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TABLE OF CONTENTS Operation and maintenance manual Before using the machine, please read the attached operating instructions. Carefully read the safety rules Mode d'emploi Veuillez lire attentivement le mode d'emploi (notamment les consignes de sécurité) avant d'utiliser l'appareil. FOR HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY...
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and/or injury to persons, including the following: 1 Read all instructions and information in this instruction book and any other literature included in this carton referring to this product before operating or using this appliance.
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CAUTION This appliance is for household use. Any servicing, other than cleaning and user maintenance, should be performed by an authorized service centre. Do not immerse base in water. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not disassemble the base. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Repair should be done by authorized service personnel only.
TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION ..........................3 MACHINE ................................4 ..................................4 ACCESSORIES INSTALLATION ..............................5 ................................5 STARTING THE MACHINE ............................6 MANUAL PRIMING OF THE WATER CIRCUIT ............................6 SETTING THE LANGUAGE AND THE CLOCK " " ................................7 AQUA PRIMA FILTER DISPLAY .................................8 ................................8 CHOOSE COFFEE AROMA ADJUSTMENTS ...............................9 ................................9 COFFEE INTENSITIY...
GENERAL INFORMATION The coffee machine is intended for preparing espresso by using either coffee beans or ground coffee. It includes an automatic device for preparing milk products and a hot water dispenser. The machine is elegantly designed for domestic use and is not suitable for continuous heavy duty use of a professional kind.
MACHINE Coffee bean hopper Open coffee bean hopper Coffee bean hopper cover button Cup warming plate Compartment for pre- ground coffee TOUCH SCREEN Display Main switch Service door Brew unit Dregsdrawer Drip tray + grill and fl oat Button for raising/lowering the drip tray Compartment for milk container...
INSTALLATION STARTING THE MACHINE Make sure that the main power button is not switched to the “ON” position. Press the button on the coffee Close the cover pushing it down Remove the water tank. hopper to open the cover. Fill the completely.
INSTALLATION MANUAL PRIMING OF THE WATER CIRCUIT Manually prime the water circuit only when the following display appears. priming the machine avvio Note: fi rst make sure that the water tank is full. priming the machine start Position a container under the hot Press the display once and the When the prime circuit cycle is water spout (it is possible that...
«AQUA PRIMA» FILTER To improve the quality of the water used, install the "Aqua Prima" fi lter. After installation, go to the fi lter activation program (see programming). In this mode the machine advises the user when the fi lter must be replaced. Remove the "Aqua Prima"...
DISPLAY • To get the desired beverage, press the corresponding symbol on the display. The machine automatically performs all the necessary operations. • To make 2 cups, press the beverage symbol twice. press twice The intensity of the color on the cup icon (only valid for coffee beverages) indicates the aroma, or quantity of coffee to be ground, for preparing the drink.
The SBS system has been carefully designed to give your coffee the intense taste you desire. Simply turn the dial and you will notice that the coffee goes from mild intensity to strong intensity. SBS – SAECO BREWING SYSTEM MEDIUM...
PRODUCT DISPENSING DISPENSING COFFEE, HOT WATER AND MILK CAN BE INTERRUPTED AT ANY TIME BY SELECTING THE "STOP ... DISPENSING" BUTTON. THE DISPENSED MILK CAN REACH HIGH TEMPERATURES: THERE IS A DANGER OF SCALDING. DO NOT TOUCH IT WITH BARE HANDS. THE MILK USED MUST HAVE BEEN PROPERLY PRESERVED.
DISPENSING BEVERAGES WITH GROUND COFFEE Pre-ground coffee must be poured into the appropriate compartment positioned next to the coffee bean hopper. Pour in only coffee ground for espresso machines and never coffee beans or instant coffee. (see the "Beverage programming" chapter on page 15). WARNING: PUT PRE-GROUND COFFEE IN THE COMPARTMENT ONLY WHEN YOU WISH TO DISPENSE THIS TYPE OF PRODUCT.
PRODUCT DISPENSING HOT WATER DISPENSING WHEN THE HOT WATER BEGINS TO DISPENSE, SHORT SPURTS OF HOT WATER MAY BE DISPENSED WHICH POSE A RISK OF SCALDING. THE HOT WATER SPOUT CAN REACH HIGH TEMPERATURES: AVOID TOUCHING IT WITH BARE HANDS. To dispense another cup of water hot water, repeat this...
