Melitta Caffeo CI: 8 Overview and operation of menus

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8  Overview and operation of menus

8.1  Accessing the main menu

Prerequisite: The appliance must be ready for operation (see „Switching on 

and off“ on page 12).

• 

Press and hold the rotary switch for more than 

two seconds.

→

The main menu will appear on the graphic display.

• 

Turn the rotary switch to select the sub-menu you 

require. The selection is highlighted.

8.2  Overview of sub-menus

Menu option

Meaning

"Exit"

To exit the main menu

"My Coffee"

To enter personal coffee settings, 

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"Care"

Rinsing, easy cleaning, intensive cleaning, cleaning, 

descaling, inserting a filter, 

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"Energy-Saving Mode" To change energy-saving mode settings, 

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"Set clock"

To change the time, 

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"Auto OFF"

To change settings for automatic switch-off, 

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"Water hardness"

To set the water hardness, 

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"Language"

To change the language, 

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"Statistics"

To display the total number of dispensed beverages,  

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"System"

To reset to default settings, to vent the appliance,

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• 

Press the rotary switch to access the selected sub-menu or to exit the 

menu with 

Exit.

Settings

Exit

My Coffee

Care

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Note

By pressing any of the dispensing buttons, you can exit every sub-menu 

directly and return to standby mode.

8.3  "My Coffee" sub-menu

In this sub-menu, you can set and save different beverage settings for standard 

dispensing and for „My Coffee“ dispensing.

Settings for standard dispensing: 

Personal settings such as dispensed quantity, 

coffee strength, brewing temperature, milk froth and milk quantities can be saved in 

the 

Standard

 profile and can be directly accessed through the respective dispensing 

buttons.

Settings for My Coffee dispensing:

 You can set individual beverage settings for 

up to four people, which can be accessed by selecting the respective profile with 

the My Coffee button.

Editing user profiles

• 

Select the 

My Coffee

 sub-menu.

• 

Turn the rotary switch until the user you wish to edit is highlighted. You 

can choose a name between 

name 1

 and 

name 4 

as well as 

standard

. 

• 

Press the rotary switch to select the desired user, e.g.

 name 1

. 

Entering a user name

• 

Turn the rotary switch until 

Change Name 

is highlighted and press it to 

confirm the selection.

•  Turn the rotary switch to select the first letter of 

the name and press it to confirm the selected 

letter.

→

The first letter is capitalised automatically.

• 

Proceed in the same way for all remaining letters. 

You can enter a maximum of nine characters.

• 

Select 



 to delete a letter.

•  Select the empty field to enter a space.

• 

Select 

Exit

 to save the

name and return to the 

My Coffee

 sub-menu.

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Entering user settings for beverages

• 

Turn the rotary switch until the beverage is 

highlighted for which you want to adjust the user 

settings, e.g. 

Latte macchiato

 and press it to 

confirm the selection.

• 

Turn the rotary switch until the property is 

highlighted for which you want to save a setting 

e.g. 

Milk quantity

. Press the rotary switch to 

confirm the selection.

• 

Turn the rotary switch until the desired quantity is highlighted, e.g. 

80 

ml

, and press it to confirm the selection.

Note

The default setting is applied for all preferences for which you enter no settings.

Direct save function

Instead of saving settings in the menu, you can change settings such as the coffee 

or milk quantity during dispensing with the My Coffee button 

. The changes will 

be saved directly under the selected user name.

The following user settings for beverages are possible:

Setting options

Dispensed quantity

30 ml to 220 ml

Coffee strength

Choice of four settings:

Mild

Normal

Strong

Very strong

Brewing temperature

Low, medium, high

Milk froth quantity

10 ml to 220 ml

Milk quantity

0 ml to 220 ml

Latte Macchiato

Milk quantity

Exit

Froth quantity

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Switching user to enabled/disabled

You can disable a stored user name, for example if the user has not used the 

appliance over a long period. The user remains stored but cannot be selected using 

the My Coffee button.

• 

Select the user name you wish to switch to 

disable.

• 

Select

 Enabled/Disabled

 in the menu.

• 

Turn the rotary switch until 

Disabled

 is highlighted 

and press the rotary switch to confirm the 

selection.

