operation manual

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MEASURING AND PROGRAMMING WATER HARDNESS
Water hardness measuring is very important in order to de ne the descal-
ing frequency and to install the “INTENZA+” water  lter (for more details on
the water  lter, see next chapter).
To measure water hardness, follow the steps below.
1
Immerse the water hardness test strip supplied with the machine in
water for 1 second.
Note:
The test strip can only be used for one single measurement.
11
At the end of this operation,  ll the water tank again up to the MAX
level. Now the machine is ready to brew co ee.
Note:
When you have not used the machine for two or more weeks, the machine
will perform an automatic rinse/self-cleaning cycle after you turn it on. Fol-
lowing this, you need to perform a manual rinse cycle as described above.
The automatic rinse/self-cleaning cycle is also initiated automatically when
starting up the machine (with a cold boiler), when the machine is preparing
to go into stand-by mode or after pressing the “
” button to turn o the
machine (after a co ee has been brewed).
9
After dispensing water, remove and empty the container.
10
Repeat the steps from 5 to 9 until the water tank is empty, then con-
tinue with step 11.