DeLonghi EC9355M Prestige Espresso Machine/Coffee Machine with Smart Tamping Station Instructions

June 6, 2024
Delonghi

EC9355M Prestige Espresso Machine/Coffee Machine with Smart Tamping

Station

5713249591_00_1120

De’Longhi Appliances via Seitz, 47 31100 Treviso Italia www.delonghi.com

EC935X
COFFEE MAKER Instructions for use

EN
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B17

B16 B14 B12 B15 B13 B11
B10 B9

B2

B3 B4

C1

C7 C6

B5 C2 C3
C8

B6 B7

B8

C4

C5

Decalcificante per macchine da caffè Descaler for coffee machines
Détartrant pour machines à café Entkalker für Kaffeemaschinen
De’Longhi Appliances s.r.l. Via L. Seitz, 47 31100 Treviso – ITALY
Tel. +39 0422 4131 5413218631/04.15

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C9

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A20 A21
A19 A18

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5
A6

A7

A12

A10 A9

A13

A8

A14

A15

A16

A17

A11

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Before using the appliance, always read the safety warnings.
This appliance shall not be used by children. Keep the appliance and its cord out of reach of children.
1. DESCRIPTION
1.1 Description of appliance – A A1. Beans container lid A2. Beans container A3. Cup tray A4. Steam dial A5. Hot water outlet A6. Steam wand and nozzle A7. Cup grille for espresso A8. Cup grille for glasses or mugs A9. Drip tray grille A10. Drip tray A11. Drip tray water level indicator A12. Water tank lid A13. Water tank extraction handle A14. Water tank A15. Water softener filter housing A16. Power cord connector socket A17. Main switch (ON/OFF) A18. Coffee outlet A19. Coffee mill outlet (tamping station) A20. Presser lever A21. Cover to access the coffee mill coffee guide

B16. Tamping light B17. Pressure gauge
1.3 Description of accessories – C C1. Portafilter C2. 1-cup coffee filter C3. 2-cups coffee filter C4. “Water hardness test ” indicator paper C5. Descaler C6. Power cord C7. Tube brush C8. Coffee outlet cleaning disk accessory C9. Softballs C10. Milk pitcher C11. Cleaning needle for steam nozzle
1.4 Recommended optional cleaning accessories Visit Delonghi.com for more information.
Cleaning tab (see “5.1 Cleaning of the coffee outlet”)
Cleaner EAN: 8004399333307

1.2 Description of control panel – B B1. ON/Standby button B2. Coffee dose dial B3. “X2” button: to use the 2 coffees filter B4. Coffee Temperature button B5. “OK” button: to deliver the beverage/confirm B6. Hot water button B7. “My”button: to customise beverage quantity B8. Mode selector dial:
· Espresso · Long Black · Coffee · Descaling B9. Descale light B10. Steam ready light B11. No bean container light B12. Energy saving light B13. Cleaning light (see “5.1 Cleaning of the coffee outlet”) B14. Bean container empty B15. No water light
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2. EXPLANATION OF LIGHTS

LIGHTS

EXPLANATION OF LIGHTS

OPERATION

All the lights flash briefly

Turning the machine on

Self-diagnosis

The appliance is being turned on for the first Proceed as described in the Quick start guide.

on

time and the water circuit must be filled

on (white)

The machine is ready to delivery

Prepare the machine and proceed with delivery

Energy saving is enabled

If you want to disable the function, see section “3.

on

Menù settings”

The beans container (A2) is empty Fill the beans container on

flashing

You are trying to grind coffee but the Fill the beans container beans container (A2) is empty

flashes briefly at regular intervals

The dial (B2) has been turned to the When not enough coffee is ground to reach the cor-

maximum adjustment possible

rect quantity, select the new grinding range as de-

scribed in section “3. Menù settings”.

on flashing on flashing

Insufficient water in tank (A13) or Fill the tank or extract the tank and put it back

water tank not inserted correctly

correctly

You are trying to deliver a beverage but Fill the tank water tank is empty

The grinding is too fine and the coffee is delivered too slowly or not at all

Extract the filter holder and repeat the operations to make the coffee, bearing in mind the instruction given in the quick start guide relative to the grinding section

The filter (C2) or (C3) is blocked

Clean as described in section “5. Cleaning and maintenance”.

