Frigidaire Professional FPDC12D7MS User guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
USA and Canada 1-888-845-7330
All about the
Use & Care
of your Coffee Maker
Installing the Water Filter Holder and the Water Filter ...6
Brewing Your First Pot of Coffee................................. 7
Brewing Tips....................................................... 8
Cleaning the Coffee Maker................................... 8
Troubleshooting ................................................. 8
Major Appliance Warranty .................................... 9
71133 (June 2011)
Important Safeguards
..................................................
2
Coffee Maker Safety Instructions................................. 2
Parts and Features .....................................................3
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

Readallinstructionsbeforeuse.
Donottouchhotsurfaces.Usehandlesorknobs.
Toprotectagainstelectricalshock,donot
immersecord,plugs,orCoffeeMakerinwateror
otherliquid.
Closesupervisionisnecessarywhenany
applianceisusedbyornearchildren.
Topreventelectricshock,unplugCoffeeMaker
fromoutletwhennotinuseandbeforecleaning.
Allowtocoolbeforeputtingonortakingoff
parts.
Donotoperateanyappliancewithadamaged
cord,plug.Iftheappliancemalfunctions,or
hasbeendamagedinanymanner,returnthe
appliancetothenearestauthorizedservicecenter
forinspection,repair,oradjustment.
Theuseofanaccessorynotevaluatedforuse
withthisappliancemaycauseinjuries.
Donotuseoutdoors.
Donotletcordtouchhotsurfacesorhangover
edgeoftableorcounterwhereitcanbepulled
onbychildrenortrippedoverunintentionally.
 Donotplaceonornearahotgasorelectric
burner,orinaheatedoven.
 Donotuseapplianceforotherthanintendeduse.
 Donotuseappliancewithoutlidproperlyplaced
oncontainer(carafe).
 Thecontainer(carafe)isdesignedforusewith
thisappliance.Itmustneverbeusedonarange
toporinamicrowaveoven.
 Donotsetahotcontainer(carafe)onawetor
coldsurface.
 Extremecautionmustbeusedwhenmovingan
appliancecontaininghotoilorotherhotliquids.
 Donotuseacrackedcontainer(carafe)ora
containerhavingalooseorweakenedhandle.
 Donotcleancontainerwithabrasivecleaners,
steelwoolpads,orotherabrasivematerial.
 Thisproductisdesignedforhouseholduseonly.
 Todisconnect,presstheBrewOn/Offbuttonuntil
theunitisturnedoff.Thenremovetheplugfrom
thewalloutlet.
 Toreducetheriskofreorelectricshock,donot
removethebottomcover.Nouserserviceable
partsinside.Serviceandrepairshouldonlybe
performedbyanauthorizedserviceprovider.

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

Thisappliancehasapolarizedplug(onebladeiswider
thantheother).Toreducetheriskofelectricshock,
thisplugwilltinapolarizedoutletonlyoneway.Ifthe
plugdoesnottfullyintotheoutlet,reversetheplug
andreinsert.Ifitstilldoesnott,contactaqualied
electrician.Donotmodifythepluginanyway.

ModelNumber FPDC12D7MS
Volts 120VAConly
RatedWattage 1100Watts
Hertz 60Hz
MadeinChina

YourCoffeeMaker
applianceisttedwithashortpowersupplycord
asasafetyprecautiontopreventpersonalinjuryor
propertydamageresultingfrompulling,trippingor
becomingentangledwithalongercord.Donotallow
childrentouseorbenearthisappliancewithoutclose
adultsupervision.Longerextensioncordisavailable
andmaybeusedifcareisexercisedinitsuse.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.Toreducethe
riskofinjury,donotdrapecordoverthecountertop
ortabletopwhereitcanbepulledonbychildrenor
trippedoverunintentionally.
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
TheFrigidaireCoffeeMakercomeswitha12-cupglass
carafewithanattachedlidforeasypouring.Thelidalso
helpskeepforeignobjectsfromgettinginsidethecarafe.

