Braun KF 145 User Manual [en, es, fr]
FlavorSelect
10 cup coffeemaker
KF 140
KF 140 auto-off
KF 145
Type/Modèle/Modelo 3111
Type/Modèle/Modelo 3111
Type/Modèle/Modelo 3111
FlavorSelect
12 cup coffeemaker
KF 152
KF 157
Coffeemaker
Cafetière
Cafetera
Use Instructions
Mode d’emploi
Instrucciones de uso
Type/Modèle/Modelo 3113
Type/Modèle/Modelo 3114
For household use
Pour usage ménager
Para uso doméstico
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USA
Service / Warranty 15
Canada
Service / Warranty 16
Service après-vente / Garantie 17
Mexico
Servicio al consumidor 18
3-111-163 / 00/X-00
USA/CDN/Mex.
Printed in Mexico
Imprimé au Mexique
Impreso en México
English
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 electric shock,
do not place cord, plugs, or appliance
in water or other liquid.
4. Close supervision is necessary when
any appliance is used by or near
children.
5. Unplug from outlet when not in use
and before cleaning. Allow to cool
before putting on or taking off parts,
and before cleaning the appliance.
6. Do not operate any appliance with a
damaged cord or plug or after the
appliance malfunctions, or has been
damaged in any manner. Return appliance to an authorized service facility
for examination, repair or adjustment.
7. The use of an accessory not recommended for use with this appliance
may cause injuries.
8. Do not use outdoors.
9. Do not let cord hang over edge of
table or counter, or touch hot surfaces.
10. Do not place on or near a hot gas or
electric burner, or in a heated oven.
11. Do not use appliance for other than
intended use.
12. Scalding may occur if the lid is
removed during the brewing cycle.
13. The carafe is designed for use with
this appliance. It must never be used
on a range top.
14. Do not set a hot carafe on a wet or
cold surface.
15. Do not use a cracked carafe or a
carafe having a loose or weakened
handle.
16. Do not clean carafe with cleansers,
steel wool pads, or other abrasive
material.
Please note the Warning on the bottom of the appliance:
«To reduce the risk of fire or electrical
shock, do not remove this cover.
No user serviceable parts inside.
Repair should be done by authorized
service personnel only.»
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
SHORT CORD INSTRUCTIONS
A short power cord is provided to reduce
risks resulting from becoming entangled
in or tripping over a longer cord.
Longer detachable power supply cords
or extension cords are available and may
be used if care is exercised in their use.
If an extension cord is used follow these
guidelines:
A. The marked electrical rating should be
at least as great as the electrical rating
of the appliance.
B. If the appliance is of the grounded
type, the extension cord should be a
grounding-type 3-wire cord.
C. The longer cord should be arranged
so that it will not drape over the countertop or table top where it can be
pulled on by children or tripped over.
INTENDED FOR HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY
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Our products are engineered to meet the highest
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standards of quality, functionality and design.
We hope you thoroughly enjoy the new Braun
coffeemaker.
Maximum cups
KF 140, KF 145 – 10 cups ( 0.125 l / 4.4 fl. oz per cup)
KF 152, KF 157 – 12 cups ( 0.125 l / 4.4 fl. oz per cup)
Caution
Read all instructions carefully before using this
product.
Keep this appliance out of children‘s reach!
Before plugging into an outlet, check whether the
line voltage (120 volt ~) corresponds to the voltage
printed on the bottom of the appliance.
This appliance has a polarized plug (one blade is
wider than the other). As a safety feature, this plug
will fit in a polarized outlet only one way. If the plug
does not fit fully in the outlet, reverse the plug.
If it still does not fit, contact a qualified electrician.
Do not attempt to defeat this safety feature.
The hotplate heats up when the appliance is
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switched on. Avoid touching it and never let the cord
come into contact with it.
Braun electric appliances meet applicable safety
standards. Repairs on electric appliances must only
be done by authorized service personnel. Faulty,
unqualified repair work may cause damage or serious injury to the user.
The cord of this appliance can only be changed by
an official service dealer since it requires a special
tool.
Important
This appliance was constructed to process normal
household quantities. Always use cold water to make
coffee. Warm water or other liquids could cause
damage to the coffeemaker.
Before using the first time, or when the coffeemaker
has not been used for some time, fill the tank to the
maximum number of cups with cold water and without
coffee grounds and without a filter.
Turn on and allow the water to flow through, then
discard and fill with clean water.
