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8. After the brewing cycle has finished, discard the water.
9. The appliance is now ready to be used.
OPERATION
NOTE
Always make sure that there is enough water in the water tank and that the water
tank is properly attached to the appliance. The water level should be between the
MIN and MAX level.
PREPARING ESPRESSO
NOTE
A cold filter holder, filter and cup can reduce the extraction temperature enough to
significantly affect the quality of your espresso. We recommend to run a brewing
cycle without coffee grounds to preheat all parts before extraction.
1. Place the desired filter in the filer holder and fill the filter
with ground coffee using the provided measuring spoon.
We recommend 7-9g for a single cup and 13-15g for a double cup. The amount
will vary depending on your preferences and the ground coffee you use.
2. Tamp the ground coffee with the tamper. The coffee must be pressed evenly
to obtain a well-levelled and flat surface. Remove any coffee residue from the
edge of the filter holder.
3. Insert the filter holder into the brewing head with a 45°movement to the left and
turn it to the right to lock it in place. The filter holder must be perpendicular to
the appliance or slightly tilted towards the right.
4. Make sure the steam knob is in the OFF setting.
5. Place pre-warmed cup(s) on the drip plate.
6. Press the single or double cup button for the desired amount. The appliance
starts operating.
NOTE
• The coffee flavor will depend on many factors, such as the type of coffee beans,
degree of roast, freshness, coarseness or fineness of the grind, dose of ground
coffee, and tamping pressure. Experiment by adjusting these factors just one at
a time to achieve the preferred taste.
• There will be noise during the operating process. This is normal for a 20bar pump.
RELEVANCE OF EXTRACTION PRESSURE
• The gauge needle indicates the extraction pressure.
• A pressure within the "ESPRESSO RANGE" highlighted in grey on the gauge is ideal.
• When the gauge needle is below the "ESPRESSO RANGE" during extraction,
this indicates the espresso has been extracted with insufficient pressure. This can
happen when the water flow through the ground coffee is too fast, resulting in an
under-extracted espresso that is watery, cold and lacks crema and flavor. Possible
causes for under-extraction include the grind being too coarse, insufficient coffee
in the filter, insufficient tamping, or a combination of any of these. To resolve this:
• Select a finer coffee grind and retry.
• Increase the amount of coffee and retry.
• Increase the tamping pressure and retry.
• When the gauge needle is beyond the "ESPRESSO RANGE" during extraction,
this indicates the espresso has been extracted with too much pressure. This can
happen when the water flow through the ground coffee is too slow, resulting in
an over-extracted espresso that is very dark and bitter with a mottled and uneven
crema. Possible causes for over-extraction include the grind being too fine, too
much ground coffee in the filter, over tamping or a combination of any of these.
To resolve this:
• Select a coarser coffee grind and retry.
• Decrease the amount of coffee and retry.
• Decrease the tamping pressure and retry.
SETTING THE VOLUME OF SINGLE AND DOUBLE CUP
• Setting the volume of single cup:
1. Keep the single cup button pressed for approx. 3 seconds. An acoustic signal
sounds 3 times and the appliance starts the brewing process.
2. Press the single cup button again once the desired volume of espresso has
been extracted. An acoustic signal sounds 3 times to indicate the new single
cup volume has been set.
• Set the volume of double cup:
1. Keep the double cup button pressed for approx. 3 seconds. An acoustic signal
sounds 3 times and the appliance starts the brewing process.
2. Press the double cup button again once the desired volume of espresso has
been extracted. An acoustic signal sounds 3 times to indicate the new double
cup volume has been set.
NOTE
The selected brewing time must be between 8-60 seconds. Otherwise, the setting
fails to work.
