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VP_0206E

VARIO

VARIO PRESS

PRESS



100

Operations Manual

For dental technicians with the highest demands

Zubler Gerätebau GmbH

Buchbrunnenweg 26

D-89081 Ulm

Tel.: +49-(0)731-1452-0; Fax: +49-(0)731-1452-13

Summary of Contents for Vario Press 100

Page 1: ...VARIO VARIO VARIO PRESS PRESS PRESS PRESS 100 100 100 100 Operations Manual For dental technicians with the highest demands Zubler Gerätebau GmbH Buchbrunnenweg 26 D 89081 Ulm Tel 49 0 731 1452 0 Fax 49 0 731 1452 13 ...

Page 2: ...L APPLIANCES THAT REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT POWER MAY CAUSE A CIRCUIT BREAKER TO TRIP THE GASSES PRODUCED WHEN HEAT TREATING REFRACTORY MODELS WILL DAMAGE THE TRANSPARENCY OF THE QUARTZ TUBES IN THE MUFFLE CHAMBER AND MAY CAUSE VACUUM LEAKAGE TO HELP EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE MUFFLE IT IS NECESSARY TO PREHEAT REFRACTORY MODELS IN A BURNOUT FURNACE TO PREVENT THE GASSES FROM DAMAGING THE QUARTZ GLASS IN THE...

Page 3: ... 0 731 1452 13 E Mail info ZublerUlm de declare that the product VARIO PRESS VARIO PRESS VARIO PRESS VARIO PRESS 100 100 100 100 Multifunctional Ceramic Furnace corresponds to the regulations of the following directives in regard to protective requirements 89 336 EWG EMV Directive 73 23 EWG Low voltage Directive 93 68 EWG CE Sign Any modification not specifically approved by us voids the validity ...

Page 4: ... 14 SET VACUUM LEVEL 14 DEGREES CELSIUS OR FAHRENHEIT 15 SET PROGRAM START DELAY 15 NIGHT MODE TEMPERATURE 16 SELECT CONSTANT OR CYCLE VACUUM PUMP 16 SPECIAL COOL POSITION 17 SELECT UPPER OR LOWER CASE LETTERS 17 PORCELAIN NAMES 17 ADJUST CALIBRATION TO MATCH YOUR PORCELAIN 18 ADJUST LOW FUSING PORCELAIN CALIBRATION 19 ADJUST HIGH FUSING PORCELAIN CALIBRATION 19 ADJUST PRESS TEMP CALIBRATION 20 FU...

Page 5: ... AVAILABLE WHILE A PROGRAM IS RUNNING 38 SKIP STEP 40 CHANGE THE PROGRAM THAT IS RUNNING 40 NIGHT MODE WILL ACTIVATE UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM 41 RUNNING A PRESSING PROGRAM 41 SELECTING AND RUNNING A MANUAL PRESSING PROGRAM 42 CHAPTER FIVE 43 MAINTENANCE 43 CLEANING YOUR FURNACE 44 BATTERY REPLACEMENT 44 SOFTWARE VERSION UPGRADES 44 PRINTER REQUIREMENTS AND INSTALLATION 45 MANUAL LIFT OPERATI...

Page 6: ...Vario Press 100 Operations Manual VP_0206E 6 Chapter One Getting Started ...

Page 7: ... Unpacking If the packaging materials and or the furnace appear to be damaged please call your dealer before continuing Remove the furnace from the packing materials and place it on a flat surface 1 Look up into the muffle area and locate the orange shipping bar and wing nuts Remove the wing nuts push the two bolts and attached brackets out of the orange bar Finally remove the orange bar by slidin...

