Do Not Pack Coffee Tightly.
Do Not Fill More Coffee
Than indicated By The
Marking.
This might cause clogging
or overflow (see section
Problems Causes).
4. To insert the filter holder,
line up the arrow
located on the thumb
guard of the filter holder
with the arrow on the
left side of the machine.
Raise the filter holder up
into brewing head and
turn the filter holder
firmly to the right, until it
can go no further.
The arrow on the filter
holder should be as far
right in the lock range as
possible. If the arrow is
not at least in the middle
of the lock range, do not
operate the machine.
Rather, remove the filter
holder and reinsert it as
described above until
the arrow is within the
lock range (see figure 3).
By
following this
this will
filter holder
dislodged as
brewing
5.
Unscrew the boiler cap
(a) by turning it counter
clockwise (see figure 4).
6. Using the glass carafe,
fill the boiler chamber
with fresh, cold water
(see figure 5).
Measuring Guidelines
The
glass carafe (i) has
markings for 2 cups and
4 cups and steaming.
2 cups of water yields
2 cups of espresso.
3 cups of water yields
2 cups espresso, plus
steam for frothing milk for
cappuccino.
4 cups of water yields
4 cups espresso.
cups of water yields
4 cups of espresso, plus
steam for frothing milk for
cups Of
water is the upper rim of
the metal band surrounding
the carafe.
CAUTION
Never fill the boiler cham-
ber while your “IL
Bistro” is in the
or
position.
It should be in the
(off)
position.
Never pour more than 12
of water into the boiler
chamber.
Place the boiler cap (a)
on the machine and turn
it clockwise until it is
secure (see figure 6).
Next, place the carafe
lid on the carafe so
that the opening points
towards the pouring
spout on the carafe (see
figure 7).
Position the carafe
under the filter holder.
Make sure that the nozzle
in the filter holder points
through the opening of the
carafe lid (see figure 8).
Make sure that the overflow
grid is in place.
10. To make esoresso
11.
12.
directly into the cups,
clip the cup adapter(g)
onto the filter holder (see
figure 9). Place cups
directly under the two
spouts (see figure 10).
Now you are ready to
make espresso. Simply
turn the selector switch
to the left
(see
figure 11). The on/off
indicator light will
illuminate.
After approximately
2 minutes the water will
have reached the proper
temperature. The water
at this time will pass
through the ground
coffee, producing
espresso in the glass
carafe or in the cups,
whichever you choose.
13. Once the espresso has
14.
stopped brewing, turn
“off” the machine by
moving the switch to the
position. The control
light will go out, indicating
that the machine is off.
Before you remove the
filter holder for cleaning,
make sure that the
boiler is no longer
under pressure (see
section CAUTION
PRESSURE).
