tray, and heat deflector and clean the inside of the grill. If you
notice a lot of ash blowing around in the grill it is time to vacuum
it out.
FILLING THE AUGER TUBE
The first time you use your grill or any time the hopper has ran out
of pellets you will need to fill the auger tube. This simply means
you must fill the auger tube with pellets until pellets reach the
burner. This is done by turning the dial to the FEED position. This
will turn the auger on and the digital readout will display “FEED”.
The auger will remain on for no more than 7 minutes. This is
ample time for the pellets to reach the burner. It is easiest to open
the burner clean-out by pulling the knob on the right side of the
grill. Once you hear pellets dropping into the cup you can close the
clean-out port by pushing the knob on the right side of the grill
and then select your cooking temperature. (Never operate grill
without the ash cup in place). Always make sure the burner
clean-out port is closed by pushing in the knob on the right side of
the grill before selecting any of the cook settings. Never open the
burner clean-out port when the grill is hot.
CONTROLLER EXPLANATION
POWER SWITCH
Used to turn the main power onto the pellet grill. If the dial is on
Shutdown when the power switch is turned on the digital readout
will display “-----“. The dial must be rotated to any of the other
positions before the grill will start. If the power is turned on
with the dial in any other position than Shutdown the grill will
immediately start that function. “O” is Off. “-“ is On. See Fig. 12
DIAL POSITIONS
SHUTDOWN
This setting must be used after each use. Turn the dial to this
setting and the fan will remain on for 10 minutes before turning
off. This setting will burn up any extra pellets in the burner and
cool down the grill. Do not turn the main power switch off when
the grill is hot.
FEED
- This setting is used to feed pellets to the burner. It will
be used the first time you use the grill to fill the auger tube and
any time you may inadvertently run the hopper out of pellets. See
instructions on filling the auger tube.
LOW SMOKE
- This setting is used for smoking foods at an
average temperature of 160F. This setting will produce large
amounts
of smoke.
HIGH SMOKE
- This setting is used for smoking foods at an
average temperature of 220F. This setting will produce large
amounts of smoke.
175F TO 400F - There are 25F increment settings from 175F
to 400F. You can simply select any temperature you want
and the grill will control the temperature within 15F of the
selected temperature.
HIGH
- This setting can be used to achieve temperatures up to
500F depending on ambient temperatures.
DISPLAY
“START” - The digital readout will display “START” each time the
dial is changed from the OFF, SHUTDOWN, or FEED settings to any
of the cook settings. The startup cycle is approximately 8 minutes.
During the cook cycle after the start sequence the digital readout
will display the temperature inside of the grill. If the Probe Temp
button has been pressed then it will display the temperature of
the external probe used for measuring meat temperatures.
“SDOWN” - The digital readout will display “SDOWN” when the
dial is turned to the shutdown mode. After 10 minutes the digital
readout and the fan will turn off.
“SENSR” - The digital readout will display “SENSR” if there is an
error with the temperature sensor inside of the grill.
“PRERR” - The digital readout will display “PRERR” when the
Probe Temp button is pressed if either the external probe is not
plugged in or there is a problem
with the probe.
“FEED” - The digital readout will display “FEED” if dial is turned
to the feed mode. After 7 minutes the auger will turn off.
“BPASS” - The digital readout will display “BPASS” when the
bypass button is pressed and held in for 3 seconds. See the
setting on Bypass Mode.
“FLAME” - The digital readout will display “FLAME” if the fire is
extinguished.
BREAKING IN THE GRILL
We suggest turning the grill to 350F for ½ hour before cooking on
the grill for the first time. This will burn off any manufacturing
oils and cure the paint. Make sure to follow the instructions for
filling the auger tube before breaking in the grill.
COOKING
Once the auger tube has been properly filled you can begin
cooking by selecting any of the cooking temperatures. The grill
has 13 cook settings. Low Smoke, High Smoke, 175, 200, 225,
250, 275, 300, 325, 350, 375, 400, and High. By selecting any of
these the grill will go into the Startup mode. The digital readout
will display “START” for 8 minutes during the startup cycle.
After the 8 minutes the digital readout will display the internal
temperature of the grill. The dial can be changed at any time
during the startup cycle or the cook cycle between any of the 13
cook settings.
Fig. 12
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WARNING
Always start the grill with the lid open.
The lid must be closed after the
start cycle.
