SEVERIN KA 5994 Espresso Maker Instruction Manual

: June 12, 2024
: SEVERIN

Table of Contents

KA 5994 Espresso Maker
Familiarisation
Preparing beverages
Change factory settings
Cleaning and care
Descaling instructions
Technical specifications
Trouble-shooting
Documents / Resources

SEVERIN KA 5994 Espresso Maker -

ART.-NO. KA 5994
Instructions for use
Espresso maker

KA 5994 Espresso Maker

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Dear Customer,
Before using the appliance, read the following instructions carefully and keep this manual for future reference. The appliance must only be used by persons familiar with these instructions.
Connection to the mains supply
The appliance should only be connected to an earthed socket installed in accordance with the regulations. Make sure that the supply voltage corresponds with the voltage marked on the rating label. This product complies with all binding CE labelling directives.

Familiarisation

Water container (removable)
Rotary control for steam/hot water
Boiler outlet
Steam tube with panarello
Detachable drip tray
Rating label (on underside)
Measuring scoop with tamper surface
Power cord with plug
Filter holder
Filter insert 1 cup
Filter insert 2 cups
Filter insert for ESE pods
Operating buttons:
Steam
1 cup
2 cups
On/Off
Cup warmer

Important safety instructions

In order to avoid hazards, and to comply with safety requirements, repairs to this electrical appliance or its power cord must be carried out by our customer service. If repairs are needed, please contact our customer service department by telephone or email (see appendix).
To avoid the risk of electric shock, do not clean the appliance with liquids or immerse it.
Before cleaning the appliance, ensure it is disconnected from the power supply and has cooled down completely. For detailed information, please refer to the section Cleaning and care.
The appliance must only be used for making coffee from roasted and ground coffee beans.
Caution: Any use other than that described in these instructions (misuse) must be considered improper and may lead to personal injury or material damage.
Caution: The cup warmer, filter holder, steam tube and drip tray become hot during use and will remain so for some time afterwards – acute risk of burns.
Caution: Always keep your hands well away from the outlet openings (boiler outlet, Filter holder, panarello) during operation – danger of scalding.
This appliance may be used by children (at least 8 years of age) and by persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lacking experience and knowledge, provided they have been given supervision or instruction concerning the use of the appliance and fully understand all dangers and safety precautions involved.
Children must not be permitted to play with the appliance.
Children must not be permitted to carry out any cleaning or maintenance work on the appliance unless they are supervised and at least 8 years of age.
The appliance and its power cord must be kept well away from children under 8 at all times.
The appliance must not be operated inside a closed cabinet.
This appliance is intended for domestic or similar applications, such as
– in staff kitchens in shops, offices and other similar working environments,
– in agricultural working environments,
– by customers in hotels, motels etc. and similar accommodation,
– in bed-and breakfast type environments.
Every time the appliance is used, the main body including the power cord as well as any attachment fitted should be checked thoroughly for any defects. Should the appliance, for instance, have been dropped onto a hard surface, or if excessive force has been used to pull the power cord, it must no longer be used: even invisible damage may have adverse effects on the operational safety of the appliance.
Do not open the panarello unless a suitable container has been placed underneath. Caution: There is a danger of scalding from hot steam being emitted.
Caution: Only cups must placed be on the cup warmer.
Before the espresso maker is switched on, ensure that the appliance has been filled with water.
Do not exceed the MAX marking on the water container.
Use only fresh, clean tap water.
During operation, the appliance must be placed on a level, non-slip surface, impervious to splashes and stains.
Do not operate the appliance below a hanging cupboard or similar object; there is a risk that escaping steam may be trapped underneath.
The power cord must be kept well away from hot parts of the appliance.
Do not leave the espresso maker unattended while in use. Do not position the appliance on or near hot surfaces, open flames or inflammable vapours.
Caution: Keep any packaging materials well away from children – these materials are a potential source of danger, e.g. of suffocation.
Always remove the plug from the wall socket
– in case of any malfunction,
– before cleaning the appliance, and also
– after use.
When removing the plug from the wall socket, never pull on the power cord; always grip the plug itself.
Do not touch the plug with wet hands.
Do not allow the power cord to hang free.
Use only original accessory parts; the use of any attachments other than those provided by the manufacturer may cause serious hazards to the user.
No responsibility will be accepted if damage results from improper use, or if these instructions are not complied with.