If the user wishes to continue preparing other drinks the machine will keep the “milk rinsing” signal active. program- After 20 minutes of inactivity, the machine requires the user to milk show icon my custom ming explanation cleaning coffee menu perform a rinsing cycle as described in Step 7.
PRODUCT DISPENSING ESPRESSO MACCHIATO Fill the milk container espresso macchiato stop stop milk coffee dispensing dispensing program- show icon my custom ming explanation coffee menu Espresso macchiato begins Press the icon once for 1 cup and The machine begins grinding the brewing.
BEVERAGE PROGRAMMING BEVERAGE PROGRAMMING MENU Each beverage can be programmed according to your individual taste. Customization is shown on the display with the addition of an asterisk. program- show icon my custom ming explanation coffee menu Once a beverage has been customized it will only dispense that type of beverage.
BEVERAGE PROGRAMMING light custom coffee espresso espresso After pressing the amount button, you must finish the medium brew cycle. preground stop strong coffee dispensing original save settings settings back The machine automatically starts and Pressing allows the machine to brew coffee. finishes brewing the coffee, according to the standard settings.
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custom light my latte custom my latte coffee milk macchiato macchiato amount After pressing the amount button, you must finish the medium dispense cycle. preground stop stop strong coffee milk dispensing dispensing original save settings settings back The machine automatically starts and Pressing makes the machine prepare to dispense the beverage.
PROGRAMMING THE MACHINE Some of the machine’s functions can be programmed to customize operations according to your own requirements. program- show icon my custom ming explanation coffee menu Press the "programming menu" button. The programming menu will access: Programming the machine In depth product programming operations (see page 18) beverage...
“LANGUAGE” MENU For changing the language of the display. This function was described at the beginning of the manual. language deutsch Italiano (i) This setting is of fundamental importance for correctly adjusting the parameters of the language machine according to the country where the english français machine is used.
PROGRAMMING THE MACHINE “WATER HARDNESS” MENU To adjust the level of water hardness, shown on a scale of 1 to 4. The machine is preset at a hardness value of 3. Immerse the water hardness strip included in Check the value. the welcome pack for one second in water.
“CUP WARMING PLATE” MENU To activate the cup warming plate on the upper part of the machine. In this menu you can: keep the cup warming plate always on. always warmer warmer keep the cup warming plate always off. off while standby restore save...
PROGRAMMING THE MACHINE BEVERAGE SETTINGS To adjust the general brew parameters of the various beverages containing coffee, press the “beverage settings” button on the main menu. espresso espresso macchiato beverage latte coffee macchiato settings long cappuccino coffee back to go back menu For every single product, you can adjust: temperature...
“AROMA” ADJUSTMENT FOR COFFEE BREWING To set the “Aroma” function, that is to say the quantity of coffee to be ground, and to set the use of pre-ground coffee. You can have your beverage with the quantity of coffee you desire or you can choose to prepare it with decaffeinated coffee by using the “preground”...
PROGRAMMING THE MACHINE ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS There are some additional functions of the machine. Pressing the “extras” button allows you to access the menu and the following message will appear on the display. In this menu you can: access the menu where some of caffee activate the “demo”...
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If, for example, you want to taste a typical American coffee, you must press the “American coffee” button. In this case, the following message appears in the display. american coffee the position of the SBS knob is shown with the best cup size to use Pressing the button starts the brewing process.
PROGRAMMING THE MACHINE “DEMO” MODE This function shows the machine’s potential. Note: When this function is activated, the machine is in stand-by and all the functions are disabled. The “demo” mode is saved even when the machine is turned off by the main switch.
MAINTENANCE To clean/maintain all of the machine’s internal circuits, press the “maintenance” button on the main menu. In this menu you can: lock the Touch Screen (to begin the wash cycle of the brew coffee preform cleaning of the lock cleaning display group.
PROGRAMMING THE MACHINE MILK CIRCUIT WASH CYCLE To rinse the machine’s internal circuits used for preparing milk. After 14 days from the fi rst dispensing of a beverage with milk, the “milk cleaning” button stars fl ashing (see page 13). Press the button and refer to instructions at point 2. This cycle must be performed after 21 days. Refer to the instructions at point 3.
