Currys Essentials C12FCB10 User manual

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Congratulations on the purchase of your new Currys Essentials
Coee Maker.
We recommend that you spend some time reading this instruction manual in
order to fully understand all the operational features it oers. You will also nd
some hints and tips to help you resolve any issues.
Read all the safety instructions carefully before use and keep this instruction
manual for future reference.
FILTER COFFEE MAKER
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
C12FCB10
DSG Retail Ltd. Maylands Avenue Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire HP2 7TG England
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SAFETY FIRST!
Please follow all the safety precautions listed below for safety and to reduce the risk
of injury or electrical shock.
• Read all the instructions carefully before using this appliance and keep them for
future reference.
• Retain the manual. If you pass the appliance on to a third party, make sure to
include this manual.
• Make sure that your mains voltage corresponds to the voltage stated on the rating
label of the appliance.
• Unplug the appliance from the mains socket when not in use, or before cleaning
any part of the appliance.
• Do not touch hot surfaces. Always use the handle(s) when operating the
appliance.
• To protect against electric shock, do not immerse the mains cable, plug or the
appliance in water or other liquids.
• This appliance has not been designed for use by children. Children should be
closely supervised at all times when they are near any electrical appliance.
• This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with
reduced sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge
unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning the use of the
appliance by a person responsible for their safety.
• Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
• Do not operate any appliance with a damaged mains cable or mains plug or in an
abnormal state. If the mains cable is damaged it must be replaced by the
manufacturer, its service agent, or similarly qualied persons in order to avoid a
hazard.
• Do not use outdoors. This appliance has been designed for domestic indoor use
only.
• Always ensure that hands are dry before operating or adjusting any switch on the
appliance or touching the mains plug and mains supply connections.
• To disconnect, remove the mains plug from the mains socket.
• Do not use the appliance for other uses than its intended use.
• The appliance must be placed on a flat stable surface and should not be subjected
to vibrations.
• Do not let the mains cable overhang the edge of the work surface or allow it to
touch hot surfaces or sources of heat or flame.
SPECIFICATIONS
Supply voltage : 230V ~ 50Hz
Power consumption: 900W
We continually strive to improve our products, specications may change without prior
notice.

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UNPACKING
Remove all packaging from the coee maker. Retain the packaging. If you dispose of
it please do so according to any local regulations.
The following items are included:
• The Main Unit
• Jug (P.N.: XQ686-1)
• Filter (P.N.: XQ686-35)
• Instruction Manual (P.N.: XQ686-3)
If items are missing or damaged, please contact Partmaster (UK only)
Tel: [phone] for assistance.
To reduce the risk of re or electrical shock, do not remove any service covers.
No user serviceable parts inside. Repair should be done by authorised
personnel only.
JUG USE AND CARE
The jug may break if the following instructions are not followed:
1. Do not set a hot jug on a wet or cold surface.
2. Do not use a cracked jug or a jug with a loose or weakened handle.
3. Do not clean the jug with cleaners, steel wool pads or other abrasive materials.
4. Discard jug immediately if it is ever boiled dry.
5. Avoid sharp blows, scratches or rough handling.
FIRST TIME USE
1. Wash the jug, the lid, the lter tray and the lter in mild detergent and hot water.
Rinse them thoroughly.
2. Fit the filter into the filter tray and close the filter tray.
3. To clean the inside of the coee maker, ll the water reservoir of your coee maker
with water, and follow Steps 3 to 6 in the BREWING COFFEE guide.
4. Once the initial cleaning cycle is complete, switch o the coee maker and discard
the water in the jug.
5. Your coee maker is now ready to use.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
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6
7
Water Reservoir
Filter Tray
Jug
Reservoir Cover
Filter
Warming Plate
ON/OFF Switch
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2
3
4
5
6
7
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2
3
4
GROUND COFFEE USAGE INSTRUCTIONS
Amount of Water
1 serving (125ml) 1 level tablespoon (15ml) 2 tablespoons
12 level tablespoons6 level tablespoons6 servings (750ml)
24 level tablespoons12 level tablespoons12 servings (1.5L)
Amount of
Ground Coee
Regular Brew
Amount of
Ground Coee
Strong Brew
INSTANT COFFEE USAGE INSTRUCTIONS
Amount of Water
1 serving (125ml) 1 rounded teaspoon 2 rounded teaspoons
12 rounded teaspoons6 rounded teaspoons6 servings (750ml)
Amount of
Instant Coee
Regular Brew
Amount of
Instant Coee
Strong Brew
BREWING COFFEE
1. Open the lter tray.
2. Add the desired amount of coffee into the filter (follow the measurement tables
shown above). Shake lightly to level the coffee. Close the filter tray.
