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How to make a good Espresso coffee:
1 Follow the procedure described under
“Prepara-
tion”
.
2 Select the correct filter basket (10, 11) and insert it in
the filter holder (9).
Use the small filter for 1 cup and the large filter for 2 cups
of espresso.
Then insert the filter holder (9) into the brewing head
(11) to warm-up
3 Wait until the machine has reached the correct tempera-
ture with filter holder inserted (heating time of about 6
minutes).
Pre-heat the filter holder (9) by pressing the coffee/
hot water switch (2); water will start coming out of the
filter holder (this operation is required for the first coffee
only).
After dispensing 50cc of water press again the coffee /
hot water switch (2) to stop water dispensing.
4. Remove the filter holder (9) and fill it with ground coffee
using the measuring spoon included in the supply. Place
one level measure of coffee in basket for each cup of
espresso. Do not overfill. Gently tamp down coffee with
the tamper (18) provided. Do not compress too firmly.
5 Clean any excess coffee from the rim of filter holder (9).
Insert filter holder into brew head by holding handle ap-
proximately 45 degrees to the left as you face machine.
When properly aligned,move handle firmly to the right
to lock into position.
The handle should point to the front of the machine or
slightly to the right.
6 Place one or two espresso cups on the drip plate to line up
with the spouts of the filter holder. Press the hot water/
coffee switch (2).
7 When the cups are 3/4 full, press again the coffee
switch(2). The more water you allow to flow, the weaker
the coffee. When properly made, the espresso will have
a light brown foam “crema” floating on the top.
If not, refer to “In the event of faulty function”.
8 Remove cups and serve.
9 To make more espresso, carefully and slowly remove the
filter holder by moving handle to the left. Be careful as
hot water will be on top of the coffee grinds in the holder.
Some water will continue to drip from brewing head as
filter holder is removed. That is normal and due to the
Preparing cappuccino:
When preparing to make a cappuccino, have all of the ingre-
dients at hand as well as a frothing pitcher (or mug) halffilled
with skimmed or low-fat milk and cups that are larger (6 oz.)
than those used for espresso.
OPTIONAL
pump pressure in the system. Knock out used coffee
grinds from filter. For more espresso repeat steps 4 to 8
above
How to use the coffee pods
To use pods, use exclusively the appropriate filter (16).
After heating (“see “
How to make a good Espresso
coffee”
section, step 3), remove the filter holder (9) and
insert the pod; make sure that the pod paper does not come
out of the filter holder.
Insert the filter holder in the machine with a 45° movement
leftwards.
Then turn rightwards to hold it in position. The filter holder
handle shall be perpendicular to the machine or slightly
moved rightwards.
Then follow the
“How to make a good Espresso
coffee”
procedure – steps 6 to 8.
“Perfect crema” device (13)
If the type of coffee grinding is not correct (no coffee
cream result), we suggest you to use the
“perfect
crema”
device to obtain a perfect espresso with
traditional cream.
The
“perfect crema”
device is composed of: a frothing
jet device (Y), to be inserted into the central hole of the
filter holder, and the
“perfect crema”
disc (X) which
must be put on it. At this stage you can insert the filter
for the ground coffee.
N.B.: Use the
“perfect crema”
device with the 2-cups
filter basket, only. To make 1 or 2 espresso coffees, simply
fill the 2-cups filter basket with the right amount of ground
coffee (one or two measures).
We recommend that the
“perfect cream”
device be
cleaned on a daily basis, before use, in order to prevent
any blockage of the delivery holes. A pin may be used
to clean out the hole.