Display Reference - Orton AutoFire Plus User Manual

AutoFire® Kiln Controller

Display Reference

The following is a reference guide to the various messages that may be displayed while using your AutoFire®
Kiln Controller:
Display Meaning
0--1 Display Temperatures of both thermocouples (UniTemp™ Models Only)
Abrt Active Firing Cycle Aborted
AInG Factory Use Only
ALAr Kiln Temperature Threshold Alarm (user adjustable)
bAdP Invalid step in User Program
Change Temperature Units, °F or °C
CHG-
CPLt Firing Cycle Complete (final temperature reached will alternately be displayed)
CtbL Cone Table - list of Cone Numbers and their bending temperatures (see Appendix B)
d.ELA Delay mode (will alternately display the remaining minutes before start of firing)
°F # Dwell Temperature °F (#: 1-10) - set temperature for controller to ramp to
°C # Dwell Temperature °C (#: 1-10) - set temperature for controller to ramp to
dIFF Temperature Difference between two thermocouples (UniTemp™ Models Only)
ELEC Display Electronics Temperature
Fail Thermocouple failure
'Fn #' Vent Fan mode of operation
Hd # Soak Time in minutes (#: 1-10) – set time for controller to hold temperature
HI F Hi Fire (display used when reviewing program during a cone firing)
Id Specify RS-485 Controller Identification Node (number)
IdLE Controller in Idle mode (ready to program or to start a firing)
Lo Program Lock 'On' (Cone Fire and User Program cannot be modified)
Lo F Lo Fire (display used when reviewing program during a cone firing)
LoUn Program Lock Mode (use to secure program settings from being changed)
≡IdF
Mid Fire (display used when reviewing program during a cone firing )
≡odl
Display Model Number (i.e. 0000 = Plus, 0003 = UniTemp™)
nnnn Factory Use Only
oFSt Cone Offset, allows for adjusting display temperature to match witness cones
P1 Bad Firing, thermocouple opened just prior to loosing power
P2 Temperature Invalid Prior To Power Loss (greater then 255°)
P3 Power Loss Too Long (greater then 60 minutes)
ProG Program Review (use to review active firing program Cone fire or User Program)
rA # Ramp (#: 1-10) (rate per hour of temperature increase/decrease)
rHEo Middle Zone Rheostat adjustment (UniTemp™ Models Only)
rEL Relays 1,2, or 3 (UniTemp™ Models Only)
Ser Display Serial Number
SoFt Display Software Version
Firing Speed (Std or ± 40%)
Spd
SStP Skip Step (used to advance to next ramp)
tCo Top thermocouple failure (Unitemp)
tC1 Bottom termocouple failure (Unitemp)
tEdE Temperature Deviation (default 100° corresponding alarm is FtH, FtC, HtdE, LtdE)
rEtn Return
tC Select Thermocouple Type K, N, or S
tCnt Factory Use Only
Un Program Lock 'Off', all programs and parameters can be modified
Usr# User Program (#: 1-4)
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