Frigidaire FPDC12D7MS Complete Owner's Guide - Page 7

Brewing Your First Pot of Coffee 1 Thoroughly wash the Filter Basket, the Permanent Gold-Tone Filter, the Water Filter Holder, and the carafe in hot soapy water. Rinse with clean water and dry. Do not use abrasive cleansers or scouring pads. Do not submerge the Coffee Maker in water or any other liquid, or permanent damage to the Coffee Maker will result! 2 Lift the reservoir lid on top of the Coffee Maker, and pour the desired amount of cool water into the reservoir. Be sure to pour the water into the reservoir, and not into the Filter Basket. 3 With the Filter Basket in place, insert the Permanent Gold-Tone Filter, or a #4 paper cone filter into the Filter Basket - but not both! 4 Add the desired amount of ground coffee into the filter. It is recommended that you start out using one tablespoon of ground coffee for every cup of water in the reservoir. However, you may adjust the amount of coffee to water ratio to suit your personal taste. 5 Press the On-Off button once to start the brewing process. Prior to pushing the On-Off button to begin brewing, you may want to adjust the strength setting by pressing the Coffee Strength button on the control panel. You may choose from Regular or Strong. 6 Once the brewing cycle has ended, 3 alert tones will sound. 7