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supply when unsupervised and
before assembly, disassembly or
cleaning.
• During operation, parts of the
appliance such as the steam out-
let at the filter become very hot.
Avoid touching these parts and
avoid contact with hot steam.
• Do not open the filter holder
during brewing.
• The hotplate becomes very hot
during use and remains hot for
a long time after the brewing
process. Contact with the hot
plate can cause burns, so avoid
touching it.
• Make sure that the power cable
does not touch the hot plate.
• Do not use the appliance if the
power cable is damaged.
• Do not allow the power cable
to come into contact with liquids.
• Never immerse the appliance in
water.
• Do not use the jug in the micro-
wave
• Do not clean the parts that
come into contact with food
with aggressive cleaning agents
or scouring cream. Remove
detergent residues with clean
water. Further information on
cleaning can be found under
"Cleaning and care".
• This appliance can be used by
children from 8 years of age or
older if they are supervised or
have been instructed in the safe
use of the equipment and have
understood the potential hazards.
Cleaning and maintenance must
not be carried out by children,
unless they are 8 years or older
and are supervised. Keep the
appliance and the power cable
away from children under 8 years
of age.
• The appliance may be used by
persons with reduced physical,
sensory or mental abilities or
lack of experience and/or know-
ledge if they are supervised or
have been instructed in the safe
use of the appliance and have
understood the potential hazards.
• Children must not play with the
appliance
• Replacement of the power cable
and all other repairs may only be
carried out by Melitta
®
Custo-
mer Service or by an authorised
repair shop.
2. Before first use:
• Ensure that the power supply in your home
corresponds to that on the model plate on the
base of the appliance.
• Connect the appliance to a power source. Unused
cable can be stored in the base of the appliance.
• Set the current time using the buttons “h” and “m”
. This goes faster if you hold down the button.
The appliance is only ready to use once the
time has been set.
You can turn the display light
on or off by simultaneously pressing the h and m
buttons
for longer than two seconds
• All appliances have been tested during production
to ensure they work perfectly. Therefore there may
be for example water deposits remaining. Rinse the
appliance twice with the maximum amount of water
and without a filter bag or ground coffee, in order to
clean it.
• For the best coffee enjoyment and convenient use,
the appliance is equipped with various features.
These features are explained below.
3. Set water hardness
Depending on water hardness lime scale may build up
in the appliance. This increases the appliance’s energy
consumption as lime scale on the heating element can
prevent the water heating effectively. To avoid damage
the appliance must be descaled regularly. The descaling
display helps you in this. If the CALC-button
is
permanently lit this shows that the appliance needs to
be descaled.
The appliance is pre-set for a high level of water
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