Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Moltio HD8768 Philips Saeco
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English USER MANU AL Read carefully befor e using the machine. Register your pr oduct and get suppor t at www .philips.com/w elcome T ype HD8768 EN 02 02.
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.
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.
2 ENGLISH C ONTENTS IMPORT ANT ..................................................................................................... 4 Safety instruc tions ...............................................................................................
3 ENGLISH ESPRESSO AND C OFFEE BREWING ....................................................................30 Espresso and co ee brewing using co ee beans ..................................................................................... 30 Espresso and co ee brewing using pre-ground co ee .
4 ENGLISH IMPORT ANT Safety instructions This machine is equipped with safety featur es. Nevertheless read the safety instructions carefully and only use the ma- chine as described in these instructions to avoid ac cidental injur y or damage. Keep this user manual for futur e reference .
5 ENGLISH 5 • Remov e the mains plug from the w all socket: - If a disturbance occurs . - If the machine will not be used for a long time. - Before cleaning the machine. Pull on the plug , not on the mains cord . D o not touch the mains plug with wet hands .
6 ENGLISH • Do not place the machine on a hot plate , directly nex t to a hot ov en, heat er or similar sourc e of heat . • Only put co ee beans into the co ee bean hopper . If ground c o ee, instant co ee or any other substance is put in, it may damage the machine .
7 ENGLISH 7 C ompliance with standar ds The machine c omplies with ar t.13 of the Italian L egislative Decree dat ed 25 July 2005, no. 151 “Implemen tation of the directives 2005/95/EC, 2002/96/EC a.
8 INST ALLA TION Product overview 17 21 22 19 23 20 32 18 12 3 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 24 26 27 29 25 28 16 15 33 10 30 31 4c 4b 4a.
9 ENGLISH 9 General description 1. Co ee bean hopper lock ing/removal selector 2. Pre-ground co ee compar tment 3. Storage area for cups 4a. Co ee bean hopper 4b . Co ee bean hopper tray 4c. Co ee bean hopper lid 5. Control P anel 6. Co ee dispensing spout 7.
10 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 packaging material for possible future transport. Machine Installation 1 Remove the drip tray with g rill from the packaging.
11 ENGLISH 11 5 Push gently on the edge of the water tank door to r elease the hand- grip. 7 Rinse the water tank with fresh water . 8 Fill the wat er tank with fresh water up to the M AX level and slide it back into the machine. Make sure it is fully inserted.
12 ENGLISH 13 Switch the pow er button to “I” to turn on the machine. The red led next to the “ ” button blinks. Y ellow 14 T o turn on the machine, simply press the “ ” button. T he control panel indicates that the circuit must be primed.
13 ENGLISH 13 USING THE MACHINE FOR THE FIRST TIME When using the machine for the rst time, the follo wing activities need to happen: 1) Y ou need to prime the circuit; 2) The machine will perform an automatic rinse/ self-cleaning cycle; 3) Y ou need to initiate a manual rinse cycle.
14 ENGLISH Automatic rinse/self-cleaning cycle When warm-up is completed, 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 co ee dispensing spout to catch the small amount of water which will be dispensed.
15 ENGLISH 15 2 Check that the machine shows this display . Green 3 Select the pre -ground co ee brewing function by pressing the “ ” button. The machine shows this display . Note: Do not add pre- ground co ee into the compartment. 4 Press the “ ” button.
16 ENGLISH Red 10 Repeat step 7 to 9 until the water tank is empty and the no water icon appears. Note: Y ou can stop the manual rinsing by pr essing the “ ” button. 11 At the end, ll the water tank again up to the MAX level . Now the ma- chine is ready for co ee brewing.
17 ENGLISH 17 Measuring and Progr amming W ater Hardness Measuring water hardness is very impor tant for de ning the frequency in which the machine has to be descaled and to install the “INTENZA+” water lter (for more detail on the wat er lter see next chapter).
18 ENGLISH 7 Press the “ ” button to exit the programming menu. Now the ma- chine is ready to brew . “INTENZA+” water lter installation W e recommend you t o install the “INTENZA+” water lter as this prevents limescale to build up in your machine and preserves a more intense ar oma to your co ee .
