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02
USER MANUAL
Type HD8966
Read carefully before using the machine.
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02 EN
English
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 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. To protect against fire, electric shock and injury to persons do not immerse cord, plugs, or appliance in water or other liquid. 4. Close supervision is necessary when the appliance is used by or near children. 5. Unplug from outlet when not in use and before cleaning. Allow to cool
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CAUTION 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. To 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 should be done by authorized service personnel only. 1. Check voltage to be sure that the voltage indicated on the nameplate corresponds with your voltag
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2 ENGLISH Congratulations on your purchase of a Saeco GranBaristo full automatic coff ee machine! To fully benefi t from the support that Saeco off ers, please register your product at www.philips.com/welcome. This user manual applies to HD8966. The machine is suitable for preparing espresso coff ees using whole coff ee beans, and it is supplied with a milk carafe so you can prepare your perfect Cappuccino or Latte Macchiato in a quick and easy way. In this user manual you will fi nd all
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ENGLISH 3 MILK CARAFE..................................................................................................39 Filling the Milk Carafe ............................................................................................................................. 39 Inserting the Milk Carafe ......................................................................................................................... 40 Removing the Milk Carafe .................................................
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4 ENGLISH IMPORTANT Safety Instructions This machine is equipped with safety features. Nevertheless read the safety instructions carefully and only use the ma- chine as described in these instructions to avoid accidental injury or damage. Keep this user manual for future reference. The term WARNING and this icon warn against possible severe injuries, danger to life and/or damage to the machine. The term CAUTION and this icon warn against slight injuries and/or damage to the machine. This ico
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ENGLISH 5 5 • Remove the mains plug from the wall socket: - If a malfunction occurs. - If the machine will not be used for a long time. - Before cleaning the machine. Pull on the plug, not on the power cord. Do not touch the mains plug with wet hands. • Do not use the machine if the mains plug, the power cord or the machine itself is damaged. • Do not make any modifi cations to the machine or its power cord. Only have repairs carried out by a service centre authorised by Philips to avoi
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6 ENGLISH • Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the machine. • Never insert fi ngers or other objects into the coff ee grinder. Caution • The machine is for household use only and is not intended for use in environments such as canteens, staff kitchens of shops, offi ces, farms or other work environments. • Always put the machine on a fl at and stable surface. • Do not place the machine on hot surfaces, directly next to a hot oven, heater or similar source o
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ENGLISH 7 7 • Do not leave water in the water tank when the machine is not used over a long period of time. The water can be contaminated. Use fresh water every time you use the machine. Compliance with Standards The machine complies with art.13 of the Italian Legislative Decree dated 25 July 2005, no. 151 “Implementation of the Directives 2005/95/EC, 2002/96/EC and 2003/108/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electri- cal and electronic equipment, as well
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8 INSTALLATION Product Overview 4 2 1c 1b 1a 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 43 44 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 21 45 46 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
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ENGLISH 9 9 General Description 1a. Coff ee bean hopper 1b. Coff ee bean hopper tray 1c. Coff ee bean hopper lid 2. Cup-warming surface 3. Water tank + lid 4. Coff ee bean hopper locking/removal selector 5. Pre-ground coff ee compartment 6. Service door button 7. Control panel 8. Removable dispensing spout 9. Service door 10. Brew group locking/removal handle 11. Drip tray (internal) 12. Coff ee grounds drawer 13. Brew group 14. Full drip tray indicator 15. Cup holder grill 16. Drip tray (extern
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10 ENGLISH PREPARING FOR USE Machine Packaging The original packaging has been designed and constructed to protect the machine during transport. We recommend keeping the packaging material for possible future transport. Machine Installation 1 Remove the drip tray with grill and the carafe from the packaging. 2 Remove the machine from the packaging. 3 For best use, it is recommended to: • Choose a safe, level surface, where there will be no danger of over- turning the machine or being injured.
