Jura espresso ultima 121 User Guide

e. When the lever is raised you can 

turn the carousel counter clockwise
indefinitely. Just hold the knob and 
turn the carousel (see fig. 6)

f.  The carousel has two positions 

with an audible "click":
• lever in front of machine (see fig. 5)
• coffee funnel in front of machine 
(see fig. 8) = coffee filling position

Please practice the operation of the
lever and the carousel a few times.

6. INITIAL PREPARATION
This procedure is necessary before
first use and after you have cleared
the machine (see CLEARING THE
THERMOCOIL, chapter 15.4).

a. Plug in the machine. (The machine 

has an internal cord storage. Just 
pull out as much cord as you need.
You can push the unwanted part of 
the cord back into the machine).

b. Remove the water tank lid, lift 

out the water tank, and fill with cold,
fresh water. Replace the water tank
and make sure it sits properly in its 
receptacle (see fig. 8a). The water 
tank holds approx. 53 oz. You can 
also use another container and fill 
the water tank without removing it 
from the machine.

c. Make sure the selector switch points

to the coffee spout symbol
(see fig. 12)

d. Make sure the tray is inserted prop-

erly (see fig. 2).

e. Make sure the lever points to the 

front (see fig. 5)

f. Close the lever as follows: First 

squeeze and hold the handle bar 
then push the lever down (see fig. 7).
Now release the handle bar.

g. Switch on the Main On/Off Button

(see fig. 1.1; #6a). The red light 
within the On/Off button will illumi-
nate. At the same time the yellow 
Thermostat Light will light up indi-
cating that the machine is heating 
up the internal ThermoCoil unit. 

h. Place a cup underneath the coffee 

spout.

i. Turn the Pump Button on (see fig. 1.1;

#6b). You will hear a pump noise. 
Initially it will take about 30 to 40 
seconds before any water will 
come out of the spout. As soon as 
some water comes out of the 
spout, turn the pump button off. 

j. Raise the lever (see fig. 7) and 

slowly turn the carousel counter 
clockwise (see fig. 6) until the coffee
funnel points to the front of the 
machine (see fig. 8) 

You are now ready to prepare your
favorite coffee beverage.

• As long as the yellow Thermostat 

light (fig. 1.1; #6d) is on, the 
ThermoCoil inside the machine is 
heating up. When the selector 
switch is in the spout position (fig. 
12) or in the hot water position (fig. 
12a) the thermostat light will turn off
when the maximum temperature is 
reached. While brewing coffee, the 
thermostat light might come on, 
indicating that the ThermoCoil is 
heating up again .
For hottest coffee: When you turn 
on the pump just after the thermo-
stat light turned off, you will get the 
highest possible coffee temperature.

• When the selector switch is in the 

steam position (fig. 12b), the therm-
ostat light will stay on, indicating 
that the internal temperature is now 
higher to transform hot water into 
steam.

8. WHICH COFFEE GRIND?
The Capresso Ultima works with a
variety of grinds. It is much less sensi-
tive to the coffee grind than most
other pump espresso machines. You
can even grind with a regular blade
grinder and still get crema espresso
coffee. The coarser the coffee, the
faster the water will run through,
resulting in a weaker taste. The finer
the coffee is ground, the slower the
coffee will pump through, resulting in
a stronger, hotter cup of espresso. If

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