Page 8: ...150 C min 1 C min 1 C min Soaking Time min sec 60 00 0 00 1 sec Soaking Temp 950 C 25 C 1 C End Temp 1 200 C 25 C 1 C Vacuum Level cm HG 75 cm 28 cm 1 cm Holding Time min sec 99 00 0 00 1 sec at Sintern h min 18 10 0 00 1 min Cooling Time min sec 99 00 0 00 1 sec Vacuum Start at Temp 1 200 C 25 C 1 C Vacuum End at Temp 1 200 C 25 C 1 C Special Cooling Temp 950 C 25 C 1 C Special Cooling Time min s...

Page 9: ...ce cool Do not place anything flammable near the furnace Turn the furnace on using the power switch The display should light up with a message like the one shown in illustration 1 0 with the X s replaced by numbers The furnace will perform an internal self test for about 30 seconds and will then display the following screens NOTE the actual version number of your furnace will replace X XX XX in th...

Page 10: ...ning Change Program the following actions may be initiated by first pressing the Change Program button then turning the Silver Select Knob to display the following options Ο Look at a program Ο Add a program Ο Change a program Ο Copy change a program Ο Move a program Ο Erase a program Ο Print programs or a single program Special Functions press this button and turn the Silver Select Knob to select...

Page 11: ... Time and date Ο Ο Ο Ο Programs Box copy programs or software from furnace to Red box Ο Ο Ο Ο Programs Box copy programs or software from Red box to furnace Ο Ο Ο Ο Test Furnace Vacuum Press Muffle Table up Table down Muffle hours hours the muffle has been above 600º C Ο Ο Ο Ο Calibrate Oven see the table of contents for further information Information Entry DISPLAY All information and user prompt...

Page 12: ...e control button will not operate while a program is running Using the Furnace After the furnace has completed the self test at power up the Version screen appears Press the Next button to continue The display should respond Now you must select one of the menu selection buttons on the left side of the front panel To continue setting up the furnace Press the Special Functions button and the display...

Page 13: ...Vario Press 100 Operations Manual VP_0206E 13 Chapter Two Special Functions Menu ...

Page 14: ...ue 5 Press the Next button to accept the displayed value Set Vacuum Level The vacuum level set with this feature is the target vacuum level for programs The acceptable level is from 22 0 cm to 71 0 cm of mercury or 9 0 in to 27 0 in of mercury If the furnace does not pull a minimum vacuum of 10 in within 20 seconds of calling for it the program will be aborted When vacuum is called for in a progra...

Page 15: ...all programs Many technicians use this feature to insure an adequate drying time before the lift begins to rise into the muffle This delay occurs before the entry time set into each program begins This feature may be changed without affecting the programs or calibrations stored in the furnace 1 Press the Special Functions button Turn the Silver Select Knob until second line on the display reads PR...

Page 16: ...for two hours When Night Mode has been initiated Ο The table will drop until the temperature reaches the set night mode temperature Ο The table will close and the furnace will hold the night mode temperature until any button is pressed Select Constant or Cycle Vacuum Pump Selecting constant vacuum will cause the vacuum pump to run continuously during the vacuum cycle of a program You must set a va...

Page 17: ... in all capital letters or lower case and capital Selecting all yes will cause the furnace to display in all capital letters Selecting no will cause the furnace to display lower and uppercase lettering 1 Press Special Functions Turn the Silver Select Knob until the display reads CAPITAL LETTERS 2 Press the Next button and turn the Silver Select Knob to display YES or to display NO Selecting yes wi...

Page 18: ... in the next name Repeat the above procedure for each of the remaining porcelain names you wish to change 6 Press the Next button to continue after the last character of the fourth porcelain name has been selected Adjusting Calibration to Match Your Porcelain Porcelain fires according to energy temperatures and time Due to differences in insulation packages all porcelain furnaces fire slightly dif...

Page 19: ...he Next button to accept the displayed value of adjustment Example If your porcelain appears to be over fired by 25º you would answer yes to question 3 above then dial to 25º and Press the Next button Now fire again If your porcelain appears to be under fired by 10º after making the 25º adjustment you would again answer yes then change the 25º to 15º Note The adjustments do not take effect until a...

