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ProPress SP
Furnace Operations Manual
Add/Edit a Program
Add/Edit a Program
is used
to enter a new program or
Edit a pre-existing program.
This selection will describe
how to enter either a 1-Stage
or a 2-Stage program.
The following procedure describes how to enter a normal
porcelain 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.
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.
5. To Add a program, rotate the
Selector Knob
to find the
program number to which you want to add your new
program. If you select a program number that already
has a program entered, you will overwrite the existing
program with the new one by entering new values.
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:
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. The display will change as shown below:
The ^ symbol under the line identifies the current
character position 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 hold down the
Next
button to space through
the unneeded characters or press the
Selector Knob
and jump to the first Parameter entry screen.
8. Dry Time Entry
Dry Time is the time it takes the table to go from the full
down/open position to the table up/closed position.
This will occur with several pauses in up motion during
the travel to allow the work piece to dry gradually.
The range of values is 00 hours, 00 minutes, 00 seconds,
to a maximum of 1 hour, 39 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.
9. Entry Temperature
Entry Temperature is the temperature at which the table
is closed completely and the temperature rise begins.
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 or ramp up, 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.
Porcelain Firing
(See page 22 for adding a Sense Press Program)
HEAT RISE
HOLD TIME
COOL
TIME
VACUUM
ENTRY
TIME
Normal Porcelain
*
Add/Edit Program
*
Enter Program Name
001 –
*
Add/Edit Program
*
Dry Time
00:03:00
(00:00:00–01:39:00)
*
Add/Edit Program
*
Entry Temp
400C
(25C – 980C)
*
Add/Edit Program
*
Rate Rise
40C/M
(00C/M – 100C/M)
Select Program
> 001–
Press Knob = Continue
Select Type
> 1–stage
2–stage
Press
