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2. press the meNu button to access the menu.
3. press the
or
button until "descale" is displayed.
4. Select by pressing the
"descale Confirm?" appears on the display. press again
to enable the function.
5. "add descaler Confirm?" appears on the display.
6. empty the water tank (a10) completely and remove the
water softener filter (if present).
7. pour the descaler into the tank up to the level A (equal
to one 100ml packet) marked on the back of the tank(fig.
27), then add water (1 litre) up to level B (fig. 27).
8. place an empty container with a minimum capacity of 1.5
litres under the cappuccino maker (a19) (fig. 5).
Danger of scalding!
hot water containing acid is delivered from the cappuccino
maker. avoid contact with splashes of water.
9. press the
button to confirm that the solution has
been introduced. "TURN STEAM KNOB" then appears on
the display.
10. Turn the steam knob to the i position (fig. 5). The descaling
programme starts and the descaler liquid comes out
of the cappuccino maker. The descaling programme
automatically performs a series of rinses and pauses to
remove all the scale residues inside the coffee machine.
After about 30 minutes, the message " FILL TANK!" is displayed.
The appliance is now ready for rinsing through with clean
water.
11. empty the container used to collect the descaler solution
and replace it empty under the cappuccino maker.
12. remove the water tank, empty, rinse under running
water, fill with clean water and replace. "rinsing" appears
on the display.
13. hot water comes out of the cappuccino maker.
14. When the water tank is completely empty, "TurN STeam
KNOB" is displayed.
15. Turn the knob to the 0 position, insert the filter in the tank
(if present), fill the water tank and the machine is ready
for use.
SETTING WATER HARDNESS
The deSCale message is displayed after a period of operation
established according to the 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.
Measuring water hardness
1. remove the ToTal hardNeSS TeST indicator paper
attached to this manual from its pack.
button. The message
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, depending
on the hardness of the water. each square corresponds to
one level.
level 1
level 2
level 3
level 4
Set water hardness
1. press the MENU button to access the menu.
2. press the
or
displayed.
3. press the
button to confirm the selection.
4. press the
or
measured by the indicator paper (see previous section).
5. press the
button to confirm setting.
The machine is now reprogrammed with the new water
hardness setting. press the MENU button again to exit menu.
WATER SOFTENER FIlTER
Certain models are fitted with a water softener filter. if this
is not the case with your model, you are recommended to
purchase one from authorised de'longhi Customer Services.
To use the filter correctly, follow the instructions below.
Installing the filter
1. remove the filter from the packaging.
2. Turn the date indicator disk (see fig. 28) until the next two
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
installed, it will last a maximum of three weeks.
3. To activate the filter run tap water into the hole as
indicated in the diagram letting the water run out of the
side openings for at least one minute (fig. 29).
4. Take out the tank from the appliance and fill with water.
5. place the filter in the water tank and submerge it
completely for ten seconds, tilting it to enable the air
bubbles to escape (fig. 30).
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button until "Water hardness" is
button repeatedly to set the level as
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