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Water Hardness Calibration

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Prior to the first use, the dishwasher needs to be calibrated for water hardness. Please follow directions below to calibrate the dishwasher to the hardness of your tap water.

Determine the Hardness of Your Tap Water

In the bag that contained these instructions, you should find a water hardness test strip package. Read the instructions on the package, remove the test strip and follow the instructions to determine the hardness level of your tap water. You will use this information to calibrate your dishwasher to dispense the optimal amount of detergent.

Water hardness test strip indication

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value to Enter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

into Dishwasher

SOFT

0 RED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 RED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

2 RED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 RED

4

HARD

4 RED

5

 

 

Calibration of 12-Button Front-Control Models With 3-Digit Display

3Press the “Up” Arrow Pad to raise the value or the “Down” Arrow Pad to lower the value. Set the water hardness value to the number determined with the test strip and table at the left.

4Once the water hardness is set, press the START/RESET pad to save the setting and return the dishwasher to normal operation.

Calibration of Models Without a 3-Digit Display

Front controls

1Close and latch the door (lights on, dishwasher not running).

2Press the COOKWARE and DELAY HOURS pads together for 3 seconds. All lights will light up and you will hear 1 to 5 beeps. The number of beeps indicates the current hardness value.

3To change the setting, press the DELAY HOURS pad the number of times that corresponds to the water hardness value determined at the left. The control will beep each time you press the pad.

4Once finished pressing the pad, you will hear a confirmation with beeps for the number of times you pressed the pad.

Instructions

Operating Instructions

5If the number of beeps is not what you desire, start pressing the DELAY HOURS pad again to reenter a new water hardness level.

Press at the same time.

Display

1Close and latch the door (lights on, dishwasher not running).

2Press the COOKWARE and DELAY HOURS pads at the same time for 3 seconds. The display will show a number from 1 to 5. This is the water hardness value currently set.

3Press the COOKWARE pad to raise the value or the NORMAL pad to lower the value. Set the water hardness value to the number determined with the test strip and table above.

4Once the water hardness is set, press the START/RESET pad to save the setting and return the dishwasher to normal operation.

Calibration of 7-Button Front-Control Models With 3-Digit Display

ANTI-BACTERIAL

SPEED CYCLE

SINGLE RACK WASH

Smart Dispense

DRYING

LOW DETERGENT

COOKWARE

CHINA CYCLE

RINSE ONLY

SENSING

SANITIZED

NORMAL

PLASTIC CYCLE

 

WASHING

CLEAN

Display

Press at the same time.

1Open the door and touch a pad (other than START) to turn lights on.

2Press the “Up” Arrow Pad and DELAY HOURS pad at the same time for 3 seconds. The display will show a number from 1 to 5. This is the water hardness value currently set.

6Once the water hardness is set, press the START/RESET pad to save the setting and return the dishwasher to normal operation.

Top controls

1Open the door and touch a pad to turn lights on.

2Press the “Up” Arrow Pad and DELAY HOURS pad at the same time for 3 seconds. All lights will light up and you will hear 1 to 5 beeps. The number of beeps indicates the current hardness value.

3To change the setting, press the DELAY HOURS pad the number of times that corresponds to the water hardness value determined at the left. The control will beep each time you press the pad.

4Once finished pressing the pad, you will hear a confirmation with beeps for the number of times you pressed the pad.

5If the number of beeps is not what you desire, start pressing the DELAY HOURS pad again to reenter a new water hardness level.

6Once the water hardness is set, press the START/RESET pad to save the setting and return the dishwasher to normal operation.

NOTE: You should recalibrate the dishwasher control if water conditions change; for example, if a water softener system is added or removed from your

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