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7.4Filling the Water Tank
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Iftheapplianceisconnectedandsettothe
watermains,fillthewatertankonlyto
perform the descaling operation.
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Beforeusingthemachineforthefirsttime,
washthewatertankcarefully.Fillthe
watertankwithfreshdrinkingwateronly.
Hotorcarbonatedwater,aswellasother
liquids, will damage the machine.
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Removetheprotectioncoverasdescribedinsection"OpeningtheUpperLid".
(only versions M2, M2+, B2 and B2+).
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Remove the lid from the water tank.
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Remove the tank; lift it using the inside handles.
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Rinseandfillitwithfreshwater;donotexceedthelevel(MAX)indicatedonthe
tank.
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Whenfillingthewatertank,usesterile
disposableglovestoprevent
bacteriological contamination.
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Insert the water tank back into its seat and refit the lid.
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Refittheprotectioncoverasdescribedinsection"ClosingtheUpperLid".(only
versions M2, M2+, B2 and B2+).
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7.5Measuring and Adjusting Water Hardness
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Measuringwaterhardnessisveryimportantinordertocorrectlymanagethe
anti-scalefilterandthefrequencywithwhichthemachinemustbedescaled.
Immerse the water hardness test strip in water for 1 second.
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the test strip is only valid for one measurement.
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Check how many squares change their colour and then consult the table.
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Thenumberscorrespondtothesettingsindicatedinthefollowingmachine
adjustments.
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1HARDNESS 1 (very soft)
2HARDNESS 2 (soft)
3HARDNESS 3 (medium)
4HARDNESS 4 (hard)
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Accesstheprogrammingofthemachineasdescribedintheparagraph"Accessto
theprogrammingmenus".Tapthe"menu"icontoviewtheappliance'smenu
functions.
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Select"Machinesettings".Select"Maintenance".Select"Descalingsettings".Setthe
value found in the measurement.
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Themachineissuppliedwithstandard
adjustments, suitable for most uses.
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Afteradjustingthewaterhardness,installtheanti-scalefilterasdescribedinthe
following section.
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7.6Water filter
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Thiswaterfiltercanonlybeusedifthe
machine is not set to the water mains.
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Waterisakeyelementforagoodespressocoffee.Therefore,itshouldalwaysbe
filteredinaprofessionalmanner.Thisiswhyallmachinescanbeequippedwitha
waterfilter.Thisfilteriseasytouseanditssophisticatedtechnologyiseffectivein
preventinglimescalebuild-up.Thisway,waterwillalwaysbeperfectandwillgivea
much more intense aroma to your espresso coffee.
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Measuring waterhardness isveryimportant
inordertocorrectlymanagethewater
filterandthefrequencywithwhichthe
machine must be descaled.
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