19 ENGLISH 19 2 Remove the “INTENZA+” water lter from its packaging, immerse it ver- tically (with the opening positioned upwards) in cold water and gently press the sides so as to let the air bubbles out.
20 ENGLISH 9 Press the “ ” button to select “ON” and press the “ ” button to con- rm. Y ellow Replacing the “INTENZ A+” water lter When the “INTENZA+” water lter needs to be replaced with a new one , the following icon is displa yed.
21 ENGLISH 21 Y ellow Green 4 T o exit, press the “ ” button. Now the machine is ready t o brew . The machine is now prog rammed to manage a new lter . Note: If the “INTENZA+” water lter is already installed and you want to remo ve but not replace it, select the “OFF” option instead.
22 ENGLISH 2 Lift the sides of the co ee bean hopper with both hands as shown in the image. Caution: Do not remov e the bean hopper in a di erent wa y to av oid spilling co ee beans . 3 After removal put the prot ection cover on the machine to prev ent dust.
23 ENGLISH 23 3 Remove an y beans from the co ee bean hopper compar tment. 4 Inser t the co ee bean hopper into the compar tment as shown on the image.
24 ENGLISH Co ee bean selection This function allows you to optimiz e the grinding for selected type of cof- fee beans. Y ellow Green Green Green 2 Press the “ ” button or the “ ” button to select the t ype of co ee beans in the co ee bean hopper.
25 ENGLISH 25 Co ee emptying cycle If you want to change co ee beans, we recommend that you empty the co ee duct and grinder. In this way y ou will taste the full aroma of the new co ee beans. For this f ollow the steps below . 1 Inser t the co ee bean hopper with the new co ee beans.
26 ENGLISH ADJUSTMENTS The machine allows f or certain adjustments so that you can brew the best possible co ee tasting. Saeco Adapting S ystem Co ee is a natural product and its charac teristics may change accor ding to its origin, blend and roast.
27 ENGLISH 27 2 Press and turn the g rinder adjustment knob under the co ee bean hopper one notch at a time. Use the co ee grinder adjustment key provided with the machine. Y ou will taste the di erence after brewing 2-3 cups of co ee. W arning: Do not turn the grinder more than 1 notch at the time to prev ent dam- age.
28 ENGLISH Adjusting the co ee dispensing spout The height of the dispensing spout can be adjusted to better t the dimen- sions of the cups that you wish to use. Move the dispensing spout up or down with your ngers to adjust its height as shown in the image.
29 ENGLISH 29 Adjusting the C o ee L ength The machine allows y ou to adjust the amount of brewed c o ee according to your taste and/or the size of y our cups. Each time the “ ” or “ ” button is pressed , the machine brews a pre-set amount of co ee.
30 ENGLISH ESPRESSO AND C OFFEE BREWING Before br ewing the co ee, make sure that there are no warnings shown on the control panel, and that the wat er tank and co ee bean hopper are lled. Espresso and co ee brewing using co ee beans 1 Place 1 or 2 cups under the dispensing spout.
31 ENGLISH 31 Espresso and co ee brewing using pre-ground co ee This function allows you to use pr e- ground and deca einated co ee. With the pre-ground co ee func tion you can only brew one co ee at a time. 1 Press the “ ” button to select the pre -ground co ee func tion.
32 ENGLISH MILK FRO THING/CAPPUCCINO BREWING W arning: Danger of scalding! Dispensing may be prec eded by small jets of hot water . The A utomatic Milk Frother may reach high temper atures. Never touch it with bare hands . Use the appropria te protective handle only .
33 ENGLISH 33 4 Place a cup under the Automatic Milk F rother . 5 Press the “ ” button. T he machine shows this display . Green 6 Press the “ ” button to star t frothing the milk. 7 The following ic on may be displayed during the pr eheating time required by the machine .
34 ENGLISH 10 F or storage you can put the suction tube as shown in the picture. Note: After having pressed the “ ” button it will take a few seconds before the machine stops dispensing completely . 11 T o prepare a cappuc cino place your cup with frothed milk under the co ee dispensing spout and brew an espresso .
