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Quick Start Guide 

MC18-GB – v1.04 

 
When level 2 operations have been completed, the supervisor must return to Level 1 either 
manually or by ‘power cycling’, there is no time out function. 
 
To Return to Level 1 

1.  Press and hold the page Key 

 

 

2. Press Down 

T

 to select 

LEu 1

 

 
It is not necessary to enter a code when going from a higher level to a lower level 
When level 1 is selected, the display reverts to the home display (See Section 2.1) 
 
 

Table showing parameters accessible in level 1 and Level 2 

Operator LEVEL 1  

Supervisor LEVEL 2 

Home display 

Home Display 

Programming Programming 
Program Status 

Program Status 

 

Alarms  (if configured) 

 

Current Transformer Input (if configured) 

 

Comms  (if configured) 

 Controller 

setup 

 Customer 

Calibration 

 
 
 

TIP 

If while navigating the controller a parameter has been passed or you need to access 
parameters which would be at the end of a scroll list, press and hold Scroll 

3

 

and use Up

 

S

 

to return to a previous parameter. 

 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for 3216 P1

Page 1: ...MC18 GB v1 04 Operating Instructions Temperature Controller Type 3216 P1 P5 English...

Page 2: ...2 MC18 GB v1 04...

Page 3: ...LER 8 4 1 MAXIMUM OUTPUT POWER SETTING 8 4 2 CUSTOMER ID 8 4 3 UNITS 8 4 4 LANGUAGE 8 4 5 SCROLLING TEXT 8 4 6 CUSTOMER CALIBRATION 9 4 7 HOLDBACK 10 5 PROGRAMMING 10 5 1 CREATING A PROGRAM 10 5 2 RUN...

Page 4: ...controller which uses PID algorithms to give excellent temperature control This controller can store and run a single program of 8 ramp dwell segments The 3216P1 can also be used as a simple temperatu...

Page 5: ...n alarm if activated Reset a program after the program has ended Arrow Keys S T The arrow keys are used individually to adjust the selected parameters and in combination to run a program Note If a par...

Page 6: ...The scrolling text can be interrupted at any time by a single press of any of the buttons but will not scroll again until the parameter is returned to In this manual the mnemonic will be shown first f...

Page 7: ...cted the display reverts to the home display See Section 2 1 Table showing parameters accessible in level 1 and Level 2 Operator LEVEL 1 Supervisor LEVEL 2 Home display Home Display Programming Progra...

Page 8: ...wer setting depends on the supply voltage refer to the product manual for details 4 2 Customer ID A furnace or oven identification number can be entered if required This maybe used to identify one of...

Page 9: ...he wrong pass code is entered the display will revert to zero pass code until the correct pass code is entered When the correct pass code is entered and PNT LO Adjust Low Point is displayed Use Up S D...

Page 10: ...then continue to control again The hold back will only apply once per Segment therefore when control has been re established the hold back will not apply again to that segment even if the furnace or o...

Page 11: ...play shows T SP 1 Target SP 1 Enter the temperature that you want the unit to ramp up to using Ramp rate 1 If Ramp Rate 1 has been set to OFF The unit will Heat Cool directly to the Target SP Dwell Ti...

Page 12: ...a program after it has completed Press and Hold S T for more than 1 second Or Press and quickly release Ack 3 Indicator RUN Off Scrolling Display None 5 3 Program Status While the program is running i...

Page 13: ...a power failure while the program is running and the power is subsequently restored the scrolling text will read POWER FAIL PROGRAM RESET To acknowledge this message and to reset the program Press ACK...

Page 14: ...ay shows T SP3 TARGET SP 3 Select 600 11 Press Scroll until the display shows DWEL 3 DWELL TIME 3 Select 60 12 Press Scroll until the display shows RMP 4 RAMP RATE 4 Select 3 13 Press Scroll until the...

Page 15: ...ed but may not be necessary The cable is usually 9 pin at the furnace end and 9 pin at the computer but other alternatives are shown in parentheses Furnace end of cable RS232 Cable furnace to PC Compu...

Page 16: ...The purpose of the 2 amp fuse is to guard against the connection of a mains supply to the panel plug The instrument configuration and parameters available to the operator depend on the customer requir...

Page 17: ...t sp1 A4 dwel 1 op hi rmp 8 LD AMP t sp8 LK AMP dwel 8 LD ALARM LD AMP If Configured LK ALARM ID HC ALARM ADDR ID UNITS CAL P PNT LO OFS LO PNT HI OFS HI Through to If Configured Through to Multi prog...

Page 18: ...Thermocouple The temperature measuring device used in the furnace or oven PID Proportional Integral Derivative the control system used by the controller Overtemperature O T The condition which a furn...

Page 19: ...Notes MC18 GB v1 04...

Page 20: ...hermal Engineering Services Telephone UK 0845 3308035 Int 44 1433 623335 Fax UK 0845 3308036 Int 44 1433 623336 Email service thermalserve com Carbolite Parsons Lane Hope Hope Valley S33 6RB England T...

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