DeLonghi ESAM6700 Owner Manual - Page 23

Troubleshooting - problems

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DISPLAYED MESSAGE POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY GENERAL ALARM! PRESS CLEAN BUTTON ADD PRE-GROUND COFFEE! Press OK • The inside of the appliance is very dirty. • Clean the inside of the appliance thoroughly as described in the section "Cleaning the inside of the machine". If the message is still displayed after cleaning, contact customer services. • Milk has been delivered recently and the • Press the CLEAN button and keep it tubes inside the milk container must be pressed until the progress bar which cleaned. appears on the display together with the message "Cleaning" is complete. • The appliance is delivering a LONG coffee of more than 4.2 oz (125 ml). • Add a level measure of pre-ground coffee and confirm by pressing the OK icon. TROUBLESHOOTING Below is a list of some of the possible malfunctions. If the problem cannot be resolved as described, contact customer service. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY The coffee is not hot • • The coffee is not • creamy enough • The coffee is delivered • too slowly or a drop at a time. The coffee is delivered • too quickly. Coffee does not come • out of one of the spouts. The coffee does not • come out of the spouts, but from around the • service door (A19). The cups have not been preheated. • The brew group has cooled down • because 2-3 minutes have elapsed since the last coffee was made. The coffee is ground too coarsely. • Wrong type of coffee. • The coffee is ground too finely. • The coffee is ground too coarsely. • The spouts are blocked. • The holes in the spouts are clogged with • dry coffee dust. The coffee guide (A21) inside the service • door is blocked and cannot swing. 22 Warm the cups by rinsing them with hot water. Before making coffee, rinse as described in the notes in the section "Preparing coffee using coffee beans". Turn the grinding adjustment knob one click counterclockwise towards "1" while the coffee mill is in operation (fig. 11). Continue one click at a time until coffee delivery is satisfactory. The effect is only visible after delivering two coffees. Use a type of coffee for espresso coffee makers. Turn the grinding adjustment knob one click clockwise towards "7" while the coffee mill is in operation (fig. 11). Continue one click at a time until coffee delivery is satisfactory. The effect is only visible after delivering two coffees. Avoid turning the grinding coarseness regulator excessively otherwise when you select two cups, the coffee may be delivered a drop at a time. The effect is only visible after delivering two coffees. Clean the spouts with a toothpick (fig. 39). Clean the spouts with a toothpick, sponge or hard bristled kitchen brush. Thoroughly clean the coffee guide (A21), particularly near the hinges.

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DISPLAYED MESSAGE
POSSIBLE CAUSE
REMEDY
GENERAL ALARM!
The inside of the appliance is very dirty.
Clean the inside of the appliance
thoroughly as described in the section
“Cleaning the inside of the machine”.
If the message is still displayed after
cleaning, contact customer services.
PRESS CLEAN
BUTTON
Milk has been delivered recently and the
tubes inside the milk container must be
cleaned.
Press the CLEAN button and keep it
pressed until the progress bar which
appears on the display together with the
message “Cleaning” is complete.
ADD PRE-GROUND
COFFEE!
PRESS OK
The appliance is delivering a LONG
coffee of more than
4.2 oz (125 ml).
Add a level measure of pre-ground
coffee and confirm by pressing the
OK
icon.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Below is a list of some of the possible malfunctions.
If the problem cannot be resolved as described, contact customer service.
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
REMEDY
The coffee is not hot
The cups have not been preheated.
Warm the cups by rinsing them with hot
water.
The brew group has cooled down
because 2-3 minutes have elapsed since
the last coffee was made.
Before making coffee, rinse as described
in the notes in the section “Preparing
coffee using coffee beans”.
The coffee is not
creamy enough
The coffee is ground too coarsely.
Turn the grinding adjustment knob one
click counterclockwise towards “1” while
the coffee mill is in operation (fig. 11).
Continue one click at a time until coffee
delivery is satisfactory.
The effect is only visible after delivering
two coffees.
Wrong type of coffee.
Use a type of coffee for espresso coffee
makers.
The coffee is delivered
too slowly or a drop at
a time.
The coffee is ground too finely.
Turn the grinding adjustment knob
one click clockwise towards “7” while
the coffee mill is in operation (fig. 11).
Continue one click at a time until coffee
delivery is satisfactory. The effect is only
visible after delivering two coffees.
The coffee is delivered
too quickly.
The coffee is ground too coarsely.
Avoid turning the grinding coarseness
regulator excessively otherwise when
you select two cups, the coffee may be
delivered a drop at a time.
The effect is only visible after delivering
two coffees.
Coffee does not come
out of one of the
spouts.
The spouts are blocked.
Clean the spouts with a toothpick (fig.
39).
The coffee does not
come out of the spouts,
but from around the
service door (A19).
The holes in the spouts are clogged with
dry coffee dust.
Clean the spouts with a toothpick,
sponge or hard bristled kitchen brush.
The coffee guide (A21) inside the service
door is blocked and cannot swing.
Thoroughly clean the coffee guide
(A21), particularly near the hinges.