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Water Hardness Calibration
Priorto the first use,the dishwasher needsto
be calibrated for water hardness.Pleasefollow
directions below to calibrate the dishwasherto
the hardnessof your tap water.
Determine the Hardness of Your Tap Water
In the bag that contained these instructions, you
should find a water hardness test strip package.Read
the instructions on the package,remove the test strip
and follow the instructions to determine the hardness
levelof your tap water.Youwill usethis information to
calibrate your dishwasher to dispensethe optimal
amount of detergent.
Water hardness test strip indication
SOFT 0RED
1RED
2 RED
3 RED
4-RED
NARD
Value to Enter
into Dishwasher
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Calibration of 12oButton Front-Control
Models With 3-Digit Display
Press at the same time. Display
[] Closeand latch the door (lightson,dishwasher
not running).
F] Pressthe COOKWAREand DELAYHOURSpads
at the same time for 3 seconds.Thedisplay will
show a number from 1 to 5.Thisisthe water
hardness value currently set.
r_ pressthe COOKWAREpad to raisethe value or
the NORMALpad to lowerthe value. Setthe
water hardnessvalue to the number determined
with the test strip and table above.
[4-1 Oncethe water hardness isset, the
press
START/RESETpadto save the setting and return
the dishwasher to normal operation.
Calibration of 7°Button Front-Control
Models With 3-Digit Display
Displag Pressat the sarne time.
r_ Open the door and touch a pad (otherthan
START)to turn lights on.
1-21Pressthe "Up" 1_ Arrow Padand DELAY
HOURSpad at the same time for 3 seconds.The
display will show a number from :[to S.This isthe
water hardnessvalue currently set.
r-31 Pressthe "Up" _ Arrow Padto raisethe value
or the "Down" _ Arrow Padto lowerthe value.
Setthe water hardnessvalueto the number
determined with the test strip andtable at the left.
14-1Oncethe water hardness isset, the
press
START/RESETpad to save the setting and return
the dishwasher to normal operation.
Calibration of Hodels Without a3-Digit Display
Front controls
[] Closeand latch the door (lights on,dishwasher
not running).
r-2-1pressthe COOKWAREand DELAYHOURSpads
together for 3 seconds.All lightswill light up and
you will hear 1to 5 beeps.Thenumber of beeps
indicates the current hardness value.
r'_To change the setting, pressthe DELAYHOURS
pad the number of times that corresponds to the
water hardnessvalue determined at the left.The
control will beep each time you pressthe pad.
Oncefinished pressingthe pad, you will hear a
confirmation with beepsfor the number of times
you pressedthe pad.
[] If the number of beepsisnot what you desire,
start pressingthe DELAYHOURSpad again to
reenter a new water hardness level.
i-6-] Oncethe water hardness isset, the
press
START/RESETpad to save the setting and return
the dishwasher to normal operation.
Topcontrols
]Open the door and touch a pad to turn lights on.
[] Pressthe "Up" _ Arrow Pad and DELAY
HOURSpad at the same time for 5 seconds.All
lights will light up and you will hear 1to 5 beeps.
The number of beepsindicates the current
hardness value.
D To change the setting, pressthe DELAYHOURS
pad the number of times that corresponds to the
water hardnessvalue determined at the left.The
control will beep each time you pressthe pad.
Oncefinished pressingthe pad, you will hear a
confirmation with beepsfor the number of times
you pressedthe pad.
[] If the number of beepsisnot what you desire,
start pressingthe DELAYHOURSpad again to
reenter a new water hardness level.
[_ Oncethe water hardness isset, pressthe
START/RESETpad to save the setting and return
the dishwasher to normal operation.
NOTE:Youshould recalibrate the dishwasher control
if water conditions change; for example,if a water
softener system isadded or removed from your
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