Preparing The Appliance; Setting Up The Appliance; Making Coffee - DeLonghi DEDICA ARTE EC885 Manual De Instrucciones

Before using the appliance, always read the safety warnings.
1. DESCRIPTION
1.1 Description of appliance - A
A1. Water tank lid
A2. Water tank extraction handle
A3. Water tank
A4. Cup warmer
A5. Coffee spouts
A6. Main switch (ON/OFF)
A7. Cup grille
A8. Drip tray water level indicator
A9. Drip tray
A10. Cup/mug tray
A11. Steam wand
A12. Steam dial
1.2 Description of control panel - B
B1. 1 cup button
B2. "ON" light (white) in the button
B3. 2 cup button
B4. "ON" light (white) in the button
B5. Steam button
B6. "ON" light (white) in the button
B7. "Descale light" (orange)
1.3 Description of accessories - C
C1. Filter holder
C2. 1 cup filter ( symbol under filter)
C3. 2 cup filter ( symbol under filter)
C4. Pod filter ( symbol under filter)
C5. Measure
C6. Presser
C7. Steam wand cleaning needle
C8. Water hardness test
C9. Descaler (*certain models only)
C10. Milk jug
1.4 Optional cleaning accessories recommended
by the manufacturer
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2. PREPARING THE APPLIANCE

Wash all accessories with warm water and washing-up liquid,
then proceed as follows:
1. Extract the water tank (A3) (fig. 1) and fill with fresh clean
water, taking care not to exceed the MAX level (fig. 2).
2. Put the tank back in the appliance, pressing lightly to open
the valves located on the bottom of the tank (fig. 3).
Important: Never operate the appliance without water in the tank or without the
tank.
Please note: You should customise water hardness as soon as possible following the
instructions in section "9. Settings menu".

3. SETTING UP THE APPLIANCE

1. Plug into the mains socket. Press the main switch (A6) (fig.
4).
2. The device performs a self-diagnosis, indicated by sequen-
tial flashing of the three buttons (fig. 5).
3. The and
is heating up (fig. 6). When the lights stop flashing and re-
main on steadily, the appliance is ready to perform a rinse
cycle.
4. Attach the filter holder to the appliance; align the filter
holder handle with "INSERT", then rotate to the right until
the handle is aligned with "CLOSE" (fig. 7).
5. Place a container with a minimum capacity of 0.5 litres
under the coffee spouts (A5) and steam wand (A11) (fig. 8).
6. Press the button. Repeat this operation 5 times (fig.
9).
7. Turn the steam dial (A12) to the
and deliver hot water until the water tank is empty, then
close the dial by turning it to the 0 position. The purpose of
this procedure is to purge any water from the circuit before
using steam to prepare a beverage.
The appliance is ready for use.
Please note: It is normal for there to be water in the space under
the tank. This should therefore be dried regularly with a clean
sponge.

4. MAKING COFFEE

1. Place the ground coffee filter (C2) or (C3) in the filter holder
(C1) (fig. 11).
2. Fill the filter with ground coffee (fig. 12). Make sure to use
finely ground coffee specifically for espresso.
3. Distribute the ground coffee evenly and press gently down
with the presser (C6) (fig. 13). Make sure the coffee is at the
right level after tamping. You may need to add more coffee.
4. Remove any excess coffee from the rim of the filter holder
and attach it to the appliance (fig. 7).
5. Place the cup or cups under the filter holder spouts
6. Make sure the lights corresponding to the coffee buttons
are on, then press the coffee button
(B3).
7. The appliance proceeds to make the coffee and delivery
stops automatically.
8. To remove the filter holder, turn the handle from right to
left.
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lights flash to indicate the appliance
position (fig. 10)
(B1) or