ENGLISH• 11 •Coffee preparation1 Follow the procedure described under “Pre-paration”.2 Select the correct filter basket (10 or 11) andinsert it in the filter holder (9).Use the small filter for 1 cup and the largefilter for 2 cups of espresso.Then insert filter-holder (9) into the applianceand wait at least 10 minutes.3 After the warm-up period, remove the warmfilter-holder (9) from the brewing head andfill with correctly ground espresso coffeeusing the measuring spoon provided.Place one level measure of coffee in basketfor each cup of espresso. Do not overfill.Gently tamp down coffee with the tamper(18) provided. Do not compress too firmly.4 Clean any excess coffee from the rim offilter holder (9). Insert filter holder into brewhead by holding handle approximately 45degrees to the left as you face machine.When properly aligned,move handle firmlyto the right to lock into position.The handle should point to the front of themachine or slightly to the right.5 Place one or two espresso cups on the drip plateto line up with the spouts of the filter holder. Pressthe button corresponding to the stored coffeedose. Espresso will start to flow into cups.6 The coffee dispensing will automatically stopwhen the preset level is reached (see Coffeedose programming);however it is possi-ble to stop the coffee dispensing by pressingthe button (2 or 3) as previously selected.When properly made, the espresso will havea light brown foam “crema” floating on thetop. If not, refer to “In the event offaulty function”.7 Remove cups and serve.8 To make more espresso, carefully and slowlyremove the filter holder by moving handle tothe left. Be careful as hot water will be on topof the coffee grinds in the holder. Some wa-ter will continue to drip from brewing headas filter holder is removed. That is normaland due to the pump pressure in the system.5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to program the waterdose for key (3).Every user will be free to program the dosesto obtain a more or less strong coffee andto assign bigger or smaller doses to buttons(2 and 3) to use 1 or 2 cup filter.6 After storing these doses, press “MENU” key(6) again to exit from the programming fun-ction. The symbols placed under the buttonswill re-start lighting up alternatively.The appliance is now ready to dispenseexcellent coffees.N.B.: to brew 1 coffee press button (2 or 3) once;to brew 2 coffees press button (2 or 3) twice.Pre-InfusionThe machine allows you to adjust the dosagesettings so that the water produced for the COF-FEE dose is preceded by a pre-infusion step.Press the dose button (2) and the normal coffeecycle is preceded by a brief, timed jet of waterthat moistens the coffee wafer before the actualcoffee making cycle starts.This function allows you to get the most flavorout of the coffee wafer.PRE-INFUSION is not available on the dosebutton (3).N.B.: the machine comes from the factory withPRE-INFUSION function set to ON. Shouldyou choose to deactivate this function youwill need to enter the programming mode(see “Coffee dose programming”)and press the steam button (5). The indicatorlight on the button will turn off.The indicator light on the steam button (5)is ON when the PRE-INFUSION function isON. Vice versa, if the indicator light is OFF,then the PRE-INFUSION function is OFF.