Instruction Manual

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14. When the water tank is empty, the message “Rinsing FILL
TANK” appears on the display;
15. Empty the container used to collect the rinsing water;
16. Extract the water tank, replace the water softener lter
(if previously removed), ll the tank up to the MAX level
with fresh water and insert it in the appliance. “Rinsing
Conrm?” appears on the display;
17. Place the container used to collect the rinsing water empty
under the coee spouts (A13) (g. 35) and press the
button to conrm. Hot water is delivered rst from
the hot water spout, then from the coee spouts;
18. When the process is complete, “Descale complete Con-
rm?” appears on the display;
19. Press the button to conrm. The message “FILL
TANK” appears on the display;
20. Top up the water tank with fresh water to the MAX level
and put back in the machine.
Descaling is complete.
Please note!
• If the descaling cycle is not completed correctly (e.g. no
electricity) we recommend repeating the cycle;
• After descaling, it is normal for the grounds container to
contain water.
16. SETTING WATER HARDNESS
The DESCALE message appears on the display after a period of
time established according to water hardness.
The machine is set by default for a hardness value of 4.
The machine can also be programmed according to the hardness
of the mains water in the various regions so that the machine
needs to be descaled less often.
16.1 Measuring water hardness
1. Remove the “TOTAL HARDNESS TEST” indicator paper (C1)
from its pack (attached to the English instructions);
2. Immerse the paper completely in a glass of water for about
one second;
3. Remove the paper from the water and shake lightly.
After about a minute, 1, 2, 3, or 4 red squares form, de-
pending on the hardness of the water. Each square corre-
sponds to one level.
16.2 Setting water hardness
1. Press the MENU button (B3) to enter the menu;
2. Press the (B4) or (B5) button until “Water hard-
ness” appears on the display (B1);
3. Conrm the selection by pressing the
button (B6);
4. Press the or button repeatedly to set the level as
measured by the indicator paper (see previous section);
5. Press the button to conrm the setting.
The machine is now reprogrammed with the new water hard-
ness setting. Press the MENU button to exit the menu.
17. WATER SOFTENER FILTER
Certain models are tted with a water softener lter (C4). If this
is not the case with your model, you are recommended to pur-
chase one from De’Longhi Customer Services. To use the lter
correctly, follow the instructions below.
17.1 Installing the lter
1. Remove the lter (C4) from the packaging;
2. Turn the date indicator disk (see g. 36) until the next two
months of use are displayed;
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Please note :
The lter lasts about two months if the appliance is used nor-
mally. If the coee machine is left unused with the lter in-
stalled, it will last a maximum of three weeks.
3. To activate the lter, run tap water through the hole in the
lter as shown in the gure until water comes out of the
openings at the side for more than a minute (g. 37);
4. Extract the tank (A10) from the appliance and ll with
water;
5. Insert the lter in the water tank and immerse it com-
pletely for about ten seconds, sloping it to enable the air
bubbles to escape (g. 38);
soft water
slightly
hard water
hard water
very hard
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