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The pump is excessively noisy
The water tank is empty
Fill the tank
The tank is not correctly in place and the
valve on its base is not open
Press the tank down lightly to open the valve on
the bottom
There are air bubbles in the tank
connector
Follow the instructions given in the “Hot water”
section until water is delivered
The coffee froth is too dark
(delivered from the spout too
slowly)
The pre-ground coffee is pressed down
too firmly
Press the coffee down less firmly
There is too much pre-ground coffee
Reduce the quantity of pre-ground coffee
The espresso boiler outlet is blocked
Clean as indicated in the “Cleaning” section
The filter is blocked
Clean as indicated in the “Cleaning” section
The pre-ground coffee is too fine or damp Use only pre-ground coffee for espresso coffee ma-
kers and make sure it is not damp
The wrong type of pre-ground coffee is
being used
Use a different type of pre-ground coffee
The coffee has an acid taste
Inadequate rinsing after descaling
After descaling rinse the appliance as indicated in
the “Descaling and Rinse” section
Non si forma la schiuma del No
milk froth is formed when ma-
king cappuccino
Milk not cold enough
Always use semi-skimmed milk at refrigerator
temperature.
Cappuccino maker dirty
Clean the holes in the cappuccino maker
thoroughly
Limescale in the water circuit
Descale as described in the “Descaling” section
The appliance switches off
Auto-off has been triggered
Press the ON/OFF button to turn the appliance on
again
The appliance switches off a
few seconds after switching on
The functions selector is in the
(standby) position
Turn the functions selector to the
(standby)
position, then press the ON/OFF button.
