Gaggia BESANA User manual

RI8180 (HD8651)
GAGGIA BESANA
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User manual
Manual de instrucciones
Manual de instruções

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Table of contents
Introduction 5
General description 5
Before rst use 6
Installing the machine 6
Preparing for use 7
Filling the water tank 7
Filling the co󰀨ee bean container 7
Heating up the machine 8
Manual rinsing cycle 9
Installing the Intenza+ water lter 10
Using the machine 11
Brewing 1 or 2 cups of espresso or regular co󰀨ee 11
Frothing milk 12
Hot water 13
Adjusting the machine 14
Adjusting the grinding degree 14
Adjusting the co󰀨ee volume 15
Cleaning and maintenance 15
Cleaning the hot water/steam wand or classic milk frother 16
Cleaning the brewing unit 16
Lubrication 19
Descaling the machine 20
Descaling procedure 20
Preparation 20
Descaling cycle 21
Rinsing cycle 21
If you are unable to nish the descaling procedure 22
Meaning of light signals 23
Troubleshooting 26
Technical specications 28
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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of a Gaggia Besana coffee machine!
The machine is suitable for preparing espresso coffee using whole coffee beans.
It can also dispense steam and hot water. In this user manual you nd all the
information you need to install, use and maintain your machine. This machine has
been tested with coffee. Although properly cleaned, it may show residues of said
substance. In any case, we can guarantee that the machine is brand new.
General description (Fig. 1)
1Control panel
2Steam icon
3Control dial
4Coffee bean icon
5Espresso button
6Regular coffee button
7Hot water icon
8Descaling light
9Warning light
10 2-cup light
11 ’Water tank empty’ light
12 On/off button with light
13 Hot water/steam wand
14 Protective handle
15 classic milk frother (specic types only)
16 Water tank
17 Coffee spout
18 Drip tray grid
19 ’Drip tray full’ indicator
20 Drip tray
21 Coffee grounds container
22 Brewing unit
23 Maintenance door
24 Grinding degree adjustment knob
25 Ceramic coffee grinder
26 Coffee bean container
27 Grinding degree adjustment tool
28 Lid of coffee bean container
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Before rst use
Installing the machine
1Remove all packaging material from the machine.
2Place the machine on a table or worktop away from the tap, the sink and heat
sources.
3 Leave at least 15cm of free space above, behind and on both sides of the
machine.
4 Insert the small plug into the socket located on the back of the machine.
5Insert the plug into the wall socket.
6Remove the protective sticker from the drip tray and slide the drip tray into the
guiding grooves in the front of the machine.
Note: Make sure the drip tray is fully inserted.
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Preparing for use
Filling the water tank
1Remove the water tank from the machine.
2Rinse the water tank under the tap.
3Fill the water tank with cold tap water up to the MAX indication.
Warning: Never ll the water tank with warm, hot or sparkling water, as this may
cause damage to the water tank and the machine.
4Slide the water tank back into the machine.
Filling the co󰀨ee bean container
1Fill the coffee bean container with espresso beans.
Warning: Only use espresso beans. Never use ground coffee, unroasted coffee
beans or caramelised coffee beans, as this may cause damage to the machine.
2Put the lid on the coffee bean container.
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Heating up the machine
During the initial heat-up process, fresh water ows through the internal circuit to
heat up the machine. This takes a few seconds.
1 Place a bowl under the hot water/steam wand or classic milk frother and the
coffee spout. Make sure the control dial points to the coffee bean icon.
2Press the on/off button.
3When the warning light ashes quickly, turn the control dial to the hot water
icon and wait a few seconds.
-The warning light goes out and some water comes out of the hot water/
steam wand or classic milk frother.
4After a few seconds, when hot water stops coming out of the hot water/steam
wand and the warning light ashes slowly, turn the control dial back to the
coffee bean icon.
-The machine is heating up and the on/off button ashes slowly.
- When the machine has heated up, it performs an automatic rinsing cycle to
clean the internal circuit with fresh water. Water ows from the coffee spout.
- When the on/off button lights up continuously, the machine is ready for the
manual rinsing cycle.
Note: You can stop the automatic rinsing cycle by pressing the espresso button or
the regular coffee button.
Note: The automatic rinsing cycle also takes place 15 minutes after the appliance
switches to standby mode or switches off.
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Manual rinsing cycle
During the manual rinsing cycle, the machine brews one cup of coffee to prepare
the inner circuit for use.
1Place a bowl under the coffee spout.
2Make sure the on/off button lights up continuously.
3Press the regular coffee button.
- The machine starts to brew a cup of coffee to prepare the inner circuit for
use. This coffee is not drinkable.
4Empty the bowl after the brewing cycle is nished.
5Place a bowl under the hot water/steam wand or classic milk frother.
6Turn the control dial to the hot water icon.
7Let the water ow until the water tank is empty.
- The ‘water tank empty’ light lights up continuously.
8Turn the control dial back to the coffee bean icon.
