User manual KRUPS ESPRESSO BRAVO

[. . . ] Allow to cool before putting on or taking off parts, and before cleaning the appliance. 0 Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after the appliance malfunctions, or has been damaged in any manner. Return appliance to your nearest authorized KRUPS Service Center for examination, repair or adjustment (see GUARANTEE OF PERFORMANCE). 0 The use of accessory attachments not recommended by the appliance manufacturer may result in fire, electric shock or personal injury. [. . . ] Make sure the selector switch (k) is in the OFF position "0". Place your filter basket (i) into the filter holder (cl (see figure 1). The basket is marked on the inside indicating 2 cups or 4 cups. Fill the filter basket with ground espresso coffee. Pack the coffee lightly and clear any excess coffee from the rim of the filter holder. This will ensure a proper fit into the filter rings (see figure 2). Do not fill more coffee than indicated by the ~-CUP marking. This might cause clogging or overflow (see under section "Problems and Causes"). 9 To insert the filter holder, line up the arrow located on the thumb guard of the filter holder with the arrow on the left side of the machine. Raise the filter holder up into brewing head and turn the filter holder firmly to the right, until it can go no further. The arrow on the filter holder should be as far right in the lock range as possible. If the arrow is not at least in the middle of the lock range, do not operate the machine. The water will automatically pass through the coffee grinds, producing espresso in the glass carafe or in the cups, whichever you selected. If, after 4 minutes, no water passes through the coffee grinds, turn Off the machine, release pressure by following the instructions under CAUTIONPRESSURE listed below, then remove the filter holder, empty coffee grinds and start from the beginning. ATTENTION: Depending on the degree of finess of the coffee ground it can occur that the brewing process will be interrupted once. - 4 cups of water yields 4 cups of espresso. Once the coffee has stopped the complete brewing process, turn OFF the machine by moving the switch to the "0" position. The control light will go out, indicating that the machine is OFF. Before you remove the filter holder for cleaning, make sure that the boiler is no longer under pressure (see section CAUTION-PRESSURE). A CAUTION: Use caution, when removing the filter holder, metal parts may still be hot. To remove the filter holder, turn the filter holder to the left, past the "lock" markings until the holder dislodges from the unit. Al-lENTlON: Metal parts might still be hot. To make more espresso, proceed as follows: n Check to see if the boiler is empty and not under pressure (see section "CAUTION PRESSURE"). W Repeat steps 1-12 of this section. 1. [. . . ] Dissolve 2 tablespoonfuls of citric acid in 10 fluid ounces of lukewarm water and pour it into the boiler container. Put one receptacle under the brewing head and another under the steam nozzle (Note: Do not use the filter holder during decalcification). Turn the selector switch to steam position I @3 " and wait until steam comes out of the steam nozzle. Let steam run for approximately 30 seconds. [. . . ]