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64 - 88 |
| 91 - 125 | 9.1 - 12.5 | 2 | level 10 | yes | |
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53 - 63 |
| 76 - 90 | 7.6 | - 8.9 | 2 | level 9 | yes |
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46 - 52 |
| 65 - 75 | 6.5 | - 7.5 | 2 | level 8 | yes |
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36 - 45 |
| 51 - 64 | 5.1 | - 6.4 | 2 | level 7 | yes |
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28 - 35 |
| 40 - 50 | 4.0 | - 5.0 | 2 | level 6 | yes |
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23 - 27 |
| 33 - 39 | 3.3 | - 3.9 | 2 | level 5 | yes |
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18 - 22 |
| 26 - 32 | 2.6 | - 3.2 | 1 | level 4 | yes |
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13 - 17 |
| 19 - 25 | 1.9 | - 2.5 | 1 | level 3 | yes |
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5 - 12 |
| 7 - 18 | 0.7 | - 1.8 | 1 | level 2 | yes |
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< 5 |
| < 7 | < | 0.7 | 1 | level 1 | no |
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The water softener must be set in two ways, manually and electronically.
Setting manually
The appliance is factory set at position 2.
1.Open the appliance door.
2.Remove the lower basket from the appliance.
3.Turn the water hardness dial to position 1 or 2. Refer to the water hardness table.
4.Replace the lower basket.
Setting electronically
The appliance is factory set at level 5.
1.Switch on the appliance. Make sure that the appliance is in setting mode.
2.Press and hold function button (B) and function button (C) simultaneously until the indicators of function buttons (A), (B) and (C) start to flash.
3.Release function button (B) and function button (C).
4.Press function button (A), the indicators of function buttons (B) and (C) go off while the indicator of function button (A) continues to flash.
•The acoustic signals sound.
•The display shows the current level
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displayed and you hear 5 acoustic signals = level 5 ).
5.To change the level, go on pressing function button (A) until the display shows the required level. Refer to the water hardness table.
6.Switch off the appliance to confirm the operation.
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