8.Place an empty container with a minimum capacity of 1.5 litres under the hot water spout (fig. 4).
Important! Danger of burns
Hot water containing acid flows from the spout. Avoid contact with splashes of water.
9.Press the 
button to confirm that you have added the solution.
The message “Descale underway” is displayed.
The descale 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 “Rinsing”“INSERT FILTER” (if present), “FILL TANK” is displayed.
10.The appliance is now ready for rinsing through with clean water. Extract the water tank, empty, rinse under running
water, fill with clean water up to the MAX level, insert the filter (if removed previously) and put the water tank back in the machine. “Rinsing Confirm?” is displayed.
11.Empty the container used to collect the descaler solution and replace it empty under the cappuccino maker.
12.Press the 
button to start rinsing. Hot water flows out of the spout and the message “Rinsing Please wait” is displayed.
13.When the water tank is completely empty, the message “Rinsing complete Confirm?” is displayed.
14.Press the 
button.
15.“Heating up Please wait” is displayed, at the end of which the machine will be ready for use.
SETTING 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 hard- ness of the mains water in the various regions so that the ma- chine 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, de- pending on the hardness of the water. each square corre- sponds 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 HOT MILK or LATTE button to select “Water Hardness”.
3. Confirm the selection by pressing the | button. |
4.Press the HOT MILK or LATTE button and set the hard- ness shown by the indicator paper (see previous section).
5. | Press the | button to confirm the setting. |
6. | Press the MENU/ESC button to exit the menu. | |
The machine is now reprogrammed with the new water hard- ness setting.
WATER FILTER
Certain models are fitted with a water softener filter. If this is not the case with your model, you are recommended to purchase one from De’Longhi Customer Experience.
To use the filter correctly, | 33 |
follow the instructions be- low.
Installing the filter
1. Remove the filter from the packaging.
2.Turn the date indicator disk (see fig. 33) until the next 2 months of use are displayed.
Please note | 34 | |
The filter lasts about two | ||
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months if the appliance is |
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used normally. If the coffee |
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maker is left unused with |
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the filter installed, it will last |
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a maximum of three weeks. |
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3.To activate the filter, run tap water through the hole in the filter as shown in the figure un- til water comes out of
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