De’Longhi Appliances via Seitz, 47 31100 Treviso Italia www.delonghi.com
5713250731_02_0821
EC885
COFFEE MAKER
Instruction for use
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De’Longhi Appliances s.r.l.
Via L. Seitz, 47 31100 Treviso - ITALY
Tel. +39 0422 4131
5413218631/04.15
Decalcificante per macchine da
caffè
Descaler for coffee machines
Détartrant pour machines à café
Entkalker für Kaffeemaschinen
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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. Water tank lid
A2. Tank extraction handle
A3. Water tank
A4. Cup warmer
A5. Coee outlet
A6. ON/OFF switch
A7. Cup tray
A8. Drip tray full indicator
A9. Drip tray
A10. Mugs or glasses tray
A11. Steam wand
A12. Steam dial
1.2 Description of control panel - B
B1. One cup button
B2. ON light on button (white)
B3. Two cups button
B4. ON light on button (white)
B5. Steam button
B6. ON light on button (white)
B7. Descale light (orange)
1.3 Description of accessories - C
C1. Portalter
C2. 1 cup lter (
symbol under lter)
C3. 2 cup lter ( symbol under lter)
C4. Pod lter (
symbol under lter)
C5. Measure/tamper
C6. Tamper
C7. Cleaning needle
C8. Water hardness test
C9. Descaler
1.4 Recommended optional accessories
Visit Delonghi.com for more information.
Water hardness lter
EAN: 8004399327252
2. PREPARING YOUR MACHINE FOR FIRST USE
1. Wash and dry all accesso-
ries (including water tank
(A3)) with warm water
and washing-up liquid
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2. Extract the tank by pull-
ing it upwards.
3. Open the lid and ll the
tank with fresh clean
water, taking care not to
exceed the MAX level.
4. Put the tank back in the
machine, pressing lightly
to open the valves locat-
ed on the bottom of the
tank.
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7. The and
lights ash to indicate
the machine is heating
up. When the lights stop
ashing and remain on
steadily, the machine is
ready for rinse.
5. Turn the machine on
by pressing the ON/OFF
switch (A6).
6. The machine performs
a self-diagnosis cycle,
indicated by sequential
ashing of the three
buttons.
8. Attach the portalter to
the machine aligning the
portalter handle with
“INSERT”, then turning the
handle to the right until it
is aligned in the “CLOSE”
position.
9. Place a container with a
minimum capacity of 500
ml under the coee out-
let (A5) and steam wand
(A11).
10. Press the
button.
Repeat this operation 5
times.
11. Turn the hot water/
steam dial to the
position and deliver to
empty the water tank;
then turn the knob to
the 0 position. This is
to purge the steam cir-
cuit before frothing or
steaming your milk.
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PREPARING YOUR MACHINE FOR FIRST USE
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Please note:
• Never operate the machine without water in the tank or without the tank.
• It is normal for there to be water in the space under the tank. This should therefore be
dried regularly with a clean sponge.
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3. HOW TO MAKE ESPRESSO COFFEE
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1. Place the ground coee
lter (C2) or (C3) in the
portalter (C1).
2. Fill the coee lter with
ground coee. Make
sure that you are using
a ne grind, specic for
espresso.
3. Distribute the pre-
ground coee evenly and
press with the tamper
(C5).Make sure the coee
is at the recommended
dose level after tamping.
You may need to add
some coee.
4. Remove any excess coee
from the rim of the porta-
lter and attach the por-
talter to the machine.
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5. Place the cup or cups
under the portalter
spouts.
6. Make sure the lights
corresponding to the
coee buttons are on,
then press the
or
coee button.
7. The machine proceeds
to make the coee and
delivery is interrupted
automatically.
8. To remove the portal-
ter, turn the handle from
right to left.
Please note:
• Before lling the coee lter with pre-ground coee,
make sure there are no coee residues left in the lter
from the last time you made coee.
• While the machine is making coee, delivery can be in-
terrupted at any moment by pressing the coee button
pressed previously.
• At the end of delivery (within 3 seconds), to increase the
amount of coee in the cup, press and hold the coee
button pressed previously. Delivery is automatically in-
terrupted after a few seconds.
• To avoid splashes, never remove the portalter while the
machine is delivering coee. Always wait for a few sec-
onds after delivery.
