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20.  TROUBLESHOOTING

Below is a list of some of the possible malfunctions.  
If the problem cannot be resolved as described, contact Customer Services.

PROBLEM 

POSSIBLE CAUSE

remedy

The coffee is not hot. 

The cups were not preheated.

Warm the cups by rinsing them with hot 
water (Please note: you can use the hot water 
function).

The internal circuits of the appliance have 
cooled down because 2/3 minutes have 
elapsed since the last coffee was made.

Before making coffee, rinse the internal circuits 
by pressing the 

 button (B5).

A low coffee temperature is set.

Set a high coffee temperature in the menu.

The coffee is weak or not 
creamy enough.

The coffee is ground too coarsely.

Turn the grinding adjustment dial (A2) one 
click anticlockwise towards 1 while the coffee 
mill is in operation (fig. 10). Continue one click 
at a time until coffee delivery is satisfactory. 
The effect is only visible after delivering 2 
coffees (see section “10.4 Adjusting the coffee 
mill”).

The coffee is unsuitable.

Use coffee beans suitable for espresso 
machines.

The coffee is delivered too 
slowly or a drop at a time.

The coffee is ground too finely.

Turn the grinding adjustment dial (A2) one 
click clockwise towards 7 while the coffee mill 
is in operation (fig. 11). Continue one click at 
a time until coffee delivery is satisfactory. The 
effect is only visible after delivering 2 coffees 
(see section “10.4 Adjusting the coffee mill”).

Coffee does not come out of 
one or both of the spouts.

The coffee spouts (A14) are blocked. 

Clean the spouts with a toothpick (fig. 28B).

The milk does not come out of 
the milk spout (D5)

The lid (D2) of the milk container lid is dirty

Clean the milk container lid as described in 
section “14. Descaling”.

The appliance does not come 
on

It is not plugged into the mains socket.

Plug into the mains socket.

The main switch (A8) is not turned on.

Place the main switch in the I position (fig. 2).

The infuser cannot be 
extracted

The appliance has not been turned off correctly

Turn the appliance off by pressing the 

 

button (B39) (fig. 6) (see section “7. Turning 
the appliance off”).

Summary of Contents for ECAM23.46X

Page 1: ...De Longhi Appliances via Seitz 47 31100 Treviso Italy www delonghi com 5713229151_02 _0417...

Page 2: ...ECAM23 46X 24 46X BEAN TO CUP ESPRESSO AND CAPPUCCINO MACHINE Instruction for Use Instructions videos available at http ecam23460 delonghi com...

Page 3: ...2 B1 B7 C6 C5 C2 B8 B9 B6 B3 B2 B4 B5 B C D C4 C1 C3 B10 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 C7...

Page 4: ...3 P U S H A1 A11 A12 A14 A15 A18 A17 A19 A16 A10 C4 A A3 A5 A6 A7 A13 A20 A4 A2 A8 A9...

Page 5: ...4 2 3B 3A 4 6 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 1 15...

Page 6: ...5 4 8 12 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 28A 28B P U S H P U S H 32...

Page 7: ...offee using coffee beans 14 10 7 Making coffee using pre ground coffee 14 11 MAKING CAPPUCCINOS AND MILK BASED COFFEES 14 11 1 Filling and attaching the milk container 14 11 2 Adjusting the amount of...

Page 8: ...s use a soft cloth and where applicable neutral detergent Thisisanhouseholdapplianceonly Itisnotintendedtobeusedin staffkitchenareasin shops officesandotherworkingenvironments farmhouses byclientsinho...

Page 9: ...kaging plastic bags polystyrene foam away from children Dangerofburns This appliance produces hot water and steam may form while it is in operation Avoid contact with splashes of water or hot steam Wh...

Page 10: ...fee with the settings displayed B8 button to make 2 cups of coffee with the settings displayed B9 button to deliver hot water When in the MENU it actsasthe OK buttontoconfirmtheselectionmade B10 CAPPU...

Page 11: ...Pleasenote The first time you use the coffee maker you need to make 4 5cupsofcoffeeor4 5cappuccinosbeforeitstartstogive satisfactory results Whenmakingthefirst5 6cappuccinos itisnormaltohear the noise...

Page 12: ...nu Once the time has been confirmed activation of auto start is indicated by the symbol displayed alongside the time and under Auto start in the menu To disable the function 1 Select auto start from t...

Page 13: ...he cup lights The lights are enabled by default Thelightscomeoneachtimecoffeeandcappuccinoismadeand during each rinsing cycle To disable or enable this function proceed as follows 1 Press the P button...

Page 14: ...liance is set by default to automatically deliver 30ml of my coffee To modify this quantity proceed as follows 1 Place a cup under the coffee spouts A14 fig 9 2 Turn the selection dial B2 fig 7 until...

Page 15: ...t a time 1 Press the button B6 fig 8 until Pre ground appears on the display B1 2 Make sure the funnel is not blocked then add one level measure of pre ground coffee fig 15 3 Place a cup under the cof...

Page 16: ...after use Important Dangerofburns When cleaning the internal tubes of the milk container D a littlehotwaterandsteamleakoutofthemilkspout D5 Avoid contact with splashes of water SET DIALTO CLEAN appear...

Page 17: ...nection nozzle A13 Important Donotusesolvents abrasivedetergentsoralcoholtoclean the coffee machine With De Longhi superautomatic coffee machines youneednotusechemicalproductstocleanthe machine Noneof...

Page 18: ...ut 100ml of water 13 7 Cleaning the coffee spouts 1 Clean the coffee spouts A14 regularly with a sponge or cloth fig 28A 2 Check that the holes in the coffee spouts are not blocked If necessary remove...

Page 19: ...tton to confirm that you have added the descaler solution The message Descale underway is dis played and the descaling procedure begins The descaler liquid comes out of the coffee spouts and hot water...

Page 20: ...scaling it is normal for the grounds container A15 to contain water 15 SETTING WATER HARDNESS The DESCALE message is displayed after a period of time estab lished according to water hardness The machi...

Page 21: ...owusetheappliance 16 2 Replacing the filter When REPLACE FILTER appears on the display B1 after two months seedateindicator orwhentheappliancehasnotbeen used for three weeks you should replace the fil...

Page 22: ...PRE GROUND COFFEE The pre groundcoffee functionhasbeense lected without placing any pre ground coffee in the funnel A6 Place pre ground coffee in the funnel fig 12 or deselect the pre ground function...

Page 23: ...the message is still displayed after cleaning con tact a service centre REPLACE FILTER The water softener filter C4 is exhausted Replace the filter or remove it as described in the Water softener fil...

Page 24: ...10 4 Adjusting the coffee mill The coffee is unsuitable Use coffee beans suitable for espresso machines The coffee is delivered too slowly or a drop at a time The coffee is ground too finely Turn the...

Page 25: ...this appliance are coloured in accordance with the following code GREEN ANDYELLOW EARTH BLUE NEUTRAL BROWN LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with...

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