Philips HD5720/30 User manual

Full Automatic Espresso Maker
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HD5720
ENGLISH 6
DANSK 30
SUOMI 54
NORSK 77
SVENSKA 101

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Table of contents
Introduction 6
Important 6
Inside of espresso maker 7
Outside of espresso maker 7
Getting started 8
Using the espresso maker 10
Setting menu parameters 15
Cleaning 21
Replacement 25
Disposal 25
Guarantee and service 25
Explanation of display messages 25
Troubleshooting 26
Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips! To fully benet
from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.
com/welcome.
With this appliance you can enjoy all kinds of great-tasting espresso
variations. For every cup, coffee beans are freshly ground and coffee is
brewed at high pressure, which ensures optimal aroma and taste.With this
appliance, you can easily make all kinds of variations according to your own
preference. In this user manual you nd all the information you need to
optimally enjoy your espresso maker.
Important
Read this user manual carefully before you use the appliance and save it for
future reference.
Danger
- Never immerse the appliance in water or any other liquid.
Warning
- Check if the voltage indicated on the appliance corresponds to the
local mains voltage before you connect the appliance.
- If the mains cord is damaged, you must have it replaced by Philips, a
service centre authorised by Philips or similarly qualied persons in
order to avoid a hazard.
- This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children)
with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of
experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or
instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for
their safety.
- Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the
appliance.
- Keep the packaging elements (plastic bags, cardboard buffers, etc.) out
of the reach of children, as they are not a toy.
- Do not touch the hot surfaces of the appliance when it operates.
- This appliance is designed to make espresso coffee and hot drinks. Use
it correctly and with care to avoid scalding by hot water and steam.
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- Do not use the appliance if the plug, the cord or the appliance itself is
damaged.
- If a problem occurs that you cannot solve by means of this user manual,
contact the Customer Care Centre in your country. If the problem
cannot be solved, take the appliance to a service centre authorised
by Philips for examination or repair. Do not attempt to repair the
appliance yourself, otherwise your guarantee becomes invalid.
Caution
- Do not place the appliance on a hot surface and prevent the mains
cord from coming into contact with hot surfaces.
- Unplug the appliance if problems occur during brewing and before you
clean it.
- This appliance is intended for household use only.
- After unpacking, make sure the appliance is complete and undamaged.
If in doubt, do not use the appliance but contact the Customer Care
Centre in your country.
Electromagnetic elds (EMF)
This Philips appliance complies with all standards regarding electromagnetic
elds (EMF). If handled properly and according to the instructions in this
user manual, the appliance is safe to use based on scientic evidence
available today.
Inside of espresso maker (Fig. 1)
AGrinding coarseness knob
BCoffee bean container
CBrewing unit
DService door with slide-out tray
ERemovable waste bin
FDrip tray cover
GRemovable drip tray
Outside of espresso maker (Fig. 2)
ALid of ground coffee compartment
BDisplay
1 MENU button
2 ^Button down
3 %Button up
4 OK button
CLid of coffee bean container
DCoffee spout
ESteam pipe
FService door latch
G Measuring spoon
HCup warmer tray
IControl panel
1 3On/off button
2 Button to select coffee strength and to select ground coffee
3 Button for one or two cups of short coffee
4 Button for one or two cups of standard coffee
5 Button for one or two cups of long coffee
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6 Button for hot water
7 Steam knob
JRemovable water tank
Getting started
Before rst use
Never install the appliance in environments where the temperature
may drop to 0° or below. If the water inside the appliance freezes, the
appliance will be damaged.
Note: It is normal that there are some traces of coffee and water in the
appliance when you use it for the rst time. This is because the appliance has
been tested in the factory to make sure it is in perfect working order.
Note: If there is a sticker on the display, remove the sticker before you install
the appliance.
1 Place the appliance on a table or worktop away from the tap, the sink
and heat sources.
2 Leave a free space of at least 10cm above, behind and on both sides
of the appliance.
3 Carefully follow the step-by-step instructions in the following
chapter to learn how to use the appliance correctly.
Preparing for use
1 Put the plug in the wall socket and wait.
,Different languages appear on the display.
2 Press the OK button for 3 seconds when the desired language
appears.
,The appliance automatically exits the MENU mode.
,The message ‘NO WATER! Fill water tank’ appears on the display.
3 Remove the water tank from the appliance.
Do not remove the water tank while the appliance is operating.
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4 Rinsethewatertankandllitwithfreshwater.
