DeLonghi La Specialista Maestro EC96XY User manual

De’Longhi Appliances via Seitz, 47 31100 Treviso Italia www.delonghi.com 5713246521_00_1020 - Printed in China

EC96XY
COFFEE MAKER
Instructions for use. Keep these instructions
Visit www.delonghi.com
for a list of service centers near you.
ELECTRIC CHARACTERISTICS
120 V~ 60 Hz 1450 W
MACHINE À CAFÉ
Mode d’emploi . Conservez cette notice
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centres de réparation proches de chez vous.
CARACTÉRISTIQUES ÉLECTRIQUES
120 V~ 60 Hz 1450 W
CAFETERA
Repase y guarde estas instrucciones.
Lea cuidadosamente este instructivo
antes de usar su aparato.
Visite www.delonghi.com para ver la lista de
centros de servicios cercanos a usted.
CARACTERISTICAS ELECTRICAS:
120 V~ 60 Hz 1450 W

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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
When using electrical machines, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following:
• Read all instructions.
•Use this machine only as described in this instruction manual.
As with any electrical machine, the instructions aim to cover as many situations as possible. Caution and
common sense should be used when operating and installing this machine.
• To protect against re, electrical shock and personal injury, do not immerse cord, plug or machine in
water or other liquid.
• Never allow the machine to be used by children.
• Unplug from the outlet when not in use and before cleaning. Allow to cool before tting or taking o
parts, and before cleaning the machine.
• Do not operate with a damaged cord or plug, or after the machine malfunctions, or has been damaged in any
manner. Return the machine to the nearest authorized service facility for examination, repair or adjustment.
• The use of accessory attachments or spare parts not recommended by the machine manufacturer may
result in re, electrical shock or personal injury.
• Do not use outdoors.
• Do not let the cord hang over the edge of the table or counter, or touch hot surfaces.
• Do not place on or near a hot gas or electrical burner, or in a heated oven.
• Plug cord into the wall outlet.To disconnect, turn any control to“o”, then remove plug from wall outlet.
• Do not use the machine for other than the intended use. This machine is to be utilized for domestic use
only. Any other use is to be considered improper and therefore, dangerous.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of re or electric shock, do not remove the exterior of the unit or the cover.
Don’t attempt to repair or modify the machine, doing so will void the warranty. Repair should be done by
authorized service personnel only!
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
THIS PRODUCT IS FOR HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY
SHORT CORD INSTRUCTIONS
- A short power cord is provided to reduce risks resulting from becoming entangled in or tripping over a
longer cord.
- Longer, detachable power supply cords or extension cords are available and may be used if care is exer-
cised in their use.
- If an extension cord is used, the marked electrical rating should be at least as great as the electrical rating
of the machine. If the machine is provided with 3- wire, grounding type cord, the extension should be a
GROUNDING TYPE 3 - WIRE CORD. The longer cord should be arranged so that it will not drape over the
counter-top or table top where it can be pulled on by children or tripped over.
- Your product is equipped with a polarized alternating current line plug (a plug having one blade wider
than the other).This plug will t into the power outlet only one way.This is a safety feature. If you are un-
able to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should still fail to t, contact
your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug.

