Preparing Cappuccino; Heating A Beverage; Preparing Tea, Camomile, Etc; Adjustments And Settings Of The Dose - Rancilio EPOCA 1 E Original Instructions Manual

If ground coffee is left on the rim of the filter, a
leaktight seal is not ensured, with consequent
leaking of water and coffee grounds.
● Lock the filter-holder into the dispensing unit firmly
to obtain a leaktight seal.
● Place the cups under the spouts and start pouring
using control 3 or button panel 4 according to
model (Fig.6 - 6A).
● When the coffee has been poured, leave the filter-
holder attached to the dispensing unit until the next
coffee is required.
When pouring, beware of the hot parts of the
machine, especially the coffee dispensing
units, the steam and hot water spouts. Do not
put your hands for any reason under the units
and the spouts when they are operating.
The grinding of the coffee beans is of fundamental
importance to the making of good coffee, and the
granular texture of the resulting grounds should
be such that it takes 25-30 seconds to produce the
beverage. If the coffee is ground too coardsely the
coffee will be pale in colour and weak in flavour, with
only a very small amount of white cream, and if the
grounds are too fine, the coffee will be dark with no
cream. Good coffee can only be made if the beans
are freshly and uniformly ground (only possible when
the blades of the coffee grinder are sharp) and are
then measured out into the correct quantities (roughly
6 grams per measure).
The importance of freshly ground coffee beans is
due to the fact that once ground, they rapidly lose
their aromatic qualities, and fats present in the beans
go rancid.
8.2. Preparing cappuccino (Fig.8)
● Make cup of cappuccino with the express coffee.
● Use a high and narrow jug, half-filled with milk.
● Place the jug under the spout so that the nozzle
touches the bottom.
● Turn on the steam tap (6 - Fig.6 - 6A) and lower
the jug so that the nozzle is almost at the surface
of the milk,causing it to froth.
● Turn off the steam tap and pour the milk into the
cup.
Immediately after carrying out this operation,
clean the spout with a sponge or a clean
cloth so that the milk does not dry on it. Be
careful as the spout is hot and may burn
your hand.

8.3. Heating a beverage

● Immerse the steam spout into the liquid to be
heated.
● Gradually turn on the steam tap 6 (Fig.6 - 6A);
the steam that bursts in the liquid heats it to the
desired temperature.
● Turn off the steam tap when the desired tempera-
ture has been reached.
Immediately after carrying out this operation,
clean the spout with a sponge or clean cloth.
Be careful as the spout is hot and may burn
your hand.

8.4. Preparing tea, camomile, etc.

● Place the jug under the hot water spout and turn
the water tap 5. When the desired quantity has
been obtained, turn off the tap.
● Add the beverage desired.
When purified water is used, these beverages often
assume a darker colour.
Should the user prefer a lighter coloured drink, draw
fresh water from an ordinary tap and proceed with
the heating phase as described in point 8.3.
9. ADJUSTMENT AND SETTING OF THE
DOSE (where available)

9.1. Models E

It is possible to adjust the dose of coffee dispensed
E models.

9.1.1. Adjusting the dose

The coffee dose adjustments are made by acting
on the group keyboads with machine at rated pres-
sure.
1 Press the button E on the panel and hold it down
for 8-10 seconds until water stops flowing from
the dispensing unit and the led of the continuons
button begins flashing.
2 It is necessary to act as to make 1 or 2 cups in or-
der to reach the correct coffee amount adjustment
in the cup.
3 Put the filter-holder (with ground coffee) on the left
unit and the cup under the spout.
4 Operate the selected button (i.e. button A for one
small cup).
5 One the required coffee amount in the cup has
been reached, press the stop button E. Coffe will
stop pouring and the microprocessor will store the
dose.
6 Press the continuous button E again; the led will go
out and the machine will store the new quantity.
7 Make the coffee and check the cup amount in order
to check that programming is correct.
If some doses have to be changed (B-C-D), once
at point 5 repeat the instructions in points 3-4-5 for
each dose, remembering to use the filter-holder with
relevant filter and freshly ground coffee.
Then carry out point 6 and repeat point 7 to check
all changed doses.
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