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8 Gently touch the button for the type of tea you want to brew. If you use the personal
settings button, see section ‘Using the personal settings button’ in this chapter for additional
steps (Fig. 13).
, The water is heated to the preprogrammed temperature for the type of tea selected.
Note: If the buttons light up but cannot be operated, make sure that the surface of the base is dry.
Note: If you remove the teapot from the base while the water is being heated, the heating process is
aborted. To restart the heating process, put the teapot back onto the base and press the desired button
again.
9 Puttealeavesinthelter.Theamountoftealeavesyouusedeterminesthestrengthofthe
tea (Fig. 14).
Neverputtealeavesdirectlyintheteapot.Alwaysusetheltertoputthetealeavesinthe
teapot.
Note: Most tea packages describe how much tea you should use. You can always adjust the amount to
your own preference.
Note: You can also use the appliance in combination with teabags and fresh herbal teas such as mint
leaves. Always put the teabag or tea leaves in the lter.
10 When you hear the bell sound, the water has reached the right temperature. (Fig. 15)
, Ifyoudonotputthelterintheteapotrightafterthebellsound,theappliancekeepsthe
water hot for 10 minutes. After 3, 6 and 9 minutes, the appliance repeats the bell sound as a
reminder.Ifyoudonotputthelterintheteapotwithinthese10minutes,theappliance
switches off automatically.
11 Removethelidandputthelterintheteapot(Fig.16).
Wait a few seconds after the bell sound before you remove the lid and be careful: the steam that
comes out of the teapot is very hot.
, Theappliancedetectsthepresenceofthelterandautomaticallystartsthesteepingprocess
(youdonothavetopressanybuttonafteryouhaveplacedthelter).Thesteepingtime
depends on the quick-select button you have pressed or the setting you have set with
the personal settings button.
12 Put the lid back onto the teapot. First insert the lid positioning lip into the lid positioning
holeinthebackofthelter(1).Thenlowerthefrontpartofthelidontotheteapot(Fig.17).
, The light ring indicates how much of the steeping time has passed by lighting up segment by
segment.Whentheteaisready,thewholelightringashesandyouhearthebellsoundagain.
, Toremindyoutoremovethelterontime,thebellsoundisrepeatedafter30seconds,1
minuteand2minutes.Ifyoudonotremovethelterfromtheteapotortheteapotfromthe
base within 5 minutes, the appliance switches off automatically.
Note: If you want, you can remove the teapot from the base after you have inserted the lter. In this case,
the light ring also keeps on tracking the steeping time. When the tea is ready, you hear the bell sound
and the appliance switches off automatically right away.
13 Removethelterfromtheteapotandputitonthelterholdertominimisespillage(Fig.18).
, Whenyouremovethelterfromtheteapotortheteapotfromthebaseafterthebell
sound, the appliance switches off automatically.
14 The tea is now ready. Leave the lid on the teapot, with the positioning lip pointing to the
back, when you pour out the tea (Fig. 19).
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