Whip Mix Pro Press 100 Operation Manual page 29

Pro Series Furnace Operations Manual
The current temperature is followed by a C (Centigrade),
or F (Fahrenheit). Following the temperature is a letter
that indicates the status of the vacuum. Following are
the various letters that may be shown.
Flashing v – Vacuum pump is on, furnace is
pulling vacuum
Steady v – Vacuum pump is off, vacuum in chamber
I – Purging or inert gas in chamber
Blank – No vacuum
2. Turn the Select Knob clockwise and the second
display reads TARGET TEMPERATURE:
TARGET TEMP 1000C
925C
Figure 33
This display shows the target temperature for this
program step in the top line, and the actual
temperature in the bottom line.
3. Turn the Select Knob clockwise and the third
display reads TIME:
TIME LEFT 8:53
STEP TIME 5:53
Figure 34
STEP TIME indicates the time left for this step.
Note: The furnace does not include the time
required for reaching the entry temperature.
4. Turn the Select Knob clockwise and the
fourth display shows the vacuum:
vACUUM - 72CM
Figure 35
CM indicates centimeters of MERCURY,
IN indicates inches of mercury.
Note: 72 cm indicates the range of 71.51 cm to
72.51 cm. If the vacuum level called for is 72 cm
and the display shows 72 cm but the pump is still
on, the actual level has not reached 72 cm.
5. Turn the Select Knob clockwise and the
fifth display reads SKIP STEP:
NEXT = SKIP STEP
RATE RISE
Figure 36
The top line indicates that pressing the Next button will
skip the current step of the program. The bottom line
displays the current step and the current step's status.
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By pressing the Next button, the current step will
be aborted and the next step in the firing sequence
will begin.
Skip Step can be repeated as many times as
necessary.
6. Turn the Select Knob clockwise and the sixth
display reads CHANGE THIS PROGRAM:
NEXT = CHANGE
THIS PROGRAM
Figure 37
This feature allows you to make an immediate but
temporary change to the program that is running.
Press the Next button to begin making changes.
Any changes to a program made from this screen
will alter the way the current program runs. Permanent
changes to a program must be made in the Change
Program Menu when program is not running.
See Chapter Three — Change Program Menu for
details on making permanent changes to a program.
7. Turn the Select Knob clockwise and the seventh
screen is NIGHT MODE:
This display indicates that you may activate the night
mode, which will bring the furnace to the night mode
temperature after the completion of this program.
PRESS NEXT FOR
"NITE" MODE - NO
Figure 38
To activate the night mode press the Next button.
YES will replace NO and night mode will activate
upon completion of the program.
To de-activate night mode, Press the Next button
again. NO is displayed. Night mode is now canceled.