Saeco GranBaristo HD8966 User manual

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USER MANUAL
Read carefully before using the machine.
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Type HD8966
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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
before putting on or taking off parts, and before cleaning the appliance.
6. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after the
appliance malfunctions, or has been damaged in any manner. Return
appliance to the nearest authorized service facility for examination, repair
or adjustment.
7. The use of accessory attachments not recommended by the appliance
manufacturer may result in fire, electric shock or injury to persons.
8. Do not use outdoors.
9. Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter, or touch hot surfaces.
10.Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner, or in a heated oven.
11.Always attach plug to appliance first, then plug cord into wall outlet. To
disconnect, turn any control to “off”, then remove plug from wall outlet.
12.Do not use appliance for other than intended use.
13.Save these instructions.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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 voltage.
2. Never use warm or hot water to fill the water tank. Use cold water only.
3. Keep your hands and the cord away from hot parts of the appliance during
operation.
4. Never clean with scrubbing powders or harsh cleaners. Simply use a soft
cloth dampened with water.
5. For optimal taste of your coffee, use purified or bottled water. Periodic
descaling is still recommended every 2-3 months.
6. Do not use caramelized or flavored coffee beans.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE POWER
SUPPLY CORD
A. A short power-supply cord (or detachable power-supply cord) is to be
provided to reduce risks resulting from becoming entangled in or tripping
over a longer cord.
B. Longer detachable power-supply cords or extension cords are available
and may used if care is exercised in their use.
C. If a long detachable power-supply cord or extension cord is used,
1. The marked electrical rating of the detachable power-supply cord or
extension cord should be at least as great as the electrical rating of the
appliance
2. If the appliance is of the grounded type, the extension cord should be a
grounding-type 3-wire cord, and
3. The longer cord should be arranged so that it will not drape over the
counter top or table top where it can be pulled on by children or tripped
over.

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Congratulations on your purchase of a Saeco GranBaristo
full automatic coee machine!
To fully benet from the support that Saeco oers, please
register your product at www.philips.com/welcome.
This user manual applies to HD8966.
The machine is suitable for preparing espresso coees using
whole co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 nd all
the information you need to install, use, clean and descale
your machine.
CONTENTS
IMPORTANT..................................................................................................... 4
Safety Instructions....................................................................................................................................4
Warning....................................................................................................................................................4
Caution .....................................................................................................................................................6
Compliance with Standards ......................................................................................................................7
INSTALLATION................................................................................................. 8
Product Overview......................................................................................................................................8
General Description...................................................................................................................................9
PREPARING FOR USE.......................................................................................10
Machine Packaging.................................................................................................................................10
Machine Installation ...............................................................................................................................10
USING THE MACHINE FOR THE FIRST TIME ........................................................12
Language Selection.................................................................................................................................12
Automatic Rinse/Cleaning Cycle..............................................................................................................13
Manual Rinse Cycle..................................................................................................................................14
Measuring and Programming Water Hardness........................................................................................17
“INTENZA+”Water Filter Installation ......................................................................................................19
Replacing the“INTENZA+”Water Filter...................................................................................................22
CHANGING COFFEE BEANS...............................................................................23
Removing the Coee Bean Hopper..........................................................................................................23
Inserting the Coee Bean Hopper ...........................................................................................................24
Coee Emptying Cycle.............................................................................................................................26
Prole Selection......................................................................................................................................28
ADJUSTMENTS................................................................................................29
Coee Prole...........................................................................................................................................29
Enabling a New Prole............................................................................................................................29
Disabling a User Prole ...........................................................................................................................30
Saeco Adapting System...........................................................................................................................32
Adjusting the Ceramic Coee Grinder .....................................................................................................32
Adjusting the Aroma (Coee Strength)...................................................................................................33
Adjusting the Dispensing Spout..............................................................................................................34
Adjusting the Coee Quantity ................................................................................................................35
BREWING COFFEE ...........................................................................................36
Coee Brewing Using Coee Beans ........................................................................................................36
Coee Brewing Using Pre-Ground Coee................................................................................................37

