The timing setting instructions for auto-brewing are not accurate. There is no mention of the "Auto On" button. I cannot program the auto brew feature. 48 hours to explain or the coffee maker goes into the dumpster. Thank you.

There is an error in the manual. Following the directions will, as you discovered, start brewing immediately.

To complete the auto-start programming, in step 8 of "Programming Auto-Start" you should NOT "press the PROGRAM button."

Instead, as soon as you have set the desired minute of the Start Time (step 7 in the manual), press the START / CANCEL button.


The LCD screen will then dim and display 'PROGRAM ON' to indicate that the Auto-Start feature has been successfully turned on.

Hope this helps.

- Owen.

To Program Automatic Brew
1. Make sure clock is set for correct
time of day.
2. Press PROG button and digits will
flash.
3. Press H and M buttons until desired
brewing time is reached.
4. Press PROG button to confirm setting.
Digits will stop flashing and
return to set time of day.
5. Once brewing time has been set,
follow this procedure:
• Follow steps in "How to Make
Coffee."
• Push AUTO-ON-OFF button once
and "Auto" will be shown in display
indicating the brew cycle will begin
at the set time.
NOTE: If AUTO-ON-OFF is pushed
twice, the light will glow and brewing
will begin immediately. Press AUTOON-
OFF once to turn off and once
more to set programming mode.

Press and hold the program button till the time flashes. Set the hour and minutes by pressing the hour/minute buttons. After you have the correct start time it will automatically go back to time after a while (may be able to press program again to finish set, don't remember). Press program to turn it on (greeen lite will come on to show it is set).

To program the Auto On
1. Set the desired Brew-Start time.
a. Turn the FUNCTION KNOB to “Prog”.
b. Set the time you want coffee to begin
brewing by using the minute and hour
push-buttons. Follow the same instructions
you used to set the time of day, in
the To set the time section above.
2. Turn the FUNCTION knob to the “Auto On”
position. LCD will display the current time.
3. Lift and release the FLIP SWITCH. The
green indicator light will come on to remind
you that the programming function is in use.
At the programmed time, the red light will
come on as well, indicating that the brew
cycle is starting. Both lights will go off when
keep warm cycle ends.
NOTE: To reactivate the auto-on feature to
start brew cycle at the same time another day,
simply lift and release the FLIP SWITCH. The
green “auto-on” light will illuminate.

Function Knob For setting time of day, and auto on and auto off times. a. Auto On The Auto On feature is used to program the start time of the brew cycle. The auto on time can be set for any time, day or night. The “PM” indicator is displayed on the LCD for nighttime program times. b. Auto Off The Auto Off feature is used to shut off the coffeemaker at a preset time, anywhere from 0 to 4 hours. c. Program Set The Program Set function is used to set the time for the Auto On function. d. Brew The brew function is used to start the brew cycle directly. e. Clock Set Used to program the time of day. f. Audible Tone (not shown) The Brew Central™ Coffeemaker is equipped with an audible tone which will sound 5 times when the coffee has completed brewing (coffee will continue to stream from the filter for a few seconds after tone).
If yours is a Vienna Digital Coffee Maker please click the link below. it is manual of Coffee Maker, it would be helpful to in the future.. http://www.cerinicoffee.com/Saeco_User_manuals_free.asp

Hello FloydBob, The Cuisinart DCC-1200 has the ability to program the auto-off function that keeps your coffee warmer plate on after brewing is complete.

The unit lets you select the time increments from zero up to 4 hours.

See page 6 of the attached manual for the full instructions for reprogramming the coffee maker.

To program the Variable Auto Off:
1. Turn the FUNCTION KNOB to the “Auto Off”
position. Press and hold the “Hour” button
for 2 seconds. The clock display will start
blinking.
2. Program the coffeemaker to shut off from
zero to four hours after brew cycle is
finished by using the “Hour” and “Minute”
push-buttons.

I figured you might also like to have a complete instruction/owners manual so you can have access for any other questions you might have about your coffee maker, in the future.

http://www.cuisinart.com/share/pdf/manuals/dcc-1200.pdf

I hope you find this Very Helpful and best regards!

You have to use the "Auto-Off" feature, which is located on the same button as on/off:
The automatic shutoff time (ASO) can be
programmed to shut off immediately after
brewing (0:00) or up to 4 hours later. The
default shutoff time is 2 hours.
Press and hold the On/Off button to display
current shutoff time. To change the preset
time, press and hold the On/Off button until
the red power light and LCD display begin to
flash. This signals that you have entered the
Set automatic shutoff mode. Set the time
you want coffee to begin brewing by
following the instructions in “Entering Time
Set Mode.”
When the coffeemaker shuts itself off, two
tones will sound.
NOTE: Automatic shutoff may be
programmed either before or during coffee
brewing. If you program the auto shutoff
time after brewing is completed the unit
will automatically account for elapsed time.
For example, if you set the auto shutoff for
40 minutes and 25 minutes have already
elapsed, the unit will shut off automatically
after 15 minutes (40 minutes minus the 25
elapsed equals 15 minutes).

-Tha Mp3 Doctor

1. Set the desired Brew-Start time.
a. Turn the FUNCTION KNOB to “Prog”.
b. Set the time you want coffee to begin
brewing by using the minute and hour
push-buttons. Follow the same instructions
you used to set the time of day, in
the To set the time section above.
2. Turn the FUNCTION knob to the “Auto On”
position. LCD will display the current time.
3. Lift and release the FLIP SWITCH. The
green indicator light will come on to remind
you that the programming function is in use.
At the programmed time, the red light will
come on as well, indicating that the brew
cycle is starting. Both lights will go off when
keep warm cycle ends.
NOTE: To reactivate the auto-on feature to
start brew cycle at the same time another day,
simply lift and release the FLIP SWITCH. The
green “auto-on” light will illuminate.

The manual can be found here:
http://www.cuisinart.com/share/man/25_man.pdf

The part the manual doesn't mention is that, after you have set the program time, you have to press the program button one more time. THEN, set it to auto-on. Also, make sure that the clock is set for AM/PM as appropriate - it will display PM if it is set for PM, and will not give an indication either way if it is set for AM.

Voila!

-Tha Mp3 Doctor

what type of coffee maker? does it have a model number?