Nespresso Machine Assistance

First use or after a long period of non-use

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First use or after a long period of non-use

CAUTION: first read the safety precautions to avoid risks of fatal electrical shock and fire.
NOTE: to turn off the machine, press the On-Standby button (standby mode consumption: 0.22 Wh).
CAUTION: Please ensure ground continuity when plugging the machine in the power outlet.
When unpacking the machine, remove the plastic film, water tank, drip tray, and capsule container. Adjust the cable length and store the excess in the cable guide under the machine.
Rinse the water tank before filling with fresh potable water up to maximum level. Plug machine into mains.
Switch the machine on by pressing the on-standby button- Blinking lights (coffee buttons): heating-up (25 s)- Steady lights: ready
Rinsing: place a container (not provided with the machine) under coffee outlet and press the (Lungo) button. Repeat three times. Machines are fully tested after being produced. Some traces of coffee powder could be found in rinsing water.
Disassemble the Rapid Cappuccino System and clean all 6 components in the upper level of your dishwasher. In case a dishwater is not available, refer to the "Hand Washing of Rapid Cappuccino System" section. After reassemble and re-attach the R.C.S. to the machine, use the (Clean) function before preparing milk beverage. Refer to section "Assembling / Disassembling of Rapid Cappuccino System" section.

First use or after a long period of non-use

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Coffee Preparation

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Coffee Preparation

Lift the lever completely and insert the capsule.
Close the lever and place a cup under the coffee outlet.
Press the Ristretto (25 ml), Espresso (40 ml) or the Lungo (110 ml) button. Preparation will stop automatically.
To stop the coffee flow or top up your coffee, press again. Lift and close the lever to eject the capsule into the used capsule container.

Coffee Preparation

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Assembling / disassembling of the Rapid Cappuccino system (R.C.S)

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Assembling / disassembling of the Rapid Cappuccino system (R.C.S)

Remove the milk container by pressing the buttons on the sides of the milk jug. Unplug the aspiration tube.

CAUTION: When assembling the R.C.S., insert well the aspiration tube until it cannot move.
Position the milk spout vertically to disassemble and to reassemble.
Turn the Rapid Cappuccino System connector until the "unlock" symbol and extract it.
Turn the milk froth regulator knob on the "remove knob" position and extract it.

Preparing Milk-based beverages

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Preparing Milk-based beverages

Fill the milk container.
Do not overfill the milk container: respect the MAX level.
Close the milk container.
Lift the lever completely and insert the capsule. Close the lever. Close the milk container and connect the Rapid Cappuccino System to the machine. Machine heats up for approximately 15 seconds (blinking lights).
Place a Cappuccino cup or a Latte Macchiato glass under the coffee outlet and adjust milk spout position by rotating it up to the centre of the cup. Turn the milk froth regulator knob to the (Froth) position.
Press the button relative to the desired milk-based beverage.
See page 16 for further information on each milk-based beverage.
At the end of the preparation, the (Clean) alert illuminates orange to indicate it is necessary to clean the Rapid Cappuccino System.
Place a container under the coffee outlet. Turn the milk froth regulator knob to (Clean) position. Milk system rinsing process starts and hot water combined with steam flows through the milk spout. The rinsing process stops automatically.
Lift and close the lever to eject the capsule into the used capsule container.
When the rinsing process is finished, the clean alert is resumed. Put back the knob to (froth) position.
If there is milk in the Rapid Cappuccino System:
Disconnect the Rapid Cappuccino System from machine and place it immediately in the refrigerator. Close the machine steam connector door.

If there is no more milk in the R.C.S or not enough b for the following recipes or 2 days have passed, before refilling it, disassemble the R.C.S and clean all the components in the upper side of your dishwasher. In case a dishwasher is not available, refer to section "Hand washing of Rapid Cappuccino System".