Remove the lid of the water tank to create a bigger lling opening.
5 Putthewatertankbackandpushitrmlyintoplace.
,The message ‘OPEN STEAM KNOB’ appears.
6 Place a cup under the steam pipe.
7 Turn the steam knob to ‘ON’.
,Atrstinstallation,theappliancellswithwaterandhumsloudlyin
the process.
,Water comes out of the steam pipe.
,The message ‘CLOSE STEAM KNOB’ is shown.
8 Turn the steam knob to ‘OFF’.
,The appliance switches off automatically.
9 Fill the coffee bean container with coffee beans.
Topreventmalfunction,neverllthecoffeebeancontainerwithground
coffee, freeze-dried coffee, caramelised coffee or anything else that could
damage the appliance.
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Optional: setting current time and water hardness
1 Switch on the appliance again and press the MENU button.
2 Go to ‘SET CURRENT TIME?’ and press OK.
3 Set the hours and minutes of the current time (see section ‘Setting
current time’ in chapter ‘Setting menu parameters’).
4 Press the MENU button again, go to ‘SET WATER HARDNESS?’ and
press OK.
5 Set the local water hardness with the ^or %button and press the
OK button.
Note: You can determine the local water hardness with the Total Hardness Test
strip. See section ‘Setting water hardness’ in chapter ‘Setting menu parameters’.
Using the espresso maker
Heating up
1 Press the on/off button 3.
,The display shows the message ‘HEATING UP...PLEASE WAIT’ to
indicate that the appliance is heating up.
,When the appliance has heated up, the display shows ‘FLUSHING...’
whiletheapplianceperformsanautomaticushingcycle.Duringthe
ushingcycle,somehotwaterowsoutofthecoffeespoutintothe
drip tray below.
,Aftertheushingcycle,thedisplayshowsthemessage‘READYTO
USE - Normal coffee’.
2 If the message ‘NO WATER! Fill water tank’ appears on the display,
llthewatertank.
Note: It is normal that there is still some water in the water tank when this
message is displayed. It is also normal that some water spills out of the water
tank when you remove the water tank. This water runs into the drip tray.
Brewing espresso
Note: When you use the appliance for the rst time, the appliance will yield
optimal results after you have brewed 4 to 5 cups of coffee.
Brewing espresso from coffee beans
The appliance is preset to brew normal coffee.You can also brew extra-
mild, mild, strong or extra-strong coffee.To choose the desired strength:
1 Press the coffee strength/ground coffee button.
,The display shows the selected coffee strength.
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2 Press the ^or %button to select the desired coffee strength.
3 Press OK when the display shows the desired coffee strength.
4 Place 1 cup under the coffee spout to make 1 cup of coffee or 2 cups
to make 2 cups of coffee.
For creamier coffee, pull the spout downwards to bring it as close to the
cups as possible.
Tip: To keep the coffee hot longer, preheat the cups you use. Especially heat
up thick cups, as they absorb a lot of heat. To preheat the cups, put them on
the cup warmer tray when the appliance is switched on or rinse them with hot
water before use.
5 Press the button for short coffee, for standard coffee or for long
coffee.
Press the button once for 1 cup or twice within 2 seconds for 2 cups.
- You can interrupt the brewing process at any time by pressing the
button for short coffee, for standard coffee or for long coffee, as
previously selected.
- If the coffee comes out one drop at a time, not at all or too fast, adjust
the grinding coarseness (see section ‘Adjusting the coffee mill’).
- You can also change the standard amount of coffee the appliance
brews, see section ‘Changing the coffee quantity for espresso’ below.
,The appliance grinds the beans and brews coffee.
,Once the set amount of coffee has been brewed, the appliance
automatically stops brewing and ejects the coffee grounds into the
waste bin.
,Afterafewseconds,‘READYTOUSE’appearsonthedisplayto
indicate that you can brew the next cup of coffee.
6 Ifthemessage‘EMPTYWASTEBIN!’appears,removethewaste
bin and empty and clean it.
Note: The message ‘EMPTY WASTE BIN!’ appears after every 14 cups. When
it appears, you cannot brew coffee again until you empty and clean the waste
bin.
1 Open the service door at the front by pulling the latch.
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2 Remove the drip tray and empty and clean it.
3 Remove the waste bin, empty it and clean it thoroughly.
4 Reinsert the waste bin, reattach the drip tray and close the service
door.
