Setting Up Welding Parameters - Everlast Lightning MTS 225 Operator's Manual

Section 2 Setup Guide

SETTING UP WELDING PARAMETERS

PANEL CONTROLS AND NAVIGATION
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF MANUAL SETUP
This welder has an user interface that has been carefully designed to reduce needless steps and eliminate
hidden menus where ever it is possible. The key feature that was most important during the design process,
was to mimic the feel of an analog machine, where most all settings are visible at a glance. This has been
achieved by sectioning the display screen into pin-wheel arrangement of the most all of the parameters asso-
ciated with selectable and adjustable values. Each parameter in the pinwheel display also displays the value
of that parameter. For example, if the Post Flow has been set to 5 seconds, the 5 second value will show in
the Post flow section of the pinwheel. Using a far left/ far right arrow buttons under the display screen al-
lows the user to rotate through the pinwheel and highlight the desired parameter, allowing it to be adjusted.
As the user rotates through the parameter menu pinwheel, the selected segment will turn from green to red.
When a pin wheel segment is highlighted, the value may then be increased or decreased with the top adjust-
ment knob.
In some cases a secondary menu is required to select or change a status (turn function on or off) of a func-
tion/parameter located on the pin wheel. Once the function is highlighted in the pinwheel menu, the settings
(gear shaped icon) button can be pressed to access it. For example, when selecting AC Wave form in the
AC TIG mode, the ON/AC segment should be highlighted, and then the settings button will be pressed. This
will bring up a secondary, 4 way square menu, where you can select the desired wave form, and also select
and set the value of AC Frequency and Balance with the left and right arrows, and top and bottom knobs.
The 4-way menu may or may not use all 4 squares, depending upon the function selected for adjustment.
The final step is to complete the setup process by pressing the home (house shaped icon) button, which
returns the program back to the main pinwheel menu where welding can begin or other parameters may be
selected for adjustment.
If you become lost or forget how you came to a certain menu screen, simply pressing the home (house
shaped icon) button at any time will return the programming back to the main pinwheel menu.
The Pgm (Program) button allows you access directly to the Save menu so that settings can be retained for
future use.
SAMPLE PINWHEEL MENU
SAMPLE 4-WAY/ SECONDARY MENU
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