Check if the hook is at the top end position. If it is not, please try again. 12 Insert the brew group in its seat again until it locks into place without pressing the “PUSH” button. 13 Insert the coff ee grounds drawer with the drip tray back into the machine and close the service door. 11 Insert the coff ee residues drawer in its seat and ensure that it is correctly in place. Note: If the coff ee residues drawer is not correctly positioned, the brew group may not fi t into the machine. ENGLISH 25 Monthly lubrication of the brew group Lubricate the brew group after approximately 500 cups of coff ee or once a month. The grease to lubricate the brew group can be purchased separately. For further details, please refer to the maintenance products page in this manual. Caution: Before lubricating the brew group, clean it with fresh water and let it dry, as described in the “Weekly cleaning of the brew group” chapter. 1 Apply the grease evenly on both side guides. 2 Also lubricate the shaft. 26 ENGLISH 3 Insert the brew group in its seat until it locks into place (see “Weekly Cleaning of the Brew Group” chapter). 4 Close the service door and insert the drip tray and coff ee grounds drawer. Monthly cleaning of the coff ee bean hopper Clean the coff ee bean hopper once a month when it is empty with a damp cloth to remove coff ee oil. Thereafter refi ll it with coff ee beans. ENGLISH 27 DESCALING The descaling process takes approx. 35 minutes. Limescale builds up inside the machine during use. It needs to be removed regularly as it may clog the water and coff ee circuit of your machine. The machine tells you when descaling is needed. When the CALC CLEAN button is lit, you need to descale the machine. Caution: Not doing this will ultimately make your machine stop working properly, and in this case repair is NOT covered by your warranty. Use the Descaling solution only. Its formula has been designed to ensure better machine performance. You can purchase separately the Descaling solution. Please refer to the maintenance products page in this user manual for further details. Warning: Never drink the descaling solution or any products dispensed until the cycle has been carried out to the end. Never use vinegar as a discaling solution. Note: During the descaling cycle do not switch off the machine. If this has happened you have to restart the descaling cycle to fully complete it. It will restart from the point the descaling cycle had previously been left. To execute the descaling cycle, follow the steps below: Before descaling: 1 Empty the drip tray and the coff ee grounds drawer. 2 1 28 ENGLISH 2 Remove the water tank. 3 Remove the “INTENZA+” water fi lter from the water tank if it was installed and replace it with the small white original one. 4 Pour the entire content of the descaling solution into the water tank and fi ll it with fresh water up to the calc clean level. 5 Place the water tank back into the machine. Empty the drip tray and coff ee grounds drawer and place them back. 6 Place a large container (1.5 l) under the coff ee dispensing spout. 7 Press and hold the “ ” button for at least 3 seconds to start the descaling process. The “ ” button will begin to fl ash and will only stop when the descaling process is fi nished. ENGLISH 29 8 The machine is dispensing now the descaling solution at intervals. This takes approx. 25 min. During this period the “ ” light turns on. Note: The descaling cycle may be paused by pressing the “ ” button. To resume the cycle press the “ ” button again. During the pause the “ ” button fl ashes. During the descaling cycle the “ ” button lights steadily. This allows you to empty the container or to stay away from the machine for a brief period of time. 9 When the “ ” light shines steadily, the water tank is empty. 10 Remove the water tank, rinse it and fi ll it up to the MAX level with fresh water. Place it back into the machine. 11 Empty the container to collect the descaling solution. 12 Empty the drip tray and coff ee grounds drawer and place them back. 13 Put the container back under the dispensing spout. 2 1 30 ENGLISH 14 Place the water tank back into the machine. The “ ” lights turns on. 15 When the “ ” button flashes, press it to start the rinse cycle. Note: The descaling cycle may be paused by pressing the “ ” button. To resume the cycle press the “ ” button again. During the pause the “ ” button fl ashes. During the descaling cycle the “ ” button lights steadily. This allows you to empty the container or to stay away from the machine for a brief period of time. 16 When the “ ” light shines steadily, the water tank is empty. Repeat steps 9-15. Then go to step 17. 17 When the water tank is empty, remove the water tank, rinse it and fi ll it up to the MAX level with fresh water. Place it back into the machine. 18 When the amount of water needed for the rinse cycle has been com pletely dispensed, the “ ” and “ ” lights flash to indicate that the machine is priming the circuit. ...