Customizing your coffee
To ensure that your coffee system is ideally adjusted to the type of coffee you use, you can use the "Parameters"
menu to change the ground amount, adjust the brewing temperature or select the
You can customize these settings for each beverage.
You can also adjust the grinder setting to suit the type of coffee you are using.
To prevent damage to the grinder:
Adjust the coffee grinder one level at a time.
Let the beans grind before adjusting another notch.
^Open the appliance door.
Grinder setting
When the beans are ground correctly the coffee or espresso will flow evenly into the cup and have a good crema.
The ideal crema has a hazel coloring.
There are various ways to tell whether the coffee grinder is set correctly.
The grind is too coarse if
–espresso or coffee flows into the cup too quickly;
–the crema is very pale and uneven.
Use a finer grinder setting so the coffee beans will be ground more finely.
The grind is too fine if
–espresso or coffee flows into the cup very slowly;
–the crema is dark brown.
Use a coarser grinder setting so the coffee beans will be ground more coarsely.
^Push the grinder slide control to the left by no more than one level (for a finer grind) or to the right (for a coarser grind).
^Close the appliance door.
^Prepare a coffee beverage.
Then you can adjust the grinder by another level.
The adjusted grinder setting will only take effect after the second coffee portion.
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