Breville BES980XL First USE, Grinding Operation, Auto Grind Dose & Tamp, Selecting Grind Size

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FIRST USE

1. 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.

POWER	SELECT
	TEMP TEXTURE
	HOT WATER AMERICANO

GRINDING OPERATION

Insert bean hopper into position on-top of the machine. Turn knob to lock into place. Fill hopper with fresh beans.

TIP

AUTO GRIND DOSE & TAMP

Align portafilter handle with the INSERT position on the grind outlet. Lift to insert portafilter into the grind outlet and rotate to the center position.

2. Press POWER button to turn

machine on.

3. The main LCD will display 'Hrd3',

prompting you to set the water

hardness level. Programming this

will determine the regularity of

Flushing The Machine

When the machine has reached STANDBY mode:

1. Press 2 CUP button to run water

through the group head for

We recommend quality 100% Arabica beans with a 'Roasted On' date stamped on the bag, not a 'Best Before' or 'Use By' date. Coffee beans are best consumed between 5–20 days after the 'Roasted On' date. Stale coffee may pour too quickly from the portafilter spouts and

GROUP HEAD

GRIND OUTLET

GRIND OUTLET

CENTER

POSITION

the 'CHANGE FILTER' alert which

indicates when the water filter in the

water tank needs to be replaced.

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.

• Rotate SELECT dial to the required

setting from 'Hrd1' (softest water)

to 'Hrd5' (hardest water). Press

SELECT dial to set. Machine will

beep once to confirm selection.

4. A pumping/vibrating sound will be

heard indicating empty boilers are

being filled with water for the first

time. The main LCD will display the

current boiler temperature and

flash 'HEATING'.

5. After approximately 10 minutes,

the machine will reach the

default operating temperature

(200˚F/93˚C) and all 6 buttons will

illuminate. The machine is now in

STANDBY mode, ready for the next

step, 'Flushing The Machine'.

30 seconds.

2. Press HOT WATER button to run

water through the hot water outlet.

After 30 seconds, press HOT WATER

button again to stop the flow of water.

3. Lift steam lever to the MANUAL

position to release steam through the

steam wand. After 30 seconds, lower

the steam lever to the center OFF

position.

4. Repeat steps 1–3 twice.

5. Re-fill water tank and empty drip tray,

if required.

MANUAL will flash on LCD

The machine will not reach operating temperature (STANDBY mode) if the steam lever is in the MANUAL position. The steam LCD will display 'MANUAL'. Lower the steam lever to the center OFF position.

Steam operation is ready when the SELECT dial illuminates.

NOTE

You will not be able to select the 1 CUP, 2 CUP or AMERICANO functions; or access the cleaning cycle in the menu options until the machine has reached operating temperature (STANDBY mode). The machine will beep 3 times if one of these functions is selected.

taste bitter and watery.

SELECTING GRIND SIZE

There are 45 espresso grind size settings (No.1 – finest, No. 45 – coarsest) to enable you to select the right grind size for your coffee beans and achieve the perfect espresso extraction.

To select grind size, rotate the grind size dial counter-clockwise to increase grind coarseness or clockwise to increase grind fineness.

We recommend you start at No. 30 and adjust as required to control espresso flow rate.

To start the auto grind, dose & tamp function, rotate the portafilter to the right then gently guide back to the center position. Grinding will commence.

When the auto grind, dose & tamp function is complete, rotate the portafilter handle to the INSERT position and lower to remove.

ESPRESSO EXTRACTION

Align portafilter handle with the INSERT position on the group head. Lift to insert portafilter into the group head and rotate towards the LOCK TIGHT position until resistance is felt.

Extraction Guide

The 1 CUP button & 2 CUP button use duration to control espresso volume. The duration times are preset, but can be reprogrammed (refer to 'Programming Shot Volume/Duration', page 19). Alternatively, access the Advanced Features if you wish to use volumetric controls instead of duration to determine espresso volume (refer to 'Flow Measurement Method (VoL)', page 25).

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