Cuisinart T Series User manual

For your safety and continued enjoyment of this product,
always read the instruction book carefully before using.
Touchscreen 14-Cup Coffeemaker DCC-T20C
INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

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IMPORTANT
SAFEGUARDS
When using electrical appliances, especially
when children are present, basic safety
precautions should always be taken to reduce
the risk of fire, electric shock and/or injury to
persons, including the following:
1. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS.
2. Always unplug from outlet when either the
appliance or display clock is not in use
and before cleaning. Allow to cool before
putting on or taking off parts and before
cleaning the appliance.
3. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles
and knobs.
4. To protect against electric shock, do not
place cord, plug, or base unit in water or
other liquids.
5. This appliance is not intended for use by
children or by persons with reduced physical,
sensory, or mental capabilities, or lack of
experience and knowledge. Close
supervision is necessary when any appliance
is used near children. Children should be
supervised to ensure that they do not play
with the appliance.
6. Do not operate any appliance with a
damaged cord or plug, or after the appliance
malfunctions or has been dropped or
damaged in any manner. Return appliance
to the nearest Cuisinart Repair Center
for examination, repair, and electrical or
mechanical adjustment.
7. The use of accessory attachments not
recommended by Cuisinart may cause
injuries.
8. Do not use outdoors.
9. Do not let cord hang over edge of table
or counter, or touch hot surfaces.
10. Do not place on or near a hot gas or
electric burner, or in a heated oven.
11. Always fill water reservoir first, then plug
cord into the wall outlet. To disconnect, push
the brew/off button during brewing and Keep
Warm or push the power i-con to shut down
all the function i-con light, then remove plug
from wall outlet.
12. Do not use appliance for other than it's
intended use.
13. Snap lid securely onto carafe before
serving any beverages.
14. Scalding may occur if the lid is removed
during the brewing cycle.
15. The glass carafe is designed for use with this
coffeemaker only. It must never be used on
the range top.
16. Do not set a hot carafe on a wet or
cold surface.
17. Do not use a cracked carafe or a carafe
having a loose or weakened handle.
18. Do not clean carafe or heating plate with
cleansers, steel wool pads, or other abrasive
materials.
19. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE
RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE THE BASE PANEL.
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS ARE
INSIDE. REPAIRS SHOULD BE DONE
ONLY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL.
20. Do not place cloth beneath coffeemaker or
otherwise restrict airflow.
21. Use only the Cuisinart®Gold-Tone
Commercial-Style Filter or standard
cone-shaped paper filter with this unit.
OTHER GOLD-TONE PERMANENT
FILTERS MAY CAUSE THE
COFFEEMAKER TO OVERFLOW.
22. Do not operate your appliance in an
appliance garage or under a wall cabinet.
When storing in an appliance garage,
always unplug the unit from the electrical
outlet. Not doing so could create a risk of
fire, especially if the appliance touches the
walls of the garage or the door touches the
unit as it closes.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR HOUSEHOLD
USE ONLY

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WARNING: RISK OF FIRE
OR ELECTRIC SHOCK
The lightning flash with arrowhead
symbol within an equilateral triangle
is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated, dangerous
voltage within the product’s enclosure
that may be of sufficient magnitude
to constitute a risk of fire or electric
shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an
equilateral triangle is intended to
alert the user to the presence of
important operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the literature
accompanying the appliance.
SPECIAL CORD SET
INSTRUCTIONS
A short power-supply cord is provided to reduce
the risks resulting from becoming entangled in or
tripping over a longer cord.
Extension cords may be used if care is exercised
in their use.
If an extension cord is used, the marked
electrical rating of the extension cord must be
at least as great as the electrical rating of the
appliance, and the longer cord should be
arranged so that it will not drape over the
countertop or tabletop where it can be pulled
on by children or tripped over.
NOTICE
This appliance has a polarized plug (one blade
is wider than the other). To reduce the risk of
electric shock, this plug will fit into a polarized
outlet only one way. If the plug does not fit fully
into the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not
fit, contact a qualified electrician. Do not modify
the plug in any way.
OPERATING NOTICE
Clogging and backing up of water and/or coffee
in the filter basket can occur under any or a
combination of any of the following conditions:
the use of too finely ground coffee, using two or
more paper filters, using the gold-tone filter in
conjunction with a paper filter or not properly
cleaning coffee grounds from the gold-tone filter,
or allowing coffee grounds to spill over the filter.
Caution: Never open the filter basket during the
brewing cycle, even if no water is draining from
the filter basket, because extremely hot water/
coffee can spill out from the filter basket and
cause injury. If water/coffee is not draining from
the filter basket during the brewing cycle, unplug
the unit and wait 10 minutes before opening and
checking the filter basket.
