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BREWING COFFEE
1. Open cover.
2. Fill water reservoir with desired amount of water. The 12 line on the
side of the reservoir represents a full carafe of coffee. Do not fill past
this 12 Cup line.
Note:
Use spring water or filtered water. Distilled water lacks the minerals
necessary to bind to elements of coffee.
Note:
Filtered water will limit impurities and excessive minerals that can
detrimentally impact coffee flavor and machine performance.
3. Insert a basket type paper filter into the brew basket.
4. Add desired amount of ground coffee. Close lid, making sure it clicks.
5. Make sure carafe lid is properly attached to the empty carafe. Close
the carafe lid.
Note:
Coffee may overflow if carafe lid is not properly placed.
6. Place empty carafe on the carafe plate.
7. If not already plugged in, plug power cord into an outlet.
8. If regular brew strength is desired, your coffeemaker is set to brew coffee.
9. If strong coffee is desired, press the STRONG button once to select
the strong brew. The LED light in the display next to STRONG will
illuminate. To turn STRONG mode off press the STRONG button again
and the LED light will turn off.
Note
: We recommend using the STRONG setting to ensure the best flavor
whenever brewing 4 cups of coffee or less.
10. Press BREW NOW button and brewing begins. The button illuminates
while brewing.
11. Once coffee grounds have cooled, carefully open cover and, discard
used grounds. Close cover.
12. The coffeemaker will keep brewed coffee hot for 4 hours and then
automatically turn off.
To turn off the coffeemaker at any time press the BREW NOW button. The
BREW NOW light goes off.
SNEAK-A-CUP™ FEATURE
Remove the carafe and brewing is paused. The carafe must be placed back
on the carafe plate in 30 seconds to prevent overflow. Brewing begins again.
KEEP WARM FUNCTION/FRESHNESS INDICATOR
The hot plate remains in “keep warm” mode for 4 hours (240 minutes)
following the brew cycle.
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During this time the BREW NOW button remains illuminated and the
elapsed time will be displayed.
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After 4 hours have passed, the heater turns off and the BREW NOW
light turns off.
To turn off the coffeemaker at any time press the BREW NOW button.
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