After a brewing cycle is finished, switch off the
appliance and allow the coffeemaker to cool down
for 5 minutes approximately. Otherwise steam can
develop when pouring cold water into the water tank
which might cause scalding.
Your Braun FlavorSelect coffeemaker is designed
to use any filter size 4. However
, only Braun reusable
filters designed for the FlavorSelect series will fit
properly. Caution – other brand reusable filters may
not be properly sized to your Braun FlavorSelect coffeemaker.
Description
Cord storage
Water level indicator
Tank
Space compensator
Water filter cartridge
(only with KF 145 and KF 157 models)
Dial for water filter exchange
Flavor selector
(mild taste = / robust taste = )
Tank cover
Filter support bracket
Filter basket
Hotplate
On/off switch – KF 140 and KF 152
(with red pilot light)
On/off switch – KF 145 and KF 157
(with red pilot light)
Cups selector – KF 145 and KF 157
(with yellow pilot light)
Filling with coffee grounds
Swing out the filter basket (a) and insert a
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No. 4 filter.
Put coffee grounds (not ground too finely) into the
filter. Measure coffee grounds according to the
strength desired. Close the filter basket again (a),
letting it snap in place.
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Permanent fi
lters
Gold or gold-screen filters which may be used
instead of paper filters are available as accessories.
Please, note the following:
Your coffee grind should be medium; a very fine
grind could cause the filter to overflow.
Put the ground coffee into the center of the filter
and prepare your coffee as described.
For cleaning rinse the filter under running water.
After using it for some time, clean with a soft brush
or a soft sponge – do not use abrasive cleansers or
pads. The gold filter and the gold-screen filter can be
washed in the dishwasher.
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Filling with water
Important: When filling with water and during coffee
preparation either the space compensator or the
water filter cartridge have to be installed in the
water tank . Otherwise the water level indicator
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will not function correctly and the carafe may overflow.
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Pour cold water into the tank to the number of
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cups of coffee desired. To do this, lift the tank cover
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and pour the cold water into the tank.
The amount of water is shown on the water level indi-
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cator (KF 140, KF 145 – maximum 10 cups;
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KF 152, KF 157 – maximum 12 cups).
Pre-selecting the taste – flavor selector
By adjusting the flavor selector , you can adjust the
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taste of your coffee to suit your personal preference
– milder with less bitter aftertaste or stronger, but
always with the same full flavor. Set the flavor selector under the tank cover before turning on the coffeemaker.
If you prefer milder coffee with less bitter aftertaste,
turn the flavor selector in the direction of the
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symbol (b). Should you prefer a more robust taste,
turn the flavor selector towards the symbol.
Regardless of the position you select, the coffee will
always have the same full flavor.
Controls
Flavor selector
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Mild taste =
Robust taste =
On
/off switch – KF 140, KF 152
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On = (the red pilot light is on)
Off =
On
/off switch – KF 145, KF 157
10a
On = (the red pilot light is on)
Off =
The red pilot light lights up when the coffeemaker is
switched on; it goes out when the appliance is
switched off.
Cups selector
10b
– (KF 145, KF 157)
min-3 (cups):
Even small quantities (to 3 cups) will maintain the
right temperature and flavor. The yellow pilot light
lights up.
4-max (cups):
Larger quantities (4 and more cups) will maintain the
right temperature and flavor.
should be immediately returned to the hotplate after
pouring to prevent the filter basket from overflowing.
To make coffee, the carafe with the lid snapped on
(d) must be set on the hotplate and the filter bas-
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ket must be snapped in place (a). Due to a built-in
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overflow protection feature, the liquid in the filter will
flow directly into the carafe if you forget to snap the
filter basket in place or put the lid on. The carafe
must be on the hotplate for the overflow protection
to work.
Remove the filter basket to empty grounds (see
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«Cleaning»).
Keeping the coffee hot
The carafe rests on the hotplate which begins to
heat up when the coffeemaker is switched on and
will keep the coffee hot until the coffeemaker is
switched off (red pilot light goes out).
KF 145, KF 157:
4 cups of coffee hot, set the cups selector to
position 4-max, or less
If you want to keep more than
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than 4 cups to position
min-3. In this way even small quantities will be kept
at the right temperature and the flavor will be protected.
For KF 140 auto-of
f only:
Auto-off feature
The appliance is protected against overheating by
several special safety components and an automatic
shut off feature. This means that the coffeemaker
will automatically be switched off after 2 hours and
the red pilot light will go out. If you want to start your
coffeemaker again, first turn the switch to off = «»
and then turn the appliance on. The red pilot light
will light up again.
