By pressing a series of buttons, you can also turn off/on the energy saving function for the De’Longhi Magnifica S Smart coffee maker. If main power switch is turned on, then machine is not necessarily on. Depending on your usage, you might wish to change that.
How do you? Easy: once you’ve learned button combination, it’s easy peasy. Feels counter-intuitve, but it does work.
Understanding The Control Interface
Turn it OFF before you start.
Although the main rocker switch is engaged, it’s still asleep on the inside. Now press the Steam button and keep it pressed. Don’t let go of your finger until you see control panel wake up. Within a couple seconds you’ll see display lights. It’s ready to take input from you.
To deactivate this energy saving mode, press on the Espresso button just a single time. The indicator light will start flashing. That’s how you know it’s off. The machine has registered the new setting. To check, simply observe the light pulse and you’re good to go.
If you’d like to disable it so that you can use all of your features without interruption, do the above process, but instead press the Espresso button again. You’ll see the light begin to flash. This indicates energy saving mode has been switched off. Once no one’s used machine for some time, it will power itself down.
When you’re done with it, this conserves power for the machine. To confirm this choice and save the change, press Long button. The indicator light will go out. The menu will close, and the system goes back to its regular idle state.
The machine is waiting to recieve the next order.
The sequence allow you to manage how much power the machine uses. Maybe you don’t want it running cycles when no one’s home, so you can turn it off when leaving for work for a few days. Or maybe you’re in a rush in the mornings and need instant heat rather than having to run a warm-up cycle. Being able to toggle this setting on the fly is handy.
This isn’t always the case. In fact, many times other methods fails to get the job done.
But that’s not an interface. Not really. If you’re expecting a digital menu, forget it. No screen here to adjust strength, volume, etc. That job is left to the actual buttons.
They’ll get the job done, but it does requires a proper order of operation and it’s not complicated; just take a little getting used to. Steam button. Then Espresso. Then Long to confirm. This last part trips up many people. You should of dont make this error. Get used to it now.
It’s solidly built with responsive controls. The secondary functions requires some getting used to. After a couple attempts, it becomes second nature. You will pick up the logic behind the buttons quick, which will make a big difference in your daily routine.