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Safety Warnings
• Proper precautions must be made to avoid burns from sprays of hot water or steam.
• Avoid touching any hot surfaces on the machine or any parts of the lter basket holder,
lter basket, or any parts of the steam wand while the Espresso Maker is in use or after it is
just been used to prepare hotbeverages.
• To avoid water spillage, it is necessary to wipe the drip tray clean. Lift the drip plate up and
off the unit. Empty water, wipe dry, and replace drip plate.
BEFORE USING FOR THE FIRST TIME
1. Before brewing your rst cup of espresso, we suggest you pre-clean the machine. Place the
Espresso Maker on a level surface, within close proximity to a sink to discard water.
2. Make sure the Espresso Maker is unplugged.
3. Brew 2 carafes of water without coffee, following the procedures outlined in the Brewing
Espresso sectionof this Instruction Manual. This will thoroughly clean the unit.
BREWING ESPRESSO
1. Make sure the function knob is in the OFF position. Plug the Espresso Maker into a 120V AC
electrical outlet. The blue POWER light should be off.
2. Remove the water tank safety lid by turning it counter-clockwise.
3. To brew fresh espresso, ll glass carafe with 2 to 4 cups of cold water, using the markings
on the carafe forreference. Pour water into the water tank.
4. Turn the water tank safety lid clockwise until it is tightly sealed.
5. If the lter basket holder is locked into the Espresso Maker, remove from the brew head.
Grasp the handle rmly and turn clockwise until the handle faces the left, unlocked position.
The lter basket holder will drop down and out from the brew head.
6. With the measuring spoon, measure ground espresso coffee and place into the lter basket
until the“4”level mark indicated inside the lter. Gently tamp the coffee to pack it. To
assure a proper t intotheEspresso Maker’s brew head, do not add coffee above this “4”
level mark. For best results, use MEDIUM to FINE (espresso) ground coffee.
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