Keurig Ultra Owner's Manual

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KEURIG®GOURMET SINGLE CUP
HOME BREWING SYSTEM

Model B50 Use & Care Guide

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1

SET-UP & OPERATION

Helpful Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Set-Up & First Brew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

SECTION 2

CONTROLS & INDICATORS

LCD Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

SECTION 3

CLEANING & MAINTENANCE

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

De-Scaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

SECTION 4

TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

SECTION 5

WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Pour des directives en Français,
veuillez vous reporter à la page 15.

CAUTION: There are two sharp needles that
puncture the K-Cup

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portion pack, one
above the K-Cup Holder and the other in the
bottom of the K-Cup Holder.

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o avoid risk of injury, do not put your

fingers in the K-Cup Chamber.

CAUTION: There is extremely hot water in
the K-Cup Holder during the brew process.

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o avoid risk of injury, do not lift the Handle
or open the K-Cup Chamber during the
brew process.

SHORT CORD INSTRUCTIONS: A short power
supply cord is provided to reduce the risk of
becoming entangled in or tripping over a longer
cord.

If an extension cord is used, (1) the marked
electrical rating of the cord set or extension cord
should be at least as great as the electrical rating of
the appliance, (2) the cord should be arranged so
that it will not drape over the countertop or table­top where it can be pulled on by children or tripped
over unintentionally and (3) the extension cord
must include a 3-prong grounding plug.

THIS PRODUCT IS FOR HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY.

Record your Brewer Serial Number here.
The Serial Number is located on the
bottom of the Brewer on a white sticker.

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Features

Water Reservoir Lid

Water Reservoir

Water Reservoir Lock Tab Slots

Handle

K-Cup

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Portion Pack Holder (E and F are

the K-Cup Holder Assembly)

Funnel

Lid

K-Cup

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Portion Pack Assembly Housing

Housing

Drip Tray Plate

Drip Tray

Drip Tray Base

Vent

Power Cord

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Small Cup/Hour Button

Menu Button

Large Cup/Minute Button

LCD Control Center

Power Button

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Model B50 Brewer

Controls and Indicators

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1. Keep your Brewer turned ‘ON’
at all times.

To brew a fresh cup of coffee or tea anytime
you want, we suggest you keep your Brewer
turned ‘ON’ all the time.

However, the Brewer is fully programmable so
you can set it to turn on and off automatically
to match your schedule. Or, if you prefer, set
the Brewer to automatically turn off after a
period of time.

Follow the simple instructions on page 9
to make using the Brewer convenient for you.

2. For the best tasting gourmet coffee or tea,
Keurig recommends using bottled or filtered
water.

Water quality varies from place to place. If you
notice an undesirable taste in your cup of coffee
such as chlorine or other mineral taste, we
recommend you consider using bottled water or
water from a filtration system.

3. Choose from two serving sizes.

The perfect cup of coffee means something
different to each coffee lover. With its wide
variety of coffees to choose from and the ability
to brew a regular large cup (7.25 oz serving) or
stronger small cup (5.25 oz serving), the
Brewer lets you enjoy your own personal cup
brewed to perfection. Follow the simple
instructions on page 7.

4. Plug Brewer into its own grounded outlet.

If the electric circuit is overloaded with
other appliances, your Brewer may not
function properly. The Brewer should be
operated on its own circuit, separate from
other appliances.

5. Brewing into a travel mug.

To brew into a travel mug, simply remove the
Drip Tray Assembly and place the travel mug
on the Drip Tray Base.

1. Place Brewer box on a large steady surface
(such as a table or countertop) or
on the floor. Open the box.

2. Remove the Quick Start Guide, Use & Care
Guide and other literature.

3. Remove the package of complimentary
K-Cup

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portion packs.

4. Turn the box on its side with front of box
face down.

5. Reach into the box and grasp the plastic
bag that contains the Brewer.

6. Carefully pull the plastic bag (and
packaging materials) toward you and out
of the box. The Brewer will still be encased
in the polyfoam and be on its side.

7. Remove the top polyfoam packaging
material.

8. Carefully lift Brewer off of the bottom
polyfoam and place it upright on a flat,
steady surface.

9. Lift plastic bag off of Brewer.

10. Carefully turn the Brewer on its side and
record on page 3 of this book the Serial
Number located on the white sticker on the
bottom of the Brewer. The Serial Number
is also located on the bottom of the Brewer
box.

11. Place the Brewer upright on a flat,
steady surface. Remove tape holding
Water Reservoir in place.

We recommend you save all packing materials
in case future shipping of the product
is necessary.

SET-UP & OPERATION

Helpful Hints

SECTION 1

WARNING: Keep all plastic bags away

from children.

Unpacking Instructions

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Set-Up & First Brew

IMPORTANT: You cannot use your Keurig

brewer until it has been primed for its first use
as set forth below.