Before using for the first time

Unpack the appliance completely and remove all packaging materials. But do not remove the safety sticker.
Clean all detachable parts as described in the section Cleaning and care.
Fit the panarello to the steam tube.
Fill the container with water (see Making espresso).
Adjust the water hardness as described in Adjusting the level of water hardness.
Before making espresso for the first time, flush the system by drawing 2-3 large cups of water as described in Making espresso, but without using any coffee.
During this process, use the panarello repeatedly as described in Dispensing hot water.
This should also be done if the appliance has not been used for an extended period of time.
Before switching on, ensure that the rotary control is set to Otherwise all buttons will flash and the unit cannot be used.

Preparing beverages

Pre-heating cups
For optimum taste enjoyment we recommend to pre-heat the cups. Rinse the cups with hot water or place them on the cup-warming top.
Making espresso

Remove the water container, open the lid and fill with fresh water, observing the min/max marking.
Ensure that the rotary control is set to Using espresso powder:
Fit the filter insert for one or two cups into the filter holder.
Load the filter insert with the desired amount of espresso coffee. We recommend 7.5 g per cup.
Use the tamper surface on the measuring scoop to push down the espresso coffee evenly and firmly with a pressure of around 15 kg.
Remove any excess coffee from the rim of the filter holder. Using ESE pods:
Fit the filter insert for ESE pods into the filter holder.
Insert a pod.
Fit the filter holder with the handle facing left to the boiler outlet. Secure the filter holder by turning the handle to the right, locking it underneath the symbol .
Place one or two cup(s) onto the drip tray underneath the outlet opening.
Press to turn the unit on. The cup symbols start flashing slowly while the unit is pre-heating.
Once the cup symbols are permanently lit, the brewing process can be started by pressing or button.
Once brewing is complete, remove the cup(s) and switch the unit off.
Allow the filter holder to cool down, then remove and clean it as described in Cleaning and care.
To avoid spilling, always empty the drip tray in good time, observing the red float indicator.
Hint: If the appliance has been used for frothing or hot water, it must be allowed to cool down before making espresso. The and buttons are flashing rapidly to show that the unit is too hot.
To accelerate cooling, you can release water from the panarello. Place a suitable container underneath the panarello and set the rotary control to for around 2 seconds. The unit is ready for use when the and buttons are permanently lit.

Making cappuccino

First prepare the espresso as described in Making espresso.
Fill a suitable heat-resistant jug with about 100 ml of fresh, cold milk from the fridge.
To prevent the milk from spilling over during the frothing process, the jug should be only half full.
Press The button flashes while the unit is pre- heating.
Once the button shows a steady light, place the milk jug underneath the panarello so that the lower of the panarello is just submerged in the milk.
Turn the rotary control to the position. The panarello is now open.
Turn the jug with a circular motion for around 40-45 seconds.
Once the milk is sufficiently frothy, turn the rotary control back to and remove the milk jug.
The steam tube must be cleaned after each milk froth preparation. To do this, hold a suitable container under the panarello and turn the rotary control to for a few seconds.
After the preparation is finished, switch the appliance off or press the button to return to the ‘Espresso’ menu.
Use a spoon to spread the milk froth over the espresso. The proper ratio should be 1/3 espresso, 1/3 hot milk and 1/3 milk froth.

