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Kiln Control

Kiln Control


Power Up Display Sequence
  1. Close kiln door and check bungs.
  2. Set toggle switch to "ON".
    • All LED and 7 segments displays will briefly light up.
    • Next the display input type is shown.
    • Then the display range is shown.
  3. Ready for use.
    • The current kiln temperature is shown.

The Home Screen will display at the end of the start-up sequence. This screen can be reached from any programming menu by pressing the A/M key twice. The controller will also revert to the home screen if no key is pressed for 60 seconds.

NOTE: The A/M key should be held for 2 seconds each time it is pressed.

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Run Instructions
  1. Follow the Power Up sequence.
  2. Press  SET  repeatedly until ‘Ptn’ displays on the PV screen.
  3. Press   <  .The green digit in the SV display starts to blink.
  4. Press   ∧   or   ∨   to change the pattern number.
  5. Press  SET  to set the number. The SV value will stop flashing.
  6. Press   ∧   to run the program.
Key Operations

The Home Screen can be reached from any programming menu by pressing the A/M key twice. The controller will also revert to the home screen if no key is pressed for 60 seconds.

NOTE: The A/M key should be held for 2 seconds each time it is pressed.

Ops Keys Description Display
RUN   ∧   Starts program. PRO Light: ON

PV Display: Flashes ‘RUN’ code 3 times.
CHECK  SET  x 3 Check the parameters. Cycles through the program parameters.
HALT   ∨   Pauses program. PRO Light: ON

PV Display: Alternates between PV reading and ‘HALT’ message code.
JUMP   ∧   and  SET  Skip/jump to next segment.
Hold Up and press SET once to skip 1 segment. Press SET twice to skip 2 segments, etc.
PRO Light: ON
RESET Power OFF/ON.

Then

  ∨   and  SET 

Stop running program. PRO Light: OFF

PV Display: Flashes ‘REST’ code 3 times.


Controller Interface

Symbol Name Function
PV Measured process value (PV) display Displays the measured value from the input source or various character information such as parameter or error codes (Red)
SV Set value (SV) display Displays the target set value or the various parameter values during set‐up (Green)
 SET  Set key Used for calling up different parameters and storing set values
 A/M  Auto/Manual Key Switches between Auto (PID) output mode and Manual output mode
  <   Shift Key Shifts digits when changing settings
  ∨   Down Key Decreases numeric value of selected digit
(-1000, -100, -10, -1)
  ∧   Up Key Increase numeric value of selected digit
(+1000, +100, +10, +1)
OUT1 OUT1 Lamp Lights when OUT1 is active (Green)
AL1 Alarm 1 Lamp Lights when Alarm 1 is activated (Red)
AL2 Alarm 2 Lamp Lights when Alarm 2 is activated (Red)
PRO Program Running lamp Lights when the program is running
Out1% Out% bar‐graph display Output% is displayed on 10‐dot LED indicator



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