3.1 Tamping the coee:
Correct pressing of the pre-ground coee is essential to obtain
a good espresso.
• If you press too rmly, the coee will be delivered slowly
and will be strong.
• If you press too lightly, the coee will be delivered quickly
and will be weak.
3.2 Tips for a hotter coee
• You are recommended to warm the cups before making
coee by rinsing them with a little hot water.
• Attach the portalter (C1) to the machine with the lter
(C2) or (C3)in place but without adding coee. Using the
same cup as will later be used to make the coee, press
the 1 cup button and deliver hot water into the cup to
heat it.
• Raise the infusion temperature in the settings menu (see
section “9. Menù settings”).
• Rest the cups you will be using on the cup warmer (A4)
which becomes hot during operation.
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4. HOW TO MAKE ESPRESSO COFFEE USING PODS
1. Place the lter for cof-
fee pods (C4) in the
portalter.
2. Insert the pod, centring
it as far as possible on the
lter. Always follow the
instructions on the pod
pack to position the pod
on the lter correctly.
3. Attach the portalter to
the machine.
4. Place the cup under the
portalter spouts.
5. Make sure the lights cor-
responding to the coee
buttons are on, then press
the
coee button.
6. The machine proceeds
to make the coee and
delivery is interrupted
automatically.
7. To remove the portalter,
turn the handle from right
to left.
4.1 Choose the pods
Use pods conforming to the ESE standard,
indicated on the pack by the corresponding
symbol.
The ESE standard is a system accepted by
leading pod producers and enables espresso
coee to be prepared simply and cleanly.
Please note:
• When using pods, you can brew 1 cup of coee
only.
• While the machine is making coee, delivery can be in-
terrupted at any moment by pressing the coee button
pressed previously.
• At the end of delivery (within 3 seconds), to increase the
amount of coee in the cup, press and hold the coee
button pressed previously. Delivery is automatically in-
terrupted after a few seconds.
• To avoid splashes, never remove the portalter while the
machine is delivering coee. Always wait for a few sec-
onds after delivery.
• See section “3.2 Tips for a hotter coee”.
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5. PROGRAMMING THE QUANTITIES OF COFFEE IN THE CUP
The machine is set by default to automatically deliver standard quantities. To change these quantities, proceed as follows:
1. Place one or two cups
und
er the portalter
spouts.
2. Press and hold the
button you want to
programme (
or
).
3. The coee maker starts
delivering coee and
the other coee button
ashes to indicate that
the machine is in pro-
gramming mode.
4. Once the required quantity
of coee has been deliv-
ered into the cup, release
the button. Delivery stops
and the light ashes to
indicate that the quantity
has been saved correctly.
Default
quantity
Programmable quantity
35 ml from ≃15 to ≃90 ml
70 ml from ≃30 to ≃180 ml
6. MAKING CAPPUCCINO
1. To use tall glasses, re-
move the drip tray (A9)
and stand the glasses on
the glasses tray (A10)
2. Prepare the espresso cof-
fees as described in the
previous sections, using
suciently large cups.
3. Fill a milk pitcher with
fresh cold milk. Milk will
up to triple in volume.
4. Press the
button.
The light ashes. When
the light comes steady, the
appliance is ready to deliv-
er steam.
Tips for best results:
• Recommended milk quantity for cappuccino: 100 ml.
• For a denser more even froth, you must use milk at refrigerator temperature (about
5°C).
• When steam is ready, before frothing milk, position an empty container under the
frother and open the dial for a few seconds to eliminate any air left in the circuit.
Close the dial again and proceed.
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MAKING CAPPUCCINO
5. Place the recipient con-
taining the milk under
the steam wand (A11):
immerse the frother
and turn the dial to the
position.
6. To make the froth, put
the nozzle on the surface
of the milk and air will
catch by the mixing of
milk and steam.
7. Keep the steam nozzle just
on the surface, careful not
to make big bubbles by
letting too much air in.
8. Insert the steam nozzle
just under the milk: this
create a vortex.
9. Once the desired temperature is reached, turn the steam
knob o and wait till steam stops completely before re-
moving the milk pitcher
10. Pour the frothed milk into the cups containing the espresso
coee prepared previously. The cappuccino is ready.
Sweeten to taste and if desired, sprinkle the froth with a
little cocoa powder.
