Hamilton Beach 46200, Manual

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Troubleshooting
Filter Basket overflows or coffee brews slowly
• Decaf coffee used or grounds were too fine. Brew with decaffeinated coffee on BOLD by pressing BREW STRENGTH.
• Excessive amounts of coffee. Reduce amount of coffee in Filter Basket lined with 8–12 cup paper basket-style filter.
• Carafe not securely placed on Keep-Warm Plate. Place Carafe directly in center of Keep-Warm Plate.
• Carafe removed during brewing for more than 20 seconds and not placed securely back on Keep-Warm Plate. Return Carafe to Keep-
Warm Plate in 20 seconds or less.
• Coffee Maker needs cleaning. See “Care and Cleaning.”
• Paper basket style filter not spread open and in proper position. Rinse Filter Basket before inserting paper filter so the edges will remain
pressed against the sides of Basket. Do not use poor-quality paper filter.
Coffee not brewing/unit will not turn on.
• Water Reservoir is empty. Fill Water Reservoir with cold water to desired level.
• Unit is unplugged. Plug unit into electrical outlet. Follow directions for “How to Make Coffee.”
• Power outage or power surge. Unplug; then plug unit back in. Clock requires to be reset.