Using the various functions of
your espresso machine
1. E
SPRESSO FUNCTION
For best results, we recommend that you first
pre-heat the accessories (filter holder, filter
and cups) without putting in ground
coffee. To do this :
Fill the water tank (1) (2) (3) and start the
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appliance (5).
Put the filter holder and an empty filter in
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place (6) (7) (8), and place the espresso
cups underneath.
As soon as the appliance reaches the correct
temperature the orange indicator light will
go out.
Turn selector to the
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When the cups are full of hot water, reset
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the selector to the O setting.
Once the appliance is hot, the espresso cups
can then be pre-heated on the cup warming
plate.
. Preparing an espresso :
Fill the water tank (1) (2) (3) and start the
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appliance (5).
Put the filter for one or two cups into the
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filter holder (11) .
Place some ground coffee in the filter, at the
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same tamping it down firmly; the coffee
should reach the lip of the filter (12) (13).
Remove any ground coffee which is lying
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around the filter (14).
Replace the filter holder (15).
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Place one or two espresso cups beneath the
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filter holder.
As soon as the appliance reaches the correct
temperature the orange indicator light will go
out.
Then turn the selector to the
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(10).
When the cups are full, reset the selector to
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the O setting.
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Remove the filter holder and the filter from
setting (9).
setting
the machine, and take out the coffee
grounds (17).
The filter can be refilled to make more
espressos.
2. S
TEAM FUNCTION
The tapping noise which occurs while steam is
being produced comes from the intermittent
regulation of the pump and has no effect on
the proper working of the appliance.
If you wish to make an espresso immediately
after steam, the appliance must first be
allowed to cool down in order to achieve the
correct temperature for preparing an espresso.
To do this, place a container below the filter
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holder without coffee and position correctly,
then turn the selector to the
(10).
Allow the water to flow through until the
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orange indicator light comes on. Then turn
the selector to the O setting.
After this, you can make another espresso.
Beware: during and after use of the machine,
the metallic parts of the steam nozzle can
become burning hot.
. The steam function together with the
Krups Autocappuccino accessory makes it
easy to obtain:
. milk with varying amounts of froth for
making a cappuccino, a café crème or hot
chocolate.
. Hot water, for tea, for example.
These liquids are drawn in through the
flexible tube and heated with the aid of
steam before coming out via the outlet
nozzle of the autocappuccino accessory. If
the flexible tube is immersed directly in a
carton of milk, a single cup is enough to
prepare a cappuccino or a café crème. You
can adjust the fineness of the milk froth using
the tap of this accessory.
It is best to use fresh semi-skimmed milk, not
boiled and well chilled (kept in the
refrigerator). The container must also be cold
(do not run it under hot water before frothing
the milk).
For heating thick liquids, please refer to the
paragraph «Heating thick liquids (e.g. soup)»
setting
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