Philips HD8946/01 Product Sheet

Philips Saeco Xelsis
Automatic espresso
machine

Love your own favourite coffee speciality

Digital ID

Mirror steel

HD8946/01

Multi beverage, Multi user

With the Xelsis each and every family member can enjoy his or her favourite coffee
speciality. Thanks to the unique multi-user function up to 6 personal user profiles can be
created and for each profile up to 9 beverages can be personalised.

Multi-user and Multi-beverage

• Fingerprint user recognition

• 6 unique user profiles for 9 beverages

• Integrated automatic milk function

Bean- to-cup customisation

• SBS: patented adjustable espresso crema and body structure

• Patented intelligent adjustable milk froth

• Full bean-to-cup customisation

Easy to use

• Dynamic multi-media user interface

• Ergonomic in day to day operation

Easy to clean and maintain

• Automatic cleaning and de-scaling

• Frontal access to removable brewing group

Automatic espresso machine

Digital ID Mirror steel

Highlights

HD8946/01

Digital ID

You can immediately and easily select your
own personal profile via the fingerprint
recognition device.

SBS (Saeco Brewing System)

Adjustable milk froth

Only Philips Saeco offers an intelligent milk
froth adjustment system. Simply select the
level of froth you'd like via the beverage menu.

Auto cleaning and de-scaling

cappuccino or caffelatte—your drink will be
served within seconds as creamy froth or hot
milk will be poured automatically into your
beverage.The advanced milk management
includes two automatic steam-rinsing cycles.
And for thorough cleaning the whole device is
easily dismantled.

Multi-media user interface

The wide colour TFT screen allows colourful
and dynamic pictures to always know exactly
what the machine is doing or what it needs

Philips Saeco exclusively allows you to adjust
your espresso's intensity, altering the crema
and body structure as it is dispensed. Simply by
turning the knob you can prepare the crema
exactly according to your taste. A little knob
that makes a big difference.

6 users x 9 beverages

Up to 9 coffee specialities can be personalised
by 6 different users — every family member
gets his or her own favourite customised
speciality with just one touch

Removable brewing group

Easy to use and easy maintenance: Thanks to
the automatic cleaning and de-scaling cycles,
you are guaranteed perfect enjoyment every
day and maximum longevity for your machine.

Integrated automatic milk function

The brewing group is at the heart of every fully
automatic coffee machine and it should always
be kept clean. A task that doesn't get any more
convenient than with a Saeco: remove, rinse
and re-insert — finished.

With the integrated milk carafe, all you have to
do is fill it with milk and simply selecting your
favourite milk speciality. With the integrated
milk function the milk can be served hot or
frothed. By simply pressing your favourite
beverage—whether it is a latte machiato, a