DeLonghi ESAM4 Manual 

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13maker into a container until the lightsand stop flashing.Danger of burns!Avoid contact with splashes of water.cleaning the cappuccino maker after use.Clean the cappuccino maker each time you use itto avoid the build-up of milk residues or blocka-ges.Important! Danger of burns!When cleaning the cappuccino maker, a little hotwater is delivered.Avoid contact with splashes of water.1. Deliver a little water for a few seconds by ro-tating the steam knob to the I position.Then turn the steam knob to the 0 position tostop the flow of hot water.2. Wait for a few minutes for the cappuccinomaker to cool down. Grip the handle of thecappuccino maker tube firmly in one handand with the other rotate the cappuccinomaker anticlockwise (fig. 15) and remove bypulling downwards (fig. 16).3. Wash all parts of the cappuccino maker tho-roughly with a sponge and warm water.4. Make sure the holes shown by the arrows infig. 17 are not blocked. If necessary, cleanwith a pin.5. Wash all parts of the cappuccino maker tho-roughly with a sponge and warm water.6. Reinsert the nozzle and replace the cappuc-cino maker on the nozzle, turning it and pu-shing it upwards until it is attached.HeAtInG WAteRImportant! Danger of burns!Never leave the machine unsupervised while de-livering hot water.As shown below, stop delivery of hot water whenthe cup is full.The cappuccino maker becomes hot while wateris being delivered and must be held by the handleonly.1. Place a container under the cappuccino ma-ker (as close as possible to avoid splashes).2. Check that the and lights are onsteadily.3. Turn the steam knob a half turn anticlockwiseas far as it will go. Delivery begins.4. Stop by turning the steam knob to the 0 po-sition.Please note:• If “Energy Saving” mode is active, you mayhave to wait a few seconds before the hotwater is delivered.• To produce steam immediately after prepa-ring hot water, you should open the steamknob for a few seconds to empty the watercircuits.cLeAnInGcleaning the coffee makerThe following parts of the machine must be cle-aned regularly:- coffee grounds container (A17),- drip tray (A15),- water tank (A12),- coffee spouts (A18),- pre-ground coffee funnel (A8),- inside of the machine, accessible after ope-ning the infuser door (A16),- infuser (A20).Important!• Do not use solvents, abrasive detergents oralcohol to clean the coffee maker.With De’Longhi superautomatic coffee ma-kers, you need not use chemical products toclean the machine. The descaler recommen-ded by De’Longhi is made from natural andcompletely biodegradable substances.• None of the components can be washed in adishwasher.• Do not use metal objects to remove encru-stations or coffee deposits as they couldscratch metal or plastic surfaces.cleaning the coffee grounds containerWhen the light flashes, the coffee groundscontainer needs emptying. Unless you clean thegrounds container, the light will continue to flashand the appliance cannot be used to make coffee.To clean (with the machine on):• Open the service door on the front of the ap-pliance, extract the drip tray (fig. 18), empty