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MILK CARAFE..................................................................................................39
Filling the Milk Carafe .............................................................................................................................39
Inserting the Milk Carafe.........................................................................................................................40
Removing the Milk Carafe.......................................................................................................................40
Emptying the Milk Carafe........................................................................................................................41
BREWING MILK-BASED BEVERAGES .................................................................42
Adjusting the Milk-Based Product Length...............................................................................................45
SPECIAL BEVERAGES.......................................................................................47
Hot Water................................................................................................................................................47
Adjusting the HotWater Dispensing........................................................................................................49
Special Beverages Menu for Brewing Other Beverages............................................................................50
Adjusting the Other Beverages Quantity for the Menu“Special Beverages” ............................................51
BEVERAGE PROGRAMMING .............................................................................52
Aroma.....................................................................................................................................................53
Coee Quantity .......................................................................................................................................53
Temperature............................................................................................................................................53
Taste........................................................................................................................................................54
Milk Quantity .......................................................................................................................................... 54
HOT WATER PROGRAMMING............................................................................54
Water Quantity........................................................................................................................................54
Temperature............................................................................................................................................55
RESTORING BEVERAGE PARAMETERS ...............................................................55
MACHINE PROGRAMMING...............................................................................56
Water settings.........................................................................................................................................56
Language Settings ..................................................................................................................................57
Stand-by Settings ...................................................................................................................................57
Factory Settings ......................................................................................................................................58
STATISTICS .....................................................................................................58
MAINTENANCE ...............................................................................................59
Descaling ................................................................................................................................................59
Brew Group Cleaning Cycle......................................................................................................................59
Cleaning of the Carafe.............................................................................................................................60
Coee Circuit Cleaning ............................................................................................................................60
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE ........................................................................61
Daily Cleaning of the Machine.................................................................................................................61
Daily Cleaning of the Water Tank.............................................................................................................63
Daily Cleaning of the Milk Carafe.............................................................................................................63
Weekly Cleaning of the Machine.............................................................................................................66
Weekly Cleaning of the Milk Carafe.........................................................................................................66
Weekly Cleaning of the Brew Group........................................................................................................68
Monthly Cleaning of the Milk Carafe.......................................................................................................71
Monthly Lubrication of the Brew Group ..................................................................................................75
Monthly Cleaning of the Brew Group with“Coee Oil Remover”.............................................................76
Weekly cleaning of the coee bean hopper, the tray and the compartment ...........................................79
DESCALING.....................................................................................................80
DISPLAY MESSAGES ........................................................................................84
TROUBLESHOOTING........................................................................................86
ENERGY SAVING..............................................................................................89
Stand-by.................................................................................................................................................89
Disposal ..................................................................................................................................................90
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................91
WARRANTY AND SERVICE................................................................................91
Warranty.................................................................................................................................................91
Service ....................................................................................................................................................91
ORDERING MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS ..............................................................92
MACHINE ACCESSORIES...................................................................................93

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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 icon requests to read carefully this instruction manual,
before performing any use or maintenance operation.
Warning
• Connect the machine to a wall socket with a voltage
matching the technical specications of the machine.
• Do not let the power cord hang over the edge of a table or
counter, or touch hot surfaces.
• Never immerse the machine, mains plug or power cord in
water (danger of electrical shock).
• Never direct the hot water jet towards body parts: danger
of burns!
• Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles and knobs.

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• 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 modications to the machine or its
power cord. Only have repairs carried out by a service
centre authorised by Philips to avoid a hazard.
• The machine should not be used by children younger than
8 years old.
• The machine can be used by children of 8 years and
upwards if they have previously been instructed on the
correct use of the machine and made aware of the associ-
ated dangers or if they are supervised by an adult.
• Cleaning and maintenance should not be carried out by
children unless they are more than 8 years old and super-
vised by an adult.
• Keep the machine and its power cord out of reach of chil-
dren under 8 years old.
• The machine may be used by persons with reduced physi-
cal, sensory or mental capabilities or lacking sucient
experience and/or skills if they have previously been
instructed on the correct use of the machine and made
aware of the associated dangers or if they are supervised
by an adult.

