Setting Water Hardness; Measuring Water Hardness; Water Softener Filter (*Certain Models Only); Installing The Filter - DeLonghi ETAM29.62X Instructions For Use Manual

fresh water and insert it in the appliance. "RINSING Press
OK" will appear on the display.
15. Place the container used to collect the rinsing water empty
under the cappuccino maker (fig. 33).
16. Press the OK icon to resume rinsing. Hot water is delivered
from the cappuccino maker only and the message "RINS-
ING Please wait" is displayed.
17. When it finishes, the message "Rinsing complete, Press OK"
is displayed.
18. Press the OK icon. The message "FILL TANK" is displayed.
Remove and top up the water tank with fresh water to the
MAX level and put back in the machine.
19. Empty the drip tray.
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
(A15) to contain water.

14. SETTING WATER HARDNESS

The DESCALE message is displayed after a period of time estab-
lished according to water hardness.
The machine is set by default for a hardness value of 4. The ma-
chine 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.

14.1 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 one
second.
3. Remove the paper from the water and shake lightly. After
about a minute, 1, 2, 3, or 4 red squares form, depending
on the hardness of the water. Each square corresponds to
one level.
soft water
●
slightly hard
● ●
water
hard water
● ● ●
very hard
● ● ● ●
water
14.2 Setting water hardness
1. Press the icon (B2) to enter the menu.
2. Press (B4) or
hardness".
3. Confirm the selection by pressing the OK icon (B1) (fig. 4).
4. Press or
ured by the indicator paper (see previous section).
5. Press the OK icon to confirm the setting.
6. Press the icon to exit the menu.
The machine is now reprogrammed with the new water hard-
ness setting.
15. WATER SOFTENER FILTER (*CERTAIN MODELS
ONLY)
Certain models are fitted with a water softener filter (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 filter correctly, follow the instructions below.

15.1 Installing the filter

three weeks.
3. To activate the filter, run tap water through the hole in the
filter as shown in the figure until water comes out of the
openings at the side for more than a minute (fig. 35).
0,5 L
4. Extract the tank (A20) from the appliance and fill with
water.
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(B5) (fig. 7) and select "Water
repeatedly to set the level as meas-
1. Remove the filter (C4) from
the packaging.
2. Turn the date indicator disk
(see fig. 34) until the next 2
months of use are displayed.
Please note
The filter lasts about two
months if the appliance is used
normally. If the coffee machine
is left unused with the filter in-
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stalled, it will last a maximum of
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