– Push the portafilter up, against the brewing head, and turn the handle counter
clock wisely to the right until you feel some resistance and the handle is in the
LOCK position. The handle will then roughly be in a 90 ° angle to the machine.
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– Place a cup on the drip tray under the portafilter outlets (before the first use, take
a larger tank).
– Check if the selector is set to the standby position in the center l.
– Plug the power plug into a suitable wall power outlet.
– Press the ON/OFF button, the appliance is switched on. The red function light
lights up and the green control light flashes slowly.
– Also check if the function button is not pressed in and is set to the brewing posi-
tion
. Once the machine reaches the operation temperature for coffee extrac-
tion, the green temperature control light lights up constantly and the appliance
is ready for use.
– Now, turn the selector to the left to the cup position
out of the portafilter.
Before the first use, let the water of the filled water tank run through (if necessary,
empty the tank placed on the drip tray multiple times!). When using the appli-
ance again afterwards, it should be enough to let water run through for approx.
20 seconds to warm up the appliance parts.
– Then, turn the selector back to the standby position in the center l, the water
flow stops.
– Turn the portafilter handle clock wisely to the left, towards INSERT.
– Pull portafilter and filter insert downwards and out.
CAUTION: Both parts are hot, do not scald yourself.
– Once the red and green control light light up, your appliance is ready for making
coffee.
NOTE: When water is pumped through the appliance for the first time, air getting
into the appliance might cause a slightly louder noise. After approx. 20 seconds the
noise will go away.
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: the hot water will flow
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W I TH YO U R SO LI S PRI MA R OM A
NOTE: Check the water level in the water tank before every use. Change the
water daily. Fill the water tank with fresh, cold tap water before every use.
Do not use any distilled water, soda or other liquids.
F IL L I NG T H E F IL TE R I N S E R T W I TH GR OU ND C O FF EE
A N D T A M PI N G
– Choose the right filter insert: Use the smaller filter for 1 cup and the larger filter
for 2 cups. If you want to make a big cup of coffee, please use – depending on
the desired intensity – the filter insert for 2 cups and let more water run through.
– Wipe the filter insert clean with a dry cloth.
– Place the filter insert in the portafilter (watch out for bulge in filter insert and
notch in portafilter!).
– Fill the filter insert with ground coffee. Count 1–2 measuring spoons per cup.
– Gently tap the portafilter against the worktop so that the ground coffee in the
filter insert is spread out evenly. Use the tamper to compress the ground coffee.
– After tamping, remove coffee leftovers from the portafilter edge so that it can be
correctly attached to the brewing head.
I N S E RT IN G T H E P O R TA FI LT E R
– Attach the portafilter to the brewing group:
Hold the portafilter under the brewing head so that the handle is located to the
left, under the INSERT marking.
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