Making Coffee; Selecting The Coffee Taste; Selecting The Quantity Of Coffee In The Cup; Customising The "My Coffee" Quantity - DeLonghi ECAM 26.455 Instructions For Use Manual

MAKinG CoFFEE

selecting the coffee taste

The appliance is set by default to make coffee with a standard
taste.
You can also choose one of these tastes:
Extra-mild taste
Mild taste
Standard taste
Strong taste
Extra-strong taste
To change the taste, press the
repeatedly until the required taste is displayed.

selecting the quantity of coffee in the cup

The appliance is set by default to make a standard quantity of
coffee.
To select the quantity of coffee, press the
(fig. 10) until the message corresponding to the required
quantity of coffee is displayed:
Coffee selected
MY COFFEE
ESPRESSO
STANDARD
LONG
EXTRA LONG

Customising the "my coffee" quantity

The appliance is set by default to automatically deliver 30 ml
of "my coffee".
To modify this quantity, proceed as follows:
1. Place a cup under the coffee spouts (fig. 14).
2. Press the
is displayed.
3. Keep the button (fig. 11) pressed until the message
"1 MY COFFEE Program quantity" is displayed and coffee
delivery begins. Release the button.
4. As soon as the coffee in the cup reaches the required level,
press the button
The quantity of coffee in the cup has now been programmed.

Adjusting the coffee mill

The coffee mill is preset in the factory to make coffee correctly
and should not require adjusting initially.
However, if after making the first few coffees you find that the
button (fig. 9)
Quantity in cup (ml)
Programmable:
from ≃20 to ≃180
≃40
≃60
≃90
≃120
button (fig. 10) until "MY COFFEE"
(fig. 11) again.
coffee is too thin and not creamy enough or that delivery is too
slow (a drop at a time), this can be corrected by adjusting the
grinding adjustment dial (fig. 12).
Please note!
The grinding adjustment dial must only be turned when the
coffee mill is in operation.
click at a time otherwise the coffee could be delivered a drop
at a time).
These adjustments will only be evident after at least 2 cups of
coffee have been delivered.
If this adjustment does not obtain the desired result, turn the
button
dial another click.

tips for a hotter coffee

For a hotter coffee, before delivery you are recommended to:
• perform a rinse cycle by selecting the " Rinsing" function in
the settings menu (page 10)
• warm the cups with hot water (using the hot water
function);
• increase the coffee temperature in the settings menu
(page 10).

Making coffee using coffee beans

Important!
Do not use caramelised or candied coffee beans as they could
stick to the coffee mill and make it unusable.
1. Place coffee beans in the coffee bean container (fig. 13).
2. Place under the coffee dispensing spouts, either:
- 1 cup if you want one coffee (fig. 14);
- 2 cups if you want 2 coffees.
3. Lower the spouts as near as possible to the cup. This makes
a creamier coffee (fig. 15).
4. Press the button corresponding to the number of coffees
required (1 cup
16).
5. Preparation begins. The amount of coffee selected is
displayed together with a progress bar which gradually
fills as preparation progresses.
Please note:
• While the coffee maker is making coffee, delivery can be
interrupted at any moment by pressing one of the two
12
If the coffee is delivered too slowly
or not at all, turn one click clockwise
towards "7".
For fuller bodied creamier coffee on the
other hand, turn one click anticlockwise
towards "1" (do not turn more than one
or 2 cups , figs. 11 and