1. Introduction to the manual . . . . . . . . . . .1
2. Product overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
2.1
The product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
2.2 Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
2.3
Main components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
2.4
Main removable parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
2.5
Control buttons and display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
3. Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
3.1
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
4. Preliminary operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
4.1 Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
4.2
Water tank filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
4.3
Coffee bean hopper filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
4.4
Plug in and start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
5. Activation and deactivation. . . . . . . . . . .6
5.1
Using the selection buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
5.2
First start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
5.2.1 Water circuit priming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
5.2.2 Automatic rinse/self-cleaning cycle . . . . . . . . .6
5.2.3 Manual rinse cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
5.3 Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
5.3.1 Water hardness measurement and setting. . .7
5.3.2 Aroma intensity adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
5.3.3 Ceramic coffee grinder adjustment. . . . . . . . .7
5.3.4 Brewing temperature adjustment . . . . . . . . . .8
5.3.5 Coffee dispensing spout adjustment . . . . . . . .8
5.4
Deactivation and reactivation. . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
6. Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
6.1
Coffee-based preparations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
6.1.1 Use of pre-ground coffee (one specialty
only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
6.1.2 Brewing a product with one button . . . . . . . .9
6.1.3 Brewing two products with one button
(possible only when using coffee beans) . . . .9
6.1.4 Adjustment of coffee length in the cup
during preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
6.2
Milk frother. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
6.3
Milk- and coffee-based preparations. . . . . . . 10
6.3.1 Brewing a milk-based product . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
6.4
Hot water-based preparations . . . . . . . . . . . 11
6.4.1 Hot water dispensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
7. Cleaning and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 11
7.1
Machine cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
7.1.1 Machine cleaning when needed. . . . . . . . . . . 11
7.1.2 Weekly cleaning of the machine . . . . . . . . . . 12
7.2
Brew group cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
7.2.1 Weekly brew group cleaning cycle . . . . . . . . 12
7.2.2 Monthly lubrication of the brew group (one
cleaning cycle using a lubricant). . . . . . . . . . . 13
7.2.3 Monthly degreasing of the brew group (one
cleaning cycle using a degreaser). . . . . . . . . . 13
7.3
Containers cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
7.3.1 Cleaning of the water tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
7.3.2 Monthly cleaning of the coffee
compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
7.4
Milk frother cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
7.4.1 Milk frother cleaning cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
7.4.2 Monthly cleaning of the milk frother
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
7.5
Descaling cycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
7.5.1 Interruption of the descaling cycle . . . . . . . . 16
8. Default settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8.1
List of default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8.2
Changing the default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
8.3
Reset to the default settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
9. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
9.1
Alarm signals summary: red display. . . . . . . . 17
9.2
Warnings signals summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
9.3
The machine is out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
9.4
Troubleshooting table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
10. Maintenance accessories and products 20
10.1
Maintenance products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
10.2
water filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
10.2.1 installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
10.2.2 replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
11. Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
12. Transportation and disposal . . . . . . . . . 22
13. Warranty and service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
13.1
How to contact Gaggia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Symbols
The following symbols are used in some parts of the
booklet:
Indicates actions that should on no account be
carried out.
Indicates actions that require some caution.
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Requests the specified action.
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