12 COFFEE BREWING - HOT WATER DISPENSINGThe manufacturer configures each appliance on anintermediate grind setting: if the grind is too fine, rotatethe knob to a higher setting; if the grind is too coarse,turn the knob to a lower setting.The variation in grind will only be seen when three/four coffees have been brewed.Note: If the value has been changedexcessively - by turning the knob to verylow settings - the "no coffee" alarm might beactivated. Press the coffee brew button again toreactivate the machine and to complete the coffeegrinding cycle.Use coffee bean blends for espresso machines. Trynot to use very high or very low grind settings (e.g.1 - 16). Use different coffee blends for different set-tings. Keep coffee in a fresh place in a sealed, airtightcontainer.The grind must only be regulated if coffee is notbrewed properly:Too fast brewing = too coarse grind > Rotate the knobto a lower setting;Drip and/or absent brewing = too fine grind > Rotatethe knob to a higher setting.6 COFFEE DOSE ADJUST-MENT KNOB(Fig. 24) - The desired coffee quantity (dose) to beground may be set in the machine.The dose is set by the manufacturer to a medium valuethat meets all tastes. Reference (A) in correspondencewith reference (B). By turning the knob (4) inside thecoffee bean hopper counterclockwise the quantity ofground coffee is increased; by turning the knob clock-wise the quantity of ground coffee is decreased.The dose adjustment must be performed before press-ing the coffee button.This system allows an optimal brewing with any kind ofcoffee on the market.7 COFFEE BREWINGNote: If the machine does not brew coffee,make sure that the water tank containsenough water by verifying the water level on theleft side of the machine.Before brewing coffee, make sure thatthe green temperature ready light (19) ispermanently on and that the water tank and thecoffee hopper are full.• (Fig. 27 - 28) - Place 1 or 2 cups beneath thedispensing spout (11). You may adjust the heightof the dispensing spout to your cups.• Adjust the desired quantity of coffee to be brewedby means of the knob (17): by turning the knobclockwise the quantity of coffee to be brewed isincreased; by turning the knob counterclockwisethe quantity of coffee to be brewed is decreased.• Press the button (18) to brew coffee. The brewingcycle starts: press the button (18) once to brew 1coffee. Press it twice to brew 2 coffees.In this operation mode, the machine grindsand measures automatically the right quan-tity of coffee. Two coffees require two grinding andbrewing cycles that are automatically managedby the machine.• After the prebrewing cycle, coffee begins to come outof the dispensing spout (11).• On reaching the dose programmed with the knob(17), the machine will automatically stop brewing. It isnevertheless possible to interrupt coffee brewing bypressing the button (18).