Frigidaire Professional FPDC12D7MS User guide

Brand: Frigidaire Professional

Model: FPDC12D7MS

Category: Coffee making accessories

Type: User guide

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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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

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Coffee Maker Safety Instructions................................. 2

Parts and Features .....................................................3









  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.









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.





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

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















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.





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.



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.



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.









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

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

 • 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.



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

Frigidaire Professional FPDC12D7MS User guide

Brand: Frigidaire Professional

Model: FPDC12D7MS

Category: Coffee making accessories

Type: User guide

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