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Installing the Intenza+ water lter
We advise you to install the Intenza+ water lter as this prevents scale build-up in
your machine. You can buy the Intenza+ water lter separately. For more details,
see chapter ‘Guarantee and support’, section ‘Ordering maintenance products’.
1Remove the small white lter from the water tank and store it in a dry place.
Note: Please keep the small white lter for future use. You will need it for the
descaling process.
2Remove the lter from its packaging and immerse it in cold water with the
opening pointing upwards. Press the sides of the lter gently to let out the air
bubbles.
3Turn the knob of the lter to the setting that corresponds to the water hardness
of the area you live in.
ASoft water
BHard water (default)
CVery hard water
Note: You can test the water hardness with a water hardness test strip.
9Fill the water tank with fresh water up to the MAX indication.
-The machine is ready for use.
Note: The rst cups of coffee may be a bit watery, this is normal. The machine
needs to complete a few brewing cycles to optimise its settings.
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Using the machine
To guarantee perfect espresso, the machine regularly rinses its inner circuit with
water. This automatic rinsing cycle takes place 15 minutes after the appliance
switches to standby mode or switches off. During the automatic rinsing cycle,
some of the water ows through the inner circuit directly into the drip tray. Empty
the drip tray regularly.
4Place the lter in the empty water tank. Press it down until it cannot move any
further.
5Fill the water tank with fresh water up to the MAX indication and slide it into the
machine.
6Let the machine brew hot water until the water tank is empty (see chapter
‘Using the machine’, section ‘Hot water’).
7Rell the water tank with fresh water up to the MAX indication and slide it back
into the machine.
-The on/off button lights up continuously.
The machine is ready for use.
Brewing 1 or 2 cups of espresso or regular co󰀨ee
1Make sure the on/off button lights up green continuously and the control dial
points to the coffee bean icon.
2Place 1 or 2 cups on the drip tray grid.
3Press the espresso button or regular coffee button.
Note: You can interrupt the brewing cycle at any time. To do this, press the same
button (for espresso or regular coffee) that you pressed to start brewing coffee.
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Frothing milk
If you want to froth milk after switching on the machine or after brewing a cup of
coffee, there may still be some water in the internal circuit. You need to let this
water ow out of the machine rst.
1Place a big cup under the hot water/steam wand or classic milk frother.
2Turn the control dial to the steam icon.
-The on/off button ashes while the water heats up.
- Hot water comes out of the hot water/steam wand or classic milk frother.
3When only steam comes out of the hot water/steam wand or classic milk
frother, turn the control dial back to the coffee bean icon.
-Press the espresso button or regular coffee button once to brew 1 cup of
coffee.
-The machine grinds the required amount of coffee beans for one cup and
then brews one cup of coffee.
-Press the espresso button or regular coffee button twice to brew
2 cups of coffee.
- The 2-cup light lights up. The machine grinds the required amount of coffee
beans for one cup and then lls both cups half. Then the machine grinds
coffee beans for one cup again and lls both cups fully.
4 Press the on/off button to switch off the machine.
- If you only brewed one cup of coffee, the machine briey rinses the inner
circuit before it switches off.
Note: When the machine is left in standby mode, it switches off automatically after
30 minutes.
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Hot water
1Make sure the on/off button lights up continuously. If the on/off button ashes
slowly, the machine is heating up.
2Place a cup under the hot water/steam wand or classic milk frother.
4Fill a jug up to 1/3 with cold milk.
Note: Use cold milk (at a temperature of approximately 5°C/41°F) with a protein
content of at least 3% to ensure an optimal frothing result. You can use whole milk
or semi-skimmed milk, depending on your preference.
5Immerse the hot water/steam wand or classic milk frother in the milk and turn
the control dial to the steam icon. Froth the milk by gently swirling the jug and
moving it up and down.
6When the milk froth has the desired consistency, turn the control dial back to
the coffee bean icon.
After frothing milk, the machine needs to cool down before you can brew coffee.
Follow the next steps.
1Press the espresso button or regular coffee button.
- The on/off button ashes rapidly to indicate that the machine is overheated
and cannot brew coffee.
2Place a bowl under the hot water/steam wand or classic milk frother and turn
the control dial to the hot water icon.
3Hot water comes out of the hot water/steam wand or classic milk frother.
4Wait until the water ow stops and the on/off button lights up continuously.
5Turn the control dial back to the coffee bean icon.
-The machine is ready to brew coffee.
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Adjusting the machine
You can adjust the grinding degree and coffee volume to obtain coffee that is
perfectly customised to your taste.
3Turn the control dial to the hot water icon.
-Water comes out of the hot water/steam wand or classic milk frother.
4Turn the control dial back to the coffee bean icon when the cup contains the
preferred amount of hot water.
Adjusting the grinding degree
You can adjust the grinding degree of the machine. At each grinding degree
selected, the ceramic coffee grinder guarantees a perfectly even grind for every
cup of coffee you brew. It preserves the full coffee aroma and delivers the perfect
taste to every cup.
