CONTENTS
Important Safeguards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Important Unpacking Instructions . . . . . . 4
The Quest for the Perfect Cup of Coffee. 4
Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Programming Your Coffeemaker . . . . . . . 7
Setting the Program Time . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Before Brewing your First Pot . . . . . . . . . 8
Making Coffee with Whole Beans . . . . . . 8
Making Coffee with
Pre-Ground Beans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Charcoal Water Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Brew Pause
™
Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cleaning and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 10
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
IMPORTANT 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 backside 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 left and right
polyfoam inserts.
5. Grasp the carafe by its handle,
remove it from the warming 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 odours, for the purest coffee
flavor, every time you brew.
Element 2: Coffee
While coffee is 98% water, all of the
flavour 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 flavour
degrades quickly. That’s why Cuisinart
grinds your beans just prior to brewing.
Element 3: Grind
The grind is critical for proper flavour
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
flavour 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 whole beans
or ground coffee in the instructions
under MAKING COFFEE, and later
adjust the amount to your taste.
DO NOT OVERFILL OR THE GRINDER
COULD MALFUNCTION AND/OR THE
COFFEEMAKER COULD OVERFLOW.
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
1. Reservoir Cover with Release
Button
Flips back for easy filling. Removable
for easy cleaning. A safety interlock
system prevents operation of the unit
if the reservoir cover is open.
2. Showerhead (not shown)
Distributes water evenly over coffee,
reducing temperature loss as water
passes through grounds.
3. Control Panel
See detailed drawing, page 6.
4. Filter Basket Compartment
See detailed drawing, page 6.
Contains: Filter Basket, Filter Basket
Cover, Cuisinart Gold Tone
Commercial Style Filter
5. Filter Basket Door
6. Filter Basket Door Release Button
(not shown)
7. Brew Pause
Stops flow of coffee from basket
when carafe is removed from
warming plate so a cup can be
poured in mid-brew, if desired.
8. Warming Plate
Scratch-resistant with nonstick
coating.
9. Carafe
The easy-pour, dripless 12-cup
carafe has an ergonomic handle and
brewed coffee markings for four to
twelve cups.
10. Cord Storage (not shown)
11. Measuring Scoop and Brush
(not shown)
12. #4 Basket Paper Filters
(not shown)
13. Water Reservoir with Water Level
Indicator
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