Getting Started - Olympia Express Cremina SL Owner's Booklet

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Getting started.

1. Filling the boiler
Open the boiler top and fill with fresh water not exceeding
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the top ("max") of the water level indicator
water in the boiler is therewith close to 1.8 litre. Close boiler
top properly. Close also the steam tab
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the right). Connect the machine to the power supply. Press the
on/off button ; this will light up, as will the control lamp
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indicating that the boiler is heating the water.
2. Releasing air and heating up
As soon as the control lamp goes out (after about 10
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minutes) and the pressure gauge
the steam tab briefly, allowing the air to be released out
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of the boiler. The control lamp
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because the machine has to re-heat the water to equal out the
decrease in pressure. When the control lamp
machine is ready for use. The on/off button
but the control lamp switches on and off; in doing so, you can
see that the boiler pressure regulation is working. Depending
on the boiler pressure, the pressure regulator
boiler on or off, allowing the water to be kept at a constant
temperature and to prevent a waste in electricity.
3. Preheat the brew group
To preheat the portafilter , place it in the brew group
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(turn it to the right; figs. 01 and 02) and then lower and lift the
lever briefly. This action releases water that is then pushed
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through the piston. To preheat the cups, the top of your Cremi-
na is designed to warm up cups.
. The amount of
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as well (turn to
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,
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shows 1.1–1.2 bar, open
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lights up once again briefly,
turns off, the
5
is constantly lit,
4
switches the
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01
02
(a) (b)
4. Locking the portafilter
In order remove the portafilter
handle to the left to release it out from the brew group
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Now put a filter basket into the portafilter (for one cup (a), for
two cups (b)). Fill the basket with espresso grind using the
measurement control of the espresso grinder. For a single shot,
the basket will hold about 7 grams and a double 14 grams.
Tamp the espresso grind, clean any grind remains from the
edges of the basket and from the "bayonet mount". Lock the
portafilter back into the brew group.
Owner's book • 02 Cremina
01, 02 Place the portafilter
03 Pull down the lever in one movement in order
to brew an espresso
, gently turn the portafilter
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