6.2. Connections

● Place the machine on the horizontal sur- face previously prepared.

Before connecting, thoroughly wash the mains water pipes:

●Leave the water supply taps running at full pres- sure for several minutes.

●Connect to the mains water supply.

●Connect the machine to the socket.

Thoroughly wash all the water pipes of the machi- ne:

●Leave the water supply taps running at full pres- sure.

●Switch on main switch 1: wait until the boiler fills up to the level set.

●Switch on main switch 2 to begin heating the water in the boiler.

●Operate each unit in order to allow the water to escape for about one minute; repeat the operation twice.

●Deliver steam from the steam jets for about one minute.

●Deliver hot water for about one minute; repeat the operation twice.

●Switch off switches 1 and 2.

●Empty the water from the boiler: see point 10.3

IMPORTANT

Should the machine not deliver water for over 24 hours, wash the internal components be- fore beginning work, repeating the operations as described above

ATTENTION

Please be informed that in order to avoid pressure falls during the boiler filling we fitted into the filling solenoid valve a restription Ø 1.25 mm.

If, during the installation, the machino get in security mode (the on/off selection on the touch pad will flash) reset the machine using the main switch.

7.OPERATION

7.1.Controls Fig.7

1Main switch.

Two-position switch with led.

Turn on the switch, led on, the machine is turned (apart from the boiler) and the pump is turned on to fill the boiler;

2Boiler resistance switch. Two-position switch with led.

On activating the switch, the led comes on, and power is supplied to the resistance for the boiler water.

3Coffee dispensing button (mod. CD).

Press the button for a second, led on, release the button; coffee is continuously dispensed.

Press the button for a second, led off, release button; continuous dispensing of coffee ceases.

4Coffee dispenser switch (mod. S)

On pressing the button, continuous coffee dispen- sing begins and the led comes on.

On re-pressing the switch, the coffee delivery stops and the led goes out.

5Electronic coffee delivery button panel.(mod. DE). Five buttons with relative led:

A Press the button for a second, led on, release button; a small coffee is dispensed.

The led turns off and dispensing ceases.

B Press the button for a second, led on, release the button; a big cup of coffee is dispensed.

The led turns off and dispensing ceases.

C Press the button for a second, led on, release the button; two small coffees ar dispensed from the same unit.

The led turns off and dispensing ceases.

D Press the button for a second, led on, release the button; two big cups of coffee are dispensed from the same unit.

The led turns off and dispensing ceases.

E Press the button for a second, led on, release the button; coffee is continuously dispensed. Press the button for a second, led off, release button; continuous dispensing of coffee ceases.

To interrupt dispensing taking place by pressing A-B-C-D, hold button E down until the relative led turns off.

6Hot water supply tap (mod. CD).

Tap: turn in an anticlockwise direction to open and clockwise to close.

7Steam supply handwheel.

Tap: turn in an anticlockwise direction to open and clockwise to close.

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epoca specifications

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