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1. DESCRIPTION
1.1 Description of appliance - A
A1. Beans container
A2. Beans container lid
A3. Cup tray
A4. Steam dial
A5. Steam wand and nozzle
A6. Lattecrema System connection
A7. Coee outlet
A8. Cup grille for espresso
A9. Cup grille for glasses or mugs
A10. Drip tray grille
A11. Drip tray
A12. Drip tray water level indicator
A13. Water tank lid
A14. Water tank extraction handle
A15. Water tank
A16. Power cord connector socket
A17. Main switch (ON/OFF)
A18. Coee mill outlet (tamping station)
A19. Cover to access the coee mill coee guide
A20. Presser lever
1.2 Description of control panel - B
B1. ON/Standby button
B2. Coee dose dial
B3. “X2”button: to use the 2 coees lter
B4. CoeeTemperature button
B5. “Acive Rinse”button
B6. “OK”button: to deliver the beverage/conrm
B7. Hot water button
B8. “Descaling”button
B9. “My”button: to customise beverage quantity
B10. Beverage selector dial
B11. Beverage selected light:
Espresso based beverages
• Espresso
• Americano
• Coee
Milk based beverages
• Cappuccino
• FlatWhite
• Latte
B12. “Milk clean”light
B13. “No beans container”light
B14. “General alarm”light
B15. Pressure gauge
B16. “No water”light
B17. Beans container empty light
B18. “Energy saving”light
B19. Led module process:
• Indicates the operation the appliance is running
• The setting of the dose level
• The infusion temperature setting
1.3 Description of accessories - C
C1. Portalter
C2. 1-cup coee lter
C3. 2-cups coee lter
C4. “Water hardness test“ indicator paper
C5. Descaler
C6. Descaling accessory
C7. Removable power cord
C8. Tube brush
C9. Coee outlet cleaning disk accessory
C10. Cloth
1.4 Recommended optional cleaning accessories
Visit Delonghi.com for more information.
Cleaning needle for steam nozzle
(See “Cleaning the steam wand” on
page 9)
Cleaning tab
(see“8.1 Cleaning of the coee outlet”)
Cleaner
EAN: 8004399333307
1.5 Description of LatteCrema System - D
D1. Milk container lid
D2. Milk container connector
D3. Lid release button
D4. Milk spout (adjustable height)
D5. Froth selection knob
D6. Knob housing
D7. Milk intake tube
D8. Milk container

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2. PREPARING YOUR MACHINE FOR FIRST USE
REMOVE
PROTECTION FILM
BEFORE USE
MAX
3. Insert the drip tray (A11)
complete with cup grill
(A9) and (A10).
1. Remove stickers and pack-
ing materials.
2. Wash and dry all acces-
sories (including water
tank) with warm water
and washing-up liquid .
4. Remove the water tank
(A15) and ll with fresh
clean water, taking care
not to exceed the MAX
level.
5. Plug the power cord con-
nector (C7) into the socket
(A16) at the back of the
machine, then plug into
the mains socket.
6. Make sure the main
switch (A17) at the back
of the machine is pressed
and in the I position.
7. Place a container with
a minimum capacity of
100 ml under the hot
water spout (close to the
coee outlet (A7)).
8. Press (B7) e to
rinse.
REMOVE
PROTECTION FILM
BEFORE USE
MAX
REMOVE
PROTECTION FILM
BEFORE USE
MAX
9. Insert coee lter ((C2)
or (C3)) in the portalter
(C1).
10. Attach the lter holder
lter to the machine. To
attach correctly, align the
lter holder handle with
“INSERT”, then turn the
handle to the right until
it is aligned in the“CLOSE”
position.
11. Place a container under
the portalter and froth-
ing wand and press
(B5).
12. Open the steam dial for a
few seconds. For optimal
steam performance we
recommend you repeat
this action 3 or 4 times.
This is to purge the steam
rm before frothing or
steaming your milk.
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3. COFFEE DELIVERY
Step 1-grinding
Step 2-tamping
Step 3-brewing
1. Add beans to hopper.
Fresh is best; ll in just
with the quantity you
need.
2. The factory setting is 5
(medium grinding). if you
are not satised, adjust
the level according to
your personal taste and
the type of coee (do it
while grinding).
3. Select single or double
dose lter and place in the
portalter. If you are using
the double lter, press the
X2 button (this will double
the volume of the espres-
so shot as well).
Step 1-grinding
Step 2-tamping
Step 3-brewing
4. Set the dose level by ad-
justing the dial starting
from the min. position.
The numbers displayed
on the indicator (B19) are
a setting reference once
the right level of coee in
the portalter is reached.
They do not correspond
to grinder settings or to
measurement units (gr/oz) or to grinding time.
Refer to”3.1 Adjust dose”for suggestions. 5. Attach portalter.
Once locked into place, grind-
ing will start.
3.1 Adjust dose
Each variety of coee beans can behave diferently during grin-
ding and this is the reason why setting the dose at the beginning
might require extra care.
