8.1 STARTING UP
1 Turn on the water supply tap.
2 Turn on the switch, led on, the machine is turned on and the pump is activated, filling the boiler with water.
3 Turn on the electric power supply to the boiler heating elements.
4 Wait for the machine to reach its working pressure, correct thermal balance.
Model with gas
1 Turn on the water supply tap.
2 Turn on the switch, led on, the machine is turned on and the pump is activated, filling the boiler with water.
3 Turns on the electric power supply to the boiler heating elements.
4 Turn the gas tap 13 to the vertical open position and hold down the incorporated button, at the same time
repeatedly pressing hard on the piezelectric button 14 until the spark lights the gas flame (carry out this
operation looking through window 16). Hold the tap button 13 down for approx. 30 seconds to allow the safety
system to keep the flame alight. If the flame goes out, repeat the operation.
Should the flame not light up, avoid insisting and closed the gas tap by turning it 90° in a clockwise
direction.
5 Wait for the machine to reach its working pressure, correct thermal balance.
9 USE
The machine has a top shelf on which the cups are kept and heated, ready for use.
This is very important for abtaining good coffee as the pre-warmed cup stops the coffee from growing cold too
quickly.
9.1 Preparing coffee
Unclamp the filter-holder from the dispensing unit and knock any grouts out into the drawer especially provided for
this purpose, taking care not to damage the rim of the filter. Use the filter for 1 or 2 coffees, according to need.
Fill the filter with the measure of coffee, level it off and press it down gently with the presser. Remove any ground
coffee that has stuck to the rim of the filter while pressing.
If ground coffee is left on the rim of the filter, a leaktight seal is not ensured, with consequent leaktight seal
is not ensured, with consequent leaking of water and coffee grounds.
Lock the filter-holder into the dispensing unit firmly to obtain a leaktight seal. Place the cups under the spouts and
start pouring. When the coffee has been poured, leave the filterholder attached to the dispensing unit until the next
coffee is required.
When pouring, beware of the hot parts of the machine, especially the coffee dispensing units, the steam and
hot water spouts. Do not for any reason put your hands under the units and the spouts when they are
operating.
The grinding of the coffee beans is of fundamental importance to the making of good coffee, and the granular
texture of the resulting grounds should be such that it takes 25-30 second to produce the beverage. If the coffee is
ground too coardsely the coffee will be pale in colour and weak in flavour, with only a very small amount of white
cream, and if the grounds are too fine, the coffee will be dark with no cream. Good coffee can only be made if the
beans are freshly and uniformly ground (only possible when the blades of the coffee grinder are sharp) and are then
measured out into the correct quantities (roughly 6 grams per measure).
The importance of freshly ground coffee beans is due to the fact that once ground, they rapidly lose their aromatic
qualities, and fats present in the beans go rancid.
9.2 Preparing capuccino Fig. 2
Make cup of cappuccino with the express coffee.
Use a high and narrow jug, half-filled with milk.
Place the jug under the spount so that the nozzle touches the bottom.
Turn on the steam tap and lower the jug so that the nozzle is almost at the surgace of the milk.
Continuously move the jug up and down so that the nozzle moves in and out of the milk, causing it to froth.
Turn off the steam tap and pour the milk into the cup.
Immediately after carrying out this operation, clean the spout with a sponge or a clean cloth so that the
milk does not dry on it. Be careful as the spout is hot and may burn your hand.
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