The Benefits of Using Cuisinart DCC-1200 Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker

• Classic brushed metal design with a 12-Cup cafe with ergonomic handle for comfort, dripless pouring
• Brew pause feature lets you enjoy a cup of coffee before brewing has finished. Adjustable heater plate (low, medium, high) ensures that your coffee stays at the temperature you like best
• 24-hour advance brew start, programmable auto shutoff from 0 to 4 hours plus a 1- to 4-Cup feature when making less than 5 cups
• Includes: Charcoal water filter and permanent gold tone filter that ensures only the freshest coffee flavor flows through. Measuring scoop. Instruction book
• Product Built to North American Electrical Standards

Features and Benefits

LCD & Controls

1. Reservoir Cover: Flips back for easy filling.
2. Water Reservoir: When filling the coffee maker with water, refer to the carafe height markings and fill to the desired number of cups. Be sure to add a small amount of extra water to account for the amount of water lost in wetting the grounds and lost as steam during the brewing process.
3. Showerhead: Distributes water evenly over coffee, reducing temperature loss as water passes through the grounds.
4. Water Filter: Charcoal water filter eliminates chlorine, calcium and bad tastes or odors from tap water. Cuisinart recommends changing the water filter every 60 days or 60 uses ‒ or more often if you have hard water.
5. Filter Basket: Holds a #4 paper filter or a permanent filter.
6. LCD Digital Clock: Displays the time of day and set the time for automatic functions.
7. Function Knob and Flip Switch: Used to initiate programming of automatic functions.
8. The Auto On feature is used to program the start time of the brew cycle. The Auto On can be set for any time, day or night. The PM indicator is displayed on the LCD for night time program times. The Auto Off feature is used to shut off the coffee maker at a preset time, anywhere from 0 to 4 hours. Note: To program the coffee maker to shut off automatically, read the instructions included in the Instruction Manual under 'To program the Variable Auto Off'
9. Heater Plate Control Knob: For controlling the temperature of the coffee after brewing. There are three temperature settings, high, medium and low.
10. 1-4 Cup Setting: The 1-4 cup setting button is used when you make small amounts of coffee. Normal coffee makers will produce a colder batch of coffee when smaller amounts are made, because the heater doesn’t have enough time to properly ‘warm up’ to heat a small amount. The 1-4 setting basically ‘double heats’ the water, making your smaller amounts as piping hot as a full pot would be. To use, simply press the 1-4 button on the control panel after turning on the unit.
11. Retro-style flip switch is used to turn your coffee maker on and off and works in tandem with the function knob.
12. Clean Setting: Tells you when it’s time to clean your coffee maker. Remove built-up calcification from the water reservoir, to help extend the life of your coffee maker.
13. Brew Pause: Stops flow of coffee from the basket when the carafe is removed (30 seconds max) from the heater plate, so a cup can be poured in mid-brew. Since the flavor extraction rate varies during the brew cycle, we recommend allowing the brewing cycle to finish before pouring the coffee. The coffee brewed at the beginning of the cycle has a flavor profile which is very different from the flavor at the end of the cycle. Once the coffee has finished brewing, stir it before serving to blend the flavors. The coffee at the bottom of the carafe will be somewhat stronger than the coffee at the top.
14. Carafe: The easy pour, no drip glass carafe has an ergonomic handle and brewed coffee markings for two to twelve cups.
15. Heating Plate: Scratch resistant with black, nonstick coating.
16. Ready Tone: Signals the end of the brew cycle with five beeps (coffee will continue to stream from the filter for a few seconds after the tone).