Setting Water Hardness; Measuring Water Hardness; Technical Specification - DeLonghi ESAM 5600 Manual

Important! Danger of burns. Hot water
containing acids flows out of the hot water spout.
Avoid contact with splashes of water.
7. Press the selection icon corresponding to OK to
start the descaling programme.
8. The message "DESCALING UNDERWAY..." is
displayed. The descaling programme starts
and the descaler liquid comes out of the water
spout. The descale programme automatically
performs a series of rinses and pauses to
remove limescale deposits from inside the
machine.
After about 30 minutes, the message "RINSING
FILL TANK!" is displayed.
9. The appliance is now ready for rinsing
through with clean water. Remove the water
tank, empty, rinse under running water, fill
with clean water and replace. "RINSING Press
OK" is displayed.
10. Empty the container used to collect the desca-
ler solution and replace it under the hot water
spout.
11. Press the selection icon corresponding to OK.
Hot water flows out of the spout and the mes-
sage "RINSING" is displayed.
12. When the water tank is empty, RINSING COM-
PLETE Press OK" is displayed.
13. Press the selection icon corresponding to OK,
fill the water tank, put it back in place and the
appliance is ready for use.

SETTING WATER HARDNESS

The DESCALE! message is displayed after a
period of time established according to water
hardness.
The coffee maker is set by default for a hardness
value of 4 (very hard water).
The machine can also be programmed according
to the hardness of the mains water in the various
regions, varying the frequency with which the
message is displayed.

Measuring water hardness

1. Remove the "TOTAL HARDNESS TEST" indica-
tor paper from its pack.
2. Immerse the paper completely in a glass of
water for about a 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.
Setting water hardness
1. Choose the "MAINTENANCE"
soft water
Level: G
slightly hard water
Level: GG
hard water
Level: GGG
very hard water
Level: GGGG
section as described in the section "Changing
the menu settings".
3. Press the selection icons until "WATER HARD-
NESS" is displayed.
2. Turn the selection dial to select "WATER
HARDNESS".
3. Press the icon to confirm;
4. Press the selection icons to set the level cor-
responding to the water hardness identified
by the indicator paper (see figure in previous
section).
5. Press the icon to confirm the setting.
6. The appliance is automatically ready for use
again.
The coffee maker is now reprogrammed with the
new water hardness setting.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Voltage: 220-240 V~ 50/60 Hz - 10A max.
Absorbed power: 1350W
Pressure: 15 bar
Water tank capacity: 1,7 litres
Size: LxHxP: 272x374x441 mm
Weight: 11,5 Kg
The appliance complies with the following
EC directives:
• Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC;
• EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and subsequent
amendments 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC.
Materials and accessories coming into contact
with food conform to EC regulation 1935/2004.
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