Brewing Coffee; Tm Fe Ature - Black & Decker CM1231BC Use And Care Manual

BREWING COFFEE

1. Open cover.
2. Fill water reservoir with desired amount of
water. The 12 line on the side of the reservoir
represents a full carafe of coffee. Do not fill
past this 12 Cup line.
Note: Use spring water or filtered water. Distilled
water lacks the minerals necessary to bind to
elements of coffee.
Note: Filtered water will limit impurities and
excessive minerals that can detrimentally impact
coffee flavor and machine performance.
3. Insert a basket type paper filter or the permanent filter into the brew
basket. Make sure the tab on the brew basket fits into its slot on the
right side of the opening (B) so that the lid closes.
4. Add desired amount of ground coffee. Close lid, making sure it clicks.
5. Make sure carafe lid is properly attached to the empty carafe. Close the
carafe lid.
Note: Coffee may overflow if carafe lid is not properly placed.
6. Place empty carafe on the carafe plate.
7. If not already plugged in, plug power cord into an outlet.
8. If regular brew strength is desired, your coffeemaker is set to brew coffee.
9. If strong coffee is desired, press the STRONG button once to select
the strong brew. The light below the STRONG will illuminate. To turn
STRONG mode off press the STRONG button again and the light below
will turn off.
Note: We recommend using the STRONG setting to ensure the best flavor
whenever brewing 4 cups of coffee or less.
10. Press ON/OFF ( ) button and brewing begins. The ( ) button
illuminates while brewing.
11. Once coffee grounds have cooled, carefully open cover and, discard
used grounds. Close cover.
12. The coffeemaker will keep brewed coffee hot for 2 hours and then
automatically turn off.
To turn off the coffeemaker at any time press the ON/OFF button ( ). The
ON/OFF ( ) light goes off. Unplug appliance when not in use.
SNEAK-A-CUP
Remove the carafe and brewing is paused. The carafe must be placed back
on the carafe plate in 30 seconds to prevent overflow. Brewing begins again.
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