German degrees
(°dH)
French degrees
(°fH)
mmol/l Clarke de-
grees
Water softener level
15 - 18 26 - 32 2.6 - 3.2 18 - 22 4
11 - 14 19 - 25 1.9 - 2.5 13 - 17 3
4 - 10 7 - 18 0.7 - 1.8 5 - 12 2
<4 <7 <0.7 < 5
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2)
1) Factory setting.
2) Do not use salt at this level.
If you use multi-tablets containing salt and the
hardness of your water is lower than 21°dH,
you can set the lowest water softener level. It
deactivates the salt refill indicator.
If you use standard detergent or multi-
tablets without salt, set the proper water
hardness level to keep the salt refill
indicator active.
How to set the water softener level
The appliance must be in programme selection
mode.
1. To enter the user mode, press and hold
simultaneously Eco and Auto until the
indicators Delay, Eco and Auto start to flash
and the display is blank.
2. Press Delay.
• The indicators Eco and Auto go off.
• The indicator Delay continues to flash.
• The display shows the current setting: e.g.
= level 5.
3. Press Delay again and again to change the
setting.
4. Press the on/off button to confirm the setting.
The rinse aid dispenser
The rinse aid helps to dry the dishes without
streaks and stains.
The rinse aid is automatically released during the
hot rinse phase.
Use of rinse aid and multi-tablets
When you activate the option Multi tab, the
rinse aid dispenser continues to release rinse
aid. However you can deactivate the rinse aid
dispenser. In this case the drying results may not
be satisfactory.
With the rinse aid dispenser deactivated, the
rinse aid indicator is always off.
How to deactivate the rinse aid dispenser
The appliance must be in programme selection
mode.
1. To enter the user mode, press and hold
simultaneously Eco and Auto until the
indicators Delay, Eco and Auto start to flash
and the display is blank.
2. Press Eco .
• The indicators Delay and Auto go off.
• The indicator Eco continues to flash.
• The display shows the current setting.
– = rinse aid dispenser activated.
– = rinse aid dispenser deactivated.
3. Press Eco to change the setting.
4. Press the on/off button to confirm the setting.
Acoustic signals
Acoustic signals sound when a malfunction of
the appliance occurs. It is not possible to
deactivate these acoustic signals.
There is also an acoustic signal that sounds
when the programme is completed. By default
this acoustic signal is deactivated but it is
possible to activate it.
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