Sunbeam EM8800 - Manual (Page 15)

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Prior to first use the Café Barista™ should
be adjusted to the relevant degree of water
hardness for your region. Water hardness refers
to the mineral content of your local water
supply. You may determine the hardness degree
using the supplied test strips.
• Dip the test strip into cold water for 1
second. Shake off the excess water and
the degree of water hardness is determined
according to the number of pink-coloured
squares.
Hardness degree
1 2 3 4
soft medium hard very hard
Test strips
Adjusting and saving the determined degree of
water hardness
Note: The Café Barista™ is factory set at a
hardness degree of 4.
• Press the ‘DESCALE’ button and keep it
depressed. See figure 10.
• While holding down the ‘DESCALE’ button,
press the ‘coffee strength’ button once
and this will indicate the current setting
for water hardness. Continue to press the
‘coffee strength’ button until you have
reached the desired level of hardness. See
figure 11.
The hardness degrees are indicated as
follows:
Hardness 1
Hardness 2
Hardness 3
Hardness 4
• Once you have selected the degree of
water hardness, remove your finger from
the ‘DESCALE’ button and the machine is
ready for use.
Determining and adjusting the
water hardness
Figure 10 Figure 11