Before First Use; Measuring Water Hardness; Putting The Filter In Place; Preparing The Appliance - Krups EA80 Serie Manual De Instrucciones

Measuring water hardness

Before using the appliance for the first time or if you have noted a change in water hardness,
it is advisable to adapt the appliance to the observed water hardness. To determine the
water hardness, use the measuring stick included with the appliance or contact your water
supplier. The appliance will ask you for the hardness of your water on first use.
Degree of
hardness
° dH
° e
° f
Setting
machine
water testing: Fill a glass with water and immerse a water testing stick into it.
After 1 minute the hardness measurement will appear (moderately hard water) - Fig. 1 and 2.
Claris - aqua filter system F 088 cartridge (sold separately)
To get the best taste from your coffee and extend your appliance's service life, we advise
you to use only the Claris - Aqua Filter System cartridge sold as an accessory.
Fig. 3 : Mechanism to memorise the month the cartridge was fitted and when to replace it
(after 2 months at most).
Your appliance will give you a message telling you when to replace your Claris - Aqua
Filter System cartridge.

Putting the filter in place

To prime the cartridge correctly, follow this procedure every time you fit a cartridge.
Using for the first time : Choose the "YES" option in the "FILTER" function and follow the
instructions on the screen.
When using later or replacing the cartridge : Select the "FILTER" function using the
button : Maintenance -OK - Filter - OK - Place or change -OK - and follow the
instructions on the screen. Screw the filtering cartridge into the bottom of the water tank
using the spanner provided - Fig. 4.
Place a 0.6 L container underneath the steam nozzle. - Fig. 5.

Preparing the appliance

Pull out and fill the water tank - Fig. 6.
Put it back in place by pressing firmly and close the lid again - Fig. 7. Open the coffee bean
container lid. Add the coffee beans - Fig. 8.
Close the coffee bean container lid again - Fig. 9.
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BEFORE FIRST USE

0 1
very soft soft
< 3° > 4°
< 3.75° > 5°
< 5.4° > 7.2°
0 1
2
moderately hard
> 7°
> 8.75°
> 12.6°
2
4
3
extremely
hard
hard
> 14° > 21°
> 17.5° > 26.25°
> 25.2° > 37.8°
3 4