EN Troubleshooting guide
PROBLEM
CAUSE
SOLUTION
Display does not show a time.
The appliance is unplugged.
There was a power outage.
Plug unit in.
Wait for power to be restored.
Display flashes 12:00 AM
Initial operation or there was a power
outage.
Set clock.
It is not possible to set the AUTO ON time.
ON/OFF button is not pressed.
Clock has not been set.
Press ON/OFF button.
Set clock time.
Coffee is not brewing.
The appliance is unplugged.
There was a power outage.
“fast,regular or bold” was not selected.
There is no water in the reservoir.
Plug unit in.
Wait for power to be restored.
Select “fast,regular or bold”.
Pour water into the reservoir.
“CLEAN” lights up solid
Coffee maker is calcified
Descale the unit soon, following the inst-
ruction in chapter “Descaling”
Brewing process takes too long
Coffee maker is calcified
Descale the unit soon, following the
instruction in chapter “Descaling”. Check
if water hardness setting corresponds
with the hardness of water which is used
to brew coffee. Adjust setting of water
hardness if needed.
Different brewing mode selected
The different brewing modes have different
preparation times.
The coffee maker is overflowing.
The filter basket is not properly inserted.
Insert the filter basket correctly.
The carafe was not properly positioned on
the keep warm plate.
Be sure the carafe is centered directly
under the filter basket.
The lid is not on the carafe.
Place the lid on the carafe.
Carafe was removed for more than 20
seconds while the unit is brewing.
Carafe should be replaced promptly after
removing.
Using too much coffee grounds.
Remove filter from the filter basket. If using
the gold tone permanent filter, discard cof
-
fee and rinse. If using a paper filter, replace
with new one.
Restart the coffee brewing process with
proper amount of coffee grounds.
Using coffee that is too finely ground.
Use only coffee that is ground for drip
coffee makers.
Paper filter and gold tone permanent filter
are used together
Use either paper or gold tone permanent
filter, never both at the same time.
Coffee is flowing out of the filter basket
onto the keep warm plate when the carafe
is not in place.
The filter basket spring popped out during
cleaning.
Reattach the spring to the filter basket.
Coffee is not hot.
There was a power outage.
Wait for power to be restored.
Keep warm mode has stopped
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There are coffee grounds at the bottom of
the carafe.
The paper filter (paper or gold tone) was
not inserted correctly into the filter basket.
Rinse filter basket, set filter into the filter
basked and restart brewing.
Paper filter collapsed.
Remove filter, rinse filter basket and restart
brewing with a new paper filter.
Acoustic signal turns on before the water
tank is empty
Coffee maker is calcified
Descale the unit, following the instruction
in chapter “Descaling”
Display shows „E1“ or E2“
Error messages
Contact Braun Customer Service.
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