Priming your Brewer

1. Unwrap cord and plug the brewer into a
grounded outlet.

2. Place a cup or mug on the Drip Tray Plate.

3. Remove the Water Reservoir from Brewer by
first removing Lid from Reservoir, then lifting
Reservoir straight up and away from Brewer
(may be tight). Rinse with fresh water.

4. Fill Water Reservoir with fresh water so
that the water level reaches the top edge
of the clear viewing area. (Be careful not to
over fill.)

5. Place Water Reservoir base into the left
side of the Brewer and be sure the
Water Reservoir Lock Tabs engage
with the Brewer. Replace Lid on Water
Reservoir.

6. Press Power Button found on upper right
panel of the Brewer. The green light surround­ing the Power Button will become illuminated.

7. The LCD Control Center will come on and
indicate ‘PRIME’ and the icon for the Large
Cup will flash. If 'NOT READY' appears in

LCD Control Center, be sure the handle is all
the way down. Please note, a K-Cup should
not be used for the Priming Sequence.

8. Press the Large Cup Button below the
flashing Large Cup indicator.

9. The Brewer will automatically fill the Brewer
(priming it) and then the water will be
heated. This will take about 3 minutes. During
the heating period 'NOT READY' is dis­played on the LCD Control Center. When the
water is heated, 'READY' will be displayed.

10.Press the Large Cup Button below the
flashing Large Cup Icon to start a cleansing
brew, during which hot water will flow into
your cup or mug. Pour the hot water into
the sink.

11.The Brewer may take 15 seconds to reheat
water between brews and then 'READY' will
again be displayed.

12. The one-time priming process is now
complete and you are ready to brew!

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Ready to Brew your First Cup

1. LCD Control Center will indicate ‘READY’.

2. Place a cup or mug on the Drip Tray Plate.

3. Lift the Handle and the K-Cup Holder will
open toward you.

4. Select a K-Cup

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portion pack.

5. Place a K-Cup

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portion pack in the K-Cup

Holder (as shown in exhibit at top of page).

6. Lower the Handle to close the Lid over
the K-Cup Holder, (when it is closed
completely

, the LCD Control Center will
indicate ‘BREW’ and the large and small
cup icons will blink up to 60 seconds).

7. Choose the amount of coffee or tea you
wish to brew by pressing the button under
the Small Cup or Large Cup Icon that
indicates your choice. The Large Cup
choice will yield a 7.25 oz serving and

the Small Cup choice will yield a

5.25 oz serving.

8. The LCD will now display the word
‘BREWING’ and the serving size
you selected.

9. There may be a short pause before the
brewing process begins. The process lasts
for approximately 40 seconds and ends
with a burst of air to remove all liquid
coffee or tea from the K-Cup.

10. Lift the Handle and remove and dispose

of the used K-Cup.

CAUTION: K-Cup will be hot.

11. Enjoy your first cup of Keurig Brewed

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gourmet coffee or tea!

12. Your Brewer may display ‘NOT READY’

as it heats water for the next brew cycle.
The ‘READY’ indication will return to the
LCD Control Center in approximately
15 seconds.

BREW

NOTE: You may see small amounts of water

coming from the Vent and dripping into the
Water Reservoir during this and subsequent
heating – this is normal.

NOTE: Do not remove the foil lid or
puncture the K-Cup

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portion pack.

NOTE: If the Water Reservoir is empty or
not in place on the Brewer, then the LCD
Control Center will also indicate ‘ADD
WATER’. None of the buttons will be activated
until water is added to the Water Reservoir.

BREWING

Large Cup

Small Cup

Large
Cup
Button

Large Cup
Icon

Power
Button

PRIME

CAUTION: There are two sharp needles that
puncture the K-Cup

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portion pack, one above
the K-Cup Holder and the other in the bottom
of the K-Cup Holder. T

o avoid risk of injury,

do not put your fingers in the K-Cup Chamber.

NOTE: If you do not push the Brew Buttons
in 60 seconds, the LCD Control Center will
return to ‘READY’ and the Brew Buttons will
be disabled to prevent accidental activation.
Re-activate the Brew Buttons by raising and
lowering the Handle completely.

CAUTION: There is extremely hot water in
the K-Cup Holder during the brew process.

T

o avoid risk of injury, do not lift the
Handle or open the K-Cup Chamber
during the brew process.

Handle

K-Cup
Chamber

NOTE: If Brewer has been exposed to tempera-

tures below freezing, allow Brewer at least two
hours to reach room temperature before prim­ing. A frozen or extremely cold brewer will not
prime properly and can cause damage.

MENU

NOTE: Following the brew, your Brewer
will fill to be ready for the next brew. The
pump will make a vibrating sound. This is
normal.

K-Cup

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portion pack

Stopping the Brew Process

If you need to stop the brewing after the
process has started, press the Power Button to
turn the Brewer ‘OFF’. The flow of coffee
or tea will stop, the heating element will shut
off and the green light illuminating the Power
Button will disappear.