Page 20: ...djustments do not take effect until a High fusing program is run Once the furnace is turned off the same type of program used to Turn on the adjustment previously must be run again to reactivate the adjustment otherwise the furnace will go back to its original calibration Adjust Press Temp Calibration This Procedure will adjust the Pressing Program temperature only 1 Press the Special Functions bu...

Page 21: ...nector can be seen in the opening Plug the Red box into the connector 3 Press the Special Functions button Turn the Silver Select Knob to the left until the display reads PROGRAMS BOX Make sure that the arrow is pointing to the word Box 4 Press the Next button 5 The display will read SENDING NOW When the transfer is finished remove the Red box and take it to the furnace that you want to load the p...

Page 22: ...ight cube nearest the rear of the furnace to adjust contrast This is a multi turn potentiometer so several revolutions of the screw may be necessary Testing Your Furnace The Vario Press 100 is capable of performing several tests to aid in diagnosing the furnace should a problem occur Your dealer s technician may ask you to run one or more of these tests and communicate the information they provide...

Page 23: ...o activate night mode from idle mode 1 Press the Special Functions button The display will read NIGHT MODE 2 Press the Next button to activate night mode If the furnace temperature is above night mode temperature the table will lower and the furnace will cool to the night mode temperature When the furnace temperature is equal to the night mode temperature the table will rise up to the position and...

Page 24: ...Vario Press 100 Operations Manual VP_0206E 24 Chapter Three Change Program Menu ...

Page 25: ...be named by the operator see Chapter Two Special Functions under the heading Porcelain Names PRES Press firing cycles CERM InCeram firing cycles SPEC Special porcelain firing cycles The next eight characters contain the name entered to describe this program In the example the user has entered BODY ADD to indicate that this is a body add on program The following example names describe how a user co...

Page 26: ...n a program pressing Last will let you look at the preceding item in a program When the last item has been viewed the display will return to Select Menu Button screen You may also stop viewing at any time by pressing one of the menu mode selection buttons on the left of the keyboard Add a Program Add a Program is used to enter a new program This selection will describe how to enter each type of pr...

Page 27: ...entry time Turn the Silver Select Knob to the entry time you require This parameter specifies the time needed to raise the table into the muffle The temperature will be raised or lowered to the entry temperature before entry time begins Any program delay entered under Special Functions must expire before the entry time begins The time is now displayed in minutes and seconds The table will be raise...

Page 28: ... Silver Select Knob until Add a Program is now displayed 3 Press the Next button to add a program Add will be displayed Turn the Silver Select Knob to find the number you want to add your new program into If you select a number that already has a program entered you will destroy the existing program and replace it with the new one Press the Next button to continue 4 PORCELAIN TYPE will be displaye...

Page 29: ...s begins four minutes after the beginning of the initial press as long as the initial press time was four minutes or less If the initial press time takes longer than four minutes then the repress will begin instantly after the initial press time Note The press rod stays extended during and between both the initial and repress times PRESS TIME Turn the Silver Select Knob to select the amount of tim...

Page 30: ... the required entry temperature This is the temperature you wish the furnace to rise or fall to before the Entry Time begins 10 Press the Next button to continue 11 1ST TEMP XXXC is now displayed Turn the Silver Select Knob to enter the first temperatures 12 HOLD 1 HR MN X XX Is now displayed Turn the Silver Select Knob to select a time in hours and minutes for the first hold time 13 TIME 2 HR MN ...

Page 31: ...o be entered 7 Your display will look similar to the one above Notice that the program number program type and the program name just entered are first on the line The second line is prompting you to enter an entry time Turn the Silver Select Knob to select the entry time you require Entry time The amount of time to raise the table into the muffle The temperature will be raised of lowered to the en...

Page 32: ...ob to select the appropriate temperature for the special cool time If the special cool time temperature is not lower than the lower table temperature the table will not lower after hold time Press the Next button to continue 17 COOL TIME X XX X XX MIN SEC is displayed Turn the Silver Select Knob to the desired cooling time This setting is the time it takes to lower the table to the fully down posi...