WARNING
RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK)
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE
REPAIR SHOULD BE DONE BY AUTHORIZED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY

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FEATURES AND BENEFITS
1. Coffeemaker Lid
Opens to access filter basket, water filter
and water reservoir .
2. Water Reservoir with Water Level
Indicator Window (not shown)
3. Showerhead (not shown)
Distributes water evenly over coffee,
reducing temperature loss as water
passes through grounds.
4. Charcoal Water Filter Holder
Holds water filter firmly in place.
5. Charcoal Water Filter
Eliminates chlorine, bad tastes and odours
from tap water.
6. Filter Basket
Holds a #4 paper filter OR a gold-tone
filter (included).
7. Cuisinart®Permanent Gold-Tone
Commercial-Style Filter Eliminates the
need for paper filters. NOTE: Some fine
grounds may flow through the filter and
appear as sediment in the carafe.
8. Touchscreen Control Panel
See detailed illustration, page 6.
9. Brew Pause™
Stops flow of coffee from basket when
carafe is removed (20 seconds max) from the
heater plate, so a cup can be poured mid-
brew.
10. 14-Cup Glass Carafe
The easy-pour carafe has an ergonomic
handle and brewed coffee markings for
4 to 14 cups.
11. 60-Second Reset (not shown)
One-minute protection in case a breaker
trips, the unit is unplugged, or the power
fails. It holds all programmed information,
including time of day, Auto On time and
Auto Off time.
12. Measuring Scoop
13. BPA Free (not shown)
All parts that come in contact with coffee
or liquids are BPA free.
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CONTENTS
Important Safeguards..................2–3
Features and Benefits ...................4
Important Unpacking Instructions ..........5
The Quest for the Perfect Cup of Coffee.....5
Touchscreen Control Panel ...............6
Before Brewing Your First Pot .............7
Programming Your Coffeemaker ...........8
Making Coffee .........................8
Brew Pause™Feature....................9
Cleaning and Maintenance ...............9
Decalcification ........................10
Warranty .............................11
IMPORTANT UNPACKING
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Place the box on a large, sturdy, flat surface.
2. Remove literature.
3. Turn the box so that the back side of
the coffeemaker is down and slide the
coffeemaker from the box.
4. After the coffeemaker has been removed,
place the box out of the way and lift off the
left and right inserts.
5. Grasp the carafe by its handle, remove
it from the heating plate, and remove
the polybag.
6. Remove the polybag covering
the coffeemaker.
Save all packing materials in case you have to
ship the machine in the future.
KEEP ALL PLASTIC BAGS AWAY
FROM CHILDREN.
THE QUEST
FOR THE PERFECT
CUP OF COFFEE
ELEMENT 1: WATER
Coffee is 98% water. The quality of that
water is as important as the quality of
your coffee. If water doesn’t taste good
from the tap, it won’t taste good in your
coffee. Cuisinart includes a charcoal
water filter to remove chlorine, bad
tastes and odours for the purest coffee
flavour, every time you brew.
ELEMENT 2: COFFEE
While coffee is 98% water, all of
the flavour comes from the beans.
To achieve the same great taste you
enjoy at a coffee bar, you need to use
the same quality of coffee. If you
choose to grind your own beans, buy
them fresh and whole. Buy only about a
two-week supply at a time, because
once the bean is broken, its flavour
degrades quickly.
ELEMENT 3: GRIND
The grind is critical for proper flavour
extraction. If the grind is too fine,
over-extraction and bitterness will result.
Too fine a grind may also clog the filter.
If the grind is too coarse, the water will
pass through too quickly and the
maximum flavour will not be extracted.
When grinding your own beans, we
recommend a medium-fine grind.
ELEMENT 4: PROPORTION
Coffee that is too strong or too weak
is always a disappointment. Follow
the recommended portions of ground
coffee in the instructions under
MAKING COFFEE, and later adjust
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1. Hour and Minute Icons
Use to set hours and minutes for time of day,
Auto On and Auto Off times.
2. Auto On Icon
Lets you program coffeemaker to
automatically begin brewing up to
24 hours in advance.
3. Bold Icon
Lets you choose bold or regular coffee
strength; white indicator appears when
bold is selected.
4. Carafe Temperature Icon
Adjusts warming plate temperature to Low,
Medium or High to keep freshly brewed
coffee at the temperature you prefer.
5. 1–4 Cup Icon
Adjusts brew process to maximize coffee
flavour when brewing fewer than 5 cups.
White indicator appears when function
is selected.
6. Clean Icon
Indicator appears in red, when it is time to
decalcify your coffeemaker.
