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Artista
Pump espresso machine with
stainless steel thermoblock
Instruction Booklet
EM5900
Please read these instructions carefully
and retain for future reference.
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Contents Sunbeam’s Safety Precautions 2 About espresso coffee 3 Features of your Sunbeam Artista 4 Using the control panel 7 Reference guide to using your espresso machine 10 Preparing your espresso machine before use 15 Guide to the perfect espresso 16 Guide to milk texturing 18 Using the hot water function 19 Espresso Recipes 20 Care and Cleaning 22 Descaling 24 Advanced programming options 26 Trouble shooting guide 30 Important instructions – retain for future use.
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Sunbeam’s Safety Precautions SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR YOUR SUNBEAM burns in case of contact, therefore avoid any ESPRESSO MACHINE. direct contact with the steam wand. • Always place the unit on a flat, level surface. • Always disconnect the plug from the power outlet prior to cleaning the espresso machine • Do not operate without water in reservoir. or if there is any problem during the coffee Fill reservoir with only clean and cold water. making process. Observe the maximum filling volume i
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About espresso coffee Congratulations on the purchase of your Designed and engineered to last, the Sunbeam Artista espresso machine. components and features of the Sunbeam Artista are encased in full metal housing, The mastery of coffee making demands a accentuated by a polished chrome brew machine that you can trust to perform time head. The elegant styling and craftsmanship and time again. Powered by a one-piece employed in its design draw inspiration from stainless steel lined thermo
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Features of your Sunbeam Artista Warming plate Effectively pre-warms up to 9 espresso cups Push button control panel Easy to use control panel delivers an espresso pour, steam or hot water functions. Group head Brass and phenolic filter handle Extra cup height clearance Additional clearance between the filter handle and the drip tray is designed to suit taller cups. Water level indicator The water level indicator floats through the drip tray grid indicating how full the drip tray is. The
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Steam and hot water control dial 2.5L water reservoir Removable from the front for easy filling at the tap. Water can also be added at the top of the unit. Steam and hot water wand Supplies powerful dry steam for achieving silky, dense and rich milk. Also dispenses a controlled flow of hot water. The commercial 0 360 ball joint allows the steam wand to be moved into the ideal position. Removable drip tray and grill The large capacity die-cast metal drip tray is lined with plastic
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Features of your Sunbeam Artista 15 Bar Pump Crema System The machine is fitted with an Italian designed The specially designed crema system consists and manufactured 15 BAR pump which of a dual-floor filter creating additional back generates the pressure required to deliver a pressure and a stabilising baffle that helps complete extraction of oils, coffee solids and retain temperature and produces a steady aroma. pour of espresso. The dual-floor filter baskets are designed to slow the
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Using the control panel Power the espresso coffee operation. The coffee maker simply needs to press the ‘COFFEE’ Press the ‘POWER’ button once to turn the button once to start the pour and press again espresso machine on. The light behind the to stop. ‘POWER’ button will illuminate green and start flashing; this is to indicate that your Note: Before activating the espresso coffee espresso machine is on and is heating up. function ensure that the steam and hot water control dial is in the
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OFF OPEN MAX Using the control panel (continued) Heading Steam The steam function allows the coffee maker The coffee maker simply needs to turn to produce steam out of the steam wand for the steam and hot water control dial anti- texturing milk. clockwise to the ‘MAX’ setting to start and turn it back to the ‘OFF’ position to stop. To activate the steam function, the coffee Press the 'STEAM' button again to deactivate maker simply needs to press the ‘STEAM’ the steam function. button. By
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OFF OPEN MAX Using the control panel (continued) Hot Water The hot water function allows the coffee The coffee maker simply needs to turn maker to release a controlled flow of hot the steam and hot water control dial anti- water for making long blacks, hot chocolates, clockwise to the ‘MAX’ setting to start and pre-heating cups and glasses and brewing turn it back to the ‘OFF’ position to stop. teas. To activate the hot water function, the coffee maker simply needs to press the ‘HOT WATE
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Reference guide to using your espresso machine The diagrams below and on the following pages are to assist you in operating your Sunbeam Artista espresso machine. Each of the diagrams is numbered. Throughout this instruction booklet reference will be made to these diagrams, so each of them has been numbered for convenience and ease of use. For example: Fill the water reservoir (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) with cold tap water... Each time you see these numbers please refer back to the diagrams.
