1716. "POSITION 2l CONTAINER" "OK TO START RINSING": Placethe container used to collect the descaler solution emptyunder the hot water spout (fig. 9) and press17. Hot water is delivered from the hot water/steam spout and"RINSING UNDERWAY" "PLEASE WAIT" is displayed;18. "EMPTY DRIP TRAY" (fig. 22): At the end of the secondrinse, remove, empty and replace the drip tray (A15) andgrounds container (A11) and press ;19. "DESCALE COMPLETE": press ;20. "FILL TANK WITH" "FRESH WATER": empty the containerused to collect the rinse water, remove the water tank andfill with fresh water up to the MAX level, then put back inthe appliance.The descaling cycle is now complete.Please note!• If the descaling cycle is not completed correctly (e.g. noelectricity) we recommend repeating the cycle;• After descaling, it is normal for the grounds container(A11) to contain water.• If the water tank has not been filled to the MAX level, atthe end of descaling, the appliance requests a third rinse toguarantee that the descaler solution has been complete-ly eliminated from the machine's internal circuits. Beforestarting rinsing, remember to empty the drip tray;• The appliance may request descaling cycles at very shortintervals. This is normal and due to the appliance’s ad-vanced control system.15. SETTING WATER HARDNESSThe "DESCALING NEEDED" "PRESS OK TO START (~45MIN)" message is displayed after a period of time establishedaccording to water hardness.The machine is set by default for a hardness value of "4". Themachine can also be programmed according to the hardnessof the mains water in the various regions so that the machineneeds to be descaled less often.15.1 Measuring water hardness1. Remove the TOTAL HARDNESS TEST indicator paper (D1)from its pack (attached to the English instructions).2. Immerse the paper completely in a glass of water for onesecond.3. Remove the paper from the water and shake lightly. Afterabout a minute, 1, 2, 3, or 4 red squares form, dependingon the hardness of the water. Each square corresponds toone level.Indicator paper Water hardnessLevel 1 - soft waterLevel 2 - slightly hardwaterLevel 3 - hard waterLevel 4 - very hard water15.2 Setting water hardness1. Access the menu as described in section "6.1 Access thesettings menu";2. Press "WATER HARDNESS";3. "WATER HARDNESS" "CURRENT VALUE UNDERLINED": Pressthe required level (Level 1 = soft water; Level 4 = very hardwater);4. Press " " to go back to the homepage.The machine is now reprogrammed with the new water hard-ness setting.16. WATER SOFTENER FILTERCertain models are fitted with a water softener filter (D4). If thisis not the case with your model, you are recommended to pur-chase one from De’Longhi Customer Services.To use the filter correctly, follow the instructions below.16.1 Installing the filter1. Remove the filter (D7) from the packaging;2. Access the menu as described in section "6.1 Access thesettings menu";3. Press "WATER FILTER"; "TURN DATE INDICATOR TO NEXT 2MONTHS" (fig. 37): turn the date disk to display the next2 months of use.4. Press ;37 38