The tank (A14) has been inserted incor- Press the tank down lightly to open the valves on the rectly and the valves on the bottom are bottom not open

Scale in the water circuit

Descale as described in section “7. Descaling”

The appliance is on and ready for use The appliance is at the right temperature to deliver steam. To deliver steam, turn the steam dial (A4)

The appliance is on and energy saving The light flashes to indicate that the appliance is pre-

is enabled. The steam dial (A4) is in the paring to deliver steam. Delivery begins as soon as

steam delivery position

the appliance is at temperature

The appliance is heating up to be ready The appliance is at temperature when the light re-

for use

mains on steadily

The appliance is delivering steam


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LIGHTS on
flashing

EXPLANATION OF LIGHTS

OPERATION

The bean container (A2) is not inserted Insert bean container or check that is completely locked. The container is correctly inserted when the arrow is lined up with the symbol and you hear a “click”.

The finess of the grind regulation is incorrect (or out of correct range)

Move the selector within the 8 levels from coarse to fine, keeping in mind to: · Always adjust the coffee mill during the grinding · Adjust one grinding level at a time and make at
least 5 coffees before adjusting again

OUT of correct range

Correct range

Presser lever (A20) is not in the correct Turn the lever back in place. position
on

flashing

Pressing is needed

The coffee has just been ground and the filter holder is attached to the coffee mill

The portafilter (C1) has been detached Detach the portafilter and press the coffee as defrom the coffee mill without pressing scribed in the quick start guide

The portafilter has been detached be- Repeat grinding fore grinding has ended or pressing has been performed too quickly

The slide of coffee grinder is clogged

Clean as described in section”5.5 Cleaning the”Smart tamping station” and section “8. Troubleshooting” in correspondence to the picture.

The burrs are blocked by foreign matter Remove the foreign matter and clean the burrs as described in section “5.3 Cleaning the burr”.

on (red)

Descaling must be performed

Descale the appliance as described in section “7. Descaling”

Descaling is underway on (red) + flashing
(orange)

Complete the operation as described in section “7. Descaling”: the light comes white when the rinsing cycle of descaling is underway

on (red) + on (white)

The rinsing cycle of descaling must be performed

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LIGHTS

EXPLANATION OF LIGHTS

OPERATION

The rinsing cycle of descaling is on (red) + flashing underway
(white)

on (orange)

Cleaning of the coffee outlet must be See section “5.1 Cleaning of the coffee outlet” performed

flashing (orange)

Cleaning of the coffee outlet is underway

All the lights flash

General alarm

Contact Customer Services

3. MENÙ SETTINGS

Enter the setting menu
Press both buttons for 5 seconds to enter setting menu

Select the setting
Turn the knob to select the drink light corresponding to the function to set

Select the setting

Energy saving Default values

Press button to set: ON OFF

Keep pressed button
for 5 seconds, until the correspon-
ding light starts flashing

Extra grinding adjustment
Press button to set: 1st range
2nd range

Water hardness
Press button to set: soft medium hard

Auto off
Press button to set: 9 minutes 1,5 hours 3 hours

Save new settings:
Press the ON/Standby button to confirm.

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4. CUSTOMISING THE QUANTITY OF COFFEE BEVERAGES WITH THE BUTTON (B7)

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1. Prepare the appliance to 2. Turn the dial (B8) to deliver the beverage you select the drink to be want to make. Prepare the programmed. coffee dose and attach the portafilter to the coffee outlet.

3. Press the

button 4. Press the OK button (B5)

(B7): the light corre- to start delivering the

sponding to the OK beverage. The lights cor-

button (B5) comes on responding to the OK and

steadily and the light cor-

buttons flash.

responding to the button flashes.

