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CONTENTS
Important Safeguar
ds
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2
Important Unpacking Instructions
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4
The Quest for the Perfect Cup of Cof
fee
.....
4
Featur
es and Benefits
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5
Contr
ol Panel
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6
Pr
ogramming Y
our Cof
feemaker
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7
Befor
e Br
ewing your First Pot
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7
Char
coal W
ater Filter
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8
Br
ew Pause Featur
e
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8
Cleaning and Maintenance
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9
W
arranty
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IMPOR
T
ANT UNP
ACKING
INSTRUCTIONS
1.
Place the box on a lar
ge, stur
dy
, flat
surface.
2.
Remove the instruction book and any
other literatur
e.
3.
T
u
rn
the box so that the back side of
the cof
feemaker is down and slide the
cof
feemaker fr
om the box.
4.
After the cof
feemaker has been
removed, place the box out of the way
and lift of
f the left and right polyfoam
insert.
5.
Grasp the carafe by its handle, r
emove
it fr
om the heating plate, and r
emove
the polybag.
6.
Remove the polybag covering the
cof
feemaker
.
Save all packing materials in case you have
to ship the machine in the futur
e.
KEEP ALL PLASTIC BAGS A
W
A
Y FROM
CHILDREN.
THE QUEST
FOR THE PERFECT
CUP OF COFFEE
Element 1: W
ater
Cof
fee is 98% water
. The quality of that
water is as important as the quality of
your cof
fee. If water doesn’
t taste good
fr
om the tap, it won’
t taste good in your
cof
fee. Cuisinart includes a char
coal
water filter to r
emove chlorine, bad
tastes and odors, for the pur
est cof
fee
flavor
, every time you br
ew
.
Element 2: Cof
fee
While cof
fee is 98% water
, all of the
flavor comes fr
om the beans. T
o
achieve the same gr
eat taste you enjoy
at a cof
fee bar
, you need to use the
same quality of cof
fee. If you choose to
grind your own beans, buy them fr
esh
and whole. Buy only about a two-week
supply at a time, because once the
bean is br
oken, its flavor degrades
quickly
.
Element 3: Grind
The grind is critical for pr
oper flavour
extraction. If the grind is too fine, over
-
extraction and bitter
ness will r
esult. T
oo
fine a grind may also clog the filter
. If
grind is too coarse, the water will pass
thr
ough too quickly and the maximum
flavour will not be extracted. When
grinding your own beans, we
recommend a medium-fine grind.
Element 4: Pr
oportion
Cof
fee that is too str
ong or too weak is
always a disappointment. Follow the
recommended portions of gr
ound cof
fee
in the instructions under MAKING
COFFEE below
, and later adjust the
amount to suit your taste.
FEA
TURES AND BENEFITS
1.
Reservoir Cover
Flips back for easy filling.
2.
W
ater Reservoir with W
ater Level
Indicator Window
3. Showerhead
Distributes water evenly over cof
fee,
reducing temperatur
e loss as water
passes thr
ough gr
ounds.
4.
Char
coal W
ater Filter
Char
coal water filter eliminates chlorine, cal-
cium and bad tastes and odors fr
om tap
water
.
5. Filter
Basket
Holds a #4 paper filter or a permanent filter
.
6.
Filter Basket Holder
7. Contr
ol
Panel
See detailed illustration, page 6.
8. Br
ew
Pause
Stops flow of cof
fee fr
om basket when
carafe is r
emoved fr
om the heater plate, so a
cup can be pour
ed in mid-br
ew
.
9. Carafe
The easy-pour
, no-drip 14-cup carafe has an
er
gonomic handle and br
ewed cof
fee mark-
ings for two to fourteen cups.
10.
Adjustable Heater Plate
Allows you to keep br
ewed cof
fee at desir
ed
temperatur
e. Scratch-r
esistant with black,
nonstick coating.
11. Ready T
one
Signals the end of the br
ew cycle
with five beeps.
12. Cor
d
Storage
13.
Power Loss Back-up System
One-minute pr
otection in case a br
eaker
trips, the unit is unplugged, or the power
fails. It holds all pr
ogrammed information,
including time of day
, auto on time and
auto of
f time.
14. Measuring
Scoop
15.
BP
A Fr
ee (not shown)
All parts that come in contact with cof
fee
or liquid ar
e BP
A fr
ee.
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