Setting The Water Hardness; General Information - Siemens EQ 500 integral Série Notice D'utilisation

en Before using for the first time
Tip: You can change the language at
any time.
→ "Overview of the basic settings",
Page 61

Setting the water hardness

It is important to set the water hard-
ness correctly, so that the appliance
indicates in good time that it needs
descaling. You can use the enclosed
test strip to determine the water hard-
ness, or ask your local water com-
pany.
Briefly dip the test strip in fresh tap
1.
water.
Allow the water to drip off the test
2.
strip.
a The test strip will indicate the water
hardness after 1 minute.
If a water softening system is in-
3.
stalled in your house, select
"Softening system".
Press or
4.
shows the desired water hardness.
The table shows the allocation of
the levels to the different degrees
of water hardness:
Level German de-
grees in
°dH
1 1-7
2 8-14
3 15-21
1
4 22-30
1
Factory setting (may vary according to
model)
Press ⁠ .
5.
Check whether the bean container
6.
has been filled.
Check whether the water tank has
7.
been filled.
Press ⁠ .
8.
a The appliance rinses itself.
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until the display
Total hard-
ness in
mmol/l
0.18 - 1.25
1.42 - 2.49
2.67 - 3.74
3.92 - 5.34
Tip: You can change the water hard-
ness at any time.
→ "Overview of the basic settings",
Page 61

General information

Please bear this information in mind
so that you can get the best out of
your appliance.
Notes
¡ The appliance has been pro-
grammed at the factory with stand-
ard settings for optimum operation.
¡ The grinder has been factory-set
for optimum operation. If coffee is
only dispensed drop by drop or is
too thin and with too little crema,
you can adjust the grinding level
when the grinder is running.
→ "Adjusting the grinding level",
Page 59
¡ The appliance will switch off auto-
matically if it has not been oper-
ated for a given period of time.
"You can change the duration in
the basic settings." → Page 61
¡ Water droplets may form on the
ventilation slits and the lid of the
ground coffee compartment while
the appliance is in use.
¡ For technical reasons steam can
escape from the appliance.