GE PDWT580PSS Owners Manual - Page 11

ge.com SmartDispense Detergent Dispenser Water Hardness Calibration Prior to the first use, the dishwasher needs to be calibrated for water hardness. Pleasefollow directions below to calibrate the dishwasher to the hardness of gour tap water. Determine the Hardness of Vour Tap Water In the bag that contained these instructions, gou 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 level of gour tap water. You will usethis information to calibrate gour dishwasher to dispense the optimal amount of detergent. Water hardness test strip indication Value to Enter into Dishwasher SOFT OREDI I I I I I I I I 1 1 RED _ 2 2 RED _ 3 3 RED _ 4 HARD 4 RED _ 5 Calibration of 12-Button Front-Control Models With 3-Digit Displag Press at the some time. Dispiag r_ Closeand latch the door (lights on, dishwasher not running). I-21 Pressthe COOKWAREor DEEPCLEAN and DELAYHOURSpads at the same time for 3 seconds. The displag will show a number from 1 to 5. This is the water hardness value currentlg set. r-31 Pressthe COOKWAREor DEEPCLEANpad to raise the value or the NORMALpad to lower the value. Set the water hardness value to the number determined with the test strip and table above. 1-4-IOnce the water hardness is set, press the START/RESETpad to save the setting and return the dishwasher to normal operation. Calibration of 7-Button Top-Control Models With 3-Digit Display li_t _ z Displog Press ot the some time. r_ open the door and touch a pad (other than STARTt}o turn lights on. _] Pressthe "Up" 1_ Arrow Pad and DELAY HOURSpad at the same time for 3 seconds. The displag will show a number from 1 to 5. This isthe water hardness value currentlg set. r_ Pressthe "Up" f-xhArrow Pad to raise the value or the "Down" _Arrow Pad to lower the value. Setthe water hardness value to the number determined with the test strip and table at the left. [4-] Once the water hardness is set, press the START/RESETpad to save the setting and return the dishwasher to normal operation. Calibration of Models Without a 3-Digit Displag Front controls Closeand latch the door (lights on, dishwasher not running). _] Pressthe COOKWAREor DEEPCLEANand DELAYHOURSpads together for 3 seconds. All lights will light up and gou will hear I to 5 beeps.The number of beeps indicates the current hardness value. r3-1 To change the setting, press the DELAYHOURS pad the number of times that corresponds to the water hardness value determined at the left. The control will beep each time gou press the pad. E] Once finished pressing the pad, gou will hear a confirmation with beeps for the number of times gou pressed the pad. 1-51If the number of beeps is not what gou desire, start pressing the DELAYHOURSpad again to reenter a new water hardness level. r6-] once the water hardness is set, press the START/RESETpad to save the setting and return the dishwasher to normal operation. Top controls m Open the door and touch a pad to turn lights on. ra Pressthe "Up" i_ Arrow Pad and DELAY HOURSpad at the same time for 3 seconds.All lights will light up and gou will hear I to 5 beeps. The number of beeps indicates the current hardness value. r_To change the setting, press the DELAVHOURS pad the number of times that corresponds to the water hardness value determined at the left. The control will beep each time gou press the pad. Once finished pressing the pad, gou will hear a confirmation with beeps for the number of times gou pressed the pad. r_ if the number of beeps is not what gou desire, start pressing the DELAYHOURSpad again to reenter a new water hardness level. r6-] once the water hardness is set, press the START/RESETpad to save the setting and return the dishwasher to normal operation. NOTE:You should recalibrate the dishwasher control if water conditions change; for example, if a water softener sgstem isadded or removed from gour 11 home.