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• Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not
play with the machine.
• Never insert ngers or other objects into the coee
grinder.
Caution
• The machine is for household use only and is not intended
for use in environments such as canteens, sta kitchens of
shops, oces, farms or other work environments.
• Always put the machine on a at and stable surface.
• Do not place the machine on hot surfaces, directly next to
a hot oven, heater or similar source of heat.
• Only put coee beans into the coee bean hopper. If
ground coee, instant coee or any other substance is put
in the coee bean hopper, it may damage the machine.
• Let the machine cool down before inserting or removing
any parts.
• Never use warm or hot water to ll the water tank. Use
only cold non sparkling drinking water.
• Never clean with scrubbing powders or harsh cleaners.
Simply use a soft cloth dampened with water.
• Descale your machine regularly. The machine indicates
when descaling is needed. Not doing this will make your
appliance stop working properly. In this case repair is not
covered under your warranty!
• Do not keep the machine at temperature below 0 °C.
Residue water in the heating system may freeze and cause
damage.

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• 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 as waste disposal”.
This machine complies with EU Directive 2002/96/EC.
This Philips appliance complies with all the applicable stand-
ards and regulations relating to the exposure to electromag-
netic elds.

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INSTALLATION
Product Overview
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General Description
1a. Coee bean hopper
1b. Coee bean hopper tray
1c. Coee bean hopper lid
2. Cup-warming surface
3. Water tank + lid
4. Coee bean hopper locking/removal selector
5. Pre-ground co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. Coee grounds drawer
13. Brew group
14. Full drip tray indicator
15. Cup holder grill
16. Drip tray (external)
17. Water dispensing spout (removable)
18. Milk carafe
19. Power cord socket
20. Power button
21. Pre-ground coee measuring scoop / grinder adjustment key
22. Power cord
23. Cleaning brush
24. Grease for the brew group
25. Water hardness test strip
26. Espresso Macchiato button
27. Cappuccino button
28. "ESC" button
29. LCD Display
30. "UP" button
31. Espresso button
32. Café Crème button
33. Latte Macchiato button
34. Hot Milk button
35. "MENU" button
36. "OK" button
37. “Special beverages” button
38. "Aroma" - Pre-ground coee button
39. "DOWN" button
40. Stand-by button
41. Coee button
42. American Coee button
43. Protection lid
44. Coee Oil Remover (to be purchased separately)
45. Descaling solution (to be purchased separately)
46. INTENZA+ water lter

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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
1Remove the drip tray with grill and the carafe from the packaging.
2Remove the machine from the packaging.
3For 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.
• Choose a location that is suciently well-lit, clean and near an eas-
ily reachable socket.
• Allow for a minimum distance from the sides of the machine as
shown in the illustration.
4Insert the drip tray (external) with grill into the machine. Make sure it is
correctly placed.
Note:
The drip tray collects the water that comes out of the dispensing spout
during each rinse/self-cleaning cycle, as well as coee that might be spilled
during beverage brewing. Empty and wash the drip tray daily and each
time the full drip tray indicator is raised.
Caution:
NEVER remove the drip tray when the machine has just been turned
on. Wait a couple of minutes for the machine to carry out a rinse/self-
cleaning cycle.

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5Lift the left outer lid.
7Rinse the water tank with fresh water.
8Fill 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 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.
9Remove the coee bean hopper lid. Slowly pour in the coee beans.
Note:
The coee bean hopper contains a tray which vibrates during grinding.
This supports the ow of beans into the grinder.
Caution:
Only coee beans must be put into the coee bean hopper. Ground
coee, instant coee, caramelized coee or any other object may
damage the machine.
10 Put the lid back on the coee bean hopper.
6Remove the water tank by using the handle incorporated on the inner
lid.

