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Do not open or repair the appliance. 1. Before Using for the First Time
Improper repairs can give rise to signif-
icant hazards for the user.1.1. Setting Up the Appliance
Repairs to electrical appliances are only Choose a suitable, level, stable,
to be performed by qualified service unheated, dry surface. Pay attention to
engineers.adequate air circulation.
In the case that repair becomes neces-Important: If the appliance is placed in
sary, including the replacement of the a warm room after being brought in
mains lead, please contactfrom the cold - wait approx. 2 hours
the dealer from whom you purchased before switching on the appliance!
the appliance, or
1.2. Cable compartment (Figure 3)
an AEG customer service centre.
Your appliance has a cable compart-
In no circumstance should the appli-
ment on the rear. If the mains lead is
ance be sent by post - there is a risk of
too long, you can push the cable that is
transport damage that cannot be cov-
not needed into the cable compart-
ered under the guarantee!
ment.
If the appliance is used for a purpose
other than that intended, or is incor-1.3. Adjusting the Water Hardness
rectly operated, no liability for any Your appliance can be adjusted to the
resulting damage or claims under the hardness of the water used. The correct
guarantee can be accepted - this is also adjustment of the water hardness is
the case if the cleaning and descaling necessary for the correct function of
programs are not performed immedi-the automatic scaling indicator (see
ately after the illumination of the cor-also Section 9.).
responding indicators (Figure 2), and in
Use the Aquadur? test strips supplied
accordance with the information given
to determine the hardness the local
in these operating instructions.
water. Follow the instructions given on
the test strip packaging. Or: Ask your
This appliance complies with the fol-
;
water board about the hardness of
lowing EC directives:
your water!
73/23/EWG dated 19.02.1973 ?Low
The appliance has 5 hardness settings,
Voltage Directive?, including Directive
the appliance is set to the middle set-
Amendment 93/68/EWG
ting, 3, in the factory (corresponds to
89/336/EWG dated 03.05.1989 ?EMC
16°-23° degrees German hardness).
Directive?, including Amendment
Directive 92/31/EWGYou can change this setting as follows:
0 Plug the appliance into the mains.
0 Do not switch on the appliance.
0 Press the ?1 Cup? button for
approx. 3 seconds. The ?Descale?
indicator flashes.
Pressing the ?1 Cup? button again
changes the water hardness setting by
one step to 4, 0, 1, 2, 3, and so on.
0 To store the water hardness setting and
to end the procedure, press the
?On/Off? button. All indicators go out.
If a button is not pressed for more than
30 sec., the procedure is automatically
ended without changing the value
saved previously.
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