Preparing Milk-based beverages

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Daily Care

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Daily care

Lift and close the lever to eject the capsule into the used capsule container. Remove drip tray, used capsule container, cup support and drop collector. Empty and rinse. Remove water tank. Empty, rinse it before filling with fresh potable water.
Place a container under coffee outlet and press the (lungo) button to rinse.
Clean the coffee outlet and machine surface with a clean damp cloth.

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Hand washing of Rapid Cappuccino System

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Hand washing of Rapid Cappuccino System

Disassemble the Rapid Cappuccino System. Refer to section "Assembling / Disassembling of Rapid Cappuccino System". Rinse away carefully any milk residue with hot potable water (40°C / 104°F). Remove all the visible dirt with a sponge.
Soak all components in with hot potable water (40°C / 104°F) together with mild / soft detergent for at least 30 minutes and rinse thoroughly with hot potable water (40°C / 104°F). Do not use odor mild / soft detergents.
Clean the interior of the milk tank, the milk spout connector, and the milk knob with mild/ soft detergent and rinse with hot potable water (40C/104F).
* Ensure air inlet is clean. This will ensure perfect foam.
Do not use abrasive material that might damage the surface of the equipment.
Dry all parts with a fresh and clean towel, cloth or paper and reassemble. If the Rapid Cappuccino System was very dirty, proceed with two rinsing of the system by turning the milk froth regulator knob to (Clean) position. Milk system rinsing process starts and hot water combined with steam flows through the milk spout.

Programming quantity

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Programming quantity

Touch and hold the button relative to the drink you want to programme for at least 3 s. to enter the programming mode. Brewing starts and button blinks fast.
Release button when desired volume is reached. If the recipe includes other ingredients, press again the button and keep pressed until the desidered volume is reached, then release. When the last ingredient is delivered (see charts on page 25), button blinks 3 times to confirm the new drink volume. Drink volume is now stored for the next preparations.

Programming quantity

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Restoring quantity to factory settings

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Restoring quantity to factory settings

Switch the machine ON. NOTE: Remove milk jug.
Press simultaneously (hot milk) and (flat white) buttons for 3 seconds to enter Menu mode: descaling and clean alert start blinking.
Press (flat white): it blinks.
Press (flat white) button: it blinks 3 times rapidly to confirm restoring the quantity to factory setting

Factory settings

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Factory settings

CAUTION: if coffee volumes higher than 150 ml are programmed: let the machine cool down for 5 minutes before making the next coffee. Risk of overheating!
NOTE: the milk froth volume depends on the kind of milk that is used and its temperature.
NOTE: we recommend you to keep factory settings for Espresso and Lungo to ensure the best in cup results for each of our coffee varieties.
Coffee volume can be progammed from 25 to 150 ml
Max milk (+ milk foam, if required by the recipe) volume programmable: 400ml.

Descaling

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Descaling

Descale the machine when (descaling) alert shines orange in ready mode. NOTE: descaling time is approximately 20 minutes. To ensure the proper functioning of your machine over its lifetime and that your coffee experience is as perfect as the first day, follow the below process.
Lift and close the lever to eject any capsules in the used capsule container.
Empty the drip tray, used capsule container, cup support, and drop collector. Fill the water tank with 100 ml of Nespresso descaling agent. Add water up to the Descaling mark on the water tank (~500 ml).
Take the descaling pipe situated at the back of the machine and plug the descaling pipe into steam connector of machine. Replace water tank.
The machine enters the descaling mode. The descaling alert blinks orange during the entire descaling process. The flat white button illluminates white.
Place a container with a minimum 1 litre capacity under both the coffee outlet and under the descaling pipe nozzle.
Press the (flat white) button. Descaling product flows alternately through the coffee outlet, descaling pipe and drip tray. When the descaling cycle is finished (water tank runs empty), the flat white button shines.
Empty the drip tray, used capsule container, cup support, and drop collector ,rinse out and fill the water tank with fresh potable water up to level MAX.
Press the (flat white) button again. The rinsing cycle continues through the coffee outlet, descaling pipe and drip tray until the water tank turns empty.
Once the rinsing process is finished, the machine switches off. Remove descaling pipe with handles or knobs, and store it. Empty drip tray and used capsules container. Fill water tank with fresh potable water.
Clean the machine using a damp cloth. You have now finished descaling the machine.

