Clean Your Coffeemaker Before Using The First Time; Setting The Clock And Delay Brew Time; Preparing For Use; Suggested Coffee Measurement Chart - Oster Counterforms 4281 User Manual

C L E A N Y O U R C O F F E E M A K E R
B E F O R E U S I N G T H E F I R S T T I M E
Make sure your first cup of coffee is as good as can be by cleaning your Oster
coffeemaker before its first use. Just follow these simple steps:
1 Wash the decanter, decanter lid and the filter basket in a mixture of mild
detergent and water. Rinse each thoroughly (please refer to the parts diagram
listed on page 3).
2 Replace all the parts and close the lid.
3 Pour up to 60 oz. of cold, fresh water into the water reservoir. Then, run a
brew cycle with water only, without adding coffee and coffee filter.
4 When brewing is complete, turn your coffeemaker off, discard the water in
the decanter and rinse the decanter, decanter lid, and filter basket.
S E T T I N G T H E C L O C K A N D D E L A Y B R E W T I M E
Your coffeemaker is now ready to use. Enjoy it!
To Set the Clock:
1 Plug the power cord into a standard electrical outlet.
The clock will flash on the control panel to indicate that
the time has not been set yet.
2 Press and hold the HOUR and MINUTE buttons until you
reach the current time. The AM or PM indicator will
light on the display (Figure 1 and 2). If the buttons are
held down, numbers will cycle faster.
The clock is now set!
NOTE: Pressing any button before setting the clock
will cause the clock to start keeping time from
12:00 a.m. You must set the clock if you want to
use the Delay Brew feature.
To Set the Delay Brew Time:
Simply press the SET DELAY button (Figure 3) and, while
time is flashing, set the brew time by pressing the HOUR
and MINUTE buttons (Figure 4). The AM or PM indicator
will light on the clock display.
Within a few seconds the display will change to the
current time.
The Delay Brew Time is now set!
NOTE: To activate the DELAY BREW cycle, see the
"Brewing Coffee Later" section.
To check the programmed time, press the SET DELAY
button. The display will show the time you have programmed
the coffee to brew. If you press the SET DELAY button again
or wait a few seconds, the display will switch back.
Audible Ready Signals: To turn off the Audible Ready
Signals press button until bell disappears on display screen
(Figure 5).
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P R E P A R I N G F O R U S E
Selecting and Measuring Ground Coffee
For best results, use a level tablespoon for ground coffee measurement. Make
sure you use medium grind coffee for a perfect brew.

Suggested Coffee Measurement Chart

To Brew Ground Coffee
12 Cups 9 tbsp.
10 Cups 7.5 tbsp.
8 Cups 6.5 tbsp.
6 Cups 4.5 tbsp.
4 Cups 3 tbsp.
1 level tablespoon (tbps) = 5 gr./0.17 oz.
1 cup = 5 fl. oz. of brewed coffee
Use more or less coffee to suit your taste.

Adding Water and Ground Coffee

1 Lift and open the coffeemaker lid. For your convenience, you can lift out the
removable filter basket.
2 Place a #4 cone style paper or a permanent filter into
the removable filter basket (Figure 5).
NOTE: If using paper filters, it is important that the
sides of the filter fit flush against the side of the filter
basket. If filter collapse occurs, dampen the filter
before placing in the filter basket and adding ground
coffee.
3 Add the desired amount of coffee and gently shake to
level the coffee. See the Suggested Coffee
Measurement Chart.
4 Be sure the filter is properly centered and all the way
down in the outer filter basket. Close the lid.
5 Fill the decanter with cold, fresh water to the desired capacity (1 cup equals 5
ounces). For easy and accurate filling, the water markings on the glass
decanter and on the water level indicator inside the water reservoir show the
amount of water needed to make the corresponding desired number of cups.
Do not fill past the "12 cup MAX line" or water will flow out of the overfill hole
in the back of the water reservoir.
The amount of coffee brewed will always be slightly less than the amount of
water poured in the water reservoir. This is due to the minimum absorption of
water by the coffee grounds.
6 Lift the coffemaker lid and pour the water into the water reservoir. Close the
lid and place the empty decanter onto the warming plate.
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