User manual KRUPS KM40

[. . . ] When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and/or injury to persons, including the following: 1 - Read all instructions prior to first use. 3 - To protect against fire, electric shock and injury to persons, do not immerse cord, plugs or machine in water or other liquid. 4 - Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used near children. Keep appliance out of reach of children. [. . . ] This will ensure the Auto-On function activates at the proper time of day. If you prefer a 24 hour clock or military time you can switch from AM/PM mode by pressing the H and min buttons simultaneously. The AM/PM symbol will disappear when the clock is running in 24 hour mode. The LCD will display a different function for each time the PROG is pressed. The blinking display and the icon alerts you that the unit is in a programming mode. After pressing the PROG button the screen should default back to the stand-by mode after 5 seconds of inactivity, accepting the last programmed settings for auto-on and auto-off. Press PROG (r) once, the AUTO program #1 is indicated with a red light (o). You can press and hold the buttons to move quickly through the hours or minutes. You can press and hold the buttons to move quickly through the hours or minutes. Press PROG (r) twice, the AUTO program #2 is indicated with a red light (o). This second preset start time can be used for days with later wake times, ie weekends. After programming the automatic start time as described above, be sure to prepare the machine for a brew cycle with water in the tank, coffee in the brew basket, lid closed and carafe securely in place. Press the Auto-On button (n) to choose preset number 1 or number 2. You can check the preset times by pressing PROG (r). the machine will brew automatically at the designated time. The program will need to be activated when needed again. Press PROG (r) 3 times, the number of hours will blink and the 2 red lights (o) on the control panel will blink. Use the H button (p) to change between 1, 2 or 3 hours. This function controls how long the heating plate will continue before automatically turning off. For best results we recommend brewing only as much coffee as you will consume in 30-60 minutes. Taste is affected the longer the coffee is allowed to sit on the heating plate. This function is designed specifically for small batches, normally less than 6 cups, where brew cycles become too short to properly extract the coffee taste from the coffee ground. [. . . ] We recommend that you use one measuring spoon or one tablespoon of coffee ground per cup. Coffee ground too fine (unsuitable for an automatic coffee maker). the carafe (f) is not well positioned on the hot plate (e). The coffeepot (f) was removed for more than 20 seconds during brewing and was not correctly put back on the hot plate (e). [. . . ]