With this illustration we give you some indications on how to
regulate the dose. Please note these suggested setting ranges,
based on the roasting level, are certainly a good starting point,
but htey might slightly vary depending on specic composition
of your coee beans.
1. Set the dose starting from the minimum position.
2. Look at which roasting level your coee is and based on
that, turn the knob slowly, referencing the ranges.
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ADJUSTMENT
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COFFEE DELIVERY
Step 1-grinding
Step 2-tamping
Step 3-brewing
1. After grinding, pull the
lever down fully (do not
remove portalter). For a
perfect result, you can do
it twice.
2. Keep the lever down
while removing the por-
talter. Once it is done,
place back the lever in its
original position.
3. Check the dose (see “3.2
The perfect dose”) and
attach the portalter to
the brewing unit.
Laser mark
3.2 The perfect dose
• The coee lters have a laser mark inside to identify the
level for perfect dose. Try dierent levels within the mark,
keeping in mind that the minimum dose corresponds to
the bottom line of the mark and the maximum dose corre-
sponds to the upper line of the mark.
• Ensure the coee is at the recommended dosage level after
tamping. You may need to adjust the dosage dial more
times before reaching the perfect dose.
• If your coee is over or under extracted and the dose is
within the perfect dose range, adjust the grinder settings
ner or coarser (see Step 1 - grinding).
Over extracted coee (pouring too slowly) needs coarser
grind
Under extracted coee (pouring too fast) needs ner grind.
• Barista tip: Pull the lter holder out while the tamper is
still down for polished nish of coee.
Step 1-grinding
Step 2-tamping
Step 3-brewing
1. Select your beverage. 2. Press OK to start brew-
ing (preinfusion and
infusion). Coee delivery
stops automatically.
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Manual frothing 5°C
MIN
MAX
4. MAKING MILK BEVERAGES
1. Fill the milk jug with
fresh cold milk. Milk will
up to triple in volume.
2. Turn the steam wand on
briey to purge condensa-
tion. Make sure the wand
is pointing away from you.
3. To make the froth, put the
nozzle on the surface of
the milk and air will catch
by the mixing of milk and
steam.
Manual frothing 5°C
MIN
MAX
4. Keep the steam nozzle just
on the surface, careful not
to make big bubbles by
letting too much air in.
5. Insert the steam nozzle
just under the milk: this
create a vortex. Once the
desired temperature is
reached turn the steam
knob o and wait till
steam stops completely
before removing jug.
Cleaning the steam wand
1. After every use, remove
with a soft damp cloth
any milk residues from the
steam wand. For perfect
cleaning, we recommend
Eco MultiClean: it ensures
hygiene by removing milk
proteins and fats and can
beused to clean the whole
machine.
2. Use the steam for a deeper
cleaning.
3. To maintain the better us-
ability of the steam wand,
we suggest to purchase
the Cleaning Tool for ope-
ning the 3 holes of the
nozzle.
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Barista tips:
• Fresh is best : Be sure to use fresh cold milk every time.
• Whole milk is recommended for best results. Dairy and Non Dairy alternatives will vary in ease of texturing depending
on type.
• After foaming milk, eliminate unwanted bubbles by swirling the pitcher.

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Automatic
milk beverages 5°C
Click
NO FROTH
MIN FROTH
MAX FROTH
MIN
MAX
MAKING MILK BEVERAGES
1. Fill the milk container
with fresh cold milk from
the refrigerator (4-6°C).
2. Close with the lid. 3. Turn the knob to select
the desired froth.
Automatic
milk beverages 5°C
Click
NO FROTH
MIN FROTH
MAX FROTH
MIN
MAX
4. Attach the milk cointainer. 5. Prepare the perfect dose
(see “3. Coee delivery”-
Steps 1- grinding & 2-
tamping) and attach the
portalter.
6. Select your beverage. 7. Press OK to start brewing.
The appliance automat-
ically brews coee and
milk in sequence.
Cleaning Lattecrema System after every use
1. Leave the milk container in the machine (you do not need to
empty it). Place a cup or other recipient under the frothed
milk spout.
