User Instructions

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(g. 27) and grounds container (A10), then put them back
in the appliance.
B
A
A B
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7. Pour the descaler into the
tank up to level A (cor-
responding to a 100 ml
pack) marked on the side
of the tank (g. 40), then
add water (1 litre) up to
level B (g. 40) and put
the water tank back.
8. Place an empty container with a minimum capacity of 2
litres under the hot water spout (g. 7).
Important! Danger of burns
Hot water containing acid ows out of the hot water spout.
Avoid contact with splashes of water.
9. Press the OK button to conrm that you have added the
solution. The descale programme automatically performs
a series of rinses and pauses to remove limescale deposits
from inside the machine. “Descale underway” is displayed.
The descale programme starts, and descaler comes out of
the water spout.
After about 30 minutes, the message “RINSING, INSERT FILTER”
(if removed previously) is displayed, alternating with “FILL
TANK”.
10. The appliance is now ready for rinsing through with clean
water. Extract the water tank, empty, rinse under running
water, ll with clean water up to the MAX level, insert the
lter (if removed previously) and put the water tank back
in the machine. “RINSING, Press OK “ is displayed.
11. Empty the container used to collect the descaler solution
and replace it empty under the hot water spout.
12. Press the OK button to start rinsing. Hot water ows out
of the spout and the message “RINSING, Please wait” is
displayed.
13. When the water tank is completely empty, the message
“Rinsing complete, Press OK” is displayed.
14. Press the OK button.
15. The message “FILL TANK” is displayed. When the tank has
been lled and replaced in the appliance, “Heating up
Please wait” is displayed, at the end of which the machine
will be ready for use.
SETTING WATER HARDNESS
The DESCALE message is displayed after a period of time estab-
lished according to water hardness.
The machine is set by default for a hardness value of 4.
The machine can also be programmed according to the hardness
of the mains water in the various regions so that the machine
needs to be descaled less often.
Measuring water hardness
1. Remove the “TOTAL HARDNESS TEST” indicator paper from
its pack (attached to the English instructions).
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 minute, 1, 2, 3, or 4 red squares form, de-
pending on the hardness of the water. Each square corre-
sponds to one level.
Setting water hardness
1. Press the MENU/ESC button (B2) to enter the menu.
2. Press or (g. 9) to select “Water hardness”.
3. Press the OK button (g. 3) to conrm the selection.
4. Press or and set the hardness level as measured by the
indicator strip (see the g. in the previous paragraph).
5. Press the OK button to conrm the setting.
6. Press the MENU/ESC button to exit the menu.
The machine is now reprogrammed with the new water hard-
ness setting.
WATER SOFTENER FILTER
Certain models are tted with a water softener lter (D3). If this
is not the case with your model, you are recommended to pur-
chase one from De’Longhi Customer Services.
To use the lter correctly, follow the instructions below.
Setting the water softner lter
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1. Remove the lter from
the packaging.
2. Turn the date indicator
disk (g. 41) until the
next two months of use
are displayed.