85.2 Filling the water reservoir1 Fill the water reservoir with cold water to alevel above the MIN indication and place itback onto the machine. (Fig. 11)B Warning:The MIN indication indicates the minimumamount of water required for brewingcoffee. Always fill the water reservoir beyondthe MIN level.B Warning:Never pour milk, coffee, hot water orcarbonated water into the water reservoir.5.3 Switching on the machine1 Put the plug in an earthed wall socket.2 Press the on/off button 3. (Fig. 12)• The light ring light flashes slowly whilethe water is heating up. Heating up takesapprox. 90 seconds.• The coffee machine is ready for use whenthe light ring around the on/off button lightsup continuously.• If the light ring around the on/off buttonflashes rapidly, the water reservoir does notcontain enough water for brewing coffee.5.4 Placing a pod holder1 Move the lid lever upwards to release thelid (Fig. 13).2 Open the lid.3 Place the appropriate pod holder in themachine.D Note:You can only brew 2 cups at the same time ifyou brew SENSEO ® black coffee.• Use the 1-cup pod holder q if you wantto make cappuccino, latte macchiato orcaffè latte or one cup of SENSEO ® blackcoffee, (Fig. 14)• Use the 2-cup pod holder qq if youwant to make two cups of SENSEO ®black coffee. (Fig. 15)5 Brewing SENSEO®coffee5.1 Tips for the best SENSEO®quality• Use fresh water every time.• Use the SENSEO ® coffee pods that havebeen specially developed by Douwe Egbertsfor your SENSEO ® coffee machine for a full,round taste.• Always use milk at refrigerator temperature(5-8°C) to obtain hot frothed milk of highquality for your cappuccino, latte macchiato orcaffè latte.• We advise you not to use rice or soy milk.These types of milk do not produce high-quality frothed milk.• Remove used coffee pods directly afterbrewing.• Rinse the milk container unit after you havebrewed a cappuccino, latte macchiato or caffèlatte with the CLEAN button (see section‘Rinsing after every use’ in chapter ‘Cleaningthe milk container unit’).• Clean the milk container and the lidthoroughly if you are not going to use themilk container again that day (see section‘Cleaning all parts after the last use of the day’in chapter ‘Cleaning the milk container unit’).• If you have not used the coffee machine forsome time, flush the machine before youuse it again (see section ‘Flushing the coffeemachine in chapter ‘Cleaning the machine’)with fresh water before you use it again.