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January 2022 (v1.5)

VARIO W+ OPERATIONS MANUAL

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for choosing the Vario W+ coffee grinder! 
The Vario W+ makes it easier than ever to make 
professional quality coffee at home.

The Vario W+ is a compact, weight-based grinder that is capable of grinding for 
a wide range of brew methods. The Vario W+ has a small footprint, an intuitive 
control panel, a scale that is accurate to a tenth of a gram, and macro/micro 
adjustment levers for accurate grind adjustment.

The grinder is fitted with 54mm flat steel burrs. The replaceable steel burrs 

generally last around 10 years of standard home use.

Vario W+

Summary of Contents for Vario W+

Page 1: ... is a compact weight based grinder that is capable of grinding for a wide range of brew methods The Vario W has a small footprint an intuitive control panel a scale that is accurate to a tenth of a gram and macro micro adjustment levers for accurate grind adjustment The grinder is fitted with 54mm flat steel burrs The replaceable steel burrs generally last around 10 years of standard home use Vari...

Page 2: ... January 2022 v1 5 2 VARIO W OPERATIONS MANUAL CONTENTS SAFETY INFORMATION 3 PARTS IDENTIFICATION 4 GRINDER SETUP 5 GRINDING OPERATION 6 BURR CALIBRATION 10 CLEANING THE GRINDER 12 WARRANTY SERVICE 15 ...

Page 3: ...aged cord or plug If the supply cord is damaged it must be replaced by the manufacturer its service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard Keep the appliance and its cord out of reach of children aged less than 8 years Do not leave your grinder unattended while turned ON This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical se...

Page 4: ...nob 4 Grind Weight Preset Adjustment Buttons 5 Micro Adjustment Lever Knob 6 Macro Adjustment Lever Knob 7 START STOP Button 8 Tare Button 9 Grind Weight Presets 10 Grounds Bin 11 Burr Calibration Tool 12 Burr Removal Tool 13 Upper Burr Carrier 14 Steel Burrs 15 Scale Platform 4 7 5 6 8 9 14 1 2 3 15 11 12 10 13 ...

Page 5: ...ch so that the grinder can operate 1 4 To install the grounds bin Hold the bin with the opening facing up by its front tab Center the grounds bin in front of the grinder and slide it carefully onto the scale platform 5 Plug in the grinder The display should illuminate and go through its startup process 6 Reference the grind settings chart on page 7 and use the macro adjustment 5 and micro adjustme...

Page 6: ...r grind whereas moving a lever arm down will result in a coarser grind When making a finer grind adjustment with coffee in the hopper the motor must be running At setting 1M and settings finer the burrs 14 will audibly contact each other The grinder is calibrated for the burrs to touch at this point and it will not damage the burrs to grind at their contact point or finer if there is coffee being ...

Page 7: ...ither preset 1 2 or 3 2 Press the up or down arrow buttons to adjust the weight preset Once the desired weight value is reached press and hold the numbered preset button for 3 seconds The weight value on the display will blink to indicate that the new preset setting is stored 3 To program the other presets repeat steps 1 and 2 These grind weight settings will still be saved even if the grinder is ...

Page 8: ...ght in a few seconds additional info in the Troubleshooting Error Codes section below This feature can be turned off temporarily by overriding all display functions other than the START STOP function Override mode will be useful if recalibration is necessary To put the grinder in override mode 1 Unplug the grinder 2 Plug the grinder in 3 As the display starts up hold down START STOP 4 When the gri...

Page 9: ... in the open position If the hopper is in place and open the motor is engaging but no coffee is being ground a clog may have formed Please check the Troubleshooting page on Baratza com for information on clearing clogs Some different varieties and roasts of coffees may grind more slowly than others If this seems to be the case this error can be cleared by pressing the START STOP button and then gr...

Page 10: ...override mode 3 Lower the micro 5 and macro 6 levers all the way to the bottom of the range 4 With the hopper and grounds bin 10 in place press START STOP 7 and run the grinder long enough to expel any remaining coffee when remaining coffee is expelled press START STOP 5 Remove the grounds bin and insert the calibration tool 11 into the round hole behind the discharge chute until the tool settles ...

Page 11: ...ite direction of the arrow on the tool to loosen the calibration screw and thus coarsening the calibration b Move the macro arm to 1 and the micro arm to M If a change in motor pitch is heard before reaching this setting the calibration screw may need to be loosened further c With the lever arms at setting 1M tighten the calibration screw until burr contact is heard 10 Following burr calibration u...

Page 12: ...nd wash only Do not immerse the grinder housing in water Do NOT wash the burrs with water REMOVING THE HOPPER 1 Ensure the bean shut off knob 3 on the hopper 2 is in the closed position The side of the tab on the bean shut off knob that says CLOSED should be facing up 2 Grip the hopper and rotate it counterclockwise to unlock it 3 Lift the hopper up and off the grinder CLEANING THE HOPPER AND GROU...

Page 13: ...e a non metal bristle brush to clean the rest of the upper burr carrier as well as the back of the burr Once cleaning of the burr and carrier is complete use the screwdriver to reinstall the screws and burr Take care not to overtighten the screws during reinstallation GRIND CHAMBER LOWER BURR CARRIER AND LOWER BURR CLEANING Note It is not recommended to remove the lower burr carrier 1 Use a non me...

Page 14: ...emove odors and coffee oil residue and should be considered supplementary to normal cleaning Grinder cleaning tablets should be the only substance used to clean the internals of the grinder Note that cleaning tablets do not take the place of normal cleaning steps listed above and cannot be used to clear a clog For grinder tablet cleaning 1 Remove all beans from the hopper and use the START STOP 7 ...

Page 15: ...f of date of purchase and 2 Model and serial number located on bottom of the grinder A Baratza representative will respond to determine the problem and suggest a solution path The customer is responsible for paying the freight charges and any duties and taxes for replacement parts that Baratza may send The customer is also responsible to provide any labor required to repair the grinder INTERNATION...

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