GETTING STARTED
1. Remove all stickers, packing material, and literature.
2. Wash the carafe, carafe lid and brew basket in warm sudsy water—rinse thoroughly. These
parts are also top rack, dishwasher safe.
CLEANING BEFORE FIRST USE
Cycle the unit once with water to help remove any sediment.
1. Open lid and pour cold water into water reservoir up to the 4-cup level mark on the water
window. Do not overfill.
2. Close the reservoir lid.
3. Insert brew basket pivoting hinge into brew basket holder.
4. Place a standard paper filter into the brew basket (do not add coffee grounds).
5. Grasp brew basket by small handle and use it to swing the brew basket closed.
6. Plug in the coffeemaker.
7. Place the carafe with carafe lid into coffeemaker and push the “ON” switch/ button.
8. When cycle is finished, turn the coffeemaker off and discard used filter and the water from the
carafe.
BREWING COFFEE
1. Open water reservoir lid.
2. Use the carafe to fill the water reservoir with cold water. Watch water window for the desired
level. Close the reservoir lid.
3. Grasp brew basket by small handle and swing open. Insert the permanent filter included into
the brew basket, add ground coffee into filter (we recommend one heaping tablespoon for
every two cups).
4. Grasp small handle and swing the brew basket closed.
5. Place the carafe into the coffeemaker.
6. Plug in the coffeemaker.
7. Push switch/button to “ON” and the light comes on.
8. Replace the carafe on the “Keep Hot” plate when not serving to keep coffee hot. Important:
Do not swing open brew basket while brewing.
9. Switch the control to “OFF” when finished brewing.
CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS
1. Be sure the unit is unplugged and cooled.
2. Grasp the small handle on the brew basket and swing basket completely open.
3. Remove the brew basket by lifting the basket straight up and off of pivot hinge.
4. Discard the paper filter with the grounds.
5. Clean parts as follows:
• Brew basket, carafe and lid are all top rack dishwasher safe; or they may be hand washed in
warm, sudsy water.
• Wipe the exterior and the “Keep Hot” plate with a soft damp cloth. Do not use abrasive
cleansers or scouring pads. Never immerse the coffeemaker in water.
6. Insert brew basket onto pivot hinge and swing closed.
CARING FOR YOUR CARAFE
A damaged Carafe may result in possible burns from a hot liquid. To avoid breaking:
• Do not allow all liquid to evaporate from the carafe while on the “Keep Hot” plate or heat the
carafe when empty.
• Discard the carafe if damaged in any manner. A chip or crack could result in breakage.
• Never use abrasive scouring pads or cleansers, they will scratch and weaken the glass.
• Do not place the carafe on or near a hot gas or electric burner, in a heated oven, or in a
microwave oven.
• Avoid rough handling and sharp blows.
MINERAL DEPOSITS AND CLOGGING
Mineral deposits left by hard water can clog your coffeemaker. Excessive steaming or a
prolonged brewing cycle are signs that a cleaning is needed. Cleaning is recommended at least
once a month.
1. Pour white vinegar into the water reservoir up to the 2-cup level on the water window.
Add fresh water up to the 4-cup line, and close the reservoir lid.
2. Grasp brew basket by small handle and swing open.
3. Put a new paper filter in the brew basket, swing the basket closed and be sure it latches. Set
the empty carafe on the “Keep Hot” plate.
4. Turn the coffeemaker on and let half the cleaning solution brew into the carafe. Turn the
coffeemaker off and let it soak for at least 15 minutes to soften the deposits.
5. Turn the coffeemaker on and brew the remaining cleaning solution into the carafe.
6. When the cleaning solution has finished brewing, discard the paper filter empty the carafe
and rinse with clean water.
7. Refill the reservoir with cold water to the 4-cup line, replace the empty carafe, put a paper
filter in the brew basket, then turn on the coffeemaker and run another brew cycle to flush out
the remaining cleaning solution.
8. Wash the brew basket and carafe and carafe lid as instructed in “Care and Cleaning.”