PROGRAMMING YOUR COFFEEiWAKER

1. Setting the Clock:

M%en the coffeemaker is plugged in, 12:OO will flash continuously until you set the time.

Entering “Set lime” Mode:

‘Ih set the time, hold down either the Hours or iMinutes button until the clock stops flashing and begins to count up (about 2 seconds). You are now in the “‘Time Set” mode and can operate either but- ton to achieve the desired setting. The buttons can hc held down to scroll through the digits or pressed and released lightly to advance one dlglt at a time.

\&Then scrolling, the numhers will advance slowly at first and then speed up to the rate of about three per second. When the number displayed approach- es the desired setting, release the hutton and press r+eatedly to advance one digit at a time. Be careful to make sure that the PM indicator is on if a PM time is desired.

Exiting “Set Time” Mode:

The “Time Set” mode can he exited in one of two ways:

1.Press anv button besides the Hours or Minutes button. Th’;s will exit the “Time Set” and activate the selected function.

2.Do nothing. If neither the Hours nor Minutes button is pressed for a period of five seconds, the “Time Set” mode is exited.

2.Setting the Program Time:

To Start Program Feature:

To set the unit to make coffee at the programmed time, press the “Program” button and release it. The green light next to the button will light. The coffeemaker will start to brew at the l~rogrammed time.

If no time appears when the hutton is pressed and the green light turns off at the release of the but- ton, it means that no program time has been set.

The “Programmed” mode cannot he entered mitil the Program time has been set.

Entering “Set Program Time” Mode:

Press and hold the Program Set button (about 2 seconds) until the green light hegins to flash. This signals that you have entered the “Set Program ‘lime” mode. ‘I‘he desired time can be set by press- ing the Hours and Minutes buttons to scroll for- bard through the digits. Pressing and holding either hutton will allow you to scroll continuousl!; slowly at first, and accelerate to the r3te of about three digits per second. As the desired time setting approaches, release the button and then press repeatedly to advance one digit at a time.

Exiting “Set Program Time” Mode:

“Set Program Time” may he exited in any of three ways:

1.Press the Program Set button. ‘l’his will cause the coffeemaker to revert to its previous state. If it was OFF, it will return to the OFF position. If “Programmed”, it will revert to this state, and

so on. This is a safety feature.

2.Press any other button (except Hours or Minutes). “Set Program Time” will be exited and the function of that hutton will he executed.

3.Do nothing. If neither the Hours nor Illinutes button is pressed for a period of fire seconds, the “Set Program Time” mode is exited and the pro- grammed setting will he in effect.

PROGRAMMING

AUTOMATIC-OFF TIME

‘1%~ Automatic-Off time can he programmed anywhere from immediate shut off after completion of the I)rey cycle to four hours. U’hen the coffeemaker shuts itself off, two tones will sound. Four hours is the default time. The 0:OO setting shuts the unit off immediately after brewing is complete. ‘Ii) check the current setting, press and hold the On/Off button and the Automatic-Off time is displayed.

To change the preset time, press and hold the On/Off hutton until the red “power” light begjns to flash. This signals that you have entered the “Set Automatic-Of? mode. Press the Hours and hlinutes buttons to scroll forward through the digits until desired time appears. Thus, the first setting

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Cuisinart DGB-300 manual Setting the Clock, Setting the Program Time

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