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You can recognise an espresso by its
characteristic aroma and its typical crema. But
this requires high pressure and an excellent
fresh espresso coffee which has been well
roasted and correctly ground.
If you cannot buy espresso ground coffee, use
a coffee grinder to grind the beans.
So as to obtain a sufficient crema with a good
colour, it is normal that the flow rate of the
coffee is slower than with a filter coffee
machine.
To guarantee complete success for your
espresso, you must also use freshly-drawn
water (so that it has not had time to stagnate
in the air), without any chlorine odour and at
a fairly cold temperature.
The coffee must not be ground too fine. It
must be slightly granulated. If it is too fine,
you risk blocking the grid of the brewing
head and the filter. Only use Espresso ground
coffee. Do not use any other type of coffee
such as filter, cafetiere, instant etc.
Before first using your machine
Before using your appliance for the first time,
clean the water heating system, without
coffee in the filter holder, filling the water
tanks once or twice, as follows:
• Open the lid and lift out the water tank
using the handle (1). Fill with water (2).
• Replace the tank, positioning it firmly to
ensure that water can enter, and close the
lid (3).
• Press the Start/Stop switch (4) whereby the
blue operating control lamp blinks. Two
filters are kept in the tank lid.
• Place one of the filters in the filter holder
(5). Then put the filter holder on the
appliance’s brewing head.
• To ensure that the filter holder is in the
correct position, turn the handle so it points
to the left (6), place the filter holder flat
against the brewing head, then turn the
handle towards the right (7) as far as it can
go (may not be at right-angles).
• Place a container, as large as possible,
beneath the filter holder (8).
• As soon as the blue operating control lamp
glows continuously,
The appliance is ready to operate.
• Pressing the double coffee button
(10)
will now cause water to run through the
water circuit.
Repeat this process five times.
As an optional extra, there is a filter
cartridge available (N° art. F088 not
delivered with the appliance).
Using the various functions of
your espresso machine
1. MAKING AN ESPRESSO
.WITH ESPRESSO GROUND COFFEE
For best results, we recommend that you first
pre-heat the accessories (filter holder, filter
and cups) without putting in ground
coffee. To do this :
• Fill the water tank (1) (2) (3) and start the
appliance (4).
• Put the filter holder in place (6) (7), and
place one or two cups underneath.
• As soon as the control lamp on the coffee
buttons glows continuously, the appliance is
ready to operate.
• Press the coffee keys
or
(9) (10).
• The cups will be filled with hot water then
empty them.
Once the appliance is hot, the espresso cups
can then be pre-heated on the cup warming
plate.
. Preparing an espresso :
• Fill the water tank (1) (2) (3) and start the
appliance (4).
• Put the filter for one or two cups into the
filter holder (5).
• Put one or two measures of ground coffee
into the filter with the measuring spoon and
tamp down using the measuring spoon (11)
(12).
• Remove any ground coffee which is lying
around the filter (13).
• Replace the filter holder (6) (7).
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