Operating Your Breville Product
FIRST USE
- Ensure tank is filled with cold water. You can do this by either opening the top-fill water tank lid (push to open), or by removing the water tank at the back of the machine.
- Check STEAM LEVER and HOT WATER dial are in the CLOSED position.
- Press POWER button to turn machine on.
- The LCD will display ‘Hrd3’, prompting you to set the water hardness level. Programming this will determine the regularity of the ‘NEW FILTER’ alert which indicates when the water filter in the water tank needs to be replaced.
- A pumping/vibrating sound will be heard indicating empty boilers are being filled with water for the first time. The LCD will display the current boiler temperature as it heats up.
- After approximately 10 minutes, the machine will reach the default operating temperature (200˚F/93˚C) and all 4 buttons will illuminate. The machine is now in STANDBY mode, ready for the next step, ‘Flushing The Machine’.
Setting Water Hardness
- Remove the supplied water hardness test strip from the wrapper.
- Dip the test strip into a sample of the water you have filled the tank with. Wait for one minute. The water hardness setting is indicated by the number of red squares displayed on the test strip eg. 3 red squares indicates a water hardness setting of 3.
- Press UP or DOWN arrow to the required setting from ‘Hrd1’ (softest water) to ‘Hrd5’ (hardest water). Press MENU button to set. Machine will beep to confirm selection.
Flushing The Machine
When the machine has reached STANDBY mode:
- Press 2 CUP button to run water through the group head for 30 seconds.
- Rotate HOT WATER dial to the OPEN position to run water through the hot water outlet. After 30 seconds, rotate HOT WATER dial to the CLOSED position.
- Lift STEAM LEVER to the OPEN position to release steam through the steam wand. After 30 seconds, lower the STEAM LEVER to the CLOSED position.
- Repeat steps 1–3 twice.
- Re-fill water tank and empty drip tray, if required.
GENERAL OPERATION
The 1 CUP & 2 CUP buttons use duration to control espresso volume. The duration times are preset, but can be reprogrammed (refer to ‘Reprogramming Shot Duration’, page 16). Alternatively, access the Advanced Features if you wish to use volumetric controls instead of duration to determine espresso volume (refer to ‘Volumetric Control (vOL)’, page 19).
1 CUP BUTTON
Press 1 CUP button once to extract a single shot of espresso at the preset duration (30 seconds). The extraction will start using the low pressure pre-infusion.
The machine will stop after 30 seconds and return to STANDBY mode.
2 CUP BUTTON
Press 2 CUP button once to extract a double shot of espresso at the preset duration (30 seconds). The extraction will start using the low pressure pre-infusion.
The machine will stop after 30 seconds and return to STANDBY mode.
MANUAL BUTTON
The MANUAL button allows you to control the espresso duration/volume to suit your preference. Press MANUAL button once to start the espresso extraction. The extraction will start using the low pressure pre-infusion. Press MANUAL button again to stop extraction.
STEAM
For instant steam, move STEAM LEVER to OPEN position. The STEAM LED will illuminate. To turn steam off, move STEAM LEVER to CLOSED position. The machine will return to STANDBY mode.
