Coffee Brewing; Using Ground Coff Ee - Philips Saeco HD 8423 Mode D'emploi

selection knob (17) to the " " position and close the knob
(3) by turning it clockwise.
• (Fig.2) - Fill the water tank with fresh drinking water.
• (Fig.13-14) - Insert the fi lter holder into the brew unit (8)
from the bottom and turn it from left to right until it locks
into place.
• (Fig.15) - Place a suitable container under the fi lter holder.
• (Fig.16) - Turn the selection knob (17) to the "
tion and dispense all the water in the tank.
(Fig.17) - Before the tank is totally empty, stop dispensing
and switch the selection knob (17) to the " " position.
• Fill the tank again and wait until the "machine ready" light
(20) turns on.
• (Fig.19) - Remove the fi lter holder from the unit by turning
it from right to left and rinse it with fresh drinking water.
Now the machine is ready. Please see related chapters for oper-
ating details on how to brew coff ee and dispense steam.
5

COFFEE BREWING

Warning! During the coff ee brewing it is forbid-
den to remove the pressurized fi lter holder by
manually turning it clockwise. Danger of burns.
• During this operation, the "machine ready" light (20) may
fl ash; this is to be considered as a standard and not a faulty
operating mode.
• Before using the machine, make sure that the hot water/
steam knob (3) is closed and that there is enough water in
the machine tank.
• Press the ON/OFF button (11); the light (18) will turn on to
indicate that the machine is on.
• Wait until the "machine ready" light (20) turns on. The ma-
chine is now ready for coff ee brewing.
Accessories for coff ee brewing are placed in
a specially designed seat to make operations
easy and immediate.
If the ground coff ee measuring scoop and/or the fi lters
are required, lift lid cover (2) and take what you need
(Fig.35 and Fig.36).
If coff ee is NOT brewed after turning the selec-
tion knob (17) to the "
selection knob (17) to the " " position and check the
"Troubleshooting" table before removing the fi lter
holder.

5.1 Using Ground Coff ee

• (Fig.7) - Insert the fi lter (14) in the pressurized fi lter holder
(12); the fi lter is already inserted when using the machine
for the fi rst time.
• (Fig.13) - Insert the fi lter holder into the brew unit (8) from
the bottom.
• (Fig.14) - Turn the fi lter holder from left to right until it
" posi-
locks into place. Release the grip from the pressurized
fi lter holder. The handle is automatically slightly turned
leftwards.
This movement guarantees proper pressurized fi lter hold-
er performance.
• (Fig.16) - Preheat the pressurized fi lter holder by switch-
ing the selection knob (17) to the "
some water spills out of it (this is to be done only for the
fi rst coff ee brewing).
• (Fig.17) -When 50cc of water have fl owed out, set the se-
lection knob (17) to the " " position to stop brewing.
• (Fig.19) - Remove the fi lter holder from the machine by
turning it from right to left and pour out any water left.
As the machine is fi tted with the special fi lter (14), there
is no need to change the fi lter to prepare either one or two
coff ees.
• (Fig.35) - Remove the measuring scoop from the machine.
• (Fig.8) - Add 1-1.5 measuring scoop(s) for single coff ee
and 2 measuring scoops for double coff ee. Remove any
coff ee residues from the rim of the fi lter holder.
• (Fig.13) - Insert the fi lter holder (12) into the brew unit (8)
from the bottom.
• (Fig.14) - Turn the fi lter holder from left to right until it
locks into place.
• (Fig.15) - Take 1 or 2 preheated cups and place them
under the pressurized fi lter holder. Make sure that they are
correctly placed under the coff ee brewing nozzles.
• (Fig.14) - Switch the selection knob (17) to the "
tion.
• (Fig.17) - When the desired quantity of coff ee has been
brewed, turn the selection knob (17) to the " " position to
stop coff ee brewing. Wait a few seconds after brewing has
stopped, then remove the cups of coff ee (Fig.18).
• (Fig.19) - Wait a few seconds after brewing, then remove
the pressurized fi lter holder and empty the remaining cof-
fee grounds.
" position, turn the
lutely normal and is due to the fi lter holder features.
after use.
Note: if a small quantity of water remains in the
fi lter holder, this has to be considered as abso-
Important note: the fi lter (14) should be kept
clean to guarantee perfect results. Clean daily
" position until
" posi-
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