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Today we are reading the Technical manual for the Miele SVA615 Coffee System. Miele is a German manufacturer of high-end domestic appliances and commercial equipment. The company was founded in 1899 by Carl Miele and Reinhard Zinkann, and has always been a family-owned and family-run company. Miele produces domestic appliances including laundry appliances; vacuum cleaners; dishwashers; rotary irons; built-in convection, steam, and speed ovens; hobs, cooker hoods, cook tops; free-standing and built-in refrigerators, freezers, and wine coolers; and coffee systems

TECHNICAL INFORMATION 

SVA615 Coffee System 

The appliance comes equipped with a 6 ft (1.8 m) power cord with a NEMA 5-15P molded plug for connection to a 120 Volts 15 Amps 60 Hz power supply. 

Refer to the Installation section of the Operating Manual. 

1. Place a cup under both coffee dispensing ports. 

2. Press the desired size coffee button once. This will start the preparation cycle. 

The following message will appear in the message window, depending on the button pressed: 

Press any one of the coffee buttons to stop preparation immediately. 

Caution 

The steam from the appliance is extremely hot: use caution to prevent burns. 

• Turn the steam ON by turning the Steam Selector counter- clockwise. 

• Turn the steam OFF by turning the Steam Selector clockwise. 

Technical Information 

Hot Water 

1. Place a cup under the hot water dispenser. 

2. Press the hot water Button. Hot water will be dispensed. 

3. Press the hot water button again to stop the low of hot water. 

Slide to the left tor finer grinding 

Slide to the right for coarser grinding. 

If the espresso flows too quickly into the cup. the beans may have been ground too coarsely. The grinder should be adjusted to a finer setting. 

If the espresso only trickles into the cup. the beans may have been ground too fine and the coffee wil be bitter. The grinder should be adjusted to a coarser setting. 

If the crema is evenly colored but pale, the ground coffee is too coarse. 

If the crema is very dark brown on one side, graduating almost to white on the other, the ground coffee is too fine. 

Note You should be able to feel notches when moving the slide control. 

If the side control will not move: 

Close the machine and dispense a cup of coffee. Then try to move the slide control again. 

Filling the Coffee Beans Container 

1. Open the appliance door. 

2. Carefully slide the container out so that the lid is visible. 

3. Lift the lid. 

4. Fill the container with coffee beans to about 1* from the top. 

5. Close the lid and push the container back into place. 

6. Shut the appliance door. 

Important 

Only put whole espresso or coffee beans the container. Anything else, including ground coffee, hot cocoa, instant coffee, or treated coffee beans (flavorings, caramel, or sugar) will damage the grinder. 

Note 

Do not remove the coffee bean container from the appliance unless it is completely empty, otherwise coffee beans will spill out. 

Filling the Water Tank 

The water tank must be washed and filled with fresh drinking water each day. A reminder will appear in the message window when the unit is first turned on. 

1. Open the front of the machine. 

2. Lift the water tank up and out of the appliance. 

3. Open the lid and fill the container with cold drinking water to within about 1 inch of the top. 

Important: Never add hot water or any other liquid except cold water to the water tank. 

4. Close the lid and place the tank in the machine, pushing it straight back. 

5. Close the front of the appliance. 

Description of Function 

Door Switch 

The door switch, removes power to the appliance when the door is opened 

Overflow (reed) Switch 

The overflow switch is in the lower section of the appliance case. The float with magnet is located in the drip tray. Should a leak develop, water flows into the drip tray. The float with magnet then rises and activates the overflow reed switch which in turn causes the electronic control to switch the unit off. 

Brew Unit - Cleaning and Care 

The Brew Unit is a mechanically operated component that is subjected to high forces. After a long period of use. the Brew Unit may become dogged. To ensure correct operation of the Brew Unit, it is essential to clean it regularly and apply silicone grease to the moving parts. Refer to section "4 - Maintenance' for further information and procedures. 

Brew Unit Removal from the Appliance 

The brew unit must be in the home position (see figure 4-2) before it can be removed from the appliance. 

Connection of Brew Unit to Drive Mechanism 

When the Brew Unit is placed into in the appliance, it locks into position. The locking mechanism Switch Lug (Item 3). activates the Brew Unit Switch (Item 4). The Drive Shaft (Item 6) engages with the Brew Unit Drive Shaft Socket (Item 1). The Nozzle (Item 5). supplies the Brew Unit with hot water under pressure. 

When the Brew Unit is in the Brewing position, the socket (Item 2 ). allows hot water to pass through the coffee. 

Brewing Procedure 

1. The grinder fills the dispenser housing until full (as determined by the dispenser switch). 

2. The grinder is then switched off. 

3. The dispenser flap opens twice (two clicks) via the dispenser solenoid assembly. 

4. The ground coffee then falls into the brew unit via the funnel. 

5. The drive tilts the percolator chamber and raises it to the brewing position. The ground coffee is compressed between the Top Filter (Item 2) and Bottom Filter (Item 5). 

6. Water then flows through the Water Nozzle Socket. (Item 4). The pump forces the hot water through the Brew Unit and the compressed grounds (Pos 3). Coffee exits the top of Brew Unit via the Outlet (Item 1). 

7. As the drive begin lo move back toward the starting, home, position the coffee chamber moves upward and releases the used compressed coffee grounds, puck, Position. 1. 

8. The drive continues and returns the brew unit to its starting, or home, position. 

Grounds Container 

After coffee has been prepared, the coffee grounds compressed puck falls into the waste container. The electronic monitors the number of the compressed pucks. After a specific amount is reached, the message 'Empty waste unit" is displayed. 

Waste Unit Present Switch 

A reed switch is mounted to the bottom of the housing - as shown in the figure. 

The actuating magnet for the Waste Unit switch is fitted in the bottom edge of the container. The electronic monitors whether the waste unit is installed. 

When the appliance is placed into the Service Mode, the top line of the display shows the switches that have been activated. A'5" is displayed when the Waste Unit is installed and the switch is actuated. For further information refer to section 6 - Service Mode. 

Water Tank 

The Water Tank holds the water required for the brewing of the coffee, hot water and steam. When the Water Tank is ins...