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Instructions for use
Set the water hardness
The lights signalling the need to descale the appliance, after
a pre-set period of operation that depends on the hardness
of the water. It is possible to program the machine according
to the actual water hardness in use in the area, thus making
descaling less frequent. Proceed as follows:
1. Remove the provided reactive strip “TOTAL HARDNESS
TEST” from its packaging.
2. Completely dip the strip into a glass of water for one
second.
3. Remove the strip from the water and shake it slightly.
After about one minute 1, 2, 3 or 4 red squares form,
depending on the hardness of the water (4 red squares =
very hard water).
4. Access the programming menu.
5. Once obtained the result of the strip, keep the “hot water”
button pressed until the lights turn-on, as in
following table:
5. When the lights relative to the detected water hardness
turn-on, release the button.
6. Press button to turn the appliance o (stand-by).
Please note:
If the water lter is correctly used, set the machine on to a
lower hardness level compared to that detected by the reactive
strip.
ON/OFF and stand-by
When the main switch is in pos. I, turn the appliance on and o
(stand-by) by pressing the button.
The appliance automatically turns o (stand-by) after 75
minutes of non-use: to change the non-use time, refer to
previous paragraph.
Adjust Stand-by
The machine is pre-set to switch to stand-by after 75 minutes
of non-use. This time interval can be modied so that the
appliance switches o after 15 minutes or after 3 hours.
Proceed as follows:
1. Access the programming menu;
2. Keep the button pressed until the lights relative to
the desired standby interval turn-on:
15 minutes:
75 minutes:
3 hours:
3. When the lights relative to the wanted selection turn-on,
release the button.
4. Press to turn the appliance o (stand-by).
How to prepare espresso using ground coee
• Insertthelterforgroundcoee(D2orD3)inthelter-
holder(g.10).Usethelter if wanting to make
one coee or the lter if wanting to make 2
coees.
• Toprepareonecoee,llthelterwithalevelmeasuring
spoon of ground coee, about 7gr (g. 11). If you wish
to prepare two cups of coee, ll the lter with two less-
than-level measuring spoons of ground coee (about
7+7 gr). Fill the lter with small amounts at a time to
prevent the coee spilling out.
Attention:
For correct use, before lling the lter with ground coee
always make sure there is no residual coee from the previous
infusion in the lter.
• Distribute the ground coee evenly and pressit lightly
using the coee tamper (g. 12).
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