Glass Slumping Firing Schedule; Segment Firing (16-S); Additional Features; Selecting °F Or °C (Chg°) - Paragon DTC 1000 Operation & Maintenance Instructions Manual

Rate
Segment Per Hour
1 250
2 900
3 9999
4 150

Glass Slumping Firing Schedule

Stained glass, ", 2 fused layers, 12" circular pieces,
1
8
slumped into a bowl. Set the alarm to 500° F. When the alarm
sounds, close the lid from venting position and insert peephole
plugs. Set the alarm again, this time to 1150° F. When it
sounds, check the glass through the peephole. When the glass
slumps into the bowl, write down the temperature and hold
time for future firings, and press 9 , ENTER (Skip Segment).
This will advance you to segment 3, a flash cooling seg-
ment. Lift the kiln lid slightly or open the door ajar until the
temperature drops to 1050° F. Then close the door/lid. The
kiln will cool slowly through the annealing range. Then it will
turn off and cool to room temperature.
Rate
Segment Per Hour
1 250
2 900
3 9999
4 150

16 Segment Firing (16-S)

16 segment firing combines Ramp-Hold user programs 5
and 6 into one continuous firing. You can use all 16 segments,
or only a few segments from each program. Program 5 will fire
first, then program 6.
1 Press ENTER , then 4 .
with the last user program entered.

Additional Features

Selecting °F or °C (CHG°)
The controller operates in your choice of °F or °C tempera-
ture. In °C display, a lighted dot appears in the lower right. In
°F, it disappears. To switch from °F to °C or vice versa:
1 From
, press ENTER .
IdLE
2 Press 0 repeatedly until
3 Press ENTER . or
°F
4 To change, press 1 .
5 Press
ENTER .
CPL
has been completed.
12
Target
Temp.
750
1425
1050
750
Target
Temp.
750
1250
1050
750
will appear, alternating
USEr
appears.
CHG°
will appear.
°C
will appear, meaning the change
2 Press
Hold
Ramp-Hold instructions, enter the values for all seg-
ments needed in program 5.
00.00
00.30
3
IdLE
entered. From
00.00
4
00.00 USEr
program 6), then press ENTER . As before with pro-
gram 5, enter the values for all segments needed in
program 6.
5
IdLE
ENTER , then PROGRAM REVIEW . Make sure all val-
ues for user program 6 are correct. After reviewing
the program,
6 From
pear, alternating with 6. Press 5 , then ENTER .
7 Press
perature. Program 5 is now selected in Ramp-Hold.
8 From
Press ENTER .
Hold
9
OFF
00.00
ON
pear, then
00.30
10 Begin firing by pressing
00.00
00.00 16-S
5 has been selected in Ramp-Hold.
When you use Program Review for a 16 segment firing,
user program 5 will appear. Then
firm that your program is the 16 segment. However, the
values for user program 6 will not appear in Program Re-
view.
°F/°C Temperature Conversion Formula
Below are formulas for converting temperture between °F
and °C. Converting a firing rate requires a different formula
than firing temperature:
Firing Temperature
(i.e. "Fire to 1600°F." 1600°F = 871°C)
(°C x 1.8) +32 = °F
(°F - 32) ÷ 1.8 = °C
Firing Rate and Temperature Change
(i.e. "Fire at 200°F per hour" or "Fire 200°F hotter."
200°F = 111°C)
°C x 1.8 = °F
°F ÷ 1.8 = °C
5 (user program 5), then ENTER . Using
and temperature will display after program 5 is
, press ENTER , then 4 .
IdLE
will appear, alternating with 5. Press 6 (user
will appear after program 6 is entered. Press
will appear.
IdLE
, press ENTER , then 4 .
IdLE
STOP . will appear, then
CPL
, press 0 repeatedly until
IdLE
or will appear. Press 1 to change
ON
. will appear. Press ENTER .
On
.
IdLE
ENTER twice.
appears under OPTIONS only after user program
will ap-
USEr
and tem-
IdLE
appears.
16-S
to
OFF
will ap-
CPL
, , to con-
16-S On