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Reference guide to using your espresso machine (continued) 10 11 12 Place group handle onto Turn group handle to the Place large container under group head. right, so it is firmly locked both pouring spouts. into position. Making the espresso 13 14 15 Press the ‘COFFEE’ button Select appropriate filter and Hold group handle under and allow the water to run place into group handle. group head and purge with through. Press button again water to preheat. to stop. 16 17 18 Place finely ground cof
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Reference guide to using your espresso machine (continued) 19 20 21 Place group handle onto Turn group handle to the Place glasses/cups below group head. right, so it is firmly locked pouring spouts. into position. 22 23 24 Press the ‘COFFEE’ button Remove group handle by Discard the used coffee for a continuous pour. Press turning to the left. grinds. button again to stop pour. Texturing milk 26 25 27 Press the 'STEAM' button to Purge the steam wan
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OFF Reference guide to using your espresso machine (continued) 28 29 30 Swing steam wand to the Place steam wand into milk, Angle jug to rest steam wand side of espresso machine. approx. 1cm below surface on spout and place nozzle just and activate the steam below surface of the milk. function. Hot water 31 32 33 Close the steam by turning Wipe steam nozzle and wand Press the 'HOT WATER' dial clockwise. with damp cloth and purge a button to activate hot water small amount of steam. mode. 34
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Reference guide to using your espresso machine (continued) Cleaning 37 38 39 Remove the drip tray. Remove drip tray grill. Remove the cleaning pin from under the top lid of the water reservoir. 40 41 42 Insert thinner end of Wrap steam wand with damp Insert thicker end of cleaning cleaning pin into the single cloth and turn steam on for pin into the hole in the base hole in the base of the filter. 10 seconds. of the steam wand. 1 1
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Preparing your espresso machine before use 1. Place the espresso machine onto a dry, 5. Place glasses and cups on the warming stable benchtop. plate (8). 2. Ensure the drip tray and grill are in place. Important: For first time use or if the machine has not been used for some time, it is 3. Fill the espresso machine with water. There important that the machine is rinsed as are a couple of ways in which the water follows: reservoir can be filled; 6. Fit the group handle with either the sin
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Guide to the perfect espresso Preheat Glasses Then without having made a coffee remove the group handle (23) and inspect the top 1. Preheat the glasses/cups by filling them of the tamped coffee - it should have only a with hot water as this will assist to preserve slight indent from the shower screen. Ideally the crema of the espresso. Set the glasses/ the top of the tamped coffee should be cups aside. fractionally below the shower screen and then Caution: The hot water will be close to
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Guide to the perfect espresso (continued) Pre-Infusion Eco Mode and Standby Mode 11. Once the espresso operation has been After 1 hour of non-use in Ready Mode the activated, before the espresso pour starts, espresso machine will automatically switch to the progressive pre-infusion feature will Eco Mode. An indication that the machine is release three short bursts of gradually in Eco Mode is the light behind the ‘POWER’ increasing water pressure onto the coffee button will slowly flash red.
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Guide to milk texturing Milk texturing is the steaming of milk. The 4. Swing the steam wand to the side of the steam does two things, heats the milk and espresso machine (28). also the steam mixes air with the milk to 5. Place the steam wand into the milk form an ‘emulsion’ of tiny bubbles that gives so that the tip of the steam nozzle is a silky velvet texture. Similar to making an just below the surface of the milk and espresso, perfecting the art of milk texturing activate the steam f
