Bread machines are for making bread from scratch. The recipe book that came with mine has no instructions how to use a bought bread mix. Mixes are way over priced and make small loaves. Check this out:
http://steamykitchen.com/168-no-knea...revisited.html
This is the way my grandmother made all her bread and now it's new again. The site has lots of great pictures, easier then me typing how to do it.