Putting Your Control To Work

To put your Series
980/985
to work, we suggest the following steps:
Read the User’s Manual.
Plan your installation and wiring.
Cut the panel mounting hole and install the control.
Wire your Series
980/985
to the system.
Start the system and tune the Series
980/985.
Make final adjustments to the control parameters and record the data.
That’s all there is to it.

Overview of the Series

980/985

Menus

Before getting into the details of installing and wiring the Series
980/985,
take a
look at Figure 2, and at the three different menus. “Setup”, “Operation”, and
“Calibration”. After you feel comfortable with the names and their functions,
move on to installation and wiring.
SetupOperationCalibration
Configure the
980/985’s
features to your
application. Establish levels of operator
access, input type, units of measure, low and
high range limits, and Output 2 configuration.
Figure 2
-
Overview
of the
Series
980/985.
Enter the set point and the
PID
tuning values
and alarm set points here. Parameters for
proportional band, reset, rate and cycle time for
Outputs 1 and 2; alarm low and high;
dead-
band: calibration offset and auto-tune
are here also.
Supply various input signals to the
Series
980/985,
and it performs
auto-
calibration. Calibration procedures
should only be attempted with
proper equipment and by qualified
personnel.

Where To Go From Here

If your Series 980/985 is already installed and wired, go directly to “How to Use
the Keys and Displays”, Chapter 3. If not, turn the page to Chapter 2, “How to
Install and Wire the Series
980/985”,
and proceed from there.
Getting
Started,
Chapter 1
WATLOW
Series
980/985
User’s Manual