Rancilio epoca manual Control instruments, Starting up Model S, Model DE CD, Preparing coffee

8Supplementary manual water supply tap po- sitioned under the cup-stand grille and normally kept turned off.

Turn on the tap to fill the boiler and turn it off when the correct level is reached.

7.2. Control instruments (Fig.7)

9Gauge with mobile needle on a fixed dial with a double scale.

Visual control of the pump (lower manometer ) and of the boiler pressure (upper manometer) (mod. E-S).

10Minimum and maximum water level indicator . Visual control of water level in boiler (green Led).

11 Cup-heater switch (optional).

Two-position switch with led.

By turning on the switch (led on), the cup heating resistance is power supplied.

7.3. Starting up

Model S

●Turn on the water supply tap 2 Fig.6.

●Turn the main switch 1; the pump is activated, filling the boiler.

●When the level has been reached the pump stops, then activate switch 2 to begin heating the water in the boiler then turn each one until water begins to flow from them.

●Wait for the machine to reach its working pressure, and to reach the correct thermal balance.

Model DE - CD

●Turn on the water supply tap 2 Fig.6.

●Turn on main switch 1 and resistance switch 2. The pump for boiler filling will activate (red led on level indicator 10).

●Only after reaching the level (green led on level indicator 10) the resistances for water heating in the boiler are powered,then activate every single group until water comes out.

●During the heating phase the leds of the keys switch on in sequence from left to right until the working pressure is reached.

Only when the rated pressure is reached it is possible to adjust the doses for DE model.

Warning! This sequence will be repeated at every switching on.

8. USE

The machine has a top shelf on which the cups are kept and heated, ready for use.

This is very important to obtain good coffee as the pre-warmed cup stops the coffee from growing cold too quickly.

8.1. Preparing coffee

●Unclamp the filter-holder from the dispensing unit and knock any grouts out into the drawer espe- cially provided for this purpose, taking care not to damage the rim of the filter.

●Use the filter for 1 or 2 coffees, according to need.

●Fill the filter with the measure of coffee, level it off and press it down gently with the presser.

●Remove any ground coffee that has stuck to the rim of the filter while pressing.

If ground coffee is left on the rim of the filter, a leaktight seal is not ensured, with consequent leaking of water and coffee grounds.

●Lock the filter-holder into the dispensing unit firmly to obtain a leaktight seal.

●Place the cups under the spouts and start pouring using control 3 - 4 or button panel 5 according to model (Fig.7).

●When the coffee has been poured, leave the filter- holder attached to the dispensing unit until the next coffee is required.

When pouring, beware of the hot parts of the machine, especially the coffee dispensing units, the steam and hot water spouts. Do not put your hands for any reason under the units

and the spouts when they are operating.

The grinding of the coffee beans is of fundamental importance to the making of good coffee, and the granular texture of the resulting grounds should be such that it takes 25-30 seconds to produce the beverage. If the coffee is ground too coardsely the coffee will be pale in colour and weak in flavour, with only a very small amount of white cream, and if the grounds are too fine, the coffee will be dark with no cream. Good coffee can only be made if the beans are freshly and uniformly ground (only possible when the blades of the coffee grinder are sharp) and are then measured out into the correct quantities (roughly 6 grams per measure).

The importance of freshly ground coffee beans is due to the fact that once ground, they rapidly lose their aromatic qualities, and fats present in the beans go rancid.

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