16
In Vary Fire Mode - The display will show in the following order:
the user program # (USEr)
the number of segments (SEG)
1st ramp rate (rA 1)
1st segment temperature (
o
F 1)
1st hold time (HLd1)
(If there is more than 1 segment, then the ramp rate, segment temperature,
and hold time of each of the other segments will be displayed in order.)
delay time (dELA)
alarm setting (ALAr)
error codes on/off (ErCd)
View Segment
-
only functions when a firing is in progress. View segment is used to view the
current firing segment or to skip from the current segment to the next firing ramp. When
View Segment is pressed during a firing the following 4 items are displayed in this
order, the current segment of the firing, the calculated rate, the travelling set-point
(SETP, the traveling set-point should be near the current kiln temperature), and the
circuit board temperature. If View Segment is pressed during IdLE, StOP is displayed
then the current temperature.
Skip Step (SKIP)
- Skip Step is included in View Segment. The skip step feature is only
available with VARY-FIRE programs. It is used when enough heat work has been done at
the current segment and you want to immediately go the next ramp rate. To skip to the
next ramp, press View Segment, then within ½ second, press ENTER, and ENTER a
second time. If you press View Segment and do not press ENTER within ½ second, the
current segment (e. g., rA 1) will continue to be displayed. Simply wait until the
temperature is again displayed and press View Segment, then ENTER within ½ second,
and ENTER again. If you press View Segment, then ENTER, then decide not to skip to the
next ramp stage, simply do not press any key; after about 10 seconds the display will return
to the current temperature.
One-touch information (hot) keys
Key to touch
Description of information displayed
5
Displays the rate of temperature rise over the last 22.5 minutes of the firing. Diagnostic tool used
to check if the firing is keeping up with the programmed rate.
7
If your kiln is supplied with a current sensor, pressing 7 displays the amperage reading of each
section of the kiln during a firing. If no current sensor is connected the AMPS will read near zero.
8
Output indicator lights. This diagnostic routine uses the decimal points to indicate which section
the controller is trying to heat. The left most decimal point is the top section, 2
nd
decimal from left
is the middle section, and 3
rd
decimal from left is the bottom section. If the kiln has only one t/c
then all 3 decimals come on simultaneously.
0
Shows the elapsed time of a firing. Helps track the progress of a firing. Hours are to the left of the
decimal and minutes to the right.