Please note:
• To prepare more than one cappuccino, rst make all the
coees then at the end prepare the frothed milk for all
the cappuccinos.
• To exit the steam function, press any button. The
and
lights ash to indicate that the Cooling Cycle
is required.
• You should not deliver steam for more
than 60 seconds.
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 Multi-
Clean: it ensures hygiene by
removing milk proteins and
fats and can be used to clean
the whole machine.
2. Use the steam for a deeper
cleaning.
3. Wait that the steam wand
cool down and open the hole
of the nozzle with the clean-
ing needle (C7).
6.1 Cooling Cycle
After having used the steam wand and exited the steam func-
tion, the two lights
and on the front of the ma-
chine will ash simultaneously indicating that the boiler needs
to be cooled o in order to reach the precise espresso brewing
temperature. Simply proceed as follows:
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• place a container under the
cappuccino maker;
1. open the steam dial to deli-
ver steam and hot water: the
light ashes;
1. when both lights (
and
) ash the boiler
is cool: close the steam dial.
(when the boiler is cool, the
pump stops operating and
no more water is delivered).
The coee maker is now ready for
use.
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7. MAKING HOT WATER
1. Place a container under
the steam wand.
2. Wait for the coee lights
to come on steadily.
3. Turn the dial to the
position. Hot water is
delivered from the steam
wand.
You should not
deliver hot water
for more than 60
seconds.
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8. MEASURING WATER HARDNESS
The descaling alarm is displayed after a period of time established according to water hardness. The machine can also be programmed
according to the hardness of the water supply in the various regions, so that descaling is required less often.
Total Hardness Test Hardness
Soft
Medium
High
See instructions in section “9. Menù settings” to set the machine.
1. Remove the indicator paper from its packaging.
2. Immerse the paper completely in a glass of water for about
one second.
3. Remove the strip from the water and shake lightly. After
about a minute, 1, 2, 3, or 4 red squares appear, depending
on the hardness of the water. Each square corresponds to
one level.
9. MENÙ SETTINGS
1. Enter the menu
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seconds
Press and hold the
button for 10 seconds until
the three buttons ash in sequence:
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4. To stop hot water deli-
very, close the dial.
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2. Set the machine
Infusion temperature
This temperature refers to the water inside the thermob-
lock. This diers from the temperature of the beverage in
the cup or the temperature measured when the beverage
comes out from the portalter spouts.
Press for Low temperature
Press
for Medium temperature
Press
for High temperature
Water hardness
Press for Soft water
Press
for Medium water
Press
for High water
Auto-o
Press for 9 minutes
Press
for 30 minutes
Press for 3 hours
3. Exit the menu
Exit the settings menu by waiting for 15 seconds.
Please note:
• The setting is automatically conrmed and it is highlighted by a quick ashing of the light relative to the selection.
• If no selections are made for 15 seconds, the machine automatically exits programming and is ready for use again.
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10. DEFAULT VALUES (RESET)
This resets all menu settings and programmed quantities back
to the default values.
To reset the default values, proceed as follows:
1. Position the steam spout over the drip tray;
2. Enter the settings menu;
3. Turn the steam dial to the
position;
4. Press the
button. The three lights ash simultaneou-
sly to conrm that the original settings have been restored.
5. The
and lights ash to indicate that the steam
dial must be closed again (○symbol).
When the steam dial has been closed, the machine is ready for
use.
11. CLEANING THE MACHINE
The following parts of the machine must be hand cleaned
regularly:
• the drip tray (A9)
• the coee lters (C2), (C3) and (C4);
• the coee outlet (A5);
• the water tank (A3);
• the steam wand (A11) as described in section ““Cleaning
the steam wand”;
Important!
• None of the components or accessories is dishwasher safe.
• Do not use solvents, abrasive detergents or alcohol to clean
the coee machine.
• Do not use metal objects to remove encrustations or coee
deposits as they could scratch metal or plastic surfaces.
• If the machine is not used for more than one week, before
using it again, we strongly recommend you perform a rinse
cycle as described in section “2. Preparing your machine for
rst use”.
Danger!
• While cle
aning, never immerse the coee maker in water. It
is an electrical machine.
• Before cleaning the outside of the machine, turn it o, un-
plug from the main socket and allow to cool.
