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6 tiPs for cHoosinG coffee
As a general rule any type of coffee available on the market
can be used. however, coffee is a natural product and its flavor
changes according to its origin and blend. Therefore it is a good
idea to try different types, in order to find the most suited to
your personal taste.
For best results, we recommend using blends which are made
especially for espresso coffee machines. Coffee should always
be dispensed by the Portafilter without a "dripping" effect.
The speed of coffee dispensing can be modified by slightly
changing the amount of coffee in the filter and/or using a
different coffee grind.
BEFORE USING THE HOT wATER/STEAM
FUNCTION, MAKE SURE THAT THE STEAM SPOUT
(PANNARELLO) IS POSITIONED OVER THE DRIP TRAy.
7 Hot Water
Danger of scalding! At the beginning, short
spurts of hot water may come out. The brew-
ing spout can reach high temperatures: do not touch it
with bare hands.
• (Fig.7) - Press the ON/OFF button (17).
• Wait until the brew button light (15) turns on. T he machine
is now ready.
• During this operation, the brew button (15) may flash on
and off; this is to be considered as standard operation and
not a fault.
• (Fig.8) - Place a container or a glass under the steam spout
(Pannarello). Open the knob (3) by turning it counter-
clockwise and press the button (15).
• When the desired quantity of hot water has been
dispensed, press the button (15) and close the knob (3) by
turning it clockwise.
• Remove the container with hot water.
8 steam / caPPuccino
Danger of scalding! At the beginning, short
spurts of hot water may come out. The brew-
ing spout can reach high temperatures: do not touch it
with bare hands.
• (Fig.7) - Press the ON/OFF button (17).
• Wait until the brew button (15) turns on.
• (Fig.19) - Press the steam button (16). The brew button
light goes off (15).
• Wait until the steam button light (16) turns on. The
machine is now ready for steam dispensing.
• During this operation, the steam button (16) light may
flash on and off. This is to be considered as standard
operation and not a fault.
• (Fig.18) - Insert a container below the steam spout and
open the knob (3) for a few seconds, so that residual water
flows out of the steam spout (Pannarello). Wait until there
is a steady jet of steam.
• Close the knob (3) and remove the container.
• Fill a container 1/3 with cold milk.
Use cold milk to get a better froth.
• (Fig.20) - Immerse the steam spout in the milk and open
the knob (3) by turning it counter-clockwise. Turn the
milk container with slow upward movements so that it is
warmed evenly.
• Once the container is filled with milk froth, close the knob
(3), remove the cup with the frothed milk.
• (Fig.19) - Press the steam button (16) again.
• Proceed with circuit priming as described in section 4.5 to
make the machine ready for use.
Note: The machine is ready when the machine
ready light (15) is permanently on.
Note: If it is not possible to dispense steam as
described, prime the circuit as explained in sec-
tion 4.5 and then repeat the steps.
The same process can be used to heat other
beverages.
• After this operation, clean the steam spout with a wet
cloth.
9 cleaninG
Maintenance and cleaning may only be carried out when the
machine has cooled down and has been disconnected from the
power supply.
• Do not immerse the machine in water or place any of its
parts in a dishwasher.
• Do not use alcohol, solvents and/or aggressive chemical
agents.
• We recommend cleaning the water tank and filling it up
with fresh water daily.
• (Fig.21-22) - Every day, after heating the milk, remove
the external part of the Pannarello and wash it with fresh
drinking water.
• (Fig.23) - The steam spout should be cleaned weekly. In
order to do this, you need to:
- Remove the external part of the Pannarello (for standard
cleaning);
- Loosen the ring nut (without removing it);
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