First Use; Grinding Operation; Selecting Grind Size; Auto Grind Dose And Tamp - Breville the Oracle BES980 Instruction Booklet

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FIRSt USE

Ensure tank is filled with cold water.
1.
You can do this by either opening
the top-fill water tank lid (push to
open), or by removing the water
tank at the back of the machine.
Press POWER button to turn
2.
machine on.
The main LCD will display 'Hrd3',
3.
prompting you to set the water
hardness level. Programming this
will determine the regularity of
the 'CHANGE FILTER' alert which
indicates when the water filter in the
water tank needs to be replaced.
Setting Water Hardness
• Remove the supplied water hardness
test strip from the wrapper.
• Dip the test strip into a sample
of the water you have filled the
tank with. Wait for one minute.
The water hardness setting is
indicated by the number of red
squares displayed on the test
strip eg. 3 red squares indicates
a water hardness setting of 3.
• Rotate SELECT dial to the required
setting from 'Hrd1' (softest water)
to 'Hrd5' (hardest water). Press
SELECT dial to set. Machine will
beep once to confirm selection.
A pumping/vibrating sound will be
4.
heard indicating empty boilers are
being filled with water for the first
time. The main LCD will display the
current boiler temperature and
flash 'HEATING'.
After approximately 5 minutes,
5.
the machine will reach the default
operating temperature 93˚C and
all 6 buttons will illuminate. The
machine is now in STANDBY mode,
ready for the next step, 'Flushing
The Machine'.
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POWER SELECT
TEMP TEXTURE
HOT WATER LONG BLACK
Flushing the Machine
When the machine has reached
STANDBY mode:
Press 2 CUP button to run water
1.
through the group head for
30 seconds.
Press HOT WATER button to run
2.
water through the hot water outlet.
After 30 seconds, press HOT WATER
button again to stop the flow of water.
Lift steam lever to the MANUAL
3.
position to release steam through the
steam wand. After 30 seconds, lower
the steam lever to the centre OFF
position.
Repeat steps 1–3 twice.
4.
Re-fill water tank and empty drip tray,
5.
if required.
MANUAL will flash on LCd
The machine will not reach operating
temperature (STANDBY mode) if the steam
lever is in the MANUAL position. The steam
LCD will display 'MANUAL'. Lower the
steam lever to the centre OFF position.
Steam operation is ready when the SELECT
dial illuminates.
NotE
You will not be able to select the
1 CUP, 2 CUP or LONG BLACK
functions; or access the cleaning cycle
in the menu options until the machine
has reached operating temperature
(STANDBY mode). The machine will
beep 3 times if one of these functions
is selected.
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GRINdING oPERAtIoN

Insert bean hopper into position on-top of
the machine. Turn knob to lock into place.
Fill hopper with fresh beans.
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We recommend quality 100% Arabica
beans with a 'Roasted On' date stamped
on the bag, not a 'Best Before' or 'Use By'
date. Coffee beans are best consumed
between 10–30 days after the 'Roasted
On' date. Stale coffee may pour too
quickly from the portafilter spouts and
taste bitter and watery.

SELECtING GRINd SIZE

There are 45 espresso grind size settings
(No.1 – finest, No. 45 – coarsest) to enable
you to select the right grind size for your
coffee beans and achieve the perfect
espresso extraction.
To select grind size, rotate the grind size
dial counter-clockwise to increase grind
coarseness or clockwise to increase
grind fineness.
We recommend you start at No. 30 and
adjust as required to control espresso
flow rate.
AUto GRINd doSE & tAMP
Align portafilter handle with the INSERT
position on the grind outlet. Lift to insert
portafilter into the grind outlet and rotate
to the centre position.
GROUP HEAD
GRIND OUTLET GRIND OUTLET
CENTRE
POSITION
To start the auto grind, dose & tamp
function, rotate the portafilter to the right
then gently guide back to the centre
position. Grinding will commence.
When the auto grind, dose & tamp function
is complete, rotate the portafilter handle to
the INSERT position and lower to remove.
ESPRESSo EXtRACtIoN
Align portafilter handle with the INSERT
position on the group head. Lift to insert
portafilter into the group head and rotate
towards the LOCK TIGHT position until
resistance is felt.
EXtRACtIoN GUIdE
The 1 CUP button & 2 CUP button
use duration to control espresso volume.
The duration times are preset, but can be
reprogrammed (refer to 'Programming Shot
Volume/Duration', page 19). Alternatively,
access the Advanced Features if you wish
to use volumetric controls instead of
duration to determine espresso volume
(refer to 'Flow Measurement Method (VoL)',
page 25).
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