Page 33: ...temperature of the vacuum release Press the Next button The program has been saved and the display will return to the ready select menu screen If During hold time was selected the screen above is now displayed Turn the Silver Select Knob to specify when you wish to release the vacuum In this example the furnace will hold vacuum for 30 seconds into the hold time step Press the Next button The progr...

Page 34: ...d 3 Press the Next button to add a program 4 Turn the Silver Select Knob until COPY CHANGE PROG is displayed Press the Next button to select this feature 5 COPY FROM is displayed The bottom line displays a program number and name Turn the Silver Select Knob to find the program you wish to copy Press the Next button to continue 6 COPY TO is now displayed Turn the Silver Select Knob to find the prog...

Page 35: ...ture 3 ERASE is now displayed Turn the Silver Select Knob to find the program you wish to erase Press the Next button to continue 4 ERASE NO is displayed Turn the Silver Select Knob to yes to erase this program or no to abort This step is designed to reduce the chance of accidentally erasing a good program Press the Next button to continue Print Programs The print program feature allows you to pri...

Page 36: ...rallel port cable into the connector Turn the printer on 5 Turn the furnace on The furnace will perform a self test The furnace will reset the printer so movement and noise from the printer are normal 6 Press the Change Program button Turn the Silver Select Knob until PRINT PROGRAMS is displayed Press the Next button 7 Turn the Silver Select Knob to display YES Press the Next button The furnace wi...

Page 37: ...Vario Press 100 Operations Manual VP_0206E 37 Chapter Four Run Program Menu ...

Page 38: ...g Repeat Programs The Vario Press 100 furnace features a one button repeat feature If you wish to repeat a program simply press the Start Program button The last program will be repeated Note this feature is disabled if you go to the Special Functions menu or change program menu since the last program was run Features and Displays Available while a Program is Running The Vario Press 100 furnace ha...

Page 39: ...e Abort Program button ENERGY SAVER Furnace is in energy saver mode Press any button to exit NIGHT MODE The furnace is in night mode Press any button to exit The current temperature is followed by a C if Centigrade or F if Fahrenheit The temperature is followed by a single letter that indicates the vacuum status V Flashing vacuum pump is on furnace is pulling vacuum V Steady vacuum pump is off vac...

Page 40: ...rent step and the current step s status If a program were accidentally aborted or you determine that it would be beneficial to skip over the current step you can turn the Silver Select Knob to this screed and Press the Next button The program will abort the current step and move to the next step in the firing sequence Skip step can be repeated as many times as necessary Change the Program that is ...

Page 41: ...nob 2 Press the Start Program button 3 If the muffle temperature is below the entry temperature specified in the program the table will raise to the closed position while the temperature rises If the muffle temperature is above the entry temperature specified in the program the table will remain down while the muffle cools When the entry temperature is reached the furnace will begin to beep contin...

Page 42: ...ilver Select Knob to program number 99 Program number 99 is the manual add temperature program 2 Press the Start Program button to begin 3 The display will read as shown below Turn the Silver Select Knob to the final temperature for this program 4 The Hold Time will be displayed as shown below Turn the Silver Select Knob to select the time you wish to hold the porcelain at the final temperature 5 ...

Page 43: ...Vario Press 100 Operations Manual VP_0206E 43 Chapter Five Maintenance ...

Page 44: ...hile the furnace is switched on as otherwise the filed programs will get lost Therefore please contact your dealer to have the battery exchanged by a competent technician Software Version Upgrade The Vario Press 100 furnace has a unique feature that allows the operator to upgrade the firing sequences of the furnace Nothing on the front panel of the furnace limits the ability of the furnace to hand...