7. Brew/Off & Auto Off Icon
Turns coffeemaker on and off. Use the Auto
Off feature to program the time you want the
coffeemaker to shut off – from 0 to 4 hours
after brew cycle is finished.
8. Ready Tone Icon
Lets you turn an audible “Brew Cycle
Finished” alert on or off.
9. LCD Clock Display
Displays time of day, Auto On and
Auto Off times.
A. Low, Medium and High (L, M, H)
warming plate indicators.
B. Ready Tone off icon appears when
Ready Tone is off.
10. Power/Wake Icon
Tap to wake up LCD touchscreen or
put to sleep.
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR
TOUCHSCREEN CONTROL PANEL
Detailed programming and use instructions are on pages 8 and 9.
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REVEAL SCREEN
TECHNOLOGY
The control panel becomes invisible when unit is
in idle mode – making this a statement piece in
your kitchen. To select your options, simply
touch the icon to wake up your screen and
choose how you want to brew!
BEFORE BREWING YOUR
FIRST POT OF COFFEE
Rinsing your coffeemaker: During the
manufacturing process, dust can get trapped in
the unit. We recommend flushing out the system
before brewing your first pot of coffee. Simply fill
the water reservoir, power on the unit, and follow
steps 1, 3 and 5 on page 8 under MAKING
COFFEE. Do not add coffee!
1. Idle mode option 1
CLOCK ON.
2. Idle mode option 2
CLOCK OFF.
3. Wake mode
Once has been pressed.
4. Wake mode
Once has been pressed –
CLOCK OFF
Charcoal Water Filter
Your coffeemaker comes with a charcoal
water filter that eliminates chlorine, bad
tastes and odours from tap water.
Inserting the Water Filter
• Remove the filter from polybag and
soak it, fully immersed, in cold tap water
for 15 minutes.
• Lift the water filter holder out of the
water reservoir.
• Press down on the filter compartment
and pull toward you to open.
• Place filter into the holder and snap it
closed. Be careful – improper placement
can tear the filter skin.
• Flush filter by running cold tap water
through holes in bottom of compartment
for 10 seconds.
• Allow the filter to drain completely.

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PROGRAMMING YOUR
COFFEEMAKER
SETTING THE CLOCK
When the coffeemaker is plugged in, the power
icon and 12:00 will illuminate. Simply tap the
power icon to view all options.
Setting Hours and Minutes
Press and hold either HR or MIN icons for
2 seconds until clock starts to flash. Hold icon
down to scroll through the digits quickly, or touch
and release to advance one digit at a time until
the desired time is reached. Be sure the PM
indicator is on if setting a PM time.
Turning ON/OFF the Clock in Idle Mode
When the unit is idle, you have the option to
have the clock display on or off. Press and hold
the HR and MIN icons for 3 seconds – clock will
go off, and except power icon, other icon will be
off in 5 seconds.
NOTE: When clock is off, if you want to view
the time again, you can press the power icon
then press and hold the HR and MIN icons
for 5 seconds.
SETTING THE AUTO ON TIME
1. Press and hold the Auto On icon
for 2 seconds.
The digital display will flash the default
(12:00) or previously selected time.
Follow directions under SETTING THE
CLOCK (above) to program your brew-start
time. Ten seconds after programming, the
unit will automatically exit Auto On or you
can touch the Auto On icon to exit setting
mode immediately. The Auto On icon will
illuminate, letting you know Auto On
is activated.
2. To activate Auto On using
previously selected time:
Press the Auto On icon for 2 seconds.
The previously set time will appear and icon
will light up.
3. To deactivate Auto On:
Press illuminated Auto On icon; light will go
off, indicating mode is turned off.
SETTING THE AUTO OFF TIME
1. Press and hold the Brew/Auto Off icon
for 5 seconds.
The digital display will flash the programmed
Auto Off default (2:00) or previously selected
time. Follow directions under SETTING THE
CLOCK to program coffeemaker to shut
off from 0 to 4 hours after brew cycle is
finished.
2. To exit/confirm Auto Off time setting:
Do not touch any icons. Auto Off setup mode
will be exited automatically after 5 seconds.
TURNING OFF READY TONE
Your coffeemaker features a Ready Tone that
beeps 5 times when coffee is finished brewing.
To turn this alert off, press the Ready Tone icon;
an icon will appear next to the time with an “X”,
indicating the tone is off. To turn tone back on,
press Ready Tone icon again; the “X” will
disappear.
MAKING COFFEE
Follow instructions in BEFORE BREWING
YOUR FIRST POT OF COFFEE (page 7).
1. Fill the water reservoir
Lift the coffeemaker lid to open. Pour the
desired amount of water into the water
• Slide the water filter
holder back into the
channel in the water
reservoir, pushing it
down to the base
of the unit.
