10. ADJUSTING FOR WATER HARDNESS
The water is heated inside the machine. With use, this leads to
calcium deposits forming inside the machine. The display will
remind you when it is time to perform a decalcifying cycle. The
machine is set to level 2 (medium hard water). If you have
harder water you need to set it to a higher level. If you have
softer water you can set it to level 1. If you are not sure about
the hardness of your water, ask your local water company for
the "Water Hardness in Grains."
HARDNESS LEVEL 1
:
grains 2-9
HARDNESS LEVEL 2
:
grains 10-19
HARDNESS LEVEL 3
:
grains 20-29
HARDNESS LEVEL 4
:
grains 30+
You can also use the enclosed water hardness indicator strip to
determine the water hardness:
• Insert the stick for one second into the water you want to
use. Shake off any access water and wait for one minute.
• If all five fields of the test stick turn reddish, set the hardness
level to 4. If four fields turn reddish, set the hardness level to
3. If three or less fields turn reddish, leave the level in
position 2.
You can change the hardness settings as follows:
COFFEE READY
• Open cover for programming buttons (Fig.1,19) and press
and hold the
P
button (Fig.3A,P) until you hear a beep.
PRESS KEY / POWDER QUANTITY
• Press the
+
button several times until the display shows:
HARDNESS LEVEL 2
.
• Press the
P
button. You will hear one beep.
• You can now change the hardness level by pressing the
+
button until the desired level is displayed.
• Press the
P
button once again to confirm. Another beep will
be heard.
• Press the
N
button. The display will show
COFFEE READY
.
In level
– –
the water hardness monitor is turned off.
IMPORTANT:
Turning the monitor off requires you to use the
Claris filter cartridge or distilled water.
11. CLARIS WATER CARTRIDGE
The machine comes with one free Claris water cartridge. The
Claris water cartridge is specially made for use with the
Impressa machines. The Claris cartridge:
• Reduces the water hardness up to 75%.
• Removes (if present) up to 85% chlorine, up to 90% lead, up
to 95% copper and up to 67% aluminum.
• Cleans the water through an upward current principle (See
Fig. 10) just before the brewing cycle starts, ensuring freshly
filtered water every time you make coffee.
• Eliminates decalcifying. When using the Claris water cartridge,
you never need to decalcify your machine.
• Is available through your retailer, the enclosed mail order form,
or through www.capresso.com, or call 1-800-220-5701.
11a. INSTALLING THE CLARIS CARTRIDGE
• Make sure the water tank is empty.
• Remove cartridge from its bag.
• Snap the Claris extension tube on top of the cartridge (Fig. 11).
• Open water container lid and pull up the holder for the Claris
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