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USER MANUAL PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULL Y BEFORE USING THE MACHINE. Register y our product and get suppor t at w w w .philips .com/w elcome English T ype HD8743 / HD8745 / HD8747 EN 02 02[...]
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IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. Read all instructions. 2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs. 3. T o protect against fire, electric shock and injury to persons do not immerse cord, plugs, or appliance in water or other liquid. 4. Cl[...]
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CA UTION This appliance is for household use only . Any servicing, other than cleaning and user maintenance, should be performed by an authorized service center . Do not immerse machine in water . T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not disassemble the machine. There are no parts inside the machine serviceable by the user . Repair sho[...]
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2 ENGLISH Congratulations on y our purchase of a Saeco Xsmall full automatic espresso machine! T o fully bene t from the support that Philips Saeco o ers , please register your product at www .philips.com/w elcome. This user manual applies to HD8743, HD8745 and HD8747. The machine is suitable for preparing espresso co ees using whole co[...]
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ENGLISH 3 C ONTENTS IMPORT ANT ..................................................................................................... 4 Safety instruc tions .......................................................................................................................... 4 W arning ............................................................[...]
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4 ENGLISH IMPORT ANT Safety instructions This machine is equipped with safety featur es. Nevertheless read the safety instructions carefully and only use the machine as described in these instructions to avoid accidental injury or damage. Keep this user manual for future r eference . The term W ARNING and this sign warn against possible severe inju[...]
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ENGLISH 5 Caution • The machine is for household use only . I t is not intended f or use in en- vironments such as sta kitchens of shops, o ces , farms or other work environments . • Always put the machine on a at and stable sur face. • Do not place the machine on a hot plate, dir ectly next to a hot oven, heater or similar source o[...]
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6 INST ALLA TION Product overview 1 26 21 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 13 17 14 5 27 67 2 3 4 16 15 8 9 10 11 12[...]
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ENGLISH 7 General description 1. Co ee bean hopper lid 2. Co ee bean hopper 3. Dispensing spout 4. F ull drip tray indicator 5. Co ee ground draw er 6. Brew group 7. Ser vice door 8. Control panel 9. Prot ective handle 10. Hot water/steam wand 11. Grill 12. Drip tray 13. W ater tank 14. Po wer cor d 15. Brew gr oup lubricant 16. Grinder ad[...]
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8 ENGLISH PREP ARING FOR USE Machine Packaging The original packaging has been designed and constructed to protect the machine during transport. W e recommend keeping the pack aging material for possible future transport. Preparing for use 1 Remove the co ee bean hopper lid and the drip tra y with grill from the packaging. 2 Remove the machine f[...]
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ENGLISH 9 5 Remove the water tank. MAX MIN 6 Rinse the water tank under fresh water . 7 Fill the wat er tank with fresh water up to the MA X level and reinsert it into the machine. Make sure it is fully inserted. Caution: Never ll the water tank with warm, hot, sparkling water or an y other liquid, as this may cause damage to the wa ter tank an[...]
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10 ENGLISH 11 Inser t the plug of the other end of the power c ord into a wall socket with suitable power voltage . 12 Make sure control dial is on “ ” position. 13 Simply press the ON/OFF button to turn the machine on; the “ “ light will begin to ash quick ly indicating that the circuit has to be primed. USING THE MACHINE FOR THE FIRST[...]
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ENGLISH 11 2 T urn the control dial clockwise to the “ ” position and wait few sec- onds. 3 When water steadily comes out and the “ “ light ashes slowly, r otate the control dial counter-clockwise back to the “ ” position. The ma- chine is in warm-up mode (light “ “ ashes slowly). Automatic rinse/self-cleaning cycle When war[...]
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12 ENGLISH Manual rinse cycle During this process you br ew a co ee and fresh water ows through the steam/hot water circuit. This takes a few minutes. 1 Place a cup under the dispensing spout Steady on 2 Check that the “ “ light shines steadily . 3 Press the “ “ button. The machine starts brewing co ee. 4 W ait until brewing is co[...]
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ENGLISH 13 8 Now turn the control dial count erclockwise back to the “ ” position. 9 At the end, ll the water tank again. Then the machine is ready for brewing products. Notes: When you haven ’t used the machine for 2 or more w eeks, the machine will automatically perform an automatic rinse/self-cleaning c ycle after you have switched on [...]
