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Yoder YS 480
Yoder YS Series Control Panel
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1. Power Switch - turns the power to your Yoder on and off
2. Increase - increase the temperature setting (in five degree increments).
3. Decrease - decrease the temperature setting (in five degree increments).
4. Start - activates the startup cycle. This also accesses the “heat up” modes (see
below).
5. Prime - overrides the control system to manually feed pellets.
6. Power LED - lights up when the power switch is in the on position.
7. Display - provides information about how the grill is performing including: heat up
mode, cool down mode, maintenance mode, set temperature and actual tempera-
ture. Once the cooker exceeds 110°F. at start up the display alternates between the
cooker temperature and the operating mode.
The controller is adjustable from 150 to 600°F in five degree increments. The controller
displays the actual pit temperature when the set point is from 150 to 495°F. When the
controller is set over 500° F the controller will display the set point.
To access the “heat up” modes once the Yoder is running press and hold the start
button until the current heat up mode is displayed. Use the increase/ decrease buttons
to toggle between H1, H2 or H3.
Operating mode indicators: Heat up mode (FIG 5) is displayed by three dashing lines
from lower left to upper right. Maintenance mode (FIG 6) is displayed by three horizon-
tal lines. Cool down mode (FIG 7) is displayed by three dashing lines from the upper
left to the lower right.
NOTE: For startup in temperatures below 50 degrees see Page 13.
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