INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL US/CANADA

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1. Rinse the water tank (Fig.2) (see section
“Cleaning the Water Tank”) and ll it with fresh
drinking water.
2. Place a container under the steam wand (Fig.1-
14).
3. Open the steam/hot water knob (Fig.1-7) slowly
by turning it counter-clockwise.
4. Press the brew button (Fig.1-1) and the steam
button (Fig.1-3).
5. Dispense the whole water tank content through
the steam wand.
6. To stop dispensing, press the brew button
(Fig.1-1) and the steam button (Fig.1-3) again.
7. Close the knob (Fig.1-7) by turning it clockwise.
8. Fill the water tank with fresh drinking water
(Fig.2).
9. Insert the lter holder into the brew unit from
the bottom, aligning the reference mark on
the lter holder handle with the ( ) icon on
the front panel of the machine (Fig.3). Turn the
lter holder from left to right until it locks into
place on the ( ) icon (Fig.4).
10. Place a suitable container under the filter
holder.
11. Press the brew button (Fig.1-1) and dispense
all the water in the tank.
12. Once the water tank is empty, stop dispensing
by pressing the brew button again (Fig.1-1) and
empty out the container.
13. Remove the filter holder from the unit by
turning it from right to left and rinse it with
fresh drinking water.
14. The machine is now ready for use.
Brewing an espresso
using ground co󰀨ee
The filter holder supplied features the “crema
perfetta” lter to prepare one or two coffees.
Warning! If the “crema perfetta” lter is used
without the frothing jet device, the machine will
squirt out the coffee, which may result in burns.
Note. If you prefer to use the traditional lter
(Fig.6/7), remove both the “crema perfetta” lter
(Fig.5) and the frothing jet device (Fig.1-16).
To brew the rst coffee, it is necessary to preheat
the lter holder rst (Fig.1-17):
1. Insert the lter holder (Fig.1-17) into the brew
unit (Fig.1-8) from the bottom, aligning the
reference mark on the lter holder handle with
the ( ) icon on the front panel of the machine
(Fig.3). Turn the lter holder from left to right
until it locks into place on the ( ) icon (Fig.4).
2. Place a large cup under the lter holder (Fig.1-
17) and press the brew button (Fig.1-1)
3. After the cup of water has been lled (about
150cc), press the brew button again and wait
a few minutes for the machine to reach the
correct temperature with the filter holder
inserted.
Note. Any residual water inside the lter holder
must be removed before lling the lter with
ground coffee.
Continue preparing the espresso
4. Remove the lter holder (Fig.1-17) and ll it
with ground coffee using the measuring scoop
provided with the machine (Fig.1-20).
Add one measuring scoop of coffee for each
cup.
Note. It is recommended to ask roasting
companies for nely ground coffee suitable for
use in coffee machines or to purchase it from
large retailers.
5. Press the coffee using the dedicated tamper
(Fig.1-21). The coffee must be pressed evenly
to obtain a well levelled and at surface.
6. Remove any coffee residues from the edge of
the lter holder (Fig.1-17).
7. Insert the lter holder (Fig.1-17) into the brew
unit (Fig.1-8) from the bottom, aligning the
reference mark on the lter holder handle with
the ( ) icon on the front panel of the machine
(Fig.3). Turn the lter holder from left to right
until it locks into place on the ( ) icon (Fig.4).
8. Wait until the indicator light turns on (Fig.1-5).
9. Press the brew button (Fig.1-1).