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Failure to descale the appliance as described also
invalidates the guarantee.
1. Turn the machine on.
2. Press the MENU/ESC button to enter the menu.
3. Press the MILK or CAPPUCCINO button until “Descaling”
is displayed.
4. Select by pressing the button: “Descaling
Conrm?” is displayed. Press again to enable
the function.
5. The message “Add descaler Conrm?” is displayed
alternating with “EMPTY THE DRIP TRAY”
6. Completely empty the water tank (A17) and remove the
water lter (if present). Empty the drip tray (g. 26) and
grounds container, then put back in the appliance.
7. Pour the descaler into the tank up to the level A
(corresponding to a 3.4 oz / 100 ml pack) marked on the
side of the tank (g. 32), then add water (one liter) up to
level B (g. 32). replace the water tank.
8. Place an empty container with a minimum capacity of 1.5
liters under the hot water spout (g. 6).
Important! Danger of burns
Hot water containing acid ows from the spout.
Avoid contact with splashes of water.
9. Press the button to conrm introduction of the
solution.
The message “Descaling underway “ is displayed.
The descaling programme starts and the descaler liquid
comes out of the water spout.
The descale programme automatically performs a series
of rinses and pauses to remove limescale deposits from
inside the machine.
After about 30 minutes, the message “FILL TANK” is displayed.
7. The appliance is now ready for rinsing through with clean
water.
Remove the water tank, empty, rinse under running
water, ll with clean water and replace.
“Rinsing, Press OK” is displayed.
8. Empty the container used to collect the descaler solution
and replace it empty under the hot water spout.
9. Press the button to start rinsing.
Hot water ows out of the spout and the message
“Rinsing” is displayed.
10. When the water tank is completely empty, “ Rinsing
Complete Conrm?” is displayed.
11. Press the button.
12. Insert the lter (if present) in the tank (see section
“Installing the lter” on page 18), ll the water tank again
and the appliance is ready for use.
SETTING THE WATER HARDNESS
The DESCALE message is displayed after a period of time
according to water hardness.
The machine is factory set 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 attached
to this manual from its pack.
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,
depending on the hardness of the water. each square
corresponds to one level.
soft water ●
slightly hard water
●●
hard water●●●
very hard water
●●●●
Set water hardness
1. Press the MENU/ESC button to enter the menu.
2. Press the MILK or CAPPUCCINO button to select “Water
Hardness”.
3. Conrm the selection by pressing the button.
4. Press the MILK or CAPPUCCINO button and set the
hardness shown by the indicator paper (see previous
section).
5. Press the button to conrm the setting.
6. Press the MENU/ESC button to exit the menu.
The machine is now reprogrammed with the new water
hardness setting
WATER FILTER CERTAIN MODELS ONLY
Certain models are tted with a water softener lter. If this
is not the case with your model, you are recommended to
purchase one from De’Longhi Customer Service.
To use the lter correctly, follow the instructions below.
Installing the lter
1. Remove the lter from the packaging.
2. Turn the date indicator disk (see g. 33) until the next 2
months of use are displayed.