ENGLISH• •Coffee preparation1 Follow the procedure described under “Preparation”.2 Select the correct filter basket (8,9 or 10) and insert it inthe filter holder (7).Use the small filter for 1 cup and the large filter for 2 cupsof espresso.Then insert filter-holder (8) into the appliance.3 After the warm-up period, remove the warm filter-holder(7) from the brewing head and fill with correctly groundespresso coffee using the measuring spoon provided.Place one level measure of coffee in basket for each cupof espresso.Do not overfill.Gently tamp down coffee with the tamper (17)provided.Do not compress too firmly.4 Clean any excess coffee from the rim of filter holder (7).Insert filter holder into brew head by holding handleapproximately 45 degrees to the left as you face machine.When properly aligned,move handle firmly to the right tolock into position.The handle should point to the front of the machine orslightly to the right.5 Place one or two espresso cups on the drip plate to lineup with the spouts of the filter holder. Press button (4) todispense the programmed coffee dose.6 Coffee dispensing will be automatically stopped when thepreset level is reached (see “Coffee dose programming”);anyway coffee dispensing can be stopped by pressingbutton (4) again.7 Remove cups and serve.8 To make more espresso, carefully and slowly remove thefilter holder by moving handle to the left. Be careful ashot water will be on top of the coffee grinds in the holder.Some water will continue to drip from brewing head asfilter holder is removed. That is normal and due to thepump pressure in the system.Knock out used coffee grinds from filter. For more espressorepeat steps 2 to 7 above.9 To prepare coffee manually, carry out steps 2 through 4 andthen press button 2. When you have obtained the desiredquantity of coffee in the cup, press button 2 again to stopthe cycle. Then proceed with steps 7 and 8.N.B.: Dispensing should not exceed 40 seconds.N.B.: The self-priming system can change the first coffeedose. It is recommended to dispense a small quantity ofwater before brewing the first coffee.How to make a good Espresso coffee:Coffee dose programmingThis Gaggia machine is able to program different water dosesto obtain the desired quantity of dispensed coffee.To adjust the water doses and store them for a followingdispensing request, first of all carry out the “COFFEPREPARATION” procedure on page 11- sections 2-3-4,and then proceed as follows:1 Press the dose programming button (4) and keep itpressed.After approx. 3 seconds the pilot light will start flashingand at the same time the water pump will start up.2 Let coffee flow until the desired dose is reached3 Release the button to stop the coffee dispensing4 Now the water dose assigned, for one coffee, to button(4) will be stored.5 Every user will be free to program the doses to obtain amore or less strong coffee and to assign bigger or smallerdoses to button (4) to use 1 or 2 cup filter.6 After storing these doses, the machine is ready to dispenseexcellent coffees.N.B.: to brew 1 coffee press button (4) once; to brew 2coffees press button (4) twice.