Brewing Drinks - Philips 1200 Series User Manual

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Brewing drinks

General steps
1 Fill the water tank with tap water and fill the bean hopper with beans.
2 Press the on/off button to switch on the machine.
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The machine starts heating up and performs the automatic rinsing cycle. During heating up, the lights
in the drinks icons light up and go out slowly one by one.
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When all lights in the drink icons light up continuously, the machine is ready for use.
3 Place a cup under the coffee dispensing spout. Slide the coffee dispensing spout up or down to adjust its
height to the size of the cup or glass you are using (Fig. 1).
Personalizing drinks
This machine allows you to adjust the settings of a drink to your own preference. After selecting a drink you
can:
1 Adjust the aroma strength by tapping the aroma strength icon (Fig. 2). There are 3 strengths, the lowest
is the mildest and the highest is the strongest.
2 Adjust the drink quantity by tapping the drink quantity (Fig. 3) and/or the milk quantity icon (specific
types only). There are 3 quantities: low, medium and high.
You can also adjust the coffee temperature to your own preference (see 'Adjusting the coffee
temperature').
Brewing coffee with beans
1 To brew a coffee, tap the drink icon of your choice.
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The aroma strength and quantity lights go on and show the previously selected setting.
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You can now adjust the drink to your preferred taste (see 'Personalizing drinks').
2 Press the start/stop
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The light in the drink icon flashes while the drink is being dispensed.
Specific types only: An americano is made of espresso and water. When you brew an americano, the
machine first dispenses an espresso and then water.
3 To stop dispensing coffee before the machine is finished, press the start/stop
To brew 2 coffees at the same time, tap the drink icon twice. The 2x light lights up.
Brewing milk-based drinks with LatteGo (milk container)
LatteGo consists of a milk container, a frame and a storage lid. To avoid leakage, make sure the frame
and the milk container are properly assembled before you fill the milk container.
1 To assemble LatteGo, first insert the top of the milk container under the hook at the top of the frame
(Fig. 4). Then press home the bottom part of the milk container. You hear a click when it locks into place
(Fig. 5).
Note: Make sure that the milk container and the frame are clean before you connect them.
2 Slightly tilt LatteGo and put it on the hot water spout (Fig. 6). Then press it home until it locks into place
(Fig. 7).
button.
button again.