Rio Grande Digital Temperature Controller User Manual Download Page 1

START/STOP Key

Starts and

stops a firing.

Press

after each programming

step.

Up Arrow Key

From

press

. Press

to select a program.

During a User Defined firing, press the

.

will appear. Press

. The current segment

ramp or hold number will appear. To skip, press

again.

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At the

display, press

.

will appear. Use arrow keys to calibrate the con-

troller to fire hotter or cooler. Press

to return to

.

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During a User Defined firing, press

repeatedly until

appears. Press

. Each time

you press the

, the hold time for the current segment

will increase by 5 minutes. Then press

. Page 6

During a User Defined firing,

press

repeatedly until

appears. Press

.

Use the arrow keys to change the target temperature for the cur-

rent segment. Then press

. Page 6

During a firing, press

repeatedly

until

appears. Press

. Use the arrow keys to change

the alarm temperature. Press

. To silence the alarm, press

any key. Page 7

Down Arrow Key

From

press

. The program you have

selected will appear one step

at a time. When

ap-

pears, press

. Page 3

From

press

.

Enter delay time. Press

. Page 3

During firing, press

. The program you

entered will appear one step

at a time. Page 3

On during

programming.

On during

program review.

Blinks dur-

ing firing.

Indicator

Lights

Rio Grande

Digital Temperature Controller

Temperature Display

Tempera-

ture display is in °F.

Temper-

ature display is in °C.
See page 9 for instructions on

selecting °F and °C.

°F

°C

Time Display

: Separates

hours from minutes. Example:

Display shown above is 1 hour

and 2 minutes

Display Dot

Summary of Contents for Digital Temperature Controller

Page 1: ...row keys to change the target temperature for the cur rent segment Then press Page 6 During a firing press repeatedly until appears Press Use the arrow keys to change the alarm temperature Press To si...

Page 2: ...code before appears then the controller includes only Skip Segment from Advanced Features on pages 6 7 If your controller shows a software code before appears then the controller has all the features...

Page 3: ...highest number and vice versa Examples I To program a 99 59 hour Hold when the display shows 00 00 press the once I To program a FULL rate when the display shows 0000 press the once I To program a te...

Page 4: ...g a cooling segment and the kiln cooled past the target temperature while the power was off The power failed during firing and kiln tempera turewasbelow212 F 100 Cwhenthepowercamebackon The power fail...

Page 5: ...ate is figured in degrees per hour If you selected a rate of 100 per hour it would take 10 hours for the kiln to reach 1000 Rate is similar to miles per hour In summary the controller does three basic...

Page 6: ...ress Advanced Features Note All the features in this section are available in a User Defined program The alarm is the only fea ture in this section that is available in a PMC pro gram This is because...

Page 7: ...F 0 Cwillturnoffthealarm Lost Wax Burnout Caution Only kilns with vent holes are designed for lost wax burnout However you can use a kiln without the vent hole provided that you open the door during...

Page 8: ...ent cover s or leave the door ajar Fire the kiln empty to 1500 F 815 C at a rate of 300 F 166 C with a one hour hold 01 00 Error Messages bAdP Bad Programming The kiln will not fire the because the Us...

Page 9: ...ller You can calibrate the controller to fire up to 20 F 11 C hotter or cooler than the zero factory setting From press the key After rate temperature hold etc will appear With shown in the display pr...

Page 10: ...art message appears after program ming a firing Press to begin firing Controller Calibration press the and Delay press the are accessed from the message Page 9 Calibrate the controller to fire hotter...

Page 11: ...controller faceplate to the switch box Lift faceplate out of box and let the con troller hang on the outside of the box with the back of the board facing you Then plug the kiln back in Pro gram the co...

Page 12: ...electing a Stored PMC Program Keys to Press Shown in the Display through Not Down Arrow Select Program 1 2 3 4 or 5 The kiln is now firing The User Defined Program Keys to Press Display through Not Do...

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