2. Turn the knob to“Clean”.
3. Cleaning automatically starts and stops.
Watch out: Remember, after cleaning, to turn the knob
back on foam setting.
4. Remove the milk container and put it in the refrigerator and
use soon.
For perfect cleaning, we recommend Eco MultiClean : it ensures
hygiene by removing milk proteins and fats and can be used to
clean the whole machine.
CLEAN
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MAKING MILK BEVERAGES
6.1 Milk recipes Beverage Espresso Milk Milk
foam
Approx.
Quantity
X2
Cappuccino 1 ✓ ✓ 150 ml 230 ml
FlatWhite 1✓ ✓ 250 ml 330 ml
Latte 1✓✕150 ml 230 ml
6.2 Milk froth knob positions:
To clean
Latte Crema
System after
each use
To extract or
insert the knob
• Double dose milk beverages: Fill the milk container with a sucient quantity of milk, not exceeding the MAX level marked on
the container. Each mark on the side of the container corresponds to about 100 ml of milk.
• Using fresh cold full cream milk will achieve the best results.
6.3 Cleaning Lattecrema System
MAX MED MIN
Froth Froth Froth
A ll components are dishwasher safe, placing
them in the top basket. If you do not have
a dishwasher, wash by hand as described in
the note at the end of the section.
1. Push the release button (D3) and lift the milk container lid
(D1);
2. Remove the milk spout (D4) and milk intake tube (D7);
3. Make sure there are no milk residues on the hollow and
groove under the dial: if necessary, scrape the groove with
a toothpick;
4. Rinse inside the froth adjustment dial seat with running
water;
• Check that the intake tube and spout are not clogged with
milk residues;
• Reassemble all the lid components;
• Carefully wash and rinse the milk container (D8) ;
• Attach the lid back on the milk container.
Please note: washing by hand
Washing in a dishwasher guarantees the perfect hygiene of all
the components.When washing by hand, wash all components
of the milk container lid thoroughly with hot water and immerse
them in a basin of hot water for 30 minutes before proceeding as
described in point (3) and (4).
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5. EXPLANATION OF LIGHTS
LIGHTS EXPLANATION OF LIGHTS OPERATION
All the lights ash briey Turning the machine on Self-diagnosis
on
The appliance is being turned on for the rst
time and the water circuit must be lled
Proceed as described in section“Setting la specialista
for rst use”of the quick guide.
on Energy saving is enabled If you want to disable the function, see section “6.
Menù settings”
on The beans container is empty Fill the beans container
ashing You are trying to grind coee but the
beans container is empty
Fill the beans container
on Insucient water in tank or water tank
not inserted correctly
Fill the tank or extract the tank and put it back
correctly
ashing You are trying to deliver a beverage but
water tank is empty
Fill the tank
on General alarm Contact Customer Services
on The bean container is not inserted Insert bean container or check that is completely
locked (see g. 15)
ashing
The ness of the grind regulation is in-
correct (or out of correct range)
Move the selector within the 8 levels from coarse to
ne, kepping in mind to:
• Always adjust the coee mill during the grinding
• Adjust one grinding level at a time and make at
least 5 coees before adjusting again
The coee bean container is not com-
pletely insert: the machine does not
work for safety reasons
Check that the bean container is completely locked
(see g. 15)
on
After every use, the LatteCrema System
must be cleaned
When all the milk drinks are ready, proceed with au-
tomatic cleaning turning the knob to Clean
on The appliance is on and ready for use The appliance is at the right temperature to deliver
steam.To deliver steam, turn the steam dial (A4)
ashing
The appliance is on and energy saving
is enabled.The steam dial (A4) is in the
steam delivery position
The light ashes to indicate that the appliance is pre-
paring to deliver steam. Delivery begins as soon as
the appliance is at temperature
The appliance is heating up to be ready
for use
The appliance is at temperature when the light re-
mains on steadily
The appliance is delivering steam
on (orange) Descaling must be performed Descale the appliance as described in section “10.
Descaling”
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LIGHTS EXPLANATION OF LIGHTS OPERATION
ashing (orange) Descaling is underway Complete the operation as described in section “10.
