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17). If, on the other hand, you wish to make two coffees,
fill the filter with two scant measures of ground coffee
(about 6+6 gr.). Fill the filter with small quantities at a
time to avoid spillage of the ground coffee.
Caution:
To guarantee correct functioning, before refilling the filter with
ground coffee, ensure that it is free of any coffee powder resi-
due from the previous infusion.
3. Distribute the ground coffee evenly and press it down
lightly with the tamper (fig. 18). The way in which the
ground coffee is pressed down is a very important fac-
tor in obtaining a good espresso. If you press too firmly,
the coffee will come out slowly and have a thick, dark-
coloured consistency. On the other hand, if you press too
lightly, the coffee will come out too fast and will have a
thin, light-coloured consistency.
4. Remove any excess coffee from the edge of the filter-
holder, and attach the latter to the machine. Rotate the
hand-grip firmly to the right (fig. 14) to avoid any water
leakage.
5. Position the cup or cups under the nozzles of the filter-
holder (fig. 19). It is advisable to warm the cups before
making the coffee, by rinsing them with a little hot wa-
ter.
6. Check that the OK light (fig. 15) is on (if it is off, wait until
it comes on), and turn the selector knob to position
(fig. 16). Once you have obtained the quantity of coffee
you want, stop the process by rotating the selector knob
to position (fig. 12). (It is advisable not to dispense
coffee for more than 45 seconds)
7. To detach the filter-holder, rotate the hand-grip from
right to left.
Danger of scalding!
To avoid splashing, never detach the filter-holder while the
machine is dispensing.
8. To dispose of used coffee, hold the filter fast while pres-
sing it with the appropriate lever incorporated into the
hand-grip. Then turn out the grounds by turning the
filter-holder over and rapping it sharply (fig. 20).
9 . To switch off the coffee machine, turn the selector knob to
position .
Preparation of espresso using pods
1. Carry out the preheating process as described in the para-
graph “PREHEATING THE COFFEE MACHINE”, ensuring that
the filter-holder is left attached to the machine. By doing
this you will obtain hotter coffee.
Take note:
Use pods which conform to the ESE standard. This is will
be printed on the packet with the following trademark.
The ESE standard is a system accepted by the
major pod manufacturers. It allows you to pre-
pare an espresso coffee in a clean and simple
way.
2. Insert the small filter into the filter-holder, ensuring that
the pin is correctly inserted into the proper slot, as indica-
ted in fig. 13.
3. Insert the pod, centring it as far as possible over the filter
(fig. 21). Always follow the instructions on the packet of
pods for correct positioning of the pod on the filter.
4. Attach the filter-holder to the machine, making sure you
rotate it fully (fig. 14).
5. Proceed as in points 5, 6 and 7 of the previous paragraph.
To make cappuccino
1. Prepare espresso coffee as describe in the preceding para-
graphs, using sufficiently large cups.
2. Turn the selector knob to position (fig. 22): the relative
light will come on.
3. Meanwhile, fill a receptacle with about 100 grams of milk
for every cappuccino that you want to prepare. The milk
should be cold, from the fridge (not hot!). When choosing
a receptacle, take note of the fact that the volume of the
milk will increase 2 or 3 times.
Take note:
You are advised to use semi-skimmed milk, at fridge tempe-
rature.
4. Posizionare il recipiente con il latte sotto il cappucci4.
Position the receptacle with the milk under the milk-
frother.
5. Wait until the OK light comes on. This indicates that the
boiler has reached the ideal temperature for steam pro-
duction. It is quite normal that in reaching the ideal tem-
perature there should be some small emissions of water
and steam into the drip-tray (N).
6. Extract the milk-frother by pulling it forward and rotating
it to the left (fig. 23). Be careful not to touch the hot boi-
ler nozzle while performing this operation. Then position
the receptacle containing the milk under the milk-frother
itself.
7. Immerse the milk-frother into the milk to the depth of a
few millimetres (fig. 24). Rotate the steam-knob at least
half a turn in an anti-clockwise direction (fig. 25). The
steam will emit from the milk-frother, giving the milk a
Preparation of espresso coffee and Cappuccino
