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4 Permanent settings in programming mode
The harder the water is, the more frequently the IMPRESSA needs
to be descaled. It is therefore important to set the water hardness
accurately.
The water hardness can be adjusted on a continuous scale between
1°dH and 30°dH.
E If you are using the CLARIS Blue filter cartridge and have acti-
vated it, it is not possible to set the water hardness.
Example:Proceed as follows to change the water hardness setting
from
16°dH to 25°dH.
Precondition:
ESPRESSO is displayed (example).
O T Touch the P symbol for approximately 2 seconds until
RINSE appears on the display.
g T Turn the Rotary Switch until
HARDNESS is displayed.
k T Press the Rotary Switch to enter the programme item.
16°dH
g T Turn the Rotary Switch until 25°dH is displayed.
k T Press the Rotary Switch to confirm the setting.
OK appears briefly on the display.
HARDNESS
O T Touch the P symbol to exit programming mode.
ESPRESSO (example)
The energy-saving mode (Energy Save Mode, E.S.M.
©
) helps you to
prevent your machine from consuming power unnecessarily and to
actively save energy:
U
ENERGYw
U
Soon after the last preparation, the IMPRESSA stops heating
up. After about 5 minutes the message
ENERGYw is dis-
played.
U
Before you can prepare a speciality coffee, steam or hot
water, the machine must heat up.
U
ENERGY-
U
All speciality coffees as well as hot water can be prepared
without having to wait.
U
Before you can prepare steam, the machine must heat up.
Setting the water
hardness
Energy-saving mode
