The number of pulses indicates the
current setting.
Press the start button 3.
(13) repea-
tedly. The setting is changed with each
press of the button.
Once the correct water hardness is set, 4.
press the ON/OFF button
(8). Only
then are your settings saved!
Lightning
symbol
Hard-
ness
Ca- and Mg-
Ionen
••• 0 - 7° dH <1,3 mmol/l
•••••• >7 - 14° dH >1,3...2,5 mmol/l
••••••••• >14 - 21° dH >2,6...3,8 mmol/l
•••••••••••• >21° dH >3,8 mmol/l
Note: When setting the water hardness,
do not wait longer than 10 seconds bet-
ween pressing the button. Otherwise the
appliance will switch off automatically and
retain the original value.
You can check the settings at any time by
following steps 1 and 2.
Decalcification
Decalcifier
The automatic decalcification programme
of your automatic coffee pad appliance is
optimised for use with a portion (125 ml)
of durgol
®
swiss espresso
®
. To decalcify
your appliance use this product only in the
amount indicated. Only this will guarantee
complete decalcification within the short
decalcification period and prevention of
damage to materials. durgol
®
swiss es-
presso
®
was developed specially for au-
tomatic coffee and espresso appliances.
The decalcifier is highly effective and gu-
arantees reliable decalcification and the-
refore long service life of your automatic
coffee pad appliance.
You can obtain durgol
®
swiss espresso
®
from select dealers or you can order them
directly from petra-electric.
On no account use vinegar or vinegar
essence, as the materials in the appliance
could be damaged.
Decalcification with citric acid is too
slow. Complete decalcification can there-
fore not be guaranteed.
Warranty compensation does not exist
for dam-age that occurs due to using an
unsuitable decalcifier or non-compliance
with the decalcification instructions.
Handle the decalcifying agent careful-
ly to make sure that no damage is caused
to furniture or clothing.
Decalcification programme
Your automatic coffee pad appliance has
its own automatic decalcification pro-
gramme. It takes approx. 15 to 20 minutes
and is interrupted twice so that you can
top up with water.
Note: Once the automatic decalcification
programme is started, it cannot be inter-
rupted by pressing a button. This ensures
the safety of all users by preventing coffee
being brewed as long as the decalcifying
solution has not been rinsed out com-
pletely. You can pull the power plug if ne-
cessary. In this case you should then carry
out two rinsing cycles as described in the
section “Rinsing process”.
Place a collecting vessel with at least 1.
1.2 litres capacity onto the grate (1).
Push the empty pad cartridge (4) into 2.
the brewing chamber and set the con-
trol knob (7) to
.
Fill a portion (125 mm) of 3. durgol
®
swiss
espresso
®
and then one litre of fresh
water into the empty water container
(5) and fit it onto the appliance.
Switch on the appliance by pressing 4.
the ON/OFF button
(8).
Keep both start buttons 5.
(9) and
(13) pressed for 3 to 4 seconds until the
pump goes into operation. The decal-
cification indicator
(12) will now light
up yellow until the decalcification pro-
gramme is completed.
After approx. 15 minutes the low water 6.
