DeLonghi PrimaDonna Exclusive ESAM 6900.M Instruction Manual

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-  the quantities of espresso and long “My coffee”; 
-   the quantities for all milk drinks; 
-   the quantity of hot water; 
-   the preferred background (from the menu); 
-   the coffee temperature (from the menu). 
To use the function, proceed as follows: 
1.  Enter the “Profiles” section by pressing the    icon;
2.  Choose your color by pressing the CHANGE icon and then 

press the OK icon to confirm. The chosen color appears at 
the bottom left of the display to indicate you are operating 
with that profile; 

3.  Proceed to programme the drinks which can be memorised 

as described above. Each time you access the profile, the 
machine uses the programmed settings. 

To change the profile, access profile selection by pressing the 
icon at the bottom left corresponding to the color in use: 
•  Press the CHANGE icon to enter another profile and OK to 

confirm; 

•  Press the   icon to exit all profiles. 
•  When  operating  in  the  menu,  the  selected  profile  is

displayed to the right (for selecting background and 
temperature).

Cleaning the machine 
The following parts of the machine must be cleaned regularly: 
-   coffee grounds container (A14), 
-   drip tray (A9), 
-   the inside of the machine, accessible after opening the 

service door (A11), 

-   water tank (A13), 
-   coffee spouts (A7) and hot water nozzle (A6), 
-   pre-ground coffee funnel (A3), 
-   infuser (A12), 
-   touch screen (B) 
-   milk container (C) 
-   hot chocolate carafe (D) 
-   hot water/steam spout (E)

•  Do  not  use  solvents,  abrasive  detergents  or  alcohol  to

clean the appliance. With De’Longhi superautomatic 
coffee machines, you need not use chemical products to 
clean the machine.  

•  No parts of the appliance are dishwasher safe, apart from

the hot chocolate carafe (D) and components of the milk 
container in contact with the milk.  

 

•  Do  not  use  metal  objects  to  remove  build  up  or  coffee

deposits as they could scratch metal or plastic surfaces.  

The display indicates when the grounds 
container is full.  The appliance cannot be used 
to make coffee until you have cleaned the 
grounds container. Even if not full, the empty 

grounds container message is displayed 72 hours after the first 
coffee has been prepared. For the 72 hours to be calculated 
correctly, the machine must never be turned off with the main 
switch in the 0 position.  
To clean (with the machine on): 
•  Open the service door on the front of the appliance (fig.

42), extract the drip tray  (fig. 43), empty and clean.  

•  Empty  the  grounds  container  and  clean  thoroughly  to

remove all residues left on the bottom. This can be done 
with the spatula on the brush provided.

When removing the drip tray, the grounds container must be 
emptied, even if it contains few grounds. 
If this is not done, when you make the next coffees, the 
grounds container may fill up more than expected and clog the 
machine. 

If the drip tray is not emptied regularly, the water could overflow 
from the edge and seep inside or around the machine. 
This could damage the machine, the surface it rests on or the 
surrounding area.  

The drip tray is fitted with a level indicator (red) showing the 
level of water it contains (fig. 44). As soon as the indicator 
becomes visible, the tray must be emptied and cleaned.  
To remove the drip tray: 
1.  Open the service door  (fig. 42);
2.  Remove the drip tray and grounds container (fig. 43);
3.  Empty the drip tray and grounds container and wash 

them; 

4.  Replace the drip tray complete with grounds container; 
5.  Close the service door. 

Before cleaning internal parts, the machine must be turned 
off (see “Turning off”) and unplugged from the mains power 
supply. Never immerse the coffee machine in water.