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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
12 MEANING OF THE ALARM INDICATOR LIGHTS AND WHAT TO DO WHEN THEY ARE
The light
flashes
This indicates the presence of lime
scale in the machine.
The descaling procedure, described in
par. 10.3, needs to be performed as
soon as possible.
The machine makes a
strange noise and the four
lights ,
,
and flash
alternately.
After cleaning, the infuser has pro-
bably been left out of the coffee
maker.
Leave the service door closed and the
infuser out of the coffee maker. Press
the 1CUP and 2CUPS buttons
together until the four lights go off.
Only when all four lights are off can the
door be opened and the infuser inser-
ted (to insert the infuser see par. 10.2)
The machine has just been swit-
ched on and the infuser is not
inserted correctly, consequently the
door is not closed properly.
Press the infuser where marked PUSH
until hearing the click. Check that the two
red buttons open out correctly (par. 10.2).
Close the service door and press the
button.
The and lights
flash alternately
The machine has been switched on
with the steam knob in the open
position.
Turn the steam knob clockwise all the
way round (Fig. 6).
The ,
and
lights are on and flashing
The light is on
steady
The water tank is empty or is
positioned incorrectly.
The tank is dirty or lined with lime
scale.
Fill the water tank as described in par.
5, note 6 and insert it fully.
Rinse or descale the tank.
The light flashes
The machine cannot make the cof-
fee and is noisy.
Turn the steam knob anticlockwise (Fig. 5) as
described in par.5 note 10.
The light is on
steady
The coffee grounds container is full
or not in place.
The grounds container has not
been replaced after cleaning.
Empty the grounds container and clean it as descri-
bed in par. 5 - note 7, then insert it fully.
Open the access door and replace the
grounds container.
The light flashes
The ground coffee has not been
poured into the funnel with the
function selected.
Add the ground coffee as described in
par. 7.
No more coffee beans
Fill the container with beans, as descri-
bed in par. 4.2
LIGHTS
DESCRIPTION
MEANING
ACTION
The service door is open.
If the service door cannot be closed,
check that the infuser is inserted cor-
rectly (par. 10.2 - note 1)
The light is flashing
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
The coffee comes out too slowly. Turn the grinding adjustment knob
(Fig. 17) one click clockwise (par.
6).
If the coffee grinder is very noisy,it means
that a small stone in the coffee beans has
blocked the coffee grinder.
Contact an authorised Dè Longhi servi-
ce centre.
