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Before using for the first time
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7 Before using for the first time
Implement the settings for the initial configuration. Calibrate the appliance. Clean the appliance and accessories.
7.1 Determining the water hardness before switching on the appliance for the first time
Before using the appliance for the first time, ask your
water supplier about the hardness of your tap water. To
ensure that the appliance can reliably remind you to
descale it when required, you must set your water hard-
ness range correctly.
ATTENTION!
If the wrong water hardness has been set, the appli-
ance cannot remind you to descale it at the right time.
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Set the water hardness correctly.
Using unsuitable liquids may damage the appliance.
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Do not use distilled water, highly chlorinated tap wa-
ter (>40 mg/l) or other liquids.
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Only use cold, fresh tap water, softened water or
non-carbonated mineral water.
Malfunctions may occur when using filtered or deminer-
alised water. The appliance may request that you top
up the water tank even though it may be full, or opera-
tion with steam is cancelled after approx. two minutes.
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If required, mix filtered or demineralised water with
the bottled non-carbonated mineral water with a ra-
tio of one to one.
Notes
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If you are using mineral water, set the water hard-
ness range to "very hard". If you are using mineral
water, you must only use non-carbonated mineral
water.
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If your tap water is very hard, we recommend that
you use softened water. If you are using only
softened water, set the "softened" water hardness
range.
Setting
Water hardness in
mmol/l
German hardness °dH French hardness °fH
0 (softened)
1
-
-
-
1 (soft)
Up to 1.5
Up to 8.4
Up to 15
2 (medium)
1.5-2.5
8.4-14
15-25
3 (hard)
2.5-3.8
14-21.3
25-38
4 (very hard)
2
Over 3.8
Over 21.3
Over 38
1
Only set this if you will be using solely softened water.
2
Also set for mineral water. Only use non-carbonated mineral water.
7.2 Performing initial start-up
After connecting the appliance to the power supply,
you must configure the settings for its initial start-up. It
may take a few minutes for the settings to appear on
the display.
Note:
You can also use the Home Connect app to con-
figure the settings. When your appliance is connected,
follow the instructions in the app.
1.
Press to switch the appliance on.
a
The first setting appears.
2.
If required, change the setting.
Possible settings:
– Language
– Home Connect
– Time
– Date
– Water hardness
3.
Use
to switch to the next setting.
4.
Work through the settings and make changes as re-
quired.
a
After the last setting, a message appears on the dis-
play confirming that the initial start-up is complete.
5.
To check the appliance before heating for the first
time, open and close the appliance door once.
7.3 Calibrating and cleaning the appliance
before using it for the first time
To ensure that the appliance is automatically calib-
rated, allow the appliance to run empty in steam opera-
tion. Before using the appliance to cook food for the
first time, you must clean the cooking compartment
and accessories.
Note:
The boiling point of water depends on the air
pressure. During the calibration process, the appliance
makes adjustments to adapt to the pressure conditions
in the location where it is installed.
Do not open the appliance door while calibration is in
progress, as this will cancel the calibration process.
Requirement:
The cooking compartment is cold or at
room temperature.
1.
Remove the product information and the accessor-
ies from the cooking compartment. Remove any
leftover packaging, such as polystyrene pellets, and
any adhesive tape that is in or on the appliance.
2.
Wipe the smooth surfaces in the cooking compart-
ment with a soft, damp cloth.
3.
Press to switch the appliance on.
4.
Fill the water tank.
"Filling the water tank", Page 16
5.
Apply the following settings:
Type of heating
fullSteam Plus
