Setting The Water Hardness Range; First Use; Cleaning The Accessories Before Use; Operating The Appliance - Siemens HB34D553 Series Instruction Manual

Setting the water hardness range

Descale your appliance regularly. This is the only way to
prevent damage.
Your appliance automatically displays when it needs descaling.
It has been preset to water hardness range "medium". Change
the value if your water is softer or harder.
You can check the water hardness with the test strips supplied
or ask your water supplier.
If your water is very hard, we recommend that you use softened
water.
You can only dispense with descaling completely if you
exclusively use softened water. If this is the case, change the
water hardness to "softened".
You can change the water hardness range in the basic settings
when the appliance is switched off.
If required, turn the operating mode selector to
1.
the appliance.
Press and hold the button until
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2.
display.
Press the 0 button repeatedly until
3.
("moderate" water hardness range).
Press the or button to change the water hardness range.
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4.
Possible values:
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very hard
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Press and hold the button to exit basic settings.
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5.
The change is saved.

Operating the appliance

In this section, you can read about
how to fill the water tank
■
how to switch the appliance on and off
■
what to note after each cooking operation
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Filling the water tank

When you open the appliance door, you will see the water tank
on the right-hand side.
Caution!
Use of unsuitable liquids may damage the appliance
Only use fresh tap water, softened water or uncarbonated
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mineral water.
If your tap water is very hard, we recommend that you use
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softened water.
Do not use distilled water, highly chlorinated tap water
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(> 40 mg/l) or other liquids.
You can obtain information about your tap water from your
water supplier. The water hardness can be checked with the
test strips enclosed.
Fill the water tank before each use:
Open the appliance door and take out the water tank (fig. A).
1.
Fill the water tank with cold water up to the "max" mark (fig.
2.
B).
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First use

Before first use, heat the empty appliance for 20 minutes to
100 °C using é Steam. Do not open the appliance door
during this time. The appliance is automatically calibrated (see
section: Automatic calibration).
Fill and insert the water tank (see section: Filling the water
1.
tank).
Before using for the first time, moisten the seal in the tank
cover with a little water.
Turn the operating mode selector to
2.
Turn the temperature selector to 100 °C.
3.
Press the button.
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4.
The appliance heats up to 100 °C. The cooking time
(20 minutes) does not start to count down until the set
temperature has been reached. Do not open the appliance
door during this time.
The cooking operation ends automatically and a signal
sounds.
To switch off the appliance, turn the operating mode and
5.
temperature selectors to
Leave the appliance door ajar until the appliance has cooled
down.

Cleaning the accessories before use

Using soapy water and a soft cloth, clean the accessories
thoroughly before first use.
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Close the tank cover until you feel it engage.
3.
Slide in the water tank all the way (fig. C).
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The tank must be flush with the water tank recess (fig. D).
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