Care And Cleaning; Maintaining Your Coffeemaker - Black and Decker Home TCM450B Guia De Inicio Rapido

9. Press the ON/OFF button to turn on the unit (G), the On
10. When cycle is finished, the unit and the brewing indicator
11. Discard the water from the carafe and rinse.
G
Programming for Automatic Brewing
If clock is not set for current time of day, refer to "Setting the Clock" section.
To preset coffeemaker to begin brewing at a certain time, first follow steps 1-6 in "Ready
to Brew Coffee" section.
1. Press PROG button, the auto brew indicator light starts
flashing (H).
2. Press the HOUR and MIN buttons until you reach desired
preset time.
Important: Once you press the PROG button, you have a few
H
seconds to select the hours and minutes. If you take too long,
the display returns to the current time of day. Repeat steps 1 and 2 again to set the time.
3. Press the AUTO button. The auto brew light becomes steady.
Tip: You can check the preset time by pressing the PROG button. The programmed time
will display for a few seconds and then it goes back to the current time of day.
4. When it reaches the preset time, the AUTO light goes out and the On light comes on.
Brewing begins.
Note: The Auto-Brew function can be canceled at any time by pressing the AUTO button
a second time. The AUTO light goes off.
READY TO BREW COFFEE
Important: Be sure the unit is cool before lifting the water reservoir lid.
1. Open the water reservoir lid.
2. Pour tap water into water reservoir up to the 8-cup level mark on the water window.
Do not fill past the MAX line.
3. Close water reservoir lid.
4. Press brew basket quick-release button and swing out brew basket holder to open.
5. Be sure brew basket is in position inside the brew basket holder.
6. Insert a No. 4 cone-shaped paper filter into brew basket.
7. Add ground coffee into filter.
Note: We recommend 1-2 tablespoons (5-10 grams) of grounded coffee for every 6-oz. cup
(180ml.) of water.
Tip: If brewed coffee is too strong for your taste just add a little bit of hot water to your cup
of brewed coffee.
8. Swing brew basket toward unit to close.
Tip: You might have to push in the brew basket holder to secure in place.
Important: Check that carafe lid is properly in place. Coffee may overflow if lid is not
properly in place.
9. Insert lid into the thermal carafe with arrow on the lid aligned with the "ALIGN"
marking on the collar of the carafe, twist clockwise until it is in place. After tightening
the lid, the arrow on the lid aligns with the "ALIGN" marking on the collar of the
carafe again.
10. Place carafe all the way into the coffeemaker under the brew basket holder. Coffee
may overflow if carafe is not correctly positioned correctly.
11. Press the ON/OFF button. The on light illuminates and brewing begins.
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indicator light illuminates and brewing begins.
light automatically shuts off.
12. When brewing is complete, coffeemaker a
goes out.
13. Once the coffee has finished brewing:
a. Stir it before serving to blend the flavo
b. Discard the coffee grounds left in the f
SNEAK-A-CUP ® INTERRUPT FEATURE
You can pour a cup of coffee while coffee is b
1. Remove carafe from coffeemaker.
Important: To avoid a possible overflow after
under brew basket in 30 seconds or less.
2. To pour coffee, twist carafe lid countercloc
arrow on the carafe handle.
Important: To prevent the lid from falling off,
carafe handle.
3. When finished pouring coffee, twist carafe
with the "ALIGN" marking on the collar of
4. Place carafe under brew basket. The brewi
USING YOUR PERFECT POUR
• For best performance, rinse the carafe with
the temperature and improves the carafe's
• The carafe spout is specially designed to d
without any messy drips.
• Coffee is brewed directly through the caraf
properly in place when brewing. Coffee m
instructions in "Ready to Brew Coffee" sect

Care and Cleaning

This appliance contains no user-serviceable p
personnel.
IMPORTANT: Do not use abrasive cleaners o
in water. Do not wash the thermal carafe in th
CLEANING
1. Unplug unit and let it cool completely.
2. Press quick-release button to open brew ba
filter with grounds. Brew basket holder can
3. Hand-wash carafe lid and brew basket in w
Carafe lid and brew basket can also be wa
4. Wipe exterior of carafe and coffeemaker w
5. To clean inside of thermal carafe, wash in
dry. If coffee stains appear on the glass car
add a denture tablet, let stand for 10-15 m

MAINTAINING YOUR COFFEEMAKER

Mineral deposits left by hard water can clog y
every 3 months.
1. Open water reservoir lid and pour white vi
level mark on the water window. Add cold
2. Press quick-release button to open brew ba
3. Insert paper filter into brew basket. Swing b
4. Place the carafe with lid secured, all the w
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