Profitec MOVE: User Manual

This manual should contain everything you need to operate and maintain your Profitec MOVE dual-boilerespresso machine.

Please read carefully before operating your heat exchanger or vibratory pump espresso machine. The product page lists specifications, accessories, and other details on the Profitec MOVE.

Getting Started:

After reading through the Profitec MOVE setup guide, test your water. Espresso machines have specific requirements when it comes to water. There are two primary considerations: filtration and hardness. Please carefully read about the importance of water in espresso to understand how water affects your espresso machine. For further learning, check out Coffee School's Water 101

Note: It's essential to test your water, filter, and soften to obtain 35-85 ppm to avoid scale and damage to your machine. RO (reverse osmosis) or distilled water does not contain enough mineral content and could cause issues with your machine. The SCA Water for Brewing Standards explains what's needed to obtain water suitable for your machine and coffee.

Technical Details:

Please look at the spec table on our product page for a complete list of technical details.

When you're ready to start pulling shots, check out our Espresso 101 section to learn about steaming milk, latte art, our suggested starter espresso recipe, grinder dial-in tips, and much more!

Adjusting the PID and Accessing Sub-Menus

To change the brew & steam temperatures, active & passive pre-infusion, program one or both of the shot-pulling buttons to dispense espresso automatically, and several other options, follow these instructions:

We recommend performing this process with coffee after your grind size is dialed in.
To open the main menu, press and hold the left-hand and right-hand display buttons for 3 seconds, and the Brew Temperature icon will appear on the display. To open a sub-menu while in the main menu, repeatedly press the left-hand or right-hand display button until the desired sub-menu is displayed.
Press the top pull button, and the selected submenu opens. The corresponding submenu settings are shown on the display.
In the submenu, repeatedly press the left-hand or right-hand display buttons until the desired settings are displayed.
To save a setting, press the top pull button. Your setting is now saved.
Next, press the bottom pull button, and the sub-menu closes and re-enters the main menu on the PID.

Activating and Adjusting Pre-Infusion

If pre-infusion is activated, the pump will run for 3 seconds after you press one of the pull buttons. After 3 seconds, the pump pauses for 8 seconds to fully saturate the coffee puck. After 8 seconds, the pump starts up again and will extract at 9 bar for your preset pull time. If pre-infusion is deactivated, the pump starts up after extraction begins.

To enable or disable pre-infusion, enter the pre-infusion sub-menu.
Next, enter the brew settings sub-menu.
The brew settings menu will allow you to adjust these settings: setting the brew parameters for the top pull button, setting the brew parameters for the bottom pull button, shot time (total duration of pump activity, the duration of the passive pre-infusion is not taken into account in the shot time). Pre-infusion pause: Select the ON option to activate pre-infusion for the desired pull button. Select the OFF option to deactivate the button function. Duration in seconds, after which the pump activity for passive pre-infusion is interrupted. Time—duration of the passive pre-infusion in seconds.
To activate or deactivate pre-infusion for each desired shot button, press and hold the shot button for 4 seconds. Depending on the current setting, the LED of the pull button will flash ON (pre-infusion activated for this button) or OFF (pre-infusion deactivated for this button) and appear on the display.
After pre-infusion is set to ON for the desired pull button, briefly press it. The pull button's LED will flash. The timer that programs the duration from the start of pre-infusion will begin on the display.
After the desired time has elapsed, press the pull button again, and the icon “---” for passive pre-infusion will appear on the display.
After the desired pre-infusion time has elapsed, press the pull button a third time. The button's LED flashes, and the timer for the pull time resumes on the display. After the desired time has elapsed, press the pull button for a final time. Your settings are saved.

Please refer to the manufacturer's manual to change more settings, such as ECO mode, cleaning reminders, auto-backflush, brew and steam temperatures, barista lights, auto on/off, and advanced PID settings.

Additional Resources:

If you need help dialing in your equipment or pulling shots, check out the articles below or contact our team of coffee experts and technicians.