11.1 Cleaning the drip tray
Important!
The drip tray is tted with a level indicator (red) showing the
level of water it contains. Before the indicator protrudes from
the cup tray (g. 1), the drip tray must be emptied and cleaned
otherwise the water may overow the edge and damage the
machine, the surface it rests on or the surrounding area.
1. Remove the drip tray (A9) (g. 2).
2. Remove the cup tray (A7), empty the water and clean the
drip tray with a cloth, then reassemble the drip tray. Extract
the mugs or glasses tray (A10), clean with water, dry and
put back in the machine;
3. Put the drip tray back in place.
11.2 Cleaning the coee lters
The coee lters are designed to obtain the best possible coee
froth. For best results, the lters must always be clean and free
from all coee residues.
After using the appliance, always rinse the lters under abun-
dant running water (g. 3), pushing the perforated lter to
make sure it is always correctly inserted in its housing (g.4);
make sure the hole underneath (shown in g. 5) is free from all
residues.
If still dirty, and in any case always at least once a month, clean
the coee lters thoroughly:
1. Extract the perforated lter by pulling the tab (g. 6).
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2. Rinse the lters under running water (g. 7).
3. Make sure the holes are not blocked. If necessary, clean
with a pin (g. 5-7).
4. Dry all the components with a cloth.
5. Put the perforated lter back in the housing and press as far
as it will go (g. 4).
Pod lter
Rinse under running water. Make sure the holes are not blocked.
If necessary, clean with a pin (gs. 8 - 9).
11.3 Cleaning the coee outlet
After every 200 coees, rinse the coee outlet by delivering
about 0.5 l of water from the coee outlet (press the coee but-
ton without using ground coee).
11.4 Other cleaning operations
1. Do not use solvents or abrasive detergents to clean the cof-
fee maker. Use a soft damp cloth only.
2. Clean the portalter cup.
11.5 Cleaning the water tank
1.
Clean the water tank regularly (about once a month) and
whenever you replace the water softener lter (if present)
with a damp cloth and a little mild washing up liquid;
2. Remove the lter (if present) and rinse with running water;
3. Put the lter (if provided) back in the machine, ll the tank
with fresh water and replace the tank;
4. (If water lter is present)) Deliver about 100 ml of water.
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up to
MAX level
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12. DESCALING
1. Make sure the portalter
is not attached and po-
sition a recipient under
the hot water spout and
coee outlet
2. Fill the tank with the des-
caler solution, obtained
by diluting the descaler
provided with water (ll
the water tank up to the
MAX level).
3. Press and hold the
button for 10 seconds
until the three buttons
ash in sequence.
4. Turn the steam dial to the
position.
Please note
• Before use, read the instructions and the labelling on the descaler pack.
• It is important to use De’Longhi descaler only. Using unsuitable descaler and/or performing descaling incorrectly may result
in faults not covered by the manufacturer’s guarantee.
• Descaler could damage delicate surfaces. If the product is accidentally spilt, dry immediately.
• IF PRESENT, REMOVE THE WATER SOFTENER FILTER.
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De’Longhi Appliances s.r.l.
Via L. Seitz, 47 31100 Treviso - ITALY
Tel. +39 0422 4131
5413218631/04.15
Decalcificante per macchine da caffè
Descaler for coffee machines
Détartrant pour machines à café
Entkalker für Kaffeemaschinen
6. The descale programme starts and the descaler liquid
comes out of the steam wand and coee outlet. The des-
cale programme removes limescale deposits from inside
the appliance by automatically performing a series of
rinses and pauses until the tank is empty.
Descale the machine when the
orange light on the
but-
ton ashes.
5. Press the
button to
start descaling
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Please note:
During descaling, to clean the coee outlet, close the steam
dial from time to time to deliver small quantities of descaler
from the coee outlet.
Delive
ry stops and the orange light continues to ash,
indicating that descaling is still underway.
This indicates that it is necessary to proceed with rinsing: see next
steps.
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Fill up to
MAX
level
Fill up to
MAX
level
DESCALING
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7. Empty the recipient used
to collect the descaler
solution and replace it
empty.
8. The machine is now ready
for rinsing through with
clean water. Extract the
water tank, empty, rinse
under running water, ll
with fresh water up to the
MAX level and put back in
the machine.
