176. As soon as the coffee in the cup reaches therequired level, press the icon. Coffeedelivery stops.The machine is now reprogrammed with the newquantities.hot WAtErpreparationImportant! Danger of burns. Never leavethe machine unsupervised while delivering hotwater. The hot water spout becomes hot whilewater is being delivered and must be held by thehandle only.1. Make sure the hot water spout is attachedcorrectly (fig. 4).2. Place a container under the spout (as closeas possible to avoid splashes).3 Press the icon (fig. 34). The message“Rinsing” “Hot water...” is displayed.4. Press the icon to select the “Hot water...”function (the selected message flashes onthe display) and confirm the selection bypressing the oK icon (or cancel the selectionby pressing the ESC icon).5. Water flows out of the spout. Delivery stopsautomatically after 8.5 oz (250ml).6. To interrupt delivery of hot water manually,press the icon again.Important! You should not deliver hotwater for more than two minutes at a time.Changing the quantityThe appliance is factory preset to automaticallydeliver 8.5 oz (250ml). To modify these quantities,proceed as follows:1. Position a container under the spouts.2. Once the “Hot water” function has beenselected, press and hold the OK icon (about 8seconds) until “Hot water Program quantity”appears and the icon flashes.• When the hot water in the cup reaches therequired level, press the icon again.The machine is now reprogrammed with the newquantity.CLEAnInGCleaning the coffee makerThe following parts of the appliance must becleaned regularly:- coffee grounds container (A18),- drip tray (A16),- water tank (A13),- coffee spouts (A20) and hot water nozzle(A11),- pre-ground coffee feed funnel (A8),- inside the machine, accessible after openingthe service door (A19),- brew group (A12),- milk container (B)- control panel (C)Important!• Do not use solvents, abrasive detergentsor alcohol to clean the coffee maker. WithDe’Longhi superautomatic coffee makers,you need not use chemical products to cleanthe machine. The descaler recommendedby De’Longhi is made from natural andcompletely biodegradable substances.• None of the components of the appliance canbe washed in a dishwasher with the exceptionof the milk container (B).• Do not use metal objects to removeencrustations or coffee deposits as theycould scratch metal or plastic surfaces.Cleaning the coffee grounds containerWhen “EMPTY GROUNDS CONTAINER” isdisplayed, the grounds container must be emptiedand cleaned. Until the grounds container hasbeen cleaned, the appliance continues to displaythe message and coffee cannot be made.To clean:• open the service door on the front of theappliance (fig. 35), extract the drip tray (fig.36), empty and clean.• Empty the grounds container (A18) andclean thoroughly to remove all residues lefton the bottom.Important! when removing the drip tray,the grounds container must be emptied, even ifit is not completely full.If this is not done, when you make the nextcoffees, the grounds container may fill up morethan expected and clog the machine.