1. Introduction to the manual . . . . . . . . . . .12. Product overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.1 The product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.2 Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.3 Main components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22.4 Main removable parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22.5 Control buttons and display . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23. Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33.1 Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34. Preliminary operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54.1 Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54.2 Water tank filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54.3 Coffee bean hopper filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54.4 Plug in and start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54.4.1 Demo mode function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55. Activation and deactivation. . . . . . . . . . .65.1 Using the selection buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65.2 First start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65.2.1 Water circuit priming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65.2.2 Automatic rinse/self-cleaning cycle . . . . . . . . .65.2.3 Manual rinse cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65.2.4 AquaClean water filter first installation . . . . .75.3 Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75.3.1 Water hardness measurement and setting. . .75.3.2 Aroma intensity adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75.3.3 Ceramic coffee grinder adjustment. . . . . . . . .75.3.4 Brewing temperature adjustment . . . . . . . . . .85.3.5 Coffee dispensing spout adjustment . . . . . . . .85.4 Deactivation and reactivation. . . . . . . . . . . . . .86. Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86.1 Coffee-based preparations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86.1.1 Use of pre-ground coffee (one specialtyonly) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86.1.2 Brewing a product with one button . . . . . . . .96.1.3 Brewing two products with one button(possible only when using coffee beans) . . . .96.1.4 Adjustment of coffee length in the cupduring preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96.2 Milk carafe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96.3 Milk- and coffee-based preparations. . . . . . . 106.3.1 Brewing a milk-based product . . . . . . . . . . . . 116.3.2 Adjustment of milk/coffee length in the cupduring preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116.4 Hot water dispensing spout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126.5 Hot water-based preparations . . . . . . . . . . . 126.5.1 Hot water dispensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127. Cleaning and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 127.1 Machine cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137.1.1 Machine cleaning when needed. . . . . . . . . . . 137.1.2 Weekly cleaning of the machine . . . . . . . . . . 137.2 Brew group cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137.2.1 Weekly brew group cleaning cycle . . . . . . . . 137.2.2 Monthly lubrication of the brew group (onecleaning cycle using a lubricant) . . . . . . . . . . . 147.2.3 Monthly degreasing of the brew group (onecleaning cycle using a degreaser) . . . . . . . . . . 157.3 Containers cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157.3.1 Cleaning of the water tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157.3.2 Monthly cleaning of the coffeecompartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157.4 Milk carafe cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167.4.1 Quick milk carafe ducts rinse cycle . . . . . . . . 167.4.2 Daily cleaning of the milk carafe . . . . . . . . . . 167.4.3 Weekly cleaning of the milk carafecomponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167.4.4 Monthly cleaning of the milk carafe (threecleaning cycles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177.4.5 Milk carafe cleaning cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177.5 Descaling cycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177.5.1 Interruption of the descaling cycle . . . . . . . . 198. Default settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198.1 List of default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198.2 Changing the default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198.3 Reset to the default settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209.1 Alarm signals summary: red display . . . . . . . . 209.2 Warnings signals summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209.3 The machine is out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . 219.4 Troubleshooting table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2110. Maintenance accessories and products 2310.1 Maintenance products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2310.2 AquaClean water filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2310.2.1 AquaClean installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2310.2.2 AquaClean replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2411. Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2412. Transportation and disposal . . . . . . . . . 2513. Warranty and service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2513.1 How to contact Saeco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25SymbolsThe following symbols are used in some parts of thebooklet:Indicates actions that should on no account becarried out.Indicates actions that require some caution.> Requests the specified action.ContentsIncanto_OTC_EN-IT-DE_Rev01.indb 28 27/03/15 12:10