35 ENGLISH 35 Green 2 Press the “ ” button. T he machine shows this display . 3 Press the “ ” MENU button to start dispensing hot water . 4 The following ic on is displayed during pr e-heating time required by the machine. 5 Pour the desir ed amount of hot water .
36 ENGLISH CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Daily Cleaning of the Machine Caution: Timely cleaning and maintenanc e of your machine is very impor tant as it prolongs the life of y our machine.
37 ENGLISH 37 2 Empty and clean the co ee residues drawer locat ed inside of the ma- chine. Open the service door , remove the drawer and empty it. 3 Remove the drip tray . Empty and clean the drip tray: Note: Empty the drip tray also when the full drip tray indicator is raised.
38 ENGLISH Daily Cleaning of the Automatic Milk F rother It is impor tant that you clean the Automatic Milk F rother after each use as it preserves hygiene and ensur es perfect milk froth consistency. W arning: Danger of scalding! Dispensing may be prec eded by small jets of hot water .
39 ENGLISH 39 W eek ly Cleaning of the Brew Group 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 “ ” button and unplug the power cor d. W eek ly Cleaning of the Machine 1 Clean the seat of the drip tray .
40 ENGLISH 3 Remove and clean the co ee residues drawer . 4 T o remov e the brew group , press the «PUSH» button and pull it by the handle. 5 Thoroughly wash the brew g roup with fresh, lukewarm water and car e- fully clean the upper lter . Caution: Do not use detergent/soap to clean the brew gr oup .
41 ENGLISH 41 9 Gently pull down the lever until it touches the br ew group base and the two refer ence signs on the side of the brew g roup do match. 10 Make sure the hook to lock the brew gr oup is in the correct position by rmly pressing the “PUSH” button until it locks into place .
42 ENGLISH Monthly Lubrication of the Br ew Group Lubricate the br ew group after appro ximately 500 cups of co ee or once a month. Y ou can purchase separately the Saec o grease to lubricate the br ew group . F or further details, please refer to the maintenance pr oducts page in this manual.
43 ENGLISH 43 1 Apply the grease evenly on both side guides . 2 Lubricate the shaft too . 3 Inser t the brew group in its seat until it locks int o place (see “ Weekly Cleaning of the Brew Group ” chapter). Insert the co ee residues drawer . 4 Close the service door .
44 ENGLISH Green 5 Press the “ ” button. T he machine shows this display . 6 Press the “ ” button to dispense steam. 4 Place a large container (1.5 l) under the A utomatic Milk Frother . 1 Make sure that the Automatic Milk F rother is corr ectly installed.
45 ENGLISH 45 Green Y ellow 7 The following ic on is displayed during pr e-heating time required by the machine. 8 The following ic on will be displayed during dispensing . When the solution has been completely dispensed, pr ess the “ ” button to stop dispensing.
46 ENGLISH 19 Remove the suction tube. 16 W ash all the Automatic Milk F rother components by f ollowing the instructions below . 17 Remove the Au tomatic Milk Frother fr om the machine. 18 Remove the rubber grip fr om the steam wand. Caution: The steam wand ma y be hot if used recently .
47 ENGLISH 47 21 Remove the rubber co ver as shown in the picture. 22 W ash all the components with lukewarm water . Note: Y ou can also clean these parts in the dishwasher . 20 Press the sides and pull the A utomatic M ilk Fr other as shown in the picture.
48 ENGLISH Monthly Cleaning of the Brew Gr oup with “C o ee Oil Remover” Besides weekly cleaning, we rec ommend running the cleaning cycle with “Co ee Oil Remover ” af ter appro ximately 500 cups of co ee or once a month. This operation completes the maintenance process of the brew group .
49 ENGLISH 49 1 Place a container under the co ee dispensing spout. 2 Make sure the water tank is lled with fresh water up to the “MAX” level. 3 Put a “Co ee Oil Remover” tablet in the pre-ground co ee compart- ment. 4 Press the “ ” button one or more times to select the pre -ground cof- fee function.
50 ENGLISH 12 After rinsing the brew group , inser t it again in its seat until it locks into place (see the “ Weekly Cleaning of the Brew Group ” chapter). I nsert the co ee residues drawer and the co ee grounds drawer . Close the service door .