1Press the grinding degree adjustment knob rmly (1) and then turn it one notch
at a time (2). There are 5 different grinding degree settings you can choose
from. The smaller the dot, the stronger the coffee. The difference becomes
noticeable after you have brewed 2-3 cups of coffee at the new setting.
Warning: Do not turn the grinding degree adjustment knob more than one notch at
a time to prevent damage to the grinder.
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Cleaning and maintenance
Regular cleaning and descaling prolongs the lifetime of your machine and ensures
optimum quality and taste of your coffee.
Warning: Do not immerse the machine in water or any other liquid.
Warning: Never use scouring pads, abrasive cleaning agents or aggressive liquids
to clean the machine.
Warning: Always unplug the machine and let it cool down before you clean it.
Note: None of the detachable parts are dishwasher-proof. Rinse them under the
tap.
Adjusting the co󰀨ee volume
You can adjust the coffee volume to your taste and the size of your cups. Both the
regular coffee button and espresso button can be programmed.
1Place a cup on the drip tray grid.
2Press and hold the button of the coffee type you want to adjust. Release the
button when the machine starts to grind coffee beans.
-The 2-cup light and the on/off button ash slowly.
3Press the same button again when the cup contains the desired amount of
coffee.
The machine automatically saves the new setting.
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Cleaning the brewing unit
Warning: Do not clean the brewing unit in the dishwasher and do not use washing-
up liquid or a cleaning agent to clean it.
Clean the brewing unit once a week.
1Switch off the machine and unplug it.
Cleaning the hot water/steam wand or classic milk
frother
Clean the hot water/steam wand or classic milk frother with a wet cloth after each
use. Clean the hot water/steam wand or classic milk frother thoroughly once a
week.
1Remove the protective handle from the hot water/steam wand by pulling it
downwards.
Warning: The hot water/steam wand or classic milk frother may be hot.
-If your machine has a classic milk frother, remove the tube and upper part.
2Rinse the tube and upper part with fresh water and dry them with a dry cloth.
3Clean the hot water/steam wand with a wet cloth to remove milk residues.
4Put the protective handle and classic milk frother (if present) back onto the hot
water/steam wand. They are correctly positioned when you hear a click.
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2Remove the coffee grounds container from the machine.
3Open the maintenance door.
4Press the PUSH button (1) and pull at the grip of the brewing unit (2) to remove
it from the machine.
5Clean the coffee exit duct thoroughly with a spoon handle or another round-
tipped kitchen utensil.
6Rinse the outside of the brewing unit under a lukewarm tap.
Warning: Never use any washing-up liquid or other cleaning agent to clean the
brewing unit.
Warning: Do not dry the brewing unit with a cloth to prevent bres from collecting
inside the brewing unit. After rinsing, just shake excess water off the brewing unit
or let it air-dry.
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7Before you slide the brewing unit back into the machine, make sure the two
reference signs on the side match. If they do not match, perform the following
step:
- Make sure the lever is in contact with the base of the brewing unit.
8Make sure the locking hook of the brewing unit is in the correct position.
- To position the hook correctly, push it upwards until it is in uppermost
position.
Note: The hook is not correctly positioned if it is still in bottommost position.
9Slide the brewing unit back into the machine along the guiding rails on the
sides until it clicks into position.
Warning: Do not press the PUSH button.
10 Close the maintenance door.
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Lubrication
For optimal performance of the machine, lubricate the brewing unit after it has
brewed 500 cups of coffee or once every 3 months.
1Switch off the machine and unplug it.
2Follow steps 2 to 4 in section ‘Cleaning the brewing unit’ to remove the brewing
unit from the machine.
3Apply some lubricant around the shaft in the bottom of the brewing unit.
4Apply some lubricant to both sides of the part shown in the illustration.
5Follow steps 7 to 11 in section ‘Cleaning the brewing unit’ to place the brewing
unit and the coffee grounds container back into the machine.
11 Slide the coffee grounds container back into the machine.
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Descaling procedure
The descaling procedure lasts 30 minutes and consists of a descaling cycle and a
rinsing cycle.
Descaling the machine
Scale builds up inside the machine during use. It is essential to descale the
machine when the orange descaling light lights up continuously. Only use
the special Gaggia descaling solution to descale the machine.
The Gaggia descaling solution is designed to ensure optimal
performance of the machine.
Warning: The use of other descaling products may cause damage to the machine
and leave residues in the water.
Preparation
1Switch off the machine.
Warning: If you do not switch off the machine, you cannot enter the descaling
cycle.
2Empty the drip tray and place it back. Remove the classic milk frother (if
present).
3Empty the water tank and remove the Intenza+ water lter
(if present). Pour the entire bottle of descaling solution into the water tank.
4Add water to the descaling solution in the water tank up to the MAX indication.
5Make sure the control dial is set to the coffee bean icon.
6Place a bowl under the hot water/steam wand.
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