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The air temperature will cycle between -25°F and -15°F until the food core temperature will reach 0°F, at
this point the blast chiller will switch into holding mode meaning that the air temperature will cycle
between -4°F and 3°F until the food is removed from the cabinet and/or the cycle is stopped by the
operator.
The shock freeze cycle is timed, if the temperature of the product does not reach 0°F within the 6 hours
the unit will continue to work except that the display will show “OCF” alarm.
Cycles Explained (Cont’d)
Starting a Cycle
With the display showing “OFF” push the power button, the display will show the air temperature inside
the cabinet and the available cycles 1, 2, and 3 (SOFT, HARD, and SHOCK respectively). Push the button
corresponding to the desired cycle SOFT, HARD, or SHOCK to select it and then push it again to start
the cycle. The number corresponding to the selected cycle will remain lit on the screen, on the lower
part of the display the controller will show the food temperature (iP1), and on the top part of the display
the controller will show the air temperature inside the cabinet.
To stop a cycle press and hold the button for that cycle or press and hold the power button.
At the end of the cycle the unit will engage the holding mode (see Cycles Explained), “H” will be
displayed on the upper right corner.
Defrosting the Unit:
American Pane Corporation recommends defrosting the unit every 8 hours of continuous operation.
Due to the nature of the blast chilling operation the defrost cycle cannot be carried while chilling the
food, because of that the defrost cycle must be engaged manually when unit is not in operation.
With the display showing “OFF” press the power button, the display will show the air temperature inside
the cabinet. Press and hold the up-arrow button to engage the defrost cycle.
The defrost will end when the evaporator temperature probe will detect no ice on the evaporator,
maximum defrost cycle time is 60 minutes.
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