Note: To set the volume of coffee, café au lait, cappuccino and latte macchiato follow the sameprocedure: press and hold the button of the drink and press the OK button when the cup contains thedesired amount of coffee or milk. Make sure that the milk carafe is in place and that the milk spout isopen.Adjusting coffee strength- To change the coffee strength, press the AROMA STRENGTH button.- Each time you press the AROMA STRENGTH button, the machine selects a higher aroma strengthsetting. There are 5 strengths, 1 is very mild and 5 is very strong. After setting 5, setting 1 is selectedagain (Fig. 12).- The display shows the chosen strength. After adjusting the coffee strength, the display shows themain menu again and saves the chosen aroma strength when you brew a coffee.Adjusting grinder settingsYou can adjust the grinder settings by using the grind setting knob inside the bean container. Thereare 10 different grind settings you can choose from. The lower the setting, the stronger the coffee.Note: You can only adjust the grind settings when the machine is grinding coffee beans. You need tobrew 2 to 3 drinks before you can taste the full difference.Caution: Do not turn the grind setting knob more than one notch at a time to prevent damage to thegrinder.1 Place a cup under the coffee dispensing spout.2 Open the lid of the bean hopper.3 Press the ESPRESSO button.4 When the grinder starts grinding, press down the grind setting knob and turn it to the left or right(Fig. 13).Handling the brew groupGo to www.saeco.com/care for detailed video instructions on how to remove, insert and clean thebrew group.Removing the brew group from the machine1 To switch off the machine, first press the on/off button on the control panel and then set the mainswitch on the back of the machine to ‘O’.2 Remove the drip tray with the coffee grounds container.3 Open the service door.4 Press the PUSH button (1) and pull at the grip of the brew group to remove it from the machine (2)(Fig. 14).5 Remove the coffee residues drawer (Fig. 15).Reinserting the brew groupBefore you slide the brew group back into the machine, make sure it is in the correct position.1 Check if the arrow on the yellow cylinder on the side of the brew group is aligned with the blackarrow and N (Fig. 16).11English