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to the air for a long time), without any odor
of chlorine and at a cold enough temperature.
Tips :
• For best results, preheat the accessories
(filter holder and cups) by running water
directly into the cups (see paragraph
«Rinsing the water system»).
• The quantity of coffee is already
preprogrammed for the preparation of one
or two cups. To change the pre-programmed
quantity of coffee, refer to the paragraph
“Programming cup filling”.
. Preparing an espresso :
Your appliance allows you to prepare an
espresso using either ground coffee or an
«ESE» measure.
•
Fill the water tank (b).
• Press the “on/off” control «
» (e2), and its
indicator light will flash.
• Turn the function selector (d) to the position
«
».
a. Preparing an espresso with ground
coffee:
• Align the arrow located on the filter holder
with the desired position by turning the
selection ring (h1)
(5)
:
«
» = 1 cup
«
» = 2 cups
• Put ground coffee into the filter holder,
pressing the ground coffee down firmly with
the back of the spoon (1 measuring spoon
(m) = 1 cup)
(5)
.
• Clean the edges of the filter holder.
•
Put the filter holder in place
(3)
.
• Place one or two espresso cups beneath the
filter holder. If necessary, adjust the height
of the grille support
(4)
.
As soon as the appliance reaches the right
temperature, the indicator light on the “on/
off” control «
» (e2) stops flashing.
• Press the control (e6) «
» or the control
(e7) «
».
Extraction stops automatically when the
preprogrammed quantity of coffee is
obtained.
• Take out the filter holder and remove the
ground coffee by pressing the ejection
control (h2)
(6)
.
Notes :
. To obtain a shorter coffee, it is
possible to
interrupt the automatic cycle at any time by
pressing the control (e6) or (e7).
. To obtain a longer coffee
, it is possible to
prolong extraction after the machine has
stopped automatically by holding down the
control (e6) or (e7).
b. Preparing an espresso with an “ ESE ”
measure
• Use only measures of the type “ESE”.
The E.S.E system was designed to make an
Italian-style «ristretto» (pressed) espresso for a
quantity of coffee between 35 and 50 ml.
«ESE» for «
E
asy
S
erving
E
spresso» (simplified
preparation of espresso) is a measure of
selected coffee, ground and compacted
between two filter papers which makes it
ready to use. This system simplifies the
preparation of an espresso by avoiding the
measuring and compressing operations and
facilitating the cleaning of the appliance.
It is neither intended nor recommended that
you make a long coffee with these measures.
We advise that you take care not to deform
the «ESE» measures during handling and
storage.
• Align the arrow on the filter holder with the
position 1 cup «
» by turning the selection
ring (h1)
(5)
.
• Place the measure in the filter holder fitted
with its «ESE» filter. If the measure has a
tongue, fold down the tongue towards the
interior
(7)
.
• Put the filter holder in place
(3)
.
• Place a cup below the filter holder. If
necessary adjust the height of the grille
support
(4)
.
As soon as the appliance reaches the right
temperature, the indicator light of the “on/
off” control «
» (e2) stops flashing.
• Press the control (e6) «
».
Extraction stops automatically once the
preprogrammed quantity of coffee has been
obtained.
• Remove the filter holder and throw away the
used measure by pressing the ejection
control (h2)
(6)
.
