Braun AromaSelect KF 185 Use Instructions Download Page 3

 

Note: If the power supply is interrupted or the plug 
is pulled out of the socket, the clock will run for a fur-
ther 15 minutes. All programmed function are also 
stored for 15 minutes.

 

Filling with coffee grounds

 

Swing out the filter holder 

 

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 (a) and insert the filter.

Put coffee grounds (not ground too finely) into the 
filter and close the filter holder again (a) until it 
snaps in place. Measure coffee according to the 
strength desired.

 

Filling with water

 

Important: When filling with water and during coffee
preparation either the space compensator 

 

4

 

 or the 

water filter cartridge 

 

D

 

 must be installed in the 

water container 

 

3

 

. Otherwise the water level indica-

tor 

 

2

 

 will not function correctly and the carafe may 

overflow.

Fill the water container with as much cold water as 
coffee is required. To do this, lift the cover for the 
water container 

 

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 and pour the cold water into the 

water container 

 

3

 

. The amount of water is shown on 

the water level indicator 

 

2

 

 (maximum 12 cups – 

125 ml each).

 

Space compensator

 

The space compensator 

 

4

 

 in the water container 

 

3

 

 

takes up the space which is intended for the water 
filter cartridge 

 

D

 

. Unless the water filter cartridge is 

installed in the water container, the space compen-
sator must always be inside the water container 
when filling with water and brewing to avoid overfil-
ling. Keep the space compensator as it has to be 
installed in the water container if you have to decal-
cify your coffeemaker.

 

Water filter cartridge

 

The water filter cartridge 

 

D

 

 is suitable for drinking-

water only. It gives your purer tasting coffee by 
removing chlrorine, bad tastes and odors as well as 
scale. Provided the cartridge is regularly replaced, 
it provides not only better tasting coffee, but also 
can increase the life of your coffeemaker by prevent- 
ing calcification.

Installing the water filter cartridge
Unpack the water filter cartridge 

 

D

 

. Then put the fil-

ter cartridge for 10 minutes in a receptable filled with 
water.

Remove the space compensator  

 

4

 

 from the water 

container and replace it by the water filter cartridge  

 

D

 

. Make sure to keep the space compensator 

as it could be needed if you do not use the water filter 
any longer at a future point in time or for 
decalcification.

After having installed a new water filter cartridge, 
allow the maximum amount of fresh, cold water to 
run through the coffeemaker.

In order to ensure the proper functioning of the filter 
cartridge, exchange it after 2 months of regularly 
using the coffeemaker. In order to remind you to 
replace the filter in time, you may set the dial 

 

d

 

 

incorporated in the cover of the water container to 
the month when the cartridge has to be exchanged.

Dial for water filter exchange
After having installed a new filter cartridge, set the 
dial 

 

d

 

 2 months furhter by turning it from the reverse 

side of the water container cover.

 

Pre-selecting the taste – AromaSelect dial

 

By adjusting the AromaSelect dial 

 

5

 

, you can adjust 

the taste of your coffee to suit your personal prefer-
ence – milder with less bitter aftertaste or stronger, 
but always with the same full flavour. The Aroma-
Select dial 

 

5

 

 can be adjusted in two different ways, 

both before you turn on the coffeemaker. With the 
water container lid closed, grasp the dial by the two 
raised grip points and turn in the desired direction. 
Alternatively, with the water container lid open, turn 
the dial with the attached L-shaped grip.

If you prefer milder coffee with less bitter aftertaste, 
turn the AromaSelect dial 

 

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 in the direction of the 

 symbol (b). Should you prefer a more stronger 

taste, turn the AromaSelect dial towards the 

 

symbol. Regardless of the position you select, the 
coffee will always have the same full coffee flavour 
only a milder or stronger aftertaste. With the cover 
of the water container closed, the selected setting 
can always be seen (c). 

 

Manual operation

 

To switch on, press the «on/off» button 

 

t

 

.

The control lamp 

 

u

 

 will light up red indicating that 

the coffeemaker is switched on and brewing is in 
process. To switch off the coffeemaker, press the
«on/off» button 

 

t

 

. The red control lamp 

 

u

 

 will 

briefly flash and all control lamps will go off.

 

Automatic operation

 

To programme the automatic operation, press the 
«automatic» button 

 

s

 

 until the green control lamp 

 

r

 

 

begins to flash. Three noughts or the previously pro-
grammed time appear on the display 

 

m

 

.

When the green control lamp 

 

r

 

 begins to flash, 

release the button 

 

s

 

 and, as described under  

«Setting the clock», programme the time for 
automatic  operation by pressing the buttons «h» 

 

n

 

 

and «min» 

 

o

 

. After programming is completed, the 

green control lamp 

 

r

 

 will go off after 5 seconds.

