Philips Barista Brew - Page 18

18
English
Problem Cause Solution
The filter basket in the portafilter
is clogged.
Use a different filter basket for testing. If
the filter basket works normally, it
indicates that the original filter basket is
clogged and should be cleaned (see
'Cleaning the portafilter, filter basket and
brewing head').
The coffee spout of the portafilter
is clogged.
You can also use the thin end of the
cleaning pin to clear residue from the
coffee outlet and holes of the portafilter
(see 'Brewing Espresso').
Coffee flows along the
edge of the portafilter.
The portafilter is not properly
secured on the brewing head.
Secure the portafilter properly on the
brewing head.
The upper edge of the portafilter
is dirty.
After grinding, remove any coffee residues
from the edge of the portafilter.
The filter basket is not inserted
properly.
Insert the filter basket properly. Ensure
that its edge does not protrude beyond
the brew handle's edge.
There is coffee residue on the
portafilter bracket of the brewing
head.
Clean the ground portafilter bracket with
the cleaning brush.
There is too much ground coffee
in the filter basket.
Reduce the amount of the ground coffee
in the filter basket using the Grind amount
knob.
Less and less ground
coffee comes out of the
output during grinding.
The ground coffee outlet is
clogged.
Clean the grinder and ground coffee
outlet (see 'Cleaning the grinder and
ground coffee outlet').
Ground coffee splatters
during grinding.
The powder ring is not used. Install the powder ring before grinding.
There is too much grinding. Before the grinding ends automatically,
press and release the Grinder button to
end it to reduce the amount of ground
coffee.
The portafilter cannot be
installed normally.
The portafilter is not properly
snapped into the brewing head.
Install the portafilter (see 'Brewing
Espresso').
The portafilter is not tightened by
rotating from the leftmost
insertion position.
Install the portafilter (see 'Brewing
Espresso').
The amount of ground
coffee changes.
A different coarseness level is
used.
This is normal. Different coarseness levels
may result in different amounts of ground
coffee.