Control Instruments; Starting Up; Use; Preparing Coffee - Rancilio CLASSE 6 E Original Instructions Manual

directly from the boiler for the set time or until the
button is pressed again.
If you press the button for 2 seconds, dispensing
is continuous and only stops when the button is
pressed again.
Dispensing is discontinued automatically after 30
and 60 seconds, respectively.
5C Hot water supply tap (mod.L)
Tap: turn in a anticlockwise direction to open and
a clockwise direction to close.
Safety Devices
Dispensing cannot be carried out if the machine
has not reached the operating pressure or tempe-
rature at least once, and each time that the boiler
pressure drops too much.
6 Steam supply knob.
Tap: turn in an anticlockwise direction to open and
a clockwise direction to close.
7 Supplementary manual water filling tap posi-
tioned under the discharge basin.
Press down to fill the boiler.
8 Valved gas power tap (models with gas hea-
ting).
Open: vertical position;
Closed: turn 90° in clockwise direction.
9 Piezoelectric button (models with gas hea-
ting).
Ignition button: press down firmly to give off the
spark to light the gas for the burner.
7.2. Control instruments (Fig.8)
10 Gauge with mobile needle on a fixed dial with a
double scale.
Visual control of the pump (lower manometer ) and
of the boiler pressure (upper manometer) (mod.
E-S).
11 Minimum and maximum water level indicator .
Visual control of water level in boiler.
12 Control window (models with gas heating).
Visual control of lighting and functioning of the
flame of the gas burner.

7.3. Starting up

● Turn on the water supply tap 2 Fig.5.
● Turn the main switch 1; the pump to fill the boiler
will activate.
● When the water reaches the correct level, the
pump stops.
Turn the main switch 2 to begin heating the water
in the boilerthen turn on each group head until
water begins to flow from them.
● Wait for the machine to reach its working pressure
and to reach the correct thermal balance.
● For lever models without pump, machine starting
is identical, the heater will be filled by the water
supply pressure.
Models with gas (Fig.8)
● Turn on the water supply tap 2 (Fig.5).
● Turn on the gas tap 3 (Fig.5).
● Turn the main switch 1; the pump is activated,
filling the boiler.
● When the correct level is reached, the pump stops.
Turn on Switch 2 in order to activate the heating
element in the boiler.
● Turn the gas tap 8 to the vertical open position
and hold down the corresponding button, at the
same time repeatedly press hard on the piezoe-
lectric button 9 until the spark lights the gas flame
(carry out this operation looking through window
12). Hold the tap button 8 down for approx. 30
seconds to allow the safety system to keep the
flame lighted.If the flame goes out, repeat the
operation.
Should the flame not light quickly within a few
seconds, please close the gas tap by turning
it 90° in a clockwise direction.
● Wait until the machine reaches its working pres-
sure and until the correct thermal balance is
achieved.

8. USE

WATER CHANGES: at the start of each daily activity
and anyway always after machine stop periods
longer than 8 hours, it is necessary to change
100% of the water contained in the circuits via the
points appropriately provided on the machine for the
purpose.
USING THE STEAM WAND: Before using the steam
wand, it is always necessary to flush out all the resi-
dual steam condensate for at least 2 minutes.
The machine has a top shelf on which the cups are
kept and heated, ready for use.
This is very important to obtain good coffee as the
pre-warmed cup stops the coffee from growing cold
too quickly.

8.1. Preparing coffee

● Remove the filter-holder from the group head and
knock out any grounds into a knock box. Be careful
not to damage the rim of the filter.
● Use the filter for 1 or 2 coffees, according to your
need.
● Fill the filter with the measure of coffee, level it off
and press it down gently with the tamper.
● Remove any ground coffee that has stuck to the
rim of the filter during tamping.
If ground coffee is left on the rim of the filter, the
filter-holder will not seal properly in the group
head, and during coffee production, water or
coffee grounds may leak into the cup.
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