 

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To activate automatic operation, briefly press the 
button «automatic» 

 

s

 

. The green control lamp 

 

r

 

 

lights up, the pre-set brewing, time is briefly shown 
on the display 

 

m

 

. Brewing automatically begins at 

the pre-set time.
When the brewing process begins, the green control 
lamp 

 

r

 

 goes off and the control lamp 

 

u

 

 lights up red 

to indicate that brewing has begun.

If, for instance, you want to make coffee at the same 
time on the following day, you must activate the 
automatic operation again (see above). However, 
this should only be done after brewing is finished or 
the programmed time for the hotplate switch-off 
(when none of the control lamps are on), as you 
could otherwise interrupt brewing or switch off the 
hotplate 

 

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.

 

Making coffee

 

Place the carafe with the lid on onto the hotplate 

 

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and snap the filter holder 

 

8

 

 in place. Switch the 

coffeemaker on as described. Brewing time is 
approx. 50 seconds per cup (including dripping).
A «drip stop» prevents dripping when lifting off the 
Carafe shortly. Remove the filter holder 

 

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 to empty 

grounds (see section «Cleaning»).

 

Brewing small amounts 
(1 - 3 cups – 125 ml each)

 

Switch the coffeemaker on with the «on/off» button 

 

t

 

. The control lamp 

 

u

 

 lights up red.

Press the button «1 - 3 

» 

 

q

 

. The yellow control 

lamp 

 

p

 

 lights up.

This indicates that the function for brewing small 
amounts is activated and the coffeemaker is in 
operation. Brewing will begin.

The facility for brewing small amounts can be pre-set 
in the automatic operation mode. Press briefly the 
«automatic» button 

 

s

 

. The control lamp 

 

r

 

 lights up 

green. Then press the button «1 - 3 

» 

 

q

 

 and the 

yellow control lamp 

 

p

 

 ligts up.

The coffeemaker will only brew small amounts of 
coffee in this mode if both the  «1 - 3 cups» facility 
and the timing are pre-set.

This function can be switched on or off during the 
brewing process. To switch off the function for small 
amounts, press the button «1 - 3 

» 

 

q

 

. The yellow 

control lamp 

 

p

 

 will go off.

 

Audio-visual «coffee ready» signal

 

The signal indicates that brewing is finished and the 
water has run through the filter. The coffeemaker 
beeps 5 times and the control lamp 

 

u

 

 changes from 

red to green. To switch off the coffeemaker 

manually, press the «on/off» button 

 

t

 

. The control  

lamp 

 

u

 

 lights up red briefly and all control lamps 

then go off.

 

Ajustable heating temperature

 

The heating temperature can be adjusted approxi-
mately 5 °C using the knob «–temp.+» 

 

l

 

. To reduce 

the temperature, turn the knob anti-clockwise. To 
increase the temperature, turn the knob clockwise.

 

Keeping the coffee hot

 

The carafe can remain on the hotplate 

 

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 which 

begins to heat up when the coffeemaker is switched 
on and will keep the coffee hot until the coffeemaker 
is switched off (red control lamp goes out).

 

Automatic hotplate switch-off

 

The temperature sensor 

 

j

 

 in the hotplate 

 

9

 

 regu-

lates the temperature of the coffee irrespective of 
the amount in the jug. The coffeemaker can be set 
to stay hot after brewing for up to 4 hours. Press 
the «on/off» button 

 

t

 

 until the control lamp 

 

u

 

 

begins to flash red and the heating time appears on 
the display 

 

m

 

. Release the «on/off» button 

t

 and 

set the desired heating time with the buttons «h» 

n

 

and «min» 

o

 from 3 hours 59 minutes to 0 hour 00 

minutes. When the control lamp 

u

 shining red goes 

off, the pre-set heating time is stored in the memory 
and the display shows the time of day again.

After the brewing process, the control lamp 

u

 lights 

up green until the coffeemaker is automatically 
switched off at the end of the heating time. A double 
beep can be heard and all control lamps go off.

Cleaning
Always pull the plug out of the socket before clean-
ing (all programmed functions are stored for approxi-
mately 15 minutes). The appliance should never be 
immersed into water. Swing out the filter holder 

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and pull it off upwards from the filter support bracket 

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 (e). To replace, set the curved protruding rim of 

the filter holder 

8

 on top of support bracket 

7

. Be 

sure that the rib under the rim of the filter holder 

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fits snugly into the groove on the support bracket 

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so that the filter holder 

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 fits nearly into place and 

so the filter holder closes easily into the machine.
To wash, take the lid off the carafe (d). The carafe, 
lid and filter holder can be cleaned in the dishwasher. 
All other parts should be cleaned will a damp cloth 
only. After cleaning, put the lid back on the carafe 
(d). Clean the hotplate 

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 with liquid cleansers only. 

Do not use abrasive cleansers. The filter support 
bracket 

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 can be taken off for cleaning. Swing it out, 

push it up and pull it off diagonally downwards (f).
To replace, insert the top first.

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