Note: Keep in mind that when you remove the drip tray, you must empty
the waste bin, even if it is not completely full. If you don’t do this, the coffee
grounds in the waste bin will exceed the maximum level and block the
appliance.
Never remove the water tank when the appliance is brewing coffee. If
you do, the appliance stops brewing and the following messages appear
on the display:‘GROUND TOO FINE! Adjust mill’ and ‘OPEN STEAM
KNOB!’.
Take the following steps if you have removed the water tank while the
appliance was brewing coffee:
1 Reinsert the water tank.
2 Place a cup under the steam pipe and turn the steam knob to ‘ON’.
Water runs out of the steam pipe for a few seconds.Then set the
steam knob to ‘OFF’.
3 If the appliance malfunctions, follow the instructions in chapter
‘Troubleshooting’. If you cannot solve the problem, contact the
Customer Care Centre in your country.
7 Press the on/off button 3to switch off the appliance.
,Whenyouswitchofftheappliance,itperformsanautomaticushing
cycle.
During the ushing cycle, some hot water ows out of the coffee spout
into the drip tray below to clean the whole system.
Brewing espresso from ground coffee
Only add ground coffee after you have switched on the appliance.
Otherwise the ground coffee will be dispersed inside the appliance.
Only use the measuring spoon supplied to add ground coffee.
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- Never add more than 1 level spoonful of ground coffee, otherwise
the appliance does not brew coffee or the ground coffee is dispersed
inside the appliance, soiling it or causing only drops of coffee to come
out of the spouts.
- If you have added more than 1 level spoonful of ground coffee,
remove the brewing unit.Then clean the brewing unit and the
appliance as described in chapter ‘Cleaning’. After this, use the handle of
a spoon to push the ground coffee down the funnel.
Onlyllthegroundcoffeecompartmentwithgroundcoffeefor
espresso makers. Do not use unground coffee beans, freeze-dried coffee,
caramelised coffee or other substances that could damage the appliance.
1 Press the coffee strength/ground coffee button.
,The ^and %buttons and the OK button light up.
2 Use the ^or %button to select the ground coffee function.
3 Press the OK button.
4 Open the lid of the ground coffee container and put one level
measuring spoon of ground coffee in the funnel.
5 Brew 1 cup of coffee as described in ‘Brewing espresso from coffee
beans’, steps 4-6.
When you use ground coffee, you cannot brew 2 cups at the same time.
6 If you want to make coffee from beans instead of ground coffee again,
press the coffee strength/ground coffee button and select the desired
coffee strength with the ^or %button.
7 PresstheOKbuttontoconrmthedesiredcoffeestrength.
Changing the coffee quantity for espresso
The appliance is preset to brew the following coffee quantities:
- short coffee: 40ml
- standard coffee: 80ml
- long coffee: 120ml
To change the standard quantities, proceed as follows:
1 Put a cup under the coffee spout.
2 Press the button for short coffee, standard coffee or long coffee,
depending on which quantity you want to change. Press this
button for 5 seconds UNTIL the message ‘PROGRAM TO SET VOL...’
appears on the display and then release it.
,The appliance starts to brew coffee.
3 When the coffee in the cup reaches the required level, press the
same button again to set the new quantity.
,’SETTING DONE!’ appears on the display.The appliance now brews
the set quantity until you change it again.
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Frothing milk for cappuccino
1 Fill a clean milk jug or cup with fresh skimmed milk.
2 Turn the steam knob to ‘ON’.
,The message ‘STEAM!’ is shown on the display.
,Hot water comes out of the steam pipe.
This takes approx. 20 seconds.
Let this water run into the drip tray. Do not insert the steam pipe in the
milk yet, otherwise this water ends up in the milk and affects the taste of
the milk.
3 Wait until no water but only steam comes out of the steam
pipe.Then insert the steam pipe into the milk jug or cup.
Keep the tip of the steam pipe approx. 3cm above the bottom of the milk
jug or cup.
Do not froth milk longer than 2 minutes.
4 Move the milk jug or cup downwards to bring the steam pipe to the
milksurface.Brieydipthetipofthesteampipeintothemilkafew
times.
5 Move the milk jug or cup upwards again until the tip of the steam
pipe is approx. 1cm above the bottom of the milk jug or cup.
6 Move the milk jug or cup to and fro during frothing.
7 Turn the steam knob to ‘OFF’ when you feel that the milk becomes
hot.
The milk froth is of good quality when there are no big bubbles in it.
8 Tapthemilkjugafewtimesrmlyifyouseesmallbubblesinthe
milk froth.
