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solution. Extract the water tank, empty, rinse under run-
ning water, fill with fresh water up to the MAX level and
put back in the appliance: “RINSING, Press OK” is displayed;

11. Place the container used to collect the descaler solution

empty under the cappuccino maker (fig. 45);

12. Press the

button to start rinsing. Hot water flows out

of the spouts and the message “RINSING Please wait” is
displayed;

13. When the water tank is empty, the messages “RINSING”,

“FILL TANK” and “REPLACE FILTER” (if previously removed)
alternate on the display. Empty the container used to col-
lect the rinsing water;

14. Remove the water tank, replace the water softener filter (if

previously removed), fill the tank up to the MAX level with
fresh water and insert it in the appliance. “RINSING Press
OK” appears on the display;

15. Place the container used to collect the rinsing water empty

under the hot water spout (fig. 45);

16. Press the

button to resume rinsing. Rinsing begins

again from the hot water spout only and the message
“RINSING Please wait” is displayed;

17. When it finishes, the message “Rinsing complete, Press OK”

is displayed;

18. Press the

button. The message “FILL TANK” is displayed;

19. Empty the drip tray, remove and top up the water tank

with fresh water to the MAX level and put back in the
machine.

Descaling is complete.

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

(A10) to contain water.

14. 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.

14.1 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.

14.2 Setting water hardness

1. Press the

MENU/ESC

(B14) button to enter the menu.

2. Press < (B4) or > (B8) (fig. 9) and select “Water hardness”.
3. Confirm the selection by pressing the

button (B12- fig.

10).

4. Press < or > repeatedly to set the level as measured by the

indicator paper (see previous section).

5. Press the

button to confirm the setting.

6. Press the

MENU/ESC

button to exit the menu.

The machine is now reprogrammed with the new water hard-
ness setting.

15. 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.

15.1 Installing the filter

1. Remove the filter (C4)

from the packaging.

2. Turn the date indicator

disk (see fig. 46) until the
next two months of use
are displayed.

Please note

The filter lasts about two
months if the appliance is used
normally. If the coffee machine
is left unused with the filter in-

stalled, 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. 47).

0,5 L

4. Extract the tank (A16) from the appliance and fill with

water.