This espresso machine is able to accurately control temper-
atures for coffee brewing, milk steaming, and discharge of
hot water through its NTC temperature control system, and
different changes of the three indicators on the panel indicate
a different working condition of the machine. Refer to the
table below for detailed information.
Conditions of
NO.
Indicators
1
Low-
Off
speed
Flashing
2
Solid
Off
On
3
3
Medium-
Off
speed
Flashing
4
High-
Off
speed
Flashing
Conditions of
NO.
Indicators
1
Off
Low-
speed
Flashing
2
Off
Solid
On
Conditions of
NO.
Indicators
1
Off
Off
Espresso Function Indicator
Conditions of
NO.
Indicators
1
High-
High-
speed
speed
Flashing
Flashing
Espresso Function Indicator
Working Conditions of
the Machine
Preheating for coffee brewing or
for hot water discharge.
Off
Ready for coffee brewing
or for hot water discharge.
Off
Coffee is being brewed.
Off
An alarm of improper
temperature
1. High-temp alarm(when the
temp is higher than 92℃/198℉,
which is not suitable for coffee
extraction), or
2. Low-temp alarm(when the
Off
machine is preheating, the
BREWING ESPRESSO button is
pressed down or the knob is
turned to the water icon).
Steam Function Indicator
Working Conditions of
the Machine
Preheating for milk steaming.
Off
Ready for milk steaming.
Off
Steam is being released.
Hot Water Indicator
Working Conditions of
the Machine
Hot water is being discharged.
Medium-
speed
Flashing
Working Conditions of
the Machine
The BREWING ESPRESSO and
MILK STEAMING buttons were
Off
pressed down simultaneously.
Wait for the preheating to be finished.
1. Press the BREWING ESPRESSO
button to start coffee brewing, or
2. Turn the knob to the water icon
to discharge hot water.
Press the BREWING ESPRESSO button
to stop brewing when the desired
amount is reached(40mL/cup is
recommended).
Solutions to high-temp alarm
1. The fastest way to lower the temp:
Turn the knob to the water icon for about
10s ( place an empty cup under the steam
wand tip ), or
2. Wait for about 30min
Solutions to low-temp alarm
1. Restore the BREWING ESPRESSO button
to its initial state, and wait for the espresso
function indicator to turn solid, then press
the button again to start coffee brewing, or
2. Turn the knob to the "
for the preheating to be finished, then turn
the knob to the water icon to dispense hot
water.
Wait for the preheating to be finished.
Turn the knob to the steam icon to
start steaming milk.
When milk steaming is completed, turn
the knob to the "
releasing steam.
Place an empty cup under the steam
wand tip to contain hot water, when the
desired amount of water is reached, turn
the knob to the "
+
Steam Function Indicator
Restore the BREWING ESPRESSO and
MILK STEAMING buttons to their initial
state, and turn the knob to the water icon
to dispense water for about 10s(place a
cup under the steam wand tip).
GECME403L-U
What to Do
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What to Do
" icon to stop
What to Do
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