TheLCDpanelprovidesaccuracyandeasyaccessto
yourpersonalsettings.Thepanelalsodisplaysthe
currenttimeandAM/PMindicators.Tosaveenergy,the
displaywilldimafterabout20seconds.Tobrightenthe
display,simplypressanybutton,(excepttheBrewOn/Off
buttonwhichwillactivatetheLCDandbeginthebrewing
process).

AsealedstopperintheFilterBasketallowsyouto
removethecarafebeforethebrewingcycleiscomplete.
Itisrecommendedthatyoureturnthecarafetothe
GlassCarafe
WaterTank/BrewBasketLid
PermanentGold-ToneFilter
FilterBasket
WaterFilterHolder
ActiveCarbonFilterCartridge
Pre-MeasuredOne-tablespoonCoffeeScoop
ControlPanel
WaterLevelIndicatorWindow
warmingplatewithin30secondstopreventan
overowfromtheFilterBasketbecomingtoofull.

ThereusableGold-ToneFiltereliminatestheneedfor
paperlters.However,ifpaperltersarepreferred,
use#4conelters.Topreventoverowing,donotuse
paperltersandtheGold-Tonelteratthesametime.


Qualitywaterisanimportantcomponenttogreat
tastingcoffee.TheActiveCarbonwaterlterhelps
eliminatechlorine,calcium,badtastesandodorsfrom
ordinarytapwater.

Brew2to12cupsusingthewaterlevelindicatorto
easilypourthedesiredamountofwater.
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
TheCoffeeMakerfeaturesonetouchbrewingthat
willbeginbrewingbypressingtheBrewon-offbutton
whethertheLCDisactiveorinstandbymode.Toturn
offtheCoffeeMaker,presstheBrewOn/Offbutton
again.

PresstheOptionSelectbuttontocyclethroughthe
followingoptions:

Tosettheclock,presstheOptionSelectbutton
untilthedisplayreadsClock.Then,presstheup-
buttontosetthecurrenthour.Oncethehouris
correct,presstheSetbutton.
Presstheup-buttontoselectthecurrentminute
setting.Onceagain,presstheSetbutton.
PresstheupbuttontoselecteitherAMorPM,
andthenpressSettocompletetheclocksetting
process.
ToexittheOptionsmenu,pressandholdthe
OptionSelectbutton.

Tosettheautostarttimer,presstheOptionSelect
buttonuntilthedisplayreadsAuto.Then,pressthe
up-buttontosetthehour.Oncethehouriscorrect,
presstheSetbutton.
Presstheup-buttontoselectthedesiredminute
setting.Onceagain,presstheSetbutton.
Presstheup-buttontoselectAMorPM.Pressthe
setbutton.
NowthattheAutotimeisset,presstheAutoon-
offbuttontoturnthefeatureon.Theautotimeris
nowsetandwillbeginbrewingatthedesignated
time.ToturntheAutofeatureoff,presstheAuto
on-offbuttonagain.

Tosettheamountoftimethatthewarmingplate
remainson,presstheOptionSelectbuttonuntil
thearrowpointsto“Warm”.
Presstheup-buttontoadvancethetimerin
10-minuteintervalsuntilthedesiredtimeis
reached.Thewarmingplatecanbesettoremain
onforupto120minutes.
PresstheSetbutton.Thewarmingplatecanbeset
toremainonforupto120minutesordisabledby
settingtozero.
BrewOn/Off
AutoOn/Off
OptionsSelect
LCDDisplay
MenuUp-arrow
Coffeestrength
Set
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PressandholdtheOptionSelectbuttontoexitthe
Optionsmenu.