Descaling”: the light comes white when the rinsing
cycle of descaling is underway
on (white) The rinsing cycle of descaling must be
performed
ashing (white) The rinsing cycle of descaling is
underway
on (orange)
Cleaning of the coee outlet must be
performed
See section“8.1 Cleaning of the coee outlet”
ashing (orange)
Cleaning of the coee outlet is
underway
ashing (white)
The active rinse is underway
+ ashing If the water softener lter is present,
an air bubble may have been released
inside the circuit, obstructing delivery
Press the button (B7) corresponding to the
light. Delivery begins and stops automatically.
The grinding is too ne and the coee is
delivered too slowly or not at all
Extract the lter holder and repeat the operations
to make the perfect dose ( see Quick Guide - Step 1
Grinding).
The coee lter is blocked. Rinse the lters under abundant running water or by
Active Rinse function (B5).
The tank has been inserted incorrectly
and the valves on the bottom are not
open
Press the tank down lightly to open the valves on the
bottom
Scale in the water circuit Descale as described in section“10. Descaling”

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Press both buttons for 5 seconds
to enter setting menu
Enter the setting menu
Turn the knob to select the drink
light corresponding to the fun-
ction to set
Select the setting
Press button to set:
➡9 minutes
➡ 1,5 hours
➡ 3 hours
Press button to set:
➡soft
➡ medium
➡ hard
Press button to set:
➡ON
➡OFF
Press button to set:
➡Beep ON
➡Beep OFF
Press button to set:
➡ 1st range
➡2nd range
Energy saving Auto o Beep Extra grinding
adjustment
Keep pressed
OK button
for 5 seconds,
until led stay xed
Waterhardness Default values
Press the ON/Standby button to
conrm.
Save new settings:
6. MENÙ SETTINGS

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7. CUSTOMISING THE QUANTITY OF COFFEE BEVERAGES WITH THE BUTTON (B9)
1. Prepare the appliance to
deliver the beverage you
want to make. Prepare the
coee dose and attach the
portalter to the coee out-
let: if you have to customise
a milk based beverage,
prepare and also attach the
Lattecrema System .
2. Turn the dial (B10) to
select the drink to be
programmed.
3. Press the button:
the light corresponding
to the OK button (B6)
comes on steadily and the
light corresponding to
the button ashes.
4. Press the OK button to
start delivering the bev-
erage. The lights corre-
sponding to the OK and
buttons ash.
5. When you have reached
the desired quantity of
the beverage, press the OK
button again. If the recipe
includes another ingre-
dient, it starts delivery:
when you have reached
the desired quantity, press
the OK button again.
6. Press the button to
save the new setting. The
appliance is ready for use
again and the but-
ton remains on.
If you do not want to save the
new setting, press any other
button.
Please note:
• You can programme coee beverages, but not steam and
hot water.
• Programming changes the quantity of the beverages, but
not the amount of coee ground.
• “X2” beverages can be programmed separately.
• is not
programmable.
• To reset the default beverage quantities, press and hold
the button until it goes o. The selected beverage is
reset to the default values.
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2
6
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Coee Recipe Default
quantity
Programmable quantity
35 ml from 25 to 90 ml
X2 70 ml from 50 to 180 ml
80 ml from 50 to 120 cc
X2 160 ml from 120 to 240 ml
100 ml • espresso: from 25 to 120 ml
• water: from 25 to 60 ml
X2 200 ml • espresso: from 50-120 ml
• water: from 50 to 240 ml

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8. CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
Important!
• Do not use solvents, abrasive detergents or alcohol to clean the coee machine.
• Do not use metal objects to remove encrustations or coee deposits as they could scratch metal or plastic surfaces.
• If the appliance is not used for more than a week, before using it again, we recommend you perform a rinse cycle.
Danger!
• While cleaning, never immerse the coee maker in water. It is an electrical appliance.
• Before cleaning the outside of the appliance, turn it o, unplug from the mains socket and allow to cool.