→

The user is switched to disabled. A tick appears next to 

Disabled 

to confirm.

• 

Proceed in the same way to switch a user back to enabled.

8.4  "Care" sub-menu

In this sub-menu, you can start various integrated care and cleaning programmes.

Menu option

Meaning

"Exit"

To exit the sub-menu

"Rinsing"

To rinse the coffee unit, 

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"Easy Cleaning"

To rinse the milk unit,

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"Intensive Cleaning"

To start the Intensive Cleaning programme for the milk 

unit, 

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"Cleaning"

To start the cleaning programme for the coffee unit,  

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"Descaling"

To start the descaling programme for the coffee unit, 

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"Filter"

To insert, change and remove the water filter, 

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Enabled/Disabled

Exit

Enabled

Disabled

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Starting the care and cleaning programme

• 

Select the 

Care

 sub-menu.

→

The care and cleaning programmes are displayed 

on the graphic display.

• 

Turn the rotary switch until the care and cleaning 

programme you wish to start is highlighted, e.g. 

Intensive Cleaning 

and press it to confirm the 

selection. 

• 

Turn the rotary switch until 

Start

 is highlighted and press it to start the 

programme.

→

Depending on the programme you select, different prompts and notifications 

will appear on the graphic display.

8.5  "Energy-saving mode" sub-menu

In this sub-menu, you can set how much time elapses before the appliance 

switches to the energy-saving mode. The appliance is factory-set to 5 minutes.

• 

Select the 

Energy-Saving Mode

 sub-menu.

• 

Turn the rotary switch to highlight the time you 

wish to elapse before the appliance switches to 

energy-saving mode, and press the rotary switch 

to confirm the selection.

• 

Or

 select 

OFF

 if you do not want the appliance to switch to energy-

saving mode.

Note

In energy-saving mode, the appliance consumes much less energy than in 

standby mode. However, we recommend switching the appliance off using the 

ON/OFF button 

 if it will not be used for an extended period (e.g. overnight).

Care

Intensive Cleaning

Easy Cleaning

Cleaning

Energy-Saving Mode

Exit

5 min

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15 min

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8.6 

"Set clock" sub-menu

You can change or deactivate the time in this sub-menu.

• 

Select the 

Set clock

 sub-menu

.

• 

Turn the rotary switch to select the desired hour 

and press it to confirm.

• 

Turn the rotary switch to select the desired 

minutes and press it to confirm.

→

The time is saved. The appliance automatically returns to the main menu.

Deactivating the time display

• 

Enter the time 

00:00

.

→

No time is displayed when the appliance is ready for operation.

8.7  "Auto-OFF" sub-menu

In this sub-menu, you can set how much time elapses before the appliance 

switches off automatically. The appliance is factory-set to 30 minutes. You can also 

enter a specific time at which the appliance switches off automatically. 

• 

Select the 

Auto OFF

 sub-menu.

• 

Turn the rotary switch until 

OFF after

... is 

highlighted if you want to program an elapsed 

time, and press it to confirm the selection.

• 

Turn the rotary switch to set how much time 

(between 30 minutes and 8 hours) elapses 

before the appliance switches off automatically.

•  Press the rotary switch to confirm the selected time, e.g. "1 hour". 

→

The time is saved. The appliance automatically returns to the main menu.

Set clock

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 : 10 : 07

Auto OFF

OFF after...

Exit

OFF at...

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Auto OFF at

• 

Turn the rotary switch until 

OFF at...

 is highlighted if you want to 

program a switch-off time.

•  Turn the rotary switch to select the desired hour and press it to confirm.

• 

Turn the rotary switch to select the desired minutes and press it to 

confirm.

→

The time is saved. The appliance automatically returns to the main menu.

Note

It is not possible to fully disable the Auto-OFF function. After the last action, the 

appliance switches off at the earliest after 30 minutes and at the latest after 8 

hours. When 

both

 an elapsed time (

OFF after...

) 

and

 a switch OFF time (

OFF 

at...

) are set, the appliance selects the switch-off time that occurs earlier after 

the last action.

8.8  "Water hardness" sub-menu

In this sub-menu, you can set the water hardness. 

