Tips For A Hotter Coffee; Making Coffee Using Coffee Beans; Making Coffee Using Pre-Ground Coffee - DeLonghi ECAM 23.420 Manual

Please note:
The grinding adjustment knob must only be tur-
ned when the coffee mill is in operation.
If the coffee runs off too slow-
ly or not at all, turn one click
4
clockwise towards "7".
For fuller bodied creamier
coffee, turn one click anti-
clockwise towards "1" (do
not turn more than one 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 knob another click.

Tips for a hotter coffee

For a hotter coffee, before delivery you are re-
commended to:
spouts and heats the internal circuit of the
machine so that the coffee delivered will be
hotter.
water function);
menu.

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. Fill the container with coffee beans (fig. 11).
2. Place under the coffee spouts:
- 1 cup if you want one coffee (fig. 9);
- 2 cups if you want 2 coffees.
3. Lower the spouts as near as possible to the
cup. This makes a creamier coffee (fig. 13).
4. Press the button corresponding to the num-
ber of coffees required (1 cup
, figs. 12 and 14).
5. Preparation begins. The amount of coffee se-
lected is displayed together with a progress
bar which gradually fills as preparation pro-
gresses.
Please note:
livery can be interrupted at any moment by
pressing one of the two coffee buttons (
or
tity of coffee in the cup, just press (within 3
seconds) one of the coffee buttons (
ready to use again.
Please note:
For hotter coffee, see the section "Tips for a hot-
ter coffee" (page 13).
Important!
thin and not creamy enough or too cold, read
the tips in the "Troubleshooting" section on
page 39.
ds container, etc.) could be displayed while
using the machine. Their meaning is explai-
ned in the section "Displayed messages"
(page 38).

Making coffee using pre-ground coffee

Important!
chine is off or it could spread through the
inside of the machine and dirty it. This could
damage the appliance.
level measure or it could
dirty the inside of the
coffee maker or block the
funnel.
Please note:
If you use pre-ground coffee, you can only
make one cup of coffee at a time.
1. Press the
or 2 cups
2. Make sure the funnel is not blocked, then
add one level measure of pre-ground coffee
(fig. 15).
3. Place a cup under the coffee spouts.
13
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button (fig. 7) until "PRE-
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or
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