✕✓✕ ✕ ✕
✓✕ ✕ ✕ ✕
✓✕ ✕ ✓✕
✕✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
✕✓ ✓ ✕✓
(A8)+(A9)+ (A11)
8.1 Cleaning of the coee outlet
When the light comes on (orange) (B5), you have to proceed cleaning the coee circuit. To run the cleaning, you have to pur-
chase dedicated cleaning tabs for coee makers. For more info, please visit Delonghi.com.
MAX
1. Insert the 1-cup coee
lter (C2) in the portal-
ter (C1);
2. Put on the coee lter
the special disk acces-
sory (C9) (g. 12) and
press it to the bottom;
3. Put on the accessory the
cleaning tab (g. 13);
4. Attach the portalter to
the coee outlet (A7);
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Cleaning of the coee outlet
MAX
5. Fill the water tank (A15).
Make sure the drip tray
(A11) is empty.
6. Keep pressed the
button, until the relat-
ed light start blinking
(orange). After few min-
utes the cleaning stops
automatically;
• Remove the portalter and the cleaning disk accessory;
• Wash the portalter and the lter under tap water;
• Insert the portalter again and make a rinse by pressing
the button: we suggest to put a container under the
portalter;
• Remove and empty the drip tray.
Please note:
This procedure can start by pressing the button (B5)) for
some seconds. To delete this option, press the same button for
10 seconds.
8.2 Cleaning the beans container housing
1. Make sure the beans
container (A1) is empty.
If necessary, operate the
coee mill without beans
to empty it:
2. Release the beans con-
tainer by turning it an-
ticlockwise and extract
from the appliance;
3. Remove coee residues
using a vacuum cleaner;
4. Clean the beans contain-
er housing with a damp
cloth and dry;
5. Put the container back
inserting it in the coee
mill (g. 15).The contain-
er is correctly inserted
when the arrow ▲is
lined up with the sym-
bol and you hear a“click”.
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8.3 Cleaning the burr
When cleaning the beans container, clean the container housing and upper burr with a damp cloth. The burr can be removed and replaced
by an authorised customer services centre.
You may also need to remove the burr if it becomes blocked withforeign matter. If this occurs, remove the beans container and clean
as follows:
1. Attach the portalter and
operate the mill without
beans to free the coee
guide;
2. Turn the appliance o;
3. Turn the grinding selector
anticlockwise as far as it
will go to the “REMOVE”
position;
4. Extract the upper burr,
gripping it by the handle;
5. Clean the burr with a
brush (not included)
and remove the coee
residues using a vacuum
cleaner;
6. Put the upper burr back
in place;
7. Turn the selector to select
the desired grinding level.
Make sure the burr is inser-
ted correctly by pulling it by
the handle. If it is correctly
inserted, it will not move.
8.4 Replacing the burrs
When the quantity of coee becomes even less, contact a customer services centre to have the burrs replaced, then adjust the mill
again as follows entering the setting menu (“6. Menù settings”) and selecting the rst range of the“Extra grinding adjustment”.
Then turn the ground coee quantity dial (B2) to minimum position and set the dose like a rst use (see“3.2The perfect dose”).
8.5 Cleaning the“Smart tamping station”
1. Clean the attachment area with a brush;
2. Pull the lever (A20) as far as it will go and
clean the presser cylinder with a brush. Then
release the lever.
3. Use the tube brush (C8) to clean the coee
funnel.
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9. WATER HARDNESS
9.1 Water hardness
The descale light (B8) comes on after a period of time established according to water hardness. The machine can also be pro-
grammed according to the actual hardness of the water supply in the various regions, in which case descaling may be required less
frequently.
1. Remove the“TOTAL HARD-
NESS TEST” indicator paper
(C4) from its pack.
2. Immerse the paper com-
pletely in a glass of water
for one second.
3. Remove the paper from the
water and shake lightly.
After about a minute, 1, 2, 3, or 4 red squares form, depending
on the hardness of the water. Each square corresponds to one
level.
Total Hardness Test result Button Level
1
soft water
2
medium
water
3
hard or
very hard
water
• Set the appliance as indi-
cated in section“6. Menù
settings”.