Connect the coffee maker to the mains supply and switch the socket on. The backlight will illuminate blue and the display will start to flash.

Press the ‘HOUR’ button (23) until the correct hour is displayed. The time is set in 24 hour format.

Press the ‘MIN’ button (24) until the correct minutes are displayed.

The clock is now set.

Adding coffee beans

Lift the bean container lid and fill with coffee beans.

Replace the bean container lid

Setting the grinder fineness (Fig. B)

Select the fineness setting by turning the bean container (4) until the white triangle

(28) matches up with one of the five dots in front of the bean container. The largest dot to the right indicates the coarsest grind setting, the smallest dot on the left indicates the finenest grind setting.

For first time use, use the coarsest setting – the largest dot.

For dark oily beans use the coarsest setting

– the largest dot.

Note! Never fill the bean container with frozen or coated beans.

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Setting the quantity of coffee to grind

Press the number of cups button (21) until the required number of cups is displayed. The grinder can grind the correct amount of coffee for 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 cups of coffee.

Note! If you are making 2 or 4 cups of coffee, press the brew strength button (20) to turn the low volume brew strength feature on. This feature will slow down the brewing process so that your coffee will have the same strength as coffee from a full carafe.

Adding pre-ground coffee

Press the filter release button (10).

Place the filter (1) in the filter insert (2).

Place the filter insert (2) in the filter holder (3).

Add the required amount of ground coffee. (Follow the instructions on the packet of your brand of coffee)

Close the filter holder fully.

Adding water

Open the water tank lid (8).

Using the glass carafe (11), fill the water tank

(7) with the desired quantity of cold water.

Note! Do not fill with more than 10 cups of water from the glass carafe.

Close the water tank lid (8) and place the empty carafe (11), with the lid closed, on the hot plate.

Warning! Do not open the water tank lid (8) whilst the coffee maker is on. Hot water may be ejected.

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Black & Decker PRCM500 Adding coffee beans, Setting the grinder fineness Fig. B, Setting the quantity of coffee to grind

PRCM500 specifications

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