S T A R T I N G
8 | UNDERSTANDING THE CONTROLLER |
3 Programming Levels
There are 3 different skill levels that you can set on your Hot Start Pro controller. Each level increases the pro- gramming options as well as the complexity of the controller. As your needs grow your controller can grow with
you.
◊Beginner
◊Beginner Plus MGF
◊Advanced
BEGINNER LEVEL
All HotStarts are shipped from the factory set in the Beginner Level. In the Beginner Level, Auto Mode and Edit Mode are the only programming modes you will see. This helps by keeping the choices simple. As you progress in your skill level you can explore new levels. For a description of these Modes see the following page. If you ever get lost and want to revert back to the beginner level just press down on the ENTER key until you hear a beep (4 seconds). Then Press down on the DOWN key until you hear a beep (4 seconds).
BEGINNER PLUS MGF
This programming level includes Auto Mode and Edit Mode as well “Modify Glass Fire Mode”. This is a feature that you can toggle on that allows you to change the process temperature and hold time in a GlassFire Program. So now when you run a GlassFire program it will ask you if you want to change these values. This is very help- ful when you want to “tweak” the factory programs a little to get a little more aggressive tack fuse or a deeper slump. See the “OPTIONS MODE” section for instructions on how to toggle on the MGF mode.
ADVANCED
The Advanced Mode opens up all of the options for programming available to you. At this level you can design your own programs, load stored programs you have written and change factory defaults. Again, if you ever get lost and want to revert back to the beginner level just press down on the ENTER key until you hear a beep (4 sec- onds). Then Press down on the DOWN key until you hear a beep (4 seconds).
Many people will probably never even need to open the Advanced Level of programming. However, it’s nice to know it is there if you need it.
IDLE STATE
No matter what programming mode you are in most programming begins when the kiln is in an IdLE state. The kiln is in an IdLE state when “IdLE” is flashing alternately with the temperature in the kiln. You can always get back to an IdLE state by pressing the ENTER key down for 4 seconds. Once in the IdLE state press ENTER to begin programming.
