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CONTENTS
Important Safeguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Unpacking Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The Quest for the Perfect Cup of Coffee . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Charcoal Water Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
12-Cup Coffeemaker Instructions
Setting Up Your 12-Cup Coffeemaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Programming Your 12-Cup Coffeemaker. . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Making Coffee With Whole Beans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Making Coffee With Pre-Ground Beans . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tips and Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Brew Pause
™
Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
12-Cup Coffeemaker Cleaning
& Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11
Single-Serve Coffeemaker Instructions
Setting Up Your Single-Serve Coffeemaker . . . . . . . . 11
Using the Single-Serve Coffeemaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Brewing with a Reusable Filter Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Single-Serve Cleaning and Maintenance. . . . . . . . .13-14
Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS
1. Place the box on a large, sturdy, flat surface.
2. Remove the instruction book and any
other literature.
3. Turn the box so that the back side of the
coffeemaker is down and slide the coffeemaker
from the box.
4. After the coffeemaker has been removed, place the
box out of the way and lift off the packing material.
5. Grasp the carafe by its handle, remove it from the
heating plate, and remove the polybag.
6. Remove the polybag covering the coffeemaker.
Save all packing materials in case you have to ship the
machine in the future.
KEEP ALL PLASTIC BAGS AWAY FROM CHILDREN.
THE QUEST
FOR THE PERFECT
CUP OF COFFEE
ELEMENT 1: WATER
Coffee is 98% water. The quality of that
water is as important as the quality of your
coffee. If water doesn’t taste good from the
tap, it won’t taste good in your coffee.
Cuisinart includes a charcoal water filter
to remove chlorine, bad tastes and odors,
for the purest coffee flavor, every time
you brew.
ELEMENT 2: COFFEE
While coffee is 98% water, all of the
flavor comes from the beans. To achieve
the same great taste you enjoy at a coffee
bar, buy only a two-week supply of fresh
coffee beans at a time. Once the bean
is broken, its flavor degrades quickly.
That’s why Cuisinart grinds your beans
just prior to brewing.
ELEMENT 3: GRIND
The grind is critical for proper
flavor extraction. If the grind is too fine,
overextraction and bitterness will result.
Too fine a grind may also clog the filter.
If grind is too coarse, the water will
pass through too quickly and the
maximum flavor will not be extracted.
Your coffeemaker is preset for medium,
the optimal grind for this type of
brewing process.
ELEMENT 4: PROPORTION
Coffee that is too strong or too weak is
always a disappointment. Follow the
recommended portions of ground coffee in
the instructions under Brewing Coffee, and
later adjust the amount to suit your taste.
NOTE: DO NOT OVERFILL OR THE
GRINDER COULD MALFUNCTION
AND/OR OVERFLOW.
1. Coffeemaker Reservoir Cover
Flips back for easy filling and to access to the
grinder compartment.
2. Coffeemaker Water Reservoir
With water level indicator window.
3. Showerhead (not shown)
Distributes water evenly over coffee, reducing
temperature loss as water passes through grounds.
4. Grinder Assembly
Removable for easy filling and cleaning.
a. Grinder Basket with Stainless Steel Blade
b. Grinder Lid
Use the recess on each side of the lid to remove
lid for easy addition of beans.
NOTE:
Lid must be
in place for unit to operate.
5. Control Panel
See detailed illustration, page 7.
6. Filter Basket Door with Release Button
Open to access coffee filter.
7. Filter Basket
Remove lid to access. Holds paper filter or Cuisinart
permanent gold-tone filter.
NOTE:
Lid must be in
place for unit to operate.
NOTE:
Cover becomes
hot after coffee is brewed. Use caution when
removing cover.
8. Gold-Tone Cuisinart Commercial-Style Filter
A note about filters: When using our permanent filter,
position handle toward front of the unit so it does
not interfere with the flow of coffee into the filter
basket. Also
NOTE:
Using our permanent gold-tone
filter may allow some fine coffee grounds to fall into,
and appear as sediment in the carafe.
9. Brew Pause™
Stops flow of coffee from basket when carafe is
removed from the heater plate, so a cup can be
poured mid-brew.
10. Carafe
The easy-pour, no-drip, 12-cup carafe has an
ergonomic handle and brewed coffee markings.
11. Heater Plate
Keeps coffee warm after brewing. Scratch resistant
with nonstick coating.
12. Charcoal Water Filter
Eliminates chlorine, bad tastes and odors from
tap water. Holder keeps filter firmly in place.
NOTE:
Follow directions for preparing and inserting
filter on page 8.
13. Ready Tone
(not shown)
Signals the end of the brew cycle with five beeps.
14. Power Loss Backup System
(not shown)
One-minute protection if a breaker trips, unit is
unplugged, or power fails. Holds all programmed
information, including time of day, Auto On time
and Auto Off time.
15. Measuring Scoop with Brush
16. Basket Paper Filters included
(not shown)
12-CUP COFFEEMAKER FEATURES AND BENEFITS
*All materials that come in contact with coffee or water are BPA free.
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