13ENGLISH 138 Once the water has been dispensed, remove and empty the container.9 Repeat the process from step 5 to step 8 until the water tank is empty.Then, continue with step 10.10 At the end, fill the water tank again up to the MAX level. Now the ma-chine is ready for brewing coffee.Note:When you haven’t used the machine for 2 or more weeks, the machinewill automatically perform an automatic rinse/self-cleaning cycle afteryou switch it on. Thereafter you need to initiate the manual rinse cycle asdescribed above.The automatic rinse/self-cleaning cycle is also initiated automatically whenstarting up the machine (with cold boiler), when the machine is preparingto go into stand-by mode or after you have pressed the “ ” button to turnoff the machine (after a coffee has been brewed).Measuring and programming water hardnessMeasuring water hardness is very important for defining the frequency inwhich the machine has to be descaled and to install the “INTENZA+” waterfilter (for more detail on the water filter see next chapter).To measure the water hardness follow the steps below:1 Immerse the water hardness test strip provided with the machine inwater for 1 second.Note:The test strip can only be used for one measurement.2 Wait for one minute.
