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10 Function settings
10.1 Adjusting the water hardness
Use the test strip provided to determine the water hardness in your area. Comply
with the instructions on the test strip package. The appliance is factory-adjusted to
water hardness 4.
Prerequisite: The appliance is in stand-by mode (see „Switching on and off“
on page 51).
To maintain appliance quality, please adjust the water hardness as follows:
•
Press the buttons for one-cup dispensing
and for steam dispensing
simultaneously until the four buttons are weakly illuminated.
•
Press the button for steam dispensing
several times to select
among the four possible degrees of water hardness.
→
The button for steam dispensing
is brightly illuminated.
Your water hardness selection according to the table is shown with the bean
symbols
on the display.
Water hardness
range
Properties
°dH
°f
soft
0 - 7.2 °dH
0 - 13 °f
medium
7.2 - 14 °dH
13 - 25 °f
hard
14 - 21.2 °dH
25 - 38 °f
very hard
(factory setting)
> 21.2 °dH
> 38 °f
•
Press the ON/OFF button
to confirm the selected water hardness.
→
Depending on the selection, 1 to 4 bean symbols
flash on the display.
The appliance goes back to stand-by mode.