WATER SOFTENER UNIT
Depending on the source of the supply,
water contains varying amounts of limestone
and minerals which are deposited on the
dishes leaving whitish stains and marks.
The higher the level of these minerals
present in the water, the harder the water is.
The dishwasher is fitted with a water
softener unit which, through the use of
special
regenerating
softened water for washing the dishes.
The degree of hardness of your water can
be obtained from your water supply
company.
Regulating the water softener
The water softener can treat water with a
hardness level of up to 90°fH (French
grading) or 50°dH (German grading)
through 8 settings.
The settings are listed in the table below:
Water
hardness
0-3
0
0-5
4-6
1
6-10
7-11
2
11-20
12-16
3
21-30
17-22
*4
31-40
23-27
5
41-50
28-33
6
51-60
34-50
7
61-90
Salt loading indicator
This model is provided with an indicator light
on the control panel which will light up
when it is necessary to reload the salt
container.
salt,
supplies
NO
d0
YES
d1
YES
d2
YES
d3
YES
d4
YES
d5
YES
d6
YES
d7
* The softener unit is set in the factory
at level 4 (d4) as this satisfies the
requirements of the majority of users.
Regulate the setting of your water softener
unit according to the degree of hardness
of your water as follows:
IMPORTANT
The dishwasher must ALWAYS be
off before start of this procedure.
1. Hold
down
SELECTION" button and at the same
time switch on the dishwasher by
pressing the "ON/OFF" button (a brief
audible signal will sound).
2. Keep the "PROGRAMME SELECTION"
button pressed for at least 5 seconds,
UNTIL a brief audible signal sounds.
The current water softener setting level
will be shown on the display.
3. Press the same button again to select
the required water softener level: each
time the button is pressed, the setting
will increase by one level. When you
have reached "d7", the display will go
back to "d0".
4. Turn off the dishwasher by pressing the
"ON/OFF" button to confirm the new
setting.
WARNING!
If any problem occurs, turn the
dishwasher off by pressing the
"ON/OFF" button and start the
procedure again from the beginning
(STEP 1).
IMPORTANT
The appearance of white stains on
dishes is generally an important
sign that the salt container needs
filling.
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the
"PROGRAMME