Adding Water

The LCD Control Center of your Brewer will
indicate when the water level in the tank is low
or if the Water Reservoir has been removed by
displaying the words ‘ADD WATER’. The
Brewer will not allow you to brew when ‘ADD
WATER’ is displayed.

The Water Reservoir can be filled in two ways.

1. Lift off the Water Reservoir Lid and pour
water directly into the Water Reservoir
while it is still attached to the Brewer, then
replace the Lid.

2. Remove the Water Reservoir from Brewer

by first removing Lid from Reservoir, then
lifting Reservoir straight up and away from
Brewer. Fill with water. Place the Water
Reservoir back on the Brewer and replace
the Lid.

Brewing Hot Water

Your Brewer is able to produce a cup of hot
water for making hot chocolate, for use in
cooking, for making soups, etc. Simply raise
and lower the handle on the Brewer without
adding a K-Cup

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portion pack. The LCD
Control Center will display 'READY' and the
Small and Large Cup Icons will blink. Be sure
to have a mug or cup on the Drip Tray and
then select the size you would like.

Purging the Brewer

If your Brewer has not been used for more
than one week, you should purge the water
from the inner tank.

1. If there is water in the Water Reservoir,

remove the Lid, then lift Reservoir straight
up and away from Brewer. Discard water,
rinse and refill with water. Place the Water
Reservoir back on the Brewer and replace
the Lid. (If there is no water in Reservoir,
simply refill.)

2. Be sure the Brewer is turned on. Raise and

lower the handle on the Brewer without
inserting a K-Cup.

3. The LCD Control Center will display ‘READY’

and the Small and Large Cup Icons will
blink. Be sure to have a mug on the Drip
Tray and then select the larger size brew.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 two more times to

completely purge water from inner tank.

If you are experiencing any problems with
your Brewer, please contact Customer
Service at 1-866-901-BREW (2739).

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ADD WATER

SECTION 2

LCD Control Center

Setting the Clock

Setting the clock is optional. When the clock is
set, the time will appear in the LCD Control
Center. NOTE: You must set the clock if you
will be using the Auto On/Off Time program­ming feature.

a. Press the button below 'MENU'.
b. The word 'OFF' will appear at the top of the

LCD Control Center to indicate that the
clock is not set. The words 'SET CLOCK',
'SET AUTO OFF' and 'SET ON TIME' will
appear in the LCD Control Center with an
arrow pointing to 'SET CLOCK'. H (Hour)
and M (Minute) will appear and blink.

c. Press or hold the black button under the

blinking H until you have reached the
appropriate hour. If the hour has passed
12, the indicator switches from AM to PM
on the LCD.

d. Press or hold the black button under the

blinking M to set the minutes.

e. When you have reached the correct time,

press the menu button four times to scroll
through the remaining programming
options and return to 'READY' mode.

f. The correct time should now be displayed

in the LCD Control Center.

Programing On/Off Features

The Brewer provides three modes so that you
can enjoy gourmet coffee or tea on your own
schedule. By programming your Brewer to
turn on each morning, you will never have to
wait for the Brewer to warm up to brew a
gourmet cup of coffee.

1. Leave it ON all the time (recommended).

The Brewer can be left on all the time so
that it is always ready to brew a fresh cup
of gourmet coffee or tea. To turn the
Brewer off at any time, simply press the
Power Button. (Note: Although the clock
remains on if set, you can not brew a cup
of coffee or tea.) Press the Power Button
again to restore power to the Brewer. You
will have to wait for the water to heat up
before the Brewer is ready to brew.

2. Set the Brewer to turn off at a specified
period of time after the last brew.

a. Press the MENU button twice to program

the AUTO OFF feature. The LCD Control
Center will now display 'SET AUTO OFF'
with a small arrow next to it.

b.Press and release the H Button to

advance 1 hour at a time, up to 9 hours.

c. After setting the desired AUTO-OFF time,

press the MENU button three times to
scroll through the remaining program
ming options and return to 'READY'
mode. 'AUTO OFF' will now be displayed
to indicate that it has been set.

CONTROLS & INDICATORS

NOTE: You may get less coffee or tea in

your cup during your next brew. We
recommend that you perform a cleansing
brew with water only after a terminated brew.
Then your NEXT brew will be the volume
you have selected.

IMPORTANT: Do not remove the Water
Reservoir during the brewing process.

NOT

READY

NOTE: If power is interrupted to the

Brewer by unplugging it, or if power is lost,
follow the procedure above to reset the
time as the clock will not be visible until
the time is set.

OFF

H MENU M

10 :0 0

PM

H MENU

SET CLOCK

ÁSET AUTO OFF

SET ON TIME

Á

SET CLOCK
SET AUTO OFF
SET ON TIME