Important: Use only cold water. The automatic brewing has been designed to work only with cold water.
OPERATION
-Place your coffee maker on a flat, level surface, such as a countertop. Plug the unit into an outlet.
-Open the filter lid. Insert a 1x4 cone shaped paper filter into the filter basket. Place the desired amount of ground coffee into the paper filter.
-Do not operate your coffee maker if the lid does not close completely.
-Fill the glass carafe up with the desired amount of cold water.
-Use only cold water the automatic brewing system has been designed to work only with cold water. Empty the water from the carafe into the water reservoir. Close the lid. Place the glass carafe with the carafe lid in place on the warming plate.
-Press the on/off switch, the indicator lights. This indicates that the coffee maker has started brewing.
-If you wish to brew more coffee immediately after the first brewing has stopped, turn off the coffee maker by pressing the on/off button so the red light indicator is off. Let the appliance cool off for
-Make sure that the coffee maker is turned off when you have finished using the coffee maker. Press the On/Off button so the red indicator light is off and then pull out the plug.
ANTI DRIP STOP
-Your coffee maker has been designed with an anti drip stop feature. If you wish at any time during the brewing cycle, you may temporarily remove the glass carafe from the unit and pour a hot cup of coffee.
-The brewing cycle will be interrupted and no coffee will drip from the filter basket. Simply replacing the carafe on the warming plate will restart the brewing process.
-Do not remove the carafe for longer than 30 seconds.
CLEANING
-Make sure the coffee maker is switched off and cooled before each cleaning.
-The carafe, serving lid, and basket may be washed in hot soapy water.
-Wipe coffee maker base with a soft, slightly damp cloth and dry. Never use abrasive scouring pads or cleaners as they will scratch and/or discolour the finish.
DECALCIFYING
-Mineral deposits can clog your coffee maker. To keep your coffee maker operating efficiently, you must regularly clean out mineral deposits left by the water; they can build up and clog your coffee maker. At least once a month use the household cleaning solution described below, to prevent this clogging.
-You should clean your coffee maker every 2 weeks if the water in your area is especially hard. Frequent cleaning may improve the coffee flavour as well as the brewing time.
Household cleaning solution.
-Pour 1 quart of acetic acid into the carafe. Then, add cold water to the acetic acid until it reaches the 10/12 cup fill line on the carafe. Pour this mixture of water and acetic acid into the water tank.
-Place the carafe on the hotplate. Switch the coffee maker on.
-Let half of the mixture run through the coffee maker. Turn off the coffee maker for approx. 10 minutes.
-Turn on the coffee maker again and let the rest of the mixture run through the coffee maker.
-Let the coffee maker cool for 10 minutes and then rinse the coffee maker by filling the carafe with cold water up to the 10/12 cup fill line. Pour the water into water tank and turn the coffee maker on. Repeat this procedure 3 times.
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