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MAKING COFFEE WITH
WHOLE BEANS
Before you make the first pot of coffee in your
new Cuisinart
®
Fully Automatic Burr Grind &
Brew™ Coffeemaker, we recommend operating
the coffeemaker once, using only water and a
paper filter. This will remove any dust or resi-
dues which will remain in the system from the
manufacturing process. Note: Allow the grinder
to grind free of beans for this process.
1. Fill the Water Reservoir
Open the reservoir lid. Pour the desired
amount of water in the reservoir using the
water level window indicator. Close the res-
ervoir lid. Note: Do not exceed the
12-cup line. Doing so may cause the carafe
to overflow.
2. Add Beans
Lift the hopper lid, using the recess on
either side. Fill the hopper with beans. We
recommend keeping the hopper at least
halfway full. Be sure that you have a suffi-
cient amount of beans in your hopper for
the amount of coffee you intend to brew
(maximum capacity is ½ lb. Do not over-
pack the hopper. Over-packing the hopper
may result in jamming the grinder.)
For easy filling, the hopper container can be
taken out by turning the hopper container
release knob to the unlock position.
Note: Do not put any water in the unit once the
hopper container has been removed. If water
gets into the grinder motor, the motor may
become damaged and may malfunction.
Put hopper lid back in place.
3. Lock Hopper
If you have removed the hopper from the
unit, be sure that the hopper container
release knob is in the unlocked position and
place the hopper container back in the unit.
Turn the knob to locked position.
This unit is equipped with a safety interlock
system. The unit will not operate grinding
function if the hopper container is not in
place. If you try to turn on the unit for
grinding with the hopper out of place, the
unit will beep continuously until the missing
part is installed.
The brewing process can be restarted by
pressing the On button. Restarting the pro-
cess will not affect coffee results.
4. Insert Coffee Filter
Open filter door by pressing filter basket
door release button. Remove filter basket
cover and place a #4 basket paper filter or
Cuisinart’s commercial style permanent fil-
ter in the basket.
Note: When using our permanent filter, be sure
that the handle is positioned toward the front of
the unit. If you do not, the handle may interfere
with the flow of coffee into the filter basket.
Also note: Using our permanent gold-tone filter
will allow some fine coffee grounds to fall into
the carafe.
When using a paper filter, be sure that the filter
is completely open while touching the side walls
and bottom of the basket.
Put filter basket cover in place.
Close filter door.
The unit is equipped with a safety interlock
system. The unit will not operate if the filter bas-
ket cover or filter basket are not in place or if the
filter door is not closed. If you try to turn the unit
on while the filter compartment is out of place,
the unit will beep continuously until the missing
part(s) are installed.
5. Brewing
A. Immediate Grinding and Brewing
1. Turn the Grind Control Knob to select the
number of cups you want to brew. The
coffeemaker will grind the corresponding
amount of beans. The unit will automatical-
ly adjust for low cup settings.
2. Press the Strength Control button to set
coffee strength. MILD, MED or STRONG
will show on the LCD display.
3. Press the On button. The indicator will light
and the process will begin.
B. Programmed Brewing
Press the Program button. The indicator
will light and the display will show the
programmed time for as long as the button
is depressed. The display reverts back to
time of day once the button is released.
(To set the programmed time, see
Programming Your Coffeemaker on page 8.)
1. Turn the Grind Control knob to select the
number of cups you want to brew. The
coffeemaker will grind the corresponding
amount of beans. The unit will automatical-
ly adjust for low cup settings.
2. Press the Strength Control button to set
coffee strength. MILD, MED or STRONG
will show on the LCD display.
3. The coffeemaker will begin brewing at the
programmed time.