Operation Manual

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Machine actions Causes Solutions
The machine does not turn on. The machine is not connected to the
electric network, or the power but-
ton is in the “O” position.
Connect the machine to the electric
network and turn the power button to
the “I” position.
The machine is in demo mode.
The “ ” button was pressed and
held for more than 8 seconds.
Turn the machine o and back on
using the power button.
The drip tray gets  lled al-
though no water is drained.
Water is sometimes drained auto-
matically by the machine into the
drip tray to manage the rinsing of
the circuits and ensure optimum
machine performance.
This is a normal behaviour of the
machine.
The red
icon is always dis-
played on the machine.
The co ee grounds drawer has been
emptied with the machine o .
The co ee grounds drawer must al-
ways be emptied with the machine on.
Wait until the icon is displayed
before re tting the drawer.
The co ee grounds drawer has been
emptied with the machine on with-
out waiting at least 5 seconds before
inserting it back.
Wait until the
icon is displayed
before re tting the drawer.
The brew group cannot be
removed.
The brew group is out of place. Turn on the machine. Close the service
door. The brew group automatically
returns to the initial position.
The co ee grounds drawer is
inserted.
Remove the co ee grounds drawer
before removing the brew group.
The brew group cannot be
inserted.
The brew group is not in the o
position.
Make sure that the brew group in
the o position, as described in the
“Weekly Cleaning of the Brew Group”
chapter.
The gearmotor is not in the correct
position.
Insert the drip tray and the co ee
grounds drawer. Close the service door.
Turn on the machine without inserting
the brew group. The gearmotor moves
back to the correct position. Turn o
the machine and reinsert the brew
group as described in the “Weekly
Cleaning of the Brew Group” chapter.
There is a lot of ground co ee
under the brew group.
Co ee is not suitable for automatic
machines.
It may be necessary to change the type of
co ee or the co ee grinder settings.
Co ee is not hot enough. The cups are cold. Preheat the cups with hot water.
The temperature is not correctly set. Set the temperature as described in the
"Programming" chapter.
The co ee is too weak (see
note).
This might occur when the machine
is automatically adjusting the dose.
Brew a few cups of co ee as described
in the “Saeco Adapting System” chapter.
Co ee is too coarse. Change co ee blend or adjust grinding
as explained in the “Adjusting the
Ceramic Co ee Grinder” chapter.
Co ee does not have enough
crema (see note).
The blend is unsuitable, co ee is not
freshly roasted or the grind is too
coarse.
Change co ee blend or adjust the
grind setting as explained in the
“Adjusting the Ceramic Co ee Grinder”
chapter.