Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
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SETTING TIMERS
The timer is a countdown timer that reads in hours, minutes, and seconds continuously. A
separate timer may be set for the front and back plates by entering the menu when the
cursor is referencing the front or back plate on the display. Timers can be set to 99 hours,
59 minutes and 59 seconds maximum. When the timer counts down to zero, it will sound
an audible alarm for one minute. When the alarm starts to sound, the unit will then count
up so that the user may see how long it has been since the alarm timed out. The audible
alarm can be turned off after it has sounded by depressing the UP or DOWN ARROW. The
audible alarm feature can be disabled in the “Timer Options” section in the menu (see
Figure 5).
The timer is set by accessing the Timer option in the Menu. See Figure 3 for details on
setting and starting the Timer. Figure 4 indicates how to stop the timer. When the timer is
stopped, the last timer value is “frozen” on the screen until either the Up or Down buttons
are pressed. This enables the user to capture the last value.
The Menu also includes Timer Options to control the features of the timer. The audible
alarm may be enabled or disabled when the timer reaches zero. If the “Auto-Off” feature is
disabled (“Auto-Off: no”), the unit will continue to control the plate to the set point
temperature when the timer reaches zero. If the “Auto-Off” feature is enabled (“Auto-
Off:yes”), the unit will go into “Idle Mode” when the timer reaches zero. When the unit is in
Idle Mode, no power will be directed to the plate—the plate is essentially “turned off” and
will naturally return to room temperature. See Figure 5 for details on Timer Options and the
Idle Mode section of this manual for more details.
Figure 3:
Menu Map to Set and Start the Timer for the Front Plate
