GE GDWT100R30WW Owner's Manual page 11

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Water Hardness Calibration
Prior to the first use, the dishwasher needs
to be calibrated for water hardness. Please follow
the directions below to calibrate the dishwasher
to the hardness of sour tap water.
Determine the Hardness of Your Tap Water
In the bag that contained these instructions, SOU
should find a water hardness test strip package.
Read the instructions on the package, remove the
test strip and follow the instructions to determine
the hardness level of sour tap water. You will use
this information to calibrate sour dishwasher to
dispense the optimal amount of detergent.
Water hardness test strip indication, value to Enter
into Dishwasher
SOFT 0 RED _ 1
1 RED _ 2
2 RED _ 3
3 RED _ 4
HARD 4 RED _ 5
r_ Pressthe "Up"('Z_ arrow pad to raise the value
or the "Down" l_arrow pad to lower the value.
Set the water hardness value to the number
determined with the test strip and table at the left.
r_ once the water hardness is set, press the
START/RESET p ad to save the setting and return
the dishwasher to normal operation.
Calibration of Models Without a 3-Digit Displag
Front controls
r_ Close and latch the door (lights on, dishwasher
not running).
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Calibration of 12-Button Front-Control E]
Models With 3-Digit Display
Press at the same time. Display
r_ Close and latch the door (lights on, dishwasher r_
not running).
[_ Pressthe COOKWARE or DEEPCLEANand
DELAYHOURSpads at the same time for Top
5 seconds.The displag will show a number r_
from 1 to 5. This is the water hardness value
currentlg set. r_
r_ Pressthe COOKWARE or DEEPCLEANpad to
raise the value or the NORMAL pad to lower
the value. Setthe water hardness value to the
number determined with the test strip and table
above, r_
r_ once the water hardness is set, press the
START/RESET p ad to save the setting and return
the dishwasher to normal operation.
Calibration of 7-Button Top-Control Models
With 3-Digit Displag
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Display Press at the same time.
Pressthe COOKWARE or DEEPCLEAN and
DELAYHOURSpads together for 3 seconds. All
lights will light up and you will hear ! to 5 beeps.
The number of beeps indicates the current
hardness value.
r_ open the door and touch a pad (other than
START) t o turn lights on.
r_ Pressthe "Up"/fA'harrow pad and DELAYHOURS
pad at the same time for 3 seconds.The displag
will show a number from 1 to 5. This is the water
hardness value currentlg set.
To change the setting, press the DELAYHOURS
pad the number of times that corresponds to the
water hardness value determined at the left. The
control will beep each time SOUpress the pad.
Once finished pressing the pad, SOU will hear a
confirmation with beeps for the number of times
SOUpressed the pad.
If the number of beeps is not what SOUdesire,
start pressing the DELAYHOURSpad again to
reenter a new water hardness level.
Once the water hardness is set, press the
START/RESET p ad to save the setting and return
the dishwasher to normal operation.
controls
Open the door and touch a pad to turn lights on.
Pressthe "Up"(R'_arrow pad and DELAYHOURS
pad at the same time for 3 seconds. All lights
will light up and gou will hear 1 to 5 beeps.The
number of beeps indicates the current hardness
value.
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To change the setting, press the DELAYHOURS
pad the number of times that corresponds to the
water hardness value determined at the left. The
control will beep each time gou press the pad.
Once finished pressing the pad, SOU will hear a
confirmation with beeps for the number of times
SOUpressed the pad.
r_lf the number of beeps is not what SOUdesire,
start pressing the DELAYHOURSpad again to
reenter a new water hardness level.
r_ once the water hardness is set, press the
START/RESET p ad to save the setting and return
the dishwasher to normal operation.
NOTE:You should recalibrate the dishwasher control
if water conditions change; for example, if a water
softener sgstem is added or removed from sour
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