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Important! Danger of burns
Hot water containing acid flows out of the hot water spout.
Avoid contact with splashes of water.
9. Press the
button to confirm that you have added
the solution. The descale programme automatically per-
forms a series of rinses and pauses to remove limescale
deposits from inside the machine.
The message "DESCALING" is displayed. The descale pro-
gramme starts and the descaler liquid comes out of the
water spout.
After about 30 minutes, the message "RINSING, FILL TANK" is
displayed.
10. The appliance is now ready for rinsing through with clean
water. Remove the water tank, empty, rinse under running
water, fill with fresh water up to the MAX level and put
back in the appliance: the message "RINSING, Press OK" is
displayed.
11. Empty the container used to collect the descaler solution
and replace it empty under the coffee and hot water spout.
12. Press the
button to start rinsing. Hot water flows
out of the spout and the message "RINSING, Please wait" is
displayed.
13. When the water tank is completely empty, the messages
"RINSING", "REPLACE FILTER" (if previously removed) and
"FILL TANK" alternate on the display.
14. Remove the water tank, replace the filter (if previously re-
moved), fill the tank up to the MAX level with fresh water
and insert it in the appliance: the display will show "RINSE
Press OK".
15. Empty the container used to collect the rinsing water and
replace it, empty, under the hot water spout and coffee
spouts (A11).
16. Press the
button to restart rinsing: the message
"RINSING Please wait" appears on the display and water is
delivered from the hot water spout.
Important! Danger of burns.
Do not leave the appliance unattended while hot water is being
delivered.
17. When the water tank is completely empty, the message
"Rinsing Complete, Press OK" is displayed.
18. Press the
button.
19. The message "FILL TANK" appears on the display; when the
tank is filled and replaced the message "Heating please
wait" appears on the display, after which the machine is
ready to use.
Please note!
•
If the descaling cycle is not completed correctly (e.g. no
electricity) we recommend repeating the cycle.
•
After descaling, it is normal for the grounds container
(A18) to contain water.
12. SETTING WATER HARDNESS
The DESCALE message appears on the display after a period of
time established according to water hardness.
The machine is set by default for a hardness value of 4. The ma-
chine can also be programmed according to the hardness of the
mains water in the various regions so that the machine needs to
be descaled less often.
12.1 Measuring water hardness
1. Remove the "TOTAL HARDNESS TEST" indicator paper (C1)
from its pack (attached to the English instructions).
2. Immerse the paper completely in a glass of water for one
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.
soft water l
slightly hard water ll
hard water lll
very hard water llll
12.2 Setting water hardness
1. Press the MENU/ESC button (B3) to enter the menu.
2. Press < (B12) or > (B8) and select "Water hardness".
3. Confirm the selection by pressing the
(B5).
4. Press < or > repeatedly to set the level as measured by the
indicator paper (see previous section).
5. Press the
6. Press the MENU/ESC button to exit the menu.
The machine is now reprogrammed with the new water hard-
ness setting.
13. WATER SOFTENER FILTER
Certain models are fitted with a water softener filter (C4). If this
is not the case with your model, you are recommended to pur-
chase one from De'Longhi Customer Services.
To use the filter correctly, follow the instructions below.
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button to confirm the setting.
button
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