Page 45: ...humbscrews Caution Use only a Blue box for software upgrades and then only if the Blue box has the correct furnace model number on the label Use of anything other than the correct Blue box could damage your furnace Printer Requirements and Installation The printer attachment on the furnace is designed to work as a IBM parallel port for an Thermal IBM Printer Some Epson dot matrix and Hewlett Packa...

Page 46: ...rate Oven Press the Next button Turn the select knob clockwise to select password number 320 Press the Next button The display will read as shown in the illustration below Turn the select knob to select No Press the Next button Run a test print to make sure your printer is printing correctly Narrow printing yes ...

Page 47: ...curs if you have entered a program name that is identical to one all ready stored in memory Press the Next button to continue Enter a different name for this program Printer Error This occurs if the printer is not online paper is out or an error signal is received from the printer Press the Next button to continue Reset the printer make sure it has paper make sure the online light is on Attempting...

Page 48: ...is on the table or the seal can cause a vacuum leak Use Windex do not use soap 2 Press Special Functions 3 Turn the Silver Select Knob to the left until TEST FURNACE is now displayed Press the Next button 4 The display should read VACUUM TEST Press the Next button If the table is not closed Press the up arrow button When the table is closed the vacuum pump should come on and the furnace should pul...

Page 49: ...elow and to the right of the power cord there are two 12 amp 115V or two 6 amp 220V 25 x 1 25 inch ceramic fuses Two spares are sent with every furnace Ο Inside the furnace there is a 5 amp 5mm x 20mm fuse in fuse clips Ο Inside the furnace on the power board there is a 1 amp slow blow 25 x 1 25 inch fuse ...

Page 50: ...MAL L press program large muffle Ivoclar IPS Empress 2 32 PRES EMPR 2 S press program small muffle Ivoclar IPS Empress 2 33 PRES EMPR 2 L press program large muffle Ivoclar IPS Empress 2 34 SONS E2 M MAL layering technique stainbake Ivoclar IPS Empress 2 35 SONS E2 M KO1 layering technique correction bake 50 50 Ivoclar IPS Empress 2 36 SONS E2 M KO2 layering technique correction bake pur Ivoclar I...

Page 51: ... 95 78 VITA 95 GLAZE glaze bake Vita VMK 95 79 VITA 95SCHOUL shoulder bake Geller Creation 80 CREA OXID oxid bake Geller Creation 81 CREA WASH PUV wash bake powder Geller Creation 82 CREA WASH PAS wash bake WOP Geller Creation 83 CREA OPAQ PUV opaque bake powder Geller Creation 84 CREA OPAQ PAS opaque bake Creapast Geller Creation 85 CREA SCHOULD 1st and 2nd shoulder bake Geller Creation 86 CREA D...

Page 52: ...s Manual VP_0206E 52 Temperature Vacuum Time Diagram T t Preheating Time Preheating Temp End Temp Holding Time Cooling Time Heating Rate t Vacuum Idle Temp C min sec mm Hg min sec Standard Program Type Program Start Program End ...

Page 53: ...min sec mm Hg min sec Soaking Time Hold ingTime Sp Cooling Time Cooling Time Cool ingTime Sp Cool Temp Soaking Temp 1 2 Temp Cooling Process Slow Cooling Process Table down at Temp A B C Vacuum Start 1 Heating Rate 2 Soaking Time Vacuum End A Heating Rate B Holding Time C Cooling Special Program Type Program Start Program End ...

Page 54: ...ual VP_0206E 54 T t End Temp Heating Rate t Vacuum Idle Temp C min sec mm Hg min sec Press Program Type Preheating Temp Holding Temp Pressing Time Cooling Time Vacuum automatic Start and End not adjustable Program Start Program End ...

Page 55: ...P_0206E 55 T t Preheating Time Preheating Temp End Temp t Vacuum Idle Temp C h min mm Hg h min Table down at Sinter Program Type 1 Preheating Time 2 Preheating Time 2 1 CoolingTime Program Start Program End Holding Holding Temp 1 Holding ...

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