Checking The Water Hard- Ness; Performing Initial Start-Up; General Information - Siemens EQ.7 integral Gebrauchsanleitung

Tip: To keep the coffee beans at
their best, store them in a sealed
container in a cool place.
You can keep the coffee beans in the
bean container for several days
without them losing their aroma.
→ Fig. -
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6.2 Checking the water hard-
ness
It is important to set the water hard-
ness correctly so that your appliance
indicates in good time that it needs
descaling. You can use the enclosed
test strip to check the water hardness
or ask your local water company.
Briefly dip the test strip in fresh tap
1.
water.
Allow the water to drip off the test
2.
strip.
Read the water hardness off the
3.
test strip after 1 minute.
The table shows allocation of the
levels to the different degrees of
water hardness:
Level German
degrees in
°dH
1 1-7
2 8-14
3 15-21
1
4 22-30
1
Factory setting
Note: If a water softening system is
installed in your house, you can se-
lect "Softening device".
Tip: You can change the settings at
any time.
→ "Basic settings", Page 22
Total hard-
ness in mmol/
l
0.18-1.25
1.42-2.49
2.67-3.74
3.92-5.34
Before using for the first time en
6.3 Performing initial start-up
After connecting the appliance to the
power supply, configure the settings
for initial start-up. Initial start-up only
appears when switching on for the
first time.
Press to switch the appliance
1.
on.
Follow the instructions on the dis-
2.
play.
a The display will guide you through
the programme.
Notes
¡ To set up Home Connect, refer to
the documents on Home Connect
supplied with the appliance.
¡ If "Demo mode" is selected, only
the display screens will work. You
can not dispense a beverage or
run a programme.
6.4 General information
Please bear this information in mind
so that you can get the best out of
your appliance.
Notes
¡ The appliance has been pro-
grammed at the factory with stand-
ard settings for optimum operation.
¡ The grinder has been factory-set
for optimum operation. If coffee is
only dispensed drop by drop or is
too thin and with too little crema,
you can adjust the grinding level
when the grinder is running.
→ "Adjusting the grinding level",
Page 18
¡ If you do not perform any actions
on the appliance for a certain
period, it will switch off automatic-
ally. You can change the duration
in the basic settings. → Page 22
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