Troubleshooting Your Coffeemaker - Mr. Coffee ABX SERIES Instruction Booklet

TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR COFFEEMAKER

Your Mr. Coffee ® coffeemaker has been carefully designed to give you many years
of trouble-free service. In the unlikely event that your new coffeemaker does not
operate satisfactorily, please review the following potential problems and try the steps
recommended before you call an Authorized Sunbeam Service Center.
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE
THE BREW NOW The appliance is unplugged.
INDICATOR LIGHT
DOES NOT TURN ON
There is a power outage or the
fuse for that outlet is blown.
THE COFFEEMAKER The appliance is unplugged.
IS NOT BREWING
There is a power outage or the
fuse for that outlet is blown.
The water reservoir is empty.
The carafe is not securely
placed on the warming plate.
THE COFFEEMAKER There are no coffee grounds in
ONLY BREWS WATER the filter basket.
The Front Loading Brew
Basket door was not securely
closed.
THE COFFEEMAKER The coffeemaker needs
BREWS SLOWLY cleaning.
The carafe was not securely
placed on the warming plate.
The Strong/1-4 cup button
was activated.
Presoak feature is activated.
THE COFFEE IS NOT There's a power outage.
HOT
The coffeemaker shut off after
2 hours.
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SOLUTION
PLUG UNIT IN.
WAIT FOR POWER TO BE RESTORED OR
RESET FUSE, PLUG APPLIANCE ON A
DIFFERENT OUTLET OR DO NOT RUN
MANY APPLIANCES AT THE SAME TIME.
PLUG UNIT IN.
WAIT FOR POWER TO BE RESTORED OR
RESET FUSE, PLUG APPLIANCE ON A
DIFFERENT OUTLET OR DO NOT RUN
MANY APPLIANCES AT THE SAME TIME.
ADD WATER TO THE WATER RESERVOIR.
PLACE CARAFE CORRECTLY ON
WARMING PLATE.
ADD THE DESIRED AMOUNT OF COFFEE
TO THE FILTER.
MAKE SURE THE FRONT LOADING BREW
BASKET DOOR IS SECURELY CLOSED.
CLEAN COFFEEMAKER AS DESCRIBED
IN "CLEANING AND MAINTAINING"
SECTION.
PLACE THE CARAFE CORRECTLY ON
WARMING PLATE.
THIS FEATURE SLOWS DOWN THE
BREWING CYCLE. REFER TO THE
STRONG/1-4 CUP SECTION.
IF THE PRESOAK FEATURE IS NOT
DESIRED, DEACTIVATE IT BY PRESSING
AND HOLDING THE SELECT/OFF
BUTTON FOR 5 SECONDS.
WAIT FOR POWER TO BE RESTORED OR
TRY ANOTHER OUTLET.
THE 2 HOUR AUTO SHUT OF FEATURE
WAS ACTIVATED. FOR BEST RESULTS
BREW A FRESH POT OF COFFEE.
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE
THE FILTER BASKET The filter basket is not
OVERFLOWS properly inserted.
The carafe is not securely
placed on the warming plate.
Too many coffee grounds
were placed in the filter.
The carafe was removed from
the warming plate for more
than 20 seconds.
The front loading brew basket
door was not securely closed.
Paper filter has collapsed.
THE COFFEE TASTES Coffee grounds other
BAD than for an automatic drip
coffeemaker were used.
The ground coffee-to-water
ratio was unbalanced.
The coffeemaker needs
cleaning.
Expired or stale coffee was
used.
THE GROUNDS ARE The paper or reusable filter
IN THE COFFEE is not properly inserted in the
removable filter basket.
Paper filter has collapsed.
LONG BREW CYCLE The presoak features adds
30-45 seconds to the brew
time.
AUDIBLE SIGNAL The coffeemake beeps to
SOUND IS LOUD indicate the end of the brew
and clean cycles.
Do you still have questions? You can call us toll-free
at the Consumer Service Department,
1-800-MRCOFFEE (1-800-672-6333
or you can visit us at www.mrcoffee.com.
SOLUTION
INSERT FILTER BASKET CORRECTLY.
PLACE CARAFE CORRECTLY ON WARMING
PLATE.
REMOVE FILTER, DISCARD GROUNDS. IF
PAPER FILTER, REPLACE. IF REUSABLE
FILTER, RINSE. START BREWING PROCESS
AGAIN.
TURN OFF AND UNPLUG THE UNIT. ALLOW
TO COOL. WIPE UP THE SPILL. DO NOT
SET HOT CARAFE BACK ON THE WET
WARMING PLATE OR IT MIGHT CRACK.
MAKE SURE THE FRONT LOADING BREW
BASKET DOOR IS SECURELY CLOSED.
MAKE SURE THE SIDES OF THE PAPER
FILTER ARE ALIGNED WITH THE WALL OF
THE BREW BASKET.
USE COFFEE GROUNDS RECOMMENDED
FOR AUTOMATIC DRIP COFFEEMAKERS.
USE CORRECT GROUND COFFEE-TO-
WATER RATIO.
CLEAN COFFEEMAKER AS DESCRIBED
IN "CLEANING AND MAINTAINING YOUR
COFFEEMAKER" SECTION.
USE FRESHLY GROUND COFFEE.
PLACE FILTER PROPERLY WITHIN THE
FILTER BASKET.
REMOVE FILTER AND REPLACE.
IF THE PRESOAK FEATURE IS NOT
DESIRED, SHUT IT OFF BY PRESSING AND
HOLDING THE SELECT/OFF BUTTON FOR
5 SECONDS.
TO SHUT OFF THE AUDIBLE SOUND.
PRESS AND HOLD THE DELAY BREW
BUTTON FOR 5 SECONDS.
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