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JAVASTUDIO
COLLECTION
PROGRAMMABLE
COFFEE MAKERS
INSTRUCTIONS
KCM511
KCM514
KCM515
1-800-541-6390
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Hassle-Free Replacement Warranty We’re so confident If You Reside In The 50 United ® the quality of our States and your KitchenAid Coffee products meets the Maker should fail within the first year exacting standards of of ownership, simply call our toll-free KitchenAid that, if your Customer Satisfaction Center at Coffee Maker should fail 1-800-541-6390 Monday through within the first year of ownership, Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Eastern Time), KitchenAid will arrange to deliver an or Saturday,
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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION Hassle-Free Replacement Warranty...........................................Inside Front Cover Product Registration Card ........................................................Inside Front Cover Coffee Maker Safety ..........................................................................................2 Electrical Requirements......................................................................................2 Important Safeguards...............................
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Coffee Maker Safety Your safety and the safety of others are very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You can be killed or seriously injured if you don’t immediately
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. Read all instructions. 2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs. 3. To protect against electrical shock, do not immerse cord, plugs, or Coffee Maker in water or other liquid. 4. Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children. 5. Unplug Coffee Maker from outlet before cleaning. Allow to cool before putting on or taking off
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General Features JavaSpa™ Showerhead Split-Lid Brew Basket Reservoir Fill-Channel “Time Since Brew” Display Brew Timer Display Clean Touch™ Control Pad Wrap-Around Housing Glass Carafe Coffee Scoop Gold Tone Permanent Filter 4
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General Features JavaSpa™ Showerhead Reservoir Fill-Channel Extra-wide showerhead sprays the The Coffee Maker features a brew basket evenly with hot water, convenient front-fill water reservoir. ensuring even coffee extraction and Just lift the front lid and use the outstanding flavor. convenient fill-channel to add water. You can also lift the rear lid and add 1100-Watt Heat Pump water directly to the reservoir. (not shown) Powerful heat pump brews rich, Brew Timer Display flavorful coffee. Sho
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General Features Ion-Exchange Water Filter / Water Full-Length Cord Storage Level Indicator (not shown) (not shown) Advanced filter reduces chlorine and Compartment in back of unit keeps other contaminants which impair excess cord out of the way. coffee flavor. Filter also softens the water, which increases the time Wrap-Around Housing between descalings. The filter handle Stylish design minimizes heat loss serves as a convenient water level from the carafe while protecting it indicator. from a
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Display and Control Pad Features DISPLAY FEATURES: Auto On Press to turn the automatic brew Brew Timer Display timer on or off. When the brew timer Shows the time-of-day. Small lights is turned on, the … indicate whether the time is AM or • Programmed brew time will briefly PM. An easy-to-set 24-hour brew appear on the brew timer display timer will brew coffee at the selected • Auto On indicator will light time, day or night. • Coffee Maker will begin brewing at the programmed time “Time Since
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Preparing Your Coffee Maker for Use Pre-Use Cleaning 4. Place the filter cartridge in the circular well at the bottom of the Wash the brew basket, gold tone water reservoir, aligning the tab on permanent filter, and carafe in hot, the cartridge with the notch in the soapy water, then rinse with clean well. The water level markings on water and dry. Do not use abrasive the filter handle will face forward. cleansers or scouring pads. Push the cartridge slightly to make Installing the Ion-Exchange
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Preparing Your Coffee Maker for Use To Set the Time-of-Day Clock 4. Press the “H” (hour) and “M” (minute) Buttons below the brew timer display to set the hour and WARNING minutes. If a “H” or “M” Button is pressed and held, the digits will scroll rapidly. The AM and PM indicator lights on the brew timer display will change when the hour digits roll past “12”. Make sure the hour set is correct with respect Electrical Shock Hazard to AM or PM. Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet. Do not remove gr
