For Your Safety; Safety Notice; Before First Use - Melitta AromaElegance Gebrauchsanleitung

Dear customer,
Thank you for choosing the Melitta
filter coffee machine. The operating manual will help
you to familiarise yourself with your appliance's many
features and to experience the ultimate in coffee
enjoyment.
If you need further information or if you have any
questions please contact Melitta
Internet at www.melitta.de
We hope you will be very happy with your new filter
coffee machine.

For your safety

The appliance complies with all valid European
guidelines.
The appliance has been tested and certified by an
independent test institute:
Please read the safety notes and the operating manual
in full. To avoid danger you must pay attention to the
safety and operating instructions. Melitta
for damage caused by ignoring these instructions.

1. Safety notice

• The appliance is suitable for use in private
households or for preparing coffee in amounts
usual in private households. All other use is
contrary to that intended and can lead to
injury or damage. Melitta
damage caused by using the appliance in
ways other than that intended.
• Connect the appliance only to a correctly
installed socket.
• Remove the appliance from the socket if it
is not being used for longer periods.
• During use parts of the appliance e.g. the
hotplate and the steam outlet at the filter can
become very hot. Avoid contact with these
parts and with hot steam.
• Do not open the filter while brewing.
• Ensure that the power cable does not come
into contact with the hotplate.
• Do not use the appliance if the power cable
is damaged.
• Never immerse the appliance in water.
• Do not use the glass pot in the microwave.
• This appliance can be used by children who
are 8 years old or over, if they are supervised
or have been instructed in the safe use of the
appliance and have understood the dangers
associated with it. Cleaning and maintenance
of the appliance should not be undertaken by
children unless they are 8 years old or over
and are supervised. The appliance and power
cable should be kept away from children under
8 years old.
• The appliance can be used by people with
limited physical, sensory or mental aptitude,
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or who have limited experience or knowledge,
if they are supervised or instructed in how to
use the appliance safely and have understood
the dangers involved in using it.
• Children must not play with the appliance.
• Replacing the power cable and any other
repairs should only be carried out by the
Melitta customer service or by an
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authorised repair workshop.

2. Before first use

• Ensure that the power supply in your home
corresponds to that on the model plate on the
base of the appliance.
• Connect the appliance to a power source. Unused
cable can be stored in the base of the appliance. 
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Set the current time using the H and M buttons .
This goes faster if you hold down the button. The
appliance is only ready for use after setting
the time. By simultaneously holding down the H
and M buttons  for longer than two seconds, you
can turn the display light on or off.
• All appliances have been tested during production
to ensure they work perfectly. Therefore there may
be for example water deposits remaining. Rinse the
appliance twice with the maximum amount of water
and without a filter bag or ground coffee, in order to
clean it.
• For the best coffee enjoyment and convenient use,
the appliance is equipped with various features.
These features are explained below.
3. Set water hardness
Depending on water hardness lime scale may build up
in the appliance. This increases the appliance's energy
consumption as lime scale on the heating element can
prevent the water heating effectively. To avoid damage
the appliance must be descaled regularly.
The descaling display helps you with this. .
If the red LED is permanently lit this shows that the
appliance needs to be descaled (see point 6).
The appliance is pre-set for a high level of water
hardness (level 4). You can find out the level of water
hardness in your area by asking your local water
provider or by using water hardness measuring strips
available in the shops. For softer water the descaling
display can be adjusted to descale less often:
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• Hold down the DECALC/HARDNESS button 
for longer than two seconds. The red LED will start
to flash. In the factory settings the LED flashes four
times with the following pauses (......).
• You can set the water hardness at three other levels.
By briefly pressing the DECALC/HARDNESS but-
ton  the display changes to flashing briefly once,
twice or three times, each time followed by a pause
(......, ......, ......).
• The settings and display are shown in table 1.
• Once you have set the desired level of water
hardness, hold down the DECALC/HARDNESS
button  again for longer than two seconds.
The red LED will go off and your settings are saved.
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