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Your coffee maker has been carefully designed to give you many years of trouble-
free service. In the unlikely event that your new coffee maker does not operate
satisfactorily, please review the following potential problems and try the steps
recommended BEFORE you call or take it to an Authorized Oster
®
Service Center.
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION
The brew now “Colar Ahora” light
does not light up •Theapplianceisunplugged.
•There’sapoweroutage. •Plugunitin.
•Waitforpowertoberestored.
The coffee is not brewing •Theapplianceisunplugged.
•There’sapoweroutage.
•Notenoughwaterinwater
reservoir.
•Thelterbasketisnotproperly
inserted.
•Theglassdecanterisnotplaced
all the way on the warming.
•Plugunitin.
•Waitforpowertoberestored.
•Fillwaterreservoirabove
minimum level marking.
•Insertlterbasketcorrectly.
•Placeglassdecantercorrectlyon
warming plate.
The coffee maker only brews
water •Therearenocoffeegroundsin
thelterbasket. •Addthedesiredamountofcoffee
tothelter.
The coffee maker brews slowly •Thecoffeemakerneeds
cleaning. •Cleancoffeemakerasdescribed
in “cleaning and maintaining”
section.
The filter basket overflows •Thelterbasketisnotproperly
inserted.
•Theglassdecanterisnotplaced
all the way on the warming plate.
•Toomanycoffeegroundswere
placeinthelter.
•Theglassdecanterwasremoved
from the warming plate for more
than 30 seconds.
•Insertlterbasketcorrectly.
•Placeglassdecantercorrectlyon
warming plate.
•Removelteranddiscard
ground.Ifusingpaperlter,
replace it. Begin brewing process
again.
•Turnoffandunplugtheunit.
Allow it to cool. Wipe up spill.
The coffee is not hot •Thereisapoweroutage. • Waitforpowertoberestored.
The coffee tastes bad •Coffeegroundsotherthanforan
automatic drip coffee maker was
used.
•Thegroundcoffee-to-waterratio
was unbalanced.
•Thecoffeemakerneeds
cleaning.
•Usecoffeegrounds
recommended for automatic drip
coffee makers.
•Usecorrectgroundcoffee-to-
water ratio.
•Cleancoffeemakerasdescribed
in “Maintaining your coffee
maker” section.
The grounds are in the coffee •Thelterisnotproperlyseatedin
the basket.
•Theltercollapsed.
•Seatlterproperlydescribed
withinthelterbasket.
•Removelterandreplace.
The brew now “Colar Ahora” led is
ashingfast •Glassdecanterisnotplacedall
the way on the warming plate.
•Notenoughwaterinwater
reservoir.
•Placeglassdecantercorrectlyon
warming plate.
•Fillthewaterreservoirabove
minimum level marking.
TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR COFFEE MAKER