Setting The Hotplate; Coffee Preparation; Before First Use; Set Water Hardness - Melitta AROMAFRESH Operating Instructions Manual

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less they are 8 years or older and
are supervised. Keep the appliance
and the power cable away from
children under 8 years of age.
• The appliance may be used by
persons with reduced physical,
sensory or mental abilities or lack
of experience and/or knowledge if
they are supervised or have been
instructed in the safe use of the
appliance and have understood
the potential hazards.
• Children must not play with the
appliance
• Replacement of the power cable
and all other repairs may only be
carried out by Melitta
Service or by an authorised repair
shop.

2. Before first use

• Ensure that the mains voltage in your home corre-
sponds to that indicated on the identification label
on the base of the appliance.
• Connect the appliance to the mains power. Cable
which is not required, can be stored in the cable
spool .
• Set the current time using the buttons 'H' and 'M'
. It is possible to speed this up by holding in the
respective button. The display light can be turned
on or off by holding down the H and M buttons 
for longer than 2 seconds.
• All appliances are tested for fault free operation
when they are produced. Some residual water may
be left behind after this test. Rinse the appliance
twice with the maximum amount of water without
a coffee filter or ground coffee in order to clean it.
To do this, fill the water tank  up to the 10 cup
level marker, then press the setting for using ground
coffee  and turn the appliance on .
• The appliance has a variety of features for the best
coffee enjoyment and ease of use. These features are
explained below.

3. Set water hardness

Depending on water hardness lime scale may build up
in the appliance. This increases the appliance's energy
consumption as lime scale on the heating element
can prevent the water heating effectively. To avoid
damage the appliance must be descaled regularly. The
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descaling display helps you in this. If the CALC-button
 is permanently lit this shows that the appliance
needs to be descaled.
The appliance is pre-set for a high level of water
hardness (level 4). You can find out the level of water
hardness in your area by asking your local water
provider or by using water hardness measuring strips
available in the shops. For softer water the descaling
display can be adjusted to descale less often.
• Hold down the CALC-button  and by briefly
pressing the m-button  set the desired level of
water hardness. The hardness setting will then
show in the display
• Once you have set the desired level of water
hardness, let go of the CALC-button.
Your settings are now saved.
• The settings and display are shown in the table.
Hardness
setting
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Display 
Please note:
• Water hardness cannot be programmed while brewing.
• The last water hardness level chosen remains even
after removing the power cable.

4. Setting the hotplate

Keeping coffee warm on the hotplate affects the taste
of your coffee. To avoid this you should enjoy your
coffee fresh, by drinking it as soon after brewing as
possible. Unnecessary warming also uses valuable
energy. The factory settings for the appliance are for
40 minutes of warming. After this the hotplate turns
off automatically. This time can be changed as needed:
• Hold down the START-button  and by briefly
pressing the M-button  set the desired time
(20, 40 or 60 minutes). The current warming
time will be shown in the display .
• Once you have set the desired warming time
let go of the button. Your setting is now saved.
• The last setting chosen remains even after removing
the power cable.

5. Coffee preparation

For aromatic coffee flavour and the best fit of your
coffee filter in the filter holder we recommend using
Melitta
• Ensure that the power cable is plugged in.
• Open the lid on the water tank .
• Pour the required amount of cold water into the
water tank using the glass jug. With the help of the
level markings on the tank  you can select the
required number of cups (2/4/6/8/10).
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<7° 7-14°
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