9 Meanwhile brew espresso in a cappuccino cup.
10 Pour liquid milk from the bottom of the milk jug or cup into the
espresso.
11 Scoop milk froth on top of the espresso.
Producing hot water
1 Press the button for hot water.
,Thedisplayreads‘READYTOUSE-hotwater-’.
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2 Turn the steam knob to ‘ON’.
,Hot water comes out of the steam pipe.
3 Turn the steam knob to ‘OFF’ when the hot water in the cup has
reached the desired level.
Do not use the hot water function for more than 2 minutes at a time.
Adjusting the coffee mill
The coffee grinder is preset to the correct coarseness and should not
require frequent adjustment.You can select a coarser setting for less foam,
a normal aroma and faster brewing. You can select a ner setting for more
foam, a more intense aroma and slower brewing.
Only turn the grinding coarseness knob when the coffee mill is grinding.
- To select a coarser setting, turn the grinding coarseness knob 1
setting clockwise (‘click’).
- To select a ner setting, turn the grinding coarseness knob 1 setting
anticlockwise (‘click’).
Do not turn the grinding coarseness knob anticlockwise too far,
otherwise the coffee may come out of the spout in drops when you
brew 2 cups.
The adjustment only becomes noticeable after you have brewed at least 2
cups of coffee.
Setting menu parameters
When you have switched on the appliance and the appliance is ready
for use, you can access the menu to perform certain actions and modify
certain parameters. To leave the menu, press the MENU button again.
- Flushing
- Descaling
- Setting coffee temperature
- Setting auto-on time
- Setting auto-off time
- Setting current time
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- Cleaning
- Setting water hardness
- Setting language
- Resetting to default settings
Menu structure
Menu structure Submenu
START FLUSHING? (ushing procedure starts)
START DESCALING? (descaling procedure starts)
SET TEMPERATURE? TEMPERATURE:
Low
Medium
High
SET AUTO-ON? AUTO-ON:
Disabled
0:00
SET AUTO-OFF? After 1 hour
After 2 hours
After 3 hours
SET CURRENT TIME? 0:00
START CLEANING? (cleaning procedure starts)
SET WATER HARDNESS? Hardness 1
Hardness 2
Hardness 3
Hardness 4
SET LANGUAGE? English
Deutsch
Nederlands
Francais
Espanol
Suomi
Svenska
RESETTO DEFAULT? (resetting procedure starts)
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Flushing
1 Press the MENU button.
,The button lights up.
2 The message ‘START FLUSHING?’ appears on the display.
3 Place a cup under the coffee spout and press the OK button.
Descaling
Over time, the continuous heating up of the water that is used to make
the coffee leads to scale build-up in the inner circuits of the appliance.
When the message ‘PLEASE DESCALE!’ appears on the display, you should
run the descaling program. Proceed as follows:
1 Press the MENU button.
,The button lights up.
2 Press the ^button until the message ‘START DESCALING?’
appears on the display.
3 Press the OK button.
,The message ‘ADD DESCALER! - OPEN STEAM KNOB!’ appears
on the display.
4 Whenyoudescaletheapplianceforthersttime,usethebottleof
durgol® descaler supplied. Fill the water tank with the entire bottle
of durgol® descaler (125ml) and 1 litre of water.
If you use a different descaler, follow the instructions on the package of the
descaler.
Note: Use the descaler supplied with the appliance or a liquid descaler based
on citric acid. Never use a descaler with acetic acid, as this will damage the
appliance.
Note: Be careful not to spill descaler on the metal surfaces of the machine
and on surfaces sensitive to acid such as marble, limestone and glaze. If you
spill descaler on these surfaces, immediately wipe it off with a cloth to prevent
stains.
5 Place a bowl with a minimum capacity of 1.5 litres under the steam
pipe.
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6 Turn the steam knob to ‘ON’.
,Descalercomesoutofthesteampipeandowsintothebowl
below.The message ‘DESCALING’ is shown on the display.
,During the descaling program, the appliance pauses a few times to
remove scale deposits from the inside of the espresso maker.
,After about 35 minutes, the message ‘DESCALE DONE - Push OK
when ready’ appears on the display.
,Then the message ‘CLOSE STEAM KNOB!’ appears on the display.
