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The pump is excessively noisy
The water tank is empty
Fill the tank
The tank is incorrectly inserted and the
valve on the bottom 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 not enough pre-ground coffee
Reduce the quantity of pre-ground coffee
The espresso boiler outlet is blocked
Clean as described in the chapter “Cleaning”
The filter is blocked
Clean as described in the chapter “Cleaning”
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
Limescale in the water circuit
Descale as described in the section “Descaling”
The coffee has an acid taste
Inadequate rinsing after descaling
After descaling rinse the appliance.
No milk froth is formed when
making 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 section “Descaling”
The appliance goes 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 delivery button or steam function
button has been pressed.
Release the button, then press the ON/OFF button.
