Decoding the warning lights on a De'Longhi Magnifica

[Thomas Martinez]

Finally found a breakdown of what each light combo mean on the magnifica. Thought it’d be worth the post since these can be tricky to read correctly.
The simple combos are straightforward. Flashing steam mean steam/hot water dial. Flashing water means tank is low. Solid water means tank is missing. Flashing grounds means container are full. Solid grounds means container is pulled out. Flashing descale means need to do descaling cycle. Solid triangle means infuser are not reinstalled. Flashing triangle means interior is dirty.
Flash grounds + solid water + flashing triangle means grind too fine, coffee flowing too slow (or not at all), air bubble, or empty water circuit. Solid grounds + flashing triangle means beans is empty. Flashing grounds + solid triangle means pre-ground mode is on but no grounds in funnel. Flashing grounds + flashing triangle means too much pre-grounded coffee dumped in. The triangle is used for brew issues and grounds for grounds so that can be tricky to read on it's own. Anyone have any others?

 

[Aero Sumo Fortress]

The flashing grounds + solid water + flashing triangle combo happened to me last month. It took me an hour to figure out that the grind was too fine after I put in new beans. Delonghi needs to put a screen on these machines!

 

[Gorgeous Gerbil]

What about when all three lights cycle at startup but the machine do nothing afterwards? I’ve only ever seen this happen once but power cycling the machine fixed it.