﬃces and other working environments;
farmhouses;
bed and breakfast type environments.
Do not use outdoors.
Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner, or in a heated oven.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

THIS PRODUCT IS FOR HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY.

CORD & PLUG INSTRUCTION

SPECIAL NOTES ON PLUG

This appliance has a polarized plug (one blade is wider than the other). To reduce the risk of electric shock, this plug is intended to ﬁt into a polarized outlet in only one way. If the plug does not ﬁt fully into the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not ﬁt, contact a qualiﬁed electrician. Do not attempt to modify the plug in any way.

SHORT CORD INSTRUCTION

a) A short power-supply cord (or detachable power-supply cord) is provided to reduce the risk of entanglement 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 longer detachable power-supply cord or extension cord is used:

The marked electrical rating of the cord set or extension cord should be at least as large as the electrical rating of the appliance;
The power cord should be arranged so that it will not dangle on the countertop or desktop, so as not to be pulled by children or trip over accidentally;

MAIN OPERATION FUNCTION INSTRUCTION

BEFORE FIRST USE OR A LONG TIME NOT USE

For a better taste and good for your health, we suggest you rinse the machine and release the water out.

Remove the tape on the water tank ⓰ valve.
Fill the water tank ⓰ with clean, room-temperature water. NOT exceed the “MAX” line. Note: The appliance is supplied with a detachable water tank ⓰ for easy ﬁlling and cleaning, you can ﬁll the water tank ⓰ ﬁrstly, and then put it in the appliance.
Close the tank cover ⓯, and put the water tank ⓰ on the back of the coﬀee maker.
Note: Set up the water tank ⓰ vertically and align the buckles to the hole on the back of the machine, and press it down to be parallel to the top of the machine.
Fix double-cup ﬁlter ❾ into portaﬁlter (no coﬀee powder in portaﬁlter ❿).
Insert the portaﬁlter ❻ into the appliance in the ﬂat position and turn anti-clockwise from the “ ”position to “ ” position.
Place a cup on a removable cup shelf ⓭. Note: The appliance is not equipped with any jug, please use your jug or coﬀee cup.
Make sure the espresso/steam knob is in position.
Plug in.
Press the power button ❶. The power indicator ❹ is illuminated red. The heati-ng indicator ❸ do not light up. The appliance will start heating.
When the appliance ﬁnished heating, heating indicator ❸ illuminated green and the appliance pass to ready condi-tion.
Turn the coﬀee/steam knob selector ❻ to brewing espresso indicator ❺, wait for a moment, the water will ﬂow out. After about 1 minute, turn the coﬀee/steam knob selector ❻ back to oﬀ-positionto stop brewing. Pour away the water from the cup.
Move the cup under the steam wand ⓫. Wait until the heating indicator ❸ ruminated green, and turn the coffee/steam k n ob selector ❻ to frothing milk indicator ❼ for 10 seconds, there will be water coming out from the steam wand ⓫. Be careful of the hot steam. Then

turn the coffee/steam knob selector ❻ back to off-position to stop, and pour away the water of the cup.

Note: There may be noise when pumping the water on the first time, it is normal, the appliance is releasing the air inside. After about 20s, the noise will disappear. We recommend to release some water before brewing coffee and making milk foam at the first time or when you don’t use the appliance for a long time.

HOW TO MAKE ESPRESSO

THE STEPS OF OPERATION

To make a good Espresso, we recommend you to preheat all the parts, like portafilter ❿, double-cup filter ❾ and your cup, so you can better enjoy the taste flavour of your coffee.

Fill the water tank ⓰ with clean, room-temperature water in the coffee maker.
NOT exceed the“ MAX” line. Close the tank cover ⓯ , and put the water tank ⓰ on the back of the coffee maker.(If you had operated the machine just now, skip
this step) .
Fix the double-cup filter ❾ into portafilter ❿ , make sure the dot on the filter aligns with groove in the portafilter ❿ , and add coffee powder to double-cup filter ❾ with the Spoon & Tamper ⓱.
Note: A spoon of flat coffee powder is approximately equal to 7g. Collect the coffee powder with the spoon and shake it gently to make the surface flat, the amount of coffee powder is around 7g. With one spoon coffee powder (7g) can brew one cup of top-grade coffee, while two spoons (14g) is two cups of topgrade coffee. Tamp the coffee powder gently below the the MAX line of portafilter ❿. Don’t tamped the coffee powder too firmly.
Insert the portafilter ❿ into the appliance in the flat position and turning clockwise from the“ ”position to the“ ”position.
(4) Place corresponding espresso cup on removable cup shelf ⓭. Note: The appliance is not equipped with any jug, please use your jug or coffee cup.
Make sure the coffee /steam knob selector ❻ is in off-position.
Plugin.
Press the power button ❶. The power indicator ❹ is illuminated red. The heating indicator ❸ does not light up. The appliance will start heating.
When the appliance finished heating, the heating indicator ❸ illuminated green, and the appliance passed to ready condition.
Turn the coffee/steam knob selector ❻to the brewing espresso indicator ❺. After a while, coffee will flow out.
After your desired amount of espresso is reached, turn the coffee/steam knob selector ❻ back to off-position to stop brewing. Take away the cup, and your Espresso is ready now.

