Black & Decker DCM2500B How to Use, Product may vary slightly from what is illustrated, Brewing

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Product may vary slightly from what is illustrated.

 

 

How to Use

This appliance is intended for household use only.

Getting Started

1.Remove all stickers, packing material, and literature.

2.Wash all parts as instructed in the Care and Cleaning section.

3.Pour cold water up to 11-cup level mark in the water reservoir. Brew it through as instructed in "BREWING", but do not add coffee grounds to the paper filter. When done, turn off the coffeemaker and discard the water from the carafe.

BREWING

1.Lift the one-piece cover. Use the carafe to fill water reservoir with cold water.

2.Place a paper filter into the brew basket. Add ground coffee, (we recommend one or two heaping tablespoons for every 2 cups). Close the cover.

3.Place carafe on the "Keep Hot" plate and plug in the unit.

4.Press "ON/OFF" button and the indicator light comes on, or for delayed brewing,

see "SETTING THE CLOCK/TIMER & AUTO-BREW." You do not have to set the clock if you want to brew coffee right away.

5.Replace the carafe on the “Keep Hot” plate when not serving to keep coffee hot. The coffeemaker will keep coffee warm for 2 hours before it automatically shuts off.

Sneak-A-Cup®Interrupt Feature

You can pour a cup of coffee while coffee is brewing without leaking from the brew basket. When finished pouring coffee, place the carafe under brew basket. The brewing process continues.

Important: To avoid possible overflow after removing the carafe, be sure to replace the carafe under the brew basket within one minute or less.

Setting the Clock/Timer & Auto-Brew

Plug in unit, clock flashes 12:00 a.m. until correct time is set. The coffeemaker works without settingthe clock.

1.

To set current time of day: Press the HOUR button. Press the MINUTES button.

 

Once set, clock continues to keep time unless coffeemaker is unplugged or a power

 

failure occurs.

2.

To set the Auto On time: Press the program button and the light near the Auto

 

On button will start flashing indicating it is being programmed. Press the HOUR, then

 

MINUTES buttons to set the time you would like coffee to automatically begin brewing

† 1. One-piece cover

(Part # DCM2000W (w)) (Part # DCM2000B)(b))

2.Water spreader

3.Water reservoir

4.Water windows (on both sides) with cup level markings

8.Brewed-coffee markings (not shown)

9. 12-cup/60 oz. (1800 ml) Carafe (Part # GC2000 (w))

(Part # GC2000B (b))

†10. Carafe lid

(Part # 175554-00 (w)) (Part # 175554-01 (b)

 

(for example 7:15 a.m.). Press the HOUR and MINUTES buttons to 7:15 a.m. Make sure

 

the PM indicator light is not lit. When finished, press the Auto On button. The Auto

 

On light will stop flashing and will stay on to show the timer is activated.

3.

Prepare the coffeemaker for brewing as instructed in BREWING but don’t turn

 

the unit on.

4.

To check your pre-set auto time, press PROGRAM and it will display. When the

 

clock returns to the current time of day, press Auto On to reactivate the timer.

5.

Cord storage (inside of unit)

†11. Removable brew basket

6.

Control panel

(Part # 175555-00)

†Consumer replaceable/removable parts

7.

"Keep Hot" plate

 

To automatically brew coffee again at the same pre-set auto-on time, prepare your

coffeemaker for brewing again and press the Auto On button.

Note: The Auto On function can be canceled at any time by pressing the Auto On button a second time. The Auto On light will go out.

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DCM2500, DCM2500K, DCM2500B specifications

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