Cuisinart DCC2400U manual

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    Br e w Central DCC2400U[...]

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    3 Congratulations on y our pur chase of the Cuisinar t Br ew Central. For o v er 30 y ears Cuisinar t’ s aim has been to pr oduce the v er y  nest kitchen equipment so that cooks at home as w ell as pr ofessional chefs ha v e the tools to express their cr eativity . All Cuisinar t pr oducts are engineer ed for exceptionally long life, and desi[...]

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    4 Contents Pr oduct Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Safety Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Contr ol P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Preparing to Br ew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    5 Pr oduct Description Filter Compartment (not shown) Lid Thermal Carafe LCD digital clock Housing Base W ater Reser v oir (not shown) Resting Plate Contr ol Panel[...]

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    6 Car efully read all the instructions thor oughly befor e using the appliance and k eep in a safe place for futur e ref erence. SAFETY CAUTIONS Alwa ys follow these saf ety cautions when using this appliance to a void personal injury or damage to the appliance . This appliance should be used only as described within this instruction book. ß Do no[...]

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    7 ß No r epair can be carried out by the user . Return the appliance to ‘Cuisinar t Ser vice Centre’ f or inspection or repair / r eplacement (See “UK After Sales Ser vice”). ß Use this a ppliance only for making coff ee as described within the instructions for use which accompan y it. Please retain these f or future r eference. ß F or i[...]

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    8 F or Y our Safety ß Do not touch hot surfaces, use handles and knobs. ß Ensur e the lid is securely fastened to the caraf e befor e positioning under the  lter chamber and before pouring coffee once br ew ed. ß Scalding ma y occur if the lid is r emov ed during the bre w cycle . ß Do not use a crack ed carafe or a carafe with a loose handl[...]

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    9 Contr ol Panel 1. Clock Displa y Displa ys time of da y and automatic star t time. 2. Clean Setting Used to indicate when it is time to descale your machine. 3. 1-4 Cup setting For br ewing smaller pots of coffee. It pro vides double heating of the water , so your coffee is piping hot and passes the water slowing thr ough the  lter to get maxi[...]

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    10 5. Function Knob For setting time of da y and automatic start time a. Clock Set Used to pr ogramme the time of da y b. Br ew The Bre w function is used to star t the bre w cycle . c. The ‘Auto On’ with indicator light The bre w central can be programmed to start the bre w cycle any time, da y or night. The PM indicator is used to set the tim[...]

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    11 Pr eparing to Br ew A Inser ting the Char coal water  lter Y our appliance is supplied with tw o char coal water  lters. Befor e using your coff eemak er , we highly r ecom- mend that you insert one to remo v e impurities from y our water , impro ving water quality and ultimately the  a v our of your coff ee . ß Remo ve the  lter fr[...]

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    12 N.B. W e strongl y recommended that the water  lter is replaced after 90 da ys or 90 uses; more often if y ou ha ve hard water . Failure to do so can lead to a build-up of limescale and affect the perf ormance of your a p- pliance. Replacement  lters can be pur chased directl y from the man ufacturer , (refer to UK After Sales section for [...]

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    13 ß Replace the  lter bask et in the  lter basket holder , by aligning the cut out of the bask et opposite the handle , with the cut out at the back of the chamber and  ip the lid closed. C Preparing the Caraf e ß Remo ve thermal caraf e lid by turning in the dir ection of the ‘unlock’ arro w . Pre-warm the carafe b y rinsing it out[...]

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    14 Br ewing Coff ee Now the coffee machine is r eady to bre w . A Immediate and Pr ogrammed Br ewing: T urn the function knob to bre w , press the ‘On/Off ’ button and the red indicator light will illuminate and the pr ocess will begin. Alternatively , to set your machine to start at a par ticular time , set the ‘Auto On’ function (see ‘P[...]

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    15 N.B. Whilst we off er this featur e for y our conv enience , we do not r ecommend that you pour coffee bef ore the cycle has reached completion, since the coffee br ewed at the beginning of the cycle has a v er y different  a vour pr o le to that made at the end of the cycle. Removing a cup during the cycle will alter the  av our of the[...]

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    16 Pr ogramming y our coffee mak er A Setting the Clock 1. T urn the function knob to ‘Clock’ 2. Set Hour : press and hold the ‘Hour’ button until the number begins to  ash, then release and pr ess and hold again to scr oll through the n umbers quickly . When the requir ed number appr oaches, press and r elease (pulse) the button to adva[...]

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    17 4. T urn the function knob to ‘Auto On’. The LCD displa y will then show the current time. 5. Press the On/Off button and r elease . The green indicator light will come on to r emind you that the pr ogramming function is in use . At the programmed time, the red indicator will come on as w ell, indicating that the bre w cycle is star ting. Bo[...]

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    18 Cleaning & Maintenance ß Alwa ys turn the appliance ‘OFF’ and remov e the plug from the mains outlet befor e cleaning. ß Completel y clean and dr y all parts after every use . ß Open the r eser voir lid and lift out the  lter bask et, discard the paper  lter (if using) or discard the cof- fee gr ounds from the gold tone  lter[...]

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    19 Descaling and the ‘Clean’ function ß Alwa ys use the charcoal water  lters provided and r eplace on a regular basis (i.e. ev er y 90 da ys or 90 uses) ß It is str ongly r ecommended that you descale the a ppliance from time to time. The frequency depends upon the hardness of y our tap water an how often y ou use the appliance. The  a[...]

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    20 UK Guarantee ß This Cuisinart appliance is guaranteed for domestic consumer use for 3 y ears. ß The guarantee cov ers defects under normal use fr om date of purchase and ceases to be valid in the e vent of alteration or repair b y unauthorized persons. ß If the a ppliance does not perform satisfactorily due to def ects of material or manufact[...]

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    21 UK After Sales Ser vice For further advice on using your Cuisinart Bre w Central and other pr oducts in the Cuisinar t range, contact the Cuisinart Customer Care Line on 0870 240 6902 (09:00 to 17:00 hrs Monda y to Frida y) or , alternati- vel y , email your enquiry to suppor t@cuisinar t.co .uk. In Guarantee Return the pr oduct to the Cuisinar [...]

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