7 Turn the steam knob to ‘OFF’.
You now have to ush the appliance to remove descaler residues from the
inside of the appliance. Proceed as follows:
8 Emptythewatertank,rinseitandllitwithfreshwater.
9 Reinsert the water tank.
10 Empty the full bowl and then put it back under the steam pipe.
11 Turn the steam knob to ‘ON’.
,Hotwatercomesoutofthesteampipeandowsintothebowl
below.The message ‘FLUSHING...’ is shown on the display.
,The message ‘FLUSHING - Push OK when ready’ appears on the
display.
,When the water tank is empty, the message ‘FLUSHING DONE’
appears on the display.
12 Turn the steam knob to ‘OFF’.
The descaling program is now nished and the appliance is ready to brew
coffee again.
Note: If the descaling program is interrupted before completion, the appliance
continues to display the message ‘PLEASE DESCALE!’ and you have to start the
program from the beginning again.
Setting coffee temperature
1 Press the MENU button.
,The button lights up.
2 Press the ^button until the message ‘SET TEMPERATURE?’ appears
on the display.
3 Press the OK button.
4 Press the ^or %button until the desired coffee temperature is
displayed (low, medium or high).
5 PresstheOKbuttontoconrmthetemperatureselected.
,The appliance automatically exits the MENU mode.
Setting auto-on time
This function allows you to set a time at which the appliance automatically
switches on.
1 Make sure the clock on the appliance is set as described (see section
‘Setting current time’ in this chapter).
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2 Press the MENU button.
,The button lights up.
3 Press the ^button until the message ‘SET AUTO-ON?’ appears on
the display.
4 Press the OK button.
,The message ‘AUTO-ON: Disabled’ appears on the display.
5 Press the ^or %or button to set the hour of the auto-on time.
6 PresstheOKbuttontoconrmthehourset.
7 Press the ^or %button to set the minutes of the auto-on time.
8 PresstheOKbuttontoconrmtheminutesset.
,The appliance automatically exits the MENU mode.
Note: When you switch off the appliance while an auto-on time is set, the >
symbol appears next to the time on the unlit display. The clock and the symbol
disappear after 5 minutes.
Setting auto-off time
The appliance is factory preset to switch off automatically one hour after
the last cup of coffee is brewed.You can increase this time to 2 hours or 3
hours.
1 Press the MENU button.
,The button lights up.
2 Press the ^button until the message ‘SET AUTO-OFF?’ appears on
the display.
3 Press the OK button.
4 Press the ^or %button to change the number of hours after which
the appliance switches off automatically.
5 PresstheOKbuttontoconrmthesetauto-offtime.
,The appliance automatically exits the MENU mode.
Setting current time
1 Press the MENU button.
,The button lights up.
2 Press the ^button until the message ‘SET CURRENT TIME?’
appears on the display.
3 Press the OK button.
,The message ‘CURRENT TIME: 00:00’ appears on the display.
4 Press the ^or %button to set the hour of the current time
5 PresstheOKbuttontoconrmthehourset.
6 Press the ^or %button to set the minutes of the current time.
7 PresstheOKbuttontoconrmtheminutesset.
,The appliance automatically exits the MENU mode.
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Cleaning
Regular cleaning prolongs the life of the appliance and guarantees optimal
brewing results for a long time.
1 Press the MENU button.
,The button lights up.
2 Press the ^button until the message
‘START CLEANING?’ appears on the display.
3 Press the OK button.
,The message ‘ADD DETERGENT - Push OK when ready-’ appears
on the display.
4 Youcanputaspecialcleaningtabletintothegroundcoffeefunnel.
5 Fill the water tank to the MAX level.
6 Put a bowl with a minimum capacity of 1.5 litres under the coffee
spout.
7 Press the OK button.
The cleaning cycle takes up to 15 minutes if the water tank is lled to the
MAX level.
,The message ‘APPLIANCE IS CLEANING’ appears on the display
and the cleaning cycle starts
,Whenthecleaningcycleisnished,themessage‘CLEANING
DONE’ appears on the display.
Setting water hardness
1 Remove the Total HardnessTest strip (attached to page 2) from its
wrap. Dip the strip fully into the tap water you use to brew coffee
for a few seconds. Remove it and wait approx. 30 seconds (until one
or more squares turn red).
2 Press the MENU button.
,The button lights up.
3 Press the ^button until the message ‘SET WATER HARDNESS?’
appears on the display.
4 Press the OK button.
5 Press the ^button until the number on the display coincides with
the number of red squares on the test strip.
For example, if 3 squares on the test strip have turned red, you have to set
water hardness 3.
6 PresstheOKbuttontoconrmthesetwaterhardness.
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