Preparing Espresso Coffee Using Ground Coffee (Instead Of Beans); Producing Hot Water - DeLonghi EAM 4500 Instruction Manual

9 PREPARING ESPRESSO/COFFEE USING GROUND COFFEE (INSTEAD OF BEANS)
• Press the button (fig. 16) to select the ground coffee function. This disables the coffee mill function.
The appliance displays
• Lift the central lid, place one level measure of ground coffee in the funnel (see fig.
17) and proceed as described in section 6. Note: You can make just one coffee
at a time by pressing the
NOTE 1: Never add the ground coffee when the appliance is off to avoid it being dispersed inside the appli-
ance.
NOTE 2: Never add more than one level measured scoop, otherwise either the appli-
ance will not make the coffee, the ground coffee will be lost inside the appliance, dirty-
ing it, or the coffee will run off in drips and the message "GROUND TOO FINE
ADJUST MILL AND INSERT WATER SPOUT AND PRESS OK" will be displayed.
NOTE 3: When measuring the quantity of coffee to be added, use the measuring scoop supplied only.
NOTE 4: Use ground coffee for espresso coffee makers only. Do not use coffee beans, freeze-dried coffee or
other materials that could damage the appliance.
NOTE 5: If the funnel blocks due to moisture inside the appliance or if more than one measure of pre-ground
coffee has been used, use a knife to push the coffee down (Fig. 18), then remove and clean the infuser and
appliance as described in section 15.2 "Cleaning the infuser".
• Once the coffee has been delivered, to go back to making coffee using beans, deactivate the ground cof-
fee function by pressing the
operation again).

10 PRODUCING HOT WATER

• Always make sure the appliance is ready.
• Make sure the water spout is attached to the nozzle (fig. 4);
• Position a container under the spout (fig. 3).
• Press the button (fig. 1).
The appliance displays:
and hot water is delivered from the water spout into the container below (you should not run off hot water
for more than two minutes at a time). To stop the flow, press the
water has been reached, delivery stops automatically.
READY PRE-GROUND
, or button once only.
button again (the light goes off and the coffee mill is enabled for
HOT WATER
button. Once the set quantity of hot
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