| Preparing and using for the first time |
Determining the water | You can find out what the water hardness is by using the Aquadur® |
hardness | test strip supplied as standard. |
| T Hold the test strip briefly (for second) under flowing water. |
| Shake off the water. |
| T Wait for about one minute. |
| T You will then be able to read the degree of water hardness |
| from the discoloration of the Aquadur® test strip and the |
| description on the packaging. |
| You can now adjust the water hardness. |
| The water hardness can be adjusted on a continuous scale between |
| ° dH and ° dH. |
Level | Display German | Degrees of general | Parts per | Indicator Strip number |
| Degree (°dH) | hardness (°dGH) | million (ppm) | of ‘reddish’ fields |
Not active | – | – | – | – |
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Adjusting the grinder
NOTICE If you adjust the consistency of grind when the grinder is not oper-
ating, the grinder adjustment switch could be damaged.
TOnly adjust the consistency of grind when the grinder is run- ning.
You can adjust the grinder on a continuous scale to suit the degree of roast of your coffee.
The consistency of grind is correct if the coffee flows regularly from the coffee spout. In addition a fine, thick crema forms.
Example: Proceed as follows to change the consistency of grind during the preparation of an espresso.
T Open the storage compartment cover. T Place a cup under the coffee spout.
