Descaling; Setting Water Hardness - DeLonghi ESAM 04.120 Instructions For Use Manual

do not use washing up liquid to clean the infuser as it could
cause damage.
5. Soak the infuser in water for about 5 minutes, then rinse
under the tap.
6. after cleaning, replace the infuser by sliding it onto the in-
ternal support and pin at the bottom, then push the PuSh
symbol fully in until it clicks into place.
Please note!
7. once inserted, make sure the two red
buttons have snapped out.
8. Close the infuser door.
9. replace the water tank.

DESCAlING

descale the appliance when the
flashes.
Important!
descaler contains acids which may irritate the skin and eyes.
it is vital to respect the manufacturer's safety warnings given
on the descaler pack and the warnings relating to the proce-
dure to follow in the event of contact with the skin and eyes.
Please note:
use de'longhi descaler only.
under no circumstances should you use sulphamic or acetic
based descalers. Their use invalidates the guarantee.
Failure to descale the appliance as described above also invali-
dates the guarantee.
1. Turn the machine on.
2. empty the water tank(a13).
3. Pour the descaler diluted with water (respecting the pro- Pour the descaler diluted with water (respecting the pro-
portions indicated on the descaler pack) into the water
tank.
Place an empty container with a minimum capacity of 1.5
If the infuser is difficult to insert,
before insertion, adapt it to the
right size by pressing the two le-
vers shown in the figure.
light on the panel
litres under the hot water spout.
4. Wait for the
ily.
Important! Danger of burns
hot water containing acid flows from the cappuccino maker.
avoid contact with splashes of water.
5. Press the
seconds to confirm that you have added the solution and
begin the descaling procedure. The light in the button
remains on steadily to indicate that the descaling pro-
gramme has begun (the
as coffee cannot be made).
6. Turn the steam knob a half turn anticlockwise. The des-
caler solution flows out of the cappuccino maker into the
underlying container.
The descale programme automatically performs a series
of rinses and pauses to remove limescale deposits from
inside the machine.
after about 30 minutes, the water tank is empty, the
light comes oneand the
alternate; turn the steam knob a half turn clockwise as far as
it will go. The appliance is now ready for rinsing through with
clean water.
7. empty the container used to collect the descaler solution
and replace it empty under the cappuccino maker.
8. remove the water tank, empty, rinse under running
water, fill with clean water and replace. The lights
, and
9. Turn the steam knob a half turn anticlockwise. hot water
comes out of the spout.
10. When the water tank is completely empty, the
light goes out and the
,
11. Turn the knob to the 0 position, fill the water tank again
and the appliance goes off automatically.
To use the appliance, turn it on by pressing the

SETTING WATER HARDNESS

The message comes on after a period of time established
according to water hardness.
The machine is set by default for a hardness value of 4 (very
hard water).
The machine can also be programmed according to the hard-
ness of the mains water in the various regions so that the ma-
chine needs to be descaled less often.
Measuring water hardness
1. remove the "ToTal hardneSS TeST" indicator paper at-
tached to this manual from its pack.
14
and lights to come on stead-
button and hold it down for at least 5
and
, and
flash simultanely.
light comes on and the
lights flash.
lights go out
lights
,
button.