DeLonghi ESAM3500 Start Time, Auto-Startno, Descale, DESCALE No, DESCALE Yes, Rinsing Fill Tank

START TIME 00:00

•	Press the	button to set the auto-start time. (If you hold the	button down, the time is
	changed rapidly).
•	Press the	button to confirm the value;
•	Press	once and the appliance displays the message:

AUTO-START NO

	Press the	button to modify the function (the appliance displays: AUTO-START Yes)
•	Press the	button to activate auto-start;
NOTE: when the appliance is turned off and auto-start time is set, the symbol				appears alongside the
time on the unlit display.
•	Press the	button to exit programming mode or	to change other parameters.

16.3 Descaling

Over time, the continuous heating up of the water used to make the coffee leads to lime scale building up in the inner circuits of the appliance.

When the appliance displays the message:

DESCALE

you should perform the descale cycle. Proceed as follows:

•make sure the appliance is ready.

•press the button (the light over the button comes on) then press the button repeatedly until the appliance displays:

DESCALE No

• Press and the appliance displays the message:

DESCALE Yes

• Press the button to start the descale program.

•Empty the water tank and pour in the contents of one bottle (125 ml) of DURGOL descaler plus 34 oz. of water. For subsequent descaling operations, descaling solution can be purchased from authorized tech- nical service centers.

Note: Make sure splashes of descaler do not fall onto surfaces sensitive to acid such as marble, limesto- ne and granite.

•Place a plastic or glass container with a minimum capacity of 34 ounces under the hot water spout (Fig. 3);

•press the OK button. Descaler runs off from the hot water spout into the container below. The applian- ce displays:

APPLIANCE IN DESCALE

•the descale program automatically performs a series of run offs and pauses to remove lime scale depo- sits from inside the coffee maker.

•After about 30 minutes, the appliance displays:

RINSING FILL TANK

The appliance must now be rinsed thorougly to eliminate residues of descaling solution from inside the appliance. Proceed as follows:

•empty the water tank, rinse and fill with clean water.

•Reposition the tank.

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