Setting Water Hardness; Measuring Water Hardness; Water Softener Filter; Installing The Filter - DèLonghi ECAM45.76X Instructions For Use Manual

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played and the descaling procedure begins. The descaler
liquid comes out of the caffee spouts and hot water spout
and a series of rinses and pauses is performed to remove
limescale deposits from inside the machine;
After about 25 minutes, descaling stops and the messages
"RINSING" and "FILL TANK" alternate on the display;
10. The appliance is now ready for rinsing through with clean
water. Empty the container used to collect the descaler
solution. Extract the water tank, empty, rinse under run-
ning water, fill with fresh water up to the MAX level and
put back in the appliance: "RINSING, Press OK" is displayed;
11. Place the container used to collect the descaler solution
empty under the coffee spouts and hot water spout (fig.
45);
12. Press the OK button to start rinsing. Hot water flows out
of the spouts and the message "RINSING Please wait" is
displayed.
13. When the water tank is empty, the messages "RINSING",
"FILL TANK" and "REPLACE FILTER" (if previously removed)
alternate on the display. Empty the container used to col-
lect the rinsing water;
14. Remove the water tank, replace the water softener filter (if
previously removed), fill the tank up to the MAX level with
fresh water and insert it in the appliance. "RINSING Press
OK" appears on the display;
15. Place the container used to collect the rinsing water empty
under the hot water spout (fig. 45);
16. Press the OK button to resume rinsing. Rinsing begins
again from the hot water spout only and the message
"RINSING Please wait" is displayed;
17. When it finishes, the message "Rinsing complete, Press OK"
is displayed;
18. Press the OK button. The message "FILL TANK" is displayed;
19. Empty the drip tray, remove and 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
(A10) to contain water.

13. 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 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.

13.1 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
13.2 Setting water hardness
1. Press the MENU/ESC (B14) button to enter the menu.
2. Press < (B4) or > (B8) (fig. 9) and select "Water hardness".
3. Confirm the selection by pressing the OK button (B12- fig.
10).
4. Press < or > repeatedly to set the level as measured by the
indicator paper (see previous section).
5. Press the OK button to confirm the setting.
6. Press the MENU/ESC button to exit the menu.
The machine is now reprogrammed with the new water hard-
ness setting.

14. WATER SOFTENER FILTER

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.

14.1 Installing the filter

stalled, it will last a maximum of three weeks.
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1.
Remove the filter (C4)
from the packaging.
2.
Turn the date indicator
disk (see fig. 46) until the
next two months of use
are displayed.
Please note
The filter lasts about two
months if the appliance is used
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normally. If the coffee machine
is left unused with the filter in-

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