Before First Use; Set Water Hardness - Melitta AromaElegance Operating Instructions Manual

Hardness setting
°dH
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flash rhythm (DECALC/HARDNESS
button )
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Display
Table 1
not be carried out by children,
unless they are 8 years or older
and are supervised. Keep the
appliance and the power cable
away from children under 8 years
of age.
• T he appliance may be used by
persons with reduced physical,
sensory or mental abilities or
lack of experience and/or know-
ledge if they are supervised or
have been instructed in the safe
use of the appliance and have
understood the potential hazards.
• C hildren must not play with the
appliance
• R eplacement of the power cable
and all other repairs may only be
carried out by Melitta
mer Service or by an authorised
repair shop.

2. Before first use

• Ensure that the power supply in your home
corresponds to that on the model plate on the
base of the appliance.
• Connect the appliance to a power source. Unused
cable can be stored in the base of the appliance. 
• Only Melitta AromaElegance
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Set the current time using the H and M buttons .
This goes faster if you hold down the button. The
appliance is only ready for use after setting
the time. By simultaneously holding down the H
and M buttons  for longer than two seconds, you
can turn the display light on or off.
• All appliances have been tested during production
to ensure they work perfectly. Therefore there may
be for example water deposits remaining. Rinse the
appliance twice with the maximum amount of water
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<7°
7-14° dH
dH
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and without a filter bag or ground coffee, in order to
clean it.
• For the best coffee enjoyment and convenient use,
the appliance is equipped with various features.
These features are explained below.

3. Set water hardness

Depending on water hardness lime scale may build up
in the appliance. This increases the appliance's energy
consumption as lime scale on the heating element can
prevent the water heating effectively. To avoid damage
the appliance must be descaled regularly.
The descaling display helps you with this. .
If the red LED is permanently lit this shows that the
appliance needs to be descaled (see point 6).
The appliance is pre-set for a high level of water
hardness (level 4). You can find out the level of water
hardness in your area by asking your local water
provider or by using water hardness measuring strips
available in the shops. For softer water the descaling
display can be adjusted to descale less often:
Melitta
• Hold down the DECALC/HARDNESS button 
for longer than two seconds. The red LED will start
to flash. In the factory settings the LED flashes four
times with the following pauses (......).
• You can set the water hardness at three other levels.
Custo-
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By briefly pressing the DECALC/HARDNESS but-
ton  the display changes to flashing briefly once,
twice or three times, each time followed by a pause
(......, ......, ......).
• The settings and display are shown in table 1.
• Once you have set the desired level of water
hardness, hold down the DECALC/HARDNESS
button  again for longer than two seconds.
The red LED will go off and your settings are saved.
Melitta
• Hold down the DECALC/HARDNESS button  and
by briefly pressing the M button  set the desired
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level of water hardness. The hardness level will be
shown in the display.
• Once you have set the desired level of hardness let
go of the DECALC/HARDNESS button . Your
settings are now saved.
Please note
• Water hardness cannot be programmed while brewing.
• The last water hardness level chosen remains even
after removing the power cable.
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14-21°
dH
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dH
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