TocleanyourCoffeeMaker,Mixa12-cupratio
consistingof1/3whitevinegarand2/3water.
Pourthemixtureintothereservoir.
PresstheoptionSelectbuttontoentertheoptions
mode.ContinuepressingtheOptionSelectbutton
incrementallyuntilthearrowispointingto“Self
Clean”.
Presstheup-arrowbutton.TheLCDpanelwill
indicate“SelfCleanOn”.
Pressthesetbutton.
PressandholdtheOptionSelectbuttontoexitthe
Optionsmenu.
PresstheBrewOn-Offbuttontobeginthecleaning
process.
DuringtheCleaningcycle,theCoffeeMakerwillllthe
carafetoabout6cups,andthenrestasthecleaning
solutionsoaksthewaterpassagewaysandreservoir.
Thisrestcyclewilllastabout30minutes.TheLCDpanel
willcontinuetoash“SelfCleanOn”.Donotturnthe
CoffeeMakeroffduringthecleaningcycle.Afterabout
30minutes,thecleaningcyclewillprocesstheremaining
solutioninthereservoir;theSelfCleaningprocesstakes
about50minutestocomplete.Oncetheprocesshas
nished,analerttonewillsound.Afterdisposingofthe
solutioninthecarafe,yourCoffeeMakerwillthenbe
readyfornormaluse.

Tosetthetemperatureofthecarafewarming
plate,presstheOptionSelectbutton.Continue
incrementallypressingtheOptionSelectbutton
untilthearrowispointingto“CarafeTemp”.
Presstheup-arrowtoselect“High,Medium,or
Low”
PresstheSetbutton
PressandholdtheOptionSelectbuttontoexitthe
OptionSelectfunction.

UsethisbuttontoactivatetheAutoOn-Offtimer.

Displaysvariousoptionsettings,clock,andtimer.Turn
ontheLCDbypressinganybuttonexcepttheBrewOn/
Off.PressingtheBrewOn/Offwillalsobeginthebrewing
process.

Usethisbuttontonavigatethevariousoptionsinthe
LCDpanelandtoadjustthetimerandclock.

Usethisbuttontosetthecoffeestrength.Pressonce
forStrongcoffee,andasecondtimeforRegular
strengthcoffee.
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
Thesuppliedlterreducesmanyofthecontaminantsthat
cannegativelyaffecttheavorofthecoffee.Although
theCoffeeMakerwillfunctionnormallywithoutit,useof
thelterishighlyrecommended.
ThelterassemblyconsistsofaWaterFilterHolder,
andanactivecarbonltercartridge.Priortoinserting
thecartridgeintotheholder,placethecarbonlter
cartridgeintoacontainerofcleancoolwater,andlet
soak.After10minutes,removethecartridgefromthe
containerandthoroughlyrinseunderrunningtapwater
for10to15seconds.Thiswillremoveanycarbon
dustparticlesthatcouldmaketheirwayintoyourrst
brew.Thisstepisonlynecessaryfornewcarbonlters.
Repeatthisprocedureeachtimeyoureplacethelter.
Itisrecommendedthatthecarbonlterbereplaced
aftereach60brewcycles.AreminderontheLCDpanel
willalertyouonceyouhavereachedthe60thbrew
cycle.Toclearthereminder,simplypressandholdthe
Setbuttonuntilthealertdisappears.
Toinstallthelter,placethecarboncartridgeintothe
WaterFilterHoldercage,andsnapthecageclosed,
lockingthecartridgeintotheholder.
LowertheWaterFilterHolder,lterendrst,downinto
thebottomofthewaterreservoirandinserttheholder
intothepocketlocatedatthebottomofthereservoir.
PlugtheCoffeeMakerintoagroundedoutlet.You
shouldhearashortalerttone.Fillthereservoirwith
clean,coolwater.Donotexceed12cupsofwater,as
theoverowslotsinthebackofthereservoirwillcause
theexcesswatertorunoutthebackoftheunitandon
tothecountertop.
Ifyouareusingacontainerotherthanthecarafeto
llthereservoir,usethewaterlevelindicatorwindow
ontherightsideoftheCoffeeMakertomeasurethe
desiredamountofwater.
PlacetheFilterBasketintopositionandlowerthe
PermanentGold-Tonelterintothebasket-Donot
addcoffeeatthistime!Placetheemptycarafeonto
thewarmingplateandpresstheOn-Offbuttononce
tostartthebrewingprocess.AllowtheCoffeeMaker
tocyclewithwater-onlyfortherstuse.Theunitwill
soundthreealerttonesoncethebrewingprocesshas
completed.Discardthewaterfromthebreak-incycle.

