DeLonghi La Specialista Maestro EC9865 User manual

De’Longhi Appliances via Seitz, 47 31100 Treviso Italia www.delonghi.com 57132C7875_01_0522

COFFEE MAKER
Instructions for use
Instructions videos available at:
http://EC9865.delonghi.com
EC9865

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B1
B11B19
B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10
B14 B13 B12
B18 B17 B16
B15
C3
C2
C1
C14
De’LonghiAppliances s.r.l.
ViaL. Seitz, 47 31100 Treviso - ITALY
Tel.[phone]
5413218631/04.15
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Descalerfor coee machines
Détartrantpour machines à café
Entkalkerfür Kaeemaschinen
C6 C7 C8
D1D4
D5 D6
D2
D3
D7
D8
C11
C12
C10
SoftBalls
C9*
C13
C15
C5
C4

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A20
A1
A18
A2 A3
A5
A7
A8
A6
A4
B
A9
A10
A12
A11
A13
A14
A15
A16
A17
A19

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Before using the appliance, always read the safety warnings.
This appliance shall not be used by children.
Keep the appliance and its cord out of reach
of children.
1. DESCRIPTION
1.1 Description of appliance - A
A1. Beans container
A2. Beans container lid
A3. Cup tray
A4. Steam dial
A5. Steam wand
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 grinder outlet (tamping station)
A19. Cover to access the coee grinder 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ee Temperature button
B5. “Acive Rinse”button
B6. “OK”button: to deliver the drink/conrm
B7. Hot water button
B8. “Descaling”button
B9. “My”button: to customise drink quantity
B10. Drink selector dial
B11. Drink selected light:
Espresso based drinks
• Espresso
• Long Black
• Coee
Cold coee drinks
• Cold Brew
• Espresso Cool
Milk based drinks
• Cappuccino
• Flat White
• 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
Dedicated lters for Espresso Cool :
C4. 1-cup coee lter
C5. 2-cups coee lter
C6. “Water hardness test“ indicator paper
C7. Descaler
C8. Descaling accessory
C9. Softballs (*some models only)
C10. Removable power cord
C11. Tube brush
C12. Brush / Scraper tool
C13. Coee outlet cleaning disk accessory
C14. Cloth
C15. Cleaning needle for steam wand
1.4 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
1.5 Optional cleaning accessories
Visit Delonghi.com for more information.
Cleaning tab
(see “5.3 Coee lter cleaning and
maintenance”)

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2. 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 (white)
The machine is ready for hot drinks delivery Prepare the machine and proceed with delivery
on (blue)
The machine is ready for cold drink delivery Prepare the machine and proceed with delivery
on
Energy saving is enabled If you want to disable the function, see section “3.
Menù settings”
on The beans container is empty Fill the beans container
ashing
You are trying to deliver a drink 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 drink 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.
The container is correctly inserted when the arrow is
lined up with the symbol and you hear a“click”.
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 grinder during the
grinding
• Adjust one grinding level at a time and make at
least 5 coees before adjusting again
OUT of correct
range
Correct
range
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)
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LIGHTS EXPLANATION OF LIGHTS OPERATION
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 “8.
Descaling”
ashing (orange) Descaling is underway Complete the operation as described in section “8.
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“5.5 Cleaning of the coee outlet”
ashing (orange)
Cleaning of the coee outlet is
underway
ashing (white)
The active rinse is underway
• Cold rinse when Espresso Cool or Cold
Brew are selected,
• Hot when all other recipes are
selected.
+ ashing If the water softener lter (optional) 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. Clean as described in section “5.3 Coee lter clean-
ing and maintenance”.
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 “8. 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:
➡ soft
➡ medium
➡ hard
Press button to set:
➡ON
➡OFF
Energy saving
Press button to set:
➡ 9 minutes
➡ 1,5 hours
➡ 3 hours
Auto o
Press button to set:
➡Beep ON
➡Beep OFF
Beep
Press button to set:
➡ 1st range
➡2nd range
Extra grinding
adjustment
Waterhardness
Keep pressed
OK button
for 5 seconds,
until led stay xed
Default values
Press the ON/Standby button to
conrm.
Save new settings:
3. MENÙ SETTINGS

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4. CUSTOMISING THE QUANTITY OF COFFEE DRINKS WITH THE BUTTON (B9)
1. Prepare the appliance to
deliver the drink you want
to make. Prepare the coee
dose and attach the porta-
lter to the coee outlet:
if you have to customise a
milk based drink, prepare
and also attach the Lattec-
rema 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 function ashes.
4. Press the OK button to
start delivering the drink.
The lights corresponding
to the OK and but-
tons ash.
5. When you have reached
the desired quantity of the
drink, press the OK button
again. If the recipe in-
cludes another ingredient,
it starts delivery: when you
have reached the desired
quantity, press the OK but-
ton 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 drinks, but not steam and hot
water.
• Programming changes the quantity of the drinks, but not
the amount of coee ground.
• “X2” drinks can be programmed separately.
• is not
programmable.
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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 • water: from 25 to 120ml
• espresso: from 25 to 60 ml
Coee Recipe Default
quantity
Programmable quantity
X2 200 ml • water: from 50 to 240 ml
• espresso: from 50-120 ml
110 ml from 90 to 130 ml
X2 180 ml from 160 to 220 ml
40 ml from 30 to 50 ml
X2 80 ml from 60 to 110 ml
4.1 Reset„my“ to default values
If you want to reset the quantity to default values, proceed as
follows:
1. Select the drink you want by turning the selector dial (B10);
2. Keep pressed the button (B9) until it switches o.
The quantity is restored to defaul value.

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5. 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.
• None of the components of the appliance can be washed in a dishwasher with the exception of the drip tray (A11), cup grilles
(A8) and (A9), Lattecrema System (D) with the exception of the milk container (D8).
• 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.
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