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You can recognize an espresso by its characteristic aroma and its typical light brown «crema» found on top of
the coffee. But this requires high pressure and an excellent espresso coffee which has been well roasted and
cOiTectlygtound. If you cannot buy ground espresso coffee, use a coffee grinder to grind the beans. The coffee
must not be ground too fine. It must be slightly granulated. If itis too fine, you risk blocking the grid of the
brewing head and the filter.
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 odor and at a fairly coldtemperature.
Before using your machine for the first time
Click here to see steps 1-11.
Before using your appliance for the first time, clean the water heating system (without coffee in the filter holder and
filling the water container once or twice as folJows:
. Open the lid and lift out the water container using the handle (1). Fill the water container with fresh, cold water
(2).
. Replace the water container back into the appliance by positioning it firmly in the water container compartment
(3) and close the lid.
The water level in the water container can be checked at any time using the window provided for this purpose, so if
necessary you can add more water (4).
.Turn on the appliance (5). The red operating light and the orange temperature control indicator light will both
come on.
.Place one of the filter baskets in the filter hold (11). Then put the filterholder on the appliance's brewing head.
.To ensure that the filter holder is in the correct position, turn the handle so itpoints to the left at a 45 degree angle
(6), place the filter holder flat against the brewing head, then turn thehandle towards the right (7) as far as it can go
(8).
.Place a container, as large as possible,beneath the filter holder (9).
.As soon as the orange indicator light goes off, turn the selector to the .he setting (9) and anow an the water in
the water container to run through.
.If necessary, you can stop the operation by turning the selector to the 0 setting to empty the container, then
resume the operation.
Using the various functions of your espresso machine
Click here to see steps 1-11.