Capresso Avantgarde Series warranty Push the Rinse Button. INSERT FILTER/PRESS STEAM

14b. REPLACING THE CLEARYL WATER CARTRIDGE The filter is monitored automatically. After approx. 75 liters of water (~2,500 oz.) the display shows SELECT PRODUCT / CHANGE FILTER. The Rinse Button will light up.

Important: Once the filter has lost its calcium suppressing abilities, calcium will build up inside the machine. Since the Water Hardness Selector is off, the machine will not remind you when to decalcify. This could clog and ruin your machine.

•Push the Rinse Button. INSERT FILTER/PRESS STEAM.

•Remove the water tank and the old filter and set the extension rod aside. The used filter cartridge is environmentally friendly and can be disposed with your regular household trash.

Important: Keep the Extension Rod

•Make sure the water tank is empty.

•Remove the new cartridge from its bag and rinse under running water. Now install as explained in chapter 14A.

•Place a 20 oz. container under the Steam Nozzle (Fig. 4).

•Push either steam button. The display shows FILTER RINSING For the next 90 seconds the machine will push water through the cartridge and out through the steam nozzle. Initially, the water may have a slight discoloration. The program will stop automatically. The display shows SELECT PRODUCT.

15. WATER HARDNESS MONITOR

If you do not use the Clearyl Filter Cartridge (chapters 14 – 14b.) the machine will remind you when it is time to perform a decalci- fying cycle. The machine is set to medium hard water. If you have harder water you need to set it to a higher level. If you have softer water you can set it to a lower level. If you are not sure about the hardness of your water, ask your local water company

for the "Water Hardness in Grains." The machine will show you the water hardness in the German hardness scale (which is a bit different from the American "Grain" scale (see chart below).

You can also use the enclosed water hardness indicator strip to determine the water hardness:

•Insert the stick for one second into the water you want to use. Shake off any access water and wait for one minute.

•If all five fields of the test stick turn reddish, set the hardness level to 5 squares. If four fields turn reddish, set the hardness

level to 4 squares and so on.

Please note: If you use Spring Water or Bottled Water you can set the hardness level to 1, "extremely soft water".

The machine will give you the following options:

			Display	Equivalent	Indicator Strip
Level		Display	German	American	number of
			Degree	Grains	"reddish" fields
Not Active*	No Display		—	—	—
1. extremely soft water			1-4	1-5	None
2. soft water			5-9	6-11	1 to 2
3. medium water			10-14	13-18	2 to 3
4. hard water			15-19	19-24	3 to 4
5. very hard water			20-24	25-30	4 to 5
6. extremely hard water			25-30	32-38	All 5

*Not Active: You can only use this setting for distilled water.

Level 5 and Level 6: If your tap water is very hard and falls into these two categories, decalcifying will be frequent. In this case bottled water is recommended.

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