In Ser Ti Ng T He Po Rt A Filt Er - SOLIS GRIND & INFUSE COMPACT Bedienungsanleitung

CAUTION: If the edge of the portafilter is not clean, the portafilter cannot be
screwed tightly into the brewing head and water might run out past the portafilter.
CAUTION: When using compact 44 mm pods, simply place them in the centre of
the corresponding filter insert (R). In that case, tamping is not necessary.

4 . IN SER TI NG T HE PO RT A FILT ER

Make sure that the steam / hot water wand is pushed all the way back.
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button without the portafilter inserted to remove coffee
Now, press the
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residues from the brewing head. You can press the button again after a few
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seconds to stop the flow of the water.
Insert the portafilter with the filter insert and the ground coffee resp. the pod
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into the brewing head: At the start, the handle is positioned on the left side,
underneath the symbol on the brewing head.
Press the portafilter up and against the brewing head and turn the handle all the
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way to the right, so that the handle is at a 90 ° angle to the machine, positioned
underneath the symbol on the brewing head.
CAUTION: You should be able to turn the portafilter all the way to the right without
much effort. Should this not be the case, you have to remove the portafilter again
and reduce the amount of coffee powder to allow the portafilter to be easily screwed
in. As the portafilter is under high pressure while the coffee is being brewed, it might
come loose if it is not screwed in all the way. Disregard means a high risk of burning.
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5. M AK IN G E S PR ES S O
Place one or two empty cups (ideally pre-heated on the cup shelf or with a
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previous rinse cycle) on the drip grid, underneath the spouts of the portafilter.
When the lights of the four function buttons light up constantly, press the
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or button. The espresso extraction starts, the function light of the button
that was pressed lights up.
NOTE: Check if the needle of the pressure gauge first is positioned in the PRE IN-
FUSION range and then rises to the OPTIMAL range while the espresso is extracted.
Please read the chapter "pressure gauge - manometer" on page 141/142.
If you want to stop the coffee extraction before the machine stops it automati-
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cally, press the corresponding button (
PR O G RA MM I NG TH E A M O U NT O F E S P R E S S O
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You can not only program the grind size and the amount of ground coffee but
also the duration of the coffee extraction, meaning the amount of espresso
in your cup. Obviously, this also affects the strength and the crema of your
espresso.
You have to adjust the amount of coffee while the espresso is running into
the cup.
How to program the amount of coffee:
Press and hold the or buttons until the desired amount has been issued
instead of just pressing the buttons briefly. Then, let go of the button, the new
amount of coffee has been saved.
CAUTION:
Never leave the espresso machine unattended while brewing espresso!
Never touch the hot surfaces of the espresso machine. You could scald yourself!
Especially the portafilter, the brewing head, the filter insert and the steam / hot water
wand are very hot during and after use!
Never remove the portafilter while coffee is being dispensed!
After coffee extraction, wait for at least 10 seconds before screwing the portafilter
out of the brewing head. To do that, slowly turn the portafilter to the left to prevent
splashes of hot water or coffee.
Briefly let water run through the brewing head – without the portafilter inserted – to
clean the inside of the machine and prevent limestone deposits. To do that, press
the button and let the water run for a few seconds, then press the button again
to stop the running water.
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