Note: We recommend
changing the water filter
every 60 days or after
60 uses, and more often
if you have hard water.
Replacement filters can
be purchased in stores,
by calling Cuisinart
Consumer Service, or
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reservoir using the water level indicator locat-
ed at the side of the coffeemaker.
2. Add the ground coffee
Insert a #4 paper filter OR the gold-tone
filter. Be sure that the paper filter is com-
pletely open and fully inserted in the basket.
It may help to fold and flatten the seams of a
paper filter beforehand. Add 1 level scoop of
ground coffee per cup. Adjust the amount
according to taste.
NOTE: The maximum capacity for ground
coffee is 15 tablespoons (221 ml) for this
coffeemaker. Exceeding this amount may
cause overflow if the coffee is too
finely ground.
3. Position carafe and plug in unit
Place carafe on heating plate and be sure
coffeemaker lid is closed. Plug coffeemaker
into an electrical outlet.
4. Set preferences
a. Press the 1–4 cup icon if you are
brewing fewer than 5 cups. The icon
will illuminate.
b. Press the Bold icon to select stronger
coffee flavour, if desired. The icon will
illuminate. Press again to turn off icon
and brew at regular strength.
c. Choose Low (L), Medium (M) or High (H)
carafe temperature by pressing Carafe
Temp icon. Selection will appear in
display next to the time. Once you reach
the desired temperature, simply leave it
and the unit will automatically confirm
the setting.
5. Start brewing
Press the Brew/Off icon to begin brewing.
The icon will pulse on and off to indicate
the unit is brewing.
6. After brewing
When the brewing cycle has been completed,
five beeps will sound. Coffee will continue to
stream from the filter for several seconds.
NOTE:Reservoir cover may be hot during and
directly after brewing. Wait at least
10 minutes before opening.
CLEANING AND
MAINTENANCE
Always turn coffeemaker off and remove the plug
from the electrical outlet before cleaning.
Lift up the coffeemaker lid. Remove and discard
the paper filter and ground coffee. The filter
basket can be washed in warm, soapy water and
rinsed thoroughly, or cleaned in the upper rack of
the dishwasher. Dry all parts after use.
Do not put any water in the unit once the filter
basket has been removed. Wipe the area
under the filter basket with a damp cloth.
Remove the carafe from the heating plate.
Discard any remaining coffee. The carafe and lid
can be washed in warm, soapy water and rinsed
thoroughly, or placed in a dishwasher. The carafe
and carafe lid should be placed on the upper
rack only.
BREW PAUSE™FEATURE
This feature interrupts the flow of coffee
from the basket to let you pour that first cup
mid-brew. Because the flavour profile of
coffee brewed at the start of a cycle differs
from that brewed toward the end, be aware
that using this feature will weaken the
flavour strength of the finished pot.
NOTE: Removing carafe for more than
20 seconds during brew cycle may
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Do not use any scouring agents or harsh
cleansers on any part of the coffeemaker.
Never immerse base unit in water or other
liquids. To clean base, simply wipe with a clean,
damp cloth and dry before storing. Fingerprints
and other blemishes on the housing can be
washed off with soap and water or a nonabrasive
cleaning solution. Wipe heating plate with a
clean, damp cloth. Never use rough, abrasive
materials or cleansers to clean the heating plate.
Do not dry the inside of the water reservoir with
a cloth, as lint may remain.
Maintenance
Any other servicing should be performed by an
authorized service representative.
DECALCIFICATION
Decalcification refers to the removal of calcium
deposits that form over time on the metal parts
of your coffeemaker. The mineral content of the
tap water in your area and the frequency of use
affects the rate of the calcium buildup, which can
affect the functioning of your coffeemaker and
the flavour of your coffee.
For best performance from your coffeemaker,
we recommend cleaning it whenever the
CLEAN icon lights up.
NOTE: Before decalcifying your unit, remove the
charcoal water filter from the water reservoir.
To clean:
1. Fill the water reservoir to capacity with a
mixture of ¹⁄³white vinegar and ²⁄³water.
2. Press and hold the CLEAN icon. When it
starts to flash, the coffeemaker is in Clean
mode. Release the icon.
3. When the cycle is completed, 5 beeps will
sound and the coffeemaker will shut off.
4. If the CLEAN icon illuminates once more,
repeat the cleaning procedure with a fresh
solution of vinegar and water.
NOTE: One cleaning cycle is usually
sufficient.
5. When the CLEAN icon remains off, run one
cycle with a full reservoir of fresh, cold water
to rinse the unit.
6. Return the charcoal water filter to the holder
inside the water reservoir and your
coffeemaker is ready to brew!