Dispensing hot water

Remove the water container, open the lid and fill with fresh water, observing the min/max marking.
Press to turn the unit on.
Once the and buttons shows a steady light, place a suitable container underneath the panarello.
Set the rotary control to
Once hot water has been drawn, set the rotary control back to .

Change factory settings

The unit has various functions which may be modified as follows:
Turn the unit on and wait until the cup symbols are permanently lit.
Press the button for 10 seconds to enter the Change factory settings mode. All three buttons flash alternately.
Modify the default factory settings as described further below.
If no input is registered for about 15 seconds, the unit returns to ‘Ready’ mode.
To return the various functions (water hardness, automatic switch-off, temperature, amount) back to their factory settings, press the buttons and simultaneously, keeping them pressed for three seconds
The , and buttons start flashing and two beep signals are heard. The appliance switches off.

Adjusting the level of water hardness

The unit give syouade scaling notification. Depending on the water quality (lime content), the button will flash after 600, 500 (factory setting) or 400 cup cycles.
To ensure proper functioning of the descaling notification, the alveolate hardn essinyourarea must be set.
The level of water hardness can be set for soft, normal or hard water.
Enter the Change factory settings mode (see Change factory settings). ∙ Press briefly enter the‘ water hardness’ mode.
Press one of the following buttons to set the required water hardness: ∙
: soft water (< 8.4 °dH) ∙
: medium hard water (8.4 – 14 °dH) ∙
: hard water (> 14 °dH / 2.5 mmol/l)
After 3 seconds, the buttonflashes3timesto confirm thenew setting. The unitreturnsto‘Ready’mode.

Automatic switch-off

This appliance comes with an automatic switch-off feature.
The unit automatically switches off after 25 minutes of non-use.
The duration until automatic switch-off can set at 9 minutes, 25 minutes (factory setting) or 3 hours:
Enter the Change factory settings mode (see Change factory settings).
Press brieflytoe nterthe Automatic switch-off mode.
Press one of the following buttons to set the desired auto switch-off time:
: 9 minutes ∙
: 25 minutes ∙
: 3 hours
After 3 seconds, the button flashes 3 times to confirm the new setting. The unit returns to ‘Ready’ mode.

Changing the espresso temperature

The temperature of the espresso can be adjusted to low, medium (factory setting) and high.
Adjust the temperature as follows:
Enter the Change factory settings mode (see Change factory settings).
Press briefly to enter the Changing the espresso temperature mode.
Press one of the following buttons to set the desired temperature:
∙ low ∙
: medium ∙
: high
After 3 seconds, the buttonflashes3timesto confirmed new setting. The unit return to‘ Ready’ mode.

Changing the espresso amount

The amount of espresso per cup can be adjusted individually.
Proceed as described in Making espresso, but keep the or pressed, until the desired espresso amount has been drawn.
This amount setting is now saved for future cups. The amount of espresso must be between 15 and 220 ml. Any other quantities cannot be saved.
The default factory setting is 20 ml/cup.

Cleaning and care

Remove the plug from the wall socket and wait until the appliance has cooled down.
To avoid the risk of electric shock, do not clean the appliance with liquids or immerse it.
Do not use abrasives or harsh cleaning solutions.
Allow the panarello to cool down after each use, then remove and clean it with hot soapy water. The small aperture on the centre of the panarello must be unobstructed at all times. If necessary, remove any blockage using a fine needle.
Wipe the outside of the steam tube with a damp cloth.
Allow the sieve holder to cool down sufficiently before tapping its side against a vertical surface to loosen the grounds before emptying it.
The indentations on the filter holder facilitate removing the filter sieve; use the fingers to pull the sieve out from above.
The filter holder, filter inserts and drip tray may be cleaned in warm water using a mild detergent; do not clean these parts in a dish-washer.
Remove the water container and pour out any remaining water. Clean the container with soapy water and dry thoroughly.
The exterior housing may be wiped with a damp, lintfree cloth.

