Operating instructions

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use the appliance safely and have understood
the dangers involved in using it.
•Childrenmustnotplaywiththeappliance.
•Replacingthepowercableandanyother
repairs should only be carried out by the
Melitta
®
customer service or by an authorised
repair workshop.
2. Beforerstuse:
•Ensurethatthepowersupplyinyourhomecorres-
ponds 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. 
•Allapplianceshavebeentestedduringproduction
for perfect functioning. 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 coee, in order to
clean it.
•Forthebestcoee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 eectively. 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
hardness (level 4). You can find out the level of water
hardness in your area by asking your local water
provider or by using water hardness measuring strips
available in the shops. For softer water the descaling
display can be adjusted to descale less often:
•HolddowntheCALCbutton for longer than 2
seconds. The CALC button starts to flash. In the
factory settings the CALC button flashes briefly four
times with the following pauses …………
•Youcansetthewaterhardnessatthreefurther
levels. Each time you briefly press the CALC button
 the display changes to flashing one, two or three
times, each time followed by a pause
(……, ……, ……).
•Thesettingsanddisplayareshowninthefollowing
table 1.
•Onceyouhavesetthedesiredhardnesslevel,again
hold the CALC button  down for longer than two
seconds. The light goes o and your settings are
saved.
Please note:
1. Water hardness cannot be programmed while
brewing.
2. The last water hardness level chosen remains even
after removing the power cable.
4. Setting the hotplate
Keeping coee warm on the hotplate aects the taste
of your coee. To avoid this you should enjoy your
coee fresh by drinking it as soon after brewing as
possible. Unnecessary warming also uses valuable
energy. The factory settings for the appliance are for
40 minutes of warming. After this the hotplate turns
o automatically. This time can be changed as needed:
•PresstheSTARTbutton longer than two seconds.
•InthefactorysettingstheSTARTbutton flashes
briefly twice with the following pause (……).
•Therearetwoothersettingsforthewarmingtime.
By briefly pressing the START button  the display
changes to flashing three times or once, each time
followed by a pause (……, ……, ……).
•Thesettingsanddisplayareshownintable2.
•Onceyouhavesetthedesiredwarmingtime,
confirm your settings by pressing the START button
 for longer than two seconds. Your settings are
now saved
•Thelastsettingchosenremainsevenafterremoving
the power cable.
5. Making coffee
•Ensurethattheapplianceisconnectedtothepower
source.
•Openthelidonthewatertank.
•Fillthewatertankwiththedesiredamountofwater
using the glass pot. With the help of the water level
display on the tank  you can choose the correct
numberofcups.Smallcupsymbol=approx.85ml
coee per cup, large cup symbol = approx. 125ml
coee per cup.
•Closethelidonthewatertankandplacetheglass
pot with closed lid in the appliance.
•Opentheswivellter to the left.
•FoldaMelitta
®
filter bag 1x4
®
at the embossed seam
and place it in the filter holder.  Press the filter bag
into the filter holder by hand, to ensure a good fit.
•Putthegroundcoeeintothelter.Theamount
depends on your personal taste. We recommend
using 6g of ground coee per large cup.
•Swivelthelterbackintotheappliance.Anaudible
click tells you it is inserted properly.
•WiththeMelitta
®
Aroma Selector  you can
set the taste of your coee with just one hand:
From mild-aromatic (
) to strong-intensive ( ).
•Turntheapplianceon. Brewing begins.
•Aftermakingyourcoeethehotplatewillkeepit
warm and will turn o automatically after the time
you have set (see point 4). This avoids unnecessary
use of electricity and saves energy. You can of course
turn the machine o manually at any time.
•Thedripstoppreventsyourcoeefromdripping,
when you remove the pot from the appliance. 
•Withthehelpofthedetachableinnerlteryoucan
dispose of the filter bag simply and easily.
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