51 ENGLISH 51 Y ellow DESCALING The descaling process takes appr ox. 35 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 circuit of your machine . The machine tells you when descaling is needed.
52 ENGLISH 4 Press the “ ” MENU button and scr oll the pages by pressing the “ ” MENU button until the following ic on is displayed. 5 Press the “ ” button to star t the descaling process . Note: If you press the “ ” button by mistake, press the “ ” button to quit.
53 ENGLISH 53 9 Press the “ ” button to star t the descaling cycle. 10 The machine will start dispensing the descaling solution at inter vals. The bar on the display shows the cycle pr ogress. 11 When this icon is displayed , the water tank is empty .
54 ENGLISH 17 When this icon is displayed , the water tank is empty . Repeat steps 12 to 16. Then go to step 18. Y ellow 20 When the amount of water needed for the rinse cycle has been completely dispensed, this icon on the side is displa yed. P ress the " " MENU button to quit the descaling cycle.
55 ENGLISH 55 23 Remove and empty the container . 24 Empty the drip tray and place it back. 25 The descaling cycle is now complete . 26 Remove the small white water lter and place back the “INTENZA+” water lter into the water tank if it was installed and the Aut omatic Milk Frother .
56 ENGLISH Y ellow Y ellow Y ellow "INTENZA+" W ater Filter This function allows you to manage the “INTENZA+” water lter . F or more details, see the chapter r elated to lter handling. Descaling cycle This function allows you to run the descaling cycle.
57 ENGLISH 57 How to program y our machine In this example, it is shown how to pr ogram the co ee temperature. Pr o- ceed in the same way to prog ram the other functions. The programming menu can only be acc essed when the machine is on and shows this display .
58 ENGLISH Y ellow 5 When the display value is changed, the “OK” message appears. Press the “ ” MENU button to con rm the change. 6 Press the “ ” button to exit the programming menu. Note: The machine will automatically exit the programming menu if y ou do not push any button f or 3 minutes.
59 ENGLISH 59 MEANING OF THE DISPLA Y SYMBOLS This machine is equipped with a colour-coded system to make the user’ s understanding of the display signals easier .
60 ENGLISH Ready Signals (Green C olour) The machine is brewing two cups of co ee. Co ee brewing using pre -ground co ee in progress. The machine is programming the amount of co ee to brew.
61 ENGLISH 61 W arning Signals ( Y ellow Colour) The machine is heating up to brew bev erages or dispense hot water . The machine is performing the rinse cycle. W ait until the machine has com- pleted the cycle. The machine needs the “INTENZA+” water lter to be replaced .
62 ENGLISH W arning Signals (Red Colour) Close the service door . Fill the c o ee bean hopper . The brew gr oup must be inserted into the machine. Inser t the co ee grounds drawer . Empty the co ee grounds drawer and the c o ee residues drawer .
63 ENGLISH 63 TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter summarizes the most common pr oblems you could encoun- ter with your machine. If you are unable to solve the pr oblem 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.
64 ENGLISH Note: These problems can be consider ed normal if the co ee blend has been changed or if the machine has just been installed. In this case wait until the machine per forms a self-adjusting operation as described in section "Saeco Adapting Syst em" .
65 ENGLISH 65 ENERGY SA VING Stand-by The Saeco full automatic espresso machine is desig ned for energy sa ving, as stated by the Class A energy label . After 30 minutes of inactivity the machine turns o automatically (unless you have di erently programmed the stand-b y time).
66 ENGLISH TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TION The manufacturer reserves the right to make changes to the technical speci cations of the product. Nominal V oltage - Power Rating - Po wer Supply See label on the inside of the service door Housing Material ABS - Thermoplastic Size (w x h x d) 256 x 350 x 470 mm W eight 8.
67 ENGLISH 67 ORDERING MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS F or cleaning and descaling, use Saeco maintenanc e products only . Y ou can purchase these at the Philips online shop at www.
68 ENGLISH - Co ee Oil Remover CA6704 MACHINE A C CESSORIES - Removable co ee bean hopper CA6803 - Maintenance Kit CA 6706.
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www.philips.com/saeco The manufacturer reserves the right to make changes without prior notice. Rev.00 del 15-03-13 02 EN 02.
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