TROUBLESHOOTING DURING THE BREWING

When the machine starts to work, there will be some noise out from the machine as it is pumping the water with a high pressure.
When you finish making espresso and turn the coffee/steam knob selector ❻ back to off-position, the pressure relief hole will make a loud noise. It is because the machine relieving the pressure, which is normal and not a problem.
To achieve a full flavor, each one cup of espresso should be not more than 30ml, while two cups of espresso is 60mL.
While during operation , if there is suddenly a loud noise from the machine, which may due to not enough water in the water tank ⓰ for pumping. In this case, please remove the portafilter ❿ and clean the coffee powder and don’t use the inside coffee powder again. Then continue to brew coffee from step 1 of 5.2.1 THE STEPS OF OPERATION.
During brewing, when you find the the coffee leaks out from outer side of portafilter ❿ or doesn’t flow smoothly, it have several reasons as below and you should stop the operation by turn the coffee/steam knob selector ❻ back to off-position. Remove the portafilter ❿ and clean the coffee powder and don’t use the inside coffee powder again

Possible Cause	Solution

1. There is some coffee powder on
the edge of portafilter ❿.

2. Th portaﬁlter ❿ is not installed properly.

| Clean coffee powder on the edge of the portafilter ❿.
3. The coﬀee powder is too ﬁne.| Re-install the portaﬁlter ❿ correctly. Do not use coﬀee powder that is too ﬁne.
4. The coﬀee powder on the portaﬁlter ❿ is pressed too tightly.| Press the coﬀee powder lightly to the max line.❿. 12

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Possible Cause| Solution
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5. The two outlet holes of the portafilter
❿ is blocked.| Remove the filter and clean the two outlet holes under the portafilter ❿..
6. The holes of the ﬁlter is blocked.| Soak the filter in clean water for about
half an hour, then clean it with a brush.

Safety advise: If during the coﬀee brew, you rotate the coﬀee/steam knob selector ❻ to frothing milk ind- icator ❼, the appliance will stop to brew but from the steam wand ⓫ will ﬂow hot water. Must remember not to do this because the hot water can burn you or people around you.

HOW TO CLEAN THE SEAL RING

Note: (Please mind the hot water and operate carefully)
NOTE: As the seal ring of the water outlet is designed to prevent from leaking, once there is too much coffee powder left, the seal ring will be blocked. If the seal ring is blocked, it will lead to the espresso leakage or splash when brewing espresso. For this reason and for healthier, we suggest you to clean it immediately with hot water from the brewing function. If it is not cleaned in time, it will produce a bad smell.

Uninstall the portafilter ❿ in parallel from the coffee outlet from the position to the position, then put it down. Pour away the coffee powder.
Waiting until the heating indicator ❸ is illuminated green, turn the coffee /steam knob selector ❻ to the brewing espresso indicator ❺. The water will come out and flush out the coffee powder inside.
Turn the coffee/steam knob selector ❻ back to off-position to stop brewing. Then rinse the seal ring of the water outle t with a cloth.

FROTH MILK AFTER BREWING ESPRESSO

After making the espresso through the steps above ( 5.2.1HOW TO MAKE ONE CUP/TWO CUPS OF ESPRESSO), you can continue to froth milk, please refer to the following steps (5.3 HOW TO MAKE MILK FOAM).

HOW TO MAKE MILK FOAM

THE STEPS OF OPERATION

For a better taste and good for your health, we suggest you to rinse the pitcher and release some water out from the steam wand ⓫ .

When the heating indicator ❸ is illuminated green, it means the heating for steam function is finished.
(Never skip to next step before heating indicator ❸ is illuminated green.)
Prepare a pitcher with about 100mL of milk. We recommend to use whole milk about 41-45℉.

TIPS: For a better taste, we suggest releasing the water in the boiler before frothing milk.

