Installing The Appliance; Connecting The Appliance; Setting Up The Appliance; Turning The Appliance On - DeLonghi ECAM23.21 Series Manual

Installing the appliance

Important!
When you install the appliance, you should respect the follow-
ing safety warnings:
• The appliance could be damaged if the water it contains
freezes.
Do not install the appliance in a room where the tempera-
ture could drop below freezing point.
• The appliance gives off heat. After positioning the applian-
ce on the worktop, leave a space of at least 3 cm between
the surfaces of the appliance and the side and rear walls
and at least 15 cm above the appliance.
• Water penetrating the appliance could cause damage.
Do not place the appliance near taps or sinks.
• Arrange the power cord in such a way that it cannot be
damaged by sharp edges or contact with hot surfaces (e.g.
electric hot plates).

Connecting the appliance

Important!
Check that the mains power supply voltage corresponds to
the value indicated on the rating plate on the bottom of the
appliance.
Connect the appliance to an efficiently earthed and correctly in-
stalled mains socket with a minimum current rating of 10A only.
If the power socket does not match the plug on the appliance,
have the socket replaced with a suitable type by a qualified
professional.

Setting up the appliance

Please note :
• Coffee has been used to factory test the appliance and it is
therefore completely normal for there to be traces of cof-
fee in the mill. The machine is, however, guaranteed to be
new.
• You should customise water hardness as soon as possible
following the instructions in the section "Setting water
hardness" on page 16.
Proceed as described:
1. Remove the water tank (A9), fill to the MAX line with fresh
water (fig. 1A) then put back in the appliance (fig. 1B).
2. Place a container with a minimum capacity of 100 ml
under the cappuccino maker (A18) (fig. 2).
3. Plug the appliance into the mains socket and place the
main switch (A8) on the back of the appliance in the I posi-
tion (fig. 3).
4. The light flashes on the control panel (fig. 4).
5. Turn the steam dial (A19) to the "I" position (fig. 5) and
press the button to confirm (fig. 6). The appliance
delivers water from the cappuccino maker and then goes
off.
6. Turn the steam dial to the "0" position.
The bean to cup espresso and cappuccino machine is now ready
for normal use.
Please note :
• The first time you use the appliance, you need to make
4-5 cups of coffee or 4-5 cappuccinos before the appliance
starts to give satisfactory results.
• To enjoy your coffee even more and improve the perfor-
mance of your appliance, we recommend installing a water
softener filter (C4) as described in the section "WATER SOF-
TENER FILTER" (page 16). If your model is not provided
with a filter, you can request one from De'Longhi Customer
Services.

TURNING THE APPLIANCE ON

Please note :
• Before turning the appliance on, make sure the main
switch (A8) on the back of the appliance is in the I position
(fig. 3).
• Each time the appliance is turned on, it performs an auto-
matic preheat and rinse cycle which cannot be interrupt-
ed. The appliance is ready for use only once this cycle is
complete.
Danger of burns!
During rinsing, a little hot water comes out of the coffee spouts
(A12) and is collected in the drip tray underneath. Take care to
avoid contact with splashes of water.
• To turn the appliance on, press the
The light flashes while the appliance is heating up and
performing an automatic rinse cycle. By circulating hot
water, the appliance heats both the boiler and the internal
circuits.
The appliance is at temperature when the
the coffee lights come on.

TURNING THE APPLIANCE OFF

Whenever the appliance is turned off after being used to make
coffee, it performs an automatic rinse cycle.
Danger of burns!
During rinsing, a little hot water flows from the coffee spouts
(A12).
Take care to avoid contact with splashes of water.
To turn the appliance off, press the
ent, the appliance performs a rinse cycle then goes off.
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button (fig. 7).
light goes off and
button (fig. 6). If pres-