9. Make sure the steam dial
is in the
position,
then press the
button to start rinsing.
During rinsing, to clean the
coee outlet, close the
steam dial from time to
time to deliver small quan-
10. Make a second rinse from step 7 to 9 inserting the water lter
hardness (if previously installed).
11. When the water tank is empty, the orange light goes out and
descaling is complete.
The and lights ash.
12. Close the steam dial turning it to 0 position.
13. Fill the water tank with fresh water.
Now the appliance is ready to use.
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tities of water from the coee
outlet.
13. EXPLANATION OF LIGHTS
Lights Operation Explanation of lights
The ON/OFF button is turned on The machine performs a self-diagnosis
cycle, indicated by sequential ashing of
the lights
When the machine is turned on Flashing lights: the machine is heating
up to make coee
Lights on steadily: the machine is ready
to make coee
Steam dial open Flashing lights: close the steam dial
Cleaning & Cooling Cycle required Activate the Cleaning & Cooling Cycle as
described in section “6.1 Cooling Cycle”.
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Lights Operation Explanation of lights
The tank is empty or the machine will not
make coee
The lights ash rapidly. See the section
“2. Preparing your machine for rst use”
The steam function is required Flashing light: the machine is heating up
to deliver steam
Light on steadily: the machine is ready to
deliver steam
orange
ashing
The machine needs descaling Descale the machine, the operation is
complete when the
light goes
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14. TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem Cause Solution
No espresso coee is delivered No water in the tank Fill the tank
The holes in the portalter are blocked Clean the portalter spout holes
The lter is blocked of the perforated l-
ter is missing
Clean as described in section “11.2 Cleaning the
coee lters”
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
Limescale in the water circuit Descale as described in section “12. Descaling”
The espresso coee drips from
the edges of the portalter
rather than the holes
The portalter has been inserted incor-
rectly or is dirty
Attach the portalter correctly and rotate rmly as
far as it will go
The espresso boiler gasket has lost elas-
ticity or is dirty
Have the espresso boiler gasket replaced by Cus-
tomer Services
The holes in the portalter spouts are
blocked
Clean the portalter spout holes
The lter is blocked of the perforated l-
ter is missing
Clean as described in section “11.2 Cleaning the
coee lters”
The portalter cannot be at-
tached to the machine
Too much coee has been placed in the
lter
Use the measure supplied and make sure you are
using the correct lter for the type of preparation
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Problem Cause Solution
The coee froth is too light (de-
livered from the spout too fast)
The pre-ground coee is not pressed
down rmly enough
Press the pre-ground coee more rmly
There is not enough pre-ground coee Increase the quantity of pre-ground coee
The pre-ground coee is too coarse Use only pre-ground coee for espresso coee
makers
The wrong type of pre-ground coee is
being used
Change the type of pre-ground coee
The coee froth is too dark
(delivered from the spout too
slowly)
The pre-ground coee is pressed down
too rmly
Press the coee down less rmly
There is not enough pre-ground coee Reduce the quantity of pre-ground coee
The espresso coee outlet is blocked Clean as described in section “11.3 Cleaning the
coee outlet”
The lter is blocked Clean as described in section “11.2 Cleaning the
coee lters”
The pre-ground coee is too ne
Use only pre-ground coee for espresso coee makers
The pre-ground coee is too ne or damp Use pre-ground coee for espresso coee makers
only and make sure it is not too damp
Limescale in the water circuit Descale as described in section “12. Descaling”
After delivering coee, the lter
remains attached to the coee
outlet
Insert the portalter again, deliver coee, then
remove the portalter
The machine will not make any
drink and all the lights ash for
a few seconds
No water in the tank Fill the tank with water
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
The espresso coee outlet is blocked Clean as described in section “11.3 Cleaning the
coee outlet”
The lter is blocked Clean as described in section “11.2 Cleaning the
coee lters”
Limescale in the water circuit Descale as described in section “12. Descaling”
The machine does not function
and all the lights ash
Disconnect the machine immediately and contact
authorised Customer Services.
No milk froth is formed when
making cappuccino
Milk not cold enough Always use milk at refrigerator temperature
Frother dirty Clean as described in section “Cleaning the steam
wand”
Limescale in the water circuit Descale as described in section “12. Descaling”