Turn the coffee/steam knob selector ❻ to the frothing milk indicator ❼ for 10 seconds, there will be water coming out from the steam wand ⓫. Be careful of the hot steam. Then turn the coffee/steam knob selector ❻ back to off-position to stop, and pour away the water from the cup.
Take the pitcher with milk and insert the steam wand ⓫ into milk about 1-2 cm. Turn the coffee/steam knob selector ❻ to the frothing milk indicator ❼, steam will come out from the steam wand ⓫.
Froth milk by moving the vessel around from up to down.
After the milk increase in volume by 2 times or your required purpose is reached. Turn the coffee/steam knob selector ❻ back to off-position to stop.
Take away the pitcher, and your milk foam is ready now.

Note:

When you finish milk frothing and turn the coffee/ steam knob selector ❻ back to off-position, the pressure relief hole will make a loud noise. It is because the machine relieving the pressure, which is normal and not a problem.
During the milk frothing , if there is suddenly a noise and coming out with small steam. Please check if there is enough water in the water tank ⓰ and add water in time.
When the water left the water tank is going to finished, it will produce a louder noise. After adding water, it will operate as usual.

HOW TO CLEAN THE FROTH NOZZLE

Note: (Please mind the hot water and operate carefully)

To avoid blocking the froth nozzle, we suggest cleaning the froth nozzle immediately after finishing frothing milk. Wait until the heating indicator ❸ is illuminated green.
Turn the coffee/steam knob selector ❻ to the frothing milk indicator ❼. If the st steam is weak, check whether the hole of the froth nozzle is blocked. If it is not cleaned in time, it will produce a bad smell. You can use a cleaning pin to clean and unblock the steam pipeline.
Press and hold the plastic sleeve ⓬, pull out the steam wand ⓫. Clean the s team wand ⓫ with wet sponge.

BREW ESPRESSO AFTER MILK FROTHING

After making the milk foam through the steps above (5.3.1 THE STEPS OF OPERATION), the machine will relieve the pressure automatically, you can continue to make Espresso.

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

DAILY TIPS FOR CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

CAUTION: Be sure to unplug this appliance before cleaning and let the appliance cool down completely. To protect against electrical shock, do not immerse cord, plug or unit in water or liquid.

A clean coffee maker is essential for making great-taste coffee. Clean all the accessories each time and clean the coffee maker’s water scale regularly as specified in the“ REMOVING MINERAL DEPOSITS” section.
Clean the seal ring of the filter holder ❽ each time immediately with hot water using the brewing function after making coffee.

Note: Do not use detergent or stainless steel scrubber/brush to clean the portafilter ❿, because the surface of the portafilter ❿ is coated, and the detergent/brush will accelerate the oxidation of the portafilter ❿ surface. Therefore, we recommend cleaning the portafilter ❿ with rag.

REMOVING MINERAL DEPOSITS

To make sure your appliance operate efficiently, and internal piping clean and the peak flavor of the coffee, you should clean away the mineral deposits left every 2-3 months.
We strongly recommend you to use the citric acid (The rate of citric acid and water is 1:100).
Fill water tank ⓰ with citric acid under the MAX level.
Insert the portafilter ❿ into the appliance in the flat position and turning clockwise from the position to the position ( without coffee powder in it) and put jug in place.
Press power button ❶ . The power indicator ❹ is illuminated red. The heating indicator ❸ do not light up. The appliance will start heating.
When the appliance finished heating, heating indicator ❸ illuminated green and the appliance pass to ready condition.
Place a cup on removable cup shelf ⓭ and make sure that the coffee/steam knob is in off-position.
Turn the coffee/steam knob selector ❻ to brewing espresso indicator ❺, wait for a moment, the water will flow out. A fter the appliance flow about 100mL~ 200mL , turn the coffee/steam knob selector ❻ back to off-position to stop.
Move the cup under the steam wand ⓫ . Wait until the heating indicator ❸ illu m inated green, turn the coffee/steam k n ob selector ❻ to frothing milk indicator ❼ to release citric acid mix. At that moment, the steam wand ⓫ will flow out citric acid until you turn the the coffee/steam knob selector ❻ back to off-position to stop. (10) Left the citric acid stay in the appliance at least 15 minutes at the first time.Repeat the step from 3-9 for three times then the descaling is finished. After finish that, clean the parts (water tank ⓰, steam wand ⓫ , seal ring of the filter holder ❽ ). Brew with clean water in the MAX level, repeat steps 3-9 for 1 time around 200mL, then brew until no water is left in water tank ⓰ before making coffee.

TIPS FOR THE PERFECT BARISTA

Always use clean, room-temperature water in the coffee maker.
For an optimum coffee taste, buy whole coffee beans and finely grind them just before brewing.
Grind the bean every time before brew espresso in case you ever used coffee powder. You must keep the unused coffee bean in a cool, dry place.
Do not reuse coffee powder since this will greatly reduce the coffee’s flavor. Reheating coffee is not recommended as coffee is at its peak flavor immediately after brewing.