DeLonghi ESAM 4200, Instruction Manual

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Important!
• Never add pre-ground coffee when the machi-
ne is off or it could spread through the inside
of the machine and dirty it.
This could damage the appliance.
• Never use more than one level measure or it
could dirty the inside of the machine or block
the funnel.
3. Once the coffee has been delivered, to make
coffee using the beans again, deactivate the
ground coffee function by pressing the
button again (the light goes off and the coffee
grinder is enabled for operation again).
HOT WATER
Preparation
Important! Danger of burns. Never leave
the machine unsupervised while running off hot
water. You will need to stop the run-off of hot
water when the cup is full. The hot water spout
becomes hot while water is running off and must
be handled by the handle only.
•
Always make sure that the green and
lights are on steady.
• Turn the milk frother (D) towards the outside
of the machine (Fig. 3).
• Position a container underneath the milk fro-
ther (Fig. 3).
• Turn the steam knob (B) half a turn in anti-
clockwise until it stops (Fig. 5): hot water will
come out of the milk frother and start to fill
the container underneath.
• To stop the flow of hot water, turn the knob all
the way clockwise (Fig. 6) and return the milk
frother to the original position towards the
centre of the machine. (It is recommended to
deliver hot water for no more than 2 minutes).
PREPARING CAPPUCCINOS
(USING STEAM)
• Fill a jug with around 100 ml of milk for each
cappuccino being prepared. When choosing
the size of the jug, remember that the volume
will increase by 2 or 3 times. It is recommen-
ded to use semi skimmed or skimmed milk at
fridge temperature to yield the best froth.
• Move the milk frother (D) towards the outside
(Fig. 3).
• Prepare the espresso coffee as described in
the previous paragraph, using sufficiently
large cups.
• Then press the steam button (Fig. 21). The
light (Fig. 22) starts flashing to indicate
that the machine is heating up.
• When the light remains on steady and
stops flashing, the temperature of the machi-
ne has reached the ideal value for making the
steam.
• Immediately after, within a maximum of two
minutes (otherwise the machine automatically
returns to the coffee function), dip the milk
frother into the jug of milk (Fig. 23), making
sure not to immerse the line in relief on the
milk frother (indicated by the arrow in Fig. 24)
and turn the steam knob half a turn anticlock-
wise until it stops (Fig. 5). (Be careful, to
avoid being scalded). The steam released will
make the milk froth and increase in volume.
To make creamier foam, dip the milk frother
into the milk and rotate the jug with slow
movements from the bottom to the top (you
are recommended to limit steam delivery to
no more than two minutes at a time).
• Once having reached the desired temperature,
stop the steam by turning the steam knob
clockwise until it stops (Fig. 6) and then press
the steam button (Fig. 21) to deactivate the
steam function .
• Pour the frothed milk into the cups containing
the espresso coffee prepared previously. The
cappuccino is now ready (add sugar to taste
and if desired, sprinkle the foam with a little
cocoa powder).
N.B.:
• After having prepared the cappuccino, and
once having pressed the steam button Fig.
21) to deactivate the function, when pressing
the (Fig. 12) or button (Fig. 13) to
make coffee again, the machine is too hot to
make coffee (the green and lights
flash to indicate that the temperature is not
suitable); simply wait around ten minutes for
the machine to cool down a little.
• To cool it down more quickly, after having
deactivated the steam function, open the
steam knob and release some water from the
milk frother into a container, until the green
and lights stop flashing.