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5. When you have reached 6. Press the button to the desired quantity of save the new setting. The the beverage, press the OK appliance is ready for use button again. If the recipe again and the butincludes another ingre- ton remains on. dient, it starts delivery: If you do not want to save the when you have reached new setting, press any other the desired quantity, press button. the OK button again.

Please note: · You can programme coffee beverages quantities, but not
steam and hot water as those are manual functions. · Programming changes the quantity of the beverages, but
not the amount of coffee ground. · “X2” beverages can be programmed separately. · To reset the default beverage quantities, press and hold
the button until it goes off. The selected beverage is reset to the default values.

Coffee Recipe

Default Programmable quantity quantity
35 ml from 25 to 90 ml

X2 70 ml 80 ml

from 50 to 180 ml from 50 to 120 cc

X2 160 ml 100 ml
X2 200 ml

from 120 to 240 ml
· water: from 25 to 120 ml · espresso: from 25 to 60 ml
· water: from 50 to 240 ml · espresso: from 50-120 ml

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5. CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Important! · Do not use solvents, abrasive detergents or alcohol to clean the coffee machine. · Do not use metal objects to remove encrustations or coffee deposits as they could scratch metal or plastic surfaces. · If the appliance is not used for more than a week, before using it again, we recommend you perform a rinse cycle. Danger! · While cleaning, never immerse the coffee maker in water. It is an electrical appliance. · Before cleaning the outside of the appliance, turn it off, unplug from the mains socket and allow to cool.

(A7)+(A8)+ (A9)

5.1 Cleaning of the coffee outlet When the light comes on (orange) (B11), you have to proceed cleaning the coffee circuit. To run the cleaning, you have to purchase dedicated cleaning tabs for coffee makers. For more info, please visit Delonghi.com.

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1. Insert the 1-cup coffee 2. Put on the coffee filter 3. Put on the accessory the 4. Attach the portafilter to

filter (C2) in the portafil-

the special disk acces-

cleaning tab;

the coffee outlet (A18);

ter (C1);

sory (C8) and press it to

the bottom;

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Cleaning of the coffee outlet

7. Remove the portafilter and the cleaning disk accessory;

8. Wash the portafilter and the filter under tap water;

9. Insert the portafilter again and make a rinse by pressing

the OK button: we suggest to put a container under the

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portafilter;

10. Remove and empty the drip tray.

Please note:

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2 This procedure can start by pressing the button (B6)) for

5. Fill the water tank (A14). 6. Keep pressed the Make sure the drip tray button, until the

some seconds. To delete this option, press the same button for 10 seconds.

(A10) is empty.

light starts blinking

(orange). After few min-

utes the cleaning stops

automatically;

5.2 Cleaning the beans container housing

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1. Make sure the beans 2. Release the beans con- 3. Remove coffee residues 4. Clean the beans contain-

container (A2) is empty.

tainer by turning it an-

using a vacuum cleaner;

er housing with a damp

If necessary, operate the

ticlockwise and extract

cloth and dry;

coffee mill without beans

from the appliance;

to empty it:

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5. Put the container back inserting it in the coffee mill. The container is correctly inserted when the arrow is lined up with the symbol and you hear a “click”.
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5.3 Cleaning the burr When cleaning the beans container, clean the container housing and upper burr with a damp cloth. The burr can be removed and replaced by an authorised customer services centre. You may also need to remove the burr if it becomes blocked with foreign matter. If this occurs, remove the beans container and clean as follows:

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1. Attach the portafilter and 2. Turn the appliance off; operate the mill without beans to free the coffee guide;

3. Turn the grinding selector 4. Extract the upper burr, anticlockwise as far as it gripping it by the handle; will go to the “REMOVE” position;

Make sure the burr is inserted correctly by pulling it by the handle. If it is correctly inserted, it will not move.