Space compensator
The space compensator in the tank takes
up the space which is intended for the water filter
cartridge . Unless the water filter cartridge is
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installed in the tank, the space compensator must
always be inside the tank when filling with water and
brewing to avoid overfilling. Kee
p the space compensator as it has to be installed in the tank if you
have to decalcify your coffeemaker.
Making coffee
Place the carafe with the lid onto the hotplate and
snap the filter basket in place. Switch the coffee-
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maker on (see on/off switch). Brewing time is approx.
50 seconds per cup (including dripping). The pause
and serve feature allows you to pour a cup in midbrewing cycle and prevents coffee from dripping on
the hotplate when removing the carafe from the
hotplate. The brewing, however, continues when the
pause and serve feature is activated. The carafe
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Water filter cartridge
(only with KF 145 and KF 157 models)
This water filter cartridge is only to be used with
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municipally treated tap or well water that is regularly
tested to be microbiologically safe (max. 85°F).
It gives you purer tasting coffee by removing chlorine,
bad tastes and odors as well as scale. Provided the
cartridge is regularly replaced, it provides not only
better tasting coffee, but also can increase the life of
your coffeemaker by preventing calcification.
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Installing the water filter cartridge
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Unpack the water filter cartridge . Then put the fil-
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ter cartridge for 10 minutes in a receptacle filled with
water.
Remove the space compensator from the tank
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and replace it by the water filter cartridge. Make sur
to keep the space compensator as it could be needed
if you do not use the water filter any longer at a future
point in time or for decalcification.
After having installed a new water filter cartridge
always run a cycle of the maximum number of cups
of clean cold water through the unit before brewing
coffee.
In order to ensure the proper functioning of the
filter cartridge, exchange it after 2 months of regularly using the coffeemaker. In order to remind you
to replace the filter in time, you may set the dial
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incorporated in the tank cover to the month when
the cartridge has to be exchanged.
The flavor selector must be set to the symbol
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for decalcifying.
You can either use a commercially available decalcifying agent which does not
affect aluminum or white
distilled vinegar (available at foodstores).
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1. Follow the instructions of the manufacturer of the
decalcifying agent.
2. Repeat this procedure as many times as
necessary until the flow rate returns to normal
(approx. 50 seconds per cup including dripping).
Use a newly prepared decalcifying solution for
each cycle.
3. After decalcifying run at least two cycles of the
maximum number of cups of clean cold water
through the unit before brewing coffee.
Dial for water fi
After having installed a new filter cartridge, set the
4b
dial for 2 months later by turning it from the
lter exchange
reverse side of the tank cover.
Cleaning
Always turn the coffeemaker off and pull the plug
out of the outlet before cleaning. Swing out the filter
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basket and pull it off upwards from the filter support bracket (e). To replace, set the rectangular
opening in the rim of the filter basket on top of the
nose of the filter support bracket until the filter
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basket snaps in place (e).
To wash, take the lid off the carafe (d). The carafe, lid
and filter basket can be cleaned in the dishwasher.
All other parts should be cleaned with a damp cloth
only. After cleaning, put the lid back on the carafe
(d).
Clean the hotplate with liquid cleansers only. Do
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not use abrasive cleansers. The coffeemaker must
never be cleaned under running water and must
never be immersed in water.
The filter support bracket can be taken off for
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cleaning. Swing it out, push it up and pull it off diagonally downwards (f). To replace, insert the top first.
Decalcifying
If you have hard water and you use your coffeemaker
without a water filter, it should be decalcified regularly. When using the water filter cartridge and
exchanging it regularly, you normally will not need to
decalcify. However, if your coffeemaker takes much
longer than normal to brew, the appliance should be
decalcified.
If you are using white distilled vinegar, please proceed as follows:
1. Fill the tank to the 6 cup level with the white
distilled vinegar. Do not mix the vinegar with
water or any other liquid.
2. Set the carafe with the lid in place on the hot-
plate, snap the filter basket (without a filter) in place
and turn on the appliance.
3. Allow half of the vinegar to flow through.
4. Switch off the appliance and leave for 10 minutes.
5. Switch on the appliance again and allow the rest
of the vinegar to flow through.
6. Repeat this procedure as many times as neces-
sary until the flow rate of the coffeemaker returns
to normal (approx. 50 secs. per cup). Use fresh
vinegar for each cycle.
7. After decalcifying run at least two cycles of the
maximum number of cups of clean cold water
through the unit before brewing coffee.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Notice:
Replace the water filter with the space
compensator for any decalcifying procedure.
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