Melitta Excellent User Manual

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old or over and are supervised.
Theapplianceandpowercable
should be kept away from children
under 8 years old.
•Theappliancecanbeusedby
people with limited physical,
sensory or mental aptitude, or
who have limited experience or
knowledge, if they are supervised
or instructed in how to use the
appliance safely and have under-
stood the dangers involved in
using it.
•Childrenmustnotplaywiththe
appliance.
•Replacingthepowercableand
any other repairs should only be
carried out by the Melitta
®
customer service or by an
authorised repair workshop.
This appliance is designed to be
used in households and similar
use as e.g.:
- in kitchens for sta in shops,
oces, and other commercial
fields
- in agricultural properties
- by clients in hotels, motels
and other residence facilities; in
breakfast guesthouses.
Before preparing your first cup
of coee . . .
clean the appliance by filling the water tank with
clear cold water and allow the water to run through
(without coffee).
Coee Preparation
1.Takeglassjugandlteroutoftheappliance.
2. Raise lid of the water tank and pour the required
amountoffreshcoldwaterintothetank.The
required number of cups – from 2 to 10.The
Excellent 4.0 and Excellent Steel appliances also
have a water level indicator on the pot to help you
measure out the right amount of water.
3. Fold over the seamed edges of a Melitta
®
filterbag
1x4 and place it in the filter. Scoop the ground
coee into the filterbag. Recommendation: one
level coee measure (approx. 6g) per cup or vary
according to taste. (Fig. 2)
4. Place the filter on the glass jug (without lid) and
put both on the hot plate (Fig. 3) 5. Switch the
appliance on – the on/o switch lights up, showing
thatthemachineisoperating.(Fig.4)Attention:Do
not take out the glass jug while brewing cycle. Risk
of burning due to leaking hot steam!
6. After ending of the brewing process remove the
glass jug with the filter from the hot plate. Remove
the used filterbag from the filter and set the filter
aside.
7. Excellent 4.0 and Excellent Steel are equipped with
a drip stop on the filter, which prevents coee from
dripping when the filter is removed from the pot
(fig. 5)
8. Close the glass jug with the lid.
9.Thecoeemakerisequippedwithtwoheatingele-
ments – one for brewing and one for keeping warm
the coee. After ending of the brewing process
the heater for water switches o, the hot plate
continues operating and keeps your coee warm in
an aroma protecting way.
10.Thecoeemakersareequippedwithanautomatic
shut o which switches the machine o after 40
minutes.
Cleaning and Maintenance
Always pull the plug out of the socket before
cleaning!
•Lidoftheapplianceandwaterspoutareremovable
and can be cleaned in the dishwasher. (Fig. 6)
Æ Pull the lid from the watertank to remove it.
Æ Detachthespoutfromthepipetoremoveit.
•Filter,glassjugandjuglidaredishwasherproof.
•Forcleaningtheexterioruseasoftdampclothand
mild cleanser.
Descaling
Dependingonwaterhardnesstheappliancecan
becomecalciedwithuse.Thisalsoincreasesthe
appliance’s energy consumption as lime scale on the
heating element can prevent the water heating
eectively.Toavoiddamagetheappliancemustbe
descaled regularly.
1.Descaling
•Followthemanufacturersinstructionsregarding
amounts and pour the descaler into the water tank.
Werecommendusing"Melitta
®
Anti Calc Filter Café
Machines".
•Turntheapplianceonandfollowthedescaler
manufacturer’s instructions.
•Whenthedescalerliquidhasfullyrunthrough
the appliance then it should be turned o.
2. Rinsing
•Afterstep1 the appliance must be rinsed with fresh
water.Todothisallowthemachinetocoolfora
short time (approx. two minutes) then fill the
appliance with the maximum amount of water.
•Turntheapplianceonandallowallthewatertoow
throughit.Thenturntheapplianceoimmediately.
•Repeattherinsingprocess.
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Melitta Excellent Specifications

General

Capacity	10 cups
Filter Type	Paper filter
Drip Stop	Yes
Water level indicator	Yes
Removable water tank	Yes
Power	1000 W
Water Tank Capacity	1.25 L
Type	Filter coffee machine
Features	AromaSelector