GE Profile CDW9000 Series Owner's Manual page 11

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Water Hardness Calibration
Prior to the first use, the dishwasher needs to
be calibrated for water hardness. Pleasefollow
directions below to calibrate the dishwasher to
the hardness of your tap water.
Determine the Hardness of Your Tap Water
In the bag that contained these instructions, you
should find a water hardness test strip package. Read
the instructions on the package, remove the test strip
and follow the instructions to determine the hardness
level of your tap water. You will use this information to
calibrate your dishwasher to dispense the optimal
amount of detergent.
Water hardness test strip indication
SOFT
0 RED
1 RED
2 RED
3 RED
4-RED
NARD
Value to Enter
into Dishwasher
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2
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Calibration of 12oButton Front-Control
Models With 3-Digit Display
Press at the same time. Display
[] Close and latch the door (lights on, dishwasher
not running).
F] Pressthe COOKWARE and DELAYHOURSpads
at the same time for 3 seconds.The display will
show a number from 1 to 5. This is the water
hardness value currently set.
r_ press the COOKWAREpad to raise the value or
the NORMALpad to lower the value. Set the
water hardness value to the number determined
with the test strip and table above.
[4-1 Once the water hardness is set, the
press
START/RESETpad to save the setting and return
the dishwasher to normal operation.
Calibration of 7°Button Front-Control
Models With 3-Digit Display
Displag Press at the sarne time.
r_ Open the door and touch a pad (other than
START) t o turn lights on.
1-21Pressthe "Up" 1_ Arrow Pad and DELAY
HOURSpad at the same time for 3 seconds. The
display will show a number from :[ to S.This is the
water hardness value currently set.
r-31 Pressthe "Up" _ Arrow Pad to raisethe value
or the "Down" _ Arrow Pad to lower the value.
Setthe water hardnessvalue to the number
determined with the test strip and table at the left.
14-1Once the water hardness is set, the
press
START/RESET p ad to save the setting and return
the dishwasher to normal operation.
Calibration of Hodels Without a 3-Digit Display
Front controls
[] Close and latch the door (lights on, dishwasher
not running).
r-2-1press the COOKWARE and DELAYHOURSpads
together for 3 seconds. All lights will light up and
you will hear 1 to 5 beeps. The number of beeps
indicates the current hardness value.
r'_To change the setting, press the DELAYHOURS
pad the number of times that corresponds to the
water hardness value determined at the left. The
control will beep each time you press the pad.
Once finished pressing the pad, you will hear a
confirmation with beepsfor the number of times
you pressed the pad.
[] If the number of beeps is not what you desire,
start pressing the DELAYHOURSpad again to
reenter a new water hardness level.
i-6-] Once the water hardness is set, the
press
START/RESET p ad to save the setting and return
the dishwasher to normal operation.
Top controls
]Open the door and touch a pad to turn lights on.
[] Pressthe "Up" _ Arrow Pad and DELAY
HOURSpad at the same time for 5 seconds. All
lights will light up and you will hear 1 to 5 beeps.
The number of beeps indicates the current
hardness value.
D To change the setting, press the DELAYHOURS
pad the number of times that corresponds to the
water hardness value determined at the left. The
control will beep each time you press the pad.
Once finished pressing the pad, you will hear a
confirmation with beepsfor the number of times
you pressed the pad.
[] If the number of beeps is not what you desire,
start pressing the DELAYHOURSpad again to
reenter a new water hardness level.
[_ Once the water hardness is set, press the
START/RESET p ad to save the setting and return
the dishwasher to normal operation.
NOTE:You should recalibrate the dishwasher control
if water conditions change; for example, if a water
softener system is added or removed from your
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