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14 ENGLISH 3 Set the lter accor ding to the measurements performed to set the wa- ter hardness. U se the water hardness test strip pro vided with the lter . Set the “Intenza Aroma System ” as speci ed on the lter package. A = Soft water B = Hard water (standard) C = V er y hard water 4 Put the lter into the empty water tank. [...]
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ENGLISH 15 ADJUSTMENTS The machine allows f or certain adjustments so that you can brew the best tasting co ee possible. Saeco Adapting S ystem Co ee is a natural product and its characteristics may change according t o its origin, blend and roast. The machine is equipped with a self-adjusting system that allows the use of all types of co [...]
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16 ENGLISH 2 The ref erence marks inside the co ee bean hopper indicate the grind setting. There are 5 di erent grind settings to choose fr om varying from: 1 - Course grind: Lighter taste , for dark roast ed co ee blends to 2 - Fine g rind: Bolder taste, for light r oasted co ee blends 1 1 2 2 When you adjust the ceramic co ee grind[...]
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ENGLISH 17 2 Press and hold do wn the “ ” button; the “ ” light ashes during this phase. Flashing 3 Release the “ ” button when the amount of co ee in the cup r eaches the desired level . At this point the button is prog rammed; each time it is pressed and released, the machine will brew the same amount of espr esso that was just[...]
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18 ENGLISH ESPRESSO AND C OFFEE BREWING Before br ewing co ee, make sure that the gr een temperature light shines steadily and that the water tank and the co ee bean hopper are full. Steady on Leav e the control dial on the co ee position “ ” during the dispensing phase. 1 Place 1 or 2 cups under the dispensing spout. 2 T o brew espres[...]
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ENGLISH 19 DISPENSING STEAM/ CAPPUCCINO BREWING Steam may be used to fr oth milk for a cappuccino . W arning: Danger of scalding! Dispensing may be prec eded by small jets of hot water . The hot water/steam wand may reach high temper atures: Nev er touch it with bare hands. U se the appropriate protective handle only . Dispensing Steam 1 Place a co[...]
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20 ENGLISH 5 T urn the control dial clockwise to the “ ” position to stop dispensing steam. Fr othing milk to prepare a cappuccino 1 Fill 1/3 of a caraf e with cold milk. Note: Use cold (~5°C / 41°F) milk with a protein c ontent of at least 3% to ensure optimum results when preparing a cappuccino . Y ou can use whole milk or low-fat milk depe[...]
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ENGLISH 21 Caution: After using the steam to froth the milk, clean the hot water/steam wand (or Pannar ello , if supplied) by dispensing a small amount of hot water into a c ontainer . For detailed cleaning instructions please see the “ Cleaning and Maintenance ” sec tion. If you want to brew an espresso after having dispensed st eam, you r[...]
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22 ENGLISH DISPENSING HO T W A TER W arning: Danger of scalding! Dispensing may be prec eded by small jets of hot water . The hot water/steam wand may reach high temper atures: Nev er touch it with bare hands. U se the appropriate protective handle only . 1 Before dispensing hot water , check that the green temperatur e “ ” light shines steadil[...]
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ENGLISH 23 CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Cleaning Caution: Timely cleaning and maintenanc e of your machine is v ery impor tant as it prolongs the life of y our machine. Y our machine gets exposed to moist, co ee and limescale continuously! In this chapter it is described in detail which activities you need to perform at which frequency . Not doing t[...]
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24 ENGLISH Daily cleaning of water tank 1 Remove the small white lter or the Intenza+ water lter (if installed) from the water tank and wash it with fresh wat er . 2 Put the small white lter back or the Intenza+ water lter (if installed) in its housing by gently pressing and turning it at the same time. 3 Fill the wat er tank with f[...]
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ENGLISH 25 W eek ly cleaning of hot water/steam wand (P annarello, if supplied) Once a week you need t o per form the f ollowing operations: For machine without P annarello: 1 Clean the hot water/steam wand with a wet cloth to r emove milk residues. 2 Remove the prot ective handle from the hot water/steam wand. 3 W ash the protective handle with fr[...]
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26 ENGLISH BREW GROUP CLEANING Brew Group W eekly Cleaning The brew gr oup should be cleaned every time the co ee bean hopper is lled or at least once a week. 1 T urn o the machine by pressing the ON/OFF button and remo ve the plug from the socket. 2 Remove the co ee g round drawer . Open the service door . 3 T o remove the br ew group[...]