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ENGLISH 11 11 5 Lift the left outer lid. 6 Remove the water tank by using the handle incorporated on the inner lid. 7 Rinse the water tank with fresh water. 8 Fill the tank with fresh drinking water up to the MAX level and place it back into the machine. Make sure it is fully inserted. Caution: Never fi ll the water tank with warm, hot, sparkling water or any other liquid, as this may cause damage to the water tank and the machine. Remove the coff ee bean hopper lid. Slowly pour in the cof
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12 ENGLISH 11 Insert the plug into the socket located on the back of the machine. 12 Insert the plug on the other end of the power cord into a wall socket with suitable power voltage. 13 Switch the power button on the back of the machine to “I” to turn on the machine. USING THE MACHINE FOR THE FIRST TIME When using the machine for the fi rst time, the following activities need to happen: 1) You have to select the language. 2) The machine will perform an automatic rinse/cleaning cycle. 3) You
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ENGLISH 13 13 3 The machine is in warm-up phase. HEATING UP… Automatic Rinse/Cleaning Cycle When warm-up is complete, the machine automatically performs a rinse/ self-cleaning cycle of the internal circuit with fresh water. This takes less than a minute. 1 Place a container under the dispensing spout to catch the small amount of water which will be dispensed. 2 The following display is shown. Wait for the cycle to fi nish automati- RINSING cally. Note: To stop dispensing, press the “ ” button
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14 ENGLISH Manual Rinse Cycle You need to perform a rinse cycle when using the machine for the fi rst time. During this process, the coff ee brewing cycle is activated and fresh water fl ows through the dispensing spout. This takes a few minutes. 1 Place a container under the dispensing spout. 2 Check that the machine shows this display. REGULAR 3 Press the " " button to enter the aroma selection menu. 4 To select the pre-ground coff ee brewing function, press the “ ” or GROUND COFFEE “ ” sc
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ENGLISH 15 15 6 When choosing the product, the machine asks you to confi rm that the ground coff ee has been inserted. Press the “ ” button. The machine will start dispensing water from the INSERT PREGROUND COFFEE dispensing spout. AND PRESS OK 7 When the dispensing is complete, empty the container and place it back under the water dispensing spout. 8 Press the “ ” button. Press the “ ” button. 9 SPECIAL BEVERAGES HOT WATER RISTRETTO ESPRESSO MILD ESPRESSO INTENSE 10 Press the “ ” button.
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16 ENGLISH 13 At the end, fi ll the water tank again up to the MAX level. Now the ma- chine is ready for coff ee brewing. This icon will be displayed. Note: When you haven’t used the machine for 2 or more weeks, the machine will automatically perform an automatic rinse/self-cleaning cycle after you switch it on. Following this, you need to initiate a manual rinse cycle as described above. The automatic rinse/self-cleaning cycle is also initiated when the machine has been in stand-by mode,
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ENGLISH 17 17 Measuring and Programming Water Hardness Water hardness measuring is very important in order to defi ne the machine descaling frequency and to install the “INTENZA+” water fi lter (for more details on the water fi lter, see next chapter). To measure the water hardness follow the steps below: 1 Immerse the water hardness test strip (supplied with the machine) in water for 1 second. Note: The test strip can only be used for one single measurement. 2 Wait for one minute. 3 Check h
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18 ENGLISH 5 Press the “ ” button to select “SETTINGS”. MENU COFFEE PROFILES MAINTENANCE SETTINGS STATISTICS 6 Press “ ” to confi rm. MENU COFFEE PROFILES MAINTENANCE SETTINGS STATISTICS 7 Press “ ” to confi rm “WATER” selection. SETTINGS WATER LANGUAGE STAND-BY RESTORE TO DEFAULT 8 Press “ ” to confi rm “HARDNESS” selection. WATER HARDNESS ENABLE FILTER ACTIVATE FILTER Note: The machine is supplied with a standard water hardness setting, suitable for most types of water. 9 Press the “ ”
