12USING THE APPLIANCEFOR THE FIRST TIME• Coffee has been used to factory test the ap-pliance and it is therefore completely normalfor there to be traces of coffee in the mill.• Customise water hardness as soon as pos-sible following the instructions in the "Settingwater hardness" section.1. Connect the appliance to the mains supply.Set the required language.2. To set the language, use the icons (B7and B8) to choose the required language (fig.2). When the message "PRESS OK TOCHOOSE ENGLISH" is displayed, press theOK icon (B9) (fig. 3) for 3 seconds until "EN-GLISH INSTALLED" is displayed. If you setthe wrong language, follow the instructionsin the "Setting the language" section. If yourlanguage is not available, select one fromthose displayed. The instructions refer to theEnglish version. Then follow the instructionsdisplayed:3. After 5 seconds, the appliance displays "FILLTANK". Extract the water tank (fig. 4), rinseand fill with fresh water without exceedingthe MAX line. Replace and push as far as itwill go. A water softener filter can be instal-led in the tank (fig. 30).4. Place a cup under the hot water spout (fig.5). (If the hot water spout is not inserted, theappliance displays "INSERT WATER SPOUT".Attach it as shown in figure 5. Press the OKicon (B9) (fig. 3) and after a few seconds alittle water comes out of the spout.5. The machine now displays "TURNING OFF...PLEASE WAIT" and goes off.6. Extract the appliance by pulling it out usingthe handles (fig. 7). Open the lid and fill thecontainer with coffee beans, then close thelid and push the appliance in.The coffee maker is now ready for normal use.Important! Never introduce pre-groundcoffee, freeze dried coffee, caramelised beans oranything else which could damage the appliance.N.B.! When using the appliance for thefirst time, you need to make 4-5 cups of coffeeand 4-5 cappuccinos before the appliance givessatisfactory results.N.B.! Each time you turn the coffee makeron by the ON/OFF switch (A23), it performs aSELF-DIAGNOSIS cycle and then goes off. Toturn it on again, press the ON/OFF button (A7)(fig. 1)Installing the filterSome models are fitted with a water softener fil-ter to improve the quality of the water used andextend the working life of the appliance.To install, proceed as follows:1. Remove the filter (A26) from the packaging;2. Slide the date indicator pointer (see fig. 30)until the months of use are displayed.N.B.! The filter lasts about two months ifthe appliance is used normally. If the coffeemaker is left unused with the filter installed,it will last a maximum of three weeks.3. Fill the tank with a little water up to the levelshown in the figure:4. Insert the filter in the water tank and press ituntil it touches the bottom of the tank (seefig. 30);5. Fill the water tank and place it in the coffeemaker, then insert the hot water spout (C7)(fig. 6).6. Position a container under the spout (min.capacity: 100 ml).7. Press the icon (B2) to enter the menu;8. Press the icons (B7) and (B8) until "IN-STALL FILTER" is displayed;9. Press the OK icon (B9);10. The message "INSTALL FILTER PLEASECONFIRM" is displayed.11. Press the OK icon (B9) to confirm the selec-