Making Coffee Using Pre-Ground Coffee; Adjusting The Coffee Mill; Tips For A Hotter Coffee; Making Cappuccinos And Milk-Based Coffees - DeLonghi ECAM65*.55 series Instructions For Use Manual

ETC.). Their meaning is explained in section "21. Displayed
messages".
• For hotter coffee, see section "9.6 Tips for a hotter coffee".
• If the coffee is delivered a drop at a time, too weak and not
creamy enough or too cold, read the tips in section "9.5 Ad-
justing the coffee mill" and section "22. Troubleshooting".
• Preparation of each coffee can be customised (see sections
"13. Customising the beverages" and"14. Memorising your
personal profile").

9.4 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
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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 cof-
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fee at a time.
1. Press the selection arrow (B2) corresponding to "AROMA"
(B5) until "
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. 13).
4. Place a cup under the coffee spouts (A8) (fig. 12).
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5. Then select your required coffee:
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- ESPRESSO (B14)
- COFFEE (B15)
- LONG (B16)
6. Preparation begins. An image of the selected beverage
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appears on the display, together with a progress bar which
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gradually fills as preparation proceeds.
Please note:
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• While the machine is making coffee, delivery can be inter-
rupted at any moment by pressing the selection arrow (B2)
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corresponding to " STOP".
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• As soon as delivery has ended, to increase the quantity of
coffee in the cup, just press the selection arrow (B2) cor-
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responding to " EXTRA". When the required quantity is
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reached, press the selection arrow corresponding to "
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STOP".
Once the coffee has been made, the appliance is ready to make
the next beverage.
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Important! Making LONG coffee:
Halfway through preparation, the message "ADD PRE-GROUND
COFFEE" is displayed. Add one level measure of pre-ground
coffee and press the selection arrow corresponding to "
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" (pre-ground) appears on the display (B1).
Please note!
• Various alarm messages could be displayed while using
the appliance (FILL TANK, EMPTY GROUNDS CONTAINER,
ETC.). Their meaning is explained in section "22. Messaggi
visualizzati sul display".
• For hotter coffee, see section "9.6 Consigli per un caffè più
caldo".
• If "Energy Saving" mode is active, you may have to wait a
few seconds before the first coffee is delivered.

9.5 Adjusting the coffee mill

The coffee mill is set by default to prepare coffee correctly and
should not require regulating initially.
However, if after making the first few coffees you find that the
coffee is either too weak and not creamy enough or delivery is
too slow (a drop at a time), this can be corrected by adjusting
the grinding adjustment dial (A5 - fig. 10).
Please note!
The grinding adjustment dial must only be turned when the
coffee mill is in operation during the initial phase of coffee
preparation.
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 dial another click.

9.6 Tips for a hotter coffee

For hotter coffee, you should:
• perform a rinse cycle by selecting the "Rinsing" function in
the settings menu (section "8.1 Rinsing
• warm the cups with hot water using the hot water function
(see section "11. Delivering hot water");
• increase the coffee temperature in the settings menu (B8)
(see section "8.10 Coffee temperature ").
10. MAKING CAPPUCCINOS AND MILK-BASED
COFFEES
Please note!
• To avoid milk with poor froth or large bubbles, always
clean the milk container lid (D2) and hot water connection
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nozzle (A9) as described in sections "10.4 Cleaning the milk
container after use","15.10
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If the coffee is delivered too slowly or not
at all, turn one click clockwise towards 7.
For fuller bodied creamier coffee, turn
one click anticlockwise towards 1 (do
not turn more than one click at a time
otherwise the coffee could be delivered
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