RECOMMENDATIONS
BREWING
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period, it is advisable for hygienic reasons to run
a rinse cycle through the machine.
Place a cup under the steam/hot water spout (7)
and fill it with water by operating the hot water
knob.
Preheating cups
Cups may be preheated by placing them on the
special cup heating plate.
Temperature led
When starting the machine, the following
message is displayed:
"WARMING UP "
As soon as the operating temperature has been
reached, the following message is displayed:
"SELECT PRODUCT "
"READY FOR USE "
Empty coffee bean container
When coffee beans run out, the coffee grinder
stops and the following message is displayed:
"COF. BEANS EMPTY "
Fill the container and restart the cycle.
Empty water tank
When water runs out, the program stops
automatically and the following message is
displayed:
"WATERTANK EMPTY "
Fill the tank and restart the cycle.
Grounds container warning light
As soon as there are 30 grounds in the container,
the following message is displayed:
"DREGDRAWER FULL "
"READY FOR USE "
The machine does not stop: remove the grounds
container and empty it.
Grind adjustment
If the coffee flows too quickly (coarse grind) or too
slowly (fine grind) into the cup, adjust coffee grinder.
The recommended grind level is position 5.
Should grinding be too coarse, adjust it on a
lower value (e.g. from 5 to 3). On the contrary,
should grinding be too fine, adjust it on a higher
value (e.g. from 5 to 7).
Adjust the grind level only when the coffee
grinder is running. Avoid any extreme adjustment
(for instance on position 1) whenever possible.
It is preferable to try another coffee blend, since
not all coffee blends are suitable.
Coffee blends
Make sure coffee is fresh. An espresso roast is
preferable.
In order to obtain a strong and aromatic espres-
so coffee, use special blends suitable for espres-
so coffee machines and special cups with thick
sides.
Keep coffee in a cool place, in an hermetically
sealed container.
Operation time
The machine may be kept on all day long.
However, in case of a prolonged period of
idleness, it is advisable to enable the energy
saving function by pressing the standby
switch. If the timer is properly programmed, this
operation is automatic: for this purpose, see
page 84.
In case of a prolonged period of idleness, it is
advised to switch the main switch (4) off; once
switched on again, the machine will be ready to
be used within two minutes.
Switching off the machine
Switch the machine off only after the coffee cycle
has been concluded.
each cup; for two cups, it grinds two portions of
coffee, one after the other, thus ensuring optimum
coffee quality.
Adjust the grinding degree according to the
instructions mentioned at page 87.
Adjust the grinding degree only when the coffee
grinder is running.
Coffee dispensing
Place one or two preheated cups on the cupholder
grill (3) under the dispenser (6). By pressing the
relevant selection key, the machine will
automatically dispense the selected coffee.
Dispensing may be interrupted by pressing one
of the coffee selection keys, if an excessive water
amount has been selected. Should you interrupt
the coffee flow after the first of two coffees, the
second is not dispensed.
Pre-ground coffee
Make sure to use pre-ground coffee only (medium
ground). Never use whole beans or soluble
coffee.
Right before brewing coffee, fill the container
with freshly ground coffee. For best results, make
sure coffee blend is fresh.
Remember that ground coffee ages soon, thus
losing its quality!
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Important!
Use the measuring spoon supplied to fill the
container (14) with a single portion of ground
coffee! Use a full measure only.
To dispense coffee, press pre-ground coffee
button and the desired selection key (large
BREWING
Royal Cappuccino is equipped with 2 indepen-
dent heating systems which may dispense at the
same time coffee and hot water, coffee and
steam or coffee and cappuccino.
If, during the dispensing of 2 coffees, hot water,
steam or cappuccino are dispensed at the same
time, it may happen that the second coffee
portion is not immediately ground after the first
one, but only at the end of the first coffee
dispensing.
Cup level filling
This machine allows the precise dosage of the
coffee quantity, according to the cup dimension.
The desired quantity
can be selected
through the selection keys . The relevant messages
will be displayed.
To set the quantity of coffee to be dispensed, it
is necessary to press the relevant selection key
till the desired quantity of coffee is obtained
(max. 250 ml approx.).
During this operation, the following message is
displayed:
"1 SMALL COFFEE "
"PROG. QUANTITY "
The machine considers automatically the
necessary amounts to brew two cups of coffee.
Attention!
If the pre-brewing function is enabled
during the cups dosage adjustment, keep the
selected key pressed even during the pump stop
until the desired amount is reached.
Double quantity of coffee or 2 cups of
coffee
By pressing one of the three selection keys twice,
before coffee dispensing begins, the machine
will brew a double portion of coffee.
Coffee grinding
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This machine grinds a portion of fresh coffee for