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ENGLISH 27 7 Make sure the brew gr oup is in the rest position; the two refer ence signs must match. If they do no match, proceed as described in step (8). 8 Gently pull down the lever until it is in contact with the brew gr oup base and the two refer ence signs on the side of the brew gr oup do match 9 Make sure the hook to lock the brew gr oup is[...]
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28 ENGLISH Brew Group L ubrication Lubricate the br ew group after approximat ely 500 cups of co ee or once a month. The grease t o lubricate the brew group (HD5061) ma y be pur- chased at the Philips online shop at www.shop .philips.com/service, your local dealer or at authorised service centres. Caution: Before lubricating the bre w group , cl[...]
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ENGLISH 29 DESCALING The descaling process takes appr ox. 30 minutes. Limescale builds up inside the machine during use. It needs to be remov ed regularly as it may clog the water and co ee cir cuit of your machine. The machine indicates when descaling is needed. If the light is blinking very quickly, y ou need to descale. Caution: Not doing thi[...]
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30 ENGLISH 4 T urn the machine o by pressing the ON/OFF button. 5 Check that the control dial is on the “ ” position 6 Place a container of 1,2lt under the steam/hot water wand . 7 Press at the same time f or 3 seconds the “ ” and “ ”buttons. The “ “ light starts ashing ver y fast. The machine star ts dispensing directly into[...]
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ENGLISH 31 8 When the “ ” light turns on, turn the control dial clockwise up to the “ ” position. The machine starts dispensing through the steam/hot water wand until the water tank is empty . 9 After this the “ ” light starts ashing slowly . T urn the control dial to the “ ” position 10 The “ ” light turns on to indicate th[...]
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32 ENGLISH 14 When the primining nishes, the “ ” led starts ashing slowly . T urn the control dial to the “ ” position. The machine dispenses water directly into the drip tray . 15 When the dispensing nishes, the “ ” led turns on. T urn the control dial clockwise to the “ ” position. The machine starts rinsing through th[...]
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ENGLISH 33 19 When the water tank is back into the machine, the “ ” light turns on. T urn the control dial clockwise to the “ ” position. The machine star ts the rinsing until the water tank is empty . 21 Rinse the drip tray and reinstall the P annarello (if supplied). 22 Remove the water tank, rinse it and ll it up t o the MAX level wi[...]
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34 ENGLISH MEANING OF THE LIGHT SIGNALS Contr ol panel display Light Signals Causes Solutions Steady on The machine has reached the righ t temperatur e and is now ready: - For co ee brewing; - For hot wa ter dispensing; - For steam dispensing Slowly ashing The machine is warming up to br ew espresso and dispense hot water or st eam. Quickly [...]
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ENGLISH 35 Light Signals Causes Solutions Quickly ashing The water circuit is empty . Fill the wat er tank with fresh wat er and prime the water cir cuit as described in Section “Using the Machine for the First Time” . Slowly ashing Brew group is not inserted. C offee ground dra wer is not inserted. Ser vice door is open. Contr ol dial [...]
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36 ENGLISH TROUBLE SHOO TING This chapter summarizes the most common pr oblems you could encoun- ter with your machine. If you ar e unable to solve the problem with the information below , visit ww w .philips.com/support for a list of frequently asked questions or contact the Philips Saeco hotline in your country. Y ou nd its contact details in[...]
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ENGLISH 37 ENVIRONMENT Energy saving Stand-by The machine is designed for ener gy saving- prov en by the Class A energy label. After 60 minutes of inactivity, the machine turns o automatically . Disposal Do not throw awa y the machine with the normal household waste at the end of its life, but hand it in at an o cial collection point for r ec[...]
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38 ENGLISH TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TION The manufacturer reserves the right to make changes to the technical speci cations of the product Nominal V oltage - Pow er Rating - Po wer Supply See label on the inside of the ser vice door Housing material ABS - Thermoplastic Size (w x h x d) 295 x 325 x 420 mm - 11.5” x 13” x 16.5” W eight 6.9 kg - 1[...]
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ENGLISH 39 ORDERING MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS F or cleaning and descaling, use saeco maintenance pr oducts only. Y ou can purchase accessories f or this machine, at the philips online shop at www.Shop .Philips.Com/service, your local dealer or at authorised service centres. If you have an y di culties obtaining acc essories for your machine , please [...]
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Rev .00 del 15-07-12 w w w .philips.com/saeco The manufacturer reserves the right to make changes without prior notice. EN 02 02[...]