The Imprezza Z7 sitting on your counter will be the envy of your friends and family. With just a push or two of a button, you will be conjuring up espressos, lattes, cappuccinos and many more of your favorite coffeehouse drinks in just seconds. The Z3 features a finished solid aluminum coffee spout and front panel as well as a heavy duty die cast hand-polished chrome platform. With a machine like this, who needs a barista?
The 3-line LED display with progression bar will alert the user in an amber light when making coffee drinks and in a bright white light when making frothed milk beverages. In addition, the machine will let you know when you need to add beans to the hopper, add water, or even when it needs cleaning. It also shows cup size and strength on demand. The lights turn off automatically after if the machine is not used for three minutes. In addition, the display is available in eight languages: English, French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian or German.
The One Touch feature enables you to choose from one of eight pre-set coffee drinks (from left to right): milk, latte macchiato, cappuccino, special coffee, hot water, ristretto, espresso or coffee. In addition, you can change the coffee strength, coffee volume and the amount of steamed milk while the machine is preparing your beverage. The One Touch cappuccino/latte macchiato button enables you to brew a cappuccino or macchiato without ever having to move the cup. Now that’s convenience!
Additional features and benefits include:
Height adjustable spout: The spout is fully adjustable up to 6 inches high which accommodates higher cups/mugs including travel mugs. No more spilling your beverage trying to squeeze that cup out!
Energy Saving Mode: The Z7 uses 40% less energy thanks to its patented Zero-Energy Switch which turns the machine off after coffee preparation and the automatic switch-off rinse. In addition, you can choose from three energy settings. The machine will always be in stand-by mode for immediate use for coffee or steam. By pushing any button, the Z7 will heat up in less than 20 seconds. By using the power switch, the machine will be completely disconnected from the power supply.
Other highlights include:
Select from “continuous-on” or “auto-on” from 15 minutes to 15 hours or chose manual off.
Integrated rinsing, cleaning and descaling program.
Automatic hot water rinse cycle preheats and cleans all necessary parts of the machine. The automatic cappuccino rinsing reminder tells you “CAPPU RINSE” when rinsing is needed. Pushing the illuminated button and hot water will rinse through the milk nozzle.
Display time in a.m., p.m. or 24 hour mode.
Display shows cup size in either metric (milliliter) or non-metric (ounces).
Renaming “on” and “off” feature (i.e. Happy Birthday, Good Morning, etc.) as well as all the eight beverage buttons. You can always reset the names to the default setting.
Automatic cleaning cycle indicator prevents oil build-up in brewing chamber. A 15 minute automated cleaning tablet ensures clean inner parts and fresh tasting coffee. The LED display walks you through the process and reminds you after approximately 220 cups of coffee. No inner parts need removing.
LED display lets you know when the spent coffee container needs emptying. The container holds up to 16 coffee portions.
Electronic water level sensor never lets the machine operate without water.
Five levels of water hardness settings so you can set the machine to your particular water hardness. Included is a water hardness indicator strip.
Information modules lets the user check the following: how many cups are made with each beverage button; how often maintenance programs were used; how each beverage button is set and more.
One-touch cappuccino/latte macchiato button allows the user to brew any size cappuccino or latte macchiato without moving the cup.
Eight one-touch beverage buttons allows you to make eight separate beverages at the push of a button.
Five coffee strengths, three coffee temperatures and cup sizes ranging from .5 to 16 oz. Milk processing from 3 to 120 seconds. All buttons are individually programmable.
A unique rotary dial enables the user to override the strength and cup size while brewing.
Integrated commercial solid steel conical burr grinder features 6 fineness settings for any type of grinding. Safety cover on hopper ensures the grinder will not grind if the safety lid is not in place. The electronic bean sensor tells you when the bean level is low and to add beans and never lets the machine grind without enough beans.
A separate pre-ground funnel system accommodates pre-ground coffee for the decaf drinkers in your family or for flavored ground coffee.
Large variable brewing chamber automatically adjusts to hold between 5 – 16 grams of ground coffee, which is then tamped and pressed.
Two stainless steel lined thermoblock heating systems eliminates any downtime so coffee and steam are always readily available. No aluminum contact means no taste transfers due to internal stainless steel layout.
Powerful 15-bar pump provides high pressure brewed coffee with crema time after time!
Intelligent Pre-Brew Aroma System (I.P.B.A.S.) ensures maximum flavor extraction with perfect crema!
96 oz. removable water container – good for about 60 espressos.
10 oz. (280 grams) bean hopper container.
Height adjustable separate water spout for your tea or any other drinks that need hot water.
Unique Clearyl Water Care System removes chlorine, lead, aluminum and copper from your tap water for a better tasting (and healthier) coffee. A special organic additive removes almost all carbon and eliminates decalcifying.
Electronic Clearyl cartridge change indicator makes sure that you always have the best water possible.
Additional Notes:
Any brewing or frothing can always be stopped by pushing any of the eight beverage buttons or the rotary dial. This does not affect the pre-sets. All pre-sets will remain in memory regardless of whether the machine is plugged in or not. Overriding will not change pre-set values, however, re-programming will establish new pre-set values.
FACTORY SETTINGS
Milk button: 30 seconds
Cappuccino button: 15 seconds milk, 3 oz. coffee, Normal, High
Latte Macchiato button: 16 seconds milk, pause 10 seconds, 3 oz. coffee, Strong, High
Special Coffee button: 3 oz. coffee, Extra Strong, High
Hot Water button: 6 oz., High
1 Ristretto button: .5 oz., Strong, High; Press button twice for 2 Ristretti, .5 oz. per cup, Strong, High
1 Espresso button: 1.5 oz., Strong, High; Press button twice for 2 Espressi, 1.5 oz. per cup, Strong, High
1 Coffee button: 5 oz, Normal, High; Press button twice for 2 coffee, 5 oz. per cup, Normal, High
Included with machine:
Stainless steel thermal milk container
Auto cappuccino cleaner
Clearyl water filter
Cleaning tablets
Measuring scoop
Water hardness indicator strip
DVD
Technical Specifications:
Limited Warranty: 2 years or 6,000 cups of coffee, whichever comes first