Dispensing Coffee - La Pavoni EUROPICCOLA Manuel D'utilisation

slowly open the steam knob (4) by
turning it anticlockwise to discharge
the "false pressure caused by air left
in the boiler. Then close it by turning
it clockwise and wait for the pointer of
the pressure gauge to move back into
the green zone.
• The machine has now reached the
correct pressure and is ready for use.
• It is normal for the light (7) to
switch on and off. This is due
to the pressure switch that is
automatically regulating the
pressure of the boiler.
• If the machine runs out of
water while in operation, the
safety thermostat will trigger and
disconnect power to the machine.
In this case, the thermostat
has to be reset (see section 6 -
Troubleshooting).
4–5. DISPENSING COFFEE
• Select the correct filter basket, small
(16a) for 1 cup and large (16) for 2
cups and place it into the filter holder
(10). Insert the filter holder and wait
for the machine to reach the correct
temperature. In the meantime, get the
cups, coffee, milk ready.
• After it has reached the right
temperature, remove the filter
holder (10) and fill a filter basket (16
or 16a) with ground coffee using
the measuring scoop provided (15).
Consider one scoop for each cup of
coffee.
• Press the coffee the coffee using the
tamper (14) provided and clean any
residue from the edge of the filter (Fig.
A).
The 1-cup filter basket (16a) is
suitable for pods. When putting
the pod into the filter basket,
make sure that the filter paper
does not extend beyond the edge
of the filter holder.
• Hold the machine steady by holding
the handgrip of the lever (1) and insert
the filter holder (10) into the group
head (11). Secure it by turning it slightly
from right to left.
• Position the cup or cups under the
spouts of the filter holder.
• Move the lever (1) upwards (while
holding the handle of the filter holder
with your left hand to keep the
machine steady). Hold it in this position
for a few seconds (Fig. C).
• Then lower it as far as it will go in order
to dispense coffee (Fig. D). Repeat this
procedure according to the amount of
coffee required.
• After having prepared the coffee,
leave the lever (1) in the down (rest)
position so that any water remaining
in the boiler does not leak out from
the group head (11), and switch the
machine off.
• After having dispensed 3-4 consecutive
coffees, it is recommended to wait a
few minutes to allow the group head
to return to the right temperature in
order not to dispense burnt coffee.
Before dispensing one or more
cups of coffee, make sure that
the level of the water in the boiler
does not fall below the minimum.
• To obtain a good cup of coffee,
it is important that you use a good
quality, well roasted and correctly
ground coffee.
• The espresso coffee machine
requires finely ground coffee. If
the coffee is too coarsely ground,
the coffee will be light coloured
and weak without froth and if the
coffee is too finely ground the
espresso will be dark and strong
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