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Entering a Ramp and Hold Program
You can write your own custom firing program of up to 8 segments and store up to 4 programs
for specialized purposes. A segment consists of a Temperature Rate, a Temperature to reach,
and the amount of time you want to Hold at that temperature. You enter the Custom program
in the Menu mode before starting the kiln.
It helps to write your program out before you began entering it. More than likely you will not
need all 8 segments in your program. After you have entered the data in your last segment the
display will ask you to enter data for the next segment. Enter 0000 for the rate in this segment
to indicate that the previous segment is your last. The Display will then return to IdLE mode
indicating the program is loaded. You will be asked to verify the program when you are ready
to run it from Setpoint.
From IdLe press
UP/ARROW.
The display will then show HtUP. Keep pressing the
UP/
ARROW
until you see “r-Hd” in the display then press
GO.
The display will read “USr1” indicating that this is program #1 in your stored programs. As men-
tioned, you have 4 program spots available. If you choose one where you already have data
stored ,you will write over the old program when you enter the new one. Use the Program Log
sheet on the back page of this manual to keep track of your programs. Use the
UP/DOWN
ARROWS
to navigate to your desired program slot and press
GO
to select it.
The display will read rA 1 alternately with the current rate that is entered. Use the
UP/
DOWN ARROWS
to navigate to your desired temperature rate and press
GO
to select it.
The rate is expressed in degrees per hour. To program the kiln to go as fast as it is capable, you
will want to set it for FULL which is located between 9999 and 0000.
Next it will prompt you to enter the temperature you want to reach in segment 1. The display
will read
°F 1 (Degrees Fahrenheit) alternately with the current temperature setting. (If the kiln is set
to read in Celsius it will show °C 1). Use the
UP/DOWN ARROWS
to navigate to your
desired temperature and press
GO
to select it.
Next it will prompt you to enter the amount of time you want to hold in segment 1. The display
will read HLd1 alternately with the current setting. When you enter a Hold time, everything to
the left of the decimal on the display is hours and everything to the right is minutes. Use the
UP/DOWN ARROWS
to navigate to your desired Hold Time and press
GO
to select it.
Next it will prompt you to enter the Temperature Rate for Segment 2, “rA 2”. Continue to enter
your data for your remaining segments. After you have entered the data for your final segment
enter 0000 for the rate on the following segment and press
GO
to select it. This signifies to the
controller that you are done and the display will show rEDI signifying the program is loaded
and ready to go. Press
GO
to start the program.
Programming
