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THE GRIND
When grinding coffee beans, the grind size
should be fine, but not too fine. The grind size
will affect the rate at which water flows through
the ground coffee in the filter basket and the
taste of the espresso.
If the grind is too fine (looks like powder and
feels like flour when rubbed between the
fingers), 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.
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 and lacking in colour and flavour.
SETTING THE GRIND SIZE
This machine has 30 grind settings to select
from, with the size selected displayed on the
LCD screen. The default grind size is 10.
When adjusting the grind size, a bar will display
on the LCD indicating a faster or slower pour.
PRE-INFUSE
SHOT
STEAM
SEC
AMOUNT
MANUAL
PAUSED
HOT
WATER
FLUSH
RESET
DEFAULTS
DESCALE
IN
PROGRESS
FILL
TANK
GRIND
DOUBLE
SINGLE
LOCK
HOPPER
GRIND
SIZE
SHOT TEMP
FASTER
POUR
SLOWER
POUR
CUSTOM
HOTTER
COOLER
CUSTOM
Use the GRIND SIZE selector on the left side of
the machine to adjust the grind size.
COARSER
FINER
DOSING THE COFFEE
• Fill the hopper with fresh coffee beans.
• Insert the required filter basket into the portafilter.
• Place the portafilter into the grinding cradle.
• If required, press the FILTER SIZE button to select
the filter basket size; Single or Double.
• If required, turn the GRIND AMOUNT dial to
change the grind time; clockwise to increase the
time and anti-clockwise to decrease.
NOTE
The default grind times are 9 seconds for a
1 cup filter and 15 seconds for a 2 cup filter.
• Press and release the portafilter to activate the
automatic dosing. The LCD will show the filter
basket filling.
• If you need to pause the grinding function, press
and release the portafilter. The LCD will show
PAUSED, it will remain paused for 10 seconds
before returning to READY mode.
• Press and release the portafilter to resume
grinding.
• Once grind is complete, the machine will beep.
NOTE
It is normal for the portafilter to appear overfilled
with ground coffee.
MANUAL DOSING
To manually dose the coffee, press and hold the
portafilter in the grinding cradle until the desired
amount of ground coffee has been dosed. To
stop grinding, release the portafilter.
The timer will count up, displaying the grind time.
