Sunbeam EM6910 Cafe Series Instruction Booklet page 26

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Guide to the perfect espresso continued
Important: Should coffee grinds come out
from the top of the group handle this is a
sign that the group handle has not been
firmly locked into position and/or the level of
coffee in the basket is too high.
Pre-Infusion
11. Once an espresso operation has been
activated, before the espresso pour starts
the pre-infusion feature will release three
short bursts of gradually increasing water
pressure onto the coffee cake. After this,
the full water pressure is applied to the
coffee cake and the espresso will pour
freely.
12. Check the espresso pour. The ideal
pour starts out dark and then soon
after becomes caramel with reddish
reflections. The pour should hang
vertically on each spout and flow slowly
like dripping honey.
Tip: The espresso gauge provides an
indication of the resistance created by
the dosing of the filter basket and the
particle size of the grind. Referring to the
gauge will be a sign that one or both of
these elements may need adjusting.
Tip: Once the espresso pour starts to lighten
in colour you should cut off the pour.
13. Serve espresso immediately.
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Caring for your Espresso Machine
14. Remove the group handle from the group
head (25).
15. Discard the used coffee grinds from the
filter basket (26).
Tip: After each use of the espresso machine
we recommend that a small amount of
water is cycled through the group head as
this will wash out any old or used coffee
grinds stuck to the underside of the
group head. Simply press the 'MANUAL'
button and allow some water to run
through.
Sleep Mode
After 1 hour of non-use the espresso machine
will automatically switch to 'SLEEP MODE'.
An indication that the machine is in 'SLEEP
MODE' is the light above the 'POWER'
button will slowly flash red. While in 'SLEEP
MODE' the machine powers down to 70% of
power. After a further 26 hours of non-use
the espresso machine will turn off.
Note: To bring the espresso machine out of
'SLEEP MODE' you can press any button.