Repeatthesestepseachtimeyoureplacethecarbon
lterelement.
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
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!
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.
WiththeFilterBasketinplace,insertthePermanent
Gold-ToneFilter,ora#4paperconelterintotheFilter
Basket–butnotboth!
Addthedesiredamountofgroundcoffeeintothe
lter.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.
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.
Oncethebrewingcyclehasended,3alerttoneswill
sound.
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



Itisrecommendedthatyougrindyourcoffeebefore
eachbrew,andusethefreshestbeanspossible.Keep
thebeansinanairtightcontainer,andstoreinacool
location.Donotrefrigeratethebeans,ascondensation
willlikelyformonthebeansoncetheyareremoved
fromtherefrigerator.Althoughfreezingmayhelp
preservethebeans,theavorcouldbenegatively
affectedovertime.

Althoughpre-groundcoffeeisperfectlyacceptable,the
bestcoffeewillcomefromfreshgroundbeans.Itis
recommendedthatyougrindyourbeansimmediately
priortobrewing,andsetyourgrindertothemedium
grindlevelsetting.Mediumgrindistheoptimumsetting
formostautomaticdripcoffeemakers.

Dependingonthedesiredstrengthofthecoffee,aratio
ofonetablespoonpercupistherecommendedstarting
point.Youmayadjustthisamounttosuityourpersonal
preference,butifyoupreferaweakerbrew,brewto
regularstrength,andthendilutewithhotwaterto
maximizetheavorandminimizebitterness.

Usingqualitywaterisessentialinmakingqualitycoffee.
Insomecases,localtapwatermaybeoflowquality,
whichcannegativelyaffecttheavorofthecoffee.
Ifyourtapwaterisofpoorquality,youmaywantto
considerbrewingyourcoffeeusingbottledwater,or
waterfromanunder-sinkReverseOsmosisltration
system.However,donotusedistilledormineralwater
asthismaydamageyourCoffeeMaker.

Tomaintainqualitycoffeeavor,itisimportantto
keepyoucarafeandbrewbasketclean.Aftereachuse
thoroughlywashtheseitems.
Occasionally,itwillbenecessarytocleantheentire
systemusingasolutionofvinegarandwater(Read
theSelfCleaningInstructionsonpage6).Depending
ontheamountofuse,itmaybenecessarytousethis
cleaningmethodonceortwiceamonth.

RemovetheFilterBasketandcarafefromthe
CoffeeMaker.
WashthelterbasketandPermanentGold-Tone
lterinhot,soapywaterandrinsewithhotwater.
Donotuseabrasivecleansersorscouringpads.
Thesepartscanalsobewashedintheupperrack
ofadishwasher.
UnplugtheCoffeeMakerandwipethehousing
withawarm,dampcloth.Thenwipecleanwith
dampclothanddrywithasoftcloth.Donotuse
abrasivecleansersorscouringpads.Tobrighten
andcleanthestainlesssteelexterior,Frigidaire
recommendsEcosentialStainlessSteelCleanerby
SmartChoice
TM
.Purchaseonlineathttp://frigidaire.
stores.yahoo.net/orcallToll-freenumber:1-800-
599-7569