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5. Clean the burr with a 6. Put the upper burr back

brush (not included) and remove the coffee

in place;

residues using a vacuum

cleaner;

7. Turn the selector to select the desired grinding level.

5.4 Replacing the burrs When the quantity of coffee becomes even less, contact a customer services centre to have the burrs replaced, then adjust the mill again as follows entering the setting menu (“3. Menù settings”) and selecting the first range of the “Extra grinding adjustment”. Then turn the ground coffee quantity dial (B2) to minimum position and set the dose like a first use (See Quick start guide).

5.5 Cleaning the “Smart tamping station”

1. Clean the attachment area with a brush;
2. Pull the lever (A20) as far as it will go and
clean the presser cylinder with a brush. Then release the lever.
3. Use the tube brush (C7) to clean the coffee funnel.

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6. WATER HARDNESS
6.1 Water hardness The descale light (B9) comes on after a period of time established according to water hardness. The machine can also be programmed according to the actual hardness of the water supply in the various regions, in which case descaling may be required less frequently.

1. Remove the “TOTAL HARD- 2. Immerse the paper com- 3. Remove the paper from the 4. Set the appliance as indi-

NESS TEST” indicator paper pletely in a glass of water water and shake lightly.

cated in section “3. Menù

(C4) from its pack.

for one second.

settings”.

After about a minute, 1, 2, 3, or 4 red squares form, depending on the hardness of the water. Each square corresponds to one level.
Total Hardness Test result Button Level
1 soft water

2 medium water
3 hard or very hard water

7. CLEANING THE STEAM NOOZLE

1. After every use, remove with a soft damp cloth any milk residues from the steam wand and the nozzle.

2. Use the steam for a deeper cleaning.

3. To maintain the better usability of the nozzle, use the Cleaning Tool (not included) for opening the 3 holes.

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8. DESCALING
40
Minutes

Decalcificante per macchine da caffè Descaler for coffee machines
Détartrant pour machines à café Entkalker für Kaffeemaschinen
De’Longhi Appliances s.r.l. Via L. Seitz, 47 31100 Treviso – ITALY
Tel. +39 0422 4131 5413218631/04.15

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Please note · Before use, read the instructions and the labelling on the descaler pack. · It is important to use De’Longhi descaler only. Using unsuitable descaler and/or performing descaling incorrectly may result
in faults not covered by the manufacturer’s guarantee. · Descaler could damage delicate surfaces. If the product is accidentally spilt, dry immediately.

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When the light (B9) comes 1. on, it is time to proceed descaling the machine. The descaling cycle can be run in any moment.
Please note · In case you start the descaling
cycle by mistake, you can press the OK button for 10 seconds; the rinsing cycle can not be stopped (from step 9).

(IF PRESENT, REMOVE THE WATER SOFTENER DEVICE). Pour the descaler into the tank up to the level A marked inside the tank (equal to one 100ml packet).

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2. Add water (1 liter) up 3. to the level B .
Then put the water tank back in the appliance.

Turn the mode selector dial (B8) to : the OK light turns to orange.

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4. Make sure the portafilter is 5. Press the OK (B5) but-
not attached and position a ton: the light berecipient under the coffee gins to blink; descaling outlet, hot water spout and starts. steam wand.

6. The descale programme starts and the descaler liquid comes out of the steam wand and coffee outlet. The descale programme removes limescale deposits from inside the appliance by automatically performing a series of rinses and pauses until the tank is empty.
Delivery stops and the OK light turns to white. This indicates that it is necessary to proceed with rinsing: see next page.

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DESCALING

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10. When rinsing is complete, delivery stops and the appliance prepares to be used again.
11. Empty the recipients used to collect the rinse water.

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7. Empty the recipiens used 8. Remove the water tank,

to collect the descaler empty any residues of

solution and replace it descaler solution, rinse

empty.

with running water and

fill with fresh water up

to the MAX level. Put the

tank back in its housing.

9. Press the OK button: rinsing starts.

Now the appliance is ready to use.
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12. Extract and empty the drip 13. Empty, rinse, then fill the

tray, then put back in the water tank with fresh

appliance.

water and replace it.

