Braun 3111 Coffeemaker User Manual


 
Our products are engineered to meet the highest
standards of quality, functionality and design.
We hope you thoroughly enjoy the new Braun
coffeemaker.
Caution
Read all instructions carefully before using this
product.
Keep this appliance out of childrens reach!
Before plugging into an outlet, check whether the
line voltage (120 volt ~) corresponds to the voltage
printed on the bottom of the appliance.
This appliance has a polarized plug (one blade is
wider than the other). As a safety feature, this plug
will t in a polarized outlet only one way. If the plug
does not t fully in the outlet, reverse the plug.
If it still does not t, contact a qualied electrician.
Do not attempt to defeat this safety feature.
The hotplate heats up when the appliance is
switched on. Avoid touching it and never let the cord
come into contact with it.
Braun electric appliances meet applicable safety
standards. Repairs on electric appliances must only
be done by authorized service personnel. Faulty,
unqualied repair work may cause damage or seri-
ous injury to the user.
The cord of this appliance can only be changed by
an ofcial service dealer since it requires a special
tool.
Important
This appliance was constructed to process normal
household quantities. Always use cold water to make
coffee. Warm water or other liquids could cause
damage to the coffeemaker.
Before using the rst time, or when the coffeemaker
has not been used for some time, ll the tank to the
maximum number of cups with cold water and without
coffee grounds and without a lter.
Turn on and allow the water to ow through, then
discard and ll with clean water.
After a brewing cycle is nished, switch off the
appliance and allow the coffeemaker to cool down
for 5 minutes approximately. Otherwise steam can
develop when pouring cold water into the water tank
which might cause scalding.
Your Braun FlavorSelect coffeemaker is designed
to use any lter size 4. However
, only Braun reusable
lters designed for the FlavorSelect series will t
properly. Caution other brand reusable lters may
not be properly sized to your Braun FlavorSelect cof-
feemaker.
Maximum cups
KF 140, KF 145 10 cups (0.125 l / 4.4 . oz per cup)
KF 152, KF 157 12 cups (0.125 l / 4.4 . oz per cup)
Description
Cord storage
Water level indicator
Tank
Space compensator
Water lter cartridge
(only with KF 145 and KF 157 models)
Dial for water lter exchange
Flavor selector
(mild taste = / robust taste = )
Tank cover
Filter support bracket
Filter basket
Hotplate
On/off switch KF 140 and KF 152
(with red pilot light)
On/off switch KF 145 and KF 157
(with red pilot light)
Cups selector KF 145 and KF 157
(with yellow pilot light)
Filling with coffee grounds
Swing out the lter basket (a) and insert a
No. 4 lter.
Put coffee grounds (not ground too nely) into the
lter. Measure coffee grounds according to the
strength desired. Close the lter basket again (a),
letting it snap in place.
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Permanent
lters
Gold or gold-screen lters which may be used
instead of paper lters are available as accessories.
Please, note the following:
Your coffee grind should be medium; a very ne
grind could cause the lter to overow.
Put the ground coffee into the center of the lter
and prepare your coffee as described.
For cleaning rinse the lter under running water.
After using it for some time, clean with a soft brush
or a soft sponge do not use abrasive cleansers or
pads. The gold lter and the gold-screen lter can be
washed in the dishwasher.
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Filling with water
Important: When lling with water and during coffee
preparation either the space compensator or the
water lter cartridge have to be installed in the
water tank . Otherwise the water level indicator
will not function correctly and the carafe may over-
ow.
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