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half of the lowest shelf that is close to the heater. Users should avoid placing the sensor
too close to the heater because it does not represent the temperature of the rest area.
When the shelves are filled, temperature variation might depend on how the foods were
placed. The bottom shelf can become hotter if more food is placed in it to block the hot
air from going up.
e) Operating the controller when ambient temperature is below 32 °F (0 °C). The
controller reading is only accurate for temperature
≥
32 °F (0 °C). In addition, if the
ambient temperature is below 14 °F (-10 °C), the controller will not function because it
can’t read the temperature correctly. In that case, users can warm the sensor by holding
it with their hands. Once the sensor is above 14 °F (-10 °C), it will turn on the heater.
Once the inside of the smoker is heated to above 32 °F, the controller will run by itself.
7. Program the smoker generator on step.
The smoker generator is controlled by the parameters R1 and R2. These two parameters
determine which steps to turn on the smoker generator. The smoker generator will stay
on only for the step it is programmed. It will turns off when program goes to the next step.
e.g. When R1=2, and R2=4, the smoker generator will be on during step 2 and 4. R1=0
or R2=0 means that R1 or R2 will not do anything to the smoker. The smoker will not be
turned on if both R1 and R2 are set to 0. R1 and R2 can be accessed through code 166
menu. For details, please read section 7 of the main manual.
8. Program the alarms.
The alarm setting can be accessed by code 188.
Table 2 shows the list of the parameters, their range and initial factory set value
T
able 2. List of control parameters and its initial settings under code 188
Symbol Description
Range Initial
AH1
Probe 1 high limit alarm 0-200 °C, 0-392 °F
290
AL1
Probe 1 low limit alarm
0-200 °C, 0-392 °F
0
AH2
Probe 2 high limit alarm 0-200 °C, 0-392 °F
200
AST
Step finish alarm
On, OFF
ON
Detail of each parameter.
a) AH1 is the high limit alarm for probe 1. Users can set the temperature so that if the
system is out of control, the buzzer will be turned on. e.g. If AH1 is set to 290, the buzzer
will be on at 291 and off at 290. When the buzzer is on, the left window will flash between
AH1 and the current temperature.
b) AL1 is the low limit alarm for probe 1. e.g. If AL1 is set to 100. The buzzer will be on
when temperature drops to 100. It will be turned off when temperature rises to 101. This
