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14.  HOW TO MAKE PERFECT COFFEE

PERFECT ESPRESSO

UNDER-EXTRACTED COFFEE

OVER-EXTRACTED COFFEE

FROTH: nut-brown  coloured 
with reddish lights and light coloured 
streaks, 3-4 mm thick

FROTH: 

clear and thin with large 

bubbles

FROTH: 

dark and thin, only at the edges

BODY:  

dense, full-flavoured and 

smooth

BODY:  

thin, watery

BODY:  

excessive

TASTE:  

well-balanced 

and 

lingering

TASTE:  

weak and short-lived

TASTE:  strong, astringent, lingering 
and bitter on the palate

AROMA:   intense

AROMA:   not pronounced

AROMA:  weak, with a hint of burnt 
coffee

GRINDING LEVEL: 

Correct

GRINDING LEVEL: too coarse. Adjust the 

mill to a lower position, follow-
ing the instructions in section 
"6.4 Select the grinding level"

GRINDING LEVEL: too fine. Adjust the mill 

to a higher position, following the 
instructions in section "6.4 Select the 
grinding level"

QUANTITY COFFEE IN FILTER: 
 

 Correct

QUANTITY COFFEE IN FILTER:  
 

Not enough. Increase the quan-
tity by turning the dial "B2. 
Ground coffee quantity dial" as 
described in section "6.8 Ad-
justing the quantity of ground 
coffee in the filter"

QUANTITY COFFEE IN FILTER:  
 

Too much: reduce the quantity by 
turning the dial "B2. Ground coffee 
quantity dial" as described in section 
"6.8 Adjusting the quantity of ground 
coffee in the filter"

PRESSING:   Correct

PRESSING:   Too light

PRESSING:   Too heavy

Summary of Contents for La Specialista EC933 Series

Page 1: ...EC933X COFFEE MAKER Instructions for use...

Page 2: ...2 C3 C2 C4 C1 C6 C9 C5 C7 C8 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12 B14 B13 B1 B16 B15 B17...

Page 3: ...3 A1 A23 A6 A21 A22 A10 A11 A12 A14 A13 A5 A2 A3 A7 A8 A9 A4 A15 A16 A17 A18 A19 A20...

Page 4: ...4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 14 0 5 L MAX...

Page 5: ...5 17 20 21 23 27 28 29 30 31 32 18 19 MAX 22 24 25 26...

Page 6: ...scription of the accessories page 2 C C1 Filter holder C2 Easy Clean filter 1 coffee C3 Easy Clean filter 2 coffee C4 Total HardnessTest indicator paper C5 Descaler C6 Water softener filter if present...

Page 7: ...machine The filter is now active and the coffee machine can be used 5 MENU SETTINGS Please note Once in the menu you can modify all the menu functions as described intheprevioussections 5 1 Coffee tem...

Page 8: ...mpliance with European regulations Proceed as follows 1 Press and hold the B3 and B7 buttonstogether for at least 3 seconds to access the menu The B15 and B16 lights alternate 2 Press the B6 button Th...

Page 9: ...terholder C1 fig 21 2 Press the X2 button if you are using the 2 coffee filter 3 Attach the filter holder to the outlet of the coffee mill A22 aligningitwith INSERT thenturningittotheright fig 22 Grin...

Page 10: ...milk not frothed Caffelatte Macchiato Flat White Cappuccino Espresso Mac chiato Hot Milk frothed 3 Placethejug C9 containingthemilkunderthecappuccino maker A8 fig 28 4 Immersethecappuccinomakerinthem...

Page 11: ...ance delivers hot water from the spout A5 then goes off automatically 3 To stop delivery press again the button You should not deliver hot water for more than 60 seconds 11 CLEANING 11 1 Cleaning the...

Page 12: ...andwhen ever you replace the water softener filter C6 if present with adampclothandalittlemildwashingupliquid 2 Remove the filter if present and rinse with running water 3 Replacethefilter ifpresent...

Page 13: ...ange Proceed as follows 1 Pressandholdthe B3 and B7 buttonstogether for at least 3 seconds to access the menu The B15 and B16 lights alternate 2 turn the mode selector dial B8 to the position the B14...

Page 14: ...ale programme starts and the descaler liquid comes out of the spouts and boiler outlet The descale programme removes limescale deposits from inside the appliance by au tomatically performing a series...

Page 15: ...orrect GRINDING LEVEL too coarse Adjust the mill to a lower position follow ing the instructions in section 6 4 Select the grinding level GRINDING LEVEL too fine Adjust the mill to a higher position f...

Page 16: ...ce is at temperature when the light remains on steadily Steam delivery has ended and the steamdial A4 isinthesteamposition Turn the dial to the position flashing The filter holder has been detached fr...

Page 17: ...e coffee is delivered too slowly or not at all Extract the filter holder and repeat the operations to make the coffee bearing in mind the indications in section 6 4 Se lect the grinding level and the...

Page 18: ...e attached to the appliance Thegroundcoffeehasnotbeenpressed or is too much Clean as described in section 6 6 Grind the coffee directly into the filter The coffee froth is too light delivered from the...

Page 19: ...ilter If you want to change coffee quality All the coffee beans in the machine must be removed Empty the bean container if necessary vacuum the remaining beans Attach the filter holder and operate the...

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