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ADVANCED FEATURES
PRE-INFUSION PROGRAMMING
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With machine in STANDBY mode, press UP and DOWN arrows together
to enter Pre-Infusion programming mode.
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Press MENU button to move between Pre-infusion Duration and Power.
PRE-INFUSION DURATION
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The LCD will display the current Pre-Infusion Duration.
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Press UP or DOWN arrow to vary time (see fig. 15 ).
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We recommend a range of between 5- 15secs as being optimum.
PRE-INFUSION POWER
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The LCD will display current Pre-Infusion Power.
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Press UP or DOWN arrows to vary power (see fig.
16
).
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We recommend a range of between 50–65 as being optimum.
Press EXIT to confirm setting and return to STANDBY mode.
ALERTS
STEAM LED FLASHING AT START UP
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The machine will not enter START UP mode when the STEAM LEVER is
in the OPEN position and the STEAM LED is flashing.
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Move lever to the CLOSED position for the machine to enter
START UP mode.
HOT WATER LED FLASHING AT START UP
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The machine will not enter START UP mode when the HOT WATER dial
is in the OPEN position and the HOT WATER LED is flashing.
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Move dial to the CLOSED position for the machine to enter
START UP mode.
HOT WATER LED FLASHING
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The HOT WATER LED will flash when the HOT WATER function has
been operating for longer than 1 minute.
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Move dial to CLOSED position for machine to enter STANDBY mode.
FILL TANK
If FILL TANK icon is displayed on LCD (see fig.
17
), add water to tank until
machine returns to STANDBY mode.
CLEAN ME
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The machine will detect when 200 extractions have been carried out
since the last clean cycle.
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The CLEAN ME! Icon will be displayed on the LCD screen the next time
the machine enters START UP mode (see fig. 18 ).
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For information on how to clean the machine, refer to the CARE &
CLEANING instructions.
PRE HEATING
HEATING YOUR CUP OR GLASS
A warm cup will help maintain the coffee’s optimal temperature. Pre-heat
your cup by rinsing with hot water from the Hot Water outlet and place on
the cup warming tray.
HEATING THE PORTAFILTER AND FILTER BASKET
A cold portafilter and filter basket can reduce the extraction temperature
enough to significantly affect the quality of your espresso. Always ensure
the portafilter and filter basket are pre-heated with hot water from the Hot
Water outlet before initial use.
NOTE
Always wipe the filter basket dry before dosing with ground coffee as
moisture can encourage channelling where water bypasses the ground
coffee during extraction.
SELECTING FILTER BASKET
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Use Single Wall filter baskets when grinding fresh whole coffee beans
(see fig.
19
).
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Use Dual Wall filter baskets if using pre-ground coffee (see fig.
20
).
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Use the 1 cup filter basket when brewing single cups and the 2 cup filter
basket when brewing two cups, stronger single cups or mugs.
THE GRIND
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When grinding coffee beans for espresso, the grind size should be fine
but not too fine.
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If the grind is too fine, the water will not flow through the coffee
even when under pressure. The resulting espresso will be OVER
EXTRACTED, dark in colour and bitter in flavour.
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If the grind is too coarse the water will flow through the ground coffee
in the filter basket too quickly. The resulting espresso will be UNDER
EXTRACTED, lacking in colour and flavour.
COFFEE DOSING AND TAMPING
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Wipe coffee basket with a dry cloth.
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Using Single Wall filter baskets, grind coffee to fill the coffee basket
consistent pressure every time.
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Tap the portafilter several times to collapse and distribute the coffee
evenly in the filter basket.
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Tamp down firmly (see fig.
21
).
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As a guide to dose, the top edge of the metal cap on the tamper should
be level with the top of the filter basket AFTER the coffee has been
tamped.
TRIMMING THE DOSE
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Insert the Razor™ dosing tool into the coffee basket until the shoulders of
the tool rest on the rim of the basket. The blade of the dosing tool should
penetrate the surface of the tamped coffee.
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Rotate the Razor™ dosing tool back and forth while holding the portafilter
on an angle to trim off excess coffee grinds (see fig.
22
).
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Wipe excess coffee from the rim of the filter basket to ensure a proper
seal is achieved in the group head.
PURGING THE GROUP HEAD
Run a short flow of water through the group head by pressing and holding
the 1 CUP button to purge any ground coffee residue from the group head
and stabilise the temperature prior to extraction.
