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Each time the machine is turned on, it performs an automatic
preheat and rinse cycle which cannot be interrupted.
The machine is ready for use only after completion of this cycle.
Danger of burns!
During rinsing, a little hot water comes out of the coffee spouts
and is collected in the drip tray underneath.
Avoid contact with splashes of water.
• To turn the machine on, press the
button (fig. 5).
flashes to indicated that the machine is heating up and
performing an automatic rinse cycle (by circulating hot
water, the machine heats both the boiler and the internal
circuits).
The machine is at temperature when the
light goes off and the
lights corresponding to the coffee taste and beverages come on.
TURNING THE MACHINE OFF
The machine turns automatically off after 30 minutes of inac-
tivity. Whenever the coffee machine turns off automatically or
when you turn off the machine after making coffee, it performs
an automatic rinse cycle.
Danger of burns!
During rinsing, a little hot water flows from the coffee spouts.
Avoid contact with splashes of water.
To turn the machine off (standby), press the
button (fig. 5).
The machine performs a rinse cycle, then goes off.
Please note!
If the machine is not used for an extended period, switch off
the machine at the main switch.
• first turn the machine off by pressing the
button (fig. 5);
• release the main switch at the side of the machine (fig. 3).
Important!
Never press the main switch while the machine is on.
SETTING WATER HARDNESS
The
(descaling) light turns on after a period of time accord-
ing to water hardness.
The machine is factory set for a hardness value of 4.
The machine 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.
Measuring water hardness
1. Remove the “total hardness test” indicator paper attached
to this manual from its pack.
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, de-
pending on the hardness of the water. each square corre-
sponds to one level.
Setting water hardness
1. With the machine on, keep pressed the
button for
about six seconds until
lights on:
and
flash.
2. Turn the knob until the required level is selected:
Turn knob
Select level
Corresponding water
hardness test
Soft water
Slightly hard
water
Hard water
Very hard water
4. Press the
button to confirm: the
light turns on to
indicate that the machine is saving the new setting. (If you
want to abort the new setting, press the
button, corre-
sponding to
).
The machine is now reprogrammed with the new water hard-
ness setting.
Default values (reset)
This resets the water hardness level back to the default values.
To reset the default values, proceed as follows:
1. With the machine on, keep pressed the
button for
about six second.
2. Press again
button
until the lights shown in
fig. 6 come on:
and
flash.
3. Press the
button
to confirm: the lights
shown in fig. 7 flash to
indicate that the machi-
ne is resetting the de-
fault values. (If you want
to abort the operation,
press the
button,
corresponding to
).
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