AEG CF300 Operating Instructions Manual page 19

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9. Decalcifying the Appliance
Your appliance has a decalcifying pro-
gramme for decalcifying the appliance
(duration approx. 40 min.). If "UNIT
DECALC." appears in the display, you
should run the decalcifying programme
as described below.
Alternatively, you can, however, con-
tinue to use your appliance and run
the decalcifying programme later.
However, you will endanger your
rights to make a claim under the
guarantee, as the appliance (and thus
also customer service) will detect over-
due cleaning!
You can also run the decalcifying pro-
gramme sooner, before the "DECALC."
display appears.
Important: Only use liquid (not pow-
dered!), environmentally friendly des-
caler and exactly according to the
manufacturer's instructions. Do not
use a formic acid based descaler.
0 Turn the programme selector (Figure
1/Q) to Position 6 (decalcifying).
The "DECALC., PRESS P BUTTON" dis-
play appears.
0 Press the selection button on the pro-
gramme selector to start decalcifying.
"EMPTY TRAY, PRESS P BUTTON"
appears in the display. Then the display
"FILL TANK WITH WATER/DURGOL MIX"
is illuminated.
0 Fill the water tank as far as the mark
(approx. 50 ml) with descaling solution.
0 Press the selection button on the pro-
gramme selector again. "PLACE LARGE
CUP UNDER FROTHER, PRESS P BUT-
TON" appears in the display
0 Place an empty container under the
nozzle and empty it as required. The
liquid that runs out of the nozzle
should not be allowed to run into the
drip catcher as it will overflow.
0 Press the selection button on the pro-
gramme selector to start decalcifying.
"DECALCIFYING IN PROGRESS" appears
in the display.
Descaler is now pumped through the
system at short intervals. The first half
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of the descaling solution is pumped
over the steam tube, and the second
half directly to the collecting tray.
0 If the container is filled during the pro-
cedure it should be emptied.
If "EMPTY TRAY" appears in the display,
empty the drip catcher then refit it.
"DECALCIFYING IN PROGRESS" then
appears in the display.
0 If the display "FILL WATER TANK" ap-
pears during the procedure, rinse out
the water tank. Fill the water tank with
fresh water and refit it to the appli-
ance.
When the decalcifying procedure has
ended, "SET P DIAL TO POS. 1" appears
in the display. "RINSE MACHINE, PRESS
BUTTON" then appears in the display.
0 Press the coffee selection button to
trigger rinsing.
At the end of the rinse the type of cof-
fee that was selected last appears in
the display. The appliance is again
ready for brewing coffee.
If you want to check whether or how
often the appliance has been decalci-
fied to date:
0 Turn the programme selector (Figure
1/Q) to Position 9.
0 Keep pressing the selection button on
the programme selector until "COUN-
TER/DECALCIFYING ..." appears in the
display. The figure that follows it indi-
cates how often the appliance has
been decalcified.
When using with a water filter
The water filter must be removed prior
to an annual or six-monthly decalcifi-
cation.
0 Set the water hardness, e.g., Level 3, as
described in Section 2.6. Otherwise the
decalcifying programme will not start.
0 Fit a new water filter after decalcifying.
0 Set the programme selector (Figure
1/Q) to Position 7 and select the "FIL-
TER" setting.
If a water filter is not used:
Set the appropriate water hardness to
avoid damaging the appliance.