Gaggia GAGGIA - Manual (Page 20)

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BEFORE PERFORMING ANY OPERATIONS RELATED
TO HOT WATER/STEAM DISPENSING, MAKE SURE
THAT THE STEAM WAND IS DIRECTED OVER THE WATER
RECOVERY TRAY.
7 HOT WATER
Danger of scalding! Dispensing may be preced-
ed by small jets of hot water. The steam wand
may reach high temperatures: Never touch it with bare
hands.
• (Fig.5) - Press the ON/OFF button (16). The indicator light
(17) turns on.
• Wait until the "machine ready" indicator light (19) turns
on. The machine is now ready.
• During this operation the "machine ready" indicator light
(19) may fl ash. This should be considered a standard op-
eration, not a fault.
• (Fig.22) - Place a container under the steam wand. Open
the "hot water/steam" knob (3) by turning it counter-
clockwise.
• (Fig.23) - Press the brew button (18).
• (Fig.23) - When the required amount of hot water has
been dispensed, press the brew button (18) again.
• (Fig.24) - Close the "hot water/steam" knob (3) by turning
it clockwise. Remove the container.
8 STEAM / CAPPUCCINO
Danger of scalding! Dispensing may be preced-
ed by small jets of hot water. The steam wand
may reach high temperatures: Never touch it with bare
hands.
Warning! Never brew coff ee when the steam
function is on, as the temperature is too high
and there is a risk of burns.
• (Fig.5) - Press the ON/OFF button (16). The indicator light
(17) turns on.
• Wait until the "machine ready" indicator light (19) turns
on.
• (Fig.19) - Press the steam button (20). The "machine
ready" indicator light (19) turns off .
• Wait until the "machine ready" indicator light (19) and the
"steam ready" indicator light (21) turn on. The machine is
now ready for steam dispensing.
• During this operation, the indicator lights (19) and (21)
may fl ash on and off ; this is to be considered as standard
operation and not a fault.
• (Fig.26) - Insert a container under the steam wand and
open the knob (3) for a few seconds, so that remaining wa-
ter can fl ow out of the steam wand. In a short delay only
steam will come out.
• (Fig.27) - Close the knob (3) and remove the container.
• Fill 1/3 of the container you wish to use to prepare the cap-
puccino with cold milk.
Use cold milk to get a better result.
• (Fig.28) - Immerse the steam wand in the milk and open
the knob (3) by turning it counter-clockwise. Turn the milk
container with slow upward movements so that it warms
up evenly.
• (Fig.29) - At the end, close the knob (3) and take the cup
with frothed milk.
• (Fig.25) - Press the steam button (20) again.
• Prime the circuit as described in Section 4.5 to make the
machine ready for use.
Never brew coff ee when the ( ) button is
pressed or when the 21 indicator light is on, be-
cause this means that the steam function is on and the
temperature of the boiler is too high.
Wait for the coff ee ready condition to be active (19 indi-
cator light on) before brewing coff ee.
Note: The machine is ready when the "machine
ready" indicator light (19) is permanently on.
Important note: If it is not possible to brew a
cappuccino as described, prime the circuit as
explained in Section 4.5 and then repeat the steps.
The same procedure can be performed to heat
other beverages.
• After this operation, clean the steam wand with a wet
cloth.