Use this pod holder together with the special SENSEO\ espresso coffee pods to brew SENSEO\ espresso coffee in your SENSEO\ machine. This instruction leaflet is a supplement to the user manual of your SENSEO\ machine. It only describes how you should use the specially designed SENSEO\ espresso pod holder in your SENSEO\ machine. For all other instructions, please consult the user manual that came with your SENSEO\ machine. This SENSEO\ espresso pod holder is only suitable for use in SENSEO\ machine model HD7840. It is NOT suitable for SENSEO\ models HD7812, HD7811, HD7810, HD7800 and HD7820HD7830 (Fig. 1). For information regarding a SENSEO\ espresso pod holder for other SENSEO\ models, contact the Philips Customer Care Centre. General description (Fig. 2) A Handle B Metal pod holder C Plastic coffee outlet Before first use 1 Clean the SENSEO\ espresso pod holder with hot water and some washing-up liquid or in the dishwasher. Now you are ready to brew SENSEO\ espresso coffee with your SENSEO\ espresso pod holder. Using the SENSEO® espresso pod holder Tip:For the best result, heat-up the machine and your SENSEO® espresso glass with hot water before you brew SENSEO\ espresso coffee. You can do this in two ways: 1 Put your SENSEO\ espresso glass under the coffee spout and place the SENSEO\ espresso pod holder in the machine without a pod. Close the lid and press the 1-cup button. 2 Rinse the glass with hot water from the tap. Tip:Stir the SENSEO\ espresso coffee before you drink it. This ensures that your SENSEO\ espresso coffee has the best temperature and taste. 1 Fill 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. -Make sure that you fill the water reservoir at least to the 2-cup MIN line before you star t to brew coffee. -A full reser voir allows you to make coffee a number of times.This makes it unnecessar y to fill the water reser voir each time you want to make a glass of SENSEO\ espresso coffee. 2 Press the on/off button. The light in the on/off button flashes when the , water heats up. -Heating up takes approx. 90 seconds. -When the light is continuously on, the machine is ready for use. 3 Open the lid of the machine. If there is still a pod holder in the machine, remove it. 4 Place the SENSEO\ espresso pod holder in the machine. The 1-cup and 2-cup pod holder are NOT suitable for brewing SENSEO\ espresso coffee. 5 Place a SENSEO\ espresso pod properly in the centre of the SENSEO\ espresso pod holder, with the convex side pointing downwards. Make sure the coffee in the pod is evenly distributed and press the pod lightly into the pod holder. -Only use SENSEO\ espresso coffee pods, as they have been specially designed to brew SENSEO\ espresso coffee in the SENSEO\ coffee machine with the special SENSEO\ espresso pod holder. -Ever y SENSEO\ espresso coffee pod contains the optimal amount of coffee for one glass of SENSEO\ espresso coffee. Never use torn pods or loose coffee, as this causes the machine to become blocked. 6 Close and lock the lid. Make sure the lid is properly locked. Never brew SENSEO\ espresso with the lid open. Place one glass (or cup) with a capacity of at least 90ml but not more than 110ml under the coffee spout. 7 8 Press the 1-cup button. The SENSEO\ machine starts to brew SENSEO\ , espresso coffee. The machine automatically supplies the optimal , amount of water for one glass of SENSEO\ espresso coffee. You can interrupt the SENSEO\ espresso brewing process at any time by pressing the on/off button. If you switch the machine back on after you have interrupted the brewing process, the machine does not complete the interrupted brewing cycle. Do not remove the water reservoir during a brewing cycle, as this causes the machine to draw in air.When this happens, the machine only partly fills the next glass (or cup). 9 Remove the SENSEO\ espresso pod holder after use and throw away the used SENSEO\ espresso pod. Be careful when you do this.There may still be some water or coffee on the SENSEO\ espresso pod or in the SENSEO\ espresso pod holder. Cleaning 1 2 Remove the SENSEO\ espresso pod holder from the SENSEO\ machine and throw away the used SENSEO\ espresso pod. Clean the SENSEO\ espresso pod holder in hot water. If necessar y, use some washing-up liquid or put the pod holder in the dishwasher. 3 Make sure the sieve in the centre of the SENSEO\ espresso pod holder is not clogged. If the sieve is clogged, unclog it by rinsing the pod holder under a running tap. If necessary, use a washing-up brush to clean the sieve. 4 5 Rinse the SENSEO\ espresso pod holder with fresh water after cleaning. Place the SENSEO\ espresso pod holder back into the machine or store it. Service If you need information or if you have a problem, please visit the Philips website at or contact the Philips Customer Care Centre in your countr y (you find its phone number in t...