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. Equipment
The Capresso MT500 comes complete
with: • Stainless Steel Thermal Carafe
with Lid • GoldTone Filter (inserted in
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emovable Filter Holder) • Measuring
Scoop • Charcoal Filter with Charcoal
F
ilter Holder • Instruction Book and
Mail Order Form
2. Preparing the MT500
2a. Before First Use
After unpacking your MT500
clean all the loose parts with warm
water and make yourself familiar with
the different functions. After reading
these instructions, let some water run
through the coffee maker to clean all
internal parts.
2b. The Display / Setting the Clock
and Timer
When you plug in the MT500 the
orange display will flash "º12:00" and
the green indicator light for the char-
coal filter will be on. All other indicator
lights are off.
2c. To Set the Current Time (Fig. 2)
Push and hold the hour button. The
little dot on the left upper side (indi-
cating AM) changes to a left lower dot
(indicating PM). When the correct
hour shows up release the button and
push and hold the minute button to
set the minutes.
Attention: You must change the clock
when the time changes (Standard
Time, Daylight Savings Time).
2d. To Set an Auto-On Time:
If you want the MT500 to start brew-
ing at a preset time automatically, first
push the program button (Fig. 2, P).
The display shows "º12:00".
Immediately start pushing the hour
and minute buttons as described
above until the desir
ed time shows
up. W
ithin a few seconds the display
will revert to the actual time.
To check the programmed time just
p
ush the program button. The display
shows the programmed time and will
switch back to the actual time.
To change the programmed time,
p
ush the program button and repeat
as described above.
Attention: Flashing LED Display!
If you unplug the MT500 for more
than 10 seconds or if you have a
power failure, you will lose the current
time and program settings. The flash-
ing LED display indicates that you
have to reset the current and pro-
grammed time.
3. The Charcoal Filter Indicator
When you plug in the MT500
the green indicator light for the char-
coal filter will be on (Fig 2, Q).
If you use spring water, bottled water
or distilled water and make coffee
right away, it is not necessary to use
the charcoal filter. Push the blue Filter
Button (Fig. 2, Q) and the green filter
indicator light will turn off.
Attention: Spring water and distilled
water might attract impurities when
sitting in the water container
overnight. The charcoal filter will
remove most of these impurities since
the water will be filtered just before
entering the heating element.
3a. Using the Charcoal Water Filter
Most tap water is treated with chlo-
rine. The charcoal filter removes up to
82% of the chlorine and other impuri-
ties found in tap water, improving the
taste of water substantially.
The char
coal cartridge sits in the
charcoal holder (see Fig. 4). The char-
coal holder is already inserted into the
water container.
T
o activate the charcoal cartridge
pour four cups of water into the water
container and let it sit for approx. 3
minutes. Then turn the machine on
and let the water brew into the carafe
(see chapter 5e). Discard the water.
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