Prior to using for the first time
Before using your dishwasher for the first time:
1. Ensure that the electrical and water connections comply
with the installation instructions
2. Remove all packaging from inside the appliance
3. Set the water softener
4. Pour 1 litre of water inside the salt container and then fill
with salt
5. Fill the rinse aid dispenser
Setting the water softener
The dishwasher is equipped with a water softener designed to
remove minerals and salts from the water supply, which would
have a detrimental or adverse effect on the operation of the
appliance.
The higher the content of these salts, the harder your water is.
Water hardness is measured in equivalent scales, German
degrees, French degrees and PPM (parts per Million).
The softener should be adjusted according to the hardness of
the water in your area. Your local Water Authority can advise
you on the hardness of the water in your area.
The water softener must be set in both ways: manually, using
the water hardness switch and electronically, using the function
push buttons on the control panel.
If your water is level 1 it is already soft and therefore there
is no need to use salt.
Setting manually
The dishwasher is factory set at position 2.
1. Open the dishwasher door.
2. Remove the lower basket
from the dishwasher.
3. Turn the water hardness
switch to position 1 or 2
(see table).
4. Replace the lower basket.
Setting electronically
(The dishwasher must be switched off)
The dishwasher is factory set at level 5. If it’s necessary to set
a new level, proceed as follows.
1. Press the On/Off push button.
2. Press simultaneously function push buttons 2 and 3, until
the indicator lights of the function push buttons 1, 2 and 3
start flashing.
3. Press the function push button 1, the indicator lights of
function push buttons 2 and 3 turn off while the indicator
light of the push button 1 goes on flashing, and the end of
programme. indicator light starts flashing indicating the
current level of the water softener.
The current level is indicated by the number of flashes
made, that alternates 5 seconds off with a number of
flashes, this for about 60 seconds.
Example:
5 flashes =
level 5
4. To change the level, press push button 1. Each time the
push button is pressed the level changes. (For the selection
of the new level see the chart).
Examples:
if the current level is 5, by pressing push button 1 once,
level 6 is selected.
if the current level is 10, by pressing push button 1 once,
level 1 is selected.
5. To memorise the operation, switch off the dishwasher by
pressing the On/Off push button or wait about 60 seconds
after which the dishwasher will automatically return to
setting mode.
°dH
(german degrees)
°TH
(french degrees)
PPM
(parts per million)
manually
electronically
51 - 70
43 - 50
37 - 42
29 - 36
23 - 28
19 - 22
15 - 18
11 - 14
4 - 10
< 4
901 - 1250
751- 900
641 - 750
501 - 640
391 - 500
321 - 390
251 - 320
181 - 250
70 - 180
< 70
91 - 125
76 - 90
65 - 75
51 - 64
40 - 50
33 - 39
26 - 32
19 - 25
7 - 18
< 7
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
level 10
level 9
level 8
level 7
level 6
level 5
level 4
level 3
level 2
level 1
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
Water hardness
Adjusting the water hardness
setting
Number of flashes of
end of programme
indicator light
Use
of salt
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