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Operation manual for Model 3K with Cone fire 

 

 

RAMPCONEA 9-18-08 

  

KEY PAD OPERATION 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

Function of Each Key at Different Controller Stages 

CONTROLLER 

STAGE 

START/STOP/ENTER 

KEY 

UP ARROW 

DOWN ARROW 

IDLE 
 

Initiates programming 

No function 

Press once to review 

and refire last 

program.   

Press twice to go 
directly 

to “redi”

 

PROGRAMMING 
 

Stores displayed value 

Increases displayed 

value.  Hold for 

rapid scrolling 

Decreases displayed 

value.  Hold for rapid 

scrolling

 

At Ready (redi) 
 

Starts firing 

No function

 

No function

 

During firing 
 

STOPs  

the firing 

Shows current 

segment and target 

temperature.  

Provides access to 

skip step and add 

time or temperature 

Reviews current 

program 

At complete or 
error code 

Back to idle 

No function

 

No function

 

Summary of Contents for 3K

Page 1: ...e last program Press twice to go directly to redi PROGRAMMING Stores displayed value Increases displayed value Hold for rapid scrolling Decreases displayed value Hold for rapid scrolling At Ready redi...

Page 2: ...r first temperature Enter first hold time Enter 2nd rate Enter 2nd temperature Enter 2nd hold time Enter last rate Enter last temperature Enter last hold time REDi Press enter to start firing Enter pr...

Page 3: ...or on the kiln during the delay start Treat the kiln as firing during the delay start 4 Enter the preheat time The first segment of a cone fire program ramps to 200 F The preheat time is the length of...

Page 4: ...k temperature and hold time at soak temperature It is helpful to draw your profile to see how many segments you need Then use the arrow keys to display the desired number of segments and press enter t...

Page 5: ...nd traveling set point can be viewed by pressing the up arrow during a firing Options During Firing Displaying the current set point and accessing the following options During a firing you may advance...

Page 6: ...The red and yellow thermocouple wires are reversed Messages CPLt Firing Cycle Complete firing time is alternately displayed dELA Delay Displays when entering the delay time hour minutes until the sta...

Page 7: ...CT HOLD NOTE CT CONE TEMPERATURE MEDIUM SEGMENT RAMP RATE HR TEMPERATURE HOLD 1 120 200 PREHEAT 2 400 1050 00 10 3 300 CT 256 0 4 120 CT HOLD NOTE CT CONE TEMPERATURE SLOW SEGMENT RAMP RATE HR TEMPERA...

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