3. Fill the jug with tap water to the desired capacity.
4. Pour the water from the jug into the water reservoir. Place the empty jug onto the
warming plate.
5. Switch your coffee maker on with the ON/OFF switch.
6. When the coffee stops dripping, the brewing cycle is complete (this usually takes
about 10 minutes for a 12 cup load). Your coee is ready to drink, and will be kept
warm on the heated warming plate.
7. Carefully open the lter tray and discard the used ground coee from the lter.
Rinse the lter tray and lter after use and then ret them.
8. To make another pot of coee, repeat the above Steps 1 to 7.
• Switch off your coffee maker when the jug is empty or when you are not
using it. Unplug the mains cable when not using the coffee maker for a
long period of time.
• To avoid the risk of personal injury or damage to property as a result of
overow, be sure that the jug is squarely centred under the lter tray during
the brewing cycle.
• The brewed coffee in the jug and the grounds in the filter tray are very hot.
Handle them with care to avoid scalding.
• If the coffee fails to drain into the jug during the brewing cycle causing
overflows, do not open or touch the filter tray. Unplug the coffee maker,
and wait for it to cool down before handling.
Type of Water Cleaning Frequency
Soft Water Every 80 Brewing Cycles
Hard Water Every 40 Brewing Cycles
CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS
Your coee maker must be cleaned when you notice any excessive steaming or the
brewing time increases considerably. This condition is caused by a build-up of lime
and mineral deposits from your water. If the pumping action stops before all the
water has been pumped out of the coee maker, then it requires cleaning. The
frequency of cleaning depends on the hardness of the water used. The following
table gives suggested cleaning intervals.
Pour one litre of undiluted white household vinegar into your coee maker‘s water
reservoir.
1. Place the empty jug on the warming plate and switch on the coee maker. When
half of the vinegar has owed through, switch o the coee maker and allow it
stands for 1/2 hour.
2. After 1/2 hour, pour the vinegar inside the jug back into the coee maker water
reservoir.
3. Place the empty jug on the warming plate. Switch on the coffee maker again and
allow the coee maker to complete its brewing cycle with all of the vinegar owing
through into the jug.
4. Discard the vinegar.
5. To remove all traces of vinegar, pour a jug full of tap water into the water reservoir
of the coee maker, then switch on the coee maker again and allow it to cycle
through.
6. Discard the water and switch o the coee maker.
JUG CLEANING
Hard water can leave a whitish mineral deposit inside the jug. Coee can discolour
these deposits, sometimes leaving a brownish stain inside the jug. To remove these
stains, follow these simple steps:
1. Use a solution of equal parts white vinegar and hot water.
2. Let solution stand in jug for about 20 minutes and then discard.
3. Wash and rinse the jug thoroughly using a soft cloth. Do not use harsh abrasive
cleaners.
NOTE: Jug and filter are dishwasher safe.
HINTS AND TIPS
Question
Why doesn’t the ON/OFF
switch light up?
Why doesn’t the coee
brew?
Why does the coee
maker only brew water?
Why does the coee
taste badly?
Why do grounds appear
in the coee?
Answer
Check if you have plugged your coee maker into the
mains socket.
Check if you have plugged the unit into the mains
socket; or the lter tray is not properly inserted, or
there is a power outage, or the water reservoir is empty.
There is no coee in the lter, check that you have
added the desired amount of coee.
Maybe you did not use the coffee grind recommended
for automatic drip coee makers, or the ground
coee-to-water ratio was unbalanced, or the coee
maker needs to be cleaned.
Maybe the filter is not properly seated in the filter tray
or the lter has collapsed.