3. TURNING THE KETTLE OFF

There are two ways to turn off the kettle:

a)During operation, push the On/Off button. This will not erase any programmed settings as long as the kettle sits on the base.

b)During operation, lift the kettle off the base. This will turn off the kettle and erase any personal setting. You will need to select your personal setting again.

4. VARIABLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL

According to tea experts certain teas should not be steeped with boiling water (i.e. Green Tea should be steeped between 170ºF and 185ºF, most Oolong teas should be steeped between 190ºF and 200ºF degrees, water for French Press coffee should not be hotter than 200ºF.

Fill your kettle with the desired amount of cold fresh water. Place on power base. The display shows the default setting (Fig. 3a).

Use the arrow buttons (Fig. 2b) to select any temperature between 110ºF and 200ºF in 10ºF increments (110ºF, 120ºF and so forth) or 212ºF.

Push the On/Off button (Fig. 2d). The kettle will heat the water to the desired temperature and then shut off. The display will show the selected temperature and the kettle symbol will stop blinking.

When you remove the kettle from the base and replace it, the default setting 212ºF will be displayed.

5. WARMKEEPING

The warm-keeping feature can be used in two ways:

a)to keep water at a certain temperature after it has reached the desired temperature.

b)to first boil the water and then bring it down to the desired temperature.

The display shows the default setting (Fig 3a).

Push the program button once (Fig 2c). The display will show the warm keeping symbol and 000ºF.

Push the arrow buttons (Fig. 2b) to select the warm-keeping temperature between 110ºF and 190ºF.

Please note: the warm-keeping temperature cannot be set higher than the selected heating temperature, i.e. if the selected heating temperature is set to 160ºF, the warm-keeping temperature can be set between 110ºF and 160ºF.

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Capresso 275, 276 operating instructions Turning the Kettle OFF, Variable Temperature Control, Warmkeeping

276, 275 specifications

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