10. USING THE SOFTBALLS Softballs is an innovative system that extends the life of the machine, without altering the sensory properties of the water, guaranteeing consistenly creamy and aromatic coffee. For best results, add the Soft Balls in the water for a night before use.

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1. Extract the Softballs bag 2. Rinse with tap water the 3. Deep the bag into the 4. Change the Softballs

from the packaging.

Softballs bag.

water tank.

every 3 months.

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9. TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM

CAUSE

SOLUTION

There is water in the drip tray (A10) No espresso coffee is delivered

It is normal: due to the internal water Regularly empty and clean the drip tray circuits operations

No water in the tank (A14)

Fill the tank

The light is on to indicate that the Press the button corresponding to the

coffee or steam circuit is empty

light to fill the circuit

The coffee filter (C2) or (C3) is blocked Rinse the filters under abundant running water.

The tank (A14) has been inserted Press the tank down lightly to open the incorrectly and the valves on the valves on the bottom bottom are not open

Scale in the water circuit

Descale as described in section “7. Descaling”

Coffee grind too fine or too much coffee Adjust coffee dose and grinding (refer to Quick Guide)

The portafilter (C1) cannot be attached to the appliance

The ground coffee has not been pressed or is too much

Repeat grinding with new settings. Reduce the powder quantity: check if the filter (single or double filter) is the same size as the selector of grinding quantity (2x button (B3) selected or not)

The espresso coffee drips from the edges of the portafilter (C1) rather than the holes

The portafilter is inserted incorrectly
The espresso boiler gasket has lost elasticity or is dirty

Attach the portafilter correctly and rotate firmly as far as it will go
Have the espresso boiler gasket replaced by Customer Services

The coffee filter is clogged

Rinse the filters under abundant running water.

The coffee crema is too light (delivered The appliance settings need reviewing Refer to quick guide for suggestions from the spout too fast)

The coffee crema is too dark (delivered The appliance settings need reviewing Refer to quick guide for suggestions from the spout too slowly)

At the end of descaling, the appliance During the rinse cycle, the water tank Complete the rinse cycle from point (8) of sec-

requests a further rinse

has not been filled to the MAX level tion”7. Descaling”

The appliance does not grind the coffee

There is foreign matter that cannot be ground in the coffee mill

Clean the burrs as described in section “5.3 Cleaning the burr”, making sure you remove all the beans from the beans container (A2) before extracting it. Before putting the burr back, vacuum all residues from the housing.

The coffee beans container (A2) is not The container is correctly inserted when the

in the right position

arrow is lined up with the symbol and

you hear a “click”.

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PROBLEM

CAUSE

SOLUTION

If you want to change the type of coffee You must remove all the beans present · in the machine ·
· ·

Empty the beans container (if necessary, operate the coffee mill without beans or use a vacuum cleaner to remove any remaining beans) Attach the filter holder and operate the coffee mill a number of times without beans to free the grinder. Attach the filter holder to the outlet of the grinder (A19), lining it up with “INSERT”, then turning it to the right. Grinding begins when the filter holder reaches the CLOSE position and stops automatically. Repeat until the filter is empty Place the new coffee in the beans container If the amount of coffee ground is not enough to reach the perfect dose, proceed setting the appliance as for the first use

After grinding, the coffee filter is empty
After tamping, there is too much coffee in the filter

The coffee grinder coffee funnel is clogged

Clean as described in section”5.5 Cleaning the “Smart tamping station”. If the problem persists, access the guide by opening the hatch and free it using the brush)

After grinding, the ground coffee in the The “Smart Tamping Station” needs Clean as described in section”5.5 Cleaning the

filter does not reach the”perfect dose” cleaning

“Smart tamping station”, then grind again

The quantity of ground coffee needs adjusting

Adjust the quantity of coffee with the dial (B2). If the dial is already in the max. position, select the second range of grinding adjustment (see “3. Menù settings”- “Extra grinding adjustment”). If the problem persists, replace the burrs as described in section “5.4 Replacing the burrs”

Over time the burrs wear down

Replace the burrs as described in section “5.4 Replacing the burrs”

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