Espresso Coffee; Before First Use - Krups Coffee Machine Manual

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Practical use tests are conducted with
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explains any signs of use.

Espresso coffee

Espresso coffee is richer in flavor and stronger
than a normal coffee. It is traditionally drunk
from small espresso cups which have been
pre-heated. Hot water and pressure passes
through the ground coffee to obtain this
delicious black, foamy coffee which has an
invigorating effect.
You can always recognize genuine espresso by
its characteristic flavor and rich, delicious
foam (crema). But this requires both high
pressure and your favorite espresso coffee
(which has been well roasted) and correctly
ground. If you cannot buy ground espresso
coffee, use a coffee grinder to grind the
beans. The coffee must not be ground «too
fine». It should be slightly grainy. If it is too
fine, you run the risk of blocking the grids of
the percolation head and of the filter.
To guarantee complete success in making a
good espresso, it is necessary to use fresh,
clean, cold water - free of chlorine or other
impurities that can ruin the taste of your
coffee.

Before first use

. Fitting the filter cartridge (p) :
• Assemble the 2 parts of the key (p1).
• Unpack the cartridge and properly place the
key in position to insert cartridge into
machine.
• Position the cartridge in the tank and screw
into place (1) then remove the key.
The cartridge change indicator (c) lets you
know when the filter cartridge needs to be
changed:
. place the left part of the notch at the
number indicating the month when you first
inserted the filter cartridge,
. the right part of the notch will indicate the
month when you will need to change the
cartridge.
E.g. : if the left part of notch is at «1»
(January), you will have to change the filter in
«3» (March).
. Cleaning the heating system
Clean the water heating system with one or
two tanks of water, as follows :
Remove the lid of the water tank (a), lift out
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the tank (b) and fill it with water (2).
Replace the tank, positioning it firmly in such
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a way that the connecting valve situated
beneath the tank opens, and replace the lid.
Plug in the appliance.
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Set the switch (e) to «I». The indicator light
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(e1) comes on.
Fit the filter holder (without coffee) onto the
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percolation head. To do this :
. turn the swivelling ring (i) to the far left to a
fully locked position.
. engage the handle of the filter holder in the
slot and turn the assembly to the right until
it locks (click) (3).
Place as large a container as possible under
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the filter holder. You can adjust the height
of the grid according to the height of the
container. To raise or lower the grid, pull
outwards on the grid plate support (m),
select one of the 3 positions and slide the
support horizontally (m) back onto the drip
tray (n) (4).
• As soon as the appliance reaches the right
temperature, the temperature control
indicator light (f) will illuminate. Turn the
function selector (d) to the position «
and allow the water contained in the water
tank to run through the machine.
Once your container is full, reset the
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function selector (d) to the position off O.
Empty the container, then repeat this
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operation until half the tank has been
emptied.
• Now, move the container under the nozzle
(k2) and turn the adjustable steam tap (k1)
to the position «
• Switch the steam/hot water button (g) to
« », wait for the temperature control
indicator light (f) to come on then.
• Turn the function selector (d) to the position
« » and allow the water contained in the
tank to run through. The tip of the nozzle
(k2) must not touch the bottom of the
container.
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