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milk cleaning cycle milk cleaning cycle milk cleaning cycle cleaning... rinse the milk tank please start cleaning start Press the “start” button. Wait for the wash cycle to When the wash cycle has fi nished fi nish. the above message will appear. milk cleaning cycle milk cleaning cycle please start rinsing...
PROGRAMMING THE MACHINE COFFEE CIRCUIT CLEANING CYCLE (BREW GROUP WASH CYCLE) To clean the machine’s internal circuit used for brewing coffee. We recommend using this washing cycle on a monthly basis. Note: before performing this function make sure that: 1. a large enought container is positioned under the spout. 2.
WARNING! NEVER USE VINEGAR AS A DESCALER. Saeco descaler is recommended, however you can use a non-toxic and/or non-harmful descaling product for coffee machines, commonly available online or in coffeeshops. The solution used must be disposed of according to the manufacturer’s instructions and/or according to the regulations enforced in the country of use.
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PROGRAMMING THE MACHINE In order to run a descaling cycle before the machine indicates the necessity to do so, press the button "descaling cycle" and then "start descaling" to start the descaling cycle. descaling cycle start descaling please wait cycle descaling descaling...
CLOCK SETTINGS To adjust the current date and time, the timer for stand-by (energy savings) and the times for automatically turning on and turning off the machine. Press the "timer" button on the main menu. In this menu you can: time - the current time settings...
PROGRAMMING THE MACHINE Time format current time time weekday To set the time view mode. This setting adjusts 09:45 (am) all clock functions to either “am/pm” or “24 time current hour” formats. To set the time view mode, press weekday settings the “time format”...
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Setting an interval for turning on the machine In order to program an interval for turning on the machine, press the button for the interval that you wish to set. setting 2 Adjust the hour to turn on by 08h (am) on 12:00 pm pressing + or - off 14:00 pm...
PROGRAMMING THE MACHINE ENERGY SAVING SETTINGS To set after what duration of time, from the last dispensed beverage, the machine will go into stand-by mode. The default setting is "after 3 hours". after after standby 15 min 30 min setting standby Select the desired time to setting...
SPECIAL This menu allows you to access special functions present on the machine. Press the "specials" button on the main menu. factory settings specials back to go back menu FACTORY SETTINGS The function for restoring all the factory settings is contained in this menu. This function is particularly important for restoring the original settings.
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE GENERAL MACHINE CLEANING The cleaning described below must be performed once a week. Note: Always use fresh water. If water is in the machine for several days, empty tank and refi ll it. WARNING! Do not immerse the machine in water. Clean the cappuccinatore as shown in the corresponding section on page 40.
CLEANING THE BREW GROUP The brew group must be cleaned at least once a week. Wash the brew group with warm water. WARNING! Do not wash the brew group with detergents that can compromise its correct operation. Do not wash in the dishwasher. Press to open the service door.
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE GRINDER MAINTENANCE After approximately 2000 grinding cycles, the grinder needs a slight adjustment to ensure it is running in peak condition. WARNING! This operation should be carried out carefully and by an experienced user. Empty the coffee bean hopper The screw could fall into the grinder;...
ERROR CODES GUIDE MESSAGE THAT APPEARS HOW TO REMOVE THE MESSAGE (switch the machine off and then on again to Turn off and after 30 minutes turn the machine on again solve the problem) to restore normal operation. (call customer service center.) Problem that requires the intervention of the customer service center.
ERROR CODES / TECHNICAL DATA GUIDE MESSAGE THAT APPEARS HOW TO REMOVE THE MESSAGE (replace the Aqua Prima filter) The Aqua Prima filter must be replaced in the following cases: 1. 60 liters of water has been dispensed; 2. 90 days have passed since its installation; 3.
SAFETY RULES IN CASE OF EMERGENCY Immediately unplug the cord from the outlet. ONLY USE THE APPLIANCE • Indoors. • For preparing coffee, hot water and for foaming milk. • For domestic use. • By adults in non altered psycho-physical conditions. PRECAUTIONS FOR THE USE OF THE MACHINE •...
SAFETY RULES DANGERS • The appliance must not be used by children and persons who have not been informed of its operation. • The appliance is dangerous to children. When left unattended, unplug from the electrical outlet. • Keep the coffee machine packaging out of the reach of children. •...
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