23
ProPress SP
Furnace Operations Manual
The following procedures describe how to enter a
Pressing program:
1. Press the
Main Menu
button:
2. Select the
CHANGE PROGRAM
Item and push the
Selector Knob
OR press the
Next
button.
3. Turn the
Selector Knob
until ADD/EDIT PROGRAM
is displayed.
4. Push the
Selector Knob
OR press the
Next
button.
5. A cursor pointing to the current program number will
be displayed. If there is a name displayed after the
program number this is a pre-existing program which
you may edit by selecting it.
To Add a program, rotate the
Selector Knob
to
find the program number you want to add your new
program into. If you select a program number that
already has a program entered, you may overwrite
the existing program with the new one.
6. Push the
Selector Knob
OR press the
Next
button to
select a program for Addition or Editing. The display
will present the stage type selection as below:
8. The display will change as shown below:
The ^ symbol under the position identifies the current
character being entered. Rotate the
Selector Knob
to
bring up the desired character, then push the
Selector
Knob
OR press the
Next
button to advance to the next
character in the Program Name. You may enter up to
14 characters. If you do not require all 14 characters
then simply continue to press the
Next
button until the
cursor is all the way to the right side and the display
changes to the one shown below:
9. Entry Temperature
Entry Temperature is the temperature at which the
table will close completely.
The range of values is 25° C (77° F) to a maximum of
980°C (1796°F).
Rotate the Selector Knob to select the temperature
value, then push the
Selector Knob
OR press the
Next
button to store the parameter.
10. Rate Rise
Rate Rise is the number of degrees per minute the
temperature will rise after the table has closed.
The range of values is 0° C/Minute (0° F) to a
Maximum of 100° C/Minute (180° F).
Rotate the
Selector Knob
to select the heat rate
value, then push the
Selector Knob
OR press the
Next
button to store the parameter.
11. Hold Temperature
Hold Temperature is the final, highest temperature
in a 1-Stage Program, or an intermediate stopover
temperature in a 2-Stage Program.
The range of values is 400° C (752° F) to a maximum
of 1200° C (2192° F).
Rotate the
Selector Knob
to select the temperature
value, then push the
Selector Knob
OR press the
Next
button to store the parameter.
12. Hold Time
HOLD TIME is displayed. This is the amount of
time desired to hold the porcelain at the final
temperature, before the furnace begins to press.
The range of values is 00 hours, 00 minutes, 00 seconds,
to a maximum of 18 hours, 10 minutes, and 00 seconds.
Rotate the Selector Knob to select the time value,
then push the
Selector Knob
OR press the
Next
button to store the parameter.
NOTE: RE-PRESS IS SELECTED IN THE CALIBRATE OVEN
SECTION OF THIS MANUAL, USING PASSWORD 315.
13. Fusing Adjustment Parameter
If the program you wish to Add requires only a single Rate
Rise and Hold Temperature, select 1-Stage. If the program
requires an initial Rate Rise and Hold Temperature, followed
by a secondary Rate Rise and Hold Temperature, select
2-Stage. Push the
Selector Knob
OR press the
Next
button
to select the program type.
7. Continue scrolling to Conventional Press Program.
Push the
Selector Knob
OR press the
Next
button
to select the program type as below:
IMPORTANT NOTE: THE FUSING ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM
PARAMETER IS SIMILAR TO THE HIGH FUSING ADJUST AND
LOW FUSING ADJUST FUNCTIONS FROM THE SPECIAL
FUNCTIONS MENU IN THAT ANY VALUE ENTERED HERE
WILL EITHER ADD TO, OR SUBTRACT FROM, THE HOLD
TEMPERATURE PARAMETER IN THE PROGRAM. THE
PROGRAM LEVEL FUSE ADJUST PARAMETER ADJUSTS THE
HOLD TEMPERATURE ONLY FOR THE PROGRAM IT IS ENTERED
IN, WHERAS THE SPECIAL FUNCTIONS/ HIGH FUSING ADJUST
AFFECTS ALL PROGRAMS WITH A HOLD TEMPERATURE
>800° C (1472° F) AND THE SPECIAL FUNCTIONS/LOW FUSING
ADJUST AFFECTS ALL PROGRAMS <800° C (1472° F).
Conventional Press Firing Cycle Program
Select Type
> 1-Stage
2-Stage
SP Press
Select Type
> Conventional Press
* Add/Edit Program *
Enter Program Name
008 –
^
* Add/Edit Program *
Entry Temp 400C
(25C – 980C)
* Add/Edit Program *
Fuse Adjust?
0C
(-34C - +34C)
