Coffee made directly into cups

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9Position the strength selector according to the flavour of coffee desired,“light”,“medium” or “strong” (fig.8).

10Press the ON/OFF switch (fig. 9). The pilot light will light up.

11The coffee will start to flow after approximately three minutes. Turn off the power switch after sufficient coffee has been dis- pensed.

12Before removing the filter holder, residual pressure must be released by slowly turning the steam knob (fig. 10) so that the residual steam can escape.

Note: for safety reasons the cap turns freely and cannot be opened when the boiler is hot.The tank therefore cannot be refilled until all the water has been used or until the boiler cools down (to make this a quicker process, open the steam knob).

13To detach the filter holder, turn the handle from right to left. To remove the used coffee lock the filter with the built-in lever and let the coffee fall out by knocking the over turned filter holder.

The carafe can be used to make 2 or 4 cups of coffee.

If you prefer to make 2 cups only, fit the adaptor for cups to the lower section of the filter-holder (fig. 12) and place the cups direct- ly underneath the nozzles.This will allow the coffee to flow directly into the cups.

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5	Coffee Maker EC9

EC9 UK specifications

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