Setting Water Hardness; Water Softener Filter (*Certain Models Only); Installing The Filter; Replacing The Filter - DeLonghi ETAM29.66X Instructions For Use Manual

Setting water hardness

1. Press the icon (B2) to enter the menu;
2. Press or (fig. 5) and select "Water hardness".
3. Confirm the selection by pressing the
4. Press or repeatedly to set the level as meas-
ured by the indicator paper (see previous section).
5. Press the icon to confirm the setting.
6. Press the icon to exit the menu.
The machine is now reprogrammed with the new water
hardness setting.
WATER SOFTENER FILTER (*CERTAIN MODELS
ONLY)
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.

Installing the filter

1. Remove the filter (C4) from
2. Turn the date indicator
The filter lasts about two
months if the appliance is used
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normally. If the coffee machine
is left unused with the filter installed, it will last a maximum
of three weeks.
3. To activate the filter, run tap water through the hole in the
filter as shown in the figure until water comes out of the
openings at the side for more than a minute (fig. 40).
0,5 L
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4. Extract the tank from the appliance and fill with water.
5. Insert the filter in the water tank and immerse it complete-
6. Insert the filter in the filter housing (fig. 42) and press as
icon (fig. 6).
7. Close the tank with the lid (fig. 43), then replace the tank
When you install the filter, you must notify the appliance of its
presence.
the packaging.
8. Press the
9. Press
disk (see fig. 39) until the
next two months of use are
10. Press the
displayed.
11. "Enable?" is displayed.
12. Press the
Please note
13. Position a container under the hot water spout (min. ca-
14. Press the
15. After the flow of hot water stops, the appliance automatically
The filter is now active and you can use the coffee machine.

Replacing the filter

When "REPLACE FILTER" is displayed, after two months (see date
indicator) or when the appliance has not been used for 3 weeks,
you should replace the filter:
1. Extract the tank (A18) and exhausted filter (C4);
2. Take the new filter out of its packet and proceed as illus-
3. Position a container with a minimum capacity of 500ml
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4. Press the
5. Press
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ly for about ten seconds, sloping it and pressing it lightly to
enable the air bubbles to escape (fig. 41).
far as it will go.
in the machine.
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icon (B2) to enter the menu;
or (fig. 5) until "Install filter" is
displayed.
icon (fig. 6).
icon to confirm the selection. "HOT WATER
Press OK" is displayed.
pacity: 500 ml) (fig. 7).
icon to confirm the selection. The appliance
begins hot water delivery and the message "Please wait" is
displayed.
resets to "Ready for coffee" status.
trated in points 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 in the previous section.
under the hot water spout.
icon (B2) to enter the menu;
or (fig. 5) until "Replace filter" is
displayed.
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