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PLEASE DESCALE YOUR MACHINE
message is displayed after a period
of time established according to water
hardness.
The machine is set by default for a hard-
ness level of 4. The machine can also
be programmed according to the hard-
ness of the mains water in the various
regions so that the machine needs to be
descaled less often.
12.1 Measuring water hard-
ness
1.
Remove the “Total hardness test”
indicator paper (B1) from its packag-
ing.
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 min-
ute, 1, 2, 3, or 4 red squares form,
depending on the hardness of the
water. Each square corresponds to
one level.
12.2 Setting water hardness
1.
Turn the rotary (C2) to select “Menu”,
then press the dial to confirm.
2.
Select “Basic Settings”, press to
confirm, select “Water” and confirm.
3.
Select “Hardness” and set the
required level from 1 to 4 (Level 1
= soft water; Level 4 = very hard
water);
The machine is now reprogrammed with
the new water hardness setting.
12.
SETTING WATER HARDNESS
RINSING:
Place the container used to collect
the descaler solution empty under the
hot water/steam spout and press OK;
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Hot water is delivered from the hot
water/steam spout and RINSING
UNDERWAY is displayed.
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EMPTY DRIP TRAY: At the end of
rinsing, remove, empty and replace
the drip tray (A8) and ground con-
tainer (A1). Press NEXT;
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DESCALE COMPLETE: press OK;
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FILL TANK WITH FRESH WATER:
empty the container used to collect
the rinse water, remove the water
tank and fill with fresh water up to
the MAX level, then put back in the
appliance.
Descaling is complete. Machine is turned
off.
If the descaling cycle is not com-
pleted correctly (e.g. no electric-
ity) we recommend repeating the
cycle;
After descaling, it is normal for the
ground container (A1) to contain
water.
If the water tank has not been
filled to the MAX level, at the
end of descaling, the appliance
requests a third rinse to guaran-
tee that the descaler solution has
been completely eliminated from
the machine’s internal circuits.
Before starting rinsing, remember
to empty the drip tray;
The appliance may request desca-
ling cycles at very short intervals.
This is normal and due to the
appliance’s advanced control
system.
