Melissa Steel Series 245-009 - Manual (Page 12)

Important: Use only cold water. The automatic
brewing has been designed to work only with cold
water.
OPERATION
- Place your coffee maker on a flat, level
surface, such as a countertop. Plug the unit
into an outlet.
- Open the filter lid. Insert a 1x4 cone shaped
paper filter into the filter basket. Place the
desired amount of ground coffee into the
paper filter.
- Do not operate your coffee maker if the lid
does not close completely.
- Fill the glass carafe up with the desired
amount of cold water.
- Use only cold water the automatic brewing
system has been designed to work only with
cold water. Empty the water from the carafe
into the water reservoir. Close the lid. Place
the glass carafe with the carafe lid in place
on the warming plate.
- Press the on/off switch, the indicator lights.
This indicates that the coffee maker has
started brewing.
- If you wish to brew more coffee immediately
after the first brewing has stopped, turn off
the coffee maker by pressing the on/off
button so the red light indicator is off. Let the
appliance cool off for 3-4 minutes and follow
the above points.
- Make sure that the coffee maker is turned off
when you have finished using the coffee
maker. Press the On/Off button so the red
indicator light is off and then pull out the
plug.
ANTI DRIP STOP
- Your coffee maker has been designed with
an anti drip stop feature. If you wish at any
time during the brewing cycle, you may
temporarily remove the glass carafe from the
unit and pour a hot cup of coffee.
- The brewing cycle will be interrupted and no
coffee will drip from the filter basket. Simply
replacing the carafe on the warming plate will
restart the brewing process.
- Do not remove the carafe for longer than 30
seconds.
CLEANING
- Make sure the coffee maker is switched off
and cooled before each cleaning.
- The carafe, serving lid, and basket may be
washed in hot soapy water.
- Wipe coffee maker base with a soft, slightly
damp cloth and dry. Never use abrasive
scouring pads or cleaners as they will
scratch and/or discolour the finish.
DECALCIFYING
- Mineral deposits can clog your coffee maker.
To keep your coffee maker operating
efficiently, you must regularly clean out
mineral deposits left by the water; they can
build up and clog your coffee maker. At least
once a month use the household cleaning
solution described below, to prevent this
clogging.
- You should clean your coffee maker every 2
weeks if the water in your area is especially
hard. Frequent cleaning may improve the
coffee flavour as well as the brewing time.
Household cleaning solution.
- Pour 1 quart of acetic acid into the carafe.
Then, add cold water to the acetic acid until
it reaches the 10/12 cup fill line on the carafe.
Pour this mixture of water and acetic acid
into the water tank.
- Place the carafe on the hotplate. Switch the
coffee maker on.
- Let half of the mixture run through the coffee
maker. Turn off the coffee maker for approx.
10 minutes.
- Turn on the coffee maker again and let the
rest of the mixture run through the coffee
maker.
- Let the coffee maker cool for 10 minutes and
then rinse the coffee maker by filling the
carafe with cold water up to the 10/12 cup fill
line. Pour the water into water tank and turn
the coffee maker on. Repeat this procedure 3
times.
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