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Water hardness setting

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Water hardness setting

Take water hardness sticker placed on the first page of the user manual and place it under water for 1 second. NOTE: the Menu mode exits automatically after 30 seconds if no actions are performed. It can be exit manually by pressing simultaneously (hot milk) and (flat white) buttons for 3 seconds.
The number of red squares indicates the water hardness level.
Switch the machine ON. NOTE: remove milk jug.
Press the (hot milk) and (flat white) buttons for 3 seconds to enter Menu mode: descaling and clean alerts start blinking.
Press the (cappuccino) button.
The number of red squares indicates which button you should press (see table below). Now, within 30 seconds, you can set the desired value by pressing the corresponding button. They blink 3 times rapidly to confirm new value. The menu exits automatically and machine returns to ready mode.

Water hardness setting

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Emptying the system before a period of non-use

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Emptying the system before a period of non-use

Switch on machine. NOTE: remove milk jug.
Remove the water tank. Lift and close the lever to eject any remaining capsule. Place a container under the coffee outlet.
Press simultaneously (hot milk) and (flat white) buttons for 3 seconds to enter Menu mode: descaling and clean alerts start blinking. NOTE: the Menu mode exits automatically after 30 sec. If no actions are performed. It can be exit manually by pressing simultaneously (hot milk) and (flat white) buttons for 3 seconds.
Press (espresso) button.
Press the (espresso) button for confirmation. Once pressed, the emptying starts. All buttons blink alternately: emptying mode in progress. When the process is finished, the machine switches off automatically. Note: appliance will be blocked for approximately 10 minutes after emptying.

Automatic power off

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Automatic power off

Switch on machine. NOTE: remove milk jug.
Press simultaneously (hot milk) and (flat white) buttons for 3 seconds to enter Menu mode: descaling and clean alert start blinking. NOTE: the Menu mode exits automatically after 30 seconds if no actions are performed. It can be exit manually by pressing simultaneously (hot milk) and (flat white) buttons for 3 seconds.
Press (Ristretto) button.
Now, within 30 sec, you can change the automatic power off and set the desired value by pressing the corresponding button. See table for more details. They blink 3 times rapidly to confirm the new value. The menu exists automatically and machine returns to ready mode.

How to Use your Nespresso Machine Gran Lattissima

Digital user manual

Instruction guides & videos

First use or after a long period of non-use

Coffee Preparation

Assembling / disassembling of the Rapid Cappuccino system (R.C.S)

Preparing Milk-based beverages

Daily care

Hand washing of Rapid Cappuccino System

Programming quantity

Restoring quantity to factory settings

Factory settings

Descaling

Water hardness setting

Emptying the system before a period of non-use

Automatic power off

First use or after a long period of non-use

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Coffee Preparation

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Coffee Preparation

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Coffee Preparation

Assembling / disassembling of the Rapid Cappuccino system (R.C.S)

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Assembling / disassembling of the Rapid Cappuccino system (R.C.S)

Preparing Milk-based beverages

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Preparing Milk-based beverages

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Daily Care

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Hand washing of Rapid Cappuccino System

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Hand washing of Rapid Cappuccino System

Programming quantity

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Programming quantity

Programming quantity

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Programming quantity

Restoring quantity to factory settings

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Restoring quantity to factory settings

Factory settings

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Factory settings

Descaling

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Descaling

Descaling

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Descaling

Water hardness setting

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Water hardness setting

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Water hardness setting

Emptying the system before a period of non-use

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Emptying the system before a period of non-use

Automatic power off

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Automatic power off

No light indicator.

No coffee, no water.

Coffee comes out very slowly.

No coffee, just water runs out (despite inserted capsule).