5B. KEYPAD TIMER CONTROL PANEL
(1) Cooking Operations – Keypad Control Panel
For safe, efficient operation of the st eamer, the operator must, at a minim um, comply with all
cautions, warnings and instructions in the detai led operating procedures and be familiar with the
control panel shown in Figure 2-2. The o perator must be familiar with all th e operating features
explained in this manual before attempting to opera te the steamer.
(2) Manual and Timed Modes
The steamer has two operating modes: manual and timed. The TIMED/MANUAL rocker s witch
selects the operating mode. Pressing the MANUAL end of the switch selects the manual-operating
mode. Pressing the TIMED end of the s witch selects the timed (automatic) operatin g mode.
a. Manual Mode
The manual mode provides continuous st eaming. The operator starts and sto ps steaming
operations manually. See the Operating and C ooking Procedure – Manual Mode in Section 4,
Part B for more information.
b. Timed Mode and Use of the Timer
1. Timer Use and Temperature Compensation
• The keypad timer control starts and stops steaming operat ion, and monitors cooking
time and compartment temperature for accurate, efficient, un iform steam cooking.
• The keypad control uses a temperature c ompensation circuit that effects only the timer.
When operating, the timer ONLY COUNTS DOWN W HILE THE COOKING
COMPARTMENT IS AT COOKING TEMPER ATURE. This provides totall y automatic
control of the steaming operation and assures uniform cooking as the timer
automatically compensates for food product defrosting an d/or compartments heat up
time. Whenever the steamer is not at c ooking temperature 193°F, the timer pauses an d
the display shows “PAUS”, once temperature is reached a digital display of the
remaining time is displayed. When the tim er counts down to zero a buzzer will sound, to
indicate that cooking is complete and the steam generator will shut down.
• The timer will operate similarly when the steamer is bei ng operated in the manual mode
including counting down only when the ste amer is at cooking temperature, except that
the timer does not start or stop the ste aming cycle.
2. Timer Operation
a) Setting the Tim er
To set the cooking time, the timer m ust first be zeroed. The timer can be set only when
the cooking time display is clear ( 00:00). The cooking time display contains four digits.
The left two digits are minutes, and the right two digits are seconds. The display 12:34 is
set for 12 minutes and 34 seconds. To set the cooking time:
1) Change the required c ooking time to minutes and seconds.
2) Press the number ke ys for minutes, and then, for the seconds.
3) If the cooking time is 99 seconds or less, only press the number ke ys for seconds.
b) Starting/Stopping the T imer
Press the START/STOP key to star t or stop the timer. When the START/STOP key is
pressed, the steam generator begins heating th e water to steam. Shortly, steam fills the
cooking compartment.
1) The timer display reads “PAUS” until the cooking com partment reaches proper
cooking temperature, or when the tim er cycle is paused by pressing the
START/STOP key again after the tim er has started.
2) When the cooking compartment reaches proper co oking temperature, the timer
display shows the count down.
NOTE: A timer setting of 10 minutes may in f act take 11 or 12 minutes (or even longer,
if the unit was not preheated prior to the start of the cooking c ycle) for the timer
to count down and the alarm to sound. This is nor mal. Heating the compartment
and food to cooking temperature uses the additional time.