199. Refit the lid to the milk carafe.Please note:The machine will give a reminder each week of the need forthorough cleaning of the milk carafe, indicating the correctprocedure.13.11 Cleaning the hot water nozzleClean the nozzle (A8) every time that milk is prepared, using asponge to remove milk residues from the gaskets (fig. 20).14. DESCALINGImportant!• Before use, read the instructions and the labelling relative tothe descaler product, which are indicated on the pack (includ-ed with certain models and/or available for purchase fromauthorized service centres).• Use De’Longhi descaler only. Using unsuitable descalerand/or performing descaling incorrectly may result infaults not covered by the manufacturer’s guarantee.• Descaler can damage delicate surfaces. If the product isaccidentally spilt, dry immediately.To descaleDescaler De’Longhi “EcoDecalk” descalerContainer Recommended capacity: 2.0 litersTime ~30minDescale the appliance when "DESCALING NEEDED - PRESS OKTO START (~30min) appears on the display": To descale theappliance immediately, press and follow the op-erations from point 3.To delay descaling until later, press . The symbol(B6) appears on the display as a reminder that the ap-pliance needs descaling. (The message reappears every time themachine is turned on).To access the descaling menu:1. Press the button (C3) to enter the menu;2. Press "DESCALE" and follow the instructions on thedisplay;3. "REMOVE WATER FILTER" (fig. 33): take out the watertank (A17), and remove the water softener filter (D4) (ifpresent).334. Empty the water tank. Press ;5. "DESCALER (LEVEL A) AND WATER (LEVEL B)". Pour the des-caler into the tank up to level A (corresponding to a 100ml pack) marked on the inner surface of the tank (fig. 34),then add water (1 liter) up to level B (fig. 35) and put thewater tank back. Press ;6. "EMPTY DRIP TRAY" (fig. 21):7. Remove, empty and replace the drip tray (A15) andgrounds container (A11). Press ;8. "POSITION 2l CONTAINER" "OK TO START":Place an empty container of at least of 2 liters capacity under thehot water spout (D6) and coffee spouts (A9) ;BAABAB34 35Important! Danger of scaldingHot water containing acid flows from the hot water and coffeespouts. Accordingly, take care to avoid contact with this solution.9. Press to confirm that the descaling solutionhas been added. "DESCALING UNDERWAY" "PLEASE WAIT"is displayed: the descale programme starts and the descal-er solution comes out of the hot water spout and the coffeespout; a succession of rinses is performed automatically atset intervals to remove the scale residues from inside thecoffee machine;After about 15 minutes, descaling stops;