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Section 2
Front Panel Description and Explanation:
1. Protective Cover. The unit features a protective
hinged cover. This cover should be lowered
whenever welding is actively taking place or
when the welder is stored for an extended peri-
od of time.
2. Volts/Seconds/Percent Display and LEDs. The
Volt/Function display works in conjunction with
the LEDs directly beside the display. As different
parameters are selected, the LED's to the right
of the display, that represent the unit of meas-
ure that is currently being represented will be lit.
The display represents Volts, seconds, and per-
cent. After adjustment is completed to parame-
ters other than Volts, the display will revert to
displaying Volts after a few seconds of inactivity.
3. Amps/Wire Speed/Hz Display and LEDs. The
Amps/Wire Speed/Hz display works in the same
way as the Volts/Seconds/Hz Display and LEDs
discussed in item 2 above. This display express-
es value of the Amps, Wire Feed Speed or Hz
(PPS). As one of the Select buttons (#13) are
pressed, it cycles through each LED function
while the display shows the corresponding se-
lected unit of measure for each function that the
digital display is assigned to represent. NOTE:
Depending upon which process is selected, not
all functions will be referenced during setup.
After selection/adjustment of the other display
related functions is completed or if no adjust-
ment is made after a few seconds, the display
will default to the wire feed speed setting, dis-
playing selected wire feed speed in Inches Per
Minute (IPM), until welding starts. When weld-
ing begins, actual amps output will be displayed
dynamically. In the synergic modes, the wire
feed speed no longer displays IPM, but displays
in Amps. Amps is always represented as the de-
fault in synergic mode, as the LED is the same
one used to represent IPM in standard and pulse
modes. In stick mode, only Amps will be dis-
played.
4. LED ON Indicator. The On indicator should be
lit anytime the machine is turned on and the unit
is receiving power. If the unit is switched on but
no ON light appears and the fans do not start,
check for a tripped breaker and check for incom-
ing power at the receptacle. You may notice
that the ON indicator along with the displays and
fan, may remain powered up to 10 seconds after
the unit is switched off as the capacitors dis-
charge. This is part of normal operation and not
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a defect.
5. LED Stop Indicator. This indicator will light up
anytime a machine fault or an electrical issue is
detected. When this lights up, machine output
will cease and an error code will be generated in
the display. Wire feeding may continue if the Stop
indicator is on, but welding output will cease. If
an error code is generated, look up the error code
in the troubleshooting section of the manual.
Most error codes will require a power down and
power up cycle of the unit to clear the codes and
restore the operation of the unit.
6. Synergic Function. The Synergic function is used
to simplify setup and improve results while weld-
ing. While similar to auto-setting features in oth-
er brands, it is different and more advanced as it
takes into account wire diameter and wire type
and allows fine tuning without a "one-size fits-all"
approach that would prevent you from customiz-
ing the arc to your requirements . The synergic
mode presets a ratio of wire feed speed to volt-
age that is useful for operation with the operator
selected type of wire and wire diameter. It does
not set a particular target voltage or wire speed
however since it does not take into account mate-
rial thickness. The machine sets a minimum de-
fault voltage and wire feed speed with a different
programmed ratio for each combination of
settings. This ratio voltage to wire feed speed is
coupled, or rather "locked" together, so that the
wire speed feed adjustment knob alone can con-
trol both voltage and wire speed feed simultane-
ously. Even though the machine is in the Synergic
mode and the wire feed control is designed to
control both voltage and wire speed together, the
voltage can be fine-tuned at any time by simply
using the voltage adjustment knob to change the
voltage. This will establish a new ratio of volts to
amps. Once the voltage has been fine tuned to
suit the user's preferences, this will reprogram
the machine to remember this newly established
ratio of volts to amps. The user will then once
again be able to use the wire speed to control
both the wire speed and voltage together through
the wire speed adjustment knob. If further fine
tuning is needed, the voltage can be adjusted in-
dividually at anytime without affecting the wire
speed. This new ratio will be remembered as long
as the unit is in the synergic mode. Once the unit
has exited the synergic mode or the unit is pow-
ered down, the newly established ratio will be
cleared from memory. While in synergic mode,
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