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Operating Your Coffee Maker Brewing Coffee on the plate – if the carafe isn’t seated, the pause and pour 1. Fill a carafe with enough fresh, cool feature may engage and coffee water to make the desired amount may overflow the brew basket. of coffee. A graduated scale on the 4. Remove the brew basket from the side of the glass carafe helps top of the Coffee Maker by measure the amount of water grasping the finger loop on the required. The right side of the scale front of the basket. (“coffee”) i
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Operating Your Coffee Maker 7. Shake the brew basket slightly to 11. At the end of 2 hours, the Coffee even out the bed of coffee. This Maker and warming plate will will help ensure uniform coffee automatically shut off. To turn off extraction and excellent flavor. the Coffee Maker manually, press Place the basket into the Coffee the On/Off button. Although the Maker, push it down to seat it thermal carafe model KCM515 securely, and close the lid. does not have a warming plate, 8. Press the On/O
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Operating Your Coffee Maker The Pause and Pour Feature 2. Press the “H” (hour) and “M” (minute) Buttons below the brew The pause and pour feature enables timer display to set the hour and you to remove the carafe from the minutes. If a “H” or “M” Button is Coffee Maker and pour a cup of pressed and held, the digits will coffee before brewing is finished. scroll rapidly. The AM and PM When the carafe is removed, a special indicator lights on the brew timer valve stops the flow of coffee from disp
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Operating Your Coffee Maker 5. The Coffee Maker will begin brewing at the programmed time. 6. Each time you want the Coffee Maker to brew at the programmed time, activate the automatic brew timer by pressing the Auto On Button. The Coffee Maker will always default to the last brew time set. NOTE: To cancel automatic brewing, deactivate the brew timer by pressing the Auto On Button. When deactivated, the Auto On indicator light will go out. The Cleaning Needed Indicator Calcium deposits (“scale
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Coffee Brewing Suggestions: Advice for Great Taste Fresh Coffee Beans If you prefer substantially weaker- than-average coffee, it’s best to brew Truly great coffee can only come from using a normal amount of ground fresh coffee beans. To preserve the coffee and then dilute the result with freshness of your coffee beans, keep hot water. Doing this will maximize the beans in an opaque, air-tight flavor and minimize bitterness. container and store them in a cool, dry place. Refrigeration is not Br
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Care and Cleaning Cleaning the Coffee Maker Descaling Steps: 1. Unplug the Coffee Maker and 1. Before descaling, always remove allow it to cool before cleaning. the water filter (see “Installing the 2. Remove the brew basket and Water Filter” on page 8) and make carafe from the Coffee Maker. sure the brew basket contains no 3. On model KCM515, remove the lid coffee or coffee filters. on the thermal carafe by turning it 2. Run the Coffee Maker through a counter-clockwise, then lifting. complete b
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Troubleshooting and Error Codes • If the brew timer display is not •If “Err4” appears on the brew illuminated: timer display: Check to see if the Coffee Maker is A button is jammed. Unplug the plugged into a grounded 3 prong Coffee Maker, press each button outlet. If it is, unplug the Coffee several times, then plug the Coffee Maker, then plug it into the same Maker back in. (If the Coffee Maker outlet again. If the unit still does not has been stored or used in a cool work, check the fuse or c
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® KitchenAid Coffee Maker Warranty for the 50 United States and District of Columbia This warranty extends to the purchaser and any succeeding owner for Coffee Makers operated in the 50 United States and District of Columbia. Length of KitchenAid Will Pay KitchenAid Will Not Warranty: For Your Choice of: Pay For: One Year Full Warranty A. Repairs when Coffee from date of purchase. Maker is used in other than normal single family home use. B. Damage resulting Hassle-Free from accident, Replaceme
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® KitchenAid Coffee Maker Warranty for Puerto Rico A limited one year warranty extends nearest Authorized Service Center. to the purchaser and any succeeding Call toll-free 1-800-541-6390, 8 a.m. owner for Coffee Makers operated in to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday, Puerto Rico. During the warranty 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Eastern period, all service must be handled by Time to learn the location of a Service an Authorized KitchenAid Service Center near you. Your repaired Coffee Center. Ple
