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From IdLe press
UP/ARROW.
The display will then show HtUP. Keep pressing the
UP/
ARROW
until you see AnnL in the display then press
GO.
The display will read rA 1 alter-
nately 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 return to IdLE.
Running a Custom Annealing Program
When you are done working and the kiln is still at the Setpoint temperature, press
GO.
The
display will then show ““Str”” alternately with “no”. This is where you would choose a striking
program if you wanted to run one. We will discuss Striking in the next section of this manual.
Press
GO
again after you have selected a Striking program. The display will then show “Annl”
alternately with “Stnd”. This is the default Standard Anneal program. Use the
UP/ARROW
to navigate to CUSt and press
GO.
The display will display the first temperature rate of your
custom annealing program. Press
GO
to verify each piece of the data in your program. After
you have verified the last piece of data the display will flash AnnL alternately with the current
temperature and begin running your annealing program. When the program is complete the
display will flash CPLt alternately with the total firing time and the current temperature of the
kiln. To return to IdLE mode press
STOP.
Programming