Coffee machine
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Getting started
Get your coffee machine ready
Before first use
Get your coffee machine ready
Before first use
Have the machine installed by qualified personnel; if you already use it, you do not need to repeat first-use setup.
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Clean before use
Clean the machine and its coffee- and milk-contact parts as described in the cleaning guides. Use a soft damp cloth and mild, neutral detergent unless a part's guide says otherwise.
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Start the machine
Connect the installed machine to the mains and turn on the side main switch A1. Follow the display through preparation, rinsing and heating. Let the automatic heating and rinse cycle finish.
What you need
- Soft cloth
- Mild, neutral detergent
Keep in mind
- Switch off before maintenance and disconnect before cleaning by hand. Use the powered display for automatic cleaning, rinsing and descaling programmes.
- Hot surfaces, water and steam can burn. Use the handles and avoid splashes. Never immerse the machine or wet its electrical connections.
- Use no abrasive pads, solvents, alcohol or alkaline cleaners. Do not operate the machine pulled out of its frame.
- Keep children supervised. Stop using cracked glass or a damaged cable; arrange authorised service.
- Use only manufacturer-recommended accessories. Do not use green, caramelised or candied coffee beans.
Set the water hardness
When setting up the machine
Set the water hardness
When setting up the machine
Match the setting to your water so the descaling reminder can work appropriately. The factory setting is level 4.
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Test the water
Fully dip the supplied Water Hardness Test strip in a glass of your water for one second. Take it out and shake lightly. Wait about one minute.
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Save the result
Count the red squares: each square means one level. Open Settings → Setup → Water Hardness and select level 1–4; 1 is soft and 4 very hard.
What you need
- Water Hardness Test strip
- Glass
Fit a water-softener filter
When fitting an optional water filter
Fit a water-softener filter
When fitting an optional water filter
A filter is optional equipment; it may not have been supplied with your machine. Use the manufacturer-approved filter M3BICF200, code 9029798726.
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Start the installation guide
Unpack the new filter. Open Settings → Maintenance → Install water filter and follow the display.
What you need
- Manufacturer-approved water filter M3BICF200
Care & maintenance
Replace the water-softener filter
Every 2 months
Replace the water-softener filter
Every 2 months
Every 2 months, or sooner: At the filter prompt or prolonged disuse
Only applies if a filter is fitted. Its normal service life is about two months. Replace sooner if the machine asks, or after a maximum of three weeks with the machine unused.
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Replace with the display guide
Select NOW on the replacement message, or Settings → Maintenance → Replace water filter. Use a new manufacturer-approved filter and follow the display.
What you need
- Manufacturer-approved water filter M3BICF200
Clean the coffee machine
During regular cleaning
Clean the coffee machine
During regular cleaning
Clean the grounds container, drip tray, water tank and coffee spouts regularly.
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Open the cleaning guide
Select Settings → Maintenance → Machine cleaning and follow the display.
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Wash the parts
Clean the grounds container, drip tray, water tank and coffee spouts by hand with a soft cloth, hot water and mild detergent. Leave them to dry.
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Check the coffee funnel
Check the ground-coffee funnel for deposits. Clear any blockage with the supplied cleaning brush.
What you need
- Soft cloth
- Mild detergent
- Cleaning brush
Keep in mind
- Do not put these parts in the dishwasher.
Empty the coffee grounds container
When the empty-container message appears
Empty the coffee grounds container
When the empty-container message appears
Act on the message even if the container is not full: it also helps prevent mould.
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Empty and clean
Empty the used-coffee grounds container, clean it by hand with hot water and mild detergent, then refit it properly.
What you need
- Soft cloth
- Mild detergent
Keep in mind
- Do not put the grounds container in the dishwasher.
Clean the brewing unit
During regular cleaning
Clean the brewing unit
During regular cleaning
The brewing unit is A8, behind the lower front panel. Remove it only after the machine has switched off correctly.
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Switch off correctly
Hold the front On/Stand-by key C1 for three seconds. The machine must be off, not in Ready to use mode.
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Remove the unit
Press both coloured release buttons inwards together while pulling the brewing unit out.
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Soak and rinse
Soak the unit in water for about five minutes, then rinse it. Refit it properly after cleaning.
Keep in mind
- Use no detergent: it removes the piston lubricant. Do not put the brewing unit in the dishwasher.
Wipe the milk connection nozzle
After each milk preparation
Wipe the milk connection nozzle
After each milk preparation
Remove milk residue from the seals of the hot-water/steam connection nozzle A5.
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Wipe the seals
Wipe the connection nozzle and its seals with a clean cloth.
What you need
- Clean cloth
Clean the milk container
During regular milk-system cleaning
Clean the milk container
During regular milk-system cleaning
Use the machine's guide for the milk container B8 and its removable parts.
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Run the cleaning guide
Select Maintenance → Cleaning Guides → Milk container Cleaning and follow the display.
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Check beneath the dial
Check the hollow and groove beneath the froth dial for milk residue. If needed, clear the groove with a toothpick.
What you need
- Toothpick, if needed
Keep in mind
- Keep the insulated outer milk-container body out of the dishwasher.
Clean the steam spout
After steaming milk
Clean the steam spout
After steaming milk
Clean the hot-water/steam spout B6 after using it to steam milk.
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Clean the spout
Once safe to handle, clean the spout with a soft damp cloth and mild, neutral detergent.
What you need
- Soft cloth
- Mild, neutral detergent
Rinse before using the machine again
After more than three to four days unused
Rinse before using the machine again
After more than three to four days unused
Before making drinks after a break of more than 3–4 days, run 2–3 rinse cycles.
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Run the rinses
Switch the machine on. Select Rinsing on the home screen, or Settings → Maintenance → Rinsing. Run two or three cycles.
Keep in mind
- Keep clear of the hot water from the spouts.
Descale the coffee machine
When the descaling message appears
Descale the coffee machine
When the descaling message appears
The machine detects when descaling is needed. Use the display's programme, including its quantities and rinse instructions.
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Remove an installed filter
If a water-softener filter is fitted, remove it from water tank A7 first. The filter removal guide is in Settings → Maintenance → Remove water softener filter.
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Start descaling
Select Settings → Maintenance → Descaling, or NOW on the descaling message. Use only manufacturer-approved descaler and follow the display through the full programme.
What you need
- Manufacturer-approved coffee-machine descaler
Keep in mind
- STOP pauses the cycle; it does not cancel it.
Remove the water-softener filter
When removing an installed filter
Remove the water-softener filter
When removing an installed filter
Use the machine's removal guide when you want to remove the optional filter.
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Open the removal guide
Select Settings → Maintenance → Remove water softener filter and follow the display.
Put the milk container in the fridge
When the fridge reminder appears
Put the milk container in the fridge
When the fridge reminder appears
The reminder appears when the milk container has been attached for more than 20 minutes.
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Store the milk
Remove the milk container from the machine and put it in the fridge.