8Put a bowl (with a capacity of at least 1.6 qt./ 1.5 litres) under the spout openings to collect the water.
9Press the on/off button 3.
Type HD7826/HD7824 only: after pressing the on/off button, the light rings around the
10Press the
same time.
The boiler fills itself with water from the water reservoir.This may take
some time (approx. 90 to 150 seconds).The machine switches off
automatically when the flushing cycle ends. During the flushing cycle the
machine produces more noise than during a regular brewing cycle.
Never interrupt the flushing cycle halfway. If you do, the boiler will not fill itself properly.
Note: Before you use the machine for the first time, clean the coffee spout, the coffee collector and the pod holders with hot water and some dish soap or in the dishwasher. Clean the water reservoir thoroughly in hot water, if necessary with some dish soap.
Now your Philips SENSEO\ coffee machine is ready for use.
Brewing coffee
1Fill the water reservoir with cold water up to the MAX indication and put it back onto the machine.
Never pour milk, coffee, hot water or carbonated water into the water reservoir.
-q MIN: minimum amount of water required to brew one 4 oz. cup of SENSEO\ coffee.
-qq/w MIN: minimum amount of water required to brew one 8 oz. mug or two 4 oz. cups of SENSEO\ coffee.
-A full reservoir allows you to make up to eight 4 oz cups or four 8 oz. mugs of SENSEO\ coffee.This makes it unnecessary to fill the water reservoir each time you want to make a cup of coffee.