Gaggia Coffee machine User Manual

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Congratulations on your wise
choice!

As the proud owner of the Gaggia machine, you can now
experience the taste of a delicious cup of espresso or
cappuccino in the comfort of your own home.
Espresso coffee, originally created in Italy, is made by
rapidly forcing water that has been
heated to the correct brewing temperature, through a
special finely ground coffee.
The heart of the espresso machine is a precision engineered
pump.
The pump and water flow is easily controlled with just a
flick of the switch.

CAUTION:

This appliance is for household use.
Any repairs or servicing operations, with the exception of normal
cleaning and maintenance operations must be undertaken by
an authorized service centre.

1. Check

voltage to be sure that the voltage indicated on the

plate agrees with your voltage.

2. Never use warm or hot water to fill the water tank. Use

cold water only.

3. Keep your hands and the cord away from hot parts of the

appliance during operation.

4. Never clean with scouring powders or hard implements.

5. To avoid your machine scaling up, use purified or bottled

water.

6. Do not immerse base in water.

IMPORTANT

SAFEGUARDS

When using electrical appliances, basic safety
precautions should always be followed to reduce the
risk of fire, electric shock, and/or injury to persons,
including the following:

1 Read all instructions and information in this instruction book

and any other literature included in this packaging referring
to this product before operating or using this appliance.

2 This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including

children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental
capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless
they have been given supervision or instruction concerning
use of the appliance by a person responsible for their
safety.

3 Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs.
4 To protect against fire, electric shock and personal injury

do not immerse cord, plugs, or appliance in water or other
liquid.

5 Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used

by or near children.

6 Unplug from outlet when not in use and before cleaning.

Allow to cool before putting on or taking off parts and
before cleaning the appliance.

7 Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug

or in the event of appliance faults or damages. Return
appliance to the nearest authorized service centre for
examination, repair or adjustment.

8 The use of accessory attachments not recommended by the

appliance manufacturer may result in fire, electric shock or
personal injury.

9 Do not use outdoors.
10 Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter, or touch

hot surfaces.

11 Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner, or in

a heated oven.

12 This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including

children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities,
or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been
given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance
by a person responsible for their safety.

13 Do not use appliance for other than intended household

use.

14 Use extreme caution when using hot steam.
15 Save these instructions.

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Description of parts:

FIG. 01

1 Main switch
2 Manual dispensing / hot water button
3 Steam button
4 Dose programming/Coffee dispensing button
5 Correct temperature light
6 Turbo frother steam nozzle (removeable)
7 Filterholder
8 1 cup filter
9 Filter for pods
10 2 cup filter
11 Basin (removable)
12 “Perfect cream” Filter (OPTION)
13 Brewing head
14 Filterholder gasket
15 Overflowing protection hole
16 Shower disc
17 Tamper
18 Power cable and plug
19 Measuring spoon
20 Delivery spout
21 Tank cover
22 Grid (removable)
23 Cappuccino maker kit (OPTION)
24 Steam/hot water knob
25 Removable water tank

Instructions for the power supply
cord

A A short power-supply cord is provided to reduce risks of

getting tangled up or tripping over a longer cord.

B Longer extension cords are available and may be used if

care is exercised in their use.

C If a long extension cord is used:

1 the marked electrical rating of the extension cord

should be at least as great as the electrical rating of
the appliance.

2 if the appliance is of the grounded type, the extension

cord should be a grounding type

3 the cable does not hang from the table to avoid the

risk of getting caught up in it.

Preparation:

1. Remove the water tank cover (21) and fill the tank with
cold water checking the level through the tank window
shown in FIG. 02.

N.B.: The upper section of the tank (25) is provided with an

overflowing safety hole (15) in case of tank overfilling.

The water tank can also be removed (FIG.02), after

removing the tank cover (21).

Re-install tank with water and cover.

2. Insert plug (18) into a suitable wall outlet (see point 1
under “Caution”).

3. Push the main switch (1). The temperature light (5)
will flash until the temperature is reached; when the
temperature is reached the light will remain on.

Starting up

This procedure fills the water boiler with fresh water.

This should be done whenever the machine is switched on.

This machine, featuring a pump to brew coffee, is equipped
with a self-priming system.

Place an empty cup under the brewing head (13), do not
insert the filter holder and press the hot water/coffee switch
(2) (“1 Pos.).
You will hear the sound of the operating pump, and after
a few seconds, water will start flowing out of the brewing
head (13).

When the cup is filled press the hot water supply button (2)
again.

The Gaggia machine is now ready to be used.

Warning! Before removing the water tank,
make sure that the machine is off as not to
damage the self-primer.

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Caution: Never operate pump without water
in machine as damage to the pump may occur.
Damage of pump run without water is not covered

by warranty.

N.B.: The pump self-primer could be temporarily out of order

because of an “air bubble”.

In this case water does not flow from brewing head (13), and
the following procedure should be followed:
a)

Place a small frothing pitcher or mug under the steam

nozzle (6).

b) Turn the knob (24) counterclockwise to open the steam/

hot water dispensing tap and press the hot water/coffee
switch (2) to start dispensing.

c) After a few seconds, a steady stream of water will emerge

from the steam nozzle. Allow about one cup of water to
fill the pitcher. Press the hot water/coffee switch (2) and
close the steam/hot water tap (24) to stop dispensing.

The Gaggia machine is now ready to be used.

NOTE: The temperature ready-light (5) will automatically

flash as the machine boiler heats. After switching on
the machine for the first coffee, wait 6 minutes until the
machine has fully heated up, while for all subsequent
coffees the machine will be ready to use.

After coffee brewing, however, a little dripping may occur due
to wet coffee grinds in the filter-holder.

Important to know……

1.

The taste of your coffee depends on the characteristics

of the beans from which it is made, the type of bean,
where it was grown and processed. The coffee beans
that are roasted for a longer period of time and at higher
temperatures will be much darker in colour. Darker beans
will produce a richer cup of coffee than the lightly-roasted
beans.

2.

A variety of dark roasts are available from which you

can choose to brew your espresso. Each of these roasts
is a blend of coffee beans that are roasted at a specific
temperature producing a specific type of flavour. There are
decaffeinated beans that have up to 98% of the caffeine
content removed. The next time you purchase coffee for
your espresso maker, experiment with one of the many
kinds of coffee being sold. You may just find that it tastes
better than the blend you have been using.

3. A fine “espresso grind” for pump-driven machines must be
used. Be sure to ask for this when buying coffee or when
having beans ground. Do not use a blade-type grinder
because it makes too much coffee dust and produces an
irregular grind.

4. The mark of real espresso is its dark color, rich taste and
the light brown, natural froth called “crema” in Italian.

5. Cappuccino is simply a combination of espresso and hot,
frothy milk. Cappuccino is usually topped with cinnamon,
nutmeg or cocoa powder.

6. Espresso Coffee should be served immediately after it is
made.

7. Espresso is served in 2 to 2 ½ oz. demitasse cups. A 4 or
6 oz. cup or glass is used for cappuccino

8. Ideally, coffee beans should be ground immediately before
using. Remember, it must be an “espresso grind” for
pump-driven espresso machines.

9. It’s best to store ground coffee or beans in an airtight
container in the freezer of your refrigerator. Ground coffee
tends to absorb food odours.