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The Output indicator will stay on solid right after powered up. This mean the
controller is heating up the kettle at maximum speed. Once the temperature is
getting close to the set point, the output indicator will start to flash at slower rate
or take a pause. It indicates the controller is trying to modulating the power to
hold the temperature stable.
For how to set up the timer in mashing mode, please read section 6.2.
5.3 Boiling Operation
When first powered up, make sure the controller is in the boiling mode: the
mashing mode indicator on the upper left corner is off and bottom display has a
“P” on the left. If
not, change the control mode to boiling mode as discussed in
section 5.1 above. If you were using the controller in the boiling mode when
powered off last time, the controller will start in boiling mode.
The top LED displays the current temperature reading from the sensor. If
temperature sensor is not connected, it will show
“
orAL". The controller will not
turn on the heater if the sensor is not connected. The bottom LED displays the
boiling output in percentage of the power. For example, if you use a 5500
W
atts heater, “P50” mean the heater is running at
50% of power, or 2750
Watts (5500 x 50% = 2750)
. The symbol “P” on
the left is for making sure that
the display does not get confused with temperature setting of the mashing
mode. You can rotate the knob to adjust the output value. The new setting will
take effect automatically. There is no need to push the knob to confirm as the
temperature setting change in the mashing mode. For the first time use, while
the controller is still in the acceleration phase, you should set the boiling output
to a value below 60%. Once the controller finished the acceleration, it will
switch to this power level automatically. After getting familiar with your system,
you can set to a higher value that produce a rolling boil without boiling over.
When the controller is powered up, the output indicator will stay on solid. This
mean the controller is in the acceleration phase. Once the temperature rise
above the acceleration phase, the power output will be reduced to the value as
shown on the bottom display. The Output indicator will start to flash at slower
rate.
Note, when adjusting the boiling output setting while the controller is still in the
acceleration phase, the new setting will be shown on the bottom display.
However, it will not take effect until the acceleration phase is finished. If you want
to manually control the power output during the entire boiling process, set
bAST
to zero (see section 6.3 for details).
For how to set up the boiling mode, please read section 6.3.
6.
Control Parameters
Parameters are divided into four groups (figure 5):
MASH
for mashing control
,
BOIL
for boiling control,
ALAM
for alarm settings and
SYST
for system
configuration. The same type of parameter may have slightly different names
when used in different mode. For example, the timer setting in mashing mode is
called
“
t
”
, while this parameter is called
“
bt
”
in the boiling mode.
To enter parameter setting mode, press and hold the knob for at least 5s. Then
you will see “
GOTO
” on the top display. Rotate the knob, you will see the bottom
display changes with three different names:
MASH
(for mashing parameters,
figure 7),
BOIL
(for boiling parameters, figure 8),
ALAM
(for alarm settings,
section 7) and
SYST
(for system settings, figure 6). The parameter values are
stored in the controller memory. All the settings remain unchanged if you power
it off.
Push the dial to enter the selected parameter group. Then top display shows the
current selected parameter name, and the bottom display shows its
value/options. Rotate the knob clockwise to increase the value, and rotate it
counter-clockwise to reduce the value. Faster rotating speed will change the
value rapidly. Once finished, press knob again to confirm and go to next
parameter. You can press the knob repeatedly to exit the setting quickly.
Press down
and hold the
knob for 5s
80
100
Knob
goto
mash
goto
boil
goto
alam
Enter Mash
mode settings
Enter Distill
mode settings
Enter Alarm
settings
Knob
Press
Knob
Press
Rotate
Knob
Rotate
Knob
Knob
Press
goto
syst
Enter System
settings
Knob
Press
Rotate
Knob
Figure 5. Parameter group selection
6.1 System settings
Parameters that configure this controller and the relays are grouped under this
menu.
Table 1. System configuration parameters.
System Configuration
Display
Code
Description
Setting
Range
Initial
Setting
Remark
tF
tF
Timer function
ON, OFF
ON
Note 1
tdIr
tdIr
Timer counting direction
dn, uP
dn
Pb
Pb
Temperature reading
offset
-100~+100 ° C
or ° F
0
Note 2
C-F
C-F
Temp. display unit
° C, ° F
° F
Note 3
Rl1
RL1
Please check Section 7.
Lgc1
Lgc1
Lat1
LAt1
Sil1
SiL1
Rl2
RL2
Lgc2
Lgc2
Lat2
LAt2
Sil2
SiL2
key
Key
Note 1. Timer settings: tF, tdIr
tF
. The
timer function
is controlled by a master parameter
tF
. When it is set to
ON
, the timer function (for both mashing and boiling modes) is enabled. When
tF
is set to
OFF
, the timer function is disabled.
tdIr
: Timer direction parameter. Set it to
up
for timer counting up and
dn
for timer
counting down.
Note 2. Input offset: Pb
Pb
is used to set an input offset to compensate the error produced by the sensor
or input signal itself. For example, if the controller displays 2ºC when probe is in
ice/water mixture, setting Pb = -2, will make the controller display 0ºC.
