16• Preparation of each cappuccino or milk-based coffee canbe customised (see sections “14. Customising the drinks”and “15. Memorising your personal profile”).• Do not leave the milk container out of the refrigerator forlong periods. The warmer the milk (5°C is ideal), the poorerthe quality of froth produced.Once the coffee has been made, the appliance is ready to makethe next drink.10.4 Cleaning the milk container after every useImportant! Danger of burnsWhen cleaning the internal tubes of the milk container, a littlehot water and steam leak out of the frothed milk spout (D5).Avoid contact with splashes of water.Each time you use a milk function, “TURN DIAL TO POSITION TO START CLEANING” appears on the display:1. Leave the milk container (D) in the machine (you do notneed to empty it);2. Place a cup or other recipient under the frothed milk spout(fig. 20);3. Turn the froth adjustment dial (D1) to “CLEAN”. “CLEANINGMILK CONTAINER UNDERWAY PLACE A RECIPIENT UNDERMILK SPOUT” appears on the display (B) (fig. 21) togeth-er with a bar which gradually fills as cleaning progresses.Cleaning stops automatically;4. Turn the dial back to one of the froth selections;5. Remove the milk container and always clean the steamconnection nozzle (A9) with a sponge (fig. 22).Please note!• To prepare a number of cappuccinos or milk-based coffees,clean the milk container after you have prepared the lastdrink only. To proceed with making the next drinks, press “ESC”.• If you do not clean the milk container, the sym-bol appears on the display to remind you that it needscleaning.• The milk container can be kept in the refrigerator.• In some cases, before cleaning you must wait for the appli-ance to heat up.11. MAKING HOT CHOCOLATEPlease note!When in energy saving mode, a few seconds may elapse beforethe first drink is delivered.You can make one or two cups of hot chocolate.Choose CHOCOLATE from the homepage, then proceed asfollows:1. Lift the carafe lid (E1) (fig. 23);2. Pull the release slide (E6) and extract the carafe funnel (E2)(fig. 23);3. Make sure the steam spout (E3) and stirrer (E4) are insert-ed (fig. 24);4. “INSERT STIRRER IN CHOCOLATE CARAFE (STEP 1 OF 4)”(fig. 25): attach the funnel to the carafe, then press “NEXT”;5. “POUR MILK OR WATER (STEP 2 OF 4)” (fig. 26): to makeone cup of chocolate, pour milk at refrigerator temperature(or cold water) into the funnel up to the level. Tomake two cups or one mug of hot chocolate, pour the milk(or water) into the funnel up to the level.When you have added the milk, press “ NEXT”;6. “ADD CHOCOLATE POWDER THROUGH THE FUNNEL (STEP3 OF 4)” (fig. 27): to make one cup of chocolate, add twomeasures (C2) (25 g) of hot chocolate powder. To make twocups or one mug of hot chocolate, added 4 measures of hotchocolate powder. When you have added the hot chocolatepowder, press “ NEXT”;Important!• Make sure the hole in the funnel shown in fig. 28 is clean.Please note!• The milk must be poured into the funnel when the steamspout and stirrer are already in place. Do not exceed theMAX level marked on the carafe. Increase or reduce thequantity of hot chocolate powder according to taste.• To use water instead of milk, follow the instructions formilk.• To prepare hot chocolate correctly, first pour the milk intothe funnel, then add the hot chocolate or cocoa powder asshown on the hot chocolate carafe lid.7. “CLOSE THE LID AND INSERT CHOCOLATE CARAFE (STEP 4OF 4)”: Close the lid (fig. 29) and attach the carafe to theconnection nozzle, pushing as far as it will go (fig. 30). Theappliance emits a beep (if the beep function is enabled).The hot chocolate settings screen is displayed;8. “SELECT CUPS NUMBER AND DENSITY, PRESS OK TO START”:press the selection arrows to choose 1 cup (or 2 cups ( ) and the required density (min=; max = ). Press “OK” to start the function. The appliance starts mixing thehot chocolate powder then delivers steam to heat it.