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LANGUAGE
ITALIANO
ENGLISH
DEUTSCH
FRANÇAIS
LANGUAGE
ITALIANO
ENGLISH
DEUTSCH
FRANÇAIS
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 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 need to initiate a manual rinse cycle.
Language Selection
At rst start up, the language must be selected.
1The following display is shown. Select the desired language by press-
ing the scrolling buttons“ ” or “ ”.
2Press the “ ” button to conrm.

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HEATING UP…
3The machine is in warm-up phase.
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.
1Place a container under the dispensing spout to catch the small
amount of water which will be dispensed.
RINSING
2The following display is shown. Wait for the cycle to nish automati-
cally.
Note:
To stop dispensing, press the“ ” button.
3When the above steps are complete, the machine shows this display.
You can now perform the manual rinse cycle.

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Manual Rinse Cycle
You need to perform a rinse cycle when using the machine for the rst
time. During this process, the coee brewing cycle is activated and fresh
water ows through the dispensing spout. This takes a few minutes.
1Place a container under the dispensing spout.
GROUND COFFEE
REGULAR
FFEE
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Press the " " button to enter the aroma selection menu.
2Check that the machine shows this display.
4To select the pre-ground coee brewing function, press the “ ”or
“” scrolling button until the“ ” icon is displayed.
Note:
Do not add pre-ground coee into the compartment.
5Press the “ ” button.

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INSERT
PREGROUND COFFE
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AND PRESS OK
6When choosing the product, the machine asks you to conrm that the
ground coee has been inserted.
Press the “ ” button
. The machine will start dispensing water from the
dispensing spout.
7When the dispensing is complete, empty the container and place it
back under the water dispensing spout.
8Press the “ ” button.
SPECIAL BEVERAGES
HOT WATER
RISTRETTO
ESPRESSO MILD
ESPRESSO INTENSE
HOT WATER
INSERT
WATER SPOUT
9Press the “ ” button.
11 At the end of the operation, remove and empty the container.
12 Repeat the steps from 8 to 11 until the water tank is empty, then go on
to step 13.
10 Press the “ ” button. At the end of the warm-up phase the machine
starts dispensing water.

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13 At the end, ll the water tank again up to the MAX level. Now the ma-
chine is ready for co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, or switched o , for more than 15 minutes.
At the end of the cycle, it is possible to brew the products.

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Measuring and Programming Water Hardness
Water hardness measuring is very important in order to dene the machine
descaling frequency and to install the “INTENZA+” water lter (for more
details on the water lter, see next chapter).
To measure the water hardness follow the steps below:
1Immerse 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.
2Wait for one minute.
3Check how many squares have changed to red, then consult this table.
Note:
The numbers on the water hardness test strip correspond to the water
hardness adjustment settings.
More precisely:
1 = 1 (very soft water)
2 = 2 (soft water)
3 = 3 (hard water)
4 = 4 (very hard water)
The letters correspond to the references that are located at the base of the
“INTENZA+” water lter (see next chapter).
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Intenza Aroma System
Machine Water Hardness Setting
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4Press the “ ” button to access the machine main menu.

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5Press the “ ” button to select “SETTINGS”.
6Press “ ” to conrm.
7Press “ ” to conrm “WATER” selection.
MENU
COFFEE PROFILES
MAINTENANCE
SETTINGS
STATISTICS
MENU
COFFEE PROFILES
MAINTENANCE
SETTINGS
STATISTICS
SETTINGS
WATER
LANGUAGE
STAND-BY
RESTORE TO DEFAULT
WATER
HARDNESS
ENABLE FILTER
ACTIVATE FILTER
HARDNESS
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2
3
4
8Press “ ” to conrm “HARDNESS” selection.
Note:
The machine is supplied with a standard water hardness setting, suitable
for most types of water.
9Press the “ ” button to increase the value or the“ ” button to
decrease the value.
10 Press the “ ” button to conrm the setting.
11 Press the “ ” button to exit the programming menu. Now the ma-
chine is ready to brew.