Clean Your Coffeemaker Before Using The First Time; Setting The Clock And Delay Brew Time; Preparing For Use; Suggested Coffee Measurement Chart - Oster 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 1.7 litres 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
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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
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 and hold the 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
2.8L 9 tbsp.
2.3L 7.5 tbsp.
1.9L 6.5 tbsp.
1.4L 4.5 tbsp.
1L 3 tbsp.
1 level tablespoon (tbps) = 5 gr./0.17 oz.
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 cone style paper or a permanent filter into the
removable filter basket (Figure 6).
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. 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 "2.8L
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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