Before first use1. Make sure that the set level of the watersoftener agrees with the water hardness inyour area. If not, adjust the water softener.Contact your local water authority to knowthe water hardness in your area.2. Fill the salt container.3. Fill the rinse aid dispenser.4. Open the water tap.5. Processing residues can stay in the appli-ance. Start a programme to remove them.Do not use detergent and do not load thebaskets.Adjusting the water softenerWater hardness Water softeneradjustmentGermandegrees(°dH)Frenchdegrees(°fH)mmol/l ClarkedegreesLevel47 - 50 84 - 90 8.4. - 9.0 58 - 63 1043 - 46 76 - 83 7.6 - 8.3 53 - 57 937 - 42 65 - 75 6.5 - 7.5 46 - 52 829 - 36 51 - 64 5.1 - 6.4 36 - 45 723 - 28 40 - 50 4.0 - 5.0 28 - 35 619 - 22 33 - 39 3.3 - 3.9 23 - 27 5 1)15 - 18 26 - 32 2.6 - 3.2 18 - 22 411 - 14 19 - 25 1.9 - 2.5 13 - 17 34 - 10 7 - 18 0.7 - 1.8 5 - 12 2< 4 < 7 < 0.7 < 5 12)1) Factory position.2) Do not use salt at this level.How to adjust the level of the watersoftener1. Press the on/off button to activate the ap-pliance. Make sure that the appliance is insetting mode, refer to “Setting and startinga programme”.2. Press and hold, at the same time,and until the indicators of, and start toflash.3. Press .• The indicators of andgo off.• The indicator of continues toflash.– The number of flashes of the end indi-cator show the level of the water soft-ener.E.g. 5 flashes + pause + 5 flashes =level 5.4. Press button again and again tochange the setting.5. Press the on/off button to deactivate theappliance and to confirm the setting.6 www.zanussi.com