Use the test strip provided to determine the water hardness in your area. Comply 

with the instructions on the test strip package. The appliance is factory-adjusted to 

„very hard“ water hardness 

Water hardness range

°dH

°f

soft

0 - 7.2 °dH

0 - 13 °f

medium

7.2 - 14 °dH

13 - 25 °f

hard

14 - 21.2 °dH

25 - 38 °f

very hard

> 21.2 °dH

> 38 °f

• 

Select the 

Water hardness

 sub-menu.

• 

Turn the rotary switch until the desired water 

hardness level is highlighted, e.g. 

Very hard

.

• 

Press the rotary switch to save the selected 

water hardness level.

→

The water hardness level is saved. The appliance automatically returns to 

the main menu.

Water hardness

Hard

Very hard

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Exit

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8.9  "Language" sub-menu

In this sub-menu, you can set the language for the graphic display.

• 

Select the 

Language

 sub-menu.

• 

Turn the rotary switch until the desired language 

is highlighted and press it to save the selected 

language.

→

The question 

Change language?

 is displayed.

• 

Turn the rotary switch until 

Yes

 is highlighted and 

press it to confirm the selection.

→

The selected language is saved. The appliance automatically returns to the 

main menu.

8.10  "Statistics" sub-menu

In this sub-menu, you can display the total number of coffee specialities prepared 

since the appliance was first started up.

• 

Select the 

Statistics

 sub-menu.

• 

The total number of all prepared beverages is 

displayed. 

8.11  "System" sub-menu

In this sub-menu, you can reset the appliance to the default settings and vent the 

appliance.

Resetting the appliance to the default settings

• 

Select the 

System

 sub-menu.

• 

Turn the rotary switch until 

Default settings

 is 

highlighted and press it to confirm the selection.

• 

Turn the rotary switch until 

Reset

 is highlighted 

and press it to confirm the selection.

→

All settings including the personal settings in the 

My Coffee

 menu are reset to the default settings.

Language

Français

English

√

Exit

Statistics

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Default settings

Reset

Exit

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Overview of default settings:

Espresso

Dispensed quantity

50 ml

Coffee strength

Strong

Brewing temperature

Normal

Café Crème

Dispensed quantity

120 ml

Coffee strength

Normal

Brewing temperature

Normal

Cappuccino

Dispensed quantity

60 ml

Milk froth quantity

80 ml

Coffee strength

Strong

Brewing temperature

High

Latte Macchiato

Dispensed quantity

70 ml

Milk froth quantity

180 ml

Milk quantity

0 ml

Coffee strength

Normal

Brewing temperature

High

Venting the appliance

We recommend that you vent the appliance if it will not be used for an extended 

period of time and before transport. This also protects the appliance from frost 

damage.

•  If necessary, remove the water filter, see page 38.

• 

Place a vessel under the outlet.

• 

Select the 

System

 sub-menu.

• 

Turn the rotary switch until 

Venting

 is highlighted 

and press it to confirm the selection.

• 

Turn the rotary switch until 

Start 

is highlighted 

and press it to confirm the selection.

• 

Connect the tube to the drip tray and to the outlet 

(Fig. 

D

) and press the rotary switch to confirm.

→

The appliance heats up.

Venting

Start

Exit

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Warning!

Danger of burning and scalding from hot steam

The machine releases hot steam when it is vented. Never allow any part of 

your body, e.g. your face to come into contact with the hot steam.

• 

Lift the lid of the water tank (Fig. 

A

, No. 

6

) and 

pull the water tank up and out of the appliance.

→

The appliance is vented. The appliance then 

automatically switches off completely.

8.12 

Adjusting grinding fineness

The grinding fineness level was optimally adjusted prior to delivery. Consequently, 

we recommend that you only readjust grinding fineness after approximately 1,000 

coffee preparation processes (about 1 year). 

You can only set the grinding fineness

 while 

the mill is running. Thus, adjust 

grinding fineness directly after coffee dispensing starts. 

If the coffee flavour is not intense enough, we recommend that you set a finer 

grinding level.

• 

Place the lever (Fig. 

B

, No. 

14

) in one of the three positions  

(as viewed from the rear of the appliance). 

Lever position

Grinding fineness

Left

Fine

Centre

Medium

Right

Coarse 

(factory setting)

Venting

Remove

water tank