Philips Senseo Viva Cafe - Troubleshooting Guide; Common Operational Issues; Coffee Quality and Taste; Machine Maintenance Problems

The CACL light will continue to blink slowly.
11.
Place the water reservoir back onto the coffee
machine and put a bowl with a capacity of min.
1500ml under the spout.
Wait until the light around the
ON/OFF button is continuously lighted.
The light around the ON/OFF button and the
CACL light will blink slowly.
12.
Start the first rinsing cycle by
pressing the 1- and the 2-cup button briefly at the
same time.
Wait until the water reservoir is
empty and the first rinsing cycle is finished.
The CALC light and the ON/OFF light will start
to flash to indicate that the rinsing cycle has
started.
When the first cycle is finished the light ring
around the ON/OFF button starts to flash
rapidly.
The CALC light continues to blink slowly to
indicate the total descaling procedure is still
activated.
13.
Fill the water reservoir for a second time up to the
MAX indication with fresh cold water.
Do not switch off the appliance in
between the first and second rinsing cycle!
When you take off the water reservoir from
the machine the ON/OFF light will blink fast.
The CACL light will continue to blink slowly.
Steps
10, 11, 12
14.
Repeat the steps 10, 11 and 12 for the second time.
Do not switch off in between the appliance
15.
Ready
After the second rinsing cycle the appliance
will switch of automatically and the descaling
is finished.