Descaling instructions

Depending on the water quality (lime content) in your area as well as the frequency of use, all thermal household appliances using hot water need descaling (i.e. removal of lime deposits) on a regular basis to ensure proper functioning.
Any warranty claim will be null and void if the appliance malfunctions because of insufficient descaling.
The button starts flashing when the unitneeds descaling.
Descaling must not be done right away, but should be done soonest.
Vinegar concentrate or a commercially available descaler may be used.
Fill the water container to the max marking with descaling solution or water mixed with 70 ml of concentrated vinegar.
Fit the filter holder with a filter insert ,but with out any coffee.
Place a suitable container with a capacity of at least 1.1 L underneath the boiler outlet, and a second container underneath the panarello.
Enter the Change factory settings mode (see Change factory settings).
Set the rotary control to to enter the Descaling mode. The buttons and alternate, flashing slowly.
Press . Descaling starts and will last for about 25 minutes.
Turn the rotary control to after around 15 seconds.
Once the water container is half empty, set the rotary control back to for around 10 seconds.
Repeat the procedure after around 5 minutes.
Should the container be empty before descaling is complete, replenish with tap water.
Once descaling is complete, three beep signals are heard and starts flashing. Empty, rinse andthe re-fillthe water containeruptothemaxmarkingwith fresh water and press .Athree-minuteflushing phase follows. During this phase,brieflysettherotary control to twice.
Afterwards,brieflyactivatethepanarellotwiceas described in Dispensing hot water.
Descaling is now complete and the appliance switches off.
Hint: If the rotary control is still set to position all four buttons are lit. Set the control back to
The descaling process can only be interrupted by disconnecting the unit from the mains.
Do not pour descalers into enamelled sinks.

Disposal
Devices marked with this symbol must be disposed of separately from your household waste, as they contain valuable materials which can be recycled. Proper disposal protects the environment and human health. Your local authority or retailer can provide information on the matter.

Technical specifications

Device category, Art. no.| Coffee maker
KA 5994
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Voltage| 220-240 V~, 50/60 Hz
Output/energy consumption| 1350 Watt
Dimensions (W x H x D)| 165 x 300 x 450 mm
Weight| ca. 4.3 kg
Special markings|
| Do not dispose of in domestic garbage.
****| This product complies with all binding CE labelling directives.

Trouble-shooting

Problem	Cause	Solution
The appliance does not work, and all buttons are flashing.	The rotary control
is set to akoo.	Set the rotary control to Q.
No water/steam coming out.	Water container not filled.	Fill water container.
Water container not fitted properly.	Fit water container correctly.
Unit has not preheated.	Wait until the buttons stop flashing.
Water dripping from the steam tube.	Steam/hot-water valve leaking.	Switch

rotary control repeatedly between 6/66 and ().
Milk is not propedy frothed.| Panarello blocked.| Detach panarello and dean the air-intake aperture on the side.
No espresso coming out. The buttons are fast- flashing.| Unit too hot.| Let the unit cool down (see Making espresso, Hint II)
No espresso coming out.| Rotary control in position 6766.| Set control to Q.
| Water container has run dry.| Replenish water. Place a container under the panarello and set rotary control to or //db, until water is emitted steadily.
No Crema.| Espresso powder too coarse.| Use finer coffee powder.
| Coffee powder not sufficiently tampered.| Use slightly more pressure.
Espresso too weak.| Espresso powder too coarse.| Use finer coffee powder.
| Not enough espresso powder.| Use more coffee powder n. Reduce cup fill quantity.
Espresso too strong.| Espresso powder too file.| Use coarser powder.
| Too much espresso powder.| Use less coffee powder. Increase cup fill quantity.
Espresso spills from the fitter holder rim.| Filter holder not fitted properly.| Re-fit holder correctly and lock propedy.
| Espresso powder residue on filter holder rim.| Remove powder residue.
| Excessive amount of espresso powder.| Use less espresso powder.

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