Determining and adjusting the water hardness
Prior to first use the Café Barista™ should be adjusted to the relevant degree of water hardness for your region. Water hardness refers to the mineral content of your local water supply. You may determine the hardness degree using the supplied test strips.
•Dip the test strip into cold water for 1 second. Shake off the excess water and the degree of water hardness is determined according to the number of
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Test strips
Adjusting and saving the determined degree of water hardness
Note: The Café Barista™ is factory set at a hardness degree of 4.
•Press the ‘DESCALE’ button and keep it depressed. See figure 10.
Figure 10
•While holding down the ‘DESCALE’ button, press the ‘coffee strength’ button once and this will indicate the current setting for water hardness. Continue to press the ‘coffee strength’ button until you have reached the desired level of hardness. See figure 11.
The hardness degrees are indicated as follows:
Hardness 1
Hardness 2
Hardness 3
Hardness 4
•Once you have selected the degree of water hardness, remove your finger from the ‘DESCALE’ button and the machine is ready for use.
Figure 11
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