Mr. Coffee DR User Manual - Page 6

Suggested Decalcifying Interval Type of Water Cleaning Frequency Soft Water Every 80 Brew Cycles Hard Water Every 40 Brew Cycles Cleaning the Decanter Hard water can leave a whitish stain on the decanter, and coffee may then turn this stain brown. To remove decanter stains: 1. Fill the decanter with a solution of equal parts water and vinegar and let the solution stand in the decanter for approximately 20 minutes. 2. Discard the solution, then wash and rinse the decanter. Do not use harsh abrasive cleaners that may scratch the decanter, scratches may cause the decanter to break. 10 TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR COFFEEMAKER Your MR. COFFEE® Coffeemaker has been carefully designed to give you many years of troublefree service. In the unlikely event that your new coffeemaker does not operate satisfactorily, please review the following potential problems and try the steps recommended BEFORE you call an Authorized Sunbeam Service Center. PROBLEM THE ON LIGHT DOES NOT LIGHT UP THE COFFEE IS NOT BREWING THE COFFEEMAKER ONLY BREWS WATER THE COFFEEMAKER BREWS SLOWLY THE FILTER BASKET OVERFLOWS THE COFFEE IS NOT HOT THE COFFEE TASTES BAD THE GROUNDS ARE IN THE COFFEE POSSIBLE CAUSE The appliance is unplugged. SOLUTION PLUG UNIT IN. There's a power outage. The appliance is unplugged. WAIT FOR POWER TO BE RESTORED. PLUG UNIT IN. There's a power outage. The water reservoir is empty. The filter basket is not properly inserted. The decanter is not placed all the way in on the warming plate. There are no coffee grounds in the filter basket. The coffeemaker needs cleaning. The filter basket is not properly inserted. The decanter is not placed all the way in on the warming plate. The decanter lid is not on decanter. Too many coffee grounds were placed in the filter. The decanter was removed from the warming plate for more than 30 seconds. There's a power outage. WAIT FOR POWER TO BE RESTORED. CHECK THE WATER WINDOWS. INSERT FILTER BASKET CORRECTLY. PLACE DECANTER CORRECTLY ON WARMER PLATE. ADD THE DESIRED AMOUNT OF COFFEE. CLEAN COFFEEMAKER SLOWLY AS DESCRIBED IN "CLEANING AND MAINTAINING" SECTION. INSERT FILTER BASKET CORRECTLY. PLACE DECANTER CORRECTLY ON WARMING PLATE. PLACE LID ON THE DECANTER. REMOVE FILTER, DISCARD GROUNDS. IF PAPER FILTER, REPLACE. IF PERMANENT FILTER, RINSE. BEGIN BREWING PROCESS AGAIN. TURN OFF AND UNPLUG THE UNIT. ALLOW TO COOL. WIPE UP THE SPILL. DO NOT SET HOT DECANTER BACK ON ON THE WET WARMING PLATE OR IT MIGHT CRACK. WAIT FOR POWER TO BE RESTORED. Auto SHUT-OFF has been activated. (DRX4/DRX5 only) Coffee grounds other than for an automatic drip coffeemaker were used. The ground coffee-to-water ratio was unbalanced. The coffeemaker needs cleaning. The filter is not properly seated in the basket. The filter collapsed. FOR BEST RESULTS, BREW A FRESH POT OF COFFEE. USE COFFEE GRIND RECOMMENDED FOR AUTOMATIC DRIP COFFEEMAKERS. USE CORRECT GROUND COFFEE-TO-WATER RATIO. CLEAN COFFEEMAKER AS DESCRIBED IN "CLEANING AND MAINTAINING YOUR COFFEEMAKER" SECTION. SEAT FILTER PROPERLY WITHIN THE FILTER BASKET. REMOVE FILTER AND REPLACE. Do you still have questions? You can call us toll-free at the MR. COFFEE® Consumer Service Department, 1-800-MR COFFEE (1-800-672-6333) or you can visit us at www.mrcoffee.com. 11