• Iftheunitdoesnotturnon,checktomakesure
thatitispluggedintoagroundedelectricaloutlet
andthatthecircuitbreakerisclosedforthatoutlet.
Iftheunitstillfailstoturnon,consultthewarranty
atthebackofthisUse&CareGuideforobtaining
informationonservice.
• Iftheunitonlybrewsaportionofthewater
placedinthereservoir,thenitrequirescleaningas
describedinthecleaningsectionofthisUse&Care
Guide.
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
Yourapplianceiscoveredby
Foroneyearfromyouroriginaldateof
purchase,Electroluxwillrepairorreplacetheappliance
orparts,atElectrolux’soption,thatprovetobedefective
inmaterialsorworkmanshipwhentheapplianceis
installed,used,andmaintainedinaccordancewiththe
providedinstructions.Laborandallcostsassociatedwith
returningtheapplianceorpartstousandourreturning
theapplianceorpartstoyouareexcludedunderthis
warranty.Asamatterofwarrantypolicy,Electroluxwill
notrefundtheconsumer’spurchaseprice.Ifaproduct
orpartunderwarrantyisnolongeravailable,Electrolux
willreplacewithacomparableproductofequalor
greatervalue.


Productswithoriginalserialnumbersthathave
beenremoved,alteredorcannotbereadily
determined.
Productsthathavebeentransferredfromthe
originalownertoanotherpartyorremovedoutside
theUSAorCanada.
Rustontheinteriororexterioroftheunit.
Productspurchased“as-is”.
Foodlossduetoproductfailure.
Productsusedinacommercialsettingoranything
butsinglefamilyhouseholduse.
Labororservicevisitsunderanycircumstance.
Glasspartsorcontainers,lters,non-sticksurfaces.
Ordinarywearandtear.
 Damagescausedbyimproperuse,installation,or
service;useofpartsotherthangenuineElectrolux
parts;negligence;abuse;misuse;inadequateor
excessivepowersupply;accidents;res;oractsof
God.
Keepyourreceiptorsomeotherappropriatepayment
recordtoestablishthewarrantyperiod.Shouldwarranty
serviceberequired,youmustshowproofofpurchase.

ToobtainwarrantyserviceintheUSAorCanada,call
1-888-845-7330.Pleasehavethemodelnumber,serial
number,anddateofpurchaseinformationavailable.


CUSTOMER’SSOLEANDEXCLUSIVEREMEDYUNDER
THISLIMITEDWARRANTYSHALLBE,ATELECTROLUX’S
SOLEDISCRETION,PRODUCTORPARTREPAIROR
REPLACEMENTASPROVIDEDHEREIN.CLAIMSBASED
ONIMPLIEDWARRANTIES,INCLUDINGWARRANTIESOF
MERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULAR
PURPOSE,ARELIMITEDTOONEYEARORTHE
SHORTESTPERIODALLOWEDBYLAW.ELECTROLUX
SHALLNOTBELIABLEFORCONSEQUENTIALOR
INCIDENTALDAMAGESSUCHASPROPERTYDAMAGE
ANDINCIDENTALEXPENSESRESULTINGFROMANY
BREACHOFTHISWRITTENLIMITEDWARRANTY
ORANYIMPLIEDWARRANTY.SOMESTATESAND
PROVINCESDONOTALLOWTHEEXCLUSIONOR
LIMITATIONOFINCIDENTALORCONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES,ORLIMITATIONSONTHEDURATION
OFIMPLIEDWARRANTIES,SOTHESELIMITATIONS
OREXCLUSIONSMAYNOTAPPLYTOYOU.THIS
WRITTENWARRANTYGIVESYOUSPECIFICLEGAL
RIGHTS.YOUMAYALSOHAVEOTHERRIGHTSTHAT
VARYFROMSTATETOSTATE.
Thiswarrantyonlyappliestoproductspurchasedin
theUSAandCANADA.IntheUSA,yourapplianceis
warrantedbyElectroluxHomeCareProducts,Inc.In
Canada,yourapplianceiswarrantedbyElectrolux
HomeCareProductsCanadaInc.Electroluxauthorizes
nopersontochangeoraddtoanyobligationsunder
thiswarranty.Productfeaturesorspecicationsas
describedorillustratedaresubjecttochangewithout
notice.


ElectroluxHomeCareProducts,Inc.
10200DavidTaylorDrive
Charlotte,NC28262


ElectroluxHomeCareProductsCanadaInc.
5855TerryFoxWay
Mississauga,ON,CanadaL5V3E4
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