Magimix L EXPRESSO PROGRAM, L EXPRESSO User Manual

L’ e xpresso • L’ e xpresso Program

L’ e xpresso Program Automatic

Instructions for use

Thank you for your loyalty and for the confidence you have shown in our brand.
You have just acquired a Magimix Expresso and we hope that it will give you
entire satisfaction. This appliance has been designed to produce genuine
espresso coffee.

Please read these instructions carefully before using your appliance
and keep them in a safe place.

Golden rules for making good espresso coffee

An espresso is a strong coffee with an extremely rich aroma, characterised
by its “chamois” coloured cream. To get the very best results, you must
follow four golden rules :

Quality of the ground coffee.

Use special espresso coffee that has been freshly roasted and ground.
To conserve all its freshness, avoid exposing it to air as much as possible.

Remember to push out as much air as possible each time you close the packet,
and keep it in an airtight container in the fridge.

Water quality.

A cup of coffee is more than 98% water! Chlorine, which is often present in
tap water, can spoil the taste of your coffee, while a build-up of limescale will
prevent your appliance from working properly. For these reasons, either use
bottled spring water (low mineral content) or filter your tap water.

Temperature.

The water which passes through the ground coffee should be simmering,
never boiling. The thermostat on your Magimix Expresso guarantees an
optimum brewing temperature.

Preparation.

You must preheat the empty filter holder. Before brewing the first cup of coffee,
allow the equivalent of a cupful of water to pass through it. Also remember to
preheat your cups. Place them on the cup heater tray or warm them through
using the hot-water pipe (cf. p. 12). That way, you will be able to enjoy your
espresso coffee in the best conditions, from the very first cup.

Espresso coffee should be served in a thick cup – conical, if possible, so that
all the cream rises to the surface.

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CONTENTS Pages

Description 4

Before you use your appliance for the first time

- Installation 6

- Setting the water hardness level 7

How to brew espresso coffee ?

- Preparing the machine 8

- Switching it on 9

- Manual/automatic switch-off 10

Extra functions

- Steam function 11

- Hot water function 12

Aftercare

- Cleaning 12

- Descaling 13

• Descaling the Expresso model

• Descaling the Expresso Program and
Program Automatic models

Troubleshooting ? 16

Recipes

- The different types of espresso coffee 18

- Coffees of the world 19

Safety instructions 21

Electrical instructions 22

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DESCRIPTION

Storage compartment lid

Control panel

Indicator
lights

Coffee
leveller

Filter holder

Water level
indicator

Drip tray with
removable grid

Cup heater tray

Function
selector

Hot water

/steam pipe

Filter

locking device

Water inlet

Removable water tank Storage compartment

Supplied with 2 “Extracrem” filters: - small filter: 1 cup espresso coffee pod (paper) or 1

cup espresso ground coffee.

- large filter: 2 cups ground coffee.

Measuring spoon (1 level spoonful = 7 g = 1 cup)

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Control panels for each model

• L’expresso

Coffee control button

On/off
button

• L’expresso Program

Coffee control button

On/off
button

Hot water button

Steam

button

Descaling button

Hot water button

Steam

button

• L’expresso Program Automatic

Coffee control button

On/off
button

Descaling light

Water volume adjuster

Hot water

and descaling button

Steam

button

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BEFORE YOU USE YOUR APPLIANCE

FOR THE FIRST TIME

Every single Magimix appliance is tested before it leaves the factory, which is why you may find
traces of water when you unpack your coffee maker. This is perfectly normal.
Before you use it for the first time, or if the machine has been left idle for a long period, rinse out
the water circuit to eliminate any residual water in the system.

Installation

• Lift up the appliance and unwind the length of power cord you

require. Wedge the cord into the specially-provided notch.

• Lift the water tank right out from behind and fill it with freshly-drawn

water. When you put it back, place the flexible tube inside.

You can also fill the water tank directly via the inlet located in the

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storage compartment.

Never fill the tank with hot water.

• Plug your appliance into an earthed socket.

• Turn the function selector as far as it will go, so that it is pointing to .

• For the Expresso Program Automatic model, you must also move

the water volume adjuster to the maximum level by turning it in an
anti-clockwise direction as far as the large .

• Switch your appliance on by pressing . The indicator light will

come on and the light will start to flash. When stays on, the
appliance is ready to brew coffee.

NB : If the selector is not turned to
will flash.

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, the

and indicator lights

• Place a fairly wide container under the pipe, press , and turn the selector function to .

Allow the equivalent of a bowlful of water to flow through. To halt the flow, turn the function selector
back to .

• Insert the empty filter holder (filter locking device at the back) in the

extractor head, opposite the arrow, and turn it towards the right.

• Place a sufficiently wide container under the filter holder and press

. The red indicator light will start to flash and the water will flow
into the bowl.
Stop the flow when the bowl is full by pressing again.

Wait for 10 to 15 seconds before removing the filter holder.

• Once the rinsing operation is finished, switch your appliance off by pressing , lift out the

water tank and empty it. Clean the tank, filter holder and filters. Fill the tank with freshly-drawn
water and put it back.

Setting the water hardness level
(Program and Program Automatic models only).

The Expresso Program and Expresso Program Automatic automatically tell you when they need
to be descaled (the indicator light will start to flash), but you must first adjust your appliance
according to the hardness of your water.

1- Measure the hardness of your water (cf. p.13).
2- Adjust the hardness setting on your appliance.

The Expresso has four hardness settings.

• Plug your appliance in but do not switch it on. Press for five seconds until the indicator

lights come on.

• Keep pressing briefly until you reach the right hardness setting. The hardness level

corresponds to the number of indicator lights that come on (cf. table below).

• To memorize the setting and exit the adjustment process, press . All the lights will go out.

NB : If no switch is activated for one minute, the process will automatically be interrupted (the
indicator lights will go out), without affecting the last memorized setting.

You water is… Level Level indicators

Very soft or soft 1

Average hardness 2

Hard 3

Very hard 4

Indicator light on. Flashing indicator light. Indicator light off.

NB : When the appliance is delivered, it is programmed to level 3.

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HOW TO BREW ESPRESSO COFFEE?

Preparing your appliance

• Fill the tank with freshly-drawn water.

• Press : The power indicator light will come on and stay on, while

the indicator will start to flash.

NB : If the function selector has not been turned to , both the
and indicators will flash.

• Choose the filter according to the type of espresso coffee you wish

to brew.

• Place the filter you have chosen in the filter holder.

- 1 cup ground coffee or coffee pod = small filter.

- 2 cups ground coffee = large filter.

• Ground coffee

1 - Fill the filter using the measuring spoon :

1 level spoonful = 1 cup, 2 level spoonfuls = 2 cups.

NB : Level = full but not rounded.

overflow.

Too fine a grind of coffee may block the filter.
Too much ground coffee may cause the filter holder to

2 - Tamp down the coffee using the leveller (keep it horizontal in the

filter).

Do not compact the coffee.
Do not leave any ground coffee on the rim of the filter

holder.

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