Instruction Manual
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Now the machine is ready for use.
NOTES: Above simple operaon ensures
opmum dispensing and must be carried
out:
-When rst starng
-When the machine has been out of use for
a long me (1-2 weeks).
-When the tank has run out of water.
Usage
IMPORTANT - Make sure that the water
tank has water.
Switch the ON/OFF buon; the START
buon blinks.
Turn the switch to the ‘0’ posion to start
preheang. The START buon blinks a blue
light during preheang; it remains lit when
preheang is nished.
Note: when the machine nishes dispensing
coee or steaming, it will dispense an
amount of water into the drip tray and turn
the switch to the ‘0’ posion. This is normal.
Coee Mode
Select the desired lter (1 coee or 2
coees)
Place the lter in the lter holder.
Use the measure spoon to measure the
amount of ground coee powder for the
desired lter. Press evenly the coee
powder onto the lter with the at end of
the measure spoon/presser.
Insert the lter holder into the machine.
Insert the lter holder into the machine
from le to right unl it locks.
Place the cup on the grid below the coee
spout.
Note: Aer dispensing the coee, turn the
switch to the ‘0’ posion before removing
the lter holder.
Pre-infusion
Pre-infusion is the process of soaking, for a
few seconds, the ground coee in a small
amount of water, before proceeding with
the total extracon of the coee. The aim
is to ensure that the water passes evenly
throughout the ground coee, resulng in
a more ecient extracon.
For 1 espresso:
Turn the switch to the coee posion.
Press the START buon shortly. The blue
light of the START buon starts blinking,
the machine starts the pre-infusion for a
few seconds, and then dispenses coee.
Dispensing stops automacally, however
you can press the START buon again to
stop dispensing once you reach the desired
amount of coee. The blue START buon
light turns on.
Turn the switch back to the ‘0’ posion
to enter standby mode, remove the lter
holder by turning from right to le, clean
the lter holder, and dry it aer use.
For 2 espressos:
Turn the switch to the coee posion.
Press the START buon for 3 seconds. The
START buon starts blinking a purple light,
the machine starts the pre-infusion for a
few seconds, and then dispenses coee.
Dispensing stops automacally, however
you can press the START buon again to
stop dispensing once you reach the desired
amount of coee. The blue START buon
light turns on.
Turn the switch back to the ‘0’ posion