Mr. Coffee SCTX Series - Manual (Page 5)

COFFEEMAKER FEATURES AND BENEFITS
Your new MR. COFFEE ® coffeemaker has the following features:
• Brewing Capacity – 12 Cups – thermal carafe
• Removable Filter Basket – The filter basket pulls out
for fast and easy cleaning and filling.
• Removable Water Reservoir – Allows you to take the
water reservoir out for easy filling. Prevents the thermal
carafe from cooling down prior to brewing cycle.
• Bloom feature – Borrowing from the blooming
technique practiced by coffee connoisseurs,
Optimal Brew uses this same methods to saturate
grounds before brewing to ensure smooth taste. The
coffeemaker will soak the grounds for 30 seconds
before starting to brew. You can shut off this function
by pressing the Set Delay button for 5 seconds.
• Pause ‘n Serve – Can’t wait for the coffee to finish
brewing? The Pause ‘n Serve feature allows you
up to 30 seconds to pour a cup of coffee while
the coffeemaker is still brewing. Carefully remove
the carafe and the Pause ’n Serve feature will be
automatically activated, temporarily stopping the flow
of coffee into the carafe.
• Light Tube Technology – How you how much
coffee is left in the carafe. As the carafe fillls up,
each light window will turn black. This will let you
know how fill the carafe is. As you pour the coffee
out of the carafe, each window will turn clear
indicating how much coffee is left.
• Water Filtration System – Great tasting coffee
begins with great water! Using the Mr. Coffee ®
carbon-based water filter in the Mr. Coffee ®
coffeemaker during the brewing process helps
remove up to 97% of the chlorine from the water
and improves the taste of your coffee.
• Cord Storage – Safely stores excess cord to keep
your countertop neat.
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• Programmable Controls:
– Clock – The clock serves as a handy kitchen clock
and allows you to set the Delay Brew feature and
functions as the FRESH BREW™ TIMER feature.
– Fresh Brew™ Timer feature – Lets you know how
long your coffee has been waiting for you.
– Audible Signal – Alerts you at the end of a brew
or clean cycle.
– Delay Brew – Would you like to wake up to a
fresh pot of coffee? The timer allows you to
preset when you would like the coffeemaker to
automatically begin brewing your coffee, up to 24
hours in advance.
– Special Cleaning Cycle – Enables you to easily maintain
and clean mineral deposits from your coffeemaker.
CLEAN YOUR COFFEEMAKER BEFORE USING THE
FIRST TIME
Make sure your first cup of coffee is as good as can be
by cleaning your MR. COFFEE ® Coffeemaker before its
first use. Just follow these simple steps:
1. Wash the carafe, carafe lid and the filter basket in
a mixture of mild detergent and water. Rinse each
thoroughly (please refer to the Parts Diagram).
2. Replace all the parts and attach the water reservoir.
Then, run a brew cycle with water only, without
adding coffee and coffee filter.
3. When brewing is complete, turn your coffeemaker
off, discard the water in the carafe and rinse the
carafe, carafe lid, and filter basket.
Your coffeemaker is now ready to use. Enjoy it!
SETTING THE CLOCK AND DELAY BREW TIME
To Set the Clock:
1. Plug the power cord into a standard electrical
outlet. The clock will flash on the control panel to
indicate that the time has not been set yet.