Making Coffee Using Pre-Ground Coffee; Making Long Coffee Using Coffee Beans; Making Long Coffee Using Pre-Ground Coffee; Customising The "Long Coffee" Quantity - DeLonghi ECAM45.76 Series Instructions For Use Manual

etc.). Their meaning is explained in the section "Displayed
messages" (page 23).
• For hotter coffee, see the section "Tips for a hotter coffee"
(page 13).
• If the coffee is delivered a drop at a time, too weak and not
creamy enough or too cold, read the tips in the "Trouble-
shooting" section (page 25).

Making coffee using pre-ground coffee

Important!
• Never add pre-ground coffee when the machine is off or it
could spread through the inside of the machine and dirty
it. This could damage the appliance.
• Never use more than 1 level measure (C2) or it could dirty
the inside of the coffee machine or block the funnel (A4).
Please note!
If you use pre-ground coffee, you can only make one cup of
coffee at a time.
1. Press the button (B2- fig. 11) until "Pre-ground"
is displayed;
2. Open the pre-ground coffee funnel lid (A2);
3. Make sure the funnel (A4) is not blocked, then add one
level measure of pre-ground coffee (fig. 18);
4. Place a cup under the coffee spouts (fig. 13);
5. Press the 1 cup coffee button
6. Preparation begins. The amount of coffee selected is dis-
played together with a progress bar which gradually fills as
preparation progresses.
Please note!
If "Energy Saving" mode is active, you may have to wait a few
seconds before the first coffee is delivered.

Making LONG coffee using coffee beans

Prepare the appliance following the instructions in the section
"Making coffee using coffee beans", then press the
ton (B9- fig. 19): "LONG COFFEE FUNCTION" is displayed, togeth-
er with a progress bar which fills and gradually as preparation
proceeds.

Making LONG coffee using pre-ground coffee

Follow the instructions in points 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the section
"Making coffee using pre-ground coffee", then press the
button (B9- fig. 19).
The appliance starts making coffee and displays a progress bar.
Halfway through preparation, the message "ADD PRE-GROUND
COFFEE, Press OK" appears. Add one level measure of pre-
ground coffee and press OK (B12- fig. 10).
(B11);
but-
14
Preparation resumes and the appliance displays a progress bar
which fills gradually as preparation proceeds.

Customising the "LONG coffee" quantity

The appliance is set by default to automatically deliver about
180 ml of LONG coffee. To modify these settings, proceed as
follows:
1. Place a sufficiently large cup or glass under the coffee
spouts (A7- fig. 13);
2. Press and hold the
gram quantity" is displayed;
3. Press the button. The appliance starts delivering
coffee;
4. As soon as the coffee in the cup reaches the required level,
press the icon again.
The quantity of coffee in the cup has now been programmed.
Please note!
If the programme uses pre-ground coffee, the appliance will
prompt you to add a second level measure of coffee.

MAKING CAPPUCCINOS AND MILK BASED COFFEES

Please note!
• To avoid producing milk with poor froth or large bubbles,
always clean the milk container (D2) lid and hot water
nozzle (A8) as described in the section "Cleaning the milk
container" on page 15 and 19 and "Cleaning the hot
water/steam connection nozzle" on page 19.

Filling and attaching the milk container

1. Remove the lid (D2- fig. 20);
2. Fill the milk container (D3) with a sufficient quantity of
milk, not exceeding the MAX level marked on the handle
(fig. 21). Each mark on the side of the container corre-
sponds to about 100 ml of milk;
Please note!
• For a denser more even froth, you must use skimmed or
partially skimmed milk at refrigerator temperature (about
5°C).
• If "Energy saving" mode is enabled, you may have to wait a
few seconds before the drink is delivered.
3. Make sure the milk intake tube (D4) is correctly inserted in
the bottom of the milk container lid (fig. 22);
4. Place the lid back on the milk container;
5. Extract the hot water spout (C6) by pressing the button
(C7) on the spout (fig. 23A and B);
6. Attach the milk container to the connection nozzle (A8)
and push as far as it will go (fig. 24). The machine emits a
beep (if the beep function is enabled);
button (B9-fig.19) until "Pro-