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before assembly, disassembly or
cleaning.
• D uring operation, parts of the
appliance such as the steam
outlet at the filter become very
hot. Avoid touching these parts
and avoid contact with hot
steam.
• D o not open the filter holder
during brewing.
• T he hotplate becomes very hot
during use and remains hot for
a long time after the brewing
process. Contact with the hot
plate can cause burns, so avoid
touching it.
• M ake sure that the power cable
does not touch the hot plate.
• D o not use the appliance if the
power cable is damaged.
• D o not allow the power cable
to come into contact with liquids.
• N ever immerse the appliance in
water.
• D o not use the jug in the
microwave
• D o not clean the parts that
come into contact with food
with aggressive cleaning agents
or scouring cream. Remove
detergent residues with clean
water. Further information on
cleaning can be found under
„Cleaning and care".
• T his appliance can be used by
children from 8 years of age or
older if they are supervised or
have been instructed in the safe
use of the equipment and have
understood the potential hazards.
Cleaning and maintenance must
not be carried out by children,
unless they are 8 years or older
and are supervised. Keep the
appliance and the power cab-
le away from children under 8
years of age.
• T he appliance may be used by
persons with reduced physi-
cal, sensory or mental abilities
or lack of experience and/or
knowledge if they are super-
vised or have been instructed
in the safe use of the appliance
and have understood the poten-
tial hazards.
• C hildren must not play with the
appliance
• R eplacement of the power
cable and all other repairs may
only be carried out by Melit-
ta Customer Service or by an
®
authorised repair shop.
2. Before first use
• Ensure that the mains voltage in your home corre-
sponds to that indicated on the identification label
on the base of the appliance.
• Connect the appliance to the mains power. Cable
which is not required, can be stored in the cable
spool .
• Set the current time using the buttons 'H' and 'M' .
It is possible to speed this up by holding in the
respective button. The display light can be turned
on or off by holding down the H and M buttons 
for longer than 2 seconds.
• All appliances are tested for fault free operation
when they are produced. Some residual water may
be left behind after this test. Rinse the appliance
twice with the maximum amount of water without
a coffee filter or ground coffee in order to clean it.
To do this, fill the water tank  up to the 10 cup
level marker, then press the setting for using ground
coffee  and turn the appliance on .
• The appliance has a variety of features for the best
coffee enjoyment and ease of use. These features are
explained below.
3. Set water hardness
Depending on water hardness lime scale may build up
in the appliance. This increases the appliance's energy
consumption as lime scale on the heating element
can prevent the water heating effectively. To avoid
damage the appliance must be descaled